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The Tortoise and The Ducks The Tortoise, you know, carries his house on his back. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot leave home. They say that Jupiter punished him so, because he was such a lazy stay-at-home that he would not go to Jupiter’s wedding, even when especially invited. After many years, ‘Tortoise began to wish he had gone to that wedding. When he saw how gaily the birds...
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November 30, 2020 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
The Wolf and The Kid Where was once a little Kid whose growing horns made him think he was a grown-up Billy Goat and able to take care of himself? So one evening when the flock started home from the pasture and his mother called, the Kid paid no heed and kept right on nibbling the tender grass. A little later when he lifted his head, the flock was gone. He...
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November 30, 2020 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Fiction Writing – Short Story Writing Short stories as the name suggest are unified works of fiction that can be read in a single sitting. Short story writing is challenging as the writer must develop the main elements of fiction namely:-the character, the plot, the theme, the conclusion etc. in a _very short space or in limited words. A short story must be concise and to the point and the author...
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May 28, 2020 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Overcoming Anger A Zen student said to his teacher, “Master, I have an ungovernable temper. Help me get rid of it.” “You have something very strange,” said the teacher. “Show it to me.” “Right now I cannot show it to you.” “Why not?” “It arises suddenly.” “Then it cannot be your own true nature,” said the teacher, “if it were, you would be able to show it to me at any...
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July 28, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Half of the Profit A rich man wanted to give a great feast to his friends. He got all kinds of dishes prepared but he could not get fish. He offered a reward to the man who would bring it. After some time a fisherman brought a big fish. But the gate keeper would not let him in till he had promised to give him half the reward. The fisherman agreed....
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July 28, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Mercury and the Woodcutter Once there was a woodcutter. He lived near a forest. He earned his living by cutting wood from the jungle and selling it in the market. One day he was cutting down a tree on the bank of the river. While he was cutting it, his axe fell into the river and was lost. He tried his best to search it but in vain. He was very...
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July 28, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
The Hidden Treasure There lived a farmer in the village. He had five sons. They were all idlers and never helped their father. They always quarreled among themselves. The father was very much sad and worried. He tried his level best to mend their habits but all in vain. Once he was taken ill. He called his sons. All of them reached there. He asked them to sit down and listen...
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July 28, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), Languages3 Comments
Bad Company A rich man had only one son. The son fell into the bad company. He developed many bad habits. The man was much worried about the habits of his son. He tried his best to mend his habits but he could not succeed. One day he thought of a plan to teach his son a lesson. He went to market and purchased some fresh apples and a rotten one....
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July 28, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), Languages5 Comments
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