King Bruce and the Spider There was a king in Scotland. His name was Robert Bruce. He fought many battles and won them. But once he was badly defeated. He ran away from the battle field to save his life. He took shelter in a cave where he hid himself. He was immersed in deep sorrow and out of disappointment he gave up all hope and struggle. But one day he saw a spider in that cave. It was trying to reach the roof of the cave where it had a cobweb. It made six attempts to reach its web but every time it slipped down. Now the king got interested and watched the spider carefully. He ... read more

The Dishonest Doctor Once an old lady lost her eyesight and became blind. She called a doctor and agreed to pay him a very big amount if he cured her. But she will not give a single penny if she is not cured. Doctor daily came to her house for treatment. He started stealing lady's furniture and other valu­able things from the house. He took away everyday one thing from lady's house. So he delayed curing the lady. He cured the lady after he had removed all the furniture and valuable articles from the lady's house. Now doctor demanded his fee from the lady. But she refused to pay ... read more

One morning, the fool woke up and he thought, ‘There is one thing I need, I need a donkey.’ So he left his home and walked until he came to the town. He came to the donkey stall. There were many donkeys. Some were big and some were small. Some had long ears and some very short. But among them there was one donkey that had long, floppy, silky ears. ‘This is the donkey for me.’ The fool paid the donkey stall holder and he led that donkey tied by a rope away from the stall and through the streets of the town, and there were two boys. ‘We can trick that donkey from that fool.’ One b ... read more

A Confused Mind The word confusion sometimes makes you spin your head and lose everything. Sometimes it brings you a new idea and gets you on right path. As I grow older, I have more and more responsibilities and obligations to myself and my dear ones. Basically I have had a very simple family background that they (my parents) themselves are struggling for their day to day life happening. As I talk to my parents, I get to know that they are still not in a good financial status. One of the major reasons why I was sent to India was just to relieve their financial burden an extra bell ... read more

The Intelligent Artist Very long ago, a one-eyed king was ruling a country. He was fond of arts and crafts. He generously rewards the great artists, poets and craftsmen. However, he was stuck with one major habit. He never liked any person who used to praise him falsely! Simply, he was a man of truth and wanted his people to be true. The king was born with one eye. He had vision on his right eye and the space for left eye was simply closed with the skin! One day, he wanted to get himself painted and made an announcement. After filtering the talented artists, the king asked three men to d ... read more