Crave More; Lose What You Have Once a lion was roaming in the jungle in search of a prey. Luckily, he saw a rabbit sleeping fast under a tree. He was delighted to get a meal with no efforts at all. The lion was about to spring at the sleeping rabbit when he caught sight of a deer passing by. He thought of going for a bigger prey, as it would...

A Willful Person Ever Suffers Once upon a time a man was going with his donkey down a hill-road. He was following the donkey with a stick in his hand. The donkey jogged down carefully over some distance. But then suddenly it left the track and strayed aside. Its owner tried his best to drive it back to the track but the willful beast didn’t obey. As a result, it reached...

Foolish Friend – Worse Than a Foe Once upon a time, a deer fell ill. So, he came to a grassy patch of land and lay down there. In a day or two, he became so weak that he couldn’t even move his body. Within no time, the news of his illness spread all over and many of his friends came to enquire after his health. Evidently, they were all grass...

Never Heed Your Enemy’s Advice Once a wolf saw a lamb at a distance and decided to eat it up. So, he moved light-footedly towards it. But as the wolf moved, the poor animal saw him and ran for its life. The wolf chased it but couldn’t catch it. The lamb entered a temple and felt quite safe there. The wolf felt very disappointed and called out to the lamb. Putting...

Learn to Be Guided By Your Own Self Once upon a time there was a middle-aged man who was very romantic by nature. He loved being in the company of beautiful women. But his hairs were turning gray. He had two beloveds- one of his own age while the other quite young. He tried to look as attractive as he could but his beloveds were skies apart in their behaviour. The...

As You Sow, So Shall You Reap   Once upon a time a flea saw an ox grazing in a pasture. He knew that oxen work for men in their farms. But he didn’t like it. He was proud that he fed on men’s blood and yet didn’t do anything for them. Approaching the ox, the flea asked, “How is it so that you work for men though you are quite...

Never Be Ungrateful   It was high summer. The sun was extremely hot. Two travelers were going along a dusty road that had no trees along its sides. Looking for some shelter from the hot sun, they saw a tree with big leaves and branches spread like an umbrella. They placed their belongings on the ground and sat in the cool thick shade of the tree. After taking some rest, one...

Wicked Deserves No Mercy Once, in a village, there lived a farmer who was very kind hearted by nature He could not see anybody in trouble and was always ready to help others. It was a high winter morning and it was so cold that everything looked frozen. While returning home from his farm, the farmer saw a snake lying by the foot-path. It was almost frozen and looked half-dead due...