English short story with moral | Little Elephy | Read and expand vocabulary with English folktale

  English short story with moral " Little Elephy" 

Once upon a time in a lush green forest, there lived a little elephant named Elephy. Elephy liked to explore and play with her friends. But there was one thing Elephy often did that made everyone a little worried—she would stomp loudly whenever she walked.

Elephy didn't mean to be loud; she just loved to walk with big, heavy steps. "Stomp, stomp, stomp!" that was how she moved. At first, her friends thought it was funny, but soon it started to bother them. The birds couldn’t sing properly, and the tiny rabbits felt scared every time Elephy came near.
One day, Elephy was feeling sad because she noticed that her friends began to avoid meeting and taking to her. She didn’t understand why. Then, a wise old owl flew onto a branch and said, “Elephy, your heavy stomp is making it hard for everyone to enjoy the forest peacefully.”
Elephy looked down, feeling ashamed and said softly that, “I didn’t know I was bothering them.”
The owl smiled kindly. “Everyone has a special way of walking, but sometimes, we need to be gentle so others can feel happy too.”

Elephy thought for a moment. She promised the owl that she would try to walk softly. The next day, she practiced slowly and carefully, trying to make as little noise as possible.
At first, it was really difficult, but Elephy didn’t give up. Soon, she was walking gently, and guess what? Her friends came closer again, smiling and playing with her. The birds began to chirp happily, and the little rabbits felt safe again.
From that day on, Elephy learned that being kind and considerate makes everyone feel good. She still loved to explore, but now she did it quietly, so the forest was a happier, more peaceful place for everyone.

The moral of this story is  "Always remember that gentle words and actions help create happiness for all." 

Vocabulary

English to English

• Tiny– very small
• Stomp – To walk loudly with heavy steps.
• Forest – A place with many trees and animals.
• Explore – To look around and discover new things.
• Lush –A lush area has a lot of green, healthy plants, grass, and trees
• Loudly – Making a lot of noise.
• Bother – To make someone feel upset or annoyed.
• Wise – Very smart and having good advice.
• Ashamed – Feeling sad or sorry because we did something wrong.
• Practice – To do something again and again to get better at it.
• Gentle – Soft, careful, and kind.
• scared _ afraid
• promise – tell someone that you will certainly do something.
• Peaceful – Calm and quiet without fighting.
• Important – Something that matters a lot.
• branch _ small parts of a tree that grow from the stem and have a lot of leaves.
• chirp _ to make a short high sound or sounds
• considerate _ kind and helpful

English to Khmer

• Tiny– very small
• Stomp – ដើរទម្លាក់ជើងខ្លាំងៗ
• Forest – ព្រៃ
• Explore – រុករក ស្វែយល់
• Friends – មិត្ត
• Loudly – លឺៗ
• Bother – រំខាន
• Wise – ដែលឆ្លាត
• Ashamed – ដែលមានការអៀន
• Practice – អនុវត្តន៍
• Gentle – ដែលរាបសារ
• Happily – ដោយរីករាយ
• Share – ចែករំលែក
• Peaceful – ដែលមាន
• Important – ដែលមាសារៈសំខាន់
• Lush –ដែលសម្បូរព្រៃពត៍បៃតង
• Scared _ ខ្លាច
• Promise –សន្យា
• Branch _ មែកឈើ
• Chirp _ សត្វយំ
• Considerate _ ដែលចិត្តល្អ និងចេះជួយគេ

Match the words with their meanings

Words	Meanings
1. Chirp	A. To walk loudly with heavy steps.
2. Stomp	B. Very small.
3. Branch	C. A place with many trees and animals.
4. Explore	D. To look around and discover new things.
5. Lush	E. A lush area has a lot of green, healthy plants, grass, and trees.
6. Scared	F. Making a lot of noise.
7. Bother	G. To make someone feel upset or annoyed.
8. Wise	H. Very smart and having good advice.
9. Peaceful	I. Feeling sad or sorry because we did something wrong.
10. Practice	J. To do something again and again to get better at it.
11. Gentle	K. Soft, careful, and kind.
12. Loudly	L. Afraid or scared.
13. Promise	M. Tell someone that you will do something for sure.
14.Ashamed	N. Calm and quiet without fighting.
15. Important	O. Something that matters a lot.
16.Forest	P. Small parts of a tree that grow from the stem and have many leaves.
17. Tiny	Q. To make a short high sound or sounds.
18. Considerate	R. Kind and helpful.

True/False Statements

Read the story. If the statement if false choose F and if it is True choose T.

1. _____ Elephy was an elephant. 
2. _____Elephy loved to walk quietly and never made noise. 
3. _____The other animals in the forest were bothered by Elephy’s loud stomping. 
4. _____Owl told Elephy that her heavy steps were disturbing everyone. 
5. _____Elephy decided to keep walking loudly and didn’t try to change. 
6. _____Elephy practiced walking softly the next day. 
7. _____After she walked softly, her friends didn’t want to play with her. 
8. _____Elephy learned that being gentle is important to make others happy.
9. _____The story teaches us that being kind and considerate is important. 
10. _____Elephy still loved to explore, but she did it quietly to keep everyone happy. 

Comprehension questions

1. How many characters are there in the story? Who are they?

2. How did Elephy' move bother the forest?

3. What did Mr. owl tell Elephy?

4. What lesson did Elephy learn?

5. What is the moral of the story?

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