The Three Men and a Family

The Three Men and a Family It was a sunny day. Three old men with long white beard were wandering on the road. They saw a beautiful little house and decided to enter the house. The old men knocked the door. A lady opened the door. The old men asked whether they have all members of the family. The lady replied, 'Me and my mother-in-law are here. My husband and children will be back to home in the evening. Please let me know how can I help you?' The old men told her, 'then we will wait until all members of your family return home.' The lady replied, 'but you look so tired and weak. I ... 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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Going To Law

Going To Law Once two cats, one white and one black, quarreled, over a large piece of cake. The white cat said that she had seen the cake first and so it was hers. The black cat refused to allow her claim and pretended to scratch her. A monkey saw the cats quarrelling. He asked them what the mat­ter was. He advised them not to fight. He said that he would be the guide and settle the quarrel justly. Both the cats agreed. The monkey broke the cake into two pieces. He said that he would divide the cake equally for them. He got a pair of scales and put one piece in each pan. One piece ... read more
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The Bicycle

The Bicycle Mike was an 11 years old boy. He was the only son to his parent. His father worked as a carpenter and his mother was a home maker. Although Mike's family wasn't a rich one, they lead a happy life. Mike's school was located a mile away from his home. Mike's birthday was coming up in a week. He requested his father to buy him a bicycle, so that he can go to school in cycle and not by walk and depend on his father to drop him at school. His father also promised him to buy a bicycle so that he need not walk to school anymore. Mike felt so happy. The birthday boy woke up happil ... read more
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Wise Are Seldom Taken In

WISE ARE SELDOM TAKEN IN There were a large number of birds in an aviary. They were well protected over there. Unluckily, an infectious disease broke out in the aviary. As a result, most of the birds fell ill. The keeper felt worried and went looking for a doctor. The time, he was enquiring for a doctor, a cat overheard his talk from which she came to know that the birds in the aviary were unwell. So, the wicked cat started making plans to reach the aviary someway or the other as she knew that, once inside, she could easily kill many birds and eat them up. Thinking hard, she decided t ... read more
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