Friendship Story – World Culture & Traditions

Tales and stories about friends are told time and again to kids, in order to let them understand the true meaning of friendship. Such stories help them know how precious true friends are. Some of the stories are timeless and have been told through generations. Others are based on personal experiences and the rest are just somebody’s creative imagination! However, one thing is common in all of them and that is important morals in life. Every story based on friendship tells the fact that true friends are gifts of God. One should not let small disputes and misunderstandings strain friendships.

It may be easy to be friends with everyone, but it is hard to find friends who are really true to friendship and would stand by, during the hardships of life. Not everyone is blessed with true friends and if you have even one, consider yourself lucky. In our related section, we have compiled a collection of stories based on friendship. The stories given in the section are categorized into funny, short and inspirational. Although the three stories are different in terms of genre, they carry the real essence of the theme – friendship. Narrate any of the story to your pal and have a pleasant time on Friendship Day!

• Funny Friendship Story
  Friendship is a multi-faceted relationship, comprising of a mixed-bag of emotions. Friends would cry together, empathize each other’s agony, share happiness and have a lot of fun. In fact, the fun quotient of friendship is what makes the relation lively. Friends would bring a broad smile on our face and wipe all our tears. The moments spent with pals would often bring out a number of funny incidents, which would be cherished for the lifetime.
• Short Friendship Story
  A number of short stories have been writing, based on the theme of friendship. ‘Swami and Friends‘, the popular series of stories written by veteran Indian novelist R.K. Narayan, is one such example. Short stories based on friendship are some times very inspiring and tell you about true friendship. Some stories would also teach a valuable lesson about friendship and how friends should be.
• Inspirational Friendship Story
  True friends never leave each other, even if one of them is walking on the wrong path of life. A true friend will try to correct the other in a way that it does not hurt the ego of the other friend. Friends don’t mind when mistakes are pointed out; rather they try to accept it and change themselves for the better. True friends are those, who inspire others to become a better person in life. A number of inspirational stories are written, based on the theme of true friendship.