GRAPES ARE SOUR
Once a hungry fox was searching for food in
a forest. After some time, he came to a vine-
yard. Ripe grapes were in the vines. The fox
was very hungry and thirsty. The sight of the
ripe grapes was joy for him. He was tempted
by the beautiful ripe grapes. The grapes
were hanging high. The fox thought to get
those grapes to eat. So, he jumped and
jumped to reach the grapes. He did it again
and again. But the grapes were too high to
reach. The poor fox became tired and
thought that there was no hope of getting the
grapes. So he went away and said, “The
grapes are sour. I don’t want to have the
grapes."
THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN
It was long time ago. There was a town in
Germany called Hamelin. The town of
Hamelin had a great problem with rats.
These rats were very big and they fought the
dogs, killed the cats and bit the babies in the
cradles. They ate up the corn. At last people
came to the Mayor. They told him to do
something. The Mayor called a meeting with
his councillors and discussed the problems
for hours. But no solution came. Suddenly a
man entered the room. He said that people
called him 'Pied Piper'. He said that he
would remove the rats from the town if they
paid him a thousand guilders. The Mayor
agreed to it. The pied piper took out a pipe
from his pocket and began to play on it.
Soon rats began to follow him from every
house. He took all the rats of the town into
the river Weser. Thus all the rats were
drowned in the water. Thus, the people of
Hamelin became free of rats.
OBEDIENCE/DEVOTION TO MOTHER
Bayezid's ill mother wanted a glass of water
to him. There was no water at home.
Bayezid went to a distant fountain to fetch
water. He came back with water and found
his mother asleep. He did not awake her.
Keeping a glass of water in hand, he stood
still beside his mother's bed. He was waiting
for his mother's awaking. But she was in
sound sleep. When it was dawn, Bayazid's
mother awake and discovered her son
standing beside her bed with a glass of water
in hand. She wondered for a moment. Then
she could remember the fact, she could not
control her tears anyway. She embraced her
son with deep love and blessed him from the
core of her heart.
WHO IS TO BELL THE CAT?
Once, some mice were having a good time
in a rich man's house. The man became fed-
up with the mice, and brought a cat. As a
result, the mice fell in a great problem. One
day all the mice called a meeting to find out
a way. Different mice gave different
suggestions, but none was acceptable. At
last a young mouse stood up and suggested,
"If we tie a bell around the cat's neck, we'll
easily understand when the cat is coming to
the barn and then we can easily go into our
holes." All the mice thanked him for this
good plan. But an old mouse said, “The idea
is good. But who will tie the bell?” At this,
all remained silent.
THE LION AND THE MOUSE
Once a lion was sleeping in his den. He was
disturbed by a mouse running over his body. He
caught it and in anger, he was about to kill it.
The poor mouse begged for its life. He said,
“Pardon me, king of beasts. I shall always be idea is good. But who will tie the
grateful to you if you spare my life for this bell?”. At this, all remained silent.
time.” The lion had pity on him and let him off
with a warning. The mouse promised to give
any help to the lion in case of need. The lion
laughed at the offer. He said, “You are a little
animal. How could you help me?” After a few
days, the lion was caught in a net and roared.
He tugged and strained but to no effect. The
mouse heard the lion’s roar and rushed to help
him. He bit the net with his sharp teeth and at
last cut it off. He thus set the lion free. Thus the
great lion was saved by the little mouse.

Once the house of a rich man was

infested with rats. The house
became like the town of Hamelin.
There were rats everywhere in the
house. They were doing a lot of
mischiefs there. The master of the
house was annoyed. He hit upon a
plan. He bought a cat to kill the
mice. The mice were in great
difficulty. They could not move as
before. They held a meeting to find
out a way to be free from this
danger. Many proposals were made
but none of those were acceptable.
At last, a young mouse rose to
speak. He said, “I have a good
plan. Let us tie a bell around the
cat’s neck. We can save ourselves
by hearing the sound of the bell.” All
the mice thanked him for this good
plan. But an old mouse said, “The