The Proud Rose

 

                       Once upon a time, in a beautiful garden, there lived a proud rose. She admired her own beauty every day and often made fun of the cactus growing nearby.

“You are ugly with all those thorns!” the rose would say.

The cactus remained silent. One hot summer day, the garden dried up. There was no water anywhere. The rose began to wilt under the scorching sun.

Soon, birds came to the cactus and pecked at it to drink water stored inside. The rose realized that even though the cactus looked different, it had a special strength.

Feeling ashamed, the rose apologized. The cactus kindly shared water with her and saved her life.

This short moral story for kids teaches an important lesson about kindness and not judging others by appearance.

Moral:

Never judge someone by the way they look. Everyone has their own strengths.