Having a Best Friend

A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face.

The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand “Today my best friend slapped me in the face”.

They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone “Today my best friend saved my life”.

The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?” The other friend replied “When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.”

Moral: Do not value the things you have in your life. But value who you have in your life.

The Monkey and Cats

Once there lived two cat friends.One day they went for a walk. One of the cats saw a big cake and mieued. The other jumped up and picket it.

The first cat said, “Give me the cake. It is I who saw it first.”

The other cat said “Keep away from it. It is I who picked it up.”
They were fighting and fighting. But there was no solution. Just then, a monkey passed by. He thought “What foolish cats they must be! Let me make use of this chance.”

He came to the cats and said in a loud voice. “Don’t fight. Let me share the cake among you both”. The cake was handed over to the monkey.

The monkey split the cake into tow parts. He shook his head and said, “Oho! One is bigger. One is smaller”. He had a bit of the bigger and now said “Oho! This has become smaller now”. He ate from the other. And thus, he went on eating from part to part and finally finished the whole cake.

The poor cats were disappointed.

Moral: When you quarrel someone else gains.

The Lion and The Mouse

A Mouse running over his face awakened a Lion from sleep. Rising up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him. Then the Mouse piteously entreated, saying:

“If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness.” The Lion laughed at him but allowed him go. It happened shortly after this that some hunters, who bound him by strong ropes to the ground, caught the Lion. The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and set him free, exclaiming:

“You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, never expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favor,  Now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”

Moral: Little friends may prove great friends

The Fox and the Grapes

One afternoon a fox was walking through the forest and spotted a bunch of grapes hanging from over a lofty branch.

“Just the thing to quench my thirst,” he thought.
Taking a few steps back, the fox jumped and just missed the hanging grapes. Again the fox took a few paces back and tried to reach them but still failed.

Finally, giving up, the fox turned up his nose and said, “They’re probably sour anyway,” and proceeded to walk away.

Moral: It’s easy to despise what you cannot have.

The Thirsty Crow

Once there was a crow. He was very thirsty. He went here and there in search of water. At last he saw a water pot. He looked inside the pot. There was very little water inside the pot. The crow saw some stones nearby. He thought of a plan. He picked some stones and started putting stones inside the pot one by one. The water level came up. He drank the water and flew away happily.

Moral: Think and work hard, you may find solution to any problem.

The Rabbit and the Turtle

One day a rabbit was boasting about how fast he could run. He was laughing at the turtle for being so slow. Much to the rabbit’s surprise, the turtle challenged him to a race. The rabbit thought this was a good joke and accepted the challenge. The fox was to be the umpire of the race. As the race began, the rabbit raced way ahead of the turtle, just like everyone thought. The rabbit got to the halfway point and could not see the turtle anywhere. He was hot and tired and decided to stop and take a short nap. Even if the turtle passed him, he would be able to race to the finish line ahead of him. All this time the turtle kept walking step by step by step. He never quit no matter how hot or tired he got. He just kept going.

However, the rabbit slept longer than he had thought and woke up. He could not see the turtle anywhere! He went at full-speed to the finish line but found the turtle there waiting for him.

Moral: Slow and steady can win the race.

The doves and the bird catcher

A big tree grew in a forest. It was full of leaves and fruits.

Many birds came to the tree to eat the fruits. One day a hunter came there to catch birds. He spread a net beneath the tree and strew some grains on the net. A crow saw him doing this. It told the other birds, " O birds! Do not try to eat the grains below! A bird-catcher has spread a net to catch you!" 

A large number of doves came flying from afar. Seeing the grains lying on the ground they circled over the place. The crow shouted to them, "Do not go near those grains!" But the doves were hungry and did not listen to the crow. They all came down eagerly and started eating the grain. 

Their legs were caught in the net, and they started crying. The leader of the -doves, Chitragriva, said, " Do not grieve, friends. We made a mistake, and so we suffer. The hunter will be hiding somewhere near. Before he comes, we must escape! 

How can we escape?" they asked in chorus. "All of you keep yourselves ready. When I say the word, we must all fly up into the air with the net. If 'all of us risefrom the ground at the same time, the net will easily come flying with us. The Minter will not be able to catch us!" explained the leader. 

"O yes, O yes!" shouted the other doves and, at the word from the leader, all ofthem flew. up into the air together carrying the net with them! 

The hunter saw them and, cried, Oh! My net is gone! 

What shall I do now? 

The doves landed safely at a far-off place. 

The doves had a mouse friend. 

Chitragriva called him and asked him to gnaw at the net. The mouse did so, the net came to bits, and all the doves escaped.