Never Tell A Lie On his deathbed, a father advised his son to always speak truth. The son promised that he would never tell a lie. One day, while going to the city through a forest, he got surrounded by some robbers. One of them asked, “What do you have?” The boy answered, “I have fifty rupees.” They searched him but couldn’t find anything. When they were about to go, the...

Who Is Poor   Once upon a time, there was a renowned saint. Many people used to visit him to get his blessings.   Once a rich and greedy merchant went to him and offered him a bag full of gold coins. The saint refused to accept the offerings and said, “I don’t accept money from people who are very poor.”   The merchant said, “But I’m very rich.”   “Don’t...

The Foolish Deer One day, when a deer was grazing in a jungle, some hunters arrived there and shot an arrow at him. The poor animal got scared and hid behind a bush. The hunters started searching for him. The deer couldn’t control his patience and started nibbling the leaves of the bushes. The hunters heard the rustling sound of the leaves. One of them saw the deer behind the tree...

The Little Scholar Once a shepherd while grazing his cattle in the pastures happened to be seen by the king of that kingdom. The shepherd was in a jovial mood. When the king asked him the reason of his happiness, the shepherd without knowing that he was the king said, “Shouldn’t I be happy? I am happier than the king of our kingdom.” When the king asked him to prove this,...

A Small Thing Costs Much One day, while walking down the road, a father said to his son, “Look, a horseshoe is lying in the mud. Pick it up.” The son said, “I hate to pick up things from mud.” The father picked up the horseshoe and kept it in his pocket. On reaching the village, he sold the horseshoe and bought some cherries. Father understood the desire of his son...

  The Manageralways Care For Others   Once, a rich boy went to visit his native village. It was a sunny afternoon and he was feeling very hungry. So, he bought some food from a farmer and sat under a tree to eat.   Suddenly, he saw a poor boy standing at a distance and found that he was very hungry. He decided to leave some food for the poor boy....

The Foolish Boy   Once, a boy went to a pond to catch fish. He lay down on the shore of the pond and put his left arm inside the pond. Then he waited for the fish to fall into his trap. Just then he felt as if some fish had caught his hand. He took out his arm and saw that it was not a fish but a snake. At...

The Selfish Horse Once, a trader had a donkey and a horse. Everyday, he would load the donkey heavily and go to the city to sell things. One hot day, the donkey started feeling dizzy. He asked the horse to take some of his load but the horse refused saying that it was not his duty to carry loads. Soon the donkey fell down and died due to extreme heat. The...