Letting children read stories based on moral values like respecting others, treating others with kindness and not speaking rudely to anyone will help them understand how to implement these principles in their daily lives.
Children will learn very vital lessons of life from these stories which are 'don't judge anyone without knowing their story' and 'always choose kind words for everyone because we don't know what might hurt others'.
Introduction To The Short Stories About Respect
Kids need to learn to respect others-specially elders as it is the most important characteristic of every person. This article will present three short stories about respecting others. Each give respect get respect story will teach kids the importance of respecting elders. The three stories of respect that we will be reading are - “A Man With a Lamp”, “Choose your words wisely”, and “Think Before You Judge”.
Origin of the Three Short Stories About Respect
The three short stories about respecting others are written by anonymous writers on the internet.
A Man With A Lamp Story
Once there was a blind man who lived in a small town. He lived alone all by himself. He always carries a lamp with him. One day he was passing by the street when a group of young travelers saw him with a lamp. They started to make fun of the blind man. One of them started laughing saying, “Hey look at the blind man with the lamp.” The man heard it and replied to the young travelers, “ I am carrying this lamp not for myself, it's for people like you who can see but don’t notice me that I’m blind unless I'm carrying this lamp and pushing me in a hurry.” The young travelers felt ashamed of their behavior. They apologized to the blind man.
A Man With a Lamp
Choose Your Words Wisely
Once there was an old man who spread a rumor that his neighbor was a thief. The young neighbor got arrested by the police as a result of the rumor. After some time, the young neighbor proved innocent and returned to his home. Learning that the old man had spread the rumor, the young man got very angry and sued the old man.
In court when the old man was asked why he was spreading false information about his neighbor the old man said with no regrets, “ I was just passing comments on him, it is not that much harmful.” Before giving any sentence on that case, the judge asked the old man to write down the comments he made about his neighbor on some pieces of paper and throw them out on the way to his home.
The next day before giving the sentence the judge asked the old man to bring those papers back. The old man replied, “ I can’t find them as wind may spread those papers far away.” The judge points out, “Just like that, your comments may spread far away and harm others,” The old man realized his mistake and apologized to the young neighbor.
A Scene From the Court
Think Before You Judge
One day a doctor rushed into his hospital after getting an emergency call. He quickly changed his clothes and rushed to the surgery room. He saw the boy’s father outside the operating room who screamed at the doctor angrily for coming late. The doctor said politely, “I rushed to the hospital as soon as I got your call.'' He also added, “Calm down! Your son will be okay.” hearing that the boy’s father got angry and said, “How can I calm down? You can’t understand my situation. If it will happen to your son, then you will understand how tough it is to don’t react to some irresponsible doctors who don’t care to reach the hospital on time.'' The doctor said nothing and rushed into the operating room.
After the operation, the doctor informed the boy’s father that the operation was successful and his son was safe. The doctor didn’t wait for the father to reply and left. The father got angry and said that the doctor is arrogant. The nurse attending his son said, “The doctor is rushing to the burial ground. His son died in an accident yesterday night. He was in the burial ground when he got your call. He is now rushing towards the burial ground to complete the burial rituals.” The boy’s father felt ashamed of his words.
A Boy’s Father Being Upset with the Doctor
Moral of the Stories
The first story “ A Man With a Lamp” is one of the finest moral stories on respect for elders. It teaches us to behave politely to everyone. The second story named “ Choose Your Words Wisely” teaches us not to put blame on anyone without knowing the fact- you may destroy the reputation of an innocent person. The third story “Think Before You Judge” teaches us that we never should judge anyone without knowing their condition.
FAQs on Short Stories About Respect In English For Kids
1. Why did the blind man carry a lamp?
The blind man used to carry a lamp so that the people who could see didn't notice him and didn’t push him in hurry.
2. What did the judge ask the old man to do?
The judge asked the old man to write down the comments he made about his neighbor on some pieces of paper and throw them on the streets on his way back home.
3. Why did the doctor leave the hospital in such a hurry after the operation?
The doctor lost his son in an accident last night when he got the emergency call. He was in a hurry to go to his son’s burial ground to complete the burial rituals.
Letting children read stories based on moral values like respecting others, treating others with kindness and not speaking rudely to anyone will help them understand how to implement these principles in their daily lives.
Children will learn very vital lessons of life from these stories which are 'don't judge anyone without knowing their story' and 'always choose kind words for everyone because we don't know what might hurt others'.
