The Sweet Skunk and the Lady: Skunk Stories for Kids

This is a beautiful story about an old lady annoyed with the animals destroying her garden. She met with a sad skunk and taught him how to use his weakness as strength and solved her problem too. What did she do? What was her plan? How did the skunk use his weakness as strength? Find out by reading this story and getting the hidden message in it.

The Old Lady and Her Garden

Once upon a time, an old lady lived in a town. She had a beautiful garden of flowers and vegetables. It attracted the animals from a nearby forest. The animals came in and destroyed the beautiful garden. The lady was not happy as she was unable to stop the animals from entering her garden.

One day, she was looking at her destroyed plants. She said, “What did I do to the animals? They come and destroy my flowers and vegetables? How can I stop them?” While going through her harvest, she saw the remaining spinach plants moving. She was intrigued and found a skunk sitting beside the spinach plants. He was not eating the plants and looked sad.

The Skunk’s Story

She was surprised to see a sad skunk in her garden. He did not even want to escape seeing the old lady. She asked, “What happened to you? Why are you crying?”

The Sad Skunk

The skunk said, “I am unhappy. All the animals make fun of my smell. I know I use it for a purpose. What can I do if I smell like this? I don’t have friends either.” The lady took pity on that skunk and asked him to come with her inside the house.

The Lady’s Genius Idea

She brought him in and said, “Listen to me carefully. You are naturally made like this. Don’t be sorry for those silly fools. They will not understand you.” She added, “Let me see what I can do.” She took her piano out in the garden. The skunk followed. She started to sing a song while playing the piano and attracted all the animals outside her garden.

Every animal was stunned to see the skunk with her. She sang and said, “Now, we will plant more trees. Flowers and vegetables will bloom again in my garden.” The skunk handed her the shovel in surprise. She took the shovel and started sowing seeds. The skunk helped her with the seeds and patted the ground. She then said, “Little skunk. Show your magic and spray your scent in the boundary of my garden.”

The Happy Skunk

The skunk understood the old lady’s plan. He sprayed his scent with happiness. It made the animals go away. He knew that he had found a permanent home with the sweet lady. She does not have a problem with his scent. He helped the lady to get rid of the animals and the lady fed him vegetables and fruits every day.

Moral of the Story

The moral of this edition of the skunk's stories for kids is to help each other and get rid of a situation together. It also explains how unity can help overcome the toughest challenges in life. The lady helped the skunk and he did the same in his way. This story also explains how one can convert weakness into strength to overcome hurdles in life.

Tips for Parents

Explain the summary of this story for kids with skunks. Explain what a skunk is first and then read the story to the children. Make them understand how the scent of a skunk was his weakness and how it became a strength for the old lady.