Moral Stories for Kids – Do Not Lie

The Boy Who Cried Tiger: A Lesson on Trust and Truth for Kids

The Story of Do Not Lie.

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A Beautiful Village with a Shepherd

Once upon a time, there was a village. The village was very beautiful. It had trees touching the sky. The fields were very green and a feast for the eyes. In that village, there lived a shepherd with his wife and son. They owned a few goats. Daily in the morning, he would take the goats outside the village to let them graze. And when dusk fell, he would come back home.

The Boy’s Reluctance to Work

This was his daily routine. But his son would run away from work. He was addicted to gossiping, teasing, bluffing, and whatnot! One day the shepherd called his son. “Son, come here. What is the matter? Be quick. I will have to go out and play. You don’t want to study, but at least you can go for some work. Instead of that, you’re still playing and making a fool of yourself.”

“Forget it. Why did you call me? I am going on an important work, out of station. I will be back only after three days. Till then take care of all these goats.”

“I can’t and I won’t do it.”

“Don’t say that, son. Help your father, it’s your duty.” Since his mother forced him, the next morning he took the goats for grazing.

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The Boy’s Pranks

Since he was not used to working, he felt bored. The goats were grazing in some corners. Faraway, farmers were working in their fields. To grab their attention, he shouted, “Tiger… Tiger… Please help!” After hearing him scream, everybody came running with sticks and clubs in their hands.

“Where is it? Where is the tiger? Where is the tiger?” they asked. But there was no sign of fear on his face.

“There was no one to talk to me. That’s why I screamed, to make you people come here.”

“Do you think we are jobless? You spoiled our work because of your prank.” Everybody scolded him and went back.

The Boy’s Repeated Lies

The next day, he went in a different direction and let his goats graze in those fields. When the goats were grazing, he again screamed, “Tiger… Please help… Tiger…” All the farmers came running towards him. After they came to know that he was just lying, they scolded him and went back. This was fun for him. He was enjoying this.

A Real Danger Unheeded

The next day, since his father had not returned as promised, he had to take the goats again for grazing. When he was thinking about how to grab the attention of the farmers today, he saw his goats screaming and running from here and there. This time, there was a tiger really. “Tiger… Tiger… Tiger… Tiger… Tiger… Please help!” Now he really needed help and screamed. But no one came to his aid.

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The Moral of the Story

Because of his stupid pranks, he lost all his goats and went home very unhappy and sad.

Moral: If a person lies once, then when he speaks the truth, nobody will believe him. So, children, never ever lie in your life. Always speak the truth.