Exhausted from the heat of the blazing sun, two travelers lay down under the shade of a tree. As they slowly regained their energy, looking up at the tree, one of them commented, “oh what a shame. This is a plane tree. The plane tree bears no fruit and only uselessly throws dried leaves around.” Suddenly, a …
An owl was in that age of life, where he was becoming increasingly harder to please. The slightest of inconvenience bothered him and the slightest of sounds disrupted his sleep. Being nocturnal meant that the owl would sleep during the day when the entire forest was bustling with life, and he would hunt at night, …
A country mouse spent his days on a barn. He ate scanty food and slept on hay in his little mousehole. He woke up to the rough country life and had to search for food every day. On the contrary, a city mouse lived comfortably. He lived inside a warm house, and never had to …
A big, bulky bull stepped down into a marshy pond to get a drink of water. However, in the process, the bull trampled a small frog, pushing it deep into the mud. The frog’s companions quickly rushed home and told his mother about the incident. Intrigued by the size of the bull, the frog puffed herself up, …
On a hot summer evening, a crow was trying to drink some water from a deep hollow container, but to no avail. The water was too deep in for the crow’s beak to reach it. Feeling as though he might die of thirst, the crow began actively thinking of a way to get the water …
The raven, black as coal, was always distressed about its looks. Every day it would look at swan and envy her pearly white feathers and beautiful long neck. Thinking of ways through which the raven could start looking like the swan, he decided that maybe if he started living like her, he could start looking …
A dog had mastered the duty of carrying his master’s dinner to the table perfectly. Every day he would carry the meal to the required destination as faithfully as possible. However, the delicious smell of the food often tempted, yet he never succumbed to temptation. One day, a pack of wild dogs tried to stop him on …
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A mother crab was watching her son walk towards her when she asked him why he always walked sideways. “You should always try to walk forward with your toes straight out” she scolded him, embarrassed by her sons silly antics. But the young crab did not know how to walk straight, since he had never …
A father of seven sons was distressed over the fact that his sons seemed to always be quarrelling. No matter what he told them or what he advised them, they never gave up their mindless quarrels. Thus, the father decided that he would present a good example to his sons which ought to teach them a lesson. …
On a rain evening, a farmer was carrying his load in a wagon. The country road was so muddy that the oxen were struggling to pull the wagon along. Finally, as the wagon crossed a muddy, sticky patch on the road, one of the wheels sank into the dirt, and no matter how hard the …
