The Patient Little Girl Once a famine broke out in a country. Everyday the children of the city flocked at a rich man's house to get loaves of bread. As soon as the servants brought out loaves, they fought among themselves and struggled hard to get them. One little girl did not fight. She waited pa­tiently for her turn and got the smallest loaf last of all. One day as usual, she brought the smallest loaf. When she cut it, she found two rupees in it. She went back at once to return the money. The rich man was pleased at her honesty. He gave her not only those two rupees, but two rup ... read more

The Kite IT was the most tiresome kite in the world, always wagging its tail, shaking its ears, breaking its string, sitting down on the tops of houses, getting stuck in trees, entangled in hedges, flopping down on ponds, or lying flat on the grass, and refusing to rise higher than a yard from the ground. I have often sat and thought about that kite, and wondered who its father and mother were. Perhaps they were very poor people, just made of newspaper and little bits of common string knotted together, obliged to fly day and night for a living, and never able to give any time to their ch ... read more

The Worry Men There were two funny men living together for a long time. Both of them were very close pals, very stupid and yet they lived happily. Something that annoys other people is that they worry even for very minor issues. One day, they saw a sign board with these words. 'If you can do something successfully, there is no reason to worry about doing it! If you cannot do something, worrying for it will not make it happen!' The two men decided not to worry for anything. However, they still did worry that who would then take care of their problems. They decided to appoint a per ... read more

THE DOG AND THE BONE Once a stray dog while searching for food came to a butcher's shop. There he got a bone with some meat on it. So, he lifted it and ran to a safe place to enjoy it at ease. He chewed the bone for a very long time and this made him quite thirsty. So, he went to a river to quench his thirst. It took the bone along, as it was worried that some other dog might not take it away. As the dog stood on a bridge across the river, it looked around to see if it could safely put the bone down while it quenched its thirst. By chance, he saw his reflection in the water from ov ... read more

The Most Beautiful Heart One day, in a heavily crowded place, a young man began shouting. "People, look at me. I have the most beautiful heart in the world." Many people looked at him and were stunned to see his beautiful heart in a perfect shape, without any flaw. It looked quite amazing. Most of the people who saw his heart were mesmerized by the beauty of his heart, and praised him. However, there came an old man who challenged the young man, "No my son, I have got the most beautiful heart in the world!" The young man asked him, "Show me your heart, then!" The old man show ... read more