The Controlling Anger Story with Moral for Kids

This meaningful short story by Lynda is full of morals. This story is often seen in primary kid's coursebooks. The story is about a young boy, who has a very short temper so his father teaches him a great lesson about the effects of temper and the importance of controlling it. People often speak harsh things or crude language when in anger, which also leads to bad relations. Therefore, it is often advised to not react according to guts, but to try to stay calm and cool even in difficult matters.

A Short Controlling Anger Story with Moral

Once upon a time, there used to live a young teenage boy in a small town. The boy had a very short temper and used to shout at anybody, anywhere. He didn't think for a second before opening his mouth in anger. Everyone used to dislike him for being grumpy, short-tempered, and foul-mouthed.

One day, his father came to him and handed over a bag full of nails and a hammer. The boy got very confused. His father then said, "Dear son, you really have a very short temper, why don't you hammer a nail every time you get angry." The boy agreed and took the bag full of nails.

By the night the fence had 40 nails hammered in it, and it was just the first day. A week later, the fence had around 100 nails. Soon the days passed and the number of nails began to lessen and eventually stopped. The boy finally realised that it was easier to control his anger than pinch a nail into the fence. The boy realised this and went to his father. His father appreciated him and suggested another idea to him.

The father said, "Now that you have learned to control your temper, why don't you start to pull out the nail each day you successfully control your temper." The boy agreed and began to pull a nail out each day he was calm and didn't lose his temper.

A few days later all the nails were pulled out of the fence, the boy happily went to his father and told him about it. The father listened to him, held his hands, and took him near the fence.

The father then said "Son you had a very short temper but you learned to control it, but look at this fence. It still has holes in it that can never be fixed like before." The boy started to understand what his father was saying. The father continued "You always speak harsh things to people in anger, which leaves a deep impact on them. These impacts are like a scar to them which they will remember forever."

The Young Boy Hammering Nails in the Fence

Father Taking the Boy to Fence while Holding his Hands

Moral of the Controlling Anger Story   

One must keep control in his temper and mouth, as people often speak harsh language out of anger that can deeply hurt someone. For example, if a glass is broken, you may fix it, but the cracks will remain forever. Similarly, if you break out on someone out of anger and apologise later on it will still have a bad impact on the person.

Tips for the Parents

Parents are advised to dictate this story to their kids, as young kids are mostly the ones with short tempers. Therefore, telling this story and explaining its morals can help in developing good behaviour in young kids. Kids should be made aware that saying the thing out of anger or in the heat of the moment can be regrettable.