A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Once upon a time there lived a lion in a forest. One day after a heavy meal. It was sleeping under a
tree. After a while, there came a mouse and it started to play on the lion. Suddenly the lion got up with
anger and looked for those who disturbed its nice sleep. Then it saw a small mouse standing trembling
with fear. The lion jumped on it and started to kill it. The mouse requested the lion to forgive it. The
lion felt pity and left it. The mouse ran away.
On another day, the lion was caught in a net by a hunter. The mouse came there and cut the net. Thus
it escaped. There after, the mouse and the lion became friends. They lived happily in the forest
afterwards.

Moral : A friend in need is a friend indeed.

2. A Town Mouse and A Country Mouse

A Town Mouse and a Country Mouse were friends. The Country Mouse one day invited his friend to
come and see him at his home in the fields. The Town Mouse came and they sat down to a dinner of
barleycorns and roots the latter of which had a distinctly earthy flavour.

The flavour was not much to the taste of the guest and presently he broke out with My poor dear
friend, you live here no better than the ants. Now, you should just see how I fare! My larder is a
regular horn of plenty. You must come and stay with me and I promise you shall live on the fat of the
land."

So when he returned to town he took the Country Mouse with him and showed him into a larder
containing flour and oatmeal and figs and honey and dates.

3. Elephant and Friends

One day an elephant wandered into a forest in search of friends.
He saw a monkey on a tree.
Will you be my friend? asked the elephant.
Replied the monkey, You are too big. You can not swing from trees like me.
Next, the elephant met a rabbit. He asked him to be his friends.
But the rabbit said, You are too big to play in my burrow!
Then the elephant met a frog.
Will you be my friend? He asked.
How can I? asked the frog.
You are too big to leap about like me.
The elephant was upset. He met a fox next.

Will you be my friend? he asked the fox.

The fox said, Sorry, sir, you are too big.
The next day, the elephant saw all the animals in the forest running for their lives.
The elephant asked them what the matter was.
The bear replied, There is a tier in the forest. Hes trying to gobble us all up!
The animals all ran away to hide.
The elephant wondered what he could do to solve everyone in the forest.
Meanwhile, the tiger kept eating up whoever he could find.
The elephant walked up to the tiger and said, Please, Mr. Tiger, do not eat up these poor animals.
Mind your own business! growled the tiger.
The elephant has a no choice but to give the tiger a hefty kick.
The frightened tiger ran for his life.
The elephant ambled back into the forest to announce the good news to everyone.
All the animals thanked the elephant.
They said, You are just the right size to be our friend.

4. Hungry Wolf
This is a short story about Hungry Wolf.

Once, a wolf was very hungry. It looked for food here and there. But it couldn't get any. At last it found
a loaf of bread and piece of meat in the hole of a tree.

The hungry wolf squeezed into the hole. It ate all the food. It was a woodcutter's lunch. He was on his
way back to the tree to have lunch. But he saw there was no food in the hole, instead, a wolf.

On seeing the woodcutter, the wolf tried to get out of the hole. But it couldn't. Its tummy was swollen.

The woodcutter caught the wolf and gave it nice beatings.

5. The Oak Tree and the Reeds

The Oak tree always thought that he was far stronger than the reeds.

He said to himself I stand upright in storm. I dont bend my head in fear every time the wind blows.
But these reeds are really so weak.

That very night blew a storm and the mighty oak tree was uprooted.

Thank god! sighed the reeds, Our way is better. We bend but we dont break.

6. The Peacock and The Crane

One day a peacock met a crane and said, So sorry for you. You have so dull feathers. Look at the fine
colours of my feathers.
Well! replied the crane, your look are brighter then mine. But whereas I can fly high up into the sky.
All you can do is to strut about on the ground.

Moral : Never Find Fault With Others.

7.

The Sun and The Wind

Once The Sun and The Wind happened to have a quarrel. Both of them claimed to be stronger. At last
they agreed to have a trial of strength.

"Here comes a traveller. Let us see who can strip him of his cloak?" said the Sun.

The Wind agreed and did choose to have the first turn.

He blew in the hardest possible way.

As a result, the traveller wrapped his cloak even more tightly around him.

Then it was the turn of the Sun. At first he shone very gently. The sun went on shining brighter and
brighter. The traveller felt hot.

Before long he took off his cloak and put it in his bag.

The Wind accepted his defeat.

Moral : Fury or force cuts no ice where gentleness does the job

8. Two Goats
There were two goats.
Over a river there was a very narrow bridge.
One day a goat was crossing this bridge.
Just at the middle of the bridge he met another goat.
There was no room for them to pass.
"Go back," said one goat to the other, "There is no room for both of us".
"Why should I go back? said the other goat. "Better you must go back."
You must go back, said the first goat, "because I am stronger than you.
"You are not stronger than I, said the second goat.
"We will see about that", said the first goat and he put down his horns to fight.
"Stop! said the second goat.
If we fight, we shall both fall into the river and be drowned and instead I have a plan. I shall lie down
and you may walk over me.
Then the wise one laid down on the bridge and the other goat walked highly over him.
So they crossed the bridge comfortably and went on their ways

9. Who will bell The Cat?

A rat and its big family were living in a baker's shop. They scraped the buns and cakes in the bakery.

The baker tried his best to put an end to the nuisance of the rats. But all were in vain. At last he
brought their real enemy-the cat to solve the problem.

In the very next day the cat got some tiny rats for its breakfast. The rat family got worried of the loss
of their dear ones.

They arranged a meeting soon. They looked for an idea to escape from the cat. In the end, they
decided to bell the cat.

Then one of the elder rats asked them, who is ready to bell the cat? Nobody said yes.

Instead they kept quiet.

10. You can not please everyone.

This is a short story to teach you that you can not please everyone. A man and his son were once
going with their Donkey to market. As they were walking along by its side a countryman passed them
and said : "You fool, what a Donkey for but to ride is upon?"

So the Man put the Boy on the Donkey and they went on their way. But soon they passed a group of
men. One of whom said : "See that lazy youngster. He lets his father walk while he rides."

So the Man ordered his Boy to get off and got on himself. But they hadn't gone far when they passed
two women. One of whom said to the other : "Shame on that lazy lout to let his poor little son trudge
along."

Well the Man did not know what to do. But at last he took his Boy up before him on the Donkey. By this
time they had come to the town and the passers-by began to jeer and point at them. The Man stopped
and asked what they were scoffing at. The men said :

"Aren't you ashamed of yourself for overloading that poor Donkey of yours - you and your hulking
son?"

The man and Boy got off and tried to think what to do. They thought and they thought, till at last they
cut down a pole, tied the Donkey's feet to it and raised the pole and the Donkey to their shoulders.
They went along amid the laughter of all who met them till they came to Market Bridge when the
Donkey, getting one of his feet loose, kicked out and caused the Boy to drop his end of the pole. In the
struggle the Donkey fell over the bridge and his fore-feet being tied together, he was drowned.

"That will teach you," said an old man who had followed them :

A Moral Story : A Wise Counting

Let us enjoy reading this story of A Wise Counting.

Emperor Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his courtiers. He often asked
questions which were strange and witty. It took much wisdom to answer these questions.

Once he asked a very strange question. The courtiers were dumb folded by his question.

Akbar glanced at his courtiers. As he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an
answer. It was at this moment that Birbal entered the courtyard. Birbal who knew the nature of the
emperor quickly grasped the situation and asked, "May I know the question so that I can try for an
answer".

Akbar said, "How many crows are there in this city?"

Without even a moment's thought, Birbal replied "There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty
nine crows, my lord".

"How can you be so sure? asked Akbar.

Birbal said, "Make you men count, My lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit
their relatives here. If you find less number of crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives
elsewhere".

Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal's wit.

A Wise Old Owl

A Wise Old Owl
There was an old owl that lived in an oak. Everyday he saw incidents happening around him. Yesterday
he saw a boy helping an old man to carry a heavy basket. Today he saw a girl shouting at her mother.
The more he saw the less he spoke.

As he spoke less, he heard more. He heard people talking and telling stories. He heard a woman saying
that an elephant jumped over a fence. He also heard a man saying that he had never made a mistake.

The old owl had seen and heard about what happened to people. Some became better and some
became worse. But the old owl had become wiser each and every day.

You should be observant, talk less but listen more. This will make you a wise person.
Baa Baa Black Sheep
There lived a black sheep in a nearby village. Every spring, he shaved his black wool and sold it to the
villagers. The villagers made sweaters and socks from his black wool.

One day, the black sheep noticed that he had some more wool left. He thought, It would be such a
waste if nobody wants to buy the wool.

That afternoon, an old man came over to his wooden shed to see him. He wanted one bag full of the
black sheeps wool. Then an old woman came over. She also wanted a bag full of wool. A short while
later, a little boy arrived. He also wanted one bag full of wool.

Therefore, the black sheep prepared three bags full of wool for them. He was happy that all of his wool
was sold off.

Beg Your Pardon Mrs Hardin

One afternoon, a little boy had lost his kitten. He looked under his bed. He looked all over his house.
But still there was no puppy. Finally, he looked for his puppy in the garden. After a few hours, he still
could not find the puppy.

The little boy was tired and was about to give up. Then he saw his neighbour, Mrs Hardin.

I beg your pardon, Mrs Hardin. Is my puppy in your garden? asked the little boy.

Oh yes, she is. She is chewing on a mutton bone, replied Mrs Hardin.

The little boy climbed the fence and saw his puppy chewing on a mutton bone. He was so happy that
his puppy was not lost but had only gone to his good neighbors house to eat.

Cock-a-doodle doo
In a faraway land, there was a rooster who lived with his master and the wife. Every early morning,
the rooster would make a very loud cook-a-doodle-doo sound. This shocked his master and the wife so
much that they jumped up from their sleep.
One day, the rooster heard that his master and the wife wanted to slaughter him for dinner. He was

afraid. He wanted to run away. But before he went off, he quickly took one of the wifes shoes and the
masters fiddling stick. Then he ran off into the forest feeling happy and satisfied.
Moral of The Story :
Always be careful of someone that you know. Because sometimes they have bad ideas towards you.

Come To the Window

One night, there was a little baby who was still not asleep. His mother already tried rocking the baby to
sleep but he was still wide awake. So, his mother took him to the window to see the stars.
The stars shone on the sea. The mother told the baby some stories about the stars. She said that there
were two little stars that played peek-a-boo with two little fishes in the deep blue sea. And there were
two little frogs that cried Neap, neap, neap. We also see a dear little baby who should be asleep!
The baby was happy and delighted. Soon, the little baby grew sleepy and fell asleep in his mothers
arms.
Moral of the story :
You should go to sleep when it is your bedtime.

My Son John = Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling

There was a little boy called John. He was very playful. He played hard at the playground and was
exhausted when he got home. His father told him to get undressed and ready for a bath. The little boy
nodded and went straight to his room.
His father was waiting for John at the bathroom but he never came. His father went to Johns room. He
saw that John was already asleep in his bed fully clothed. And one shoe was off but one shoe was still
on his right foot.
His father took off Johns shoe and his trousers. He dressed him in his pyjamas and left him to sleep.
Moral of the story :
Avoid playing too much until you are too tired to do anything else.

My Son John :