King Bruce and the Spider

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
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The Two Old Women

Tetan Buri… aha! Boka Buri… hmmm. Tetan Buri… aha! Boka Buri… hmmm. Tetan Buri… aha! Boka Buri… hmmm. There were once two sisters: Tetan Buri, clever sister… aha! And Boka Buri, foolish sister… hmmm. Tetan Buri and Boka Buri shared three things. They shared one blanket. They shared one cow. And they shared one mango tree. ‘Aha, sister. I will have the blanket during the night, and you will have the blanket during the day… aha!’ ‘Hmmm, very well, sister.’ Boka Buri only had the blanket during the day when the sun blazed down. But at night when it was cold she had to give the b ... read more
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A Nightmare

A Nightmare Which Showed Me Way To Success Eventually I got out of a knotty way to move in a restful manner meanwhile giving a halt to hectic disillusionment walk. The path to be perused was chock-a-block of darkness but abruptly the moon came up and showered its light on my access road. Subsequently, my eyeballs could see the encountering picture ahead as a misty light spontaneously focused on the thoroughfare. The trail seemed to be of less used one and solely was reflecting a horror affect as there were bare trees though the climate was chilled winter. The scene disappointed me ... read more
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A Horse and A Stag

A HORSE AND A STAG Once a wild horse while grazing on a grassland was enjoying its food and its freedom. After some time it saw a stag coming and nibbling on the same grassland. There was sufficient grass for both of them but the horse didn't want to share the grass and thought of a plan to get rid of the stag. It saw a man passing by, told him its plan and asked his help to kill the stag. The man agreed, but said that to fulfill the plan, he would have to mount the horse in order to chase the stag. The horse agreed and very soon the man killed the stag. The horse now waited for the m ... read more
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Example Is Better Than Precept

EXAMPLE IS BETTER THAN PRECEPT If you ever see a crab walking on land, you will find that, it walks tilted to one side. It's body is such that it cannot walk straight. This fact is true for all the crabs on earth. One day a mother-crab was sitting on the bank of a river. Her young son was playing nearby. Suddenly, the mother noticed that, her son was not walking straight rather, he was walking tilting his body sideways. She got worried and advised her son, "You ought to walk straight, not sideways." The young crab retorted, "Mother! Show me, how to walk straight. I will follow your ... read more
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