Man and The Wolf The wolf boasted that he was the strongest animal. The fox disagreed. ‘Man in his prime is stronger!’ ‘Introduce me to one and we’ll soon see,’ retorted the angry wolf. An old man went by. ‘Is that a man?’ asked the wolf. ‘No, he is no longer in his prime,’ replied the fox. A boy ran past. ‘Is that one?’ asked the wolf. ‘No, he has not...

Lazy Monu Once, a lazy rabbit named Monu lived in a forest. He never did any work at home. He walked and hopped slowly. He never reached anywhere in time because he was slow and lazy. His parents always warned him, “Son, your laziness will make you suffer one day. Please leave this bad habit.” But Monu never paid heed to their advice. He did not leave his bad habit of...

Horse and The Donkey Once, a brave soldier had a swift horse and a hard working donkey. He used the horse during the battles. The donkey he had kept carried loads of goods when there was no war so as to earn some money. The donkey was jealous of the horse as he thought that the horse was generally enjoying idle life whereas he worked hard and earned livelihood for the...

Help Yourself Once, two mice entered a dairy. As they were looking for something to eat, they slipped and fell into a large-drum full of milk. They did not know how to swim. Soon they started drowning. Both of them started struggling to stay afloat. One of the mice said, “Friend, I think we are going to drown. No one can help us now. I wish God would send someone to...

Fruits of Labour Once, a very lazy boy named Ramu lived in a small village. He spent all his time loitering around and was always busy in daydreaming. He avoided doing any work. One day Ramu found a bag full of money. He was delighted. He knew that one had to work to earn money. But he felt lucky for getting money without any effort at all. Ramu went and bought...

Friend of The Rabbit One day, a rabbit was taking a stroll in the evening. He was busy enjoying the light breeze and the bounty of nature. Suddenly he spotted a fox approaching him. The rabbit got scared and thought of running away. But the fox came up to him and said, “Relax friend, don’t be afraid of me. I want to be your friend. I will not harm you.” The...

Faults of The People According to a Greek legend, when men were created, the great god Zeus gave each one a gift of two bags. One bag was full of man’s own faults, the other full of every body else’s faults. But when the moment came for Zeus to give man his two bags, each one hanging at the opposite end of a carrying pole, by mistake he put the bag...

Father Christmas and His Workshop At his workshop at the North Pole, Father Christmas works all year round to make the toys that children all over the world receive at Christmas. It is an important task and it requires not only imagination, but also skill and organisation. Fortunately, the gnomes of the North give him a hand. They are the most trustworthy of all gnomes, even if they do have some...