Crow and the snake moral story

Once upon a time a family of crows lived in a huge banyan tree. There was a Father Crow, a Mother Crow, and many baby crows. One day a huge snake came to live in the hole at the bottom of the tree. The crows were unhappy about this, but could do nothing. Soon Mother Crow hatched a few more eggs and some more baby crows were born. When the crows flew out in search of food, the snake ate up the babies. When the crows returned, they could not find their babies. They hunted high and low, but to no avail.

After a few months, Mother Crow gave birth to some more baby crows. This time Mother Crow stayed home when Father Crow went out in search of food. Ignoring the fact that Mother Crow was keeping a watchful eye on her babies, the snake still slithered up the tree and attacked the babies. Mother Crow tried to fight the snake off, but she was not strong enough. Other crows came to her aid, but the snake had already eaten the little ones and crawled back into its hole.

When Father Crow returned, he found all the crows weeping. He consoled his wife who wanted to leave the tree house immediately. Father Crow said that this tree had been their home for many years and they must live here. He thought of asking a wise old fox for help in order to get rid of the snake.

The old fox came up with a brilliant plan. He told them to go to the river bank the next morning where the ladies of the royal family would be bathing. Their clothes and valuables would be kept on the river bank while the servants would be watching over them from a distance.

 The fox asked the crows to pick up a necklace and while away making a raucous noise. This would make the servants chase them to the tree where the crows would drop the necklace into the snake's hole.

So the next morning when the crows flew to the river bank, Mother Crow picked up a pearl necklace and flew off as Father Crow cawed loudly to attract the servants' attention. The servants ran after Mother Crow and reached the banyan tree where they saw her drop the necklace into the snake hole. As the servants were trying to take the necklace out with the help of a long stick, the snake came out of the hole and hissed at them menacingly. The servants beat the snake to death. And so Mother and Father Crow lived happily ever after in the banyan tree.

The Lion and The Mouse

Once upon a time a lion was asleep under a tree. A little Mouse began running up and down upon him; this soon wakened the Lion, who placed his huge paw upon him, and opened his big jaws to swallow him. "Pardon, O King," cried the little Mouse: "forgive me this time, I shall never forget it: who knows but what I can do for you. I may be able to do you a turn some of these days?" 

The Lion was so excited at the idea of the Mouse being able to help him that he lifted up his paw and let him go. 

Some Days later the Lion was caught in a trap, and the hunters who desired to carry him alive to the King, tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him on. Just then the little Mouse happened to pass by, and seeing the sad plight in which the Lion was, went up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the King of the Beasts. "Was I not right?" said the little Mouse.

The Slave and The Lion

In Italy a long time ago there was a slave. His name was Androcles and he was a Negro. His master was very cruel. He was not treating Androcles properly. He was beating him and not giving adequate food to eat. So one day out of anger Androcles freed away from his masters home. 

After flee zing Androcles went inside a forest. He took shelter inside a cave to protect himself from cold, sun and wild animals. One day he heard a unusual roar of a lion. He observed lion from a distance. A sharp thorn had pierced in the front paw of the lion. Due to this the lion was unable to move properly. He was feeling pain by walking. Probably he was not taken food for many days. That is why he was roaring unusually.

After observing all this Androcles went near the lion very casually. The lion roar and try to scare Androcles. Due to the thorn in his paw it was very difficult and painful for him. Androcles carefully came near to the lion and causally remove that thorn from the lions paw. After removal of the thorn the lion able do his activities as earlier. After a few days he became normal. Androcles and the lion became friend.

After a few days Androcles master and his man came to the jungle. They searched Androcles everywhere. Finally they capture him and took away to the city. The master want to punish Androcles for his misbehavior. Initially he put him inside the jail and give him all types of structure.

One day the master declared that he will free Androcles if he can defeat a lion in a game in the arena. He fixed a date for the game show. Androcles was afraid to fight against the lion. He was praying the god to save his life. At last the date arrived. Androcles was pushed inside the game arena. Afterward they brought one hungry lion. They released the lion inside the game arena and closed the door. 

The hungry lion roared and rushed wards Androcles. Androcles prayed his god and did not losses his composer. The lion came very near to Androcles in an attacking mode. But surprisingly the lion changed his behavior. Instead of killing Androcles, he licked his food. The lion was the same lion from whose paw Androcles was removed that thorn.

All the people surprise to see the strange incident. They have not seen a friendship between a hungry lion and a man. They appreciated friendship of the lion and Androcles. So they liberated Androcles from the slavery.

The Hare and the Tortoise

Once upon a time there was a tortoise leaving in a pond near the forest. A hare met the tortoise walking very slowly in the jungle. The proud hare made fun of the slow tortoise. He asked him where you are going in this midday with this slow walk. But the tortoise was good-natured and replied, “I may have small feet, I am going back to my home. The tortoise said to the hare I can beat you in a race with my small feet.” The proud hare laughed and thought, “I can beat him within a second!” So he readily agreed to the race for the next morning.

They decided to keep a judge for them. And the next day, Uncle Ele­phant, who was the judge of the jungle, began the race by shouting, “Get! And Go!”

When the hare had covered half of the distance he looked back and saw the tortoise far behind him. The hare thought, “Let me take a rest. I can run fast and easily win this race!” He sat under a tree and napped off. When the tortoise passed, he found the hare sleeping.

The hare woke up and realized that the race was already over. The tortoise had reached the end and won the race! The hare was defeated by determination and hard work. The elephant judged that tortoise won this race.

The Three Little Pigs

Once upon a time there were three little pigs staying together with different shed. One pig built a house of straw while the second pig built his house with sticks. They built their houses very quickly and then sang and danced all day because they were lazy. The third little pig worked hard all day long and built his house with bricks.

A big bad wolf saw the two little pigs while they danced and played and thought, “What juicy tender meals they will make!” He chased the two pigs and they ran and hide themselves in their houses. The big bad wolf went to the first house and huffed and puffed and blew the house down in minutes. The frightened little pig ran to the second pig’s house that was made of sticks. The big bad wolf now came to this house and huffed and puffed and blew the house down in hardly any time. Now, the two little pigs were terrified and ran to the third pig’s house that was made of bricks.

The wolf tried to huff and puff to blow the house down, but he could not. He kept trying for a long time but the house was very strong because it made with bricks and the little pigs were safe inside. Again sometime later wolf tried to enter through the chimney of that house but the third little pig boiled a big pot of water and kept it below the chimney. The wolf fell into it and burned with hot water.

The two little pigs now felt sorry for having been so lazy. They also built their houses with bricks and lived happily ever after

Morals for this story: Don't be lazy 

The Lion and the Mouse

There was a little mouse staying in his hole in the forest. Once it was passing through a lion’s den. The lion caught him and was about to smash him when the little mouse spoke, “Sir, please let me go, and I will do you a good turn one day, for sparing my life.”

The lion was rather amused to hear this, thinking, “What good can this tiny creature do for me. . . ” but he let him go.

Two weeks later, some huntsmen came to the same forest and spread a net around the lion’s den. The lion was captured. He struggled hard to set himself free but he soon realised he was trapped. He roared with anger.

The little mouse was looking for food, when he heard the lion’s roar. He ran to him. See­ing the lion caught in the net, he started concerning at it at once. The mouse had sharp teeth and he soon freed the lion.

The lion was very grateful to the little mouse. From that day, they became the best of friends.

The Tiger and the Traveler

Once upon a time, there was an old Tiger that could no longer hunt. One winter morning, he stood in a lake and held a edge of holy grass in one paw and a gold bracelet in the other. He was shouting, “Ladies and Gentlemen! Please help me and I will gift you this gold bracelet.”

Nobody was listened his shout. At that time a Traveler was passing by and he liked the gold bracelet. However, he was scared of the Tiger.

The tiger shout for help to the Traveler. The Traveler said, “How can I believe that you would not harm me?”

The Tiger replied, “I admit that when I was young, I was wicked and killed many cows and human beings when I was young, now I became old. My teeth and claws have fallen off. Then a holy man advised me to give offerings gold. So, now I take a bath and give things for the sake of donation. So, what have you to fear from me?” The Traveler believed him and went into the lake, but got struck in the deep mud.

When the Tiger saw this, he shouted at him. “Oh! Don’t worry. I’ll help you,” he said, and slowly walked towards the Traveler and grabbed him with his paws.

Soon after that, the Tiger killed the Traveler and ate him up.

Morals for children: You must not risk your life at the cost of greed. 

The salt merchant and his donkey

Once a salt merchant leaving in a village. He had one donkey. he was taking salt to market putting on the back of the donkey. He was earning a decent profit out of it. He and his family leaving happily. There was a stream on the way to the market. On rainy season this stream passes over the road. 

One day it rain heavily in that eerier. The stream over flowed at that point of road. The salt merchant had to cross the stream to go to the market. As there was no provision to at that place. So he and his donkey have to cross by themselves. They try to cross the stream. As it was overflowing the water dissolved some salt from the back of the donkey. They crossed the stream and went to the other side of the road. The donkey observed that the load has reduced. So he felt happy and went to the merchant.

The next day again the master and the donkey reached the same point. This time the water level has reduced substantially. They could the donkey in order to reduced his burden lower himself in the water. In this process few salts dissolved the water. The donkey became happy. Because he got some relief. Then onward the donkey deliberately lowers himself in the water to reduce the burden. The master observed that and wants to teach a lesson to his donkey. After a few days the master has laden the donkey with sponge instinct of salt. As usual they went to the market in the regular path. 

Once again they came to that same point. The donkey in order to reduce the burden lowers himself in the water. This sponge absorbed lot many water. When they crossed the stream the donkey observed that the load has increased. The water in the sponge increases the load. It gave lot many troubles to the donkey. The donkey observed his folly on that day. Afterward he did not make any mischief like that, while crossing the stream.

The Fox and The Crow: Short Stories

Once upon a time there was a big forest near a river. A fox was leaving there with his neighbor. One day, the fox saw a crow with a piece of cheese in his beak. The fox was very hun­gry and thought, “How can I get the piece of cheese?”

He thought for a while. Soon, he got an idea in his tricky mind. He decided to flatter the crow and thus began praising him. He said to the crow, “You are such a pretty and clever bird! Your voice is so sweet. I am impressed with your voice. If only you could sing as beautifully for me then it will be my pleasure!”

Now, the crow was very proud. He wanted to show the fox that he could sing very well. So he opened his mouth to sing and give a shout! The piece of cheese he was keeping with his beak fell into the ground. The fox laughed at the crow and picked up the cheese and ate it hungrily.

Too late the crow realized that one should not be vain.

The King and the Kind Deer

Once upon a time there was a king ruled in his kingdom. Nearby his kingdom there was a golden deer lived in a forest. It was very charming with beautiful eyes and a glowing skin. Whoever saw him was charmed by his beauty. He was very swift and nobody could ever catch him. He can run fast and hide himself in the bush if any dangers came to him.

The king of a nearby kingdom heard about the deer. He was filled with a desire to possess the deer. He was an expert hunter. One day, he set out to the forest, determined to catch the golden deer. When he and his soldiers reached the forest, they camped near a stream.

Next day, they went looking for the deer. After several hours, the king saw the glorious deer. He was charmed by deer’s beauty. He ordered his men to catch the deer alive. “In no case should the deer be killed.” He told his soldiers.

Seeing the king and his men, the deer ran into the deep forest. The king followed him and got separated from his solders. The deer ran very swiftly. The king also kept following him. However, he could not catch him. The deer was now tired. He hides himself behind a tall bush. The king could not see him. He was greatly disappointed. He had lost his way. He did not know where his men were. He decided to look for a way out of the forest.

As he moved forward, he fell into a deep water hole. The deer heard the flopping sound. He became sure that the king must have fallen into the water hole. He rushed to the water hole. The king was in the water and full of mud. There was nobody around who could help him out. The deer thought, “The king wants to catch me. Throughout the day, he was followed me. Now he has fallen into the water. If I do not help him, he will die. I cannot let him die.” So he decided to help him. He said to the king, “Dear majesty, I will help you out of the water. I am bowing my head down. Please hold onto my horns and I shall pull you out.”

The king held on to his horns and the deer pulled him out. The king thanked the deer and said, “You have helped me in spite of the fact that I wanted to catch you. I am grateful to you. Will you please come and stay with me in my palace. I promise that no harm shall ever come upon you.”

At this, the deer said, “Sir, I cannot be happy in the palace. This forest is my house. Please let me live here. I helped you because it was my duty to save you. I know you have lost your way and have been separated from your men. Follow me and I will lead you to them.”

The king followed the deer and soon found his soldiers. He wanted to reward the deer for his help. He said to him, “I want to reward you. Please tell me what you want me to do for you.”

The deer replied, “Sir if you really want to reward me, please promise that you will give up hunting of animals. Also promise that you will prohibit hunting in your kingdom.” The king promised him that from then onward, he would give up hunting and prohibited hunting in his kingdom. He then left the forest and came back to his kingdom. As soon as he reached the palace, he took out an order proclaiming that hunting was prohibited in his kingdom.

The Fox and the Goat

Long long ago in the hot summer day there was a fox was walking nearby the well. Somehow by accident he slipped in that well. It was not a very deep well. He tried his best to get out but it was in vain.

At that time a thirsty goat passed by the well and saw the fox was there in the well. She asked the fox what he was doing there.

The cunning fox replied that he had himself jumped into the well because he wants to drink water and swim in this cool water. I find it very cool and pleasant. Fox replied. If you want to drink this sweet and cold water, then come down and experience the pleasure here.

Without thinking of the result the goat jumped into the well. The fox at once jumped on her back, and with another jump he was out of well. The fox smiled at the poor goat and went his way leaving behind the goat to repent.

Moral: Look before you leap.

The Monkey and the Crocodile

Once there lived a monkey in a jamun tree by a river. The monkey was alone - he had no friends, no family, but he was happy and content. The jamun tree gave him plenty of sweet fruit to eat, and shade from the sun and shelter from the rain.

One day a crocodile came swimming up the river and climbed on to the bank to rest under the monkey's tree. 'Hello', called the monkey, who was a friendly animal. 'Hello', replied the crocodile, surprised. 'Do you know where I can get some food?' he asked. 'I haven't had anything to eat all day - there just don't seem to be any fish left in the river.' 'Well,' said the monkey, 'I don't eat fish so I wouldn't know - but I do have plenty of ripe purple jamuns in my tree. Would you like to try some?' He threw some down to the crocodile. The crocodile was so hungry that he ate up all the jamuns even though crocodiles don't eat fruit. He loved the sweet tangy fruit and he asked whether he could have some more. 'Of course', replied the monkey generously, throwing down more fruit. 'Come back whenever you feel like more fruit', he added when the crocodile had eaten his fill.

After that the crocodile would visit the monkey every day. The two animals soon became friends - they would talk and tell each other stories, and eat as much of the sweet jamuns as they wanted. The monkey would throw down all the fruit the crocodile wanted from his tree.

One day the crocodile began talking about his wife and family. 'Why didn't you tell me earlier that you had a wife?' asked the monkey. 'Please take some of the jamuns for her as well when you go back today.' The crocodile thanked him and took some of the fruit for his wife.

The crocodile's wife loved the jamuns. She had never eaten anything so sweet before. 'Imagine', she said, 'how sweet would be the creature who eats these jamuns every day. The monkey has eaten these every day of his life - his flesh would be even sweeter than the fruit.' She asked her husband to invite the monkey for a meal - 'and then we can eat him up' she said happily. The crocodile was appalled - how could he eat his friend? He tried to explain to his wife that he could not possibly eat the monkey. 'He is my only true friend', he said. But she would not listen - she must eat the monkey. 'Since when do crocodiles eat fruit and spare animals?' she asked. When the crocodile would not agree to eat the monkey, she pretended to fall very sick. 'Only a monkey's heart can cure me', she wailed to her husband. 'If you love me you will get your friend the monkey and let me eat his heart.'

The poor crocodile did not know what to do - he did not want to eat his friend, but he could not let his wife die. At last he decided to bring the monkey to his wife.

'O dear friend', he called as soon as reached the jamun tree. ' My wife insists that you come to us for a meal. She is grateful for all the fruit that you have sent her, and asks that I bring you home with me.' The monkey was flattered, but said he could not possibly go because he did not know how to swim. 'Don't worry about that', said the crocodile. 'I'll carry you on my back.' The monkey agreed and jumped onto the crocodile's back.

The crocodile swam with him out into the deep wide river. When they were far away from the bank and the jamun tree, he said, 'My wife is very ill. The only thing that will cure her is a monkey's heart. So, dear friend, this will be the end of you and of our friendship.' The monkey was horrified. What could he do to save himself? He thought quickly and said 'Dear friend, I am very sorry to hear of your wife's illness and I am glad that I will be able to help her. But I have left my heart behind on the jamun tree. Do you think we could go back so that I can fetch it for your wife?'

The crocodile believed the monkey. He turned and swam quickly to the jamun tree. The monkey leaped off his back and into the safety of his tree. 'False and foolish friend,' he called. 'Don't you know that we carry our hearts within us? I will never trust you again or ever give you fruit from my tree. Go away and don't come back again.'

The crocodile felt really foolish - he had lost a friend and a supply of good sweet fruit. The monkey had saved himself because he had thought quickly. He realised that a monkey and a crocodile could never be true friends - crocodiles preferred to eat monkeys rather than be friends with them.

The Cat and the mouse

A long long ago in a village there was a boy named Rohit. He had domesticated one cat. Rohit has given all possible care to that cat. The cat was very obedient to Rohit. Due to excessive love of Rohit the cat become very proudy.

After a few days Rohit brought one white mouse to his home. He domesticated the mouse also. He started giving lot of care to the mouse also. Seeing all this, the cat became zealous. He wants to get rid of this mouse the get cool attention of his master. He design a plan to get rid of this mouse.

One day Rohit has gone to market purchase some things. At that time the cat caught the mouse. He wanted to kill the mouse. The mouse visualizing the danger ask the cat, “O’ dear cat you are looking so beautiful just like a lion king of the forest and your tail is so beautiful that anybody will please to see it.  I know you will kill me to eat. But I have one last wish. If you will fulfill it, I will be happy and die peacefully.

The cat said, “Express your last desire and I will fulfill it.” The mouse said, “I want to draw a picture your and present it to my master”. The cat said, “Start drawing immediately”.

The mouse brought an inkpot and a piece of paper. He asked the cat to sit on the top of the table. The cat obeyed the mouse. The mouse dipped his tail in the inkpot and started drawing on the paper. In between the mouse asked the cat to change his position many times. After a while he asked the cat to paint his beautiful tail. He requested to show his back and tail to him. The cat did as according the wish of the mouse. The mouse said it will be time to draw your tail. Now the cat unable to sea the mouse.

When the mouse assures that he can not no more see him he simply fled away from that place. The cat waited for a long then he asked how much time it will take. But he didn't get any response from the mouse. Then he turned his position and found that the mouse has gone.

The Mice and The Doves

Once a dove and a mouse were living a forest. Bo the dove and the mouse were the king of the respective community. They were good friend. At the time of need they were helping each other. Both were leading their community. Both were leading their community effectively.

One day the dove king and his fellow doves were flying in the jungle. Suddenly they saw lot of grains in the ground. The young doves were eager to eat those grains. But the king dove asked them not to be hurry and observed the situation minutely. He said it is unnatural to find a huge grain inside the forest. He said it may be a trap by any hunter. But the young doves didn't listened him. All doves came to the ground to eat grain. The king dove also followed the young doves under compulsion. In fact a hunter had spread a net to trap the doves. The net was not visible from the top. When the land on the net all the doves got trapped.

Now the all doves were afraid and cursed themselves for not listing the dove king. But the dove king was not lost his patience. He asked all the doves to be brave and not loose the patience. After boosting their moral he asked all the doves to fly together. When the entire dove started flying they lift up the net and flied in the sky. All the doves flying together took the net  to the place where the mice were living.

The king dove asked his friend the mouse king to help them. The mouse king called all his fellow mice and helps him to cut the net. The mice cut the net with their sharp teeth. By this way they liberated the trapped doves.

Androcles and The Lion

In Italy a long time ago there was a slave. His name was Androcles and he was a Negro. His master was very cruel. He was not treating Androcles properly. He was beating him and not giving adequate food to eat. So one day out of anger Androcles freed away from his masters home. 

After flee zing Androcles went inside a forest. He took shelter inside a cave to protect himself from cold, sun and wild animals. One day he heard a unusual roar of a lion. He observed lion from a distance. A sharp thorn had pierced in the front paw of the lion. Due to this the lion was unable to move properly. He was feeling pain by walking. Probably he was not taken food for many days. That is why he was roaring unusually.

After observing all this Androcles went near the lion very casually. The lion roar and try to scare Androcles. Due to the thorn in his paw it was very difficult and painful for him. Androcles carefully came near to the lion and causally remove that thorn from the lions paw. After removal of the thorn the lion able do his activities as earlier. After a few days he became normal. Androcles and the lion became friend.

After a few days Androcles master and his man came to the jungle. They searched Androcles everywhere. Finally they capture him and took away to the city. The master want to punish Androcles for his misbehavior. Initially he put him inside the jail and give him all types of structure.

One day the master declared that he will free Androcles if he can defeat a lion in a game in the arena. He fixed a date for the game show. Androcles was afraid to fight against the lion. He was praying the god to save his life. At last the date arrived. Androcles was pushed inside the game arena. Afterward they brought one hungry lion. They released the lion inside the game arena and closed the door. 

The hungry lion roared and rushed wards Androcles. Androcles prayed his god and did not losses his composer. The lion came very near to Androcles in an attacking mode. But surprisingly the lion changed his behavior. Instead of killing Androcles, he licked his food. The lion was the same lion from whose paw Androcles was removed that thorn.

All the people surprise to see the strange incident. They have not seen a friendship between a hungry lion and a man. They appreciated friendship of the lion and Androcles. So they liberated Androcles from the slavery.

The Lier Shepherd boy and The Tiger

Once upon a time there was a small village named Manoharpur. A young boy named Mangal was living in that village. He was a very naughty and mischievous fellow. He was making mischief with everybody. He was not showing respect seniors and elders of that village. Due to this bad behaviour nobody as well as his parents were not happy with Mohan. 

Mangal’s father was a milkman by profession. Mangal was taking all their cows to the near by jungle for grazing for everyday. While going to the jungle on the way he was making jokes with everybody. One day in the jungle he made a fun with his fellow grazers. He shouted in his top voice that a tiger was attacking his cow. All the fellow grazers and the woodcutters ran to that place for helping the Mangal’s life. When they came there, they saw that Mangal’s cows were grazing safely. When they asked Mohan about the tiger, Mangal laughed and reduce them. All the fellow grazers and wood cutters got angry and went away theirs work. Mangal played the same trick next day. 

All the people came for his help. but Mohan make fun of them. All the people really angry with Mangal. They decided not to listen his word in the future. This way many days past. One day incidentally a tiger came and attack his cow. Mangal cried for help in top of his voice. He said this time he is telling the true and a tiger is attacking all his cows. But due to his past mischief nobody gave emphasis to his cry. 

Mangal in order to save his life climb the tree. He shouted for help. Nobody came to his rescue. They thought that the boy was playing the trick again. Mangal shouted and shouted, but in vain. None came to his help. The tiger killed all his cows and went away.

The Lier Shepherd boy and The Tiger

Once upon a time there was a small village named Manoharpur. A young boy named Mangal was living in that village. He was a very naughty and mischievous fellow. He was making mischief with everybody. He was not showing respect seniors and elders of that village. Due to this bad behaviour nobody as well as his parents were not happy with Mohan. 

Mangal’s father was a milkman by profession. Mangal was taking all their cows to the near by jungle for grazing for everyday. While going to the jungle on the way he was making jokes with everybody. One day in the jungle he made a fun with his fellow grazers. He shouted in his top voice that a tiger was attacking his cow. All the fellow grazers and the woodcutters ran to that place for helping the Mangal’s life. When they came there, they saw that Mangal’s cows were grazing safely. When they asked Mohan about the tiger, Mangal laughed and reduce them. All the fellow grazers and wood cutters got angry and went away theirs work. Mangal played the same trick next day. 

All the people came for his help. but Mohan make fun of them. All the people really angry with Mangal. They decided not to listen his word in the future. This way many days past. One day incidentally a tiger came and attack his cow. Mangal cried for help in top of his voice. He said this time he is telling the true and a tiger is attacking all his cows. But due to his past mischief nobody gave emphasis to his cry. 

Mangal in order to save his life climb the tree. He shouted for help. Nobody came to his rescue. They thought that the boy was playing the trick again. Mangal shouted and shouted, but in vain. None came to his help. The tiger killed all his cows and went away.

The Wood Cutter and Water God

Kalidas was a humble wood cutter. He was living in a village named Udayapur. The village was near by a dense forest. All the villagers were depending upon the forest for their lively hood. Kalidas was going regularly to collect firewood. He was shelling the wood in the near-by market. With that little earning he was managing his family.

Like the usual routine, one day he had gone to the forest to collect the firewood. He was cutting a tree near the river and misfortune struck him on that day. His axe slipped away from his hand and was lost in the river. He was a poor wood cutter and he had only one axe. On that day he had lost his only axe in the river. Thinking about the future he started weeping. His crying was intense  and disturbed the water god. The water god came in front of Kalidas and asked the reason for his crying. Kalidas explained everything in detail to the water god.  After listening to everything the water god plunged into the river. After a while he came out from the water with a golden axe. 

He showed the golden axe to Kalidas and asked “Is it yours?” Kalidas examined the golden axe and said “No my lord, it’s not mine.” Keeping the axe aside, the water god plunged into the river a second time. This time he came with a silver axe. He showed the silver axe to Kalidas and asked again “Is it yours?” 

Kalidas examined the axe and said “It is not mine. I am a poor wood cutter. How can I own a golden or silver axe! I have only an iron axe.” Listening to this the water god plunged once again inside the river. This time he came back with the iron axe of Kalidas. When Kalidas saw his axe he became very happy. He showed his gratefulness and respect to the river god. Seeing the honesty of Kalidas the water god gave the golden and silver axe as a gift to him with his original iron axe.

The Wood Cutter and Water God

Kalidas was a humble wood cutter. He was living in a village named Udayapur. The village was near by a dense forest. All the villagers were depending upon the forest for their lively hood. Kalidas was going regularly to collect firewood. He was shelling the wood in the near-by market. With that little earning he was managing his family.

Like the usual routine, one day he had gone to the forest to collect the firewood. He was cutting a tree near the river and misfortune struck him on that day. His axe slipped away from his hand and was lost in the river. He was a poor wood cutter and he had only one axe. On that day he had lost his only axe in the river. Thinking about the future he started weeping. His crying was intense  and disturbed the water god. The water god came in front of Kalidas and asked the reason for his crying. Kalidas explained everything in detail to the water god.  After listening to everything the water god plunged into the river. After a while he came out from the water with a golden axe. 

He showed the golden axe to Kalidas and asked “Is it yours?” Kalidas examined the golden axe and said “No my lord, it’s not mine.” Keeping the axe aside, the water god plunged into the river a second time. This time he came with a silver axe. He showed the silver axe to Kalidas and asked again “Is it yours?” 

Kalidas examined the axe and said “It is not mine. I am a poor wood cutter. How can I own a golden or silver axe! I have only an iron axe.” Listening to this the water god plunged once again inside the river. This time he came back with the iron axe of Kalidas. When Kalidas saw his axe he became very happy. He showed his gratefulness and respect to the river god. Seeing the honesty of Kalidas the water god gave the golden and silver axe as a gift to him with his original iron axe.

Two Fish and The Frog

Long, long ago, there lived two fish and a frog with his wife in a pond. All four were great friends.

One day, when the friends were talking to each other on the edge of the pond, some fishermen were walking on the banks of the river. They were carrying baskets and nets with them. They saw the pond and said to one another, "This pond seems to be full of fish. Let's come tomorrow and catch them."

When the fishermen left the place, the frog said to the fish, "Friends, you also heard what the fishermen said. Let's leave this pond immediately and go to some other pond to save our lives." But the two fish laughed at the frog and said, "Well, as far as I think the fishermen will never come back to catch us. But even if they do, they'll never be able to trap us, because we're expert swimmers and we know how to save ourselves."

But the frog was not convinced with the views of the fish. He said, “But I find myself not so expert in swimming. I'll definitely leave this pond along with my family by this evening, to settle down in some other pond or well."

The same evening, the frog abandoned the pond along with his family and went to a nearby pond. The next day, the fishermen came to the pond. They cast their nets and caught all the fishes. The two fish tried to escape, but in vain. They also got trapped in the net and died.

When the frog and his wife saw the fishermen returning with a lot of fish in their net, they became very sad. They looked at the net with tearful eyes as they saw that their two friends, were dead.

Moral Of The Story: One should not turn a deaf ear to a friend's advice.