Tag: Animal Stories

A collection of Animal Stories for kids of all ages. Read and enjoy these bedtime Animal Stories that will educate as well as entertain your child!

The Lazy Donkey

In a small American town, there lived a diligent salt merchant named Joe and his donkey, Eddie. Eddie was unusually lazy yet crafty, always seeking shortcuts in his work.

During their trips to the city, Eddie ‘accidentally’ fell into a river with bags of salt on his back, discovering the salt dissolved, making his load lighter. Delighted, he planned to repeat this trick.

However, Joe, the shrewd merchant, soon caught on. He replaced the salt with cotton. When Eddie plunged into the river, the cotton soaked up water, becoming heavier. Struggling with the heavy load, Eddie realized his error.

He learned that shortcuts might seem easy but aren’t always effective. Embracing his duties, Eddie transformed into the most diligent and adored donkey in town.

Moral of the Story: Taking shortcuts doesn’t always work.

The Monkey and The Crocodile

Once upon a time, there was a clever monkey who lived in a tree with tasty red apples. One day, a hungry crocodile came and asked the monkey for food.

The kind monkey shared his apples, and they became friends. The crocodile started visiting every day and became friends with the monkey.

The crocodile mentioned his wife and how she loved the apples. The monkey happily gave him extra apples to take home. Their friendship grew deeper.

However, the crocodile’s wife became jealous and wanted to end their friendship. She tricked the crocodile into bringing the monkey to their home, planning to eat him.

She pretended to be sick and claimed that only a monkey’s heart could cure her. The crocodile felt torn between his friend and his wife’s life. He invited the monkey to cross the river but had a hidden plan to kill him.

As they crossed the river, the crocodile revealed his plan. The smart monkey told him that his heart was left in the apple tree and they needed to go back.

The crocodile, eager to save his wife, swam back. The monkey quickly climbed the tree, outsmarting the crocodile.

He told the crocodile to go home and tell his mean wife that he was the silliest crocodile in the whole world.

Moral of the story: Be careful who you trust, as some people may pretend to be friends but have selfish intentions.

The Ant and The Dove

Once upon a time, in a forest, a little ant was searching for water. It wandered and wandered until it found a spring. But oh no! The ant slipped and started to drown.

Luckily, a kind dove was flying nearby and saw the ant in trouble. The dove quickly grabbed a twig and dropped it into the water. The ant grabbed onto the twig and the dove gently brought it to safety on the ground.

But there was more danger! A hunter wanted to catch the dove with a net. The clever ant realized what was happening. It bravely bit the hunter’s foot, making him drop the net in pain. The dove flew away, safe and sound.

Moral of the story: One good action leads to another.

The Rabbit and The Tortoise

Once upon a time, there was a rabbit who was known for his speed. He loved boasting about how fast he could run and would often make fun of other animals for being slow. One day, he came across a tortoise who was minding its own business.

Mocking the tortoise, the rabbit said, “You are so slow! I bet I could beat you in a race without even trying.”

The tortoise, wise and composed, replied, “I may be slow, but I am determined. If you are up for a race, let’s give it a try.”

Excited to prove his speed, the rabbit agreed and the race began. The rabbit zoomed ahead, leaving the tortoise far behind. Confident of his victory, the rabbit decided to take a nap under a shady tree since he was so far ahead.

Meanwhile, the tortoise kept plodding along steadily, never losing sight of the finish line. Slowly and steadily, he made progress. When the rabbit woke up, he was surprised to see the tortoise nearing the finish line.

With a burst of energy, the rabbit sprinted towards the finish line, but it was too late. The tortoise had already crossed it.

The rabbit was shocked and realized that his overconfidence had cost him the race. He admitted his mistake and learned an important lesson about patience, determination, and not underestimating others.

Moral of the story: Slow and steady wins the race. It’s not always about being the fastest, but about staying focused, determined, and never underestimating the abilities of others.

The Thirsty Crow

On a hot day, a thirsty crow flew around the fields searching for water. But there was none to be found. The crow started feeling weak and lost hope.

Just then, it noticed a water jug under a tree. Excitedly, the crow flew down to see if there was any water inside. And yes, it could see some water!

The crow tried putting its head into the jug, but the jug’s neck was too narrow. Then it tried to push the jug to make the water flow out, but the jug was too heavy.

The crow thought hard for a moment. Then it looked around and saw some pebbles nearby. Suddenly, it got a clever idea!

It started picking up the pebbles one by one and dropping them into the jug. As more and more pebbles fell into the jug, the water level began to rise. Soon, it was high enough for the crow to drink. The crow’s plan had worked!

Moral of the story: If you think and work hard, you can find a solution to any problem.

The Fox and The Grapes

Once upon a time, a clever fox was walking through the forest when it spotted a bunch of grapes hanging from a high branch. The fox’s mouth watered at the sight.

“I want those grapes!” the fox exclaimed.

The fox took a few steps back and tried to jump up to reach the grapes, but it missed. It tried again, and again, but it couldn’t reach them. The fox started to feel a bit frustrated.

“They’re probably sour anyway,” the fox grumbled, and walked away with a shrug, leaving the grapes behind.

Having no food to eat that night, he slept on an empty stomach.

Moral of the Story: We make excuses when something is too difficult to attain. Instead of working hard for it, we tell ourselves that it’s probably not that great.

The Lion and the Poor Slave

There was once a slave whose master was cruel to him. One day, he couldn’t stand it anymore, so he fled into the forest.

On his way, he encountered a lion that was unable to walk because of a thorn in its paw. Even though he was scared, the slave mustered his courage and pulled out the thorn in the lion’s paw.

When the lion was free from the thorn, he ran into the forest without hurting the slave. Soon after, the slave was caught by his master in the forest. The slave was then thrown into the lion’s den by his master.

As soon as he saw the lion, the slave recognized it as the same lion he had rescued previously. As a result, the slave escaped unharmed.

Moral of the Story: Your good deeds will always come back to you. Do good deeds and be kind to others, and the universe will reward you.

The Farmer And The Crane

Once there was a farmer who was worried about his crops. His crops were being eaten by the birds every day.

Agitated, he decided to trap the birds the next day. When the birds came, he managed to capture them with a big net. A crane too got trapped with them.

The crane pleaded the farmer to free him.

To this request, the farmer answered, “You were found in the company of these birds who destroyed my crops. I cannot let you go. I won’t spare you either.”

Moral of the Story: You get judged for the company you keep.

The Butterfly Story

One day a man sees a butterfly trying very hard to come out of her cocoon. He stays and observes what the butterfly is trying to do. When he sees that the butterfly is not able to become out of the cocoon easily, he feels sad for her and decided to help her somehow.

Therefore, he takes a pair of scissors and cuts the cocoon so that the butterfly can get free. But he sees that as soon as he cut the cocoon the butterfly came out injured and crawling. He was sure he didn’t hurt the butterfly with the scissors and there was no blood either.

He didn’t realize that when the butterfly tries to come out of its cocoon, its body makes a fluid. As the butterfly struggles, the fluid gets pushed back into the body till the wings. It’s that struggle and fluid that gives the ability to the butterfly to fly. Without the struggle, the butterfly will just be a crawling, injured, insect.

Moral of the story: Our struggles helps us grow and become better in life.

The Donkey – Presence of Mind Story

There was once a donkey named Jojo who was very old. Jojo couldn’t work for his master anymore so he decided to kill him. He dug a pit and pushed Jojo into it.

The master started filling up the pit with mud so that he can bury Jojo. Jojo on the other hand shook all the mud from his back and climbed on the dirt that gathers at his feet. Slowly there was a mountain of mud inside the pit and Jojo dusting the mud off and climbing on it.

Soon enough he was out of the pit and in front of his master. His master saw the donkey alive and got scared that the donkey will try to take revenge. He threw his shovel away and ran towards his farm as fast as he could.

Jojo laughed as he saw his master running in fear and lived his life eating juicy fruits and vegetables from the forest.

Moral of the Story: The presence of mind can save your life.