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The Ant and the Grasshopper
In a field one summer’s day a
Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart’s content. An
Ant passed by, bearing along with great effort an ear of corn he was taking to
the nest.
“Why not come and chat with me,” said the
Grasshopper, “instead of toiling and moiling away?” “I am helping to lay up
food for the winter,” said the Ant, “and recommend you to do the same.” “Why
bother about winter?” said the Grasshopper; “we have got plenty of food at
present.”
But the Ant went on its way and
continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper found itself dying of
hunger, while it saw the ants distributing, every day, corn and grain from the
stores they had collected in the summer.
Then the Grasshopper knew…
The Miser
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A miser sold all things that he had
to buy a lump made of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the
side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of his workmen noted his
frequent visits to the spot and determined to watch his movements. He soon
uncovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and digging down, came to the
lump of gold hidden by a miser, and stole it. On his next visit, the Miser,
found nothing inside the hole and started to tear his hair and to make loud
lamentations. A neighbor, looking at him overcome with grief and learning the
cause, said, “Pray, do not grieve so; but go and put a stone in the hole, and
imagine that the gold is still lying there. It will do to you quite the same
act; for once the gold was there, you left it nothing, as you did not make
the slightest use of it.”
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The Fox and the Grapes
One afternoon a fox was
walking through the forest and spotted a bunch of grapes hanging from over a
lofty branch. “Just the thing to quench my thirst,” quoted the fox.
Taking a few steps back,
the fox jumped and just missed the hanging grapes. Again the fox took a few
paces back and tried to reach them but still failed.
Finally, giving up, the
fox turned up his nose and said, “They’re probably sour anyway,” and proceeded
to walk away.
MORAL: IT’S EASY TO
DESPISE WHAT YOU CANNOT HAVE.
The Ant
and the Dove
One
hot day, an ant was searching for some water. After walking around for some
time, she came to a spring. To reach the spring, she had to climb up a blade of
grass. While making her way up, she slipped and fell into the water.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
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A shepherd-boy, who watched a
group of sheep near a village, shocked out the villagers three or four times
by screaming out, “Wolf! Wolf!” and when his neighbors were there to help
him,he laughed at them for their pains.
However the Wolf, truly come at
last. The Shepherd-boy, now really in danger, cried in an agony of terror:
“Pray, please come and help me; the Wolf is approaching to kill the sheep”;
but no one paid any attention to his cries, nor rendered any help. The Wolf,
having no cause of scary, at his leisure lacerated or destroyed the whole
sheep in group.
There
is no believing liars, even when they speak the truth.
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The
Fox and The Crow
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One day there was a fox that
saw a Crow flying off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle
comfortably on a branch of a tree.
“That’s my food, because I am a Fox,” Master
Reynard said, while he was going to the foot of the tree.
“Good day, Mistress Crow,” he greeted. “How
beautiful you are looking today: how glossy your softy feathers; how bright
your sharp eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that all of other birds,
just as your figure does; let me enjoy one song from you that I may greet you
as the Queen of Birds.”
The Crow lifted up her head and croaked her
best, but the moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell down to
the ground, and directly snapped up by Master Fox.
“That will do,” he said. “That was
all I really wanted. As the substitution for your cheese I will give you a
piece of wise advice for the future: “Do not trust liars.”
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The
Tortoise and the Hare
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One day, there was the Hare which
was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. “I have never been
beaten,” he said arrogantly, “if i run with my full speed. I challenge
everyone here to against me in a racing.”
The Tortoise replied quietly, “I
will accept your challenge.”
“is that a joke?” said the
Hare again; “I could dance round you all the way from the start to the finish
spot.”
“Keep your boasting till you win,” the Tortoise answered. “Shall we start?”
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The Wolf in
Sheep’s Clothing
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A Wolf experienced great difficulty in
getting at the sheep owing to the vigilance of the shepherd and his loyal
dogs. But in the morning it found the skin of a sheep that had been flayed
and thrown aside, so it put it on over its own pelt and walked down among the
sheep.
The Lamb that owned the sheep
whose skin wore by the Wolf began to follow the Wolf in the Sheep’s clothing.
So, leading the Lamb a apart, he soon made a meal off her – and not long
after this he succeeded in deceiving the sheep, and eating hearty meals.
Our appearances are deceptive.
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Princess Rose and the Golden Bird
Most of us remember and
cherish Cinderella as our most favorite character for decades. There are many
more fabulous and cherishing fairytales featuring beautiful characters. There
are many unforgettable and cherishing imaginary characters live forever in
everyone’s heart. One such beautiful and attractive girl is Princess Rose.
Princess Rose and the Golden Bird is one of the unforgettable fairy tales. The
tale of the Princess Rose is here.
Friends
Bunny rabbit lived in
the forest. He had many friends. He was proud of his friends.
One day Bunny rabbit
heard the loud barking of the wild dogs. He was very scared. He decided to ask
for help. He quickly went to his friend deer. He said: “Dear friend, some wild
dogs are chasing me. Can you chase them away with your sharp antlers?” Dear
said: “That is right, I can. But now I am busy. Why don’t you ask bear for help?”
Bunny rabbit ran to the
bear. “My dear friend you are very strong, please help me. Some wild dogs are
after me. Please chase them away,” he requested the bear.
Bear replied: “I am
sorry. I am hungry and tired. I need to find some food. Please ask the monkey
for help”.
Poor Bunny went to the
monkey, elephant, goat and all his friends. Bunny felt sad that nobody was
ready to help him.
He understood that he
has to think of a way out. He hid under a bush. He lay still the wild dogs went
their way.
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