Ang Bata at ang Lobo

Minsan ay namamasyal sa kabukiran ang isang bata nang matanawan niya ang isang papalapit na Lobo.
Sa sobrang takot ay yumuko siya kaagad sa gitna ng mga damo.

Magaling maghanap ang Lobo kaya madaling-madali siyang nakita nito. Gusto niyang kumaripas ng
takbo pero natatakot ang batang sagpangin siya nito.

Huminga nang malalim ang bata at ipinagpasa-Diyos na lang niya ang mangyayari sa kaniya.

"Ma... Maawa kayo, Ginoong Lobo. Huwag sana ninyo akong kainin. Mabait na bata po ako."

Ngumisi ang Lobo at mayabang na inilabas ang nangingislap na mga pangil upang lalong takutin ang
kaharap. Sapagkat busog pa sa kakakain pa lamang na bibe sa katihan, minabuti ng Lobo na idaan sa
isang pagsubok ang nangangatog na bata.

"O sige. Hahayaan kitang makalayo kung masasabi mo sa akin ang tatlong bagay na sa ganang sarili ay
may katotohanang hinding-hindi ko mapapabulaanan."

Namimilog ang mga matang mabilis na nag-isip ang pobreng bata, kahit nangangalog ang baba ay
pinasimulan niya ang pagpapatotoo.

"Una," sabi nito sa tinig na pilit na pinalalaki, "kaawa-awa ang kalagayan ko kaninang makita mo ako."

"Ta... tama!" mabilis na pagsang-ayon ng Lobo.

"Ikalawa, lalong kaawa-awa ang kalagayan ko ngayong nasukol mo na ako!"

"Aba... aba... tama ka rin diyan." patangu-tangong pagsang-ayon ng nakatitig na Lobo. "At ang
pangatlo?"
"Pangatlo?" huminga nang malalim ang bata at buong tapang na nagsabing, "Galit ako sa mga lobo
sapagkat wala silang pusong umunawa sa lahat ng bagay na pinapatay at kinakain nila!"

Ginulat ng bata ang Lobo na noon ay napatulala sa katotohanang ipinauunawa.

Mapalad ang bata na nakubkob din nito ang damdaming makatarungan ng Lobong isinusuka sa
kasamaan.

Sa pagkapahiya ng Lobo ay ibinigay nito ang kalayaan sa matalinong batang nanindigan sa katalinuhan at
katapangan.

Aral: Ang anumang desisyon ay nagiging makatarungan lamang kung malalim na pag-iisipan.

THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER

October 27, 2016

On a beautiful summer day a grasshopper hopped around lazily in the grass. He was warm, happy and
well-fed, and he was chirping and singing to himself because life was good.

While the grasshopper was enjoying the day, an ant was carrying grains and taking to the nest with great
toil.

On seeing the hardworking ant passing by, the grasshopper invited him to join him and share his fun.

All day long in the summer the ant would work hard, collecting food while the grasshopper enjoyed the
bright summer days.

The grasshopper would look at the ant and laugh. ‘Why do you work so hard, dear ant?’ he would say.
‘Come, rest for awhile, listen to my song. Summer is here, the days are long and bright. Why waste the
sunshine in labour and toil?’

“I am helping to lay up food for the winter,” said the ant, “and recommend you to do the same.”
“Why bother about winter?” said the Grasshopper; “We have got plenty of food at present and there is
still plenty of time to prepare for winter.” But the ant knew what he was doing and went on his way and
continued his toil.

All day long the ant would work, without stop or rest, scurrying back and forth from the field, collecting
the grains and storing them carefully in her larder.

Instead of working and preparing for winter, the grasshopper preferred to dance, sing and play at his
leisure. He did not realize that the wonderful summer days will not last forever and soon cold and rainy
days will soon be near.

Summer faded into autumn, and autumn turned into winter. The sun was hardly seen, the days got
shorter and the nights got longer. It became freezing cold, and snow began to fall.

When the cold winter came the grasshopper realized that the ant was right and he should have been
prepared. The grasshopper didn’t feel like singing any more. He should not have wasted all his time
when food was plentiful. He was cold and hungry.

He hadn’t thought that this winter might be worse than usual. And because he hadn’t stored food for
himself or helped anyone else to do it, he would not live to see another summer. He had nowhere to
shelter from the snow, and found himself dying of hunger – while it saw the ant enjoying the food
stored and collected in the summer.

Moral: Work hard today and you can reap the benefits tomorrow.

Once upon a time there was a turtle who was very kind and patient. He had many friends. Among them
was a monkey, who was very selfish. He always wanted to have the best part of everything.

One day the monkey went to visit the turtle. The monkey asked his friend to accompany him on a
journey to the next village. The turtle agreed, and they started early the next morning. The monkey did
not take much food with him, because he did not like to carry a heavy load. The turtle, on the contrary,
took a big supply. He advised the monkey to take more, but the monkey only laughed at him. After they
had been travelling five days, the monkey's food was all gone, so the turtle had to give him some. The
monkey was greedy, and kept asking for more all the time. "Give me some more, friend turtle!" he said.
"Wait a little while," said the turtle. "We have just finished eating."

As the monkey made no reply, they travelled on. After a few minutes the monkey stopped, and said,
"Can't you travel a little faster?"

"I can't, for I have a very heavy load," said the turtle.

"Give me the load, and then we shall get along more rapidly," said the monkey. The turtle handed over
all his food to the monkey, who ran away as fast as he could, leaving the turtle far behind.

"Wait for me!" said the turtle, doing his best to catch his friend; but the monkey only shouted, "Come
on!" and scampered [370]out of sight. The turtle was soon very tired and much out of breath, but he
kept on. The monkey climbed a tree by the roadside, and looked back. When he saw his friend very far
in the rear, he ate some of the food. At last the turtle came up. He was very hungry, and asked the
monkey for something to eat.

"Come on a little farther," said the selfish monkey. "We will eat near a place where we can get water."
The turtle did not say anything, but kept plodding on. The monkey ran ahead and did the same thing as
before, but this time he ate all the food.

"Why did you come so late?" said the monkey when the turtle came up panting.

"Because I am so hungry that I cannot walk fast," answered the turtle. "Will you give me some food?" he
continued.

"There is no more," replied the monkey. "You brought very little. I ate all there was, and I am still
hungry."

As the turtle had no breath to waste, he continued on the road. While they were on their way, they met
a hunter. The monkey saw the hunter and climbed a tree, but the man caught the turtle and took it
home with him. The monkey laughed at his friend's misfortune. But the hunter was kind to the turtle: he
tied it near a banana-tree, and gave it food every hour.

One day the monkey happened to pass near the house of the hunter. When he saw that his friend was
tied fast, he sneered at him; but after he had remained there a few hours, and had seen how the turtle
was fed every hour, he envied the turtle's situation. So when night came, and the hunter was asleep, the
monkey went up to the turtle, and said, "Let me be in your place."

"No, I like this place," answered the turtle.

The monkey, however, kept urging and begging the turtle, so that finally the turtle yielded. Then the
monkey set the turtle free, and tied himself to the tree. The turtle went off happy; and the monkey was
so pleased, that he could hardly sleep during the night for thinking of the food the hunter would give
him in the morning.

Early the next morning the hunter woke and looked out of his window. He caught sight of the monkey,
and thought that the animal was stealing his bananas. So he took his gun and shot him dead. Thus the
turtle became free, and the monkey was killed.

MORAL: Do not be selfish.

Ang Unggoy At Ang Buwaya (Pabula)

Jim Lloyd 3 years ago Pabula

Isang araw, habang naghahanap ng pagkain ang matalinong unggoy sa tabi ng ilog, nakita niya ang puno
ng makopa na hitik na hitik sa hinog na bunga. Ang puno ay nasa kabilang pampang lang ng ilog kung
saan nakatira ang batang buwaya. Matapos niyang makain ang lahat ng prutas na gusto niya, bumaba na
sa puno ang unggoy at napagpasiyahang pumunta sa kabila ng malawak na ilog, ngunit hindi niya alam
kung paano. Sa wakas, nakita niya ang buwaya na kagigising lamang mula sa kaniyang siyesta.

Magiliw na nagwika ang unggoy, “Mahal kong buwaya, puwede bang humingi ng pabor?”
Nabigla ang buwaya sa ganitong kabait na pagbati ng unggoy.

Pero mapagkumababa itong sumagot, “Oo ba! Kung anuman ang maaaring maitulong ko sa iyo, malugod
ko itong gagawin.”

Sinabi ng unggoy sa buwaya na gusto niyang pumunta sa kabilang dako ng ilog.

Sabi ng buwaya, “Buong puso kitang ihahatid doon. Umupo ka lang sa likod ko at aalis tayo kaagad.”

Nang nakapirme na sa pagkakaupo ang unggoy sa likod ng buwaya, nagsimula na silang maglakbay.
Hindi nagtagal, narating nila ang kalagitnaan ng ilog, at nagsimulang humalakhak ang buwaya.

“Ngayon, unggoy na uto-uto,” sabi niya, “kakainin ko ang iyong atay at mga bato dahil gutom na gutom
na ako.”

Kinabahan ang unggoy pero hindi niya ipinahalata. Sa halip, sinabi niya, “Pinaghandaan ko na yan! Naisip
ko nang baka nagugutom ka kaya inihanda ko na ang aking atay at mga bato para sa hapunan mo. Sa
kasamaang-palad, naiwan kong nakasabit ang mga ito sa puno ng makopa dahil sa pagmamadali natin.
Masaya ako na nabanggit mo iyan. Bumalik tayo at kukunin ko ang pagkain para sa iyo.”

Sa pag-aakala ng uto-utong buwaya na nagsasabi ng totoo ang unggoy, bumalik ito sa tabing-ilog na
pinanggalingan nila. Nang malapit na sila, mabilis na lumundag ang unggoy sa tuyong lupa at kumaripas
ng takbo paakyat sa puno.

Nang makita ng buwaya kung paano siya nalinlang, sabi niya, “Isa akong uto-uto”.

ARAL:

Maging mapanuri. Maraming tao ang akala mo'y may mabuting intensyon sa pagtulong subalit may lihim
na masamang nais. Sa panig ng buwaya, huwag mangloko ng iba upang hindi rin maloko sa bandang
huli.