THE LITTLE PINE TREE Once there grew a little pine tree deep in the forest. It had needles that were evergreen. Yet it was glum. It said, "My needles are not as pretty as leaves. I wish I had golden leaves." Next morning, it found its wish had been granted. It had shining golden leaves. A man passing by saw the golden leaves and started plucking them. Soon the little pine tree was stripped bare. It again said, "I was wrong. I wish I had glass leaves. They would look pretty and no one would steal them. " The next morning the tree saw that it was covered with glass leaves. They sp ... read more

The Dove and the Bee A bee once unfortunately fell into a river with a flow. It was being swept away by the strong waves of water. A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree at that time. Its eyes fell upon the bee and saw that it was in sorry plight. Taking pity on the bee, it at once plucked a broad leaf and threw it near the bee. The bee climbed on the leaf, dried its wings and flew away. It was full of gratitude for the good-natured and generous dove. After a few days the bee noticed a cruel hunter taking a careful aim with his gun at its benefactor. The dove's life was in da ... read more

DUPED WITH A BOOK Jenny was very fond of reading books. One day, she went to a bookstore and was wondering which book to buy. Just then a lady standing beside her told that there was a fascinating novel in the next shelf. Jenny got so excited that she put her purse on the counter and went to have a look at the novel. She found the book very interesting and decided to buy it. When she looked out for her purse, it was missing. In its place was a note saying, "Goodbye. Read the novel. It's very interesting." The helpful lady had helped herself to Jenny's purse.

One day, Little Bird invited Crow for dinner. Little Bird had spent the day preparing the meal, and when it was ready she waited for her guest to arrive. Some time passed, but Crow did not arrive. So Little Bird called out, ‘Where are you Crow, dinner is getting cold?’ A bird bath‘I am coming, I am coming,’ replied Crow. ‘I am just having a bath, and then I will put on my red shoes and I will come tum, tumming along and we will eat dinner together.’ So Little Bird waited some more, but still Crow did not arrive. Eventually, Little Bird called out again, ‘Crow, Crow, where are you? The ... read more

THE DOG AND THE THIEF On a Sunday afternoon Sunny's parents were not at home. He was feeling bored. So, he decided to go and watch a cricket match. He left his dog, Snoopy in the house. Just after Sunny had left, a thief forced open the window. He entered the house and started searching the rooms. He took all the valuables but when he was about to leave, he saw Snoopy standing in front of him, growling. The dog was about to pounce on him when Sunny returned home. He asked Snoopy to calm down and handed over the thief to the police.