After the Itsy-Bitsy Spider climbed up the spout, where did he go?
Perhaps, on his way towards playing a part in the enchanting story for kids called King Bruce and the Spider!
If you have a child that is fascinated by the spider that is weaving a web in a corner or two of your home, you can rest assured they are in for a treat here! We at EuroKids have brought to you the classic King Bruce and the Spider Story, that is sure to regale all young minds out there.
Oh, and that’s irrespective of whether they are in awe of spiders or not!
Read on, to know all about the King Bruce and the Spider Story, that is accompanied with a subtle, yet powerful moral lesson for kids.
Table of Contents
- The King Bruce and the Spider Story for Kids
- Moral of the King Bruce and the Spider Story
- Lessons to be learned from the King Bruce and the Spider Story for Kids
The King Brice and the Spider Story for Kids
Once upon a time, a long time ago, there lived in Scotland an emperor named King Bruce. Brave and wise, he ruled over Scotland when it was not yet a part of England.
One day, the king of England marched into Scotland to overthrow King Bruce, in an attempt to get Scotland to become a part of England. King Bruce at once gathered a small army, to ensure that the enemy would be kept at bay.
Now, this small army, while spirited, fought valiantly against the troops of England, but ended up losing to them. They tried five more times, but in vain. In the end – after the sixth unsuccessful attempt, that is – all that remained was a ‘broken’ army, that was devoid of all hope.
With his army scattered, King Bruce was in a quandary. Not knowing what to do and fearing for his life, he spent all his time hiding in places like the mountains and the dense woods. With every passing day, he lost hope.
One day, all of a sudden, it started raining cats and dogs. King Bruce thought that this was the last straw – nothing could possibly go any more wrong with his life! Finding a cave nearby, he went inside to seek shelter.
Lying with a sense of hopelessness in the cave, King Bruce suddenly noticed, from the corner of his eye, a spider. On closer inspection, it seemed to be trying its best to spin a web from one end of the cave to the other. However, the thread was extremely thin and the spider kept failing, every single time.
The spider, undeterred, persisted in her attempt to spin the web. After failing for the sixth time, she decided, on the seventh attempt, to try and spin her web from the other side of the cave. Voila! The web was finally spun.
King Bruce, amazed at what he had just witnessed, proclaimed:
“If a tiny spider can have the fortitude to keep trying against all odds, why should ‘I’ not try again?”
And thus it was at the very moment when the rain stopped and King Bruce stepped out of the cave, that he decided, like the spider had, to try for the seventh time. He gathered his army once again, and told them to bring all the men they could, to help them make their fight even stronger. The men did as they were told, and inspired by King Bruce’s newfound courage, fought the battle against the English army yet again.
This time, the battle was won by King Bruce’s army!
Moral of the King Bruce and the Spider Story
The tale of King Bruce and the Spider has an important moral message to teach kids:
‘You only truly fail, when you stop trying.’
Lessons to be learned from the King Brice and the Spider Story for Kids
The story of King Bruce and the Spider, has some important takeaways for kids.
- One should never lose hope in difficult situations
- Failure only makes you Stronger
No matter how bleak a situation might look, one must find the courage to try again, until they succeed.
Example: A good case in point here would be J.K. Rowling, whose first Harry Potter book was rejected by 12 publishers, before being picked up by Bloomsbury. Even then, she was advised by her editor to not quit her day job!
When King Bruce inspired his army to fight yet again against the troops of England, it was with a renewed sense of fervour. That was only on account of his earlier failures, that had gone on to make him stronger.
At EuroKids we are strong believers in the fact that ‘Failure only makes you stronger’. Narrate the story of King Bruce and the Spider to your children today, to help them navigate their way through failures in life, by getting up each time they fall, determined only to succeed!
