THE CAPSELLER

On a hot summer day a capseller was sleeping under a tree. The monkeys playing

on the tree came down.They opened the capseller's bundle and took away the caps.

The capseller got up and saw the monkeys on the tree with the caps on their heads.

He shouted at the monkeys in vain. Then the clever capseller took his cap and threw

it at the monkeys. Seeing this, all the monkeys threw their caps at the capseller.

He picked up the caps and went on his way.

MORAL: There is always an answer for every difficulty.

THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE

Once a hare boasted that he would run faster than the tortoise. They made a bet

and started the race. The hare ran fast first.Seeing the tortoise far behind,the

hare took sleep. The tortoise walked along and reached the winning post first.

The tortoise won the race.

MORAL:Slow and steady wins the race.

THE GREEDY DOG

Once a greedy dog stole a bone from a butcher's shop. On his way home, he had

to cross a bridge. While crossing, the dog saw his own shadow in the water. The

dog thought that it was another dog and barked at it. When it barked, the bone

fell into the water and the greedy dog went away sad.

MORAL:Greed is a curse.

THE FOOLISH CROW

Once a crow got a piece of cake and flew with it on to a tree. A fox saw the crow

with the cake. The fox wanted the cake. So he said, " Oh! crow,your voice must

be as beautiful as your feathers. Please , let me hear you sing." The foolish

crow opened his mouth to sing. The piece of cake fell from his beak.The

clever fox picked up the cake and ran away.

MORAL: Pride always has a fall.

THE CHRISTMAS

Long, long ago the angles in heaven rejoiced the birth of Baby Jesus in a manger.

The shepherds saw Baby Jesus with Mary and Joseph. It was a very very cold

night.The cows and calf went closer to Baby Jesus to him warmth.Christmas

celebrates the birth of jesus chirst. Jesus loves all.So we love all.

THE CLEVER RABBIT

Once a greedy lion used to eat one animal of the forest each day. Every day one
animal went as food for the lion. Finally it was the turn of a small rabbit. The
lion was angry because the was late. Then the rabbit told the lion that he saw
another lion in the forest . He took the lion to a deep well. Looking into the
well, the lion saw his image in the water. The lion roared and jumped into the
well to kill the lion. He never came up. The clever rabbit went home happily.

MORAL: A stitch in time saves nine.

TWO SILLY GOATS

Once two silly goats wanted to cross a narrow bridge. They started crossing the

bridge from two ends. When they met at the middle of the bridge, they began

to fight. As they were fighting, both fell into the water and were drowned.

MORAL: Pride goes before a fall.

GRAPES ARE SOUR

Once a hungry fox was searching for food. Then he saw a bunch of grapes hanging from

a vine. But they were very high. The fox jumped and jumped but could not reach

the grapes. He tried and tried got tired. Then he said, "The grapes are sour, I

don't like them," and went away.

MORAL: No pains, no gains.

GOD IS ALWAYS WITH US

A small boy called Ahmad lived in a village near a hill. One day

he said to his mother , 'I'm going up the hill to pluck berries.'

'Be careful!' said his mother. 'It might rain today.' Ahmad happily

ate the ripe ,sweet berries. He forgot the time. Soon, there were

dark clouds in the sky. It started raining . Ahmad ran down

the hill. He slipped and started falling. Luckily he caught the branch

of a bush. He was hanging from the branch ,feeling scared when he

heard his father's voice, 'Ahmad! Ahmad! where are you?

'I am here father,'said Ahmad. Father understood under the bush

and said, 'Let's go, son. I will catch you. You will not get hurt.'

Ahmad was afraid. But when he saw his father's face, he felt safe.

He let go of the branch and his father caught him in is arms.

Who will save me when you are not there?' asked Ahmad.

God is always there to protect you,' said Father.

Mother was pleased to see Ahmad safe. 'You must spend some

time with God every day,' she said. 'He is always there for you.'

MORAL : We must always believe in god.

THE DONKEY AND THE DOG

A washer man had a donkey and a dog. Every morning, he would go to the

river to wash clothes. The donkey would carry the clothes. The donkey

lived in a shed outside the master's house.The dog stayed inside the house

all day. In the evening, he was happy to see his master come back. He would

jump on the master and lick him. The master would lift the dog and carry

him into the house. The donkey too wanted to live in the house.

'May be I should jumped on him, like the dog,'he said to himself.

'Then he will surely lift me. He will surely carry me into the house.'

The next day evening, the donkey went into the house. He jumped

on the master. He began licking him . The master did not lift the

donkey.He led hime to the shed. 'You are not like the dog,'he told

the donkey as he petted him. " You are much bigger. So you cannot

come into the house. Your are also heavy and so you must not jump on me.

I can lift the dog but I cannot lift you. But I love you as much as I love

the dog. You must understand that you are different.'

MORAL: No one can be same in the world.

THE MANGO TREE AND THE FIG TREE

The mango tree and the fig tee in the forest were friends. They
talked all day long. Evey night the lions and tigers would come to sleep
under them. The mango tree did not like the animals. 'I shall drive them
away,' he said. They roar loudly and they smell bad.' The fig tree said,
'Don't do that. We need each other. We must live together.'
But the mango tree did not listen. That night, the mango tree shook
his branches and made loud noise. The animals thought it was a demon
and they ran away. The mango tree was happy. The next evening
two wood cutters came to the forest. They saw the big mango tree.
'There are no wild animals here. So let's cut this tree,' one said.
They began cutting the mango tree.'I told you,' said the fig tree sadly.
'We need the animals and they need us. If we do not help each other, we
can get hurt.'

MORAL: LOVE NATURE

TAKE CARE OF YOUR FOOD

Once a wise man came to meet a great king. The king was very happy to see him.

He said ,'O wise man, please tell me something that I can do evey day.

Something that will make me a better man. ' The wise man said, O king,

always take a good look at your food and drink. Take care of your plates and glasses.'

That night the king was served dinner. He remembered the wise man's words.

So he looked closely at his food. He saw some ants in his food. 'Thank God

I looked at it!' he cried. He called his cook. 'You left the food open. There

are ants in it. Now take this away. Always cover the food. Also keep

the plates and glasses clean.

MORAL : Caring for yourself is necessary.

THE ANT AND THE DOVE

It was a hot day.A little ant was very thirsty. She found a river and went
to drink water from it. The ant slipped and fell into the river. A dove was
sitting on a tree. She heard a cry for help. She saw the ant in the water.
The dove flew to a tree and brought a big leaf. She dropped the leaf into
the water. The ant climbed on the leaf.The leaf floated to bank of the
river and the ant was saved. Many months later, the ant saw a hunter
taking aim with his bow to kill the dove. The ant remembered the kindness
of the dove. So she climbed on to the hunter's foot and bit him hard.
'Ouch!' the hunter cried and dropped his bow. The dove hear the hunter's
cry and flew away.

MORAL: Being kind helps us all to live together.

TUMMY ACHE

One day Arun did not want to go to school. So he acted as if he had a tummy ache.

'ouch!' he cried. 'My tummy is aching.' Mother believed him. She did not send him

to school. After some time, Arun asked Mother for biscuits. She gave hime some.

Then Arun ate lots of chocolates and toffees. He had sweets, chips, wafers, a heavy

lunch, and many snacks. Mother knew that he had lied to her about the tummy

ache. Next morning, Arun really had tummy ache. He had eaten too much, you

see! 'Ouch !' he cried. 'My tummy is aching.' Now mother did not believe him.

'Don't lie,' she said 'Get ready for school.' 'I am not lying , Arun sobbed.

'I really have a tummy ache.' But Mother said, 'How can I believe you

today? Yesterday you told me a lie!' Now Arun understood that it was

wrong to tell lie.'Please believe me.'he said.'I shall never tell a lie again.

MORAL: It is good to tell the truth.

TWO SILLY FRIENDS

Lion cub and Tiger cub were friends. They played together everyday.
'I'am so happy you are my friend,'says Tiger cub, giving his friend a hug.
'I'm also happy you're my friend,'said Lion cub giver Tiger a big hug back.
One day lion cub said 'it is cold'. 'No ! 'it is hot!' said Tiger cub.
'it is cold!' said lion cub. The two friends started fighting. They stopped
being friends. They didn't play together any more. This made them sad.
A wise man saw them and said 'Why are you not speaking to each other?
Don't you know that it is hot in the sun and cool in the shade?'
Lion cub and Tiger cub saw so silly they were to fight. They missed
playing with each other .'Let's be friends again, said Tiger cub
and smiled at Lion cub.

DIWALLI

Diwalli is the festival of lights. On this day people take oil bath and wear new dress.
They prepare lots of sweets and cracks fireworks.
IN NORTH : Diwalli is celebrated because the return of lord RAMA to ayodhya
after 14 yrs in exile .
IN SOUTH : The slaying of demon narakasura by lord KRISHNA.
IN WEST : The defeat of king balli by lord VAMANA.
IN EAST : Diwalli is called as MAHANISHA . Mahakalli appeared on the earth.
Thus Diwalli is celebrated happilly.