Moral Stories:

 

Classic Moral Story:        The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

         

          The Giving Tree is a classical moral story that I grew up knowing and loving.  It is about a tree and a boy.  When the boy is younger he plays on the tree and both the tree and the boy have fun. Then the boy grows older and he begins to need money, so the tree gives the boy its apples so the boy can make money and be happy. Then the boy goes away for a while and returns once more except now he needs a house, so the tree gives the boy its branches so the boy could build a house and be happy.  The boy then goes away again for a long time, but then returns again and needs a boat so he could sail away, so the tree gives the boy its trunk so he can make a boat a sail away and be happy.  Then the boy is gone once more and the tree is left with nothing but a stump.  Then boy the finally returns when he is old and the tree says it is sorry but it doesn’t have anything left to give the boy, but the boy says that all he needs is a place to sit and rest, so the tree gives the boy its stump so the boy can sit and both the boy and the tree are happy once more.

          I think that this is a good story to teach people because it is about giving unconditionally all you can to help others.

 

 

Personal Moral Story:      The Little Rabbit Who Crossed the Street.

 

          My Mother first told me this story when I was little and we lived in a house that was directly next to a street.  The story is about a baby rabbit and a mommy rabbit that also lived next to a street.  The baby rabbit was adventurous and he always wanted to cross the street to see what was on the other side, but his mother had always told him not to cross alone for he could get hit by a car.  The baby rabbit however didn’t listen to his mother and one day he decided to cross the street alone, and when he did he got hit by a car.

          The moral of the story is to listen to your parents for they know more than you because they are older and more experienced.