Don’t Comply With Wrong Pleas Once a bat fell down on the ground and was caught by a weasel. The weasel was about to kill it when it begged, “Spare me, please.” The weasel said, “I can’t leave you because weasel and birds are enemies.” The bat argued, “I am not a bird. Don’t I look like a mouse?” The weasel agreed and let it go. After few days, another weasel...

Each Picture Has Two Sides One day a mule was in a very playful mood. So, she began to frisk about and run over long distances. Thus she got convinced that she could outrun even the fastest animal on the earth. While frisking, the mule thought, “My mother was a mare. She must have been a racer. That’s why I am able to run so fast.” After some time, she got...

Disunity Invites Enemies Once a frog lived in a marsh and nearby lived a mouse in a hole. They were good friends but one day they entered a dispute. Both of them claimed to be the owner of the marsh. The frog was stronger than the mouse but the mouse was very clever. He hid himself under the grass, attacked the frog and harmed him a lot. The frog, seeing this,...

Vanity Leads to Disgrace Once a lady bought a new lamp from the market. When she reached home, it was dark. So, she filled the lamp with oil and putting a wick into it lighted it. It began to shine with a clear steady light. The lamp felt proud of itself and its clear light. It started boasting that its light was brighter than that of the sun even. Suddenly a...

Union is a Great Strength Once there was a farmer who had four sons. They were always quarreling with each other. The farmer tried hard to bring them to the right path but they would never pay attention to his advice. He was very worried about their future. One day, he came across a plan. He called his sons and asked them to bring few sticks. When they brought the sticks,...

He Rules Best Who Rules Least A pool was abounded with frogs. They always desired to have a king, as they felt unguarded without him. So, they held a meeting and decided to see Jupiter, the chief of gods, and ask him for a king. So, they went to him and placed their request before him. Jupiter was surprised at the foolish request and tried to advise the frogs but all...

Friendship is a Strong Weapon It was hot summer. A lion went to a pool to drink water. Just then a pig also came there to quench his thirst. Both of them wanted to drink first. They looked at each other with blood-shot eyes and attacked each other with so much anger that soon they started bleeding. Feeling tired, both stopped for a while to be fresh. Suddenly, they heard the...

Pride Has a Fall It was high autumn. An olive tree and a fig tree stood near each other. The fig tree had lost all his leaves and became quite bare. Seeing his neighbour, the olive tree puffed up with pride. The olive tree taunted the fig tree, “How unlucky you are! You lose your leaves every autumn to be bare. But I flourish all the year round.” The fig tree...