Grapes are sour

Once a fox became very hungry. He was passing through a garden in search of fruits. Soon he stole into a vineyard. He looked upward and found some ripe grapes hanging from vines. The grapes were too high for him to reach. The fox felt greedy to see the grapes. He wanted to have some of them. Thus he took run and jumped high to catch the nearest bunch of grapes. He made several attempts but all were in vain. Each time he missed the juicy grapes. At last he became tired and disappointed. He thus, consoled himself saying that he did not really mean to have these grapes. These grapes re sour indeed.

A Lion and a Mouse

One day a lion sleeping in a forest. A mouse was playing nearby. By chance it ran over the lion’s body. The lion woke up and became very angry. He caught the mouse and was about to kill it. The mouse begged for its life. It also told the lion that it would pay back his kindness someday. The lion laughed at this and out of pity let the mouse go. Some days later the lion was caught in a hunter’s net. He tried hard but could not get out. He began to roar. The mouse heard the roar of the lion. It at once came to the net and cut it with its little sharp teeth and set the lion free. The lion thanked the mouse. He realized that help may come even from the smallest friend.

Nobody believes a liar

Once there lived a cowboy in a certain village. He used to tend cows in the field near a forest. It was not far from his village. The boy was very wicked. To make fun he often cried out tiger! Tiger!. The villagers would come running to help him. Then he used to burst into laughter. At this they would return with a shock. One day at afternoon, he was grazing in the field. Suddenly he saw a tiger. He became afraid and shouted saying Tiger! again and again. But nobody came to save him. He tried to climb up a tree, but failed. The tiger attacked very swiftly and killed him. When people found his dead body, they had nothing to do. If he didn’t tell a lie, people would come running and perhaps he might avoid the danger. So we should not tell a lie even for making a fun.

Unity is Strength

Once there was an old farmer. He lived with his wife and three sons in a small village. The three sons always quarreled with one another. The farmer often advised them not to quarrel. But they did not obey him. One day the farmer called his sons to bring some sticks and tie them in a bundle. Then he first gave the bundle to his eldest son to break it. He tried but could not break it. The three sons tried one after another. But none could break it. Then their father asked them to untie the bundle and told each of his sons to take one stick. Each of the sons took one stick. Then their father asked them to break the sticks. Now they could break them easily. Then the farmer advised his sons, “Like the sticks, if you remain together, nobody can harm you but if you are separate, anybody can harm you.”