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Moral Stories in English for Class 2
The Greedy Lion
On a hot summer day, a lion started feeling hungry in the forest. He was starting to hunt for
his food when he was met by a rabbit roaming alone. Instead of catching the rabbit, he let it
go – “A little rabbit cannot satisfy my hunger like this”, he said and scoffed. Then, a beautiful
deer passed by and decided to take his chances – he ran and ran after the deer but since he
was weak due to hunger, he struggled to keep up with the deer’s speed. Exhausted and
defeated, the lion went back for a while in search of the hare to feed his stomach, but he left.
The lion was sad and remained hungry for a long time.
Moral of the Story
Greed is never a good thing.
The Needle Tree – Moral Stories in English for Grade 2
Two brothers lived near a forest. The elder brother was very bad for the younger brother – he
would finish all the food and put on all the new clothes of his younger brother. One day, the
elder brother decided to go to the forest to get some firewood and sell it in the market. As he
walked around, cutting trees and plants, he hit a magical tree. The tree said, “O kind sir, please
don’t cut my branches. If you leave me, I will give you apples of gold.” He agreed, but was
disappointed by the number of apples the tree had given him. As greed got over him, he
threatened the tree that he would cut off the entire trunk if he didn’t give him any more apples.
Magical tree, Instead, the elder brother rained down on hundreds and hundreds of tiny
needles.As the sun went down, the elder brother lay down on the ground moaning in pain.
The younger brother was worried and so he went in search of his elder brother. He found her
lying in pain near a tree with hundreds of needles on her body. He ran to his brother and
removed each needle lovingly and gently. After he finished, the elder brother apologized for ill-
treating him and promised to get better. The tree saw a change in the elder brother’s heart
and gave him all the golden apples he would ever need.
Moral of the Story
It is important to be kind and gracious, as it will always be rewarded.

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The Crystal Ball – Moral Stories in English for Class 2
Nasir, a little boy, found a crystal ball behind a banyan tree in his garden. The tree told him
that it would give him a wish. He was very happy and thought a lot, but unfortunately, he did
not come up with what he wanted. So, he kept the crystal ball in his bag and waited until he
decided on his wish.
Days went by without him wishing but his best friend saw him looking at the crystal ball. He
stole it from Nasir and showed it to all the people of the village. They all asked for palaces
and wealth and lots of gold, but could not wish for more than one. In the end, everyone was
annoyed because no one had everything they wanted. They were very sad and decided to ask
Nasir for help. Nasser’s wish was for everything to be as it was before – before the villagers
tried to satisfy their greed. The palace and the gold disappeared and the villagers were once
again happy and content.
Moral of the Story
Money and wealth do not always bring happiness.
The Elephant and Her Friends
Once upon a time, a lone elephant entered a strange forest. This was new to her, and she was
looking to make friends. She approached a monkey and said, “Hello, monkey! Would you like
to be my friend?” The monkey said, “You’re too big to swing like me, so I can’t be your friend.”
The elephant then went to a rabbit and asked the same question.
The rabbit said, “You’re too big to fit my bill, so I can’t be your friend.” The elephant also went
to the frog in the pond and asked the same question. The frog replied, “You are too heavy to
jump as high as me, so I cannot be your friend.”
The elephant was really sad because she could not make friends. Then, one day, he saw all
the animals running towards the forest, and he asked a bear what the fuss was about. The
bear said, “The lion is out in the open – they are running from it to protect themselves.” The
elephant went to the lion and said, “Please don’t hurt these innocent people. Please leave
them alone.” The lion scoffed and asked the elephant to go aside.
Then the elephant got angry and pushed the lion with all his might, injuring it. All the other
animals slowly came out and started rejoicing at the defeat of the lion. They went to the
elephant and told him, “You’re the perfect size to be our friend!”
Moral of the Story
A person’s size does not determine their worth.

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The Proud Rose – Class 2 Moral Story in English
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful rose plant in a garden. A rose flower on the plant was
proud of its beauty. However, it was disappointed that it was growing next to an ugly cactus.
Every day, Rose used to insult the cactus for its looks, but the cactus kept silent. All the other
plants in the garden tried to stop Rose from threatening the cactus, but Rose was so
impressed by her beauty that she could not listen to anyone.
One summer, a well in the garden dried up and there was no water for the plants. The rose
slowly began to wither. Rose saw a sparrow dipping its beak into the cactus for some water.
At this point, Rose felt embarrassed making fun of the cactus. But because he needed water,
he went to ask the cactus if it could hold some water. The kind-hearted Cactus agreed, and
they both met as friends over the summer.
Moral of the Story
Never judge someone by the way they look.
The Bear and Two Friends – Short Story in English for
Class 2 Competition
One day, two best friends were walking a lonely and dangerous path through a forest. As the
sun began to set, they were scared but clinging to each other. Suddenly, he saw a bear on his
way. One of the boys went to a nearby tree and climbed it in a jiffy. The other boy himself did
not know how to climb the tree, so he lay on the ground pretending to be dead.
The bear approached the boy on the ground and sniffed around his head. Whispering
something in the boy’s ear, the bear went on its way. The boy climbed the tree and asked his
friend what the bear had whispered in his ear. He replied, “Don’t trust friends who don’t care
about you.”
Moral of the Story
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
The Ant and the Dove – Short Story in English With Moral
for Class 2
During the hot summer days, an ant was roaming here and there in search of water. After
walking for some time he saw a river and was pleased to see it. She climbed a small rock to
drink water, but she slipped and fell into the river. She was drowning but a Dove sitting on a

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nearby tree helped her. Seeing the ant in trouble, the Dove hurriedly dropped a leaf into the
water.
The ant moved towards the leaf and climbed on it. Then the Dove carefully took out the leaf
and placed it on the ground. In this way the life of the ant was saved and she was always
indebted to the Dove.
The ant and the Dove became best friends and the days passed happily. But one day a hunter
came in the forest. He saw the beautiful Dove sitting on the tree and aimed at the Dove with
his gun. The ant that was rescued, the dove saw this and bites at the hunter’s heel. He
screamed in pain and dropped the gun. The Dove was terrified by the hunter’s voice and
realized what could happen to him. He flew!
Moral of the Story
A good deed never goes unrewarded.