THE MISTAKEN COMPLAINT Once a shepherd had a large flock of sheep and a strong watch-dog to guard them. When the flock used to graze in the pasture, the dog guarded it with care. In the noon, the shepherd, while having his lunch used to feed the dog too. The sheep watched this daily and whispered about this special treatment. One day, when the shepherd was sharing his lunch with the dog, the sheep said, "Master! You are being unfair to we sheep. You don't' treat us all equally." "I didn't get you. Come up clearly," said the shepherd. The sheep said, "We give you milk, wool and l ... read more

RESPECT THE WISDOM OF ELDERS One upon a time there was a fat man. He had a strong hefty body- so much so that he had to struggle a lot to get through the door of his house. One day a young boy happened to came that way and saw the man forcing himself inside the house. The boy couldn't control his laughter and said, "If you step aside for a moment, I will show you how to get in." The man was amused to hear the words of the young boy and said; "I knew the way even before you were born." The young boy had no words to say and realized his folly that he should not have advised the man w ... read more

TOM, THE WONDER BOY Tom was a very intelligent boy. One day, his father took to the house of a rich and powerful friend of his. Tom's father told his friend, "He's a prodigy. I've never come across a boy more intelligent than him. He has answer for everything." The friend was a snob and considered himself to be the most intelligent person in the whole country. Glancing at Tom, he said, "He doesn't seem to be intelligent. In any case, the more intelligent a boy is the duffer he becomes as a man." At this, Tom innocently said, "If this is true then, as a boy you must have been even more ... read more

Writing a Book "LET us write a book," they said; "but what shall it be about ?" "A fairy story," said the elder sister. " A book about kings and queens," said the other. "Oh, no," said the brother, "let's write about animals." "We will write about them all," they cried together. So they put the paper, and pens, and ink ready. The elder sister took up a fairy story and looked at it, and put it down again. "I have never known any fairies," she said, "except in books; but, of course, it would not do to put one book inside another anyone could do that." "I shall not begin to-day," ... read more