The Vain Stag A stag was thirsty. He went to a pool to drink water. The pond water was calm and clear. He bent down to drink water. He saw his reflection in it. When he saw his horns, he felt proud of them. He said to himself, "How beautiful and lovely my horns. While he looked to his legs, he felt sad and disappointed and cursed God for this injustice. He was yet to quench his thirst, when he saw a hunter with his hounds. Seeing his life in danger, the stag ran as fast as he could. He was soon out of sight. He reached a thick forest but unluckily his horns got stuck in a thick bu ... read more

The Three Men and a Family It was a sunny day. Three old men with long white beard were wandering on the road. They saw a beautiful little house and decided to enter the house. The old men knocked the door. A lady opened the door. The old men asked whether they have all members of the family. The lady replied, 'Me and my mother-in-law are here. My husband and children will be back to home in the evening. Please let me know how can I help you?' The old men told her, 'then we will wait until all members of your family return home.' The lady replied, 'but you look so tired and weak. I ... read more

The Hare and the Tortoise A hare and tortoise were two great friends. The hare was very proud of his fast speed and often laughed at the tortoise slowness. One day the hare challenged his friend to run a race. The tortoise's accepted the challenge. They chose a distant tree as a winning post and the race began. The hare got ahead of the tortoise as he was a fast runner and within minutes he was not visible When he had gone half the distance, he said to himself," Why need I hurry ? The tortoise is far behind. Let me take rest under this tree." So he lay down and soon fell fast asleep. ... read more

A man goes to the doctor and says, "Doctor, wherever I touch, it hurts." The doctor asks, "What do you mean?" The man says, "When I touch my shoulder, it really hurts. If I touch my knee - OUCH! When I touch my forehead, it really, really hurts." The doctor says, "I know what's wrong with you - you've broken your finger!"

TWO BURDENED ASSES Once upon a time, two asses were walking along laboriously, very tired under their burdens. One was carrying salt and the other; cotton. When they were crossing a river, the ass laden with salt stumbled and fell into the water. When it got up, it started walking more smoothly than earlier. Seeing this, the ass carrying the cotton sat down in the river and then got up, hoping that its burden would be lighter. The salt got dissolved in the water but the cotton soaked up the water, and became heavier. The poor as nearly drowned under the added weight.