Moral story in English for Inter Part-1 (Average & Weak Students)
12. The Clever Bat OR The Cunning Bat
Storytelling is as old as man. It has been one of the greatest sources of preaching moral values because every story is written with some moral purpose. All the prophets, the saints, religious scholars, and teachers have adopted it as a source of preaching any kind of morality. If one follows the lesson preached in the story, one can avoid many perils and problems. The story “A Cunning Bat” also gives us a sublime moral lesson.
Once, the animals and the birds gathered to cull their king. Both the animals and the birds wanted to elect their king from their own party. After some time, they started to fight. There was a clever bat. She was on the side of the animals when they were powerful in the fight. But on another occasion, she was on the side of the birds when they were stronger in the fight. In the end, the animals won the fight. They elected the lion as the king of the jungle.
Now, both the animals and birds were against the bat because of her double standard. They decided to turn her out of the jungle. Afterward, the cunning bat began to live away from them and died in her unhappy, lonely condition. It is true to say:
“A rolling stone gathers no moss.”
Moral:
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
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