10 lines short stories with moral in English

10 lines short stories with moral in English 

The King

"There was a King who had one Eye and one leg. He asked all the painters to draw a beautiful portrait of him. But none of them could because how could they paint him beautifully with the defects in one eye and one leg.

Eventually one of them agreed and drew a classic picture of the King.

It was a fantastic picture and surprised everyone..

He painted the King AIMING for a HUNT. Targeting with ONE Eye Closed and One Leg Bent ...

MORAL : Why cant we all paint pictures like this for others. Hiding their weaknesses and highlighting their strength.

Top 10 lines short stories with moral in English 

Count The Blessings

A boy used to cry for new costly shoes.

His father was a worker in a factory and he had a meager salary. He bought cheap shoes but the boy was disappointed.

He cried a lot and left the house. He sat near a bus stop.

He wondered when he would get the expensive pair. Just then a beggar passed by on his crutches. The boy was shocked to find that the beggar had no legs. He got enlightened. At least he had legs. He thanked god for giving him legs and mother and father who were so caring.

Dog of A Farmer

A farmer had a dog who used to sit by the roadside waiting for vehicles to come around. As soon as one came he would run down the road, barking and trying to overtake it. One day a neighbor asked the farmer 'Do you think your dog is ever going to catch a car?' The farmer replied, 'That is not what bothers me. What bothers me is what he would do if he ever caught one.'

Moral of the Story :

'Many people in life behave like that dog who is pursuing meaningless goals.'

'Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan. ' - Tom Landry

The Oak Tree and the Reeds

The Oak tree always thought that he was far stronger than the reeds.

He said to himself 'I stand upright in storm. I don't bend my head in fear every time the wind blows. But these reeds are really so weak.'

That very night blew a storm and the mighty oak tree was uprooted.

'Thank god!' sighed the reeds, 'Our way is better. We bend but we don't break.

Marbles and Sweets

A boy and a girl were playing together. The boy had a collection of marbles. The girl had some sweets with her. The boy told the girl that he will give her all his marbles in exchange for her sweets. The girl agreed.

The boy kept the biggest and the most beautiful marble aside and gave the rest to the girl. The girl gave him all her sweets as she had promised.

That night, the girl slept peacefully. But the boy couldn't sleep as he kept wondering if the girl had hidden some sweets from him the way he had hidden his best marble.

Moral : If you don't give your hundred percent in any relationship, you will always worry if other is giving his or her hundred percent or not. Be honest and live peacefully.

Top 10 lines short stories with moral in English 

Furniture

An American tourist visited an Indian Yogi.

He was astonished to see that the Yogi's home was a plain, simple room. The only furniture was a mat and an earthen water-pot.

Tourist :'Yogi, with due respect, may I ask: where's your furniture and other household things?

Yogi : 'Where is yours?'

Tourist : 'Mine? But I'm only a visitor here.'

Yogi : 'So am I !!'

Moral of the story is, that we are just visitor in this world don't try to find connection in material world.