Group C

The crow and the jar

Once on a summer day a crow became very thirsty. He was searching for water here and there to drink . There was no pond or well around. But he did not loose his hope of finding water. On his flight he saw a jar a bit far from his locality. He flew to it. He saw that there was a little amount of water at the bottom of the jar. He tried to reach the water with his beak but failed at all his attempts. He didn't become hopeless. He found some pebbles near the jar. He caught a pebble with his beak and dropped it into the jar. Thus he put as many pebbles as he needed to raise the water level up to the neck of the jar. He could reach the water and drank in full of his stomach. It quenched its thirst and flew away.

Moral: Where there is a will, there is a way.

The country mouse and the town mouse

There were two friends- a country mouse and a town mouse. One day the town mouse was invited to the house of the country mouse. His house was in a field of barley. He lived on barley and roots of other plants. They both sat to take their dinner. The country mouse served the best of barely and roots for the meal. But the town mouse did not enjoy the dinner much. “My poor friend,” he said.  “In town I have much richer food than you. Come and see where I live. I will give you all sorts of tasty foods to eat.”  The both went to the town mouse’s house. His house was built in a big building of a rich man. He took him to the drawing room. “This is my house,” said the town mouse. “Sometimes I sleep on the cupboard,” They came to the dining room and climbed up to the table. The country mouse followed him. “There are many sorts of food,” said the town mouse. “You can eat what you like.” The country mouse saw plates of bread and butter, jam and honey, cheese and cake and many kinds of biscuits. The country mouse took a sip of honey and nibbled a small piece of cake. Suddenly the door slammed open and women entered with a big cake. They jumped down and hid themselves under the table. The country mouse was frightened violently. The woman left the room. They again got up to the table and started to nibble the cake. They again heard a dog barking and entering the room. The woman followed the dog. This time they hid themselves behind the big cake. “Oh, no!” the country mouse exclaimed. “Thank you. I’m going home. I must. The house is too dangerous for me. My house is small and my food is plain, but I can live in peace and quiet.”

Moral: Liberty is more than wealth.
Liberty is life.

The villager and the snake

Once in a cold winter morning a villager was going to his field. On the way he saw a snake lying roadside. Due to severe cold the snake was half dead. The farmer took pity on him. He took it home and put by fireside. The snake got warm. Then he gave it some milk and banana. It then felt fully comfortable. When the snake became secured, it began to play with the children like a tame. But after some days it turned into its wicked nature. One day while the children were playing with the snake, it bit them. The villager came and became angry hearing it. He struck a blow to the snake with his axe and killed it at once.

Moral: Evil always remains an evil.

Black takes no other hue.

A dog and his master

Once there was a man living in Europe. He had a faithful dog. One day he went out for hunting on the back of his favorite horse. The dog followed him. After a few days he returned home. On the way he felt exhausted, got down and lay under a tree. After a short time he woke up and started forward. But he left his purse behind that was full of money he needed. The dog noticed it and tried to make his master alert to it in many ways.But he failed. At last the dog started to pretend biting the horse legs, so that the master got noticed of it. But the trial fell in vain. Rather he thought that the dog turned mad. He shot at his favorite dog. The dog cried with pain and ran back. Then the master started for home. When he reached home, he noticed that he left his purse. Again he rode back toward the place where he thought it to be left. He saw the dog lying under the tree with purse in its paws. At first the dog seemed to be sleeping. But he saw that the dog died. Then everything was clear to him. He realized the dog’s faithfulness and burst into tears for the dog.

Moral: The dog is faithful and dutiful.

The ant and the grasshopper

Once upon a time there were two farmers, Mr. Ant and Mr. Grasshopper, living in a village near the sea in Greece. They were very good friends but quiet opposite in thoughts about life. Mr. Ant was hard working whereas Mr. was very lazy and fond of relax and entertainment. Mr. Ant went to the field very early in the morning after having a small breakfast and worked hard all day long. Mr. Grasshopper’s days went singing and enjoying. The Ant planted many crops, looked after them, collected to store in his granary. Mr. Grasshopper didn’t like to work in the lovely hot summer day. “Why do you work so hard when there is plenty of food to eat?”Mr. Grasshopper asked.  “There’s plenty of food,” agreed Mr. Ant. “But what about the future?” “Oh, the future!” exclaimed Mr. Grasshopper. “Why do you care about the future, Mr. Ant? It’s really does not exist. Only the present exists,” laughed Mr. Grasshopper  . While Mr. Ant worked in his farm, Mr. Grasshopper sang songs and when stopped, he sat on a chair and admired the beautiful countryside all around him. He looked at the leaves on the trees, the green fields around him and the boats on the sea. One morning when Mr. Ant was taking breakfast, Mr. Grasshopper knocked at the door of Mr. Ant’s house. “Come in,” said Mr. Ant. “Would you like some breakfast? What’s wrong with you? Why do you look so ill?” “It is so cold, and I have nothing to eat,” cried Mr. Grasshopper. “What can I do, Mr. Ant?” Mr. Ant gave him some breakfast. He ate and became relieved. “But what will happen to my family?" said Mr. Grasshopper.  "My wife and children have been starving. They are weak and sick. While you thought about the future and worked hard, I was lazy and thoughtless. Now there is no future for me.” “Oh, I am sorry, Mr. Grasshopper,” said Mr. Ant. “Most of our crops have already been sold to buy things and to pay the children’s school fees.The whole year is before us. We have enough but we aren’t rich. I cannot do much for you."

Moral: The wise do for future.