He Rules Best Who Rules Least A pool was abounded with frogs. They always desired to have a king, as they felt unguarded without him. So, they held a meeting and decided to see Jupiter, the chief of gods, and ask him for a king. So, they went to him and placed their request before him. Jupiter was surprised at the foolish request and tried to advise the frogs but all...

Friendship is a Strong Weapon It was hot summer. A lion went to a pool to drink water. Just then a pig also came there to quench his thirst. Both of them wanted to drink first. They looked at each other with blood-shot eyes and attacked each other with so much anger that soon they started bleeding. Feeling tired, both stopped for a while to be fresh. Suddenly, they heard the...

Pride Has a Fall It was high autumn. An olive tree and a fig tree stood near each other. The fig tree had lost all his leaves and became quite bare. Seeing his neighbour, the olive tree puffed up with pride. The olive tree taunted the fig tree, “How unlucky you are! You lose your leaves every autumn to be bare. But I flourish all the year round.” The fig tree...

Every Coin Has Two Faces Once upon a time a man and a lion were journeying together. To kill time they started talking. For some time they talked happily but then one of them began to boast of his prowess and claimed to be superior to the other. Soon the argument heated up and there was a fear of a fight. Luckily, they came to a cross-road where a beautiful statue...

Position Has Its Value Once upon a time a goat was grazing near her master’s cottage. All of a sudden, she saw green grass growing on the roof of the cottage. Deciding to enjoy it, she leaped onto the roof and started browsing the green shoots of the grass. Just then a wolf came there and seeing the goat, his mouth started watering. But he was unable to get to the...

A Known Enemy is Always Better Once upon a time, all goats held a meeting against the cruelty of butchers. They wanted to take revenge for their killings. Each goat expressed her idea about how to carry it out. Some of them went as far as to sharpen their horns saying that they would pierce the bellies of the butcher. Seeing the passion running high, old and wise gout stood up...

Mere Looks Aren’t Enough Once a peacock was dancing in a forest fanning his feathers out. No doubt, he looked very beautiful and felt proud of his feathers. Suddenly, a crane came there. He wished the peacock and they started talking. While talking, the peacock looked at the feathers of the crane with hatred. The crane asked the peacock, “Why are you looking at me like this?” The peacock replied, “I...

Cruel Fun is No Fun At All Once upon a time there was a big pool of water near a village. It abounded with frogs. Every evening, the children of the village used to play near the pool. One day, while playing, one of the boys saw few frogs swimming about in the shallow water. He felt amused on seeing them. He called his mates and said, “What a fun it...