THE WIND AND THE SUN
 

 

Once the wind and the sun came to have a quarrel. Either of them claimed to be a stronger. At last they agreed to have a trial of strength.

“Here comes a traveler. Let us see who can strip him of his clock,” said the Sun.

The Wind agreed and chose to have the first turn. He blew in the hardest possible way. As a result, the traveler wrapped his cloak even more tightly around him.

 

 
Then it was the turn of the Sun. At first he shown every gently. So, the traveler loosened his cloak from his neck.

The sun went on shinning brighter and brighter. The traveler felt hot. Before long he took off his cloak and put it in his bag. The Wind had to accept his defeat.

MORAL: FURY OR FORCE CUTS NO ICE WHERE GENTLENESS DOES THE JOB.

THE FISHERMAN

 

 

The fisherman had been fishing for along time but without luck. At last he tugged at his net and saw a small fish caught in it.

“Please let me go,” begged the fish, “I will grow bigger in a few days and then you can catch me again.”

The fisherman said, Now that I have caught you I won’t let you go. If I have caught you I won’t let you go. If I leave you, I may never see you again.”

MORAL: A BIRD IN HAND IS WOTH TWO IN BUSH.

 

 

LARK AND THE FARMER

 

 

 

Once a Lark made her nest in a corn-field. Soon she laid eggs in it. After a few days small babies hatched out of them.

One day the baby-larks overheard the farmer say, “I will call my neighbors to reap this field.”

The Baby-larks got alarmed to hear this and told their mother about it. “Don’t worry,” said the mother.

Some days later, the farmer came again and said, I will call my relatives to reap this field.” The baby-larks afraid again.

“Fear not,” said their mother

But the next day the farmer came there with his little son and said, “I will reap this field tomorrow.”

“Now is the time to go. When a man says he will do the work himself, he will certainly do it,” said the mother-lark.

MORAL: DON’T FEAR HOLLOW THREATS.