Two Friends

Two Lazy friends

There were two girls who were the best of friends. They started to live together

but they were too lazy. They did not do any work but pointed fingers to each

other. Hence their house was not clean. The house began to get visitors like rats

mouse and insects. Due to this atmosphere both fell sick. A doctor who

visited them was alarmed on the untidiness of the house. He said to both

of them that unless the house is kept clean, they will be sick always.

Hence to avoid sickness the house has to be cleaned up immediately.

Hence from then on wards the friends ensured they kept the house clean.

 Moral: cleanliness is next to godliness

 source: 365 moral stories

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King Bruce and the Spider

 

King Bruce and the spider

King of England defeated King Bruce of Scotland. After his defeat he went and took 

shelter in a cave to save his life. He gathered his strength and collected his army 

and fought again but was defeated. This went on for some time. While he was 

sitting in his cave he saw a spider trying to climb the web it created. Many times 

the spider fell down but it kept on trying. The spider attempted 17 times and 

finally succeeded .He was surprised to see that spider did not lose hope. 

Then king gave a thought if a tiny creature can do why not he.

He planned and brought his army together and wages a war with king of England. 

This time he won the battle and regained his throne in Scotland.

 

Source: Dreamland books

The horse and donkey

The Horse and the Donkey

A washer man had a horse and a donkey. One day, the washer man had loaded his donkey

with heavy bundles of clothes. The horse carried nothing.

The load on the donkey was very heavy. So he requested the horse, brother! The load is killing me. Please share some of it.

The horse neighed. Why should I? We horses are meant for riding.

The donkey kept walking on. Eventually, the donkey fell down exhausted by the heavy load.

then the washer man realised his mistake. He gave water to the donkey and transferred

the entire load of clothes onto the horse’s back.

The horse repented and thought, I should have listened to the donkey and accepted

half the load. Now I will have to carry the entire load to the market.

- 365 panchatantra

The hen and the falcon

The hen and the falcon

A falcon and a hen were talking to each other. The falcon said to the hen, you are the most

ungrateful bird.

Why do you say that? The hen asked angrily

The falcon replied, your masters feed you but you fly from one corner to another, if they come

to catch you. You are ungrateful. I am a wild bird yet, I always please those who are kind to me.

The hen asked quietly, how would you feel if you saw a falcon roasted over a fire? I have

seen hundreds of hens being cooked on fire. If you were in my place, you would never

come near your masters again and while I only fly from one corner to corner, you would

fly from hill to hill.

-365 panchantra stories

The Ugly tree

The ugly tree

Once, a long time ago, a forest had straight and beautiful trees. But in this forest, there was a lonely tree, whose tree trunk was hunched and bent. The branches were also twisted.

The other trees joked and made fun of this tree, calling it hunchback.

This made the tree sad. Whenever it looked at the other trees, it sighed and said it will be nice if I looked like other trees .GOD has been cruel.

One day a wood-cutter came to the forest and saw this tree and said that this twisted tree is of no

 use to me. He went and cut down all trees that were straight and smooth.

Then the hunchback tree realised that GOD had saved his life buy making him twisted and ugly tree.

GOD HAS A PURPOSE IN CREATING HIS CREATIONS

SOURCE: 365 STORIES 

The true friend 
Once there were two friends in the animal world. One was a squirrel and another was a puppy. The enjoyed each other company as they played together and stayed close.
As the squirrel enjoyed games he was always sporty and had the habit of winning games. The puppy felt that he was of no use as he failed to win any games.the rainy season came and it started to rain heavily. As usual the squirrel in his high spirits started to dance in the rain but unfortunately he lost balance and fell in the rain water .Hearing the squirrel calling for help , the puppy went to save the squirrel. The puppy asked the squirrel to climb on its back and both of them moved to a safer place. The squirrel was thankful to the puppy for saving his life and both of them started to live happy ever after .

The hidden treasure

The hidden treasure

Once there lived a poor beggar. He would sit under a tree same place daily and used to ask for alms.

One day he was not seen and the villagers checked and came to know that he was sick and after
some days died. The villagers gathered together, collected some money and performed the last
rites of the beggar. The villagers decided to clean the place under the tree where the beggar used to
sit.To their surprise they found a small mound where the beggar used to sit. They decided to dig
up the place and to their surprise found a jar full of gold coins. They thought was a foolish man was
the beggar as he was sitting on the wealth .

It is said that one does not know where treasure is hidden

The talking cave

The talking cave

A lion lived in a jungle. One day, as he looked for a place to rest, he found a deep cave. He looked

inside but did not find anyone in it. He was sure that someone lived in the cave, but he liked it so much, that he wanted it for himself. now the jackal that lived in this cave came back to his home

in the evening. He noticed the pugmarks of a lion leading to his cave. He was a clever jackal and

decided to be careful. after all, he did not want to become a lion’s dinner.

The jackal therefore made a plan to confirm if the lion was inside the cave. He called out loudly

, Oh cave! If you do not speak as usual, I will go away.

The lion decided to answer on behalf of the cave to lure the jackal in. He roared out a greeting

Hearing this, the clever jackal ran away and saved his life.

source- om kidz

The disobedient kid

The disobedient kid

A goat and her naughty kid lived together. One morning, the kid went skipping and hopping towards the jungle. The mother goat tried to stop her kid from going alone into the deep, dark jungle.

“Do not worry mother .I will not go too far in” the kid said.

The little frisky kid was so lost in his games that he did not see how deep into the jungle he had come. Soon it turned dark and wanted to go home to his mother. But the poor frightened kid

could   not find his way back. He was lost and he did not know what to do. He cried for his mother

and his cozy,warm home. Thinking he should have listened to what his mother said. Then a wolf,

arrived there and said , I shall feast on a delicious kid tonight .

The wolf seized the kid and gobbled him up. The poor kid paid the price for not listening

to his mother .

Source – om kidz

krishna and boiling milk

Krishna and boiling milk

One day, Yashoda sent all the servants for the preparation of Indra Yagya.She herself was busy in churning curd. While she was busy with her work, little Krishna woke up from his sleep and

started crying loudly. Yashoda put the curd aside and held her son in her arms. She started feeding

him with milk. But just then , she remembered that she had put the container of milk on the fire

and the milk must have boiled. She hurriedly put Krishna down on his bed and rushed towards the

kitchen. But Krishna’s hunger was not satisfied till then. Mother Yashoda had given priority to the

boiling milk and put him down from her  lap. So Krishna got angry. He held a stone and threw it

to the vessel of the curd. The vessel broke and the curd started flowing from it. He then broke the

vessel of butter too and distributed it among the monkeys of Gokul. When Yashoda returned and saw that it was Krishna’s naughtiness, she scolded him , but when she saw him sad , she lovingly took him in her lap and started feeding him again .

source: manoj publications: 151 Indian mythological stories

Demon Trinavart

Demon Trinavart

 Kans was angry as he came to know that his killer was born in Gokul. Hence he ordered people to

kill all new-born babies in Gokul. He sent the demon Trinavart to act accordingly. Trinavart went

to Nanda’s place and saw that Yashoda was carrying a small baby Krishna. Suddenly Yashoda felt the baby’s weight was increasing and she could not keep him in his lap. She placed Krishna on the

ground and went inside to do her household chores. Trinavart saw this as an opportunity and transformed himself into cloud and created a big cyclone. The entire area turned black and immediately Trinavart with his power and speed carried Krishna with him. He also could not bear the heavy weight of the baby. Krishna started to press the neck of the cloud and ensured that Trinavart could not breathe. So Trinavart finally fell on the ground and died, he became a rock in Gokul. Now people were worried and started to search for Krishna. They were shocked to see that Krishna was playing on the body of the dead demon. They took him immediately and were happy to know that Trinavart was dead. Hence Kans first attempt to kill Krishna failed.

Krishna and Balarama

Krishna and Balarama

Kans was a cruel king some thousands of years ago. While he was travelling along with his sister Devaki, he suddenly hears a voice from heaven. It said that the eighth son born to her will be the incarnation of Lord Vishnu who will be born to kill him one day. Hence Kans imprisoned his sister and her husband Vasudev. Vasudev’s first wife Rohini was staying with his friend Nanda in Gokul. When Devaki was pregnant the seventh time GOD transferred the unborn child from her body to that of Rohini. This boy born was named as Balarama. When the eighth child was born every one in Mathura went on to a deep long sleep. The river Yamuna was in spate .Vasudev took this child and went to Gokul to replace this child with the child born to Yashoda. As soon he reached the banks of the river, the river became silent by the touch of the baby’s leg. Hence Vasudev went and completed the job and bought back the baby girl child to Mathura. Now Mathura came to life as soon the baby girl reached the prison and began to cry. Soon Kans came to kill the child, as soon as he lifted the baby in his hand; the baby flew from his hands and said that his killer was born in Gokul. Kans was angry and disappointed. The baby born to Yashoda and Nanda was named as Krishna. He along with his brother Balarama Killed many demons