Story
Grasp all, lose all / The Greedy farmer and his goose
There
lived a farmer in a village. He grew vegetables and sold them in the market.
But the money he got was not enough. He
had a wonderful goose. The goose laid an egg of gold everyday. The farmer was
very greedy. He thought that the womb of the goose might be full eggs of
gold. By selling these eggs he began to
become richer day by day. But he was very greedy. He wanted to become rich
overnight. He became impatient of waiting for the next day. He said to himself,
“The stomach of the goose is full of golden eggs. If I cut open the belly of
the goose. I shall get all the golden eggs at a time.” He told his plan to his
wife. His wife was wise and advised him not to do such a foolish act. But the
greedy man did not listen to her words.
One
day his greed increased so much that he could not resist. He took a sharp knife
and cut open the belly of the goose. He searched minutely for eggs. But to his
sorrow he did not get any golden egg. He became repentant for his foolish act.
He lost the goose that laid a golden egg everyday. Than he was poor again.
A friend in need is a friend indeed
There
were two friends. They lived in a certain village. They promised that they
would help each other at the time of danger. One day they were passing through
a deep forest. Suddenly a bear came in front of them. So both of them were
afraid and thought what to do.
One
of the friends forgot his promise. He climbed up a tree nearby. He did not
think what would happen to his friend. The other friend did not know how to
climb up a tree. But he heard that a bear does not touch a dead body. So
finding no other alternative way, he lay down on the ground.
He
stopped breathing and pretended like a dead man. The bear came to him and smelt
his mouth, ears and nose. He took the man for a dead man and left the place
without doing him and harm. When the bear had gone away, the first friend got
down from the tree and asked his friend, “What did the bear whisper into your
ears?” The other friend replied, “The bear gave me a good advice. It told me,
“Never trust a friend who leaves his friend in danger.”
So,
we should bear in mind that “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”
Honesty is the best policy
There
lived a wood cutter in a village. One day he was cutting wood near a river.
Suddenly his axe fell into the river. The river was very deep. The wood cutter
did not know how to swim or dive. So, he was sitting there sadly. Than a
wonderful thing happened. A beautiful fairy appeared before the wood-cutter.
She was the goddess of water. She asked him, “Why are you weeping?” The
wood-cutter said, “My axe has fallen into the river. Now my family will starve
if I can not cut wood. So I am weeping”.
The
water goddess took pity on him. She dived into water and came back with a
silver axe. She asked, “Is this your axe?” The wood-cutter another axe made of
gold. She asked, “Is this the axe that you have lost?” The wood-cutter said,
“No, it is also not mine. The water goddess again dived into water and brought
up an iron axe. He showed it to the wood cutter and asked, “Is this yours?” The
wood cutter became very pleased to see his axe. He said, “Yes, this axe is mine.
Please give it to me.”
The
water goddess became very pleased with honesty of the wood cutter. She gave him
all the three axes. Then the wood-cutter became rich and began to live happily.
Slow and steady wins the race
Once
there were a hare and a tortoise in a certain place. A hare is a speedy animal.
So it felt proud. It always blamed the tortoise for its slowness. One day the
hare invited the tortoise to run a race. The tortoise accepted the invitation.
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Unity is strength
Once
there was an old farmer in a certain village. He had four sons. They very fond
of quarrelling and used to quarrel among themselves all the time. So, there was
no peace in the house and this made the old man extremely anxious.
One
day the old farmer fell seriously ill. He understood that he would die very
soon. One day the sons were quarreling again and the old farmer heard them.
Once again he said “Stop!”: But they did not listen to him. Then the old farmer
hit upon a plan to teach his sons a good lesson. He called his sons to his bed.
He asked them to bring some sticks and some rope. The sons brought sticks and
rope for their father. The old man then tied the sticks into a bundle. He told
them to break the bundle. They tried their best but could not break the bundle
of sticks.
Then
the farmer told them to untie the bundle and break the sticks one by one. This
time they could break the sticks easily. The farmer then said, “You are like
sticks. If you are united, nobody will be able to harm you. But if you are
divided anybody can harm you. So live in peace. The sons understood their
mistake and promised to follow their father’s advice.
Nobody believes a liar/ The liar shepherd
There was a shepherd boy in a village. He used to
tend a flock of sheep near a forest. Wild animals like wolf lived in the
forest. The shepherd was a great liar. He enjoys himself making fun with
villagers. He would often cry out, “Wolf, Wolf!!! Help me! Help me!”
At first the villagers believed him. When the
villagers did not find any wolf, the boy laughed and made fun with them. He
made the same fun on several times. Each time the villagers would come to help
him and the shepherd laughed at them. He befooled the villagers in this way.
The villagers were shocked at his behaviour. They decided that they would not
come further. One day a wolf really came. The shepherd got frightened and
shouted at the top of his voice, “Wolf! Wolf! Help! Help!.”
But this time there was no response. The villagers
were working in a nearby field. They thought that he was making fun as usual
with them. So they did not come to help him. The wolf found the shepherd alone
and killed him and his sheep. The liar shepherd was thus punished for his
falsehood.
The Monkey and the cats / Dividing the Bread
One day two cats stole a piece of bread. They failed
to divide it in equal parts as both of them wanted the larger part. They fought
for that. Lastly, they agreed to put up their problem to the monkey. All the
animals of the forest knew him as the wise animal. They went to the monkey and
asked him to divide the bread into two equal parts.
The monkey was very clever. He brought scales to
divide the bread into two equal parts. Then he tore the bread into two pieces.
He put the pieces of bread on the scales. But one piece was heavier than the
other. Then the monkey took a bite from the bigger one to reduce its weight. He
intentionally took a bigger bite. Again the other scale became heavier. Then
the monkey took a bigger bite on the heavier scale. The monkey did the same
thing again and again. At last there remained only one small piece of bread.
The cats understood the evil motive of the monkey. Then the cats said, Stop!
Divide this piece equally and we shall be glad.” The monkey said, “That can’t
be. I must have my share as judge.” So saying, the monkey put the piece of
bread in his month and went away joyfully.
Grapes are sour
One hot day a fox was
walking though a field by a bush. He was very hungry and was searching for
something to eat. After a long walk he came to a vineyard. The vines in it were
laden with fine ripe grapes, which were hanging in bunches from tall poles. The
fox thought, “I shall have a good dinner now.” “If I can jump high enough, I
shall have a good many of them.” Thinking so, the fox began to jump but could
not manage to reach the grapes. He jumped over and over again, but the more he
jumped the more he became tired. But he did not have a rest. Being frustrated,
he kept looking at the grapes with greedy eyes. After some time he began to
jump again but the grapes were out of his reach. When he saw that it was
useless to try any longer, he stopped making attempt. As he went away he said
to himself, “Grapes are sour and not worth eating.”
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The Lion and the mouse
Once
a lion was sleeping in a cave. A mouse was playing nearby. Suddenly the mouse
jumped on the lion’s nose. For this it broke through the lion’s sleep. The lion
became very angry.
He
caught hold of the mouse and said, “How dare! You have broken my sleep. I will
kill you.” The mouse began to tremble in fear. The mouse begged for its life.
He said, “My Lord, I am a small creature. Save my life for this time. One day I
may help you.” The lion laughed and said, “You will help me!” Out of pity the
lion set the mouse go. Some days after the lion was caught in a hunter’s net.
The lion tried hard but could not get out of the net. He began to roar. The
mouse heard the roaring of the lion. He came to the lion and said, “Lie down in
the trap. I will cut the net into pieces.” At once it came to the net and cut
the net into pieces with its teeth and set the lion free. The lion said, “Dear
little friend, you have saved my life. Now I understood that even a little
creature should not be neglected. It might come to help to a mighty animal.
Than the lion was very grateful to the mouse and said, “Thank you very much”.
The Devotion of Bayazid to his mother
Bayazid
was a small boy. His mother was ill. One night he was studying by the side of
the bed of his ailing mother. All on a sudden his mother woke up, raised her
head and asked her son to gave her a glass of water. Bayazid went to the
kitched to bring water.
But
he found that the pitcher in the kitchen was empty. The boy was in a fix. He
thought and thought. Suddenly he remembered a well and it was at the other end
of the locality. It was midnight.
He
left the home with a small pot in his hand. He went to the well and came back
with water. But returning home he found his mother in deep sleep. He did not
call his mother as it would disturb her sleep. So, he kept sitting beside her
bed with the glass of water in hand. It was morning when his mother woke up.
She saw her son sitting beside her bed with a glass of water in his hand. She
asked, “Why are you sitting here with the glass of water?” Bayazid told her
mother the whole incident. Tears rolled down from her cheeks. She kissed on his
forehead and said, “My son! Allah might bless you.”
