Author: Vishnu Sharma
Once upon a time, there were two friends in a small village named Dharmabuddhi (Right-Mind) and Paapbuddhi (Wrong-Mind). One day, the wicked of the two, Paapbuddhi, suggested to his friend ith Dharmabuddhi that they can earn good money by selling goods in other cities. Dharmabuddhi agreed to his suggestion and they left for trying their luck. After earning a good amount of money, when they were returning back, Paapbuddhi made a cunning plan to steal his friend’s share too. He asked his friend to hide the money under a tree on the way to not to catch the eyes of their villagers.
Then one-day Paapbuddhi stole the money for himself and blamed Dharmabuddhi for it in front of all village elders. Dharmabuddhi had now understood the plot of his friend and took the matter to a magistrate. Paapbudhi cleverly suggested that the tree under which the money was hidden will speak the truth and planted his own father inside it’s hollow base. Dharmabudhi knew this and set the tree on fire and Paapbuddhi’s father has to eventually come out, exposing his son’s evil trick.
This story teaches us that we should always be honest and don't seek to get more than we rightfully deserve.
Short but great moral stories for kids that can be used at bedtime or any other time during the day.