THE FIRE SPECIALISTS Once there was a big haystack near a village and several small animals had made their homes in it. Among them were a snake, a tortoise and a jackal. One day, all the three creatures were gossiping, when suddenly they heard some people shouting Fire! Fire! the snake said that he knew hundred ways to deal with the fire and the tortoise said that he knew thousand ways. When it was the Jackal's turn, he said, "I know only one way to deal with the fire and that is to run away." Saying this, the Jackal ran away and other fire specialists got burnt in the fire.

The Fox and the Crane Once upon a time, there lived a fox and a crane. They were fast friends. One day the fox invited the crane to dinner. The crane gladly accepted the invitation. He went to the residence of the fox. The fox had prepared a liquid dish. It was served in a flat dish. The guest with its long beak could hardly pick up anything. But the host lapped it up in no time. Poor crane went away hungry and disappointed. He cursed the fox for his selfishness and cunningness. He made up his mind to teach the fox a good lesson. After some time, the crane invited the fox to di ... read more

BENEVOLENT JUMBO Jumbo, a big elephant, was very kind and caring towards others. One day, he saw a little boy crying. Jumbo went to him and asked him the reason for crying. The boy replied, "I was carrying water to my home, when I noticed a hole in my bucket. All the water had been drained out. Now how will I take water to my home?" Jumbo consoled the boy and thought of a plan. He filled his trunk with water and went along with the boy to his home. There he poured the water from his trunk into another basket. The boy felt very happy and gave Jumbo bananas to eat.

A DOG IN A MANGER Once a dog saw a cowshed while searching for food.. At that time, the cows were away for work. So, the dog climbed on to a pile of hay in the manger hoping to find something to eat. Being hungry, it sat down to eat the hay but hated the taste and couldn't eat it. In the evening the cows came back to the cowshed. They had worked the whole day and were hungry. When they went to the manger, they found the dog resting on the hay. One of the cows said, Please get off. We want to eat the hay. The dog snarled at them and refused to move. The cows said, How mean you ... read more