The Art of Teaching Morals through the Short Stories with Reference to Ruskin Bond’s Select Short Stories

Ruskin Bond is one of the most prominent short story writers in Indian writing in English who is proficient in connection with children's literature, Ecocriticism, and writing for adults. There are plenty of ways to teach moral values. Especially, short stories nourish the readers to grasp the content quickly and stock it for further. Bond teaches moral values to children through short stories in an interesting manner. The reality lies in the short stories help the children to connect it with their daily lives. This paper covers the art of teaching moral values with reference to Ruskin Bond's select short stories The Blue Umbrella, The Thief, and Untouchable.