Children's Literature

The story-- "Nancy Learns Charity" “Charity is one of the most significant human virtues. It banishes the slogan of ‘It’s mine’. We all know that charity begins at home. A charitable mind can conquer anything in life.”   Nancy read in class IV. She used to go to school every day. Although she was a very good girl and a meritorious student, she had a very bad habit of saying, “It’s mine”. Her parents observed it day after day. Anyway, it was no more tolerable to them. On that day, they discussed between themselves to advise Nancy about charity and about sharing things with others. The school bell rang. It was time to go back home. All the children went back to their respective homes. Nancy returned home. After a long while, her parents told her, “Nan, you are our one and only daughter. I know that you like to be pampered. Still, you know, sometimes we need to be charitable by sharing things with the others. Uncle Robin is having a very tough time. We want you to gi...

The story-- "Timothy's Mother" “Modesty keeps us free from pride. It saves us from anger. What cannot be done with force, can be done with modesty. Modesty gifts us success in life.”   Once upon a time, there lived a mother and a son. Timothy, the son, was so lazy that he hardly studied his lessons. Mrs Paine, his mother, was ever anxious about her son. Days went over. Timothy was growing up, but he did not like to study his lessons at all. There was not a single day on which he did not get a good thrashing from his mother. Anyway, Mrs Paine was tired of thrashing his son. How could she bring her son to the right track in this way? She thought over the matter for a long time. After pondering much, she came to realise that she was getting outraged unnecessarily. Nothing could be done in this way. Rearing a child was next to impossible. She, then, changed her track of mind. She wondered, “If I thrash him again and again, what will he learn from me? I myself need t...

The story-- "Henry, the Mouse" “Be brave, at first. Then you will surely succeed. Remember, the brave alone deserves the fair.”   Henry was a little mouse. He lived happily with his parents. However, he never went in search for food. He was growing up day by day. Still, he used to feel fearful of cats. Thus, one day, his father went to search food for the family. His mother was, them doing the household works. Anyway, Henry was reading a storybook. It became evening, but his father was not returning yet. They became extremely worried. His mother knew Henry’s fear. Therefore, she went out to look for him. Time elapsed but she was missing as well. This made Henry even more anxious. He thought, “Should I go out? I feel too scared of the giant cat. Still, I can’t live without my parents.” He made up his mind. He went out to search for his parents. He found them near the giant cat. His father yelled, “Henry, don’t come here. He will grab you too.” Then Henry ...

The story-- "Ron Learns Cleanliness" “Cleanliness is next to godliness. If we stay clean, we will attain success and holiness from within.”   Ron was a brilliant boy, for sure. However, he had a very bad habit. That was untidiness. That is to say, he did not cut his nails and trim his hair on time. He looked untidy altogether. Both his family members and his teachers used to tell him to stay clean and tidy always, but he never cared for such words at all. One day, he had a severe stomach ache. His parents called in a doctor. He diagnosed and said, “You are having such stomach ache because of not maintaining cleanliness.” Then his mother said, “We are tired of advising him so.” The doctor, then, patted on Ron’s head and said, “Come on, my little champ, you need to be a champion. Don’t you want to be so?” Ron said in a clear voice, “Yes, I do want to.” Then the doctor told him, “Then you need to stay clean and tidy, right? How can you be a champ unless and until...

The story-- "Stuart, the Schoolboy" “Think positive always. Positive thinking leads to positive actions. They give us positive results and a positive life.”   Stuart was a student of class V. He was a very good boy indeed. He went to school every day. However, all of his friends used to make fun of him and laugh at him because of his short height. He tried not to care for those teases. One day, Paul, one of his classmates, pushed him and Stuart fell down onto the ground. This was really embarrassing for little Stuart. Most pathetically, Paul was making fun of him and laughing very harshly with the other classmates. This made Stuart feel very sad. He came back home with a heavy heart. He told his mother everything that had happened at school. His mother, then, advised him, “Why do you care for such teasing, Stuart? People are there to make fun of us. Remember, if you yourself stay strong, they will never be able to make fun of you. Do you know why?” Stuart asked, “...

The story-- "The Super Best Friends" “Harmony or unity holds us together just as a thread holds the beads of a garland together.”     Tom, Dick, Harry and Ron were super best friends. There was not a single thing that they did not do harmoniously. One day, Tom and Dick fell out with each other over a trivial matter. What was that? They fell out with each other for an ice cream. Actually, they found three ice creams of the same flavour for the four of them. Since Tom got a good thrashing from his mother on that day, he was morose. However, he did not express that to the friends. Therefore, it was a mystery to the three other friends. They knew that he was morose but Tom never told them the reason. Hence, they decided to buy ice creams for four of them so that it could make Tom happy again. Anyway, Harry and Ron were feeling extremely sorry for the entire matter. Dick was also very sad. Suddenly, Harry and Ron hit upon a plan. They went to Tom’s house without telling ...

  The story-- "John's Bad Habit" “It is extremely important to be punctual. If we are punctual, we will become successful in life, for sure.”   John was a student of class III. He was a brilliant boy. He was a hard worker indeed. Therefore, he used to earn good results every year. Anyway, John had a very bad habit. What was that? He had a very bad habit of coming late. Yes, he was a latecomer, for sure. However, this was no more tolerable to the teachers. One day, they called his mother to school to tell her of his coming late every day. On that very day, John came back home. His mother did not scold him. Instead, she advised him, “I know that you go to bed too late. But why?” John answered his mother, “Mom, I indulge in reading storybooks.” Then she told him, “Of course, you will read storybooks, but not at late night. If you go to bed early, you will be able to get up early too. So, you will no more be late for school. Don’t worry. I know that you love rea...

The story-- "A Story on Equality" “Equality gives birth to true harmony. Apart from that, it gives us true peace and true wisdom.”   Nora was the first girl in her class. She was both intelligent and diligent. Every teacher and every classmate was so proud of her indeed. However, she had a very bad habit of feeling very bossy. One day, during lunch break, one of her fellow students fell down in the playground while playing badminton with her. She did not help that boy at all. Instead, she laughed at him. Their teacher noticed everything from the window. After the lunch break being over, the teacher, Mr Smith, came into the class. He called Nora and the boy to come to him. He advised Nora, “Why did you laugh at him when he had fallen down? You should have helped him instead. This was not expected from you at all, Nora. ” Nora felt ashamed and hung her face down. That boy replied, “It’s fine, sir. I’ve forgiven her.” Then Mr Smith asked Nora to say ‘sorry’ to her ...

The story-- "The Honest Merchant" “We should always control our greed. Greed leads to sin and sin leads to death.”   Once, there lived a merchant who used to sell utensils. The man was very happy and contented with what he had. One day, a poor man came to his shop running breathlessly. The merchant asked him, “What’s wrong? Why do you look so anxious?” The poor man replied, “I was digging the ground, when suddenly, I found this bowl from inside the earth. Could you please tell me whether it is made of brass or copper?” The merchant took it from him, tested it for several times and came to know that the bowl was made of neither brass nor copper, but of pure gold. He wondered, “Wow! Pure gold indeed! It can change anybody’s fortune, for sure. However, he controlled his greed and thought, “No, I’ll give it back to him. I should never feel greedy at all.” Thereafter, he told everything to the poor man. That man was so happy that he burst into tears. He thanked the m...

  The story-- "An Act of Forgiveness" “Forgiveness is one of our greatest values. It transports us from humanity to divinity.”   Once, there lived two sisters, namely, Roma and Rita. Roma was elder to Rita by four years. One day, they were playing hide-and-seek in their room. While sporting and having fun, Roma tried to hide under a table. There was a beautiful flower vase on that table. In a rush, she accidentally jerked the table. As a result, the flower vase got dropped onto the floor and broken into pieces. It caused a loud noise also. Both of them were trembling in fear wondering that they would get a good thrashing from their mother immediately. Hearing the noise, their mother came to the room running. She came to find the entire mess right then. Taking a glance at the two daughters, she found them very shaky. Both of them told her, “We’re really sorry. It was an accident.” Then their mother replied, “Of course, it was. Why are you two trembling in fear? D...

The story-- "The Birthday Gift" “The act of sharing produces enormous joy. If we share something with others, we won’t lose anything, but we will gain more happiness, for sure.”   Joseph and Harry are two brothers. They always quarrel with each other. Both of them act selfishly. That is to say, they never want to share anything with each other. Whenever they fall out, their mother tries to pacify them by telling them not to do so at all. They promise each time, but they do the same acts the next time. It is Joseph’s birthday today. Everybody in the family is very busy regarding the occasion. However, Harry becomes angry to see all such things. He wonders, “Why should I gift him? Does he care for me at all?” Right now, their father asks Harry what he will gift his brother on his birthday. He says, “Nothing at all, Dad.” Their father draws him close, and then asks him, “Why? He’s your brother. Today is his birthday. Don’t you love your brother?” Harry answers with...