This is the moral story about the crab and the crane. The story teaches one not to trust anyone blindly, and always look for any possible solution. It also teaches one to use own intelligent mind for own problems and not trust anybody. Hope you will like it. You can download this storybook (PDF) with the link given in the end of the story.
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Moral Story For Kids – The Vengeful Crab and The Stupid Crane
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Front Page Of Book Cover
Once upon a time, there was a huge banyan tree where a group of cranes lived happily.
Unfortunately, a snake lived in a small hole nearby.
Whenever the cranes left their nest in search of food, the snake would climb the long branches of the tree and eat the helpless babies of the cranes.
The cranes soon discovered the reason for the deaths of their babies.
But what could they do? The poor cranes were helpless.
They felt powerless and started crying for help.
A crab heard their pitiful cries and asked them, ‘Hey, what happened?’ Why are you all so sad?
The crane explained everything and asked the crab for help.
The crab thought, “These cranes have always been my enemies……
Always bothering me. Why should I help them? I should give them the wrong advice!”
Therefore, he told them to scatter the pieces of meat from the mongoose’s burrow to the banyan tree.
He assured them that the mongoose would surely kill the snake.
The innocent cranes agreed and started following the crab’s instructions.
But unfortunately, the mongoose not only killed the snake but also killed all the cranes.
The crab has taken revenge on the cranes, as he had planned.
The solution to the problem should not be worse than the problem itself.
MCQ’s based on the story
1. Who are the two main characters in the story?
a) Crab and Octopus
b) Crab and Crane
c) Dolphin and Crane
2. Why were the cranes sad and crying for help?
a) They were hungry and couldn’t find food.
b) They were being attacked by other birds.
c) The snake was eating their babies.
d) They were stuck in the tree and couldn’t fly.
3. Who heard the cries of the cranes and asked them what happened?
a) A squirrel
b) A crab
c) A mongoose
d) A snake
4. What happened as a result of following the crab’s advice?
a) The snake was killed, and the cranes were safe.
b) The cranes found a new home and lived happily ever after.
c) The cranes and the snake made peace and became friends.
d) The mongoose killed both the snake and the cranes.
5. What is the moral of the story?
a) The crane was helpless
b) crab was smart
c) The solution to the problem should not be worse than the problem itself
d) you should not trust strangers blindly
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