Example Is Better Than Precept
Have you ever seen a crab walking on land ? It walks as if tilted to one side. Its body is such that it cannot walk straight. And it …
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Deeds Not Mere Words
young son came to handle all his business. The young trader was very boastful by nature. When he went on his first business travel abroad, he saw many new …
Fury Doesn't Pay At All
North Wind is very, very cold as it comes from ice-capped mountains. When it blows, people shiver all over even in the warm sun. Seeing the people shivering hard, …
No Use Repenting When It 'S Too Late
Once a farmer procured honey from a honey-comb after smoking away all the bees of the comb. He put the honey in a pot and made for his house. …
The Wise Are Seldom Taken In
There were a large number of birds in an aviary. They were well protected there. Unluckily, an infectious disease broke out in the aviary. As a result, most of …
A Tyrant Can Invent Any Excuse
Once a wolf was drinking water at the head of a stream. Suddenly he caught sight of a little lamb. It was drinking water at a distance downstream. Having …
Avoid Strong Neighbours
Once upon a time it rained cats and dogs for several days. As a result, there were floods. Many houses collapsed and household articles were carried away by the …
Wickedness Brings In Ruin
Once a wolf was roaming in search of prey in a forest. He came near a village that stood at the edge of the forest. There he saw a …
Nobody Believes a Liar
Once a shepherd boy lived in a village that stood in the feet of a hill. He took his flock to the hill-side for grazing every day. The sheep …
People Hate What They Can't Get
Once upon a time a hungry fox was roaming in search of food. He was feeling weak and tired due to hunger. Luckily he came to a garden. There …
Slow and Steady Wins The Race
Once a hare went to a pool to quench his thirst. There he chanced to see a slow-moving tortoise and mocked at it. The tortoise felt pinched and challenged …