A strange Hen

Once upon a time there lived a farmer. He had a strange hen. He laid an egg of gold daily. He
sold the golden eggs to the goldsmith. Slowly the man became very rich.
He thought that the stomach of the hen must be full of eggs of gold. He could get all the eggs by
cutting open the stomach. The farmer became greedy. He was not contented with getting one egg
daily. He wanted to get all the eggs at once.
So, he cut open the stomach of the hen. To his surprise there were no golden egg in it. He
repented upon his folly. But nothing could be done. He was very sad. He had lost a hen that laid
a golden egg daily.
Moral:- 1- Don't be greedy.
            2- Greed is a curse. 
            3- Haste makes waste. 
            4- It is no use crying over spill milk

The Hare
and The Lion

Let us enjoy reading this story of The Hare and The Lion.

A lion was getting fed up of hunting. He called all animals and passed an order, "Everyday one
of you should come by yourself as my prey". All animals started to obey this order.

It was the hare's day. The hare was very sad. As he was going to the lion's den, he came across
an old well. He looked into it. It was very deep and dangerous. He made a plan to his mind.

The lion was very angry that no animal had come that day. The hare slowly came towards the
lion. The lion roared "Why are you late?" The hare humbly replied, "Oh my way another lion
chased me. I got away with much difficulty to give my life to you, Your Majesty".

The lion was pleased with the hare. But the thought of another lion in the jungle made him angry.
The lion roared "Do you know where he lives?" The hare replied "Yes, Sir. Please come with
me".

The hare took the lion to the old well. He said "Sir, that lion lives in this well". The lion peeped
into the well. He mistook his reflection for another lion. He roared and there was an echo. He
thought that the other lion was roaring too and jumped into the well. That was the end of the lion.

MORAL : Wisdom can win might.

One day, while cutting a tree near a river, his axe slipped out of his hand and fell into the river.
The river was so deep, he could not even think to retrieve it on his own. He only had one axe
which was gone into the river. He became a very worried thinking how he will be able to earn his
living now!  He was very sad and prayed to the Goddess. He prayed sincerely so the Goddess
appeared in front of him and asked, “What is the problem, my son?” The woodcutter explained
the problem and requested the Goddess to get his axe back.

The Goddess put her hand deep into the river and took out a silver axe and asked, “Is this your
axe?”  The Woodcutter looked at the axe and said “No”.   So the Goddess put her hand back
deep into the water again and showed a golden axe and asked, “Is this your axe?”  The
woodcutter looked at the axe and said “No”.  The Goddess said, “Take a look again Son, this is a
very valuable golden axe, are you sure this is not yours?”  The woodcutter said, “No, It’s not
mine.  I can’t cut the trees with a golden axe.  It’s not useful for me”.

The Goddess smiled and finally put her hand into the water again and took out his iron axe and
asked, “Is this your axe?”  To this, the woodcutter said, “Yes!  This is mine!  Thank you!”  The
Goddess was very impressed with his honesty so she gave him his iron axe and also other two
axes as a reward for his honesty.

Moral:  Always be honest.  Honesty is always rewarded.

The Slave and Lion

Once there was a slave. He had a cruel master. He used to treat him badly. He used to beat him
and starve him. He was so much fed up that he ran away. He went to a forest. There he saw a
lion crying with pain. The slave saw that there was a thorn in the lion paw. He removed the
thorn. The lion was relieved of his pain
After a few days, the slave was caught by the king’s men he was ordered to put before the
hungry lion. People came to see this act of cruelity.

On the fixed day the slave was put in a big cage and hungry lion was let loose. The lion came
roaring towards him. Luckily it was the same lion, it recongnised  him it licked the slave’s feet.
All the spectators were surprised.  The slave told them the whole story and the master set him
free.

Moral: kindness pays.

once the Muslim fought against the enemy in the early days of Islam. They won the battle and
began to attend to the wounded soldiers. Once of them cried-out for water. It was brought for
him at once. He was about to drink it, when he heard another cry for it. He put the cup aside and
said to the water-carrier, “take it to him. His need, perhaps, is greater than mine.” So he took it to
the second. But as soon as it touched his lips, another cry for water fell into his ears. “Take it to
my brother over there. Perhaps he needs it more than I do. But he had breathed his last, before it
reached him. Then it was brought back to the second. But he had also passed away. Last of all, it
was hurried back to the first. But he too was found enjoying eternal sleep. This is how the
Muslim cared more for others than for them. Selves in the brave days of old.

The Greedy Monkey

Once upon a time, there lived a mischievous monkey outside a fruit farm in a village. The
whole day, he jumps from trees to trees, plucking the ripe fruits and eat them. The orchard
keeper tried all ways to trap the monkey, but he couldn’t.   

One day, the monkey went out of the farm into the village. There he was excited to see the
markets, the houses and the people. He entered into some houses and found his favorite
eatables there. He sneaked some in his hands and ran away. By that evening, he had made the
life difficult for the people of that village. 

“This village is more fun than that farm. I will live here”, the monkey thought to himself.

Days went by and the monkey’s mischief grew each day. The people of that village were in
terror, but they didn’t know how to get rid of this monkey. One day, a juggler came to that
village.

The village people approached the juggler. “We want to get rid of that monkey. You should
help us for that”, they said. The juggler replied, “Friends don’t worry. I will help you. Please
get me some pots with very narrow necks”. Soon the village people gave him the jars that he
asked for.

The Juggler took those jars and put some peanuts into them. Then he placed those jars near
the place where the monkey stayed. The monkey saw the jars and curious to know what was
inside them, he put his hand inside the jar. He could feel the peanuts inside the jars.

The monkey immediately put the other hand in another jar and grabbed hand full of peanuts.
Since he was holding the nuts in the hands and the necks of the jar were very narrow, the
monkey couldn’t take his hand out. He was very greedy, so he didn’t want to drop the nuts.

Soon the juggler and few men ran to that place. Poor monkey couldn’t run faster with those
jars. He was caught by them and was later sold to a zoo. 
Thus the mischievous monkey was trapped because of his greediness.

Moral: As long as greed is stronger than compassion, there will always be suffering.

Fox & The Crow

A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree.

     "That's for me, as I am a Fox," said Master Reynard, and he walked up to the foot of the tree.

     "Good day, Mistress Crow," he cried. "How well you are looking today: how glossy your
feathers; how bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds, just as your
figure does; let me hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds."

     The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she opened her mouth
the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped up by Master Fox.

     "That will do," said he. "That was all I wanted. In exchange for your cheese I will give you a
piece of advice for the future: "Do not trust flatterers."

The Foolish Stag

   Once a stag was drinking water at a pond. He saw his reflection in its clean water. He looked at
his beautiful horns and admired them. He also saw his thin and lean legs. He disliked them. Just
then he saw some hounds coming toward him. He ran as fast as his legs carried him far away. He
rushed into a forest. His beautiful horns were caught in a bush. He tried hard to free himself but
in vain. Soon the hounds reached the spot and tore him into pieces.

Moral:

 All that glitters is not gold.

A bee felt very thirsty one day. It went to a stream to drink some water. But it was driven away
by the weaves.
A dove saw all this from her nest. Her heart melted with pity. She plucked a leaf and dropped it
near the bee. It climbed over that, dried up its wings and flew away.
A few days later a hunter came there. He saw the dove sitting in her nest. He loaded his gun to
shoot her down. The bee happened to see all that. It flew towards him and stung him on his hand.
He was, just then, pulling the trigger. He missed the aim, and the dove flew away.

Moral. One good turn deserves another. (or) Do good and have good.