The Inexperienced Mouse
Once, a little mouse asked his mother, "Mother let me go out see and the world".
The mother mouse said, “Okay child. But, be careful".
The mouse came out of his hold and started walking. He saw a colorful cock. As he had never seen a cock before, he got frightened by the sharp beak, colorful feathers and the red crown of the cock, He ran away thinking, "What a horrible creature".
After some time he came across a pussy cat. "What a soft animal!" he thought, “So handsome fur! And striking eyes!"
When he returned home he explained his day's visit to his mother. The mother said, “The cock is really harmless. But the soft cat is real enemy".
MORAL : Outward appearances are deceptive.
Baa Baa Black Sheep:
There lived a black sheep in a nearby village. Every spring, he shaved his black wool and sold it to the villagers. The villagers made sweaters and socks from his black wool.
One day, the black sheep noticed that he had some more wool left. He thought, ‘It would be such a waste if nobody wants to buy the wool.’
That afternoon, an old man came over to his wooden shed to see him. He wanted one bag full of the black sheep’s wool. Then an old woman came over. She also wanted a bag full of wool. A short while later, a little boy arrived. He also wanted one bag full of wool.
Therefore, the black sheep prepared three bags full of wool for them. He was happy that all of his wool was sold off.
MORAL : We should be generous and helpful with what we have.
Crooked Tree:
It was a dense forest. All trees were straight and tall.
Their trunks were broad and shapely. But, there was one tree which was having a crooked and shapeless trunk.
The crooked trunk tree was sad. He thought "How ugly I am! All others are straight and shapely. I alone have crooked trunk."
One day a wood-cutter came there. He looked around and said "I will cut all trees here, except that crooked tree. That is of no use to me".
He cut away all other trees.
Now, the crooked tree was happy for its crookedness.
MORAL: Be happy with what you have got.
The Donkey’s Brain.
In the forest lived a lion. He had a jackal as his partner. They both always went together for hunting. The lion used to kill the animals and the jackal got his share for helping the lion then and there.
One day, the lion fell-sick. He could not go out. But he was very hungry. He called the jackal and said, "Dear friend, I am hungry. But, I am too sick to hunt. You have to help me get some food".
The jackal went off in search of prey. He found a donkey at last. He said to the donkey, "Hello, Donkey Sir! The king of the forest wants to make you his minister". The foolish donkey was too happy to think of the plot. He followed the jackal. The lion killed the donkey. But, before eating, he felt so thirsty. He said to the jackal, “Take care of the donkey. I will return in no time".
As soon as the lion left, the jackal started eating the brain of the donkey. When the lion returned he found the donkey's brain missing.
He asked the jackal. "Where is the donkey's brain?"
The jackal answered timidly, "If he had a brain would he have come here?"