The Ant and Elephant

The Ant and Elephant

The Ant Which Was Mightier Than the Elephant

There lived an elephant in a forest. It was big and powerful. The elephant was so strong that it could fell the trees. It could also kill lions, tigers and other wild animals. In course of time, due to its big size and great strength, its pride grew bigger and bigger.

One day, the elephant met an ant. Looking at the ant, the elephant laughed, “What a puny creature you are! You look so weak and tiny! I pity you. Look at me. I am the mightiest animal in the forest. I can do anything in this world.”

The ant listened to the elephant and smiled, without saying a word.

Very soon, dark clouds gathered in the sky. It began to drizzle. The elephant and the ant moved into a nearby cave to take shelter there.

The elephant, looking at the tiny ant, laughed again and said, “Look at my size. I can crush you under my foot. You won’t even know how to save yourself.”

Feeling proud of its size and strength, the elephant started dancing in the cave. Due to the thumping of its heavy feet, a big stone lying atop the cave fell in front of the cave, covering its mouth fully.

The elephant walked proudly towards the stone and tried to move it but could not. It tried with all its might, but all in vain. The elephant could not come out of the cave.

However, the ant, due to its tiny size, easily came out of the cave through a small opening. Now it was the ant’s turn to speak?”Look, you elephant! What I could do, you can’t! On account of your mighty size, you will have to remain in this cave for the rest of your life. What you considered to be your strength has proved to be your greatest problem.

The elephant remained locked up inside the cave and died a painful death.

MORAL : What seems to be a disadvantage at one time proves to be advantageous at another time. Thank God for your odds, for these can prove to be a blessing for you.

Times Lucky and Unlucky

Times Lucky and Unlucky

A stag, which lived in a jungle, decided to go for an outing with his family to another forest. The stag and his family enjoyed the new jungle, which had thick bushes and trees. There- was plenty to eat for all of them.

All of a sudden, the antlers of the stag got caught in the overhanging branches of a tree. The stag struggled hard, but could not free himself. His wife and baby kept on watching helplessly. 4essay.blogspot.com

The stag thought, “Everything was fine till now. Now, I am stuck. We won’t be able to reach our home until I have my antlers free. How unlucky I am! We came here for having a good time, but I think this is the worst period of my life.”4essay.blogspot.com

The stag struggled for some more time but i was exhausted. He finally gave up and kept standing there helplessly. The three of them had to spend the whole night like this. The stag kept cursing his fate.

The next morning, a woodcutter who came along saw the stag with his antlers entangled with the branches. He quickly understood the situation, and took pity on the stag. Soon, the woodcutter cut down the branches of the tree and set the stag free.

The stag thanked the woodcutter and rushed back home with his family on reaching home he was shocked to. Learn that a pack of lions had attacked their area, the previous day. Many lives were lost. Some of the dose friends of the stag were also killed.

Within the flash of a second, the stag realized that he and his family were saved because his antlers had got caught in the branches. The moments which he considered to be the life turned out to be the worst period of his life turned out to be the most fortunate for him. He thanked God for having saved his life.

MORAL : Good luck and bad luck are creations of our mind. What we consider as “The worst period of our life” might turn out to be “The best period of our fife”. Welcome the adversities of life with a smile!

The Mouse Which Saved the Eagle

The Mouse Which Saved the Eagle

In a jungle, there lived an eagle. The eagle had made his nest high up on a tree. At the foot of the tree, a mouse had built his small house.

The eagle had set his eyes on the mouse. One day, while the mouse was playing outside, the eagle swooped down from his nest and picked up the mouse from the earth. Then, he flew high up and returned to his nest.

When the eagle was about to bill the mouse and make a meal of him, the mouse pleaded, “Please spare my life. I want to live, just as you want to live. If you spare me, maybe, someday, I can save your life.”

After listening to the mouse’s pleading, the eagle started laughing, “Oh, what a joke! You tiny creature, how can you save my life?”

The mouse pleaded again, “Please give me a year’s time. If I haven’t saved your life on at least one occasion by then, you can kill me and eat me up.”

Somehow, the eagle was convinced. He dropped the mouse back on to the ground, and flew off in search of food again.

A few months passed. One day, a bird-catcher came to the jungle. The bird-catcher had spread his net where the mouse and the eagle lived.

Very soon, the eagle was caught in the net. He tried hard to free himself but couldn’t. Then, he shouted for help, “Save me please! If someone can hear me, please come and save me.”

The mouse heard the eagle’s cries, and came out running.

The bird-catcher was away for lunch.

The mouse, without wasting any time started cutting up the net with its sharp teeth. Within no time, the eagle was freed.

The eagle thanked the mouse for having saved his life. The eagle realized that no creature, however tiny, can be considered weak. Each one is blessed with its own unique strength.

MORAL : Don’t be deceived by the looks or size of others; however silly or small they may appear to be. Never underestimate others.

The Donkey Who Nursed a Silly Dream

The Donkey Who Nursed a Silly Dream

Once upon a time, a donkey worked for a potter. The donkey carried heavy loads for his master. However, the potter was very cruel and used to beat the donkey with a stick, everyday.

One day, the donkey’s cousin who lived in the nearby village came to meet the donkey. The donkey was very pleased to see his cousin and offered him grass and barley to eat. His cousin liked the donkey’s place, and decided to stay on for a day or two.4essay.blogspot.com

The next day, the potter put a heavy load on the donkey’s back, and then started beating him with a stick. The donkey’s cousin had never seen such merciless beating in his whole life.

In the evening the cousin asked the donkey, my dear brother, please tell me, do you get beaten up like this every day?”

Trying to smile, the donkey said, “Yes, my dear cousin. My master beats me up everyday.

His cousin asked, “If so, then why don’t you leave your master? Why don’t you run away? What is the charm in staying here?”

The donkey replied, “You see, the potter has a beautiful daughter.”

His cousin interrupted, “So! What are you trying to say?”

The donkey continued, “Whenever the girl makes a mistake or does not obey her father, the potter says, ‘I will marry you off to this donkey.’ You can now understand why I am staying at this place. My future is bright here, you see!4essay.blogspot.com

The donkey’s cousin burst into laughter. He could not believe what the donkey was saying. Laughing, the cousin said, “You are silly, my dear brother. The day will never come when the potter will marry off his daughter to you.”

Time With Someone You Love

Time With Someone You Love

A tired man came home late from his whole day hard work. His 5year old son was waiting for him at the door. Son – Dad, may I ask you a question? Dad – yes.. Son – dad, how much do you make an hour? Dad – that’s not your business. Son – please tell me Dad – 20 $ per hour Son – dad, May I please borrow 10$? Dad got angry and shouted on the kid to go to the bed. The little boy went to the room and shut the door. After sometime man got calm and he went to kid’s room and said – Sorry for being so hard. Here’s your 10 $ you asked for. Kid smiled – oh thank you daddy! Then boy took out some coins he had kept under the pillow, he counted them and said – Dad, I have 20 $ now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you. 

The Foolish Bear

The Foolish Bear

There lived a bear by a riverside in a jungle. One day, he felt hungry. He came out of his den to look for food. The bear went to the river to catch some fish. Standing by the side of the river, he stared into the water. Soon enough, he saw a fish. He pounced on the fish, and caught it. But then, the bear thought, “This is too small a fish to fill my stomach. I must catch a bigger fish.”

So, he let off the small fish. He waited for some time, till he caught another fish. This time too the fish was small. He thought that the small fish would not fill his belly. So he again let the fish go off.

This way he caught many small fish, but let all of them go off, still thinking that the small fish would not fill his belly. By sunset, the bear had not caught any big fish. What was worse, having kept standing for very long, the bear now felt tired. He slowly began to feel sorry for having let off so many fish. He realized that all those small fish, together would have filled up his belly, but now it was too late. He had to remain hungry that day.

All That Glitters is Not Gold

ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD

DO NOT FIND FAULT WITH THE WAYS OF GOD

Once a stag was drinking water at a pool. He saw his reflection in the water of the pool. He was greatly pleased to see his beautiful horns and began to admire them. But suddenly he caught sight of his thin and ugly legs. He felt sad to see them. He said to himself, "How unlucky I am to have such thin and ugly legs! Would that my legs were as beautiful as my horns!" As he stood there thinking sadly, he saw some hounds coming towards him. He ran to save his life. His nimble legs, which he hated so much, carried him away the hounds. Unfortunately his horns were caught in bushes. He tried his best to free himself but failed. He stood helpless cursing his horns. In the meantime the hounds came up and killed him.

Do Good,Have Good

DO GOOD, HAVE GOOD

Once there lived a lion in a forest. One noon he was sleeping under a tree. There was the hole of a mouse near the trunk of the tree. By chance the mouse climbed over the body of the lion. The lion woke up and caught the mouse in his paw. While he was going to kill the mouse, the mouse said, "0 King of the forest! Spare my life. One day I will help you.” The lion took pity on it and let it go. 4essay.blogspot.com

A few days later, the lion was caught in a trap. He tried hard to break the ropes but failed. He began to roar furiously. The mouse heard his roar and ran to the place where the lion was caught in the trap. It began to break the ropes with its sharp teeth. Soon the lion was free. He thanked the mouse for his help and disappeared into the forest.

Necessity is the Mother OF Invention

NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION

Once a crow was very thirsty. It flew about in search of water, but it did not find it any where. At last it reached a garden. There it saw a pitcher. It was very glad to see it. It flew to it, but it was or disappointed when it found the water very low. It tried to drink it, but its beak could not reach it. It saw some pebbles lying nearby. It brought the pebbles one by one in its beak and dropped them in to the pitcher. The water rose up, the crow drank it, quenched its thirst and flew away crowing with great joy.

Never Tell A Lie

NEVER TELL A LIE

ONCE LIAR ALWAYS A LIAR

Once there lived a shepherd boy in a village. He used to graze a flock of sheep in a meadow which was not very far from the village. One day he thought of a strange joke and wanted to befool the villagers. He climbed up a tree and began to shout at the top of his voice, "Wolf, Wolf! run for help." The villagers heard his cries. They came running to help him but they found no wolf. The boy laughed and said, "There is no wolf here. I simply wanted to befool you. The villagers were angry and went back. A few days later, a wolf actually came there. The boy shouted, "Wolf, Wolf! run for help." The villagers heard his cries, but they thought that he was again playing the same trick. So they did not come to his help. In the meantime the wolf ate up some of his sheep, and disappeared in the forest.chacharhome.blogspot.com

Look Before You Leap

LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP

Once upon a time a fox became very thirsty and went here and there in search of water. At lost he reached to an old well in a field. He leapt in and drank to his heart's content. Now when his thirst was gone he tried to get out, but he could not climb up. He cursed himself for his carelessness. He had stayed there for sometime when he saw a goat at the top of the well. She too had come for drink. She peeped into the well and saw the fox. "Friend, may I get a drink from the well here?" the goat said to the fox. Of course, you can jump down and drink your fill," the fox said to the goat. At this, the goat jumped into the water to quench her thirst. As soon as she was in the well, the fox put his feet on the horns of the goat and got out of the well. "Friend goat," said the fox, "If you had brain, in your head, you would not have leapt down into the well to have a drink, when you do not know the way out of it?" The goat realized her mistake, and requested the fox to help her, but the fox laughed and said, "Go on bleating till your master comes to help you." So saying, he ran away to the forest.chacharhome.blogspot.com

Tit For Tat

AS YOU SOW SO SHALL YOU REAP

TIT FOR TAT

Once three friends set out on a long journey. When they were passing through a forest, they found a bag full of gold. They agreed to divide the gold equally among themselves. They were tired and hungry. So they sat under a tree and sent one of them to fetch food from a nearby village. In his absence the other two divided to kill him and divide the gold equally between themselves. The man who had gone to fetch food, was very greedy. He mixed some poison in the food. So when he comes back to his friends, they killed him. The other two ate the poisoned food and died on the spot before they could divide the gold.

Slow And Steady Wins the Race

SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE

PRIDE HATH A FALL

DON'T MAKE FUN OF OTHER

Once a hare and a tortoise were fast friends. They always lived together. One day the hare was in a good mood. He said to the tortoise, "I can run faster than you. You are a very slow animal”. The tortoise took it ill and challenged him to run a race. The hare laughed and accepted it. He was proud of his running speed Day, time, and the track were fixed. On the appointed day the race began. The hare ran very fast. He left the tortoise for behind. He was quite sure that he would win the race. He, therefore, decided to have a little rest. He lay down under a tree and soon went to sleep. The tortoise walked on slowly but steadily. He passed the sleeping hare and soon reached near the winning post. After some time the hare woke up. He ran as fast as he could, but it was too late. When he reached there, he found that the tortoise had already reached there. The hare was ashamed and never again made fun of his friend.

GREED IS A CURSE

GREED IS A CURSE

One day a hungry dog stole a piece of meat from a butcher's. He decided to eat it in a safe place. On his way he reached the bridge of a stream. While crossing it, he looked down over the clear water flowing under the bridge. He saw his own reflection in the water. He thought it to be another dog with a piece of meat in the stream. He was very greedy. He tried to snatch away that piece. He barked and opened his mouth. His own piece of meat fell into the water. He jumped into the stream and tried hard to find that out but in vain.

A Friend in Need is a Friends Indeed

A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED

Once upon a time, two men were fast friends. One day they set out on a journey. They promised to help each other through thick and thin. When they were passing through a forest, they saw a bear coming towards them. They were greatly frightened to see it. One of them climbed up a tree nearby. The other did not know how to climb up a tree. So he lay down on the ground and held his breath. The bear came up to him and smelt him. Thinking him to be dead, the bear went away. The selfish friend climbed down the tree and said to his friend, “What did the bear whisper in your ear?" the other replied, "He advised me not to keep friendship with a selfish man.

Any Excuse is Good Enough For An Evil-Doer

ANY EXCUSE IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR AN EVIL-DOER

Once a hungry wolf was drinking water at a stream. He saw a lamb drinking water far down the stream. The wolf was greatly pleased to see it, and decided to eat it. He came down to it and said angrily, “Why are you making the water muddy? Don't you see that I am drinking it?" The lamb began to tremble with fear, and replied, “You can see that the water is flowing from you to me, sir. How can I make it muddy?" The wolf was ashamed to hear the answer. But he said, "Why did you call me names last year?” The lamb replied, "You are mistaken, sir. I am only six months old. Then how did I call you names last year?" The wolf said, "If it was not you, then it must be your mother, and you must be punished for her fault." Saying this he jumped upon the poor lamb, tore it into pieces and ate it up...

Grapes are Sour

GRAPES ARE SOUR

One day a fox was very hungry. He went in search of food. At last he reached an orchard. There he saw some bunches of ripe grapes. His mouth began to water. He jumped up to get them, but he could not reach them. He tried again and again but failed. When he saw that they were out of his reach he gave up the attempt and went away saying, "The grapes are sour."

Union is Strength

UNION IS STRENGTH

Once there was an old farmer. He was very rich and prosperous. He had three sons. They always quarreled with one another. Their father advised them to take interest in work but they turned a deaf ear to him. The old man was much worried about their future and wonted to teach them the importance of unity.

One day he fell ill seriously, he called his sons near him. He asked them to bring some sticks and to tie them together into a bundle. He then asked them one by one to break the bundle. They tried one by one but failed. The old man smiled at their failure. Then he asked them to untie the bundle.4essay.blogspot.com

He gave one stick to each of them to break. Now each broke the stick very easily. The old man told his sons that if they lived united like the bundle of sticks, no one would harm them. But if they lived disunited, they would be ruined. The sons realized and learnt a lesson. Since then they never quarreled with one another and always lived in peace and harmony.

Honesty is the Best Policy

HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY

Once there was a woodcutter. He was very poor and could hardly make both ends meet. He used to go a river side and cut wood, He sold them in the market and earned for himself and supported his family.

One day he was cutting some wood on the bank of a river. His axe slipped out of his hand and fell into the river. He became sad and began to cry as he was too poor to buy a new one. The god Mercury appeared on the scene. The woodcutter asked for his help. The god dived into the river and brought out a golden axe but the woodcutter refused to take it. The god dived again and brought out a silver axe, but this time too, he refused to take it. The god dived for the third time and brought out an iron axe. The woodcutter was delighted to see his axe and cried. "This is my axe! It is mine!" The god was much pleased with his honesty that he gave him the other two axes also, as reward for his honesty.

GOD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES

TRY, TRY AGAIN

GOD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES

FAILURE IS THE PILLAR OF SUCCESS

There was a King called Robert Bruce who was the King of Scotland. He loved his people very much and his subjects were very happy with him. But the King of England, Edward I wanted to be King of Scotland too. So he attacked Scotland with an army. There were many battles which were won by the English. Robert Bruce fought very bravely but he was beaten by the English. The English tried to catch Robert and he had to take shelter in a lonely cave. He had lost all hope of beating the English.4essay.blogspot.com

One day he was sitting in a pensive mood. All of a sudden he saw a spider that fell from its web. It tried again and again to reach its web, but it fell every time. It tried nine times, but failed. The King thought that the spider would try no more. But it tried once again. This time it reached its web. It gave the King a new hope.

He said to himself. "If a spider can keep trying until it succeeds, I can do the same. I have tried to beat the English many times but I will try again,".4essay.blogspot.com

He came out of the cave. He gathered his small army together. Robert Bruce and his followers attacked the English soldiers and began to push them back towards England, The two Kings met in the famous battle of Bannock Burn. King Edward II, the son of King Edward I, had 10,000 men in his army and Robert Bruce had only 3,000. But luck was on the side of the Scots and the English were defeated. The Scots had won their freedom from English rule.