A Heart Touching Short Story on Child Labour in English For Kids

“A Boy’s Struggle Against Child Labour in India” is one of the heart-touching child labour short stories that every kid should read. The story has described a little boy who was forced to work and his struggle to fulfill his dream. There are many child labour stories real life stories in India and this article attempt to portray one of them.

Origin of A Boy’s Struggle Against Child Labour in India

The story was written by Suhani Agarwal from India. The story was written in the 1st biannual international story contest of 2017.

A Boy’s Struggle Against Child Labour in India Story 

There was a little boy named Ram, who lived in a small village named Nigmakar. Ram has a family of four. Due to health issues, his father was not able to go to work or care to feed his family. Ram’s mother used to beg in the streets for money. As a result, Ram had to work in a Dhaba near his village. Ram had a little sister too, who was very fond of studying but couldn't go to school as they didn’t have enough money. Ram worked hard to feed her family and never lost hope to have a good life.

Ram worked day and night to feed her family but couldn’t fulfill the other needs of his family. Still, he didn’t lose hope and continued working. Years and years passed but his condition remained the same. One day he was going to his work and on the street, he saw an old man coughing in the street- the old man was very weak to walk. Ram helped the old men to walk. Seeing his kindness the old man suddenly turned into God and he said to Ram that he will be gifted with a wish if he will pass in other tests of kindness. The old man suddenly disappeared.

The very next day Ram went to his work and saw a little girl who was very upset. Ram asked the girl why she was so unhappy. The girl said to him that she wanted to buy some chocolate but couldn’t do so as she didn’t have enough money. That day was Ram’s salary day, so he bought chocolate for the little girl. Suddenly the old men again appeared and congratulated Ram for passing the first test. The old man also told him to be ready for his next test.

A few days later Ram saw a little child lying in the street as he was starving for a long time and needed food to survive. Seeing the child Ram felt very bad for the child. He had to pay the electricity bill that day- so he hurried to pay the bill and save the rest of the money for buying food for the starving child. He fed the child with his hand. The old men again appeared in front of him and blessed Ram for his kindness and asked Ram to make a wish. Ram wished that no child had to work and could study in schools.

The very next morning, Ram found all of his friends who were working in the hotels, shops, and factories started to go to school as their fathers started to go to work, and ill parents suddenly became healthy and fit to go to school. The Government of India also declared that there would be no child workers and that every child needed to go to school. After years of struggles, Ram finally went to school with his friends.

Ram Going to School with His Friend

Moral of the “A Boy’s Struggle Against Child Labour in India” Story 

The story teaches us that we should always work and never lose hope to achieve our goals. Hard work always brings success. We should work hard and be kind to everyone and it will result in our success.

Note To Parents 

Such child labour stories real life stories are the best way to teach kids good morals, be kind to others around them and appreciate the little things in life.