A Story of Two Kings and the Sword of Peace

A long time ago, there was a precious sword that belonged to a great king. This king
would spend all his time enjoying parties and shows in his grand palace. It was one day
that some dispute broke out between him and the king of one of his neighboring
countries. The dispute grew out of hand and it came to a point where both kings had to
declare war against each other.

The sword became very excited as this would be the first time it would be used in a real
battle. It would be able to show its extraordinary talent and bravery to everybody and
would also gain renown and fame throughout the kingdom. On its way to the front line,
the sword started imagining itself as the winner of several battles. But upon their arrival,
the first battle was already over, and the sword glimpsed upon the results of the war.
The picture it saw did not look like anything it had imagined. There were no elegant
knights in shining armours, victorious, with gleaming weapons out in the Sun. Instead of
that, the sword could see shattered weapons and hordes of men dying out of hunger
and thirst. There was hardly any food remaining for the warriors. Dirt covered all that
could be seen and men were wrapped in a disgusting smell. Some of them were half
dead, laying on the ground, and bleeding out from their wounds.

Battlefield

Upon seeing this, the sword realized that it didn’t like wars or battles anymore. It
decided that it would rather live in peace and, at most, take part in tournaments and
competitions. Thus, the night before the great battle, the sword came up with an
amazing plan to prevent it. The sword suddenly started vibrating. At first, it was a low
buzz that gradually grew louder. Soon, it became a sharp metallic noise. This caused
confusion among the swords and armors belonging to other soldiers, who then asked
what the matter was. The king’s sword told them that it did not want a battle to take
place the next day and that it did not like war.

Another sword answered, "No one likes battles, but what can be done?"
"Vibrate yourselves, just like me!", exclaimed the king's sword. "If we can create enough
noise, then nobody shall be able to sleep".

Soon, all the weapons began to vibrate, and this created a deafening sound. The sound
was so loud that it even reached the enemy camp, where the enemy weapons also
joined the protest as they too were against wars and battles.

It was soon morning and the soldiers were required to go on battle, but not a single
soldier could get himself to fight. No soldier was able to sleep the previous night, not
even the two kings and their generals. Hence, they decided to spend the entire day
trying to get some sleep. It was in the evening that they woke up and thought of putting
the battle off until the next day.

But the weapons were not going to let that happen. Led by the king's sword, they again
spent the whole night singing their song of peace. As usual, the soldiers couldn’t get
any sleep. The battle got postponed again and again until on the evening of the seventh
day, the two kings decided to meet to discuss the situation. Both of them were very
annoyed and angry about the dispute that was caused between them, but after
spending some time with each other, they started discussing the nights without sleep,
the confusion, and chaos among their soldiers, finding no difference between day and
night and the astonishing situations that were created by this song of peace. Soon, both
these kings started laughing and giggling, just as friends do.

A sword with a pigeon sitting on it

Conclusion
Finally, the two kings let go of their disputes and decided to end the war, and they
returned to their own land. They felt the joy of avoiding a fight, as well as having
regained a lost friend. This time onwards, the two kings would often meet each other to
discuss their experiences about their kingdoms. It had come to their realization that the
things uniting them were more in number than the things that were setting them apart.
FAQs on A Short Story on Peace for Kids in English

1. What is the moral of this short story on peace?

This short story on peace causes us to rethink what is important and what is not. There may come
times when we may believe that war and conflict are necessary to gain something or resolve a
dispute, but we must remind ourselves that love, peace, and friendship are the things that are
responsible for us humans and animals living happily together on the earth. War and battles will
only cause disruption and chaos in our lives, no matter how skillful we are in warcraft.

2. How did the kings forget their dispute?

The kings had declared war over some disputes previously. Now that they were facing trouble

together, they found happiness and comfort in each other’s company. They realized that

friendship and peace were way better than the unnecessary clamor of swords (wars and battles).

This made them forget all about the dispute between themselves.

The Golden Goose

There lived a poor farmer with his wife, once upon a time, in a village. He grew and sold
the vegetables for a living. One day, the farmer earned some more money by selling
vegetables and he bought a goose with it. The goose laid one golden egg a day. The
farmer and his wife were very happy to know this. Soon, they became very rich.

However, the farmer one day thought to himself, what if he gets all the golden eggs at
once. During one night, when everyone was fast asleep, he killed the goose. To his
dismay, he found only one egg when he cut opened her stomach. The greedy farmer
regretted killing the goose and they became poor once again.

Moral of the story: “Greed leads to destruction.”

Short Quiz
Now, let us answer the following questions from the above story.
1. Why did the farmer buy the goose?
2. How was the goose special?
3. Why did the farmer kill the goose?
4. What do we learn from the story?

Fill in the Blanks:

1. The farmer sold ___________.
2. The farmer and his wife were very ___________ when the goose laid a ________
egg.
3. The farmer was ___________, so he decided to ________ the goose.
4. The farmer and his ________ became _________.