Traveling Story in English

Hello kids, here we have an interesting traveling story in English for you. This story is about a young boy named Liam who wants to travel the world now that his school is over. However, the boy doesn’t know what to say when he encounters different situations during his travels. This leads to a lot of problems for the young boy. Now we are going to read the story and see what happens here.

Liam Wants to Travel

There was a young boy named Liam who lived in a town with his mother. After Liam’s exams were over, he wanted to go travelling. But his mother opposed the idea saying that they didn’t have any money for both of them to travel.

Liam, the Young Boy

She said, “There is no money. Not much, not much, not much.” Liam then made the suggestion that he would go travelling alone. He assured his mother than no matter where he was, he would always  say ‘Not much, not much.’ So, Liam set out on his travels. On the way, he saw a few fishermen catching fish. Liam said, “May god be with you. Not much, not much.” When the fisherman pulled the net out of the water, there were no fish in it. An angry fisherman confronted Liam about what he said. Liam simply answered that it was just a saying. He asked, “What should I say then?” The fisherman said, “You should say Catch a Lot.” Liam agreed and went on his way.

Liam Makes a Mistake Again 

On his way, he saw a funeral procession and said, “May god be with you. Catch a lot.” The wife of the dead man was angry with Liam and pulled his hair. She angrily said, “Why would you say catch a lot? My husband died because he caught a deadly virus.” Liam asked her what to say and she told him to say ‘May god comfort the poor soul.’

Once again Liam goes on his way and meets a hunter trying to skin a horse. He says, “May god comfort the poor soul.” The hunter says to Liam angrily, “You think the soul of the horse is more worthy than mine? When Liam asked him what to say, the hunter replied, “Lie in the ditch, you carcass.”  Liam agreed to say that and continued on his journey. Next, he met a few people travelling in a carriage. Then Liam said, “Lie in the ditch, you carcass.” The horse pulling the carriage got scared of the loud voice and started running towards the ditch. The driver of the carriage jumped down and started beating Liam with a whip.

Liam Goes Back Home 

Now Liam was badly hurt and he wanted to go home. When he reached home, his mother cleaned his wounds and asked him to rest. Liam had already learnt his lesson. Sometimes, it is better to say things according to the situation.

Liam’s Mother Taking Care of Him

Learn the Moral of This Short Story About Travelling

This short story, like the other travel short stories, has a very important lesson for the children. Kids, after reading this story will learn that we should always listen to our elders. They will also learn that we should always think before we speak. There are certain situations that require us to act differently.

Saying the same thing again and again in different situations can invite a lot of trouble for a person. Like Liam, we shouldn’t keep repeating the same thing and speak accordingly. The way we speak sometimes affects the people near us and we should always be careful about that. Children will find travel short stories moral from Vedantu very helpful because these moral stories help in building a lot of character.