The Farmer amd the Stork

A farmer placed nets on his newly-sown plowlands and caught a number of Cranes, which came to pick
up his seed. With them he trapped a Stork that had fractured his leg in the net and was earnestly
beseeching the Farmer to spare his life. “Pray save me, Master,” he said, “and let me go free this once.
My broken limb should excite your pity. Besides, I am no Crane, I am a Stork, a bird of excellent
character; and see how I love and slave for my father and mother. Look too, at my feathers–they are not
the least like those of a Crane.” The Farmer laughed aloud and said, “It may be all as you say, I only
know this: I have taken you with these robbers, the Cranes, and you must die in their company.”

Moral: Birds of a feather flock together.

The Hunter and the Woodsman

A hunter, not very bold, was searching for the tracks of a Lion. He asked a man felling oaks in the forest
if he had seen any marks of his footsteps or knew where his lair was. “I will,” said the man, “at once
show you the Lion himself.” The Hunter, turning very pale and chattering with his teeth from fear,
replied, “No, thank you. I did not ask that; it is his track only I am in search of, not the Lion himself.”

Moral: The hero is brave in deeds as well as words.

Bear and Man Lying Down

Two Men were traveling in company through a forest, when, all at once, a huge Bear crashed out of the
brush near them.

One of the Men, thinking of his own safety, climbed a tree.

The other, unable to fight the savage beast alone, threw himself on the ground and lay still, as if he were
dead. He had heard that a Bear will not touch a dead body.

It must have been true, for the Bear snuffed at the Man’s head awhile, and then, seeming to be satisfied
that he was dead, walked away.

The Man in the tree climbed down.

“It looked just as if that Bear whispered in your ear,” he said. “What did he tell you?”

“He said,” answered the other, “that it was not at all wise to keep company with a fellow who would
desert his friend in a moment of danger.”

Moral: Never trust a friend who leaves you when trouble approaches.
The Goatherd and the Wild Goats

One cold stormy day a Goatherd drove his Goats for shelter into a cave, where a number of Wild Goats
had also found their way. The Shepherd wanted to make the Wild Goats part of his flock; so he fed them
well. But to his own flock, he gave only just enough food to keep them alive. When the weather cleared,
and the Shepherd led the Goats out to feed, the Wild Goats scampered off to the hills.

"Is that the thanks I get for feeding you and treating you so well?" complained the Shepherd.

"Do not expect us to join your flock," replied one of the Wild Goats. "We know how you would treat us
later on, if some strangers should come as we did."

Moral: It is unwise to treat old friends badly for the sake of new ones.

The Man and the Little Cat

One day, an old man was having a stroll in the forest when he suddenly saw a little cat stuck in a hole.
The poor animal was struggling to get out. So, he gave him his hand to get him out. But the cat scratched
his hand with fear. The man pulled his hand screaming with pain. But he did not stop; he tried to give a
hand to the cat again and again.

Another man was watching the scene, screamed with surprise, “For god sakes! Stop helping this cat!
He’s going to get himself out of there”.

The other man did not care about him, he just continued saving that animal until he finally succeeded,
And then he walked to that man and said, “Son, it is cat’s Instincts that makes him scratch and to hurt,
and it is my job to love and care”.

Moral: Moral: Treat everyone around you with your ethics, not with theirs. Treat the people the way
you want to be treated by them.