The Lion and The Mouse

The Lion and the Mouse
Once when a Lion was asleep, a little Mouse began

running up and down upon him. This soon wakened the
Lion, who placed his huge paw upon him and opened his
big jaws to swallow him.
"Pardon, O King!" cried the little Mouse, "Forgive
me this time. I shall never repeat it and I shall never
forget your kindness. And who knows, but I may be able
to do you a good turn one of these days?
The Lion was so tickled at the idea of the Mouse
being able to help him that he lifted up his paw and let
him go.
Sometime later a few hunters captured the King
and tied him to a tree while they went in search of a
wagon to carry him on.
Just then the little Mouse happened to pass by, and

seeing the sad plight, in which the Lion was, ran up to
him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the
King of the Beasts. "Was I not right?" said the little
Mouse, very happy to help the Lion.
MORAL: Little friends may prove great
friends.
The Goose with the Golden

Eggs
Once upon a time, a man and his wife had the
good fortune to have a goose which laid a golden egg
every day. Lucky though they were, they soon began to
think they were not getting rich fast enough.
They imagined that if the bird must be able to lay

golden eggs, its insides must be made of gold. And they
thought that if they could get all that precious metal at
once, they would get mighty rich very soon. So the man
and his wife decided to kill the bird.
However, upon cutting the goose open, they

were shocked to find that its innards were like that of
any other goose!
MORAL: THINK BEFORE YOU

ACT
The Cunning Fox and the Clever

Stork
Once upon a time, there lived a very cunning fox
who always wanted to cheat and deceive others with its
awful and stupid acts. The fox used to deceive others
with its sneaky mind. He used to speak to other animals
sweetly to make him trustworthy.
One day he tried to cheat and have fun with a stork.
He befriended the stork and gained the trust.
The fox acted like a very good friend and cared a lot for
the stork. One day, he invited the stork to have a feast
with him and he wanted to treat his friend with delicious
food. The happy stork accepted the invitation.
The fox promised to offer rich and tasty food for the
stork. Considering the delicious dinner proposed by the
fox, the stork remained hungry for the whole day.
Fox took the stork to his home. He apologized to the
stork that he could not make anything due to his illness
and offered some soup. The stork although
disappointed, cared for the fox and was happy with the
soup.
The cunning fox offered the soup in a shallow bowl.
The stork was stunned to have the soup in the shallow
bowl! The long bill of the stork prevented it to take the
soup. As the fox easily licked the soup from the plate,
the stork wasnt able to even taste a bit of the soup. It
just touched the soup with the tip of its bill.
The Fox asked the stork, How is the soup? Dont
you like it?
The Hungry stork replied, Oh it is good, but I have
stomach upset and I cant take anymore soup!
'Im sorry for troubling you', said the fox.
The stork replied, Oh dear, please dont say sorry. I
have some health problem and cannot enjoy what you
offer. Please take care of your health.
She left the place thanking the fox!
However, the stork understood that it was cheated

by the fox and decided to teach him a lesson. After a
few days, the fox met the stork again and decided to
play another prank on the stork. This time it was the
storks turn. The stork welcomed the fox happily and
invited to pay a return visit to have a dinner.
The fox was happy and they decided on a date to have
the dinner. The Stork asked the foxs favourite food and
offered to cook the same for the dinner.
The day arrived and the fox reached the storks
place. The stork served soup to the fox and asked him to
have soup first.
The soup was served in a narrow jar with a long-neck.
The stork was able to drink the soup very easily with its
long bill, however the fox couldnt.
The stork asked the fox to enjoy the soup. And
showed several delicious dishes in long-necked jars. The
disappointed fox said, My stomach is very painful. Im
leaving now and left the place running.
Proud Red Rose
One beautiful spring day a red rose blossomed in a
forest. Many kinds of trees and plants grew there. As
the rose looked around, a pine tree nearby said, What
a beautiful flower. I wish I was that lovely. Another tree
said, Dear pine, do not be sad, we can not have
everything.
The rose turned its head and remarked, It seems that I

am the most beautiful plant in this forest. A sunflower
raised its yellow head and asked, Why do you say that?
In this forest there are many beautiful plants. You are
just one of them. The red rose replied, I see everyone
looking at me and admiring me. Then the rose looked
at a cactus and said, Look at that ugly plant full of
thorns! The pine tree said, Red rose, what kind of talk
is this? Who can say what beauty is? You have thorns
too.
The proud red rose looked angrily at the pine and said,
I thought you had good taste! You do not know what
beauty is at all. You cannot compare my thorns to that
of the cactus.
What a proud flower, thought the trees.
The rose tried to move its roots away from the cactus,
but it could not move. As the days passed, the red rose
would look at the cactus and say insulting things, like:
This plant is useless? How sorry I am to be his
neighbour.
The cactus never got upset and he even tried to advise
the rose, saying, God did not create any form of life
without a purpose.
Spring passed, and the weather became very warm. Life
became difficult in the forest, as the plants and animals
needed water and no rain fell. The red rose began to
wilt. One day the rose saw sparrows stick their beaks
into the cactus and then fly away, refreshed. This was
puzzling, and the red rose asked the pine tree what the
birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds
got water from the cactus. Does it not hurt when they
make holes? asked the rose.
Yes, but the cactus does not like to see any birds
suffer, replied the pine.
The rose opened its eyes in wonder and said, The
cactus has water?
Yes you can also drink from it. The sparrow can bring
water to you if you ask the cactus for help.
The red rose felt too ashamed of its past words and
behavior to ask for water from the cactus, but then it
finally did ask the cactus for help. The cactus kindly
agreed and the birds filled their beaks with water and
watered the roses roots. Thus the rose learned a lesson
and never judged anyone by their appearance again.
The Hare and the Tortoise
There once was a speedy Hare who bragged about
how fast he could run. Tired of hearing him boast, the
Tortoise challenged him to a race. All the animals in the
forest gathered to watch.
The Hare ran down the road for a while and then
and paused to rest. He looked back at the tortoise and
cried out, "How do you expect to win this race when you
are walking along at your slow, slow pace?"
The Hare stretched himself out alongside the road

and fell asleep, thinking, "There is plenty of time to
relax."
The Tortoise walked and walked; never ever

stopping until he came to the finish line.
The animals who were watching cheered so loudly

for Tortoise, that they woke up Hare. The Hare stretched
and yawned and began to run again, but it was too late.
Tortoise was already over the line.
MORAL: SLOW AND STEADY WINS

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The Lion and the Mouse

Once when a Lion was asleep, a little Mouse began

Just then the little Mouse happened to pass by, and

The Goose with the Golden

They imagined that if the bird must be able to lay

However, upon cutting the goose open, they

MORAL: THINK BEFORE YOU

The Cunning Fox and the Clever

However, the stork understood that it was cheated

forest. Many kinds of trees and plants grew there. As

the rose looked around, a pine tree nearby said, What

a beautiful flower. I wish I was that lovely. Another tree

said, Dear pine, do not be sad, we can not have

The rose turned its head and remarked, It seems that I

The Hare stretched himself out alongside the road

The Tortoise walked and walked; never ever

The animals who were watching cheered so loudly

MORAL: SLOW AND STEADY WINS

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