An Old Farmer and His Quarrelling Sons

Once upon a time. There was a old farmer. He had four sons. They always quarrelled with one another. He was very sad. He thought of a plan.

He brought a bundle of sticks. He asked his sons to break it. Each boy tried to break it. but they could not break it.

Now, his father untied the bundle. He asked them to break the sticks one by one.Every son broke it very easily.

Now the father said, “If you live united like the sticks, you will be strong. Nobody can harm you.' 

The sons learnt a lesson. They decided to live together. They never quarrelled. The old farmer and his sons were very happy.

 Moral : Union is strength.

A Fox and A Crane

Once upon a time there were two friends A fox-and a crane. One day The fox invited the crane to dine with him. The crane went to the fox. He welcomed the crane.He puts flat dish containing soup. The fox lapped up the soup. The crane had a pointed beak, so it could not make the soup. The crane went back hungry. It thought of a plan. 

Next day the crane invited the fox to dine. The fox went there. He put boiled rice in a.jar. Its neck was narrow. The crane could put his neck into the jar and eat rice with his beak easily but fox could not do that so the fox remained hungry. 

Moral : Tit for tat.

The Shepherd Boy and The Wolf

Once upon a time, there was a shepherd boy. He was set to guard sheep. He watched the sheep for several days. He got tired of that monotonous work.

One day he shouted 'wolf' as a joke. All the villagers hasten to his help. But they found no wolf.The boy laughed at them. The villagers got angry. 

After a few days the boy shouted 'wolf!-wolf!' again. Villagers came there and found no wolf again. The boy laughed at villagers and The vilaagers got angry again. 

After several days, One day A wolf really came there. The boy shouted 'Wolf!-Wolf!'. This time no one came there as they thought the boy is joking. The wolf killed several sheep. 

Moral : Nobody trusts a liar. 

             Once a liar, always a liar. 

A Hare and A Tortoise

Once upon a time. There were a Hare and a Tortoise. They were fast friends. The hare was proud of his speed. It laughed at the tortoise for his slow speed. One day the tortoise asked the hare to run a race. The hare laughed and accepted the challenge. They were to reach a bush near the river. 

On the fixed day the race began. The hare ran very fast but the tortoise went on slowly. The tortoise was left far behind. It was a hot day. The hare wanted to take rest. It went under a tree and fell asleep. The tortoise did not stop. He went on. At about sunset the hare woke up and ran very fast. When it reached the bush, it saw the tortoise waiting for the hare. The tortoise , won the race. The hare was very sad.

Moral : Slow but steady wins the race. 

A clever cap seller

Once upon a time.There was a cap-seller. He went from village to village to sell his caps. One day he passed through a forest. He was tired. He put down his bundle of caps and slept under a tree.There were many monkeys in the forest. They came down. They took away the caps from the bag.

After sometime the cap-seller woke up. He saw that there was no cap in the bag. He looked up. He saw the monkeys with his caps. 

He thought of a plan. He put on his cap. The monkeys do the same and they put on the caps. Now he took off his cap. The monkeys did the same. He threw his cap to the ground. The monkeys also did the same. Then He collected all his caps. He went away. 

Moral : Never lose heart.

Bee and Dove

There was a bee. One day it was thirsty. It went to a river to drink water. It fell into the water. Its life was in danger. There was a tree near the river. A dove was sitting on a branch of that tree. It saw the bee. It dropped a leaf near the bee. The bee came on the leaf and flew away. The dove saved its life.

After some days the same dove was sitting on the branch of a tree. A hunter saw the dove. He aimed at the dove. The bee saw it. It flew and stung on his hand. The hunter missed the aim. The gun went off. There was a loud sound. The dove flew off. The bee saved the life of the dove. 

Moral : Do good and have good.