Moral Tale

Stories in the Moral Tale genre:

• The Tale of the Moon Goddess and the Woodcutter Jul 10, 2025

  

  In the mountains of northern Vietnam, where ancient forests whisper secrets to the wind and streams cascade down rocky slopes like silver ribbons, there lived a young woodcutter named Cuoi. He was known throughout the mountain villages for his honest heart, his incredible strength, and his skill with an axe—but most of all for his contentment with the simple life he had chosen.

  Every morning, Cuoi would venture into the deep forest to gather wood, always taking only what was needed and never cutting down healthy trees that still had many years of growth ahead of them. He lived in a small bamboo hut that he had built himself, surrounded by a garden where he grew vegetables to share with elderly neighbors who could no longer work their own land.

• The Tale of the Coconut Monk Jul 9, 2025

  

  In the lush Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam, where countless waterways weave through emerald rice paddies and tropical fruit orchards, there stood an ancient Buddhist temple called Chua Dua—the Coconut Temple. It earned this unusual name because of the hundreds of coconut palms that surrounded it, their fronds rustling like gentle prayers in the river breeze.

  The temple was home to many monks, but none was more beloved than a humble brother known simply as Thay Dua—the Coconut Monk. His real name had been forgotten long ago, even by himself, for he had given up all attachments to worldly identity in his quest for spiritual truth.

• The Story of the Magic Fish Jul 4, 2025

  

  On the banks of the mighty Mekong River, where the water flows brown with rich soil from distant mountains and the morning mist rises like incense from ancient temples, there lived a humble fisherman named Binh. He dwelt in a small bamboo hut with his wife Mai, and though they owned very little, they were content with their simple life.

  Every morning before dawn, Binh would take his old wooden boat and cast his nets into the river’s gentle current. He was not the most skilled fisherman in his village, nor did he own the finest equipment, but he worked with patience and persistence, grateful for whatever the river provided.

• The Legend of the Kitchen God Jul 2, 2025

  

  Long ago, in a peaceful village near the Red River Delta, there lived a man named Trong whose life seemed blessed by all the gods. He owned fertile rice fields, a comfortable home, and had married the most beautiful and virtuous woman in the region, a gentle soul named Thi Nhi.

  For the first years of their marriage, Trong and Thi Nhi lived in perfect harmony. They worked together in their fields, shared their meals with gratitude, and were known throughout the village for their generosity to neighbors and kindness to strangers.

• The Story of the Starfruit Tree Jul 2, 2025

  

  In a prosperous village along the banks of the Red River, there once lived two brothers who could not have been more different from each other. The elder brother, Duc, was wealthy and successful but had a heart as cold as winter stone. The younger brother, Tam, was poor but possessed a generous spirit that warmed everyone around him like summer sunshine.

  When their parents died, Duc inherited the family’s large house, fertile rice paddies, and prosperous business, while Tam received only a small plot of land with a single starfruit tree growing in the center. Most people in the village felt sorry for Tam, thinking he had received a poor inheritance compared to his brother’s wealth.

• The Tale of the Moon Lady Jul 2, 2025

  

  Long ago, in the time when ten suns blazed simultaneously in the sky, scorching the earth and causing terrible suffering to all living creatures, there lived a skilled archer named Hou Yi, whose courage and marksmanship were legendary throughout the land.

  The ten suns, which were the sons of the Jade Emperor, had grown bored with their celestial duties and decided to appear in the sky all at once instead of taking turns as they were supposed to do. Their combined heat was so intense that rivers dried up, crops withered and died, and people and animals suffered terribly from the unbearable temperature.

• Master Pfriem Jan 22, 2025

  

  In a bustling town renowned for its skilled craftsmen and artisans, there lived a master craftsman named Pfriem whose reputation for technical excellence was matched only by his reputation for being impossible to please. Master Pfriem was indeed highly skilled in his trade—he could fashion the finest furniture, carve the most intricate details, and solve the most challenging technical problems that other craftsmen brought to him. However, his exceptional abilities had given him an inflated sense of his own importance and an extremely critical attitude toward everyone and everything around him.

• The Nail Jan 22, 2025

  

  In a bustling village where merchants came and went like the changing seasons, there lived a trader named Hans who was known throughout the land for his sharp eye for profit. Hans was neither the richest nor the poorest of merchants, but what set him apart was his relentless pursuit of every penny, every advantage, every opportunity to increase his wealth.

• The Little Folk's Presents Jan 22, 2025

  

  In a bustling town known for its skilled craftsmen and artisans, there lived two tailors who worked side by side in neighboring shops on the same busy street. Despite their similar professions and their proximity to each other, these two men could not have been more different in their characters and approaches to life.

• The Crumbs on the Table Jan 17, 2025

  

  In a peaceful farmyard where the sun always seemed to shine a little brighter and the grass grew a little greener, there lived a proud rooster named Rudolf and a gentle hen named Greta. They made their home in a comfortable coop behind the cottage of a kind farmer and his wife, who took good care of all their animals and treated them more like family than livestock.

• The Ear of Corn Jan 13, 2025

  

  Long ago, in the earliest days of the world when God still walked among His creation and spoke directly with the creatures He had made, the earth was a paradise beyond anything we can imagine today. The fields produced grain so abundantly that each stalk of corn grew as tall as a tree, and every ear was as large as a man’s arm and filled with kernels as big as cherries.

• Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven Jan 3, 2025

  

  In a time when earthly kingdoms seemed to touch the very edge of heaven and divine messengers walked among mortals as easily as travelers walking country roads, there lived a prince whose heart was torn between two very different paths to greatness. This is the story of how he learned that the road to the highest glory leads not upward through worldly success, but downward through humble service and willing poverty.