Never Fight Over Trifles It was high summer. A traveller hired a donkey and set out on a journey. The owner of the donkey was following behind to drive the beast. At mid-day, they decided to take rest for some time but couldn’t find any shady place around. So, the traveler decided to rest in the shade of the donkey. But the owner didn’t let him do so as he himself...

Learn to Look At Your Interiors Once all the hares held a meeting to express their grief over the ever-present danger of being killed and eaten up by men, birds dogs etc. So they decided to commit suicide by drowning themselves and went to a pool to carry out their plan. That pool was abounded by frogs. At that time, they were basking in the sun outside the pool. But on...

A Fox and a Crane Once a fox and a crane became friends. So, the fox invited the crane to dinner. The crane accepted the invitation and reached the fox’s place at sunset. The fox had prepared soup for his mate. But as we all know that foxes are cunning by nature, he served the soup in flat dishes. So, he himself lapped the crane’s share with his tongue enjoying its...

Don’t Comply With Wrong Pleas Once a bat fell down on the ground and was caught by a weasel. The weasel was about to kill it when it begged, “Spare me, please.” The weasel said, “I can’t leave you because weasel and birds are enemies.” The bat argued, “I am not a bird. Don’t I look like a mouse?” The weasel agreed and let it go. After few days, another weasel...

Each Picture Has Two Sides One day a mule was in a very playful mood. So, she began to frisk about and run over long distances. Thus she got convinced that she could outrun even the fastest animal on the earth. While frisking, the mule thought, “My mother was a mare. She must have been a racer. That’s why I am able to run so fast.” After some time, she got...

Disunity Invites Enemies Once a frog lived in a marsh and nearby lived a mouse in a hole. They were good friends but one day they entered a dispute. Both of them claimed to be the owner of the marsh. The frog was stronger than the mouse but the mouse was very clever. He hid himself under the grass, attacked the frog and harmed him a lot. The frog, seeing this,...

Vanity Leads to Disgrace Once a lady bought a new lamp from the market. When she reached home, it was dark. So, she filled the lamp with oil and putting a wick into it lighted it. It began to shine with a clear steady light. The lamp felt proud of itself and its clear light. It started boasting that its light was brighter than that of the sun even. Suddenly a...

Union is a Great Strength Once there was a farmer who had four sons. They were always quarreling with each other. The farmer tried hard to bring them to the right path but they would never pay attention to his advice. He was very worried about their future. One day, he came across a plan. He called his sons and asked them to bring few sticks. When they brought the sticks,...