Five Very Short Stories with Morals

Story - I

A child told the mother: "Mum you are very beautiful today." Replied the mother : "Why?" The child said : " Because you did not get angry today ."

Moral of the story: 1. It is easy to possess beauty - do not get angry.
2. Anger is temporary madness.

Story - II

A man attended an interview for a job. Along the corridor, he picked up a piece and threw it into a dustbin. The interviewer passed by and saw it.T his man got the job.

Moral of the story: Live with good habits, and you will be recognised.

Story - III

A small boy worked as an apprentice in a bicycle shop. A man sent a bicycle for repair. After repairing the bicycle, this boy cleaned up the bicycle and it looked like a new one. Other apprentices laughed at him for doing redundant work. The second day after the owner claimed the bicycle back, this boy was pinched and offered a job.

Moral of the story : 1. Go the extra mile to be successful.
2. Doing more gains more & Doing less loses more.

Story - IV

The owner of a farm asked his child to work everyday at the farm.His friend said to him : " You do not have to make your son work so hard. The crops would grow just as good. "Owner of the farm replied: " I am not cultivating my crops, but my child."

Moral of the story:1. A simple way to groom a child is to let him experience some hardships.
2. If not cut, jade would not turn into useful ware.

Story - V

A shop is always brightly lit up. Someone asked : "What brand of bulb are you using ? It is so lasting."The shop owner replied : "Our bulbs blew out frequently. We replaced them once a bulb blew out."

Moral of the story: 1. It is simple to maintain brightness , change the bulbs regularly.
2. To brightening up everyday life : Endeavour to abandon unwholesome states of mind and make an effort to encourage wholesome states to grow.