The Snake and The Foolish Frogs Once a snake who had grown weak with old age came across a pond where many frogs lived with their king, queen and little prince. The snake had not eaten for many days. He tried to catch some of the frogs, but was too weak to catch any of them. "I will have to think of some solution or I will soon die," the snake thought. Just then he saw the frog prince and his friends. They were busy in their game and did not notice the snake. When they came very close, one of them saw the snake and jumped up, "Oh, a snake," he shouted in fear. All of them ran for their l ... read more

The Slave and the Lion Once there was a slave in Rome. His master was very cruel. He ran away to a forest. He went into a cave to live there. He slept in the cave. Suddenly he woke up to hear the roar of a lion. He saw a lion there. The lion was limping. The slave saw a thorn in the lion's paw. He pulled it out. The lion felt relief. Both became friends. One day, the slave was caught by his master's men. He ordered him to be thrown before a hungry lion. When the slave was brought before the lion, the lion did not kill him. It was the same lion. The lion licked his feet. All were surpr ... read more

The Frog and The Ox On a lily pad in the little stream that flowed at the bottom of the meadow, there lived an old Frog. He was a big frog and he was very proud of his size. All the other frogs were in awe of him and treated him with the greatest respect. So did all the other creatures. The shining blue dragonflies that hovered over the stream during the day took great care to keep far out of the reach of his long sticky tongue. So did the little midges that fluttered by in a soft cloud in the evenings. Even the fishes in the stream were careful not to annoy him. The Frog ruled his water ... read more

You can not please everyone This is a short story to teach you that you can not please everyone. A man and his son were once going with their Donkey to market. As they were walking along by its side a countryman passed them and said : "You fool, what a Donkey for but to ride is upon?" So the Man put the Boy on the Donkey and they went on their way. But soon they passed a group of men. One of whom said : "See that lazy youngster. He lets his father walk while he rides." So the Man ordered his Boy to get off and got on himself. But they hadn't gone far when they passed two women. One of ... read more

The Peacock and The Crane One day a peacock met a crane and said, "So sorry for you. You have so dull feathers. Look at the fine colours of my feathers." "Well!' replied the crane, "your look are brighter then mine. But whereas I can fly high up into the sky. All you can do is to strut about on the ground." Moral : Never Find Fault With Others.