Three Legged Cow Moral Story – Moral Story For Kids
In one village, a farmer named Ramanatha was accompanied by his wife Sita and his son Chotu. Chotu was a disabled child who could not walk properly since birth, but Rama Sita was very fond of them. But with less money coming in because of drought, the money was not enough to run his house.
Sita: Are you listening? There are no cooking utensils at home. What should I do now?
Ramlal: God! I know, but what can I do?
Sita: If you don’t mind, I want to give you some advice
Ramlal: Yes, say it. Whatever you’re thinking of.
Sita: Let’s buy a cow with the little money we have saved, sell its milk, and make ghee.
Ramlal: Hey, this is excellent advice. We will go to the city tomorrow and buy a cow.
The next day Ramu took his wife Sita and his son Chotu and went to the cattle fair. Chotu was sitting on his father’s shoulders while they were going.
Ramlal: How much do you sell a cow?
Seth: Its rate is 20000.
Ramlal: We don’t have that much money. Can you sell the cow for 5000?
Seth was furious to hear this!
Seth: How can you shamelessly ask 20000 worth of cow for 5000?
Ramlal was distraught when he heard that.
Another Merchant: Hey! Hey! Come here. I have a cow that gives a lot of milk. If you want it, I will give it to you for 5000.
Ramlal stood thinking about it, and Sita says…
Sita: Not a problem if it is disabled, but it gives perfect milk. So I think it is terrific to buy this cow.
Ramlal bought the disabled cow, and they set back to their village with Chotu on his shoulders and Sita following him. They met a man on their way to the village with Sita.
Man: Hey, Ramlal! Why did you buy this three-legged cow?
Ramlal: We loved this cow very much; we’ll sell its milk and feed our family.
Man: What makes you think so? This cow has three legs. Nobody bought this cow from the community. The trader cheated on you.
Sita: No, we will not give it back. What’s wrong if it has only three legs? My son also has one leg. We look after him with much love. We accept our fate and move on.
The three of them with the cow came home. Ramlal was feeling sad while feeding the cow some water, thinking if he made a mistake.
Ramlal: Alas, how unfortunate we are!
Sita: You do not have to worry, dear.
One day Chotu brought water in a bowl to feed the cow. The cow drank the water. But when Chotu looked at the bowl, it was filled with gold coins. Surprised Chotu, went to his parents running to share the news.
Sita and Ramlal were thrilled. He went to the Country fair with some gold coins, bought some more cows, and ran the business, and they also donated to the needy.
The village elder came to know about this after a few days and immediately sent two of his men to get the cow.
After the cow came to the village elder, things did not happen as expected. Finally, he understood that the cow listened to Ramlal’s family because of their love and affection and gave the cow back to Ramlal.
Village Elder: Forgive me, your son served it with love, so it gave you gold. I just took it for its gold. No one can take the result of one’s labor.
It is always the volition that matters, not the action.
MCQs:
Q1. How was Ramlal’s wife helpful in running their family?
- By consoling Ramlal.
- By suggesting him to buy 20000 worth of cow.
- By advising him to buy a cow and sell its milk for their livelihood.
- By asking him to return the disabled cow.
Answer: 3. By advising him to buy a cow and sell its milk for their livelihood.
Q2. Why did the Village elder give the cow back to Ramlal’s family?
- Because the cow was not giving him gold.
- Because he understood that his intentions were not right enough to get gold.
- Because he understood that Ramlal’s son’s love and service made the cow give them their due and by wanting gold.
Answer: 3. Because he understood that Ramlal’s son’s love and service made the cow give them their due and by wanting gold.