Stories of Optimism
Stories of Optimism
List of educational resources for parents and teachers to read online, to download in PDF format, or to listen to as audio stories
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List including all our stories about Optimism . Many creative short stories to teach values. Resources for parents and teachers
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Educational Value
- Contentment and appreciate the good things
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| We should focus more on what we have than what we don’t, as senseless ambition can lead to us losing everything. | A pond | A frog and a window Story |
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There was once a frog who lived in a pond next to an abandoned palace. Occasionally a traveling witch would come and stay in the palace. One day, the frog decided to go and have a look...
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Educational Value
- Healthy life and joy
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| Obsession with weight and physical appearance is a sure way to put yourself in a bad mood and create health problems. | The jungle | The jungle animals and a set of scales |
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One day, in the jungle, a set of bathroom scales appeared. The animals played with it for quite some time until a parrot who had escaped from the zoo explained to them how it worked. All the animals took turns to weigh...
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Educational Value
- Optimism and enthusiasm
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| If we’re forever thinking about the past we can miss the fact that the future can always be better than what went before. | The countryside | A lizard and his tail |
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Johnny the Lizard lived between some rocks out in the country. Like all lizards he loved to quietly sunbathe, laid out on some flat stone. He felt so relaxed doing so...
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Educational Value
- Joie de vivre
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| Our greatest obstacle to happiness is our own self, with its fears, vain preoccupations, and negative patterns of thought | The fairytale world and the real world | A knight and a wise old man |
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There was once a heroic knight. He was one of the knights whose triumphant deeds are still recounted in the old stories, in all languages, everywhere. His bravery was great, and his sword was feared, but he was tired of hunting for dragons, ogres and monsters in story after story. He decided to...
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Educational Value
- Optimism and being positive
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| Everything has its good and bad side. We are happiest when we look for the good in all things. | A town | A boy, a cloud, and a girl |
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Gus Grumplings was never happy with anything. He had lots of friends, and parents who loved him dearly, but all Gus could think about was what he didn't have, or things he did have which he was unhappy with. If someone gave him a car, it would be too big or too slow. If he went to the zoo, he'd come back disappointed because...
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Educational Value
- Optimism and positive attitude
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| Many of our natural shortfalls can be replaced by a positive attitude and perseverance | A farm | A dog and a rabbit |
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There was once a farmer who devised a competition between his dog and his rabbit. He made a hole in one of his biggest fields, and hid a carrot and a bone in it. He wanted to see...
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Educational Value
- Optimism and being positive
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| idea for everyone, to help see the positive aspect in all experiences | A boy's house | A boy and his teacher |
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Mickey was a nice, cheerful, optimistic boy. No one could remember ever having seen him angry; he didn't mind whatever people said to him. He seemed incapable of insulting anyone. Even his teachers admired his good disposition, which was so unusual that a rumour...
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