Small Things Do Big Jobs 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...

United We Stand; Divided We Fall Once upon a time three sons were engaged in merchantile business under the supervision of their father. They were very rich. Each son was proficient in his own department. If one was good in sales, the other one was competent in purchases and similarly the third one in finance. Unluckily, one day the father got bed ridden and the sons decided to divide the business...

Blind Imitation is Bad One day, a saint while going somewhere with his disciples saw a pond full of fishes, on the way. He stopped there and started filling his mouth with fish. The disciples followed their guru. The saint said nothing to them and after some time moved ahead. Then they reached another pond, where there were no fishes. The saint stood at its shore and started taking out the...

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...