Bedtime stories for kids which will also each life lessons
Find out with us some of the best stories for kids that will help them to learn lessons of life and in meantime let them sleep peacefully.
The Wolf And The Seven Lambs
In this story, the wolf represents someone who is violent and evil and wants to harm innocent children. The lambs listen to their parents, but their lack of logic leads them into a wolf’s trap. One of the lambs outwits the wolf and saves himself. The moral of the story is that size and strength are irrelevant when it comes to survival.
Goldilocks And The Three Bears
Goldilocks gets lost in the woods. She discovers a cottage that once belonged to three bears. The bears went for a walk. She enters through the open door, drinks the soup, sits in the chairs, and sleeps in the beds. When the bears discover that someone has been in their cottage and scares her away, she flees. The moral of the story is to never touch anything that does not belong to you.
Hansel And Gretel
Hansel and Gretel are siblings who live in the woods with their woodcutter father and a wicked stepmother. The stepmother persuades the father to abandon their children in the woods. The children become lost in the woods and are confronted by a witch who intends to eat them. The children push her into the oven and escape the woods by tricking her into looking into it. Curiosity kills the cat, according to the theme of the story.
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood is a good child, but she makes a stupid mistake, and a wolf outwits her. The moral of the story is that appearances can be deceiving, and children should be wary of evil-minded people who cross their path.
Pied Piper Of Hamelin
Hamelin Town is infested with rats, and the Mayor announces a reward of ten thousand gold coins to those who rid the town of all rats. When the Pied Piper played his flute, all of the rats followed him right into the river. The avaricious Mayor refuses to reward him. He is taught a lesson by the Piper. The moral of the story is that any type of dishonesty leaves a blemish.
Pinocchio
Gepetto, a puppeteer, created a wooden puppet and named it Pinocchio. He fled, dissatisfied with the life he had been given by his creator. Pinocchio was too naughty and lied a lot. But every time he lied, his nose grew longer. A Fairy agrees to assist Pinocchio in exchange for his promise to behave. He matures into a proper young man. The moral of the story is to never tell a lie.
Rumpelstiltskin
Out of greed for a reward and fame, Miller tells his King that his daughter spins gold from straw. Out of greed for wealth, the King orders the miller’s daughter to prove herself overnight in a locked room. Desperate, she seeks assistance from a stranger, who demands her chain and necklace in exchange. If she can guess his name, the stranger agrees to leave her alone. She triumphs over him and saves her child. The moral of the story is that haste is a waste of time, and greed is the mother of all evil.
The Elves And The Shoemaker
In his old age, a shoemaker struggles to make ends meet. Two small elves decide to assist him by sewing shoes in his shop at night. With all of the shoes in their shop, the shoemaker and his wife become wealthy overnight. When the couple discovers that the elves who made them wealthy are ill-dressed, they sew them new clothes and tiny shoes. The moral of the story is that one good turn merits another.
The Princess And The Pea
A Prince looks far and wide for a true princess, but to no avail. He is approached by an unkempt girl who claims to be a princess. Doubting her, the queen puts her to the test by allowing her to sleep on a bed stacked with 20 mattresses. The next morning, the girl complains about not getting enough sleep because of a pea under the mattresses. The moral of the story is that appearances can be deceiving; in the case of royalty, small details make a big difference.
Three Little Pigs
The Three Little Pigs is a story about three pigs who build three houses out of straws, sticks, and bricks. The big bad wolf destroys the first two pigs’ houses but is unable to destroy the third. The wolf, defeated and wounded, turns away. The moral of the story is: “United we stand, divided we fall.” A solid foundation goes a long way.
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