Stories of Restraint 

Stories of Restraint 


List of educational resources for parents and teachers to read online, to download in PDF format, or to listen to as audio stories

Our stories are a great tool to improve the education of your children and enhance your family atmosphere. Whether in family or in the classroom, as audio or as reading, using pictures or simple text, parents and teachers will discover with them a new way to successfully teach values to children, while enjoying each and every learning minute.

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List including all our stories about Restraint . Many creative short stories to teach values. Resources for parents and teachers

The Little Glutton, a story about Moderation; restraint

A tale about restraint and self control
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8.75789
Average: 8.8 (19 votes)

Educational Value

Moderation; restraint


Basic elements

Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Nothing is good when taken to excessAn ordinary familyA boy and an old magnifying glass

Story intro

Once upon a time there was a little glutton who only ate sweets and candy. One day, in an antique shop he found an old magnifying glass. He liked it very much, and his parents bought it for him. He was so happy with his magnifying glass! As soon as he could, he used it to... -> read more

The Pleaseometer, a story about Avoid to feel envy

A Santa's story about generosity
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8.22222
Average: 8.2 (18 votes)

Educational Value

Avoid to feel envy


Basic elements

Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Many of those who seem to have so much, in fact have the least. So it’s best not to envy them.Christmas time at home, and the North PoleA boy and Father Christmas

Story intro

Danny was very disappointed with Father Christmas. He was a very good boy, but it really annoyed him, each year, to see most of the other children - who clearly behaved worse than him - being given more presents. He complained so much that, one night -> read more

A Lion without a Roar, a story about Selfcontrol and moderation

A story for kids to teach selfcontrol
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9.04545
Average: 9 (22 votes)

Educational Value

Selfcontrol and moderation


Basic elements

Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Shouts and threats are not the best way to make friends, nor to get what you want.The plainA lion and a pig

Story intro

There was once a lion without a roar. The lion had always been this way, he had never been able to roar. But no one on the plains knew this. Since from an early age he realised he could not roar, he had learnt to -> read more