The Dog and the Donkey Once there lived a washerman in the town. He had two pets- a dog and a donkey. The dog used to keep watch. The donkey used to carry the washerman's clothes or load. One night a thief broke into the house. The washerman was sleeping soundly. The dog too was fast asleep. So, he did not bark at the thief. The donkey saw the thief and wanted to awaken his master h6 began to bray loudly. The thief took to his heels (ran away). The washerman could not sleep. He came out. Washerman could not understand why the donkey brayed so loudly. Therefore he beat the stupid ... read more

THE DOG AND THE THIEF On a Sunday afternoon Sunny's parents were not at home. He was feeling bored. So, he decided to go and watch a cricket match. He left his dog, Snoopy in the house. Just after Sunny had left, a thief forced open the window. He entered the house and started searching the rooms. He took all the valuables but when he was about to leave, he saw Snoopy standing in front of him, growling. The dog was about to pounce on him when Sunny returned home. He asked Snoopy to calm down and handed over the thief to the police.

The Slave and the Lion A rich man had a slave. The man was very cruel to him. So the slave became sick of his cruel treatment. He decided to run away from his master. He got a chance and ran away to a forest. There he hid himself in a cave. As he lay there thinking, he heard the groaning of the lion. He was frightened. As the lion came near, he saw that he was limping. The lion approached the slave and held out his paw. The slave saw that his paw was swollen and a thorn was stuck in it. The slave drew out the thorn very gently. The lion was relieved of pain and went away. Afterwar ... read more

The Selfish Dog A farmer had an ox and a dog. The ox helped him in his fields and the dog watched the house at night. One evening the ox returned home very tired. He was very hungry He went to the manger to eat hay. But he found the dog sitting on it. The dog barked at him and would not let him eat it. The ox said to the dog, "Please, get aside and let me eat the hay. It is of no use to you." But the4H natured dog replied, "Since I myself cannot eat the hay. I will not let anyone else have it." So the ox had to go hungry that day. There are some selfish people in the world also. ... read more

HUNTING OF BABOONS A zoo on the outskirts of a city needed some baboons. The officials hired a hunter for this job. The hunter asked for a sack, a gun a fierce dog and an assistant. The hunter reached that part of the jungle where there were numerous baboons. He ordered his assistant, "Look, I am climbing this tree and will shake its branches. If baboons fall down, this ferocious dog will bite and immobilize them. Then you put them in the sack." "OK," said the assistant, "But what about this gun?" "Just in case I fall down from the tree, shoot the dog," replied the hunter.