BENEVOLENT JUMBO Jumbo, a big elephant, was very kind and caring towards others. One day, he saw a little boy crying. Jumbo went to him and asked him the reason for crying. The boy replied, "I was carrying water to my home, when I noticed a hole in my bucket. All the water had been drained out. Now how will I take water to my home?" Jumbo consoled the boy and thought of a plan. He filled his trunk with water and went along with the boy to his home. There he poured the water from his trunk into another basket. The boy felt very happy and gave Jumbo bananas to eat.

A BRUTE CAN ALSO SEE REASON Once a wicked wolf was in a jovial mood and merrily roaming around. Suddenly, he saw a boy lying on the ground and moved towards him. On seeing the wolf, the boy got frightened and tried to turn away his face. The wolf realized that the boy was terrified. The wolf went up to the boy and said, "Aha! At last, I caught you. But I shall spare your life if you say three things which cannot be challenged in regard to their truth." The boy, though terrified, composed himself and thought for a while. Then he said, "First it is a pity that you saw me; second, I was ... read more

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

The Elephant and the Tailor There lived an elephant in a village. While going to river to take a bath regularly he passed a tailor's shop. Tailor always gave him something to eat. The two became friends. As usual one day he put his trunk inside the shop. The tailor was not in a good mood as he had a quarrel with a customer. The tailor instead of giving him something to eat pricked a needle into his trunk. The elephant silently went away. The elephant reached the river and took his bath. After that he filled muddy water in his trunk. On his way back he stopped at the tailor's shop ... read more

The Silver Key It was a stormy night. A traveller reached an inn. As the hour was very late, he found the door locked from within. He knocked at the door. The gate-keeper responded to the knock, saying, "I have lost the key and the door cannot be opened unless you have a silver key with you." The traveller understood what he meant by the silver key. He im­mediately slipped a silver coin through the hole, and the door opened. As soon as he got in, he said to the gate keeper, "I have left my box outside, please bring it." As the gate-keeper went out to bring the box, the traveller c ... read more