Childrens' stories really tell lots of morals, some of which applies to us now as well. One such example is The Ugly Duckling:

There was once a mother goose who laid some eggs. When the eggs hatched, all the ducklings which came out were cute and lovable, except for one of them. Thus, that one duckling which looked ugly got teased at and called "The Ugly Duckling". The ugly duckling was really sad. Everywhere he went, he got insulted by people and his family felt very unproud of him. One day, his mother abandoned him. As winter was coming, he had nowhere to go. Luckily, he got brought in by some farmers. However, the farmers soon found the ugly duckling to be a hassle and abandoned him. He continued living his miserable life through winter, going through hell. During spring time, he was alone next to a lake and he saw these very beautiful swans, but he thought to himself that the swans won't want to be with him because he was too ugly. However, to his surprised, the swans approached him and started playing with him. Just then, from his own reflection on the lake, he saw that he himself had become a swan. From then on, he was no longer despised and alone.

And this story applies to our lives as well.