THE GRATEFUL MOUSE

  

 

There lived a lion in a forest bush. Near the bush lived a mouse in a hole.

It was a hot day and the lion was taking rest after a long hunt. The playful mouse came out of his hole and started climbing up and down the lion. This running of the mouse tickled the lion and he woke up.
 

He caught the mouse and said, “You silly fool! You disturbed my sleep. I am going to kill you”.

The mouse looked at the lion with plea in his face and replied humbly, “Oh king of the forest! Please do have mercy on this small creature! I have committed a mistake. If you excuse and pardon me I will surely repay you in future”.

 

 

 

The lion was astonished by the bravery of the mouse and he let the mouse free. Days passed.

 

Once, when the lion went for a hunt he got trapped in a net. He started roaring. The mouse heard the roaring and thought, “The lion must have been trapped. I should help him”.

 

He ran to the net and started gnawing. Soon, the net gave way and the lion got free.

 

MORAL: EVEN TINY THINGS CAN BE OF IMMENSE HELP.

 

THE COWS AND THE LION

 

 

 

There was a village near a jungle. The village cows used to go up to the jungle in search of food.

 

In the forest there lived a wicked lion. He used to kill a cow now and then and eat her. This was happening for quite some time. The cows were frightened.

 

One day, all the cows held a meeting. An old cow said, “Listen everybody, the lion eats one of us only because we go into jungle separately. From now on we will all be together”.

 

From then on, all the cows went into the jungle in a herd. When they heard or saw the lion, all of them unitedly moo and chased him away.

 

MORAL: DIVIDED WE FALL, UNITED WE STAND.

 

THE FARMER AND THE MAGIC GOOSE

 

 

 

 

Once there was a poor farmer. His family lived in poverty. He was very sad.

 

One day, he got a magic goose as a born. The goose laid one golden egg every day. The farmer sold the golden egg and bought things for his family. Soon they became very rich.

 

Suddenly, a very wicked idea came to the farmer’s mind. “If the magic goose lays one golden egg every day, how many golden eggs will be inside the goose? If I cut open the goose, I will become still rich in a single day.”

 

He killed the goose and cut open. But, he found no egg inside. Because of his greed, he lost his magic goose and the golden egg.

 

MORAL: GREED IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF MISERIES