Lesson about temptation for kids
A monkey, a deer, a wolf, and a fox lived together in the mountains. They only had one paper-shaded lantern, a square lantern made of paper.
Every evening, they would light this paper-shaded lantern. One evening, they discovered that the lantern was out of oil. Now, someone had to go to the village to buy oil, but who should go? None of them wanted to go to the village because there were hunters and dogs they disliked. “I’ll go,” said one of the animals—it was the fox, because the fox could transform into a child. So, they decided to send the fox to buy the oil.
Oh dear, what a situation! The fox turned into a child, wearing a pair of worn straw sandals, and walked towards the village. The fox successfully bought a pot of oil. However, on the way back, the fox smelled a pleasant scent in the moonlit rapeseed field. It realized that the lovely smell was coming from the oil it had bought. “Just a small taste should be fine,” it said, and then licked a bit of the oil.
Ah, it tasted so good! After a while, the fox couldn’t resist. “Another small taste should be fine, my tongue isn’t that big,” it said, and licked another bit. A while later, it licked again. The fox’s tongue was small, so each lick only took a tiny bit.
But because it kept licking one small bit after another, it ended up licking the entire pot of oil dry. By the time it returned to the mountain, the fox had only an empty oil pot.
The deer, monkey, and wolf, who were waiting for its return, saw the empty pot and sighed. This meant that the paper-shaded lantern wouldn’t be lit that night.
Everyone was very disappointed, each thinking, “Oh, we really shouldn’t have sent the fox to buy anything.”
Thank you for reading! ” Sitestorys “
