Short stories for children

These brief stories are the best resource for parents and teachers willing to educate children in a fun and effective way. They are original and diverse, and all of them convey an important lesson to learn.

Tap the title to select the one you prefer from our list of short stories.

Título Educational Value
The Two Spells Good manners and education A short story to teach children good manners
Edward and the Dragon Cleverness A short story about a dragon and a knight
The Young Puppet-maker Effort and good work A short story about effort and good work
The Photographic Elephant Effort and perseverance Short story about perseverance
The Happy Sweeper Tidiness; working joyfully A short story for children about working joyfully
The Pet Sack Kindness A short story to teach that what we give, we receive
The Little Hummingbird Obedience and prudence A tender story that teaches children to obey and overcome fear when lost
The Ticklish Kid Self acceptance; making others happier A story about self acceptance and others happiness
Batbird endurance A story that teaches children to endure discomforts and incovenience in life
Chatty Sheep Attentiveness, listen, sensitivity A short story that teaches children to listen
The Pillow Fairy Create awareness and conscience A short story that entails awareness
Flamenco Beard and the Story Shortener Enjoy family story time. Un divertido cuento de piratas
The Life-Wasting Potion Healthy life A short story about healthy habits
The Gossips Respect other's private life A short story to respect other's privacy
The Tree and the Vegetables Generosity and teamwork A short story about teamwork and generosity
The Drop of Water Obedience. Good influencers A short story about the impact bad influencers could have on children
The Wicked Prince Sincerity and responsibility A short story to teach sincerity
Stickybeard’s Treasure Obedience A short story about obedience and pirate's treasures
The Cave of the Thousand Treasures Generosity Short story to avoid greed and avarice
Music on your plate Healthy family life A short story about good nutrition and healthy family life
Book, Ink, and Feather Cooperation and positive attitude A short story about how to improve fate through collaboration
Redbeard’s Treasure Avoiding greed A short story about treasure and greed of a pirate
The Cloudsqueezer Humility and willingness to learn A short story about not pretending we know everything
The Lie-hunting Wizard Sincerity Story about lies nad sincerity
Teary Joe Effort and joy, avoid tears A short story about getting things through crying
The Great Gifts Avoid bullying, harrassment in school A short story about uniqueness and great gift of talents
The Magi-virus Closeness and friendship. Prevent loneliness A short story that teaches children to be friendly to avoid loneliness
The Stepmother Avoid prejudice and being judgmental A short story teaching children not to accusatively judge others
The Boy who Made a Country Smile The joy of goodness Short story about the joy of goodness
Wonderful Harp Music Perseverance and effort A short story about perseverance and effort to learn
The Obsession of the Rock ’n’ Roll Frog Self acceptance Cuento para aprender a aceptarse y evitar los complejos
The Smile Economy Generosity and avoid materialism A story that teaches children about true happiness
the Paper Rocket Effort and Enthusiasm A story about the special value on everything we make with our own hands
The Mystery of the Missing Coin Overcoming shyness A short story to overcome shyness
The Full Warren Generosity and friendship Short story about generosity
The Garden of Statues Goodness and initiative A short story about wonders of saving friends just by being good
The Lake Princesses Initiative and proactivity A short story about clever strategy to liberate oneself
A Spider in the Museum Detachment from things, generosity A story about renunciation and detachment from things
Squidge Attack Nature Care, Responsible Act A short story on preserving mother earth.
Friends from the Vegetable Patch Friendship (and a bit of healthy food) A story for kids about friendship and healthy food
The Boy and the Cabbage Help children to eat vegetables and other not so tasty food A short story to teach eating vegetables
Alina, the Dragon Guardian Truthfulness Cuento para perder el miedo a decir la verdad