CLEVER MR. PAT Mr. Pat was a very clever man but he had a habit of bragging. One day, he went to a restaurant. A man came and sat in front of him, as there was no other space available in the restaurant. As was his habit Mr. Pat started bragging. The other person got fed up of his bragging and asked him, "Tell me one thing that you can't do and I will show you that I can do it. At this, Mr. Pat stood up from his chair and said; "I cant pay my bill. Now you will have to pay it." The other person had no option but to pay the bill.

Union Is Strength There was an old farmer who lived in a village. He had four sons, o were lazy and idle. They often quarreled among themselves. The old man was very much annoyed with it. So he called his four sons and told them that since his end was near, he wanted to teach them a lesson. So he told them that since his end was near, he wanted to give them a useful piece of advice. He sent for a bundle of sticks, it was brought. He asked all his sons turn by turn to break the bundle of the sticks. All tried hard, but none of them was able to break the bundle. Then he asked one of ... read more

The Light on the Hills "I WANT to work at my picture," he said, and went into the field. The little sister went too, and stood by him watching while he painted. "The trees are not quite straight," she said, presently, "and oh, dear brother, the sky is not blue enough." "It- will all come right soon," he answered. "Will it be of any good?" "Oh yes," she said, wondering that he should even ask, "it will make people happy to look at it. They will feel as if they were in the field." "If I do it badly, will it make them unhappy?" "Not if you do your very best," she answered; "for ... read more

A FOX AND A CROW Once a fox was very hungry and roaming around in search of food. Luckily, it saw a crow on a tree with a morsel in its beak. The fox wanted that bit of food very badly. So, it flattered the crow about its beauty and its lovely voice. The foolish crow believed what the fox said and started singing. The bit of food that it held in its beak fell to the ground and the fox ate it up. The fox laughed and said, "I may have praised your voice, but I said nothing about your brain."

The Milk Maid A milk maid was carrying a pail of milk on her head and was to market to sell it. As she went along she fell into day dreaming. She thought that she would buy eggs with the money she got by selling milk After the eggs were hatched, she would have a large number of chickens. They would fetch her high price. She would then buy fine silk dress for herself and look more beautiful. Princes would come to marry her, but she would toss her head and refuse them. While thinking so, she did really toss her head in false pride. Down fell the pail on the ground. The whole milk was ... read more