Kids Stories

You'r a musican

A wolf saw a a lamp on the river-bank. He went to the lamp and stood in front of him.

lamb:  Goodmorning, Sir.
Wolf:  Goodmorning, My Child
Wolf:  What's Your name?
Lamb: My name is Koli, Sir.
Wolf:  Where's Your mother?\
Lamb: She is in the jungle, Sir.
Wolf:  Did you say, "Goodmorning," to me yeasterday?
lamb:  I didn't meet you yesterday, Sir.
Wolf:  Did You Say, "Goodmorning," to me today?
Lamb: Yes, Sir, I did.
Wolf:  No You you didn't. You're telling a lie. I'll take you to my cave and eat you tonight.
Lamb: I'll caome to your cave, Sir. Mr Wolf, You're a musican. Am i right a sir?
Wolf: Yes you're right. I'm a musican. Yesterday our king and queen were in my cave. I Sang a song and my wife and children danced. And our King and queen danced too.
Lamb: O Sir Wolf, please sing, and I'll dance. Then we'll go to your cave.

The wolf howled and howled and the lamb danced infront of him.The village dogs heard the noise and ran to the riverbank. They killed the wolf, and the lamb ran to his mother.



Maula And Daula

Maula and Dula ate their dinner and went into their bed room. they tok off their clothes and put out the light. Then they lay down on their beds and closed their eyes.

Maula: What's that under your bed, Daula? Get up and look.
Daula:  I won't get up. It's a dog. It was here yesterday and licked it my foot.
Maula: Then put your foot out. It'll lick it.
Daula:  That's right. I'll put my foot out and the dog will lick it.

A theif  was sitting under Daula's bed. He heard these words and smiled. Daula put his foot out and the theif licked it.
Daula:  Maula, The dog is licking my foot.
Maula: All right. Lie in your bed.

Maula and Daula slept in their beds, and the thief took their clothes and boxes out of the room. He closed the  door and took the clothes and boxes to his house.


Go to the Devil

Munshi khan went to pandit ram and said, "Pandijith, will you sell your horse to me?, I'll give a hundered rupees to you". pandijith Ram asked, "When will you give a hundred rupees to me?" Munshi khan replied, "i'll give a hundered rupees to you tomorrow." Pandit ram said, "Allright, take the horse to your house. I'll come to to your house tomorrow and get a hundered rupees from you."
The Next Day Pandit ram went to Munshi khan home and said "Please give my hundred rupees to me."
Munshi replied, "I won't give a hundred rupees to you." Go to the Devil."

The Pandit ram went to the judge and told his story him.
Judge:  When did Munshi khan buy the horse from you?
Pandit ram:  He bought it yesterday, Sir.
Judge:  Did he give a hundred rupees to you yesterday?
Pandi Ram:  No, sir, he didn't.
Judge:  Did you go to his house today?
Pandi Ram:  Yes, Sir. I did.
Judge:  Did he retuen thr horse to you?
Pandi ram:  No, Sir, he didn't.
Judge:  What did he say to you?
PAndi ram:  He said, "Go to the Devil."
Judge:  What did you then?
Pandi arm:  I Came to you, Sir.

Judge shocked. ha....haa....what a comedy.



Where Will you Print the papers?

Mr Sharma Came into his class and stood infront of his pupils. He openedhis book, and his pupils opened their books too. He read a story and then asked questions. Then he sat  down in his chair and the pupils closed their books .
Mr Sharma:  Boys, tomorrow is a holiday and the day after tomorrow is your examination. I won't teach now. You ask me questions. Use "Where" in your questions.
Hari:  Where did Prince rama go from ayodhya?
Mr Sharma:  He went inti the forest.
Hari:  Where did ravana take princess sita?
Mr Sharma:  He took her to SriLanka.
Dipu:  Where will  yoube tomorrow, Sir.?
Mr Sharma:  I'll be in my house.
Uupu:  May I ask  a question sir?
Mr Sharma: Yes, you may. What's your question?
Uupu: Where will you print the examintion papers?

Haa.....haaa.haaa Mr Sharma and his Pupils laughed and went out of the class room.


The Lion And Brahman

The Brahman Saw a lion in a cage. He went there and stood infront of the cage.The lion wept and Said, "Please take me out of this cage. I'll give a cow to you."
The Brahman undid the  lock and opened the door, and the lion came out of the cage. He laughed and said to the Brahaman, "Thankyou, Sir. I'll kill you now.
I'll drink your blood and eat your flesh." The Brahman replied, "We'll go to a judge and tell our story him."
The Lion pointed to a fox and said, "That's the judge He's coming here." The fox came and stood infront of the Barhaman and the lion.
The Brahman told his story him.
Fox:  Was the Barhman in the cage?
Lion:  No, he wasn't. I was in the cage.
Fox:  Where you and the barhman in the cage?
Lion:  No, the Barhamn wasn't in the cage. I was in the cage.

Fox:  Did you put the Barhman into the cage?
Lion:  Oh, you're a fool. I didn't put the Barhamn into the cage. He wasn't in the cage. I was in the cage. I'll Show you.
The lion said these words and walked into the cage, and the Barhamn closed the door and locked it.
The Barhman Said, :Thankyou," to the judge and went ot his village. And the Fox Said, "Good- Bye", to the lion and went into the jungle.
Claver Fox And Foolish Barhman and Lion.


She Talked And Talked

The teacher stood in front of the class and said, "Girls, I was in the garden yesterday. I saw somebody there.
She sat on a bench and some girls sat on the ground infront of her. She talked and talked and the girls listened  to her. Did you meet her?
Mala: Yes, we met her yesterday.
Bala:  We met her the day before yeatreday too.
Sheela:  And we'll meet her tomorrow too.
Sita:  And She's here today.
Teacher:  Is She in this room?
Rita:  Yes, She's in this room.
Nita: That's right. She's the teacher.

The teacher laughed and laughed, and the girls laughed too. After a short while everybody was quiet. Then the teacher said  "Girls, you forget one thing. One can't talk all the time. A teacher talks a lot in the class,
But she is quiet outside. The Pupils are quit in hte class but they talk and talk and make a lot of noise outside.
So that person could not be a teacher. She was a pupil."


I'm Not a Swimmer

Budhu ate his dinner and went to his father. His father said to him, "Budhu, go to your father in law's villege.
Your wife is in  her father's house. Bring her from there.
Budhu put on his coat, trousers and shoes, and went out of the house. He met a man on the way and said, "Good morning", to him. The man smiled and said, "Goodmorning", to Budhu.
Budhu:  Are you coming from Mr ganga ram's villege?
The Man:  Yes, I'm coming from that villege. It's Sindhu. It's Ganga's villege, and it's my villege too.

Budhu:  What's your name sir?
The man:  My name is Gomti.
Budhu:  What's your father's name?
The man:  His name is saryu.
Budhu:  And what's your mather's name?
The amn:  Her Name is Krishna.
Budhu:  And what's my mother-in-law's name please?
The man:  Is your mother-in-law Gang's Wife?
Budhu:  Yes,She's Mr Ganga ram's wife.
The man:  Her anme is yumuna. Are you going to  Ganga's house?
Budhu:  Yes, I'm Going there.
The man:  I'll take you there.
Budhu:  No thanks. I won't go. I'm not a swimmer. I'll bring a boat tomorrow and will go there in it.


The Melon Market

A woman got into a taxi and sat in it. The driver was sitting in his friend's shop. He Saw the woman in his taxi  and ran to it. He said, "Good  afternoon," to her and asked, "Where to madam?'' She replied, "Please take me to the Melon Market." On the way, the woman pulled the driver's coat and said, "Please take me to the Melon market.
 I'm not going to the Mango Mraket. Don't take me there". They came to the fish market, and the woman pulled the driver's coat again. She said, "Please take me to the Melon Market. Don't stop here. I'm not going to fish market.
The taxi came to a crossing. The Policeman raised his hand and taxi stopped.The woman put her hand on the driver's shoulder and asked,"Is this the Melon Market"?
The Driver replied ," No madam, It's my Shoulder."



The Thirsty Crow

It was a hot day. A crow was very thirsty. His mouth was dry. His throat was burning.He flew from place to place in search of water. But there was not a drop of water anywhere. Rivers and lakes had all dried up.
At last he saw a jug of water near a house.
He went to the jug and looked into it. There was a little water at the bottom of the jug. The crow could see the water but he could not reach it.
Suddenly an idea flashed on his mind. He picked up stones, one by one from the ground and dropped them into the jug. The water started comingup. Soon the crow could reach it easily. He drank the water. And he cawed happily and flew away.

"Where There Is A Will There Is A Way"



The Grapes Are Sour

One a day a hungry fox came to a vineyard. He Saw Bunches of ripe grapes hanging high on the vines. His Mouth started watering. He stretched out his head to reach the grapes. But he found them rather too high. So he jumped to get at them. Even then he could not reach them.
He jumped again and again till he was completly tired. At least he gave up and left the place. He was heard saying."The grapes are Sour". Who wanths sour grapes?"

"Accept Defeat Sportingly."



The Fox and The crow

Oneday a crow snatched a bun from a child. Then she settled down on a branch of a tall tree to eat bun. A fox saw the crow with the bun. He went and sat under the tree. He looked up at the crow and said as sweetly as he could, "Goodmorning madam" How are you?"
There was no reply.
The Fox Said, "You look very bright and beautiful.If your voice is also sweet, you willbe a queen among birds. Please let me hear your voice".
The silly crow thought, "I am indeed a queen among birds. I must prove it." She opened her mouth to caw and down fell the bun its beak.
The Fox picked up the bun and ran away with it.

Selfish people speak sweet words to serve their own ends




The Dog And The Bone

A dog found a bone. He picked it up in his mouth and went to lonely corner. There he sat and chewed the bone in his mouth and walked towards the river. At the river, he saw his own reflection in the water. He thought that there was another dog with a bone in the river. He wanthed to have that bone too. So he opened his mouth to bark. At once the bone slipped off his mouth and fell into the river.

"Greed leads to Grief"



Bee And The Dove

A bee was once flying across the lake. Accidently it felldown in the lake. Its wings got wet. Now it could not fly up. It was sure to die. A dove was sitting on a nearby tree. She saw bee struggling. She picked a leaf from the tree. She held the leaf in her beak and flew out. She dropped the leaf near the bee. The bee slowly got on to the leaf.
It shook its wings dry.Then she thanked the dove and flew away. A few days later, a boy was aming his sling at the dove. The dove was asleep. Her eyes were closed. she didn't know about the danger. The bee saw the boy. It flew out to boy. It stung the hand that held the sling. the boy dropped down the sling and cried out in great pain. The boy's cry woke up the dove. She thanked the bee for saving her life and flew away.

"One Good turn deserves Another"



The Hare and the Tortoise

A tortoise always moved slowly. A hare often laughed at the slow tortoise. One day the tortoise challenged the hare to run a race with him. The race started. the hare ran fast. Soon he was far ahead of the tortoise.
As the hare came near the winning post, he thought, "let me not finish the race right now. I shall sit here under a tree and wait for the tortoise. When he comes here, I shall runfast and cross the winning post before him.
This will make him anergy and i shall have a lot of fun."
So the hare sat under a tree. The tortoise was still far behind. After some time, the hare fell fast asleep.
When he wokeup, he saw the tortoise crossing the winning post.
The Hare lost the race!

" Slow and Steady Wings the Race"


The Bear and The Two Friends

Shyam and Ram were good friends. One day they were passing through a forest. On their way, they saw a bear coming towards them. Shyam ran and climbed up a nearby tree. Ram did not know the skill of climbing a tree. But he showed presence of mind. He had hearded wild animals do not hurth dead bodies. So he lay down still on the ground. He closed his eyes and held back his breath. The bear came to ram. He sniffed Ram's face. He thought that the man was dead. He went away.
When the bear was out of sight, Shyam climbed down the tree. He went to Ram and asked, "What did the bear tell you into your ear?" Ram retorted, "He told me to keep away from a selfish friend like you."

"A Friend in Need is a  Friend Indeed."



The Lion And The Mouse

One the hot afternoon a lion was sleeping in the shade of a tree. A little mouse who lived in a hole of the tree came out to play. Playfully he ran all over the body of the lion. The lion felt disturbed in his sleep. Suddenly he woke up and caught the mouse. The poor mouse was frightened. He squeaked in a feeble voice, "Please, Oh kind King of the jungle, please forgive me. Have mercy on me and let me go. I'll replay your kindness one day".
The words of tinny mouse amused the lion. He said, "You have funny ideas, little thing. How can a tiny creature like your help a mighty king of the jungle?" However, he took pity on the mouse and let him go.
Some days later, the mouse heard the lion roaring in pain. He ran out of  his hole and found the lion in trouble.

The lon was caught in hunter's net. He tried hard to set him free, but he did not succeed. The mouse ran to him and said "don't worry, great king. I will set you free in no time", And he began to cut the cords of the net with his sharp little teath. Soon the lion was free. He thanked the little mouse in a humble voice and went on his way.

" It is Good to be Kind and Humble"



Two Pairs Of Goats

One day a black goat and a brown goat met in the middle of a bridge over a stream. They stood facing each other. The bridge was narrow and only one animal could cross it at a time.
The black goat snarled at the brown goat, "Get out of my way, I say."
The brown goat snarled back. "You blockheaded blackie, move back or else I will throw into the stream."

They Threatned each other for some time. Then they charged at each other furiously. And lo! Both of them lost their balance and fell into the stream below. The swift current of the stream carried them away in deep water and both of them were downed.

Another time two other goats met on the bridge in the same way. They were sensible and quiet. One of them satdown. He allowed the other goat to step over his body and go ahead. Then he stood up and went on his own way.
Thus, both of them crossed the bridge safely.

"Anger leads to Sorrow. pleaseleads to Joy."



The Monkey's Justice

One day two cats found a large piece of cake. One of them jumped at it and picked it up. Another one tried to snatch it from him. The first cat said "Keep away from me. It is my cake. I was the first to pick it  form him.
The first cat said, "Keep away from me. It is my cake. I was the first to pick it up." The other  cat said, "But I saw it first and so it is mine." Just then a monkey was passing by. The cats requested him to act as judge and settle their quarrel. The monkey said, "I will make two qual parts of the cake and give a part to each one of you. Give me the cake."

The monkey took the cake and made two parts. Then he shook his head and said, "These two parts are not equal. This is one is bigger than the other one." He ate a bit of the bigger part. But again the parts  were not equal. So he ate a bit of the bigger part again to make the two parts equal. This went  on till only two tiny bits  of the cake were left . Then the monkey said to the cats, "How can i give you such tiny bits? I will eat them myself."  So saying, he put those tiny bits into his mouth and went away.

"A Third Person Gains When two Persons Quarrel"



The Shepherd Boy and the wolf

One day a shepherd boy felt very lonely in the jungle. He decided to have some fun. So he shouted loudly, "Wolf! Wolf! Help!" The farmers in the nighbouring area heard the boy's cries for help. They left their works and ran to help the boy and his sheep. When they came to the spot, they didn't notice any sign of a wolf.
The Farmers asked the boy, "Wasn't it you who cried for help"?
The boy laughed and said "I was having some fun. There is no wolf here. Go away". The farmers said angry words to the boy and went away.
Nextday the boy played same trick and annoyed the farmers once again.

A few days later, a wolf really came there. The shepherd boy climbed up a tree  and shouted for help. But no help came. Everybody thought that the stupid boy was playing his childish joke. the wolf many of the boy's sheep. The boy felt sorry for his silly joke.

"People Do notBelieve a  Liar Even When he Tells the Truth"



The Dog in The Manager

One Day a herd of cows went to the manger for food. They saw a dog resting on the hay in the manager. When he saw the cows, he barked loudly and frightned them away. One of the cows said, "Please let us have some hay. This hay is our food. We are hungry". The dog snarled at the cow and the cow turned back.

Then a cow went and called bull. The bull came and said to the dog, "You can't eat the hay. It is the food for cattle. s please go away".
The gentle words of the bull had no effect on the dog. Then the bull bellowed loudly and got ready to charge at the dog. The dog ran away as fast as he could.

"It is Not Good to Be A dog in the Manager"



The Curious Monkey.

One day a carpenter was sawing a large log to devide it into two parts. A monkey sitting in a tree was watching him. The Carpenter stopped his work at lunch time. Only half a portion of the log was cut by then.
So he pushed a wedge into the split and then went for lunch.
After the carpenter had gone. The Monkry jumpeddown from the tree. He went round the log and obsrved  it for some time. He stopped at the wedge and looked at it curiously. His Curiosity mounted. So he satdown on the log keeping it between his two legs. His long tail was danling down through the wide split. He handled the wedge out of curiosity. Suddenly he pulled out the wedge. As soon as the wedge was removed,
The split parts of the log stuck together with a snap and caught the monkeys tail.
The Monkey gave out a loud cry with pain and jumped off. His tail was gone for ever.

"Look Befor You Leap. It can be Risky to Handle An Unknown Object."



Juno and the monkey

Once Juno, The queen of Gods, Announced, "I will give a preciousl prize to the animal who has the most beautiful baby". So all the animals gathered at one place. They had their babies with them. Jumo went to all the animals one by one. When She saw a flat-nosed baby of a monkey, She remarked, "What an ugly baby! This baby can never get a prize at any rate."
The Monkey's Mother was deeply hurt by Juno's insulting comment. She held her baby close to her heart and whispered into the baby's ear, "Don't brother, My dear Child. I love you most dearly. To me you are the most precious prize. i don't want any other Prize. May God Give you a long Life."

"Mother's Love Has No Equal"



The Peacock and The Crane

A peacock was very vain. He always boasted about his beautiful looks. Everyday he would go to the bank of a river. He would stand there and admire his own reflection in the water. He would say "Just look at my  tail! Look at the colours  in my feathers! look at me! I must be the most beautiful bird in the world."

One day the peacock saw a crane on the bank. He looked at it and turned his face away. Then he rudely said to the crane, "What a colourless bird you are! Your fathers look so plain and dull"
The crane said "Your fathers are surely beauthiful and mine are not. But so what? With your fathers you cannot fly veryhigh, while my feathers can carry me highup in the sky"

"Usefulness is Better than Mere Beauty"



The milkmaid and her Dreams

A milkmaid was going on her way to deliver milk to her coustomers. She was carrying a pail of milk on her head. She said to hersef, "I will sell this milk and buy eggs with the money. The eggs will give me a fine lot of hens. I will sell the hens and buy silk dewss. I will wear the dresses and look very beautiful. 
Many handsome young men will come to mee and ask for my hand in marriage.
But i'll toss my head and say "No"!
As she said this, She actually tossed her head. The pail of milk felldown from her head and the milk ran out on the ground. That was the end of the eggs, the hens, the silk dress and the handsome young men.

"It's No Good Building Castles in The Air"



Chintu and the Vendor

Chintu was a very claver and bold boy. Once he bought berries from a vendor. The vendor gave him the berries less in weight. As chintu was watch ful, the vendor couldnot outsmart him. The boy immediately pointed out, "Why are you giving me less berries?" The vendor cunningly said "because the less willbe easier for you to carry"
Chintu quickly put some money in the vendor's hand and walked off. The vounder counted the money. He found it short. He called Chintu back and said, "You have given me lessmoney". Chintu sharply replied, "Isnot it easy to count sir?"

"Those Who play Smart Are likely to be Outsmarted by Smarter People."



The Woodcutter and Mercury

One day a woodcutter's axe accidently fell into a river. The river at that spot was deep and its current was shift. The woodcutter tried hard but he couldnot find his axe. He was very sad. Mercury, the messenger of gods, saw the sad woodcutter and took pity on him. "Don't worry. I will bring your axe," Said Mercury to the woodcutter and dived into the river.
Mercury came out of the river with an axe of gold and offered it to the woodcutter. The woodcutter said, "That is not mine. I can't take it".
Once again Mercury went down into the river and this time returned an axe made of pure silver. The honest woodcutter Said ," That is not my axe either." So mercury dived into the river a third time. This time he brought with him a curde axw made if iron. "that's it," carried the woodcutter joyfully and rushed to Mercury to take ot.
Mercury was pleased with the poor man's honestly. He gave him both the gold axe and the silver axe as reward for his honestly.

"Honesty is the Best Policy".



The CapSeller and The Monkeys

There was small junge between two villages. Many monkeys lived in the jungle. One day a capseller was passing through the jungle to go from one village to another. On the way he got tired. He lay down under a tree and fell asleep.
The cap seller wokeup after some time. He was verymuch upset when he saw that his box was opene and his caps had all gone. Just then he hearded whooping sounds and looked up. There were so many monkeys on the tree. Each one of them had a cap on his head.
The capseller was angry. He picked up a stone and threw it at the monkeys. The monkeys plucked fruits from the tree and threw them at the capseller.
Now the capseller knew how to get how to get back his caps from the monkeys. Monkeys have the habit of copying others. The capseller took off the cap from his head and threw it on the ground. The monkeys also copied him. They threw down their caps. The capseller collected the caps from the ground, put them in the box and happily went on his way.

"Presence of  Mind can Find a Way Out of Many Difficulties"


The Fox and the Stork

A fox once invited a stork to dinner. He prepared a soup and served it in a large  flat dish. "Let us begin," Said the fox and began lapping. "It is really nice, isn't it?" The stork enjoyed its nice smell. It made  his mouth water. But he could not sip even a drop of the soup. His beak was long while the dish was shallow. He knew that the cunning fox had played a trick on him.
He just looked on helplessly while the fox was finishing the soup. A few days later, the stork invited the fox to dinner. He prepared a delicious soup with great care. He served the soup in a jug with a narrow moth. "Let us begin", said the stork and put his long beak into the jug. He sipped the soup comfortably. He said to his guest, "I have never tasted such a delicious soup."
I have prepared it specially for you. Please don't feel shy. Have as much of it as you like. But the fox could not drink the soup at all. The mouth of the jug was too narrow for him. He fet sorry for himself. He realised that he was plying the price for his own mischief.

"TIT FOT TAT"



The Lion and The Hare

Animals of a jungle had agreed to send once animal everyday to the lion's den for his food. Onc day it was turn of a hare to go to the lion's den. The hare was very claver. He worked out a plan to  kill the wicked lion.
He went to the den much later than the lion's mealtime. So the lion was very angry with him.
"Why have you come so late?" he asked
"Sir," said the hare as politely as he could, "I got late because another lion chased me. I could get away from him with much difficulty."
"Another lion? In this Jungle?" asked the lion.
"Yes Sir. I  know where he lives. Come with me and i will show him to you", said the hare.

The Lion got ready to go with the hare. The hare took him to a well and said, "Here he lives. Please come and see inside." The lion looked into the well and saw his own refelection. He mistook the refelection for another lion and roared angrily at it. Then he saw that the lion in the water also roaring at him. Now he could not control his temper and jumped into the well. That was the end of him.

"Think Well Before Do Anything"



Bunty and the Bottle of Toffees

On a new year day, Bunty went with his mom to a rich lady's house. The Rich lady was his mom's friend. The two ladies embraced and wished "A Happy New Year" to each other. Bunty bowed down to the lady and recived her blessings.
The lady put a bottle of toffees before Bunty and said, "Bunty, have as many toffees as you please", Bunty's eyes gleamed with joy. He put his hand into the bottle and filled his fist with as many toffees as his fist could hold.

Now, The fist filled with the toffees was much bigger than the narrow mouth of the bottle. So bunty could not take out his hand from the bottle even though he tried hard. He pushed and pulled the bottle with his free hand. He turned the bottle amused the two ladies.
After some time, His mother said "Bunty, don't act silly. Just open your fist and let a few toffees go. If you do so, you can easily pull out your hand." Bunty followed her advice and pulled out his hand.

"Don't Try to Grab Too Much at a Time"



The Saintly Tiger

Once upon a time there lived a very old tiger in a jungle. When he lost the strength and speed of his youth, he thought, "Now I can't hunt any more."  I must find out some trick to save myself from starvation."
After thinking for a long time, the tiger hit upon a plan. He proclaimed, "Now I am very old. Therefore, I will spend the rest of my life piously. I will live on fruits and grass and chant the name of God all the time. Birds and animals of the jungle need not fear me any more."
Some innocent animals believed every word of the tiger. "What a great saint"! they said. "We must go and pay our respects to him." So every day a few animals went to meet him in his cave. The tiger jumped upon the innocent animals and ate them, Thus he managed to keep off starvation.

A fox came to know about the saintly tiger. He said to himself, "I can't belive it. How can a tiger ever live on fruits and grass? I must go and find out the truth myself." So one day the fox went to the tigger's cave. He stopped at the entrance of the cave. Very carefully and minutely he examined the footprints of the animals who had visited the cave earlier.
He noticed that all the footprints pointed towards the cave. There was no sign of footprints going out of the cave. So he said "I don't want to die to keep this false saint alive" and went away.

"Never Take a Satan's Words For Granted"


The Horse and The Donkey

One day a man was driving  a horse and a donkey to the market. There was a heavy load on the back of the donkey. There was no load on the back of the horse. On the way, the donkey said to the horse, "Please share my load. It is very heavy for me."
The horse said, "heavy or not, i don't car. it is your load and you must carry it yourself. don't ask me to shar it."
The donkey said nothing!
They walked on silently. After a while the donkey sank down on the road. His mouth was foaming.

So the man removed the load from the back of the donkey. He placed the whole load on the back of the horse. As they walked on, the horse thought, "I did not share the heacy burden of the donkey. Now i'll have to carry the whole burden all the way to the market"

"Share The Burden Of others and Your Burden will be Shared"



The Wolf and the Flute

Once a wolf stole a a lamb from  s flock od sheep. As he was carrying it off, the lamb said, "I know you're going to eat me. But will you please fulfil my last desire brfore eating me?"
"What is your last desire?" asked the wolf.
The lamb said, "I know you're a very good flute player. I am myself very fond of hearing the music of a flute. So please play your flute before killing me."
So the wolf took out his flute and palyed it. When he stopped playing, the lamb said, "beautiful! beautiful! I think You can play it better than enyone else. Please do play it once again."
The wolf was pleased to hear the words of praise. So he played the flute once again. This time he played it louder than before.

The shephered and the sheepdogs heard the sound. They came running and caught the wolf. That was End of him.
The Lamb ran back to its flock.

"Play it Cool Amidst Difficulty and You will Find a Way to Safety"



The Donkey and The Dog

A dog a donkey worked for a potter. The dog guarded the master's pottery and house which stood close to each other in a big compound. The donkey carried heavy loads for the master. The donkey felt very jealous of the dog. He thought, "What an easy and comforatble life the dog lives! his only duty is to stroll about in the compound and bark at starangers. And yet, the master pats  him lovingly and gives him nice food to eat.
And look at poor me! I slog all through the day under heavyloads. And what do i get from the master? hard blows on my back and wretched leftovers for my belly. This is very unfair. Very very unfai, ofcourse"
One day the donkey was thinking, "I must try the dog's trick to please the master. When the master comes home, he barks a little to welcome him. He runs to him wagging his tail. he raises is front legs and puts them on the master's body."

Just then the donkey saw the master entering the house. So he brayed a little to welcome him. Then he ran to him wagging his tail. He raised his front legs to rest them on the master's body.
The donkey's unusual behaviour frightened the master. He thought the donkey has gone crazy. He picked up a big stick and rained heavy blows on the donkey.
poor Donkey! He tried to please the master and recived hard blows in return.

"Never feel Jealous of Anybody's Good Position."



The Mouse and The Bull

One day when a little mouse came out of its hole in  a tree, It saw a big bull sleeping in the shade of the tree. The bull was snoring loudly. The mouse curiously went to the nose of the bull and bit it just for fun.
The bull wokeup and bellowed with pain. The mouse began to run away frightfully. The bull chased it with all his might. The mouse scampred hurruedly along the ground and manged to get away. The Bull, however, did not give up the chase. So the mouse ran into a hole in a wall.

Now the bull couldn't reach it. But the bull was detremined to punish the mouse. He angrily shouted, "You small wretch, I'll teach you a lesson for bitting a mighty bull". And he dashed his head against the wall. the bull was strong, but so was the wall.
It did not break or give way but hurt the bull's head. The mouse saw the  misfortune of the bull and mocked at him, "Stupid fellow, why are you breaking your head just for nothing? You Big  strong fellows don't always have everything your own way."
The bull still did not like to let the mouse go unpunished. He also felt humilated. But, at the same time, He realized  the truth in the  statment of the mouse, and so he went away silently.

The words of the mouse were still ringing in his ears. "You big strong fellows don't always have evrything your own way."

"Might is not Always Right"



The Timid Rabbit

There Lived a timid rabbit in a jungle. A slightest unusaul sound or sight would drive her panicky. She always dreamt of evil spirits and their evel deeds. So she could never sleep peacefully. One day the rabbit was sleeping under a mango tree.  A mango fell on the ground near her. At once she woke up and jumped up on her legs.
Then she began to run, Shouting "Run away! Run away!" The Sky falling down!" A deer met the rabbit on the way. He asked her "What is the matter?" She said, "Run away!The Sky falling down!" So the deer also began to run by her side. Both of them ran and shouted together "Run Away! The sky falling Down!"
As the two ran ahead, they were joined by a giraffe, a zebra, a jackal, a fox, a wolf, and a host of other animals. All of them ran and shouted together, "Run Away! The sky is falling down!"

A lion heard the noise and came out of his den. He roared, "Stop there. What's wrong?"
"The sky is falling down," they said in a chorus. On hearing this, the lion laughed till tears came to his eyes. With great difficulty he controled his laughter and said, "Who has seen the sky falling down?"
All of them looked at one another inquringly and at last all the eyes were fixed on the rabbit. The rabbit faltred, "A portion of the sky is lying there under the mango tree"
"Come on, Let's go there and find out the truth," said the lion. So all of them went to the mango tree. They searched  and found only a mango lying on the ground. The lion pointed to the mango and asked the rabbit, "Is this the portion of thesky over which you raised such a hue and cry?"


The rabbit stood hanging her head in shame, her entire body shivering with fear. Other animals aslo felt ashmed for being carried away by herd instinct.

"Don't Be carried Away By Herd Instinct"


The Horse and The Man

Once a horse went to a man and said, "please help me. A tiger has come in the jungle and he wants to kill me." The man said, "Don't worry, my friend. The tiger can cause you no harm. I will protect you from the tiger.
The Horse said, "Thankyou". The man Said, "But then you should do what i tell you to do."
The horse said, "What do you want me to do?"
The man said, "You must allow me to put a saddle on your back and a beidle in your mouth."
The horse said, "Please do whatever you llike. But you must protect me from the tiger."

The man saddled the horse. He put a bridle in his mouth. Then he mounted the horse and drove it to his stable. The man said to the horse, "You can stay safely here in my stable. Whenever i take you out of the stable, I'll ride on your back.
The tiger can cause you no harm when i am with you." The man then shut the stable door and walked away.
When the horse was alone in the stable, he thought, "I'm safe here. But I'm not free anymore. I have purchased my sadety but have lost my freedom. It is  a bad bargain. But I'm helpless now."

A Lark had her nest in a cornfield. She lived in the nest with her young ones. It was a safe shelter from them till the corn was ripe and ready for cutting. Oneday, the mother lark said to her young  ones, "Now the corn is ready for cuttingg. We must find shelter elsewhere."
The next day they heard the farmer  saying "Tomorrow I will call my relatives and cut the corn."

The young larks said, "Mother, hurrpup. We must leave before sunrise tomorrow. The Farmer is going to cut the crop tomorrow."
The farmer came the following day. None of his relatives came to help him. So he went back without cutting the corn. He said, "Tomorrow i will call my neighbours and we will surely cut the corn."

The Lark and the Farmer

Again the young ones asked their mother to leave the field. And the mother said, "Not  Yet".
Next day, as thought by the mother lark, the nighbours did not come to help the farmer. Now the farmer said, It's no use depending on others. Tomorrow I will cut the corn myself."

Then the mother lark said, "Now we must go at once. The farmer will surely cut the corn himself."

"SELF-HELP IS THE BEST HELP"


The Poor Man And the Rich Man

A poor cobbler and a rich businessman were nighbours. The cobbler's house was also his workshop. He sang merrily while he mended shoes. He never felt it necessary to shut and bolt the door and windows of his house. At night he would say his prayers and go to bed. He enjoyed sound sleep all through the night.
The richman always saw the merry cobbler. He saw that there was nothing that worried his  poor nighbour. But the rich man was full of worries himself. He could neither sing nor smile. He always shut and bolted each and every door and window of his house at night.
He could never sleep peacefully. He was always worried about the safty of his wealth.

One day the rich man called the cobbler to his house. He gave him five thousand rupees and said, "I don't need this money. Please keep it with you. It's yours".

At first the cobbler was happy to receive the money. But soon the big amount of money disturbed his care free and peaceful life. For the first time he closed and bolted the door and windows of his house. He woke up several times during the night to make sure that the money was safe.

The very next morning the cobbler went to his rich neighbour's house. With folded hands, he said to the rich man, "Sir, please take back your money so that my merry songs and sound sleep can come back to me."

"WEALTH DOES NOT ALWAYS BRING HAPPINESS"


The Hidden Treasure

An old farmer had three sons. They were young and strong. But they were all very lazy. They wanted money to spend. But they didnot want to work to earn money. One day the farmer said to them, "i have buried some treasure in our field. Dig out the treasure and share it among you."

So the next day the young men eagrly went to the field and started digging it. They worked hard for  
Several days. They dug each and every inch of  the field but found no treasure anywhere.
They went to their father and told him that they had failed to find the treasure.

The father said, 'Never mind. Now that you have dug the field so well, let us sow it with corn."

So they sowed the field with coen. Luckily for them, it rained very well that year. The corn ripened and the field looked beautiful with the rich crop. The young men showed the field to their father with great father with great pride.
The farmer said, "What a bumper crop! This is the very treasure I wanted you to share among you.
If you work hard, you will get such treasure year after year."

"SWEER ARE THE FRUITS OF LABOUR"


The Emperor and the Fortune-Teller

Once an Emperor invited a reputed fortune-teller to his court. The fortune-teller was known for making correct predictions. The Emperor welcomed him with great respect and offered him a seat.
Then the Emperor gave him his horoscope and said, "Learned Sir, Please ready my horosope and tell me what the future has in store for me."
The fortune-teller studied the horscope very carefully. Then he said, "Your majesty, i will tell you  the bare facts wich your stars tell me. Please do remember that i don't tell imaginary tales".
The Emperor said, "I understand what you mean please tell me your findings without any fear."

The fortune-teller, to begin with, told the Emperor all the good things that the future had in store for him. The empeor felt very happy to hear about those good things.

But, When the fortune-teller began to tell the emperor about his misfortunes, the emperor felt very
Sorry. At one stage he felt very much offended and he shouted at the fortune-teller, "Say no more of your nonsensical stuff. Just tell me what your stars say about the time of your death."

The clever fortune-teller knew what the Emperor had in his mind. So he said, "Your Majesty, I'm Going to die just oneday earlier than you." The emperor, in a fit of anger, was about to give an order for putting the fortune-teller to death. But when he heard the fortube-teller's prediction about his own death, he changed his mind. He recalled his good senses and admired the fortune-teller's\witty reply. He gave him rich royal gifts and sent him away respectfully.



King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

King Solomon was fomous for his wishdom. The queen of Sheba wanted to test him. One day She went to the king with two garlands. One of the Garlands was made of real flowers. The other one was made of paper flowers.
The other one was made of paper flowers. But both the Garlands looked exactly alike. She held one garland in each of her hands and stood in front of the king. She said, "O wise King tell me, without moving from your seat, which one of these two Garlands is made of real flowers."

The king looked at each of the two Garlands very carefully. They looked very,much alike. He could not  tell one from the other. When his eyes failed to guide him, the wise king used his brain to solve the problem. A bright idea came to his mind.
He ordered one of his servants to open the window overlooking the garden. The Servant opened the window. Soon bees came in from the garden and began hovering around the Garland in the queen's right hand.

The King smiled and said "The bees of my garden tell me that the garland in your right hand is made of real flowers." The queen bowed down with respect and said, "O king, your answer is right. You are indeed, a very wiseman",


The Two Friends

One Fine morning two friends set out on a boat trip. They sailed the boat in calm sea and talked merrily. Soon they were far away from the shore. All of a sudden, the sky grew dark. A high wind started blowing hard. The sea became rough.
The boat tossed up and down in the stormy sea. Luckily, the two friends saw a plank floating on the sea. So they jumped into the sea and caught it. But the plank was too small to bear the weight of two.

"You are a married man. You must live for your wife and children. I'm single and so i must go," Said one friend to the other.
"But you have your mother and sister. Who will take care of them?" argued the married man.

"Indeed you!" Said the young man and let off the plank. He was drowned. After the storm was over, the married friend reached home safely. He took care of the mother and the sister of his noble friend who was no more in this World.

"TRUE FRIENDS SHARE EACH OTHER'S JOYS AS WELL AS SORROWS"


The Rich Man and His Travel

A richman was very fond of travelling. Most  of the time he remained away from his house. occasionally, when he came home, He gathered around him the young people of the locality.
He would tell them the wonderful experiences of his  wandering life.
often he would ask them"
"Have you seen the Eiffel Tower of Paris?"
"Have You Seen the Learning Tower of Pisa?"
"Have You seen the Taj Mahal of Agra?"
"Have you seen the Qutub Minar of Delhi?"

Every time the young people would say "No" and the traveller would say, 'You People always remain at home. You are missing the charm of life."
One day the young people asked him. "Have you ever visited the junk shop in the city?, come, let's pay a visit to it."

When they visited the Junk Shop, the rich man was surprised to find there many valuable articles missing from his own house. He asked, "How come my belongings are here?"
The young people retorted. "You hardly remain at home. So you are losing the hard-earned wealth of your father."


The Wolf and the Crane

One day a greedy wolf was having his dinner. He ate so hurriedly that a bone got stuck in his throat. He tried hard to throw out the bone, but he didnot succeed. He thought, "What will happen if I can't get that bone out of my throat? I will not be able to eat  and I will die of hunger."

Then the wolf went to a crane who lived on the river bank. He said to the crane, "I have a bone stuck in my throat. You have a long neck that can reach down to the bone. Please pull out the bone. I will pay you well for your Service."

The Crane agreed to help the wolf. The wolf opened his mouth wide. The crane reached down and pulled out the bone.
"Now Pay me my fees," said the crane.
"Fees?" Said the wolf. "forget the fees. Thank god that you put your head into my mouth and got it out safely."

"BE CAREFUL WHILE DEALING WITH WICKED PEOPLE. THEY QUICLKY FORGET THE FAVOUR DONE TO THEM"


The King Cobra and the Ants

There Lived a King Cobra in a Forest. He fed on bird's eggs, lizards, rates, frogs, rabbits and other small creatures. Everyday he ate a lot of small creatures and then lazed away the whole day. In course of time he grew big in size, and his pride grew bigger still.

One Day the cobra thought, "I'm the mightiest animal in the forest. I'm the king of the forest. Now I must live in a big house that suits my size and status." So he selected a very big tree for his newhouse. There was an ant hill near the tree. The king cobra said, "i don't want this nuisance here."
So he went to the ant hill and said to the ants, "I'm the King Cobra the King of this Forest". I order you to remove this rubbish from here and go off immdiately.

Other animals trembled in the cobra's presence. But the tiny ants paid no heed to his threat. This enraged him and he lashed at the ant hill with his tail. The next moment, thousands of ants streamed out of the ant hill. They climbed all over the cobra's large body and stung him hard. 
Thousands of thorny pricks all over his body caused unberable pain to the mighty cobra. He wriggled and rolled in vain to keep the ants off.
He strugled hard for some time and at last died a painful death!

"PRIDE GOES BEFORE A FALL"


Antlers and Legs of the Stag

A Stag was standing at the edge of a pool and looking at his own reflection in the glassy water.
He thought "how beautiful my antlers look! No other animal has such beautiful antlers. But I feel sorry for my legs. They're so thin and weak." Just then he heard a tiger roaring at a short distance from him.
The Stag started darting away. He saw the tiger chasing him. He ran faster and outdistanced the tiger chasing him. He ran faster and outdistanced the tiger. There was a thick jungle farther ahead on the way. So he slowed down and ran cautiously.
But, even then, his antlers got caught in the overhanging branches of a tree. He struggled hard but could not free himself.

The stag thought, "I crused my thin legs. But they helped me to get away from the tiger. I admired the beauty of my antlers. But they are going to be the cause of my death." Just then the tiger sprang upon him and killed him.

"LOOKS ARE PFTEN DECEPTIVE"


The Mongoose and the Child

Shankar and Parvati lived in a  large country house with their little son Ganesh. They kept a mongoose as a pet. Ganesh and the mongoose were very fond of each other. They became good playmates. One day Shankar was at his farm. Parvati had gone out for some work.
Ganesh was fast asleep in his cradle.

The mongoose was  sitting by the  cradle to protect Ganesh from any harm. Suddenly it saw a serpent creeping towards Ganesh. It jumped up and  caught the serpent's neck.  There was a fierce fight between the mongoose and the serpent. At last the mongoose killed the serpent.

After some time, the mongoose saw parvati coming towards the house. It ran to the entrance to greet its mistress. parvati saw the marks of blood on the mouth and paws of the pet. She feared that it had killed  her beloved son. Wild with anger, she picked a stick from the verandah.
She rained heavy blows on the poor animal and killed it.

Then she ran into the inner room. She was very happy to find Ganesh safe and sound. She also saw the dead serpent. Now she realised her mistake. She had killed the innocent and faithful animal who had saved the life of her son. Her sorrow knew no bounds. But it was no use crying over split milk.

"LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP"


The Palace and the Cottage

King Vikram was known for being just and fair. Once he was building a very grand palace for himself. The plan for the palace was ready. It was noticed that a cottage at the site of the structure would mar the beauty of the palace.
The King called the owner of the cottage. He explained his difficulty to the man and offered him a big price for his cottage, But the man was very stubborn. He said, "Your Majesty, Please excuse me for turning down your offer. I love this cottage more than I love myself. Here was i born. Here have I lived all these years of my life. Here do i wish to die."

The King thought that it would be unfair on his part to use any force. He said to his minister, "Let the cottage stand here. When the people see the grand palace, they will admire my sense of beauty.
When they see the cottage, they will admire my sense of justice."

"SENSE OF JUSTICE IS THE BEAUTY OF CHARACTER"


The King and the Shepherd  Boy

Long, Long, Long ago, there was a king who was very fond of painting portraits. One day he went to a hilltop and painted a beautiful picture on a canvas. When the picture was ready, he stood before the picture. He moved to and fro and gave it a finishing  touch with his brush.

Then he stepped backwards, looking at the picture before him, to see how it looked from a distance. He reached almost the edge of the hill. A shepherd boy, who was grazing his sheep on the hill, saw the king. He thought that if the king moved back even a bit,
He would fall down into the valley blow and die. So he ran to the picture and tore it with a hard blow of his stick.
The king was very angry with the boy. He rushed to the boy and caught him. He angrily shouted, "You fool! What have you done? I will kill you."

The Shephred boy fell on his knees before the king and said in a humble voie, "Sir, Please look back. If i had not done this, you would have fallen down and lost your life."
The king looked back and thanked the boy for saving his life. He said to the boy,"If you had not used your presence of mind, I would have certainly died." Then the king took the boy with him to the palace and rewarded him with rich gifts.
Later, the boy was brought to the palace and brought up there under the personal care of the king. After a few years, he was made the King's Chief Minister.


As you Sow, So shall you reap

One night three tives stole a lot of money from a rich man's house. They put the money in bag and went into a forest. They felt very hungery. There was no food in the forest. So one of them went to a nearby village to buy food. The other two remained in the forest to take care of  the bag of
money.
The theif that went for food had an evil idea. He ate his food at a hotel. Then he mixed a strong poision with the food. He thought, "Those two will eat the poisoned food and die. Then i will get all the money for myself."
Meanwhile, the two wicked men in the forest decided to kill their mate on his return. They thought that they would then divide the money betwen the two of them.

All the three wicked men carried out their cruel plans. The thief who wanted all the money for himself came to the forest with the poisoned food. The two men in the forest fell upon him and likked him. Then they ate the poisoned food and died.

Thus, these evil people met with an evil end.

"EVIL BEGETS EVIL"


The Jovial Knight

Long, Long ago, there lived a brave kinght. He had shown rare bravery in many battles. He was anace sword fighter and a champion rider. He was nobleminded, too. He always helped the poor and  the needy. He protected the weak.
Naturally, people loved him, admired him and respected him. The Knight, however, had a secret which was no known to most of the people, not even to his close friends.  He was quite bald. He wrote a wig to cover his bald head. The wig was sp perfect and fitted his head so well that no one could make out that he was bald.

One day the knight and some of his friends were hunting. As they were riding along on their horses a strong gust of wind blew off the kingt's hat along with his wig.

Sudden Discovery of the knight's baldness amused his friends. They never knew that their jovial friend was bald. They lauged at him and said, "why you are as bald. They laughed at him and said, "why you are as bald as an egg. You always posed yourself as a young man and fooled us."

"Yes, I always tried to hide my baldness. But at the same time, i was sure that my secret wouldbe out some day. After all, when my own hair didn't stay with me, How could i expect someone else's hair to stay with me forever?" Said the knight and laughed heartily.

When the friends saw the knight laughing at himself, they felt sorry for laughing at him. They said,
"You're really a great sport".

"HE WHO CAN LAUGH AT HIMSELF WILL NEVER BECOME A LAUGHING STOCK"


The Donkey and his Brain

A lion, the king of the forest, had a fox as his minister. Everyday the lion hunted and killed an animal for his food. The fox got a share from it as a reward for serving as the minister.
One day the lion  fell sick. He could not go out for hunting.
So he said to the fox, "Today I can't go out for hunting. But I'm very hungry. Please go and bring me some animal for my food."
The fox said to him self, "No animal will come to the lion willingly. What shall i do now?" He thought and thought. At last an idea came to mind. He thought, "The donkey is a stupid animal. I can fool him and bring him here".

So he went to the donkey and said, "I have some good news for you. The lion, the king of this forest, has decided  to make you his secretary. Please come with me and see him."

The donkey was very much pleased to hear this. So he went the fox to the lion's den. The hungry lion sprang upon the donkey and killed him. Then he said to the fox, "I am going to the river to drink water. You shall sit here and take care of this kill."

So the lion went to the river. Now, the fox gimself was very hungry. He hurriedly ate the brain of the donkey before the lion returned from the river.
The lion came after some time. He looked at the and asked, "where is the brain of this animal?"

 The fox smiled and said, "Sir, if the donkey had brains, he would not have come here. Donkeys are brainless animals."


The wolf in Sheep's Clothing

One day a wolf found a sheepskin. He covered himself with the sheepskin and got into a flock of sheep grazing in a field. He thought, "The Shepherd will shut the sheep in a pen after sunset. At night i will run away with a fat sheep and eat it".
All went till the shephred shut his sheep in the pen and left. The wolf waited patiently for the night to advance and grow darker.
But then an unexpected thing happened. One of the servants of the shepherd entered the pen. HIs master had sent him to bring a fat sheep for supper. As luck would have it, the servant picked up the wolf dressed in the sheepskin.
That night the shephred and his guests had the wolf for supper.


"AN EVIL DESIGN HAS AN EVIL END."


The Crows and the Pigeon

A huge flock of crows became a great nuisance to a farmer. The crows would swoop down on his cornfield and destroy the crop. The angry farmer decided to get rid of them. One day he spread a net in his field. Then he scattered some grain on it.
The crows saw the grain. They came down to eat the grain. They were caught in the net. The farmer was glad to see the trapped crows. He said, "You robbers, now you will meet the end you deserve." Just then he was surprised to hear a pitiful sound of cooing.
So he looked carefully and found a pigeon among the crows.

The farmer said to the pigeon, "How come you are in this gang? Anyhow, I'm not going to spare you have choosen bad company and so you must suffer." Saying so, the farmer whistled to call his hounds. The hounds came and killed all the birds one by one.

"BETTER BE ALONE THAN FALLING IN BAD COMPANY"


The Two Pots

There was a heavy flood in river. After three days the flood subsided. Among many other things, a copper pot and an earthen pot were floating side by side in the river.
The copper pot saw the earthen pot and said, "My friend, you are made of soft mud, and are weak. Come closer to me, if you wish. I'll protect you from harm."
"Thanks for your good feelings for me," Said the earthen pot. "But I dare not come closer to you. You are so strong and sturdy. I'm so weak and fragile.By chance, if we crash into each other, I'll shatter into a thousand tiny bits.
If you are really my well-wisher,please keep away from me."
Saying so, the earthen pot smoothly floated away from the copper pot.

"KEEP OVER-POWERFUL NEIGHBOURS AT A SAFE DISTANCE"


The Wind and the Sun

Once the wind and the sun had an argument. "I'm stronger than you," Said the wind. "No, you're not," Said the sun.
Just at the moment they saw a traveller walking across the World. He was wrapped in a cloak.
The Sun and wind agreed that whosoever of them could separate the traveller from his cloak should be declared the stronger.

The wind took the first turn. He blew with all his might to tear the  traveller's cloak from his shoulders. But the harder he blew, the tighter the traveller gripped the cloak to his body.
The struggle went on till the wind's turn was over.

Now It was the Sun's turn. The sun smiled warmly. The traveller felt the warmth of the smiling sun. Soon he let the cloak fall open. The sun's smile grew warmer and warmer......hotter and hotter. Now the traveller no longer needed his cloak.
he took it off and dropped it on the ground. The sun was decleared stronger than the wind.

"BRUTE FORCE CAN'T ACHIEVE WHAT A GENTLE SMILE CAN. "


Birbal, The Wise

One day, a rich merchant came to Birbal, the wise. He said to Birbal, "I have seven servants in my house. One of them has stolen my bag of precious pearls. Please find out the thief."
So Birbal went to the rich man's house. He called all the seven servants in a room.
He gave a stick to each of them. Then he said, "These are magic sticks. Just now all these sticks are equal in length. Keep them with you and return them to me tomorrow. 
If there is a thief in the house, his stick will grow an inch longer by tomorrow."
The servant who had stolen the bag of pearls was frightened. He thought, " If i cut a piece of one inch from my stick, I won't be caught." So he cut the stick and made it short by an inch.

The next day Birbal collected the sticks from the servants. He found that one servant's stick was short by an inch. Birbal pointed his finger at him and said,"Here is the thief." The servants confessed his crime. He returned the bag of pearls. He was sent to jail..

"ARE WE CLAVER?"


The Villager and Spectacles

There was a villager. He was illiterate. He did not know how to read and write. He often saw people wearing spectacles for reading books or papers. He thought, "If i have spectacles, I can also read like these people.
I must go to a town and buy a pair of pair of spectacles for me".
So one day he went to a town. He entred a spectacles shop. He asked the shopkeper for a pair of spectacles for reading.

The shopkeeper gave him various pairs of spectacles and a book. The villager tried all the spectacles one by one. But he could not reading anything. He told the shopkeeper that all those him a doubtful look.
Then he looked at the book. It was upside down. The shopkeeper said, "Perhaps you don't know how to read."

The villager said, "No, I don't. I want to buy spectacles so that i can read like others. But i can't read with any of these spectacles."
The shopkeeper suppressed his laughter with great difficulty when he learnt the real difficulty of his illiterate customer.
He explained to the villager, "My dear friend, you are very simple and ignorant. Spectacles don't help to read and write. They merely help you to see better. First of all you must learn to read and write.

"IGNORANCE IS BLINDNESS."


The Moneylender and his Purse

Once a village Moneylender lost his purse. He announced a reward of a hundred ruppes to the person who found it and returned it to him. A poor farmer found it. It contained one thousand rupees. The farmer was poor and needy but, at the same time, he was honest man.
He went to the Moneylender and returned the purse to him. The Moneylender opened the purse and counted the money in it. It was one thousand rupees. Then he said to the farmer,  You're a smart fellow.
You have taken your reward beforehand." The farmer angrily asked,"What do you mean?"
The Moneylender said , I mean what i say. The purse contained eleven hundred rupees. But  now there are one thousand rupees in it.
This means that you have already taken your reward from the purse.
The farmer said, "i have not taken any money from the purse. Let us go to the Sarpanch and settle the matter".

So they went to the Sarpanch. The Sarpanch heard both the parties. He felt sure that Moneylender was dishonest. He asked the Moneylender, "Are you sure that your purse contained eleven hundred rupees?"
The Moneylender said, "Yes, Sir."
The Sarpanch said then this purse is not your's" And the Sarpanch gave away the purse to the farmer.

"A WRONGDOER HAS TO PAY A HEAVY PRICE FOR HIS WRONG ACT."


The Farmer & His Sons

A farmer had five sons. They were strong and hardworking. But they always quarreled with one another. Sometimes, they even fought. The farmer wanted his sons to stop quarrelling and fighting. He wanted them to live in peace.
Plain words of advice or rebuke didnot have much effect on these young people.

The Farmer always thought what to do to keep his children united. One day he found an answer to this problem. So he called all his sons together. He showed them a bundle of sticks and said, "I want any of you to break these sticks without separating them from the bundle."

Each of the five sons tried one by one. They used their full strength and skill. But none of them could break the sticks.

Then the Old man separated the sticks and gave each of them just a single stick to break. They could break the sticks easily. The farmer said, "A single stick by itself is weak. It is weak. It is strong as long as it is tied up in a bundle.
Likewise, you will be strong if you are united. You will be weak if you are divided."

"UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL"