Every Coin Has Two Faces Once upon a time a man and a lion were journeying together. To kill time they started talking. For some time they talked happily but then one of them began to boast of his prowess and claimed to be superior to the other. Soon the argument heated up and there was a fear of a fight. Luckily, they came to a cross-road where a beautiful statue...

Position Has Its Value Once upon a time a goat was grazing near her master’s cottage. All of a sudden, she saw green grass growing on the roof of the cottage. Deciding to enjoy it, she leaped onto the roof and started browsing the green shoots of the grass. Just then a wolf came there and seeing the goat, his mouth started watering. But he was unable to get to the...

A Known Enemy is Always Better Once upon a time, all goats held a meeting against the cruelty of butchers. They wanted to take revenge for their killings. Each goat expressed her idea about how to carry it out. Some of them went as far as to sharpen their horns saying that they would pierce the bellies of the butcher. Seeing the passion running high, old and wise gout stood up...

Mere Looks Aren’t Enough Once a peacock was dancing in a forest fanning his feathers out. No doubt, he looked very beautiful and felt proud of his feathers. Suddenly, a crane came there. He wished the peacock and they started talking. While talking, the peacock looked at the feathers of the crane with hatred. The crane asked the peacock, “Why are you looking at me like this?” The peacock replied, “I...

Cruel Fun is No Fun At All Once upon a time there was a big pool of water near a village. It abounded with frogs. Every evening, the children of the village used to play near the pool. One day, while playing, one of the boys saw few frogs swimming about in the shallow water. He felt amused on seeing them. He called his mates and said, “What a fun it...

Poverty Without Care is Better Than Riches Full of Anxiety A fir-tree stood on a hill-side. Several shrubs had grown around it. It always looked down upon these plants saying that they were of no use to anyone. He was very proud of his tall and impressive personality as compared to their stunted growth and prickly structure. One day, the tree filled with pride said to a bramble, “You poor fellows!...

Self Importance Always Lets You Down     It was summer time and sun was very hot. A bull was sitting in the cool shade of a tree and chewing cud with his eyes half-shut. All of a sudden a goat came there and looked out for a place to sit under the shade. Silently, it sat on one of the horns of the bull and kept sitting there till it...

Better Bent Than Broken Once a huge oak tree stood on the bank of a river. It was well nourished by the water of the river. Naturally, it was very strong and had a thick stem. Just nearby, grew some reeds with thin but flexible stems. They stood almost half in water and had flourished well too. One day, strong winds blew. The tree, though huge and strong, broke from the...