A Lion and a Mouse It was a hot summer day. Sun was shining bright up in the sky. A lion was sitting under the shade of a big tree and in some time got asleep. Nearby that tree, there was a hole, in which there lived a mouse. When the lion was sleeping, the mouse came out of its hole and saw him asleep. Unaware of the lion’s strength, it...

Look Ahead Before You Move Once there lived an astronomer in a town. As we know that astronomers are sky-watchers, he used to go out at night in the open and watch the stars. One night, he was gazing at the sky closely and the same time moving ahead. He got so much involved in sky-watching that he stumbled against the edge of a dry well and fell into it. He...

Stay Away From Distant Dangers Once upon a time there was an archer. He was a dead shot and could shoot targets at a distance too. One day he went to a forest to sport with his bow and arrow. Seeing him, all the animals fled away to save their lives. He felt very happy to see this. But lion didn’t run away and challenged him with a loud roar. So,...

Ungrateful Surely Suffers Once a deer was grazing in a forest. A hunter saw him from a distance and rushed towards him. Luckily, the deer saw him well in time and ran to save his life. The hunter gave him a hot chase but in no time, the deer gained a large distance. The hunter was still after him. So, the deer hid himself under cover of a thick vine that...

A Coward Can’t Teach Courage Once there lived a hind in a forest. She had a son who had grown very young and strong. She was very happy to see his stout body and branched strong horns and thought, “stags have powerful horns, why should they be afraid of hounds, wolves then? It’s sheer cowardice. I would never like my son to do it at all.” After some time, the hind’s...

Take As Much As You can Hold Once a boy found a jar lying by the way-side. It had a narrow-neck and was full of peanuts. Seeing the peanuts the boy’s mouth started watering. So, he put his hand into the jar and held as many peanuts as his hand could grasp. But when he pulled it out, he couldn’t do so. So, he felt disappointed and started crying. A man...

Least Sufferers Complain Most Once a pair of oxen was yoked to a cart that was heavily loaded. They were exerting hard to draw it without complaining against the heavy load. But as they heaved at the card, its axle began to creak aloud. It went on groaning terribly at a stretch. The oxen couldn’t make out why the axle was doing so. The oxen tried to divert their attention from...

Dangers Need Rescue Not Snub Once a young boy went for a bath to a river. Unfortunately, he went beyond his depth and water lifted him off his feet. Feeling that he was about to drown, he started shouting for help. A man was passing along the road just close by. He heard the shouts of the boy and rushed to the river-bank. He saw the boy in danger. Instead of...