Cost of The Bell Everyday, a shepherd used to take his cows for grazing. He had tied a bell to each of the cows he had so that he could know where they were grazing. The best cow had a costly bell tied around her neck. One day, a stranger was going through the pasture. Seeing the costly bell around the cow’s neck, he went to the shepherd and asked if...

Never Trust The Well Wishes Of Foes     Once there was a wicked cat that loved to eat chickens. Everyday, she used to find a chicken from somewhere or the other and ate them up.   One day she came to know that a hen was ill. She went to her and asked about her welfare. She also asked if she could help her in any way.   The hen...

Never Leave Friends Once there lived a donkey, on an island. Whole day, he used to roam around here and there on the island. Soon he got bored of it and thought of going to some new place. All his friends asked him not to do so but he didn’t pay any attention to their words. He swam to another island. It was full of green grass. He made new friends...

Loss Due To Negligence Once there was a woman who had a kitchen garden. She used to take good care of her garden. She even taught her daughter, how to tend a garden. One day, while walking in the garden, the woman some eggs of insects on the leaves of plants. She asked her daughter to destroy the eggs with insecticides. But the daughter simply ignored her words. Unfortunately, the mother...

Don’t Act Hastily One day, Victor was traveling through a train with his parents. All the time he was glancing at his new shoes that his father had bought for him. After some time, he removed his shoes to take a nap. When he woke up, he found one of the shoes missing. He started crying loudly. His parents tried to console him. At last, his father promised that after reaching...

Horse Riding From A Book   Once, a man went to a library. There he read a book, ‘How to ride a horse’. After few days, he went to a friend who had a horse.. seeing it, he couldn’t control himself and asked for a ride from his friend. The friend agreed.   The man tried to ride the horse. But a horse always recognizes its rider. It reared up and...

Naughtiness Is Harmful     A man used to move from village to village with his acrobatic team of a goat, a monkey and a snake to entertain people.   Once, while crossing a river, he balanced the snake basket on his head, sat the monkey on his shoulder and guided the goat with his hand. The level of the water was low but there flowed a strong current.   Midway,...

Laughter Is The Best Medicine Once there lived a grumpy king. He never used to laugh nor allow anyone in the kingdom to laugh. One day, a small boy couldn’t control his laughter. Later, scared of the punishment, he thought of a plan. He wrote a funny story and converted it into a drama. Then he went to the palace and asked the king, “May I present my drama to you?”...