Beauty is Not Eternal Once there was a gardener having a beautiful garden of flower-plants-mostly rose plants. By chance a lily plant blossomed near a rose-bush. Lily is believed to yield flowers that never fade and have an everlasting beauty. But the rose flowers have a short life. The lily said to the rose, “How beautiful you are! What an aroma you possess! No wonder, you are universally a favourite flower....

Spot Your Foe Before You Hit Once there was a bee-keeper who had developed a good apiary. He used to take good care of the bees and they gathered a lot of honey in the hives. Once the bee-keeper went to the market for some urgent work. The bees had also gone to collect honey and the apiary was left unguarded. Unfortunately, a thief came there and broke into the apiary....

Appearances are Often Deceiving It was a very cold day in the winter season. A crow was flying here and there searching for food. Suddenly, he saw a snake lying curled up in a sunny spot. It was sun bathing because of extreme cold. It lay quite motionless indeed. So, the crow thought it to be dead. The crow swooped down and carried it away in his claws. He decided to...

Disguise Never Works Once upon a time a donkey was grazing in a pasture just near the edge of a forest. After satisfying his appetite, he strayed into the forest. All of a sudden, he saw a lion-skin lying near a bush. How happy the donkey was! He dreamt of passing himself as king of the forest after putting on the lion=skin. So, he took it up and wore it. Then...

Never Be Double Faced Once a rabbit was wandering in a forest when a dog saw it from a distance and made for it at the top of his speed. The rabbit, seeing the dog approaching it, took to it’s heels to save itself from being killed. As the dog was getting nearer and nearer the rabbit could not run anymore and hid under a bush. In no time, the dog...

Live and Let Live Once there was a big pool near a village. The villagers used the water of the pool for drinking and for other purposes also. The pool was abounded with fish. Once a fisherman went fishing to the pool. He cast his net into the pool and sat down. But he was very impatient. So, he tied a long string to a small stone. Then putting it into...

Keep Your Goodness Pan Heavier Every creature, be it animals or human-beings, have some good and some bad points in itself. Once there was a weasel that lived near a house. The owner of the house had a poultry farm and obviously there were a large number of hens. So, the weasel could always get a good meal. He used to feed on all insects present in the house like mice,...

Rod Works When Love Fails Once upon a time there was a fisherman who was a very good flutist as well. When he played on his flute, animals gathered round him to hear the sweet notes of his flute. One day the fisherman thought to try his flute on the fish too. He was sure that the notes of his flute will attract the fish and they will come to him...