A Wicked Man and A Kind Bear A middle-aged man was wandering in the forest and lost his way back to his group. He was on a tour with his friends. After lunch, he decided to have a small walk. His friends had warned him not to go deep into the jungle as he might lose his way. However, he never cared to hear the advice of his friends. The forest was so beautiful and dense. In spite of warnings, he got lost in the forest. When he turned back after a few minutes, he could see nothing but dense trees without showing the way. He was tensed and tried to walk back. He couldn't find the way ba ... read more

The Defeat of an Animal Kingdom It was a beautiful animal kingdom in the forest. Instead of a lion being the king, a brave and kind hearted Leopard ruled the forest. There were no lions in the kingdom. All animals lived happily under the reign of the King Leopard. A wise fox was the minister of the kingdom. King Leopard always seeks suggestion from his minister to make any decision. One day, Leopard saw a new-born lion cub near a bush. He wished to look after the cub and asked his minister to offer his suggestion. The wise fox told the king, "It is not wise to raise a lion cub! We are ... read more

An Hour with the Aged AT a time when I had a nice Sunday-school class, of which I was very fond, there was an aged and very eccentric old lady who was quite particular in the selection of her acquaintances. For some reason of her own, she favored me with her friendship, and it became my custom to start so early to Sunday-school that I could spend an hour with her. Her room was very odd to look at ; she had a fancy for putting almost everything into a separate little bag. The hair-brush, coarse and fine combs, were each suspended in a bag just exactly large enough. Even the penholder stuck o ... read more

Nasreddin Hodja is the name of the wise fool in so many Turkish tales, and tales beyond Turkey through the Middle East and North Africa and far into the Balkans, into Russia, as far as India and China… Hodja Nasreddin had a lamb that was now fully grown. His neighbours came. ‘Nasreddin Hodja, your sheep is fat. Let us go and slaughter it by the river. The sun is shining. We will have a feast!’ ‘I don’t think so,’ said Nasreddin. ‘But, Nasreddin, haven’t you heard? The world is going to end tomorrow!’ ‘The world is going to end…? Very well.’ And they led the sheep down to the ... read more

ENCOUNTER WITH A GHOST One night Patrick saw a horror movie with his parents. He felt thirsty and went to the kitchen to fetch a glass of water. Too lazy to put on lights, Patrick groped his way to the kitchen. At that very moment, his mother too had got up to quench her thirst. Because of darkness, Patrick walked straight into his mother. His mind was still busy with the horror movie. He thought that he was face to face with a ghost and started screaming. His father came running and switched on the lights. When he saw his mother standing in front of him, he felt relieved and went to ... read more