The Fox and the Crow

Here is an online picture book for your little one to enjoy. This is a classic children's
tale with a moral. It is also sometimes called "The Crow and the Fox" or "The Crow
and the Cheese."

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kids. A huge and growing variety of short stories are available - Short stories with a
moral, animal stories, fairy tales, tales of famous people, simplified folk tales and so
on, to name just a few. Try to select a book keeping in mind your child's reading
ability. For young kids there are many beautiful 'board books' which are very
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Short stories for little kids are preferred with pictures as their attention span is short
and so long stories may not hold their attention. Also stories with pictures are loved
by kids as they love to see the pictures, and even if they don't understand some of
the words in the story, they will comprehend it through the pictures. Short stories for
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One day, Neelam the crow was flying over the trees. She was hungry. She was
looking for something to eat. She found a piece of cheese under a tree. How lucky I
am! said Neelam to herself.
She picked up the piece of cheese with her beak and flew to the top of the tree. I
shall eat this piece of cheese slowly, said Neelam to herself. I have not eaten
cheese for a long time. I love cheese.

Foxy the fox was walking near the tree. He too was hungry. I have not eaten
anything all day. I am so hungry. I hope I find something to eat, thought Foxy.
Foxy saw Neelam sitting on the tree and he also saw the cheese.

I must get that piece of cheese from Neelam. But Neelam is very clever. I have to
make Neelam drop the cheese.
Foxy thought of a plan. He went to the tree where Neelam was sitting and said, Oh,
what a beautiful bird you are! I am sure you have a beautiful voice too. Why dont you
sing for me?

Neelam was very happy when she heard these words. She forgot the cheese was in
her mouth. She opened her mouth to crow and the cheese fell out.
Foxy ate the cheese. He laughed at Neelam and said, You have an ugly voice. I only
wanted the cheese. You are a fool!

Moral
What is the moral of this story? The foolish crow was so proud of its voice that it
forgot it had a piece of cheese in its mouth! When the wily fox asks it to sing, praising
its "beautiful" voice, the crow is so flattered, it forgets that its voice is actually hoarse.
In order to show off its voice, it opens its mouth to sing and it loses the cheese. Thus,
this ancient but popular fable teaches us a valuable lesson and conveys an important
moral about pride. It also teaches us to be wary of flatterers.
 The thirsty crow story

This is a re-telling of a very old and famous story. This story is often used to
exemplify a popular saying, "Where there is a will there is a way."
The thirsty crow does not give up when faced with a difficult problem. Rather, it tries
to find a way to solve the problem. Furthermore, it acts with patience and persistence
until the problem is solved.

The Thirsty Crow

Kalu was a clever crow who lived in a beautiful village. One day, he had flown to the
next village to meet with Uncle Crow. Uncle Crow was the oldest crow in the
neighborhood. He was quite wise and knew many things.
Kalu was flying back home after the visit with Uncle Crow. However, as he was flying,
Kalu wished he could get some water to drink. All that listening had made him really
thirsty. Unfortunately, he was flying over a long stretch of fields and there was no
pond or any water in sight. "Oh! I am so thirsty. How can I get some water?" thought
Kalu.

The thirsty crow flies home.

Kalu looked around here and there as he flew. Now, Kalu had pretty good eyesight.
Even while flying really fast, he could spot things on the ground. So as he was
looking about, he spotted a pot on the ground below.
Kalu was overjoyed. "Ah! A pot. That must mean water," he thought. So, he flew
down towards the pot.
Kalu peered into the pot. There was some water, indeed. But alas, it was too low in
the pot. Try as he might, Kalu just couldn't reach the water in the pot.
He tried again and again, putting his beak into the pot. But he just couldn't reach the
water. Kalu began to get just a little frustrated. "What a pity," he thought. "The water
is just in front of me, but I am not able to reach it. Whatever should I do now? I am so
thirsty and seeing the water has just made me even thirstier!"

The thirsty crow finds the water, but it's too low in the pot.

Just as Kalu was about to give up and fly away, some words he had heard from
Uncle Crow came to his mind. The wise Uncle Crow had just a little while ago told
Kalu that he should always try to solve a problem and not give up. "Where there is a
will there is a way," Uncle had impressed upon him.
"What would Uncle do now," pondered Kalu. "Well, he certainly would not have given
up."

The thirsty crow ponders over its problem.

Kalu looked around for inspiration. He then glanced upon a few pebbles lying about.
And suddenly, he got it. "What an idea," he exclaimed. "A real gem of an idea. Or I
should say . . . a real pebble of an idea!"

The thirsty crow looks around for inspiration.

He picked up the pebbles one by one and dropped them into the pot.
Now, what do you think happened?
Well, the water in the pot rose higher and higher. He dropped more and more
pebbles until the water rose up so high that he was finally able to reach the water. He
drank the water and flew away happily.
"Uncle Crow is indeed right," he thought. "Where there is a will, there is a way."

The thirsty crow drops pebbles into the pot

The thirsty crow drinks the water

The monkey and the crocodile
Once there lived a clever monkey on the banks of a river. He dwelt on a blackberry
tree and feasted often on the delicious blackberries.

Picture of the foolish crocodile of the crocodile and monkey story from the Panchatantra
And in the river, there dwelt a huge crocodile. Its home was at the other end of the
river, but it spent most of its days near where the monkey was.

Monkey & crocodile story with pictures - The monkey throws down blackberries to the crocodile
Now, the monkey was by no means selfish. He was a kind and friendly monkey who
liked to share. So he used to pluck out some blackberries for the crocodile too and
throw them down to him. The crocodile of course was quite happy at this friendly
gesture and more so with the delicious blackberries. He spent many a happy day,
feasting on those blackberries.

The crocodile's greedy wife wants the monkey's heart

One day, the crocodile took some of the blackberries home to his wife. She enjoyed
the delicious berries. But unfortunately, she did not, like a good crocodile, stop at
that. She wanted nothing less than the monkey's heart! "That fellow practically lives
on these sweet berries, he must be full of them. Imagine how sweet his heart must
be," thought the crocodile's greedy wife. "I must have the monkey's heart! And I must
have it now!" was the command. And the poor crocodile set off to do her bidding.

The poor crocodile makes his way back to the monkey

He reached back the blackberry tree where the monkey dwelt. The monkey was most
surprised. "You just went back home, didn't you? How come you are back again,
today," he exclaimed. "My wife has sent me back to invite you home for dinner," the
crafty crocodile said. "She wishes to thank you for those delicious blackberries. I took
home some for her today."

The monkey rides on the crocodile's back

"But my friend, your home is across the river and I cannot swim," cried the monkey.
"You can jump on to my back and I shall take you home across the river," offered the
crocodile. And the unsuspecting monkey set off with the crocodile.

The crocodile reveals his evil plan to the monkey

Halfway through the river, the curious monkey asked, "What is to be for dinner, my
friend". And the crocodile blurted out, "You are, you poor fellow. You are going to be
our dinner. My wife wants to eat your heart!"

The clever monkey thinks of a plan to outwit the foolish crocodile

The monkey was stunned. He had not expected this treachery. And he was in the
middle of the river, not knowing how to swim! So he could not just jump off too. But
the monkey kept his wits about him. He thought and thought and soon hatched a
plan to outwit the crocodile, whom he knew was not so very smart. He began to talk
in very sweet tones.

The clever monkey outwits the foolish crocodile and makes him bring him back
"My dear friend," the monkey said, "Why didn't you tell me about this before we set
off? I would be delighted for you to eat my heart since you feel it is so sweet, but
don't you know, we monkeys keep our hearts outside our bodies. My heart is right
now on the blackberry tree." The foolish crocodile was puzzled. "What should I do
now," he cried. "My wife is expecting your heart." "Then you had better not disappoint
her, turn around and take me back to the tree, so that I can get my heart and then
come with you," the clever monkey suggested. And the foolish crocodile did exactly
that!
 The monkey berates the crocodile
And soon the crocodile reached back the river bank. The monkey took a flying leap
and landed back on the safety of his home on the blackberry tree. "You utterly
ungrateful fellow," he cried. "Is this the way you repay my friendship? You were going
to kill me forgetting the hundreds of days you spent in my company and eating my
blackberries. Thank God you are so foolish. Do you really think anyone can have
their heart outside their body? My heart is very much within me. And as for you, cruel
and ungrateful fellow, you have no heart at all. Now, get off my sight and never come
back."
The foolish crocodile sadly went back having lost the monkey's friendship and the
endless supply of blackberries.
Moral Stories for Kids with Pictures

Who doesn't love a good tale? Kids love short stories, especially with a moral to
discuss. Children in nursery school, pre-school, or at the kindergarten level (pre-kg,
lkg, and ukg) enjoy listening to stories as part of their day. Of course, the morals
should be too obvious. The best stories leave the moral unspoken explicitly. Kids
should get it by themselves, rather than being told a moral.
Among the best of gifts you can give a child is a love of reading and, of course, a
stock of good books. The best way to do this is to tell them stories from an early age
or read aloud to them. There is a vast treasure of stories for children: Aesop's fables,
Panchtantra, Jataka tales, Arabian nights, folk tales, and fairy tales. Even the longer
of these stories can be told as short versions to nursery, kindergarten, or preschool
kids.
Here is an interesting one from the Panchatantra, about a clever rabbit and how it
outwitted the powerful, but foolish lion.

The Clever Rabbit and the Foolish Lion

 The clever rabbit: Moral stories for kids

Terro Lion was a very proud lion. He was a real terror in the jungle. He often just
roared and killed animals, even when he was not very hungry.
The terrified animals of the jungle one day called for a meeting. We must put and
end to this menace, Forro fox cried. But how, wondered the other animals. Terro is
so big and strong, none of can even touch him. I guess we will have to just live with
this, more likely die with this!
But Buns Rabbit was not the kind to give up. He thought of a plan.
The next day Merry Monkey went to the lion and said, My majestic lord! You are so
mighty, you are lord of us all. But you know what? Buns Rabbit says he has seen
someone even more powerful than you.
Upon hearing this Terro Lion roared. He asked Merry to go and send Buns Rabbit to
him.
The clever Buns came up to Terro.
Hey Buns, you puny fellow," roared Terro. "Whats all this nonsense about a more
powerful lion than me in the jungle?"
Buns said, My lord, you are indeed mighty. Forgive me, I am just telling what I saw. I
saw a huge lion yesterday.
Terro roared aloud, Where is he? I will have him for breakfast today! There is no one
more mighty than me. Take me to him.

The clever Buns took Terro to a lake. He then pointed to the water in the lake and
said, My lord, I saw the huge lion cooling off in this lake.
Terro peeped into the water. He saw his own face in the water. He roared loudly. He
saw his image in the water roaring back at him. He was so angry, that he forgot
everything, even that he didnt know how to swim.
How dare you roar back at mighty me. I will finish you. He cried and jumped right
into the lake. Terro drowned.
Buns Rabbit happily took the news of Terros end to the other animals. There was joy
in the jungle.

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The fox and the stork fable with pictures - a small story for kids

Foxy fox and Elly stork were good friends. One day, Foxy told Elly, Please come to my
house for dinner tonight. I am going to make some lovely soup. Elly was very happy and
said, Oh, thank you. I love soup. I will come to your house tonight.

The fox and the stork

Fox and stork!

Elly came to Foxys house. Elly could smell the soup. The soup smells lovely, said Elly.
 The fox and the stork - a small story for kids
Thank you, said Foxy. He then served the soup in flat plates.

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The fox and the stork

Foxy had his soup very quickly. Poor Elly could not drink the soup with her long bill. Foxy
looked up at Elly and said, Oh, dont you like my soup? Well, I shall have your share also.
Poor Elly went home hungry. She was also very angry!

The fox and the stork

After a few days Elly said, Foxy, it is my turn to invite you for dinner. Please come to my
house tonight. Foxy was very happy and went to Ellys house. He was very hungry. Thank
you for calling me for dinner, Elly, said Foxy.

The fox and the stork

Thank you for coming! said Elly. I will bring the soup now. You must be hungry.
That smells really lovely, said Foxy.
Elly brought the soup in two tall pitchers. Please have your soup, Foxy, said Elly. She put a
pitcher of soup in front of Foxy.

The fox and the stork

Elly drank her soup very quickly. Foxy only looked at Elly and the lovely soup. His
mouth could not reach the soup inside the tall pitcher! He went home very hungry
and also very angry!
What is the moral of this story? We should treat others well, then we may expect to
be treated well. Foxy Fox pulled a fast one on Elly! Where poor Elly was expecting to
have a good dinner, Foxy serves her soup in a flat plate, not knowing or caring that
she would not be able to have the soup. Later on Foxy gets the same treatment. He
is served soup in a tall pitcher, which he cannot of course reach into.