Have Faith In God Once a teacher had a disciple who used to live in a hermitage. One day, the disciple was going somewhere. He hadn’t gone too far when suddenly it started raining cats and dogs. He returned and told this problem to his teacher. The teacher said, “You should have faith in god. He will save you from all problems.” The disciple obeyed and resumed his journey. He kept...

Concentration One day, some youths went to a jungle to practice shooting. They kept few pots at a distance and targeted them. None of them could hit even a single pot. A saint who was watching them started laughing. One of them went to him and asked, “Why are you laughing? Do you know how to shoot?” At this, the saint took the gun and fired at the pots and smashed...

Fight Always Gives Bad Result   One day, two friends while walking along the road saw a nice rope lying by its side. Both wanted to have it and started fighting for it.   One held it from one end and the other from the other end. They started pulling the rope. Suddenly, the rope broke off from the middle. One of them fell in mud and the other in a...

Hard Work Always Pays   Once two friends called Harry and Garry came to a city to earn money. They went to a rich merchant for a job. The merchant gave each of them a cane basket and pointing towards a well in his garden said, “Take these baskets and draw water from the well till dusk.”   Harry thought it foolish to draw water in a cane basket. So, he...

Peace of Mind One cold morning, a poor shepherd was grazing his cattle in a pasture. He neither had enough clothes to wear nor even a pair of shoes. Suddenly, a man came there on a horse, a famous dacoit. He dismounted, went to the shepherd and said, “Come and work with me. I will give you clothes and shoes. You will not have to worry even for your food.” At...

Never Tell A Lie On his deathbed, a father advised his son to always speak truth. The son promised that he would never tell a lie. One day, while going to the city through a forest, he got surrounded by some robbers. One of them asked, “What do you have?” The boy answered, “I have fifty rupees.” They searched him but couldn’t find anything. When they were about to go, the...

Who Is Poor   Once upon a time, there was a renowned saint. Many people used to visit him to get his blessings.   Once a rich and greedy merchant went to him and offered him a bag full of gold coins. The saint refused to accept the offerings and said, “I don’t accept money from people who are very poor.”   The merchant said, “But I’m very rich.”   “Don’t...

The Foolish Deer One day, when a deer was grazing in a jungle, some hunters arrived there and shot an arrow at him. The poor animal got scared and hid behind a bush. The hunters started searching for him. The deer couldn’t control his patience and started nibbling the leaves of the bushes. The hunters heard the rustling sound of the leaves. One of them saw the deer behind the tree...