Moral Stories

The red spool held in the boys’ hands twirled rapidly as the kite tugged. “Let the line out slowly,”? dad said. “You don’t want to use it all at once.”?

The red spool held in the boys’ hands twirled rapi...

Once upon a time, a man named Ghanbar lived. He had only one camel. He carried goods with his camel. He bought cotton and silk from one city and sold them in another city. Then he bought clothes and carpets from that city and sold them in another cit...

Once upon a time, a man named Ghanbar lived. He ha...

by : Mike Krath It was a windy day. The mailman barely made it to the front door. When the door opened, Mrs. Pennington said, "hello", but, before she had a real chance to say "thank you", the mail blew out of the mailman’s hands, into the house and ...

by : Mike Krath It was a windy day. The mailman ba...

It’s a phrase that my mother uses a lot. I used to wonder, “How in the world can Mother call them beautiful?” I am a logical, statistical man. I call things as I see them. I didn’t see beauty. My mother would tell people this with an enthusiasm they ...

It’s a phrase that my mother uses a lot. I used to...

A father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarreling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day t...

A father had a family of sons who were perpetually...

As the dream of most parents I had acquired a MBBS degree and passed PLAB to enter UK, the land of braves and opportunity. When I arrived in the UK, it was as if a dream had come true. Here at last I was in the place where I wanted to be. I decided I...

As the dream of most parents I had acquired a MBBS...

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the Eyes...

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He pa...

There was a man in Isfahan who used to beat his wife but unfortunately she succumbed to his beating though he had not intended to kill her. But when she was dead he became fearful of her relatives. In a state of anxiety he came out of his house and m...

There was a man in Isfahan who used to beat his wi...

There was no timetable nor a room designated for PRAYERS in the School. The School was ‘secular,’ hence prayers were not supposed to be allowed. After being interviewed and accepted by the school administration, the eager teaching prospect said in pr...

There was no timetable nor a room designated for P...

A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand:...

A story tells that two friends were walking throug...

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss the paycheck each week, but he wanted...

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told ...

Once there was a king who had presented his daughter, the princess, with a beautiful diamond necklace. The necklace was stolen and his people in the kingdom searched everywhere but could not find it. Some said a bird might have stolen it. The king th...

Once there was a king who had presented his daught...

A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island. The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they had no other recourse but to pray to God. However, to f...

A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea ...

There was a country long time ago where the people would change a king every year. The person who would become the king had to agree to a contract that he would be sent to an island after his one year of being a king. One king finished his term and i...

There was a country long time ago where the people...

Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms that raged across the ocean, wreaking havoc on the buil...

Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic s...

“Who did this?” asked my teacher. Thirty children tried to think about not only what they had done, but also what our teacher may have found out. “Who did this?” asked my teacher once more. She wasn’t really asking, she was demanding an answer. She s...

“Who did this?” asked my teacher. Thirty children ...

Once upon a time there was a man who had a big garden. He had planted many fruit trees and cared for them till they bear fruits. Now he wanted to pick up the fruits and sell them to make money for his family. One fine day while picking fruits with hi...

Once upon a time there was a man who had a big gar...

I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. I had just come from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of work. Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would consider a bum. From the looks of him, he had no c...

I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my ca...

It was a bitter, cold evening. The old man’s beard was glazed by winter’s frost while he waited for a ride across the river. The wait seemed endless. His body became numb and stiff from the frigid north wind. He heard the faint, steady rhythm of appr...

It was a bitter, cold evening. The old man’s beard...

A professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see and asked the students, “How much do you think this glass weighs?” ‘50 gms!’.... ‘100 gms!’...... ‘125 gms’ ...... the students answered. “I really ...

A professor began his class by holding up a glass ...

A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully and before it blossomed, he examined it. He saw the bud that would soon blossom, but noticed thorns upon the stem and he thought, “How can any beautiful flower come from a plant burdened with so ...

A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithf...