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What was the moral story of "The Story of the Moth"?

What was the moral story of "The Story of the Moth"?

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Cesar H. Pablo

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Cesar H. Pablo
Cesar H. Pablo, Journalist

Answered Nov 18, 2020

The moth story is not just a story, but a moral everyone should learn from. One lesson from the moth story is obedience; always obey those that are older than you, especially your parent, because they know better. The little moth in the story died because he disobeyed his parent and went close to the flame, which burnt him to death. We humans also behave this way when we are told to stay away from danger or evil.

That’s when we move closer, just like the little moth while he was approaching the fire; he wanted to touch it, forgetting the advice his mother gave him. In the story, we were made to understand that his mother told him never to go close to the flame as they will burn him to ashes, but he was stubborn and went closer than he was supposed to.

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Jori

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Jori , Writer, M.A, Zürich

Answered Nov 03, 2020

The Story of the Moth has many lessons in it. This story focuses on Doña Teodora, who is teaching the language of Spanish to her son. Through the language, there are many lessons embedded in the story that the leader is learning. One of the key lessons is to always listen to your parents. This is because parents know more than the child, because they have been around longer than the child. This same sentiment should go to elders, as they are older and should always be respected. This story is taught as the moth did not listen to his superiors and was burned by the light.
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L. Agate

L. Agate

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Answered Sep 25, 2020

The moth is known to be a type of insect that is normally attracted to anything that has to do with light. For this particular story, there is a moth that has always been fascinated with the flame. Even with the guidance and advice of other moths, the moth still decided to go close to the fame and it burned and perished.

This may be the same as some people. There are instances when the flame would be used in order to model something that seems good. Yet, when people try to get too close or when people try to acquire something that isn’t theirs, they tend to end up hurting themselves in the process.

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Charlie Rogers

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Charlie Rogers, Manager, Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS), Lexington, Kentucky

Answered Sep 21, 2020

The moral of the story is to be obedient to your parents and elders that have more wisdom and experience than you do.

• Parents know right from wrong better than anyone else.

• The story itself is about a little moth that goes near the flame of the candle, and it died because it disobeyed its mother moth.

• As the moth got closer, he felt that he wanted to touch it.

• He circled the light and flew in circles around the light repeatedly.

• His mother gave him a stern warning that he would die if he touched it.

• She told him not to play near the candlelight.

• The moth did not listen.

• It was burned by the flame and disappeared.

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C. Perez

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C. Perez, Writer, Writer, Cleveland

Answered Sep 18, 2020

There are different stories that you can find that are meant to have moral lessons. One such story is the story of the moth. In the story, the moth became too mesmerized by the flame so even if he was warned not to get too close, he still did it. This has resulted in his wings burning. In real life, this may also happen. A lot of people would like to get something so fast in order to get instant gratification.

They normally end up being burned (not literally) by the effects of the things that they wanted to get so easily. For example, those who are spoiled feel that they deserve to get everything that they want without even working hard for the items. When they realize that it is never okay to achieve anything without hard work, they may break down.

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J. Alfie

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J. Alfie
J. Alfie, Content Writer, Masters in Literature, Dallas,Texas

Answered Jul 23, 2020

The Story of The Moth tells the story of Doña Teodora, who is teaching her son how to learn Spanish. Through teaching the language, Teodora also gives him the wisdom of many lifelong lessons that he will be able to carry with him through the rest of his life.

One of those is to always listen to his elders, because they have experienced more than him. Another lesson is not be scared to face challenges in life. Along with those two Doña Teodora teachers her son that pain is worth it because it makes us stronger and that dying for another person can be worth it if the person sees the light in the end.

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Olive landon

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Olive landon
Olive landon, Health science specialist, Master of Health Science (MHS), Logdon, Utah

Answered Jul 23, 2020

The moth in the story was tempted to go near the flame because it is appealing, but in the end, the moth got burned. It should be remembered that the moth was already told of the possible consequences of its actions, but the moth did not listen to his elders.

At the same time, the story talks about how important it is to always do your best in everything that you do because the rewards will be achieved later on. Painful times happen because they are meant to make anyone stronger. At the same time, people are recommended to not tell a lie in life.

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C.Charlotte

C.Charlotte

C.Charlotte
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Answered Mar 12, 2020

It should be remembered that there are many lessons that can be learned from The Story of the Moth. The first thing is that the elders have already gone through a lot of things in life.

The lessons that they will impart to the younger generation are based on their experiences and the things that they believe to be true. The next thing is that people should have the courage to face various challenges in life. Life will be full of challenges, and it will always be different from one person to another.

The challenges that you are facing now may be different from others, but no matter how big or how small, these challenges can be faced. Dying for another person is sometimes necessary, but this is not literal. You may sometimes have to allow a portion of yourself to die first in order to sacrifice for another person. Going through tough times will always make people stronger. All of these things can be learned from this story.

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K. Myers

K. Myers

K. Myers
K. Myers, Blogger, Chicago

Answered Jul 30, 2018

Basically, it has numerous moral life lessons including listening to our elders who are more experienced than us, never tell a lie throughout our life, never give up in our painful times as it makes us stronger.

The story of the Moth is a tale of a mother and his younger child whom she teaches about the rules of life. She tells him that for achieving success in life, one must have to take risks and prepare for the worst consequences.

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Anika Nicole

Anika Nicole

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Anika Nicole
Anika Nicole, Wordsmith, PG In Journalism, New York

Answered Jul 10, 2018

In this story, Doña Teodora teaches his son Rizal how to understand Spanish. The Story of the Moth taught us the following things:

A. We should listen to elders who have more experiences.
B. Have the courage to face challenges in life.
C. Dying for another is worth it if it is for that person to see the light
D. Painful times can make us stronger.

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