Cuentos de initiative
Cuentos de initiative
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 initiative. Many creative short stories to teach values. Resources for parents and teachers
Educational Value
- Initiative and proactivity
Basic elements
| Moral of the story | Setting | Characters |
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| You don’t achieve things by waiting for them to happen, but by actively working to bring about everything that would help these things to happen. | An island in a lake | Two princesses and a monster |
Story intro
Once upon a time there were two beautiful Princesses whom, when still young, had been kidnapped by a hostile King. The King arranged to have them taken to a forgotten lake where they were abandoned...
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Educational Value
- Initiative and the love of reading
Basic elements
| Moral of the story | Setting | Characters |
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| Being bored is always your own doing, all you need is a good book to kill boredom and feed your spirit. | A mountainous country with 7 palaces | 7 Princesses and 7 knights |
Story intro
When the evil Witch of the Summits imprisoned the seven Princesses in the seven castles of the seven mountains, guarded by seven falcons, seven ogres and seven dragons, no one thought they would ever return alive...
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Educational Value
- Decision and dissent
Basic elements
| Moral of the story | Setting | Characters |
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| We should always try to improve, not giving in to the kind of fear shown in people who have never attempted what they want to do in life. Specially designed for those thinking of starting something new. | An island | A couple in a tribe |
Story intro
The Mokoko tribe lived on the wrong side of the island of two faces. The two sides, separated by a great cliff, were like night and day. The good side was watered by rivers and was filled with trees...
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Educational Value
- Goodness and initiative
Basic elements
| Moral of the story | Setting | Characters |
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| Someone who "harm's no one" is still very far from being good. | A garden a long time ago | Two young friends |
Story intro
Long ago, there was a magical place that held some of the World's great wonders and treasures. It was not an obscure place, nor was it hidden, and anyone could try to enter and enjoy its delights...
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Educational Value
- Leadership and initiative
Basic elements
| Moral of the story | Setting | Characters |
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| Leadership is earned via actions that demonstrate courage, fairness, and commitment | A far away kingdom | A King and his two sons |
Story intro
Once upon a time a King ordered his two sons to build two large aqueducts to supply water to his country estates, which were in a very poor state due to a great drought. The first son took part of his father's riches and part of the army. With them...
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