The Monkey and the Wedge is a fun and meaningful moral story for kids. It teaches children about curiosity, safety, and the importance of not disturbing others’ work. Set

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The Monkey And The Wedge – Moral Story for Kids

Title page of “The Monkey and The Wedge,” a kids’ moral story about curiosity, danger, and respecting others’ work.

The Monkey and The Wedge – A moral story for kids.

 

Carpenters building a house near a banyan tree, setting the scene for a moral story about tools and safety.

Carpenters work near a large banyan tree.

Once, a group of carpenters was building a house near a banyan tree.

Carpenters leave tools and materials at the construction site during their lunch break in this kids’ fable.

They leave their tools at the site during lunch.

During their lunch break, they left their tools and materials at the construction site.

A group of monkeys arrives and starts playing with the carpenters’ tools and materials at the worksite.

Monkeys begin playing with the carpenters’ tools.

At that time, a group of monkeys arrived and began playing with the tools and materials.

Curious monkey finds a log with a wedge inserted by carpenters to keep the wood slit open during sawing.

A monkey finds a wooden log with a wedge inside.

One curious monkey found a big log of wood with a wedge inserted into it. A carpenter had been sawing the log and had put the wedge there to keep the slit open.

Monkey sits inside the wooden slit and tries to pull out the carpenter’s wedge in this moral story for kids.

The monkey sits inside the slit and pulls the wedge.

The monkey sat inside the opening and tried to pull the wedge out.

After effort, the monkey loosens the wedge but doesn’t realize the danger hidden in the carpenter’s setup.

It loosens the wedge without knowing the danger.

After a lot of effort, it managed to loosen and remove the wedge.

Wedge pops out and the slit snaps shut, trapping the monkey and causing severe injury due to curiosity.

The log snaps shut and traps the monkey.

But the moment the wedge came out, the slit closed tightly, trapping the monkey and causing it a serious injury.

Injured monkey becomes stuck inside the wood slit, unable to move after removing the wedge it didn’t understand.

The monkey is badly hurt and stuck inside the log.

The poor monkey couldn’t move and was stuck there because of its wounds.

Moral: Interfering in others’ work causes harm—children learn to avoid meddling and respect boundaries.

Moral: Don’t interfere in others’ work.

Moral: Interfering in other people’s work or business can cause more harm than good.

This story reminds children to stay cautious and avoid interfering in others’ tasks. Curiosity is good, but acting without understanding can lead to harm. Always think before you act.

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