The Proud Son Traditional Story

This is a moral story of a boy whom people thought he was proud of. He walked with his eyes down and did not talk to others. Children thought he had an attitude problem. Was he that smug? Or, were all the children mistaken? Find out by reading this story.

The Boy with Pride

There was a small village alongside the river. Children gathered in the bank to play. There were trees and flat lands to play various games. There was a proud boy who walked through this village with his hands in his pockets and eyes down.

He did not talk to anyone. People thought he was not normal like other children and had excessive pride. Children did not make him friends and thought he was weird. They also did not make a sound or talk to him when he passed by.

The proud boy had made friends with two stray dogs. There was a flock of geese near the river bank. He spent time with them. Apart from these animals, he liked to spend time with the trees.

The proud boy

The Tailor’s Son

The children of the village thought he had an attitude problem. This is why they did not meddle with him. But, this was not the case with the tailor’s son.

The tailor’s son was something different. He used to do foolish or wrong things but did not admit it. He stuck to them and did not care what others thought. People thought this boy had the potential to do something great. He will once live in a far place in a better condition. They thought he was braver than the others.

The proud boy was passing by the weaver’s cottage. He was walking by in the same way he does. There was the tailor’s son who noticed him. Unlike the other kids in the village, he did not let him pass peacefully.

The tailor’s boy started to make faces and provoke the proud boy. His provoking crossed a line. He made sore gestures to him. The proud boy was about to pass him. He stopped, turned and jabbed a fist on his right cheek. He also took his hat and threw it in the dust.

The tailor’s son never experienced this and started to cry profusely. He ran away without picking his hat and cried his eyes out in a carpenter’s yard.

The tailor’s boy crying

The Proud Boy’s Verdict

The proud boy took his hat, cleaned the dust and followed the tailor’s boy. He reached the carpenter’s yard and gave back his hat. He said, “You deserved the punch but not the hat. It was rude of me. I am sorry.”

The tailor’s son was astonished. He stopped crying and said, “Why did you return my hat? Aren’t you proud?”

The proud boy said, “Are you not proud?”

The tailor’s son said, “No, I am not!”

The proud boy said, “There is a difference. Your pride makes you accept the foolish things you have done.”

The tailor’s son said, “It takes courage to accept your fault.”

The proud boy said, “This is where you are wrong. Cowardice makes you not accept your faults.” He walked away silently.

The tailor’s boy was confused. Eventually, he understood that accepting faults is not courageous for him. It is normal but not accepting is cowardice.

Moral of the Story

The moral of The story Proud Son is that it takes a lot of courage to accept one’s fault. According to this story, cowardice is the only reason why people don’t accept their faults and make a big thing of it.

Tips for Parents

Read this Proud Boy Short Story and explain what the proud boy wanted the tailor’s son to understand. Explain that the boy was not proud but was courageous enough to accept his fault. He also taught the boy a lesson and even apologised after doing something that was not needed.