Stories of tidyness

Stories of tidyness


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 tidyness. Many creative short stories to teach values. Resources for parents and teachers

The World’s Rarest Creature, a story about Order and Care

A short story about keeping things in order
short audio story in American English
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Average: 8 (5 votes)

Educational Value

Order and Care


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Order is an excellent aid to getting things done both well and quickly.The forestSeveral researchers and an unknown animal

Story intro

Once, there were several researchers in the forest, trying to study the rarest beast in the world. No one had seen it, and its existence was only known by some remains, and by its highly characteristic call... -> read more

The Incompetent Genie, a story about cleanliness and order

A short story about being clean and in order
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9
Average: 9 (1 vote)

Educational Value

cleanliness and order


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
No great task can be completed without sufficient order in the detailsA genie’s lampA boy and a genie

Story intro

Once upon a time there was a genie, of the type who comes out of magic lamps and makes wishes come true. Unfortunately, this particular genie was famous for botching things up... -> read more

A Cow in the Cafe, a story about Patience and order

A short story about patience and order in every endeavor in life
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8.44
Average: 8.4 (5 votes)

Educational Value

Patience and order


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Before doing things, you need to plan them and have the patience to do them at the right time.A café and a villageA café and a village

Story intro

Bobby Buns was a very amusing and lively waiter who had his own cafe. He was also very fortunate, because during a visit to his parents' village he discovered that one of the young cows... -> read more

The King is Missing, a story about Cleanliness and hygiene

A story to teach children the importance of hygiene and cleanliness
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Educational Value

Cleanliness and hygiene


Basic elements

Moral of the storySettingCharacters
It’s important to keep things clean.A castleA boy, a King, and a painting

Story intro

There was once a boy whose parents were the custodians of an impressive old castle. The place was full of old paintings, arms and armour. One day, the boy noticed something strange about one of the main paintings... -> read more

Squidge Attack, a story about Nature Care, Responsible Act

A short story on preserving mother earth.
short audio story in American English
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9.1
Average: 9.1 (2 votes)

Educational Value

Nature Care, Responsible Act


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
To care for the natural world we need to act responsibly in our everyday actions, no matter how small.Planet Earth in the futureSome Martians, Nature

Story intro

Everyone knows that the history of our planet changed forever some time after the Beijing Olympic Games. The world's coasts and seas filled up with a very dangerous and polluting species of creature, which looked like a squid... -> read more

Robot with a Virus, a story about Tidiness and Solidarity

A short story about tidiness and solidarity
short audio story with narrator, sound effects and background music
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8.8973
Average: 8.9 (37 votes)

Educational Value

Tidiness and Solidarity


Basic elements

Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Treating things well, with care, is also a sign of respect to those who cannot enjoy such things, and who –given the chance – would surely treat them well.A house in the futureA robot and a boy

Story intro

Ricky lived in a lovely, futuristic house, which had everything you could ever want. Though he didn't help much around the house, Ricky was still as pleased as punch when his parents bought him the latest model of butler robot. As soon as it arrived... -> read more

The Happy Sweeper, a story about Tidiness; working joyfully

A short story for children about working joyfully
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8.125
Average: 8.1 (16 votes)

Educational Value

Tidiness; working joyfully


Basic elements

Moral of the storySettingCharacters
It’s better to be clean and tidy from the start, and anyone can clean up in a joyful spirit.A theme parkA loutish kid and a cleaner

Story intro

A loutish kid and his mates were visiting a theme park. They arrived very early and everything was empty and clean. A park cleaner came by, singing and dancing as he swept. As everything was already so clean, the group of friends found it amusing to see ... -> read more