A man and Butterfly

A man was an avid gardener...

Saw a small butterfly laying a few eggs in one of the pots in his garden since that day he looked at the egg with ever growing curiosity and eagerness.

 

The egg started to move and shake a little.

He was exited to see a new life coming up right in front of his eyes.

He spent hours watching the egg now.

The egg started to expand and develop cracks..

A tiny head and antennae started to come out ever so slowly.

 

The man's excitement knew no bounds he got his magnifying glasses and sat to watch the life and body of a pupa coming out.

 

He saw the struggle of the tender pupa and couldn't resisit his urge to HELP.

He went and got a tender forcep the help the egg break, a nip here a nip there to help the struggling life. And LO!

 

The pupa was out the man was ecstatic!

He waited now each day for the pupa to grow and fly abt like a beautiful butterfly, but Alas that never happened the larvae pupa had a oversized head and kept crawling along in the pot for the full 4 weeks and died!

Depressed the man went to his botanist friend and asked the reason.

His friend told him the struggle to break out of the egg helps the larvae to send blood to its wings and the head push helps the head to remain small so that the tender wings can support it thru its 4 week life cycle, in his eagerness to help the man destroyed a beautiful life!

 

Struggles help all of us, that's why a wee bit of effort goes a long way to develop our strength to face life's difficulties!

 

As parents, we sometimes go too far trying to help and protect our kids from life's harsh realities and disappointments.

 

We don't want our kids to struggle like we did.

 

But Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Dan Kindlon says that overprotected children are more likely to struggle in relationships and with challenges.

 

We're sending our kids the message that they're not capable of helping themselves.

 

To quote clinical psychologist Dr. Wendy Mogel:

"It is Our Job to prepare Our Children for the Road..., &

Not prepare the road for Our Children..."

By: WHAT'S TRUTH On November 04, 2014

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Horse and Pig

Once upon a time there was a farmer. He had a big farm. There was a horse and a pig in his farm.

One day, the horse became ill and he called the veterinarian,

He checked the horse and said to the farmer,

"Well, your horse has a virus.

He must take this medicine for three days.

I will come back on the third day and if he's not better,

We are going to have to put him down."

 

Nearby, the pig listened closely to their conversation.

The next day, they gave him the medicine and left.

The pig reached near the horse and said:

Be strong, my friend.

Get up or else they're going to put you to sleep!

 

On the second day, they again gave him the medicine and left.

The pig came back and said: Come on buddy, get up or else you're going to die!

Come on, I'll help you get up.

Let's go! One, two, three ...

 

On the third day, again they came to give him the medicine

And the vet said:

Unfortunately, we're going to have to put him down tomorrow.

Otherwise, the virus might spread and infect the other horses.

After they left, the pig approached the horse and said:

Listen pal, it's now or never!

Get up, come on! Have courage!

Come on! Get up! Get up!

That's it, slowly! Great!

Come on, one, two, three ... Good, good.

Now faster, come on ... Fantastic! Run, run more!

Yes! Yay! Yes! You did it, you're a champion!

 

All of a sudden, the owner came back,

Saw the horse running in the

Field and began shouting:

It's a miracle! My horse is cured!

 

We must have a grand party. Let's roast the pig to celebrate !

 

Moral of this Story : This often happens in the workplace.

Nobody truly knows which employee actually deserves

The merit of success,

Or who's actually contributing the necessary support

To make things happen.

Always Remember this thing.

 

 

 

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By: WHAT'S TRUTH On November 04, 2014

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Mystery of Kingdom and its King

 

Once, there was a Island. In the Kingdom there was a mysterious rule for the King, who rules the Kingdom of the island. The rule is “The King can rule the kingdom of island only for five years. On successful completion of his term, he’ll be left alone, in the inhabitable Forest, filled with wild animals that exist beside the Kingdom.  Those who go there will surely die as a prey to wild animals.

 The First king ruled the Kingdom for five years. Each day the King feared about the day he would be left alone in the forest to die. His fear of death had made him an inefficient King and he was not able to concentrate on ruling. After completing his term, he was carried away by his servants and was left alone in the forest.

 The Second king came to rule. He was so scared because he saw the fate of him right in front of his eyes, when the First king was leaving. He ruled the Kingdom only for three years. He died on the third year because of the fear and the stress.

 The third king took over the kingdom. He was ruling happily and efficiently from the first day he became the king. The People were so happy during his period. He was never worried about what was about to come. He enjoyed every day of his life. His term was about to complete within a few days. The people were so sad that they are going to miss a good King. But the King never seemed to worry about the same. The day came and the King was about to leave the kingdom. Huge crowd was standing to send him off. The King waved his hand to the people and went happily.

 One of his ministers asked him, “King, are you not afraid about your future?”

 The King smiled and replied,” There is no reason to be afraid. On the First year of my term, when we fought with our neighboring kingdom, I asked all the slaves who lost to us, to go to the Forest and rehabilitate it. On the Second year of my term, I helped them to form a civilization there. On the third year of my term, I’ve asked the people over there to kill all the wild animals. On the fourth year of my term, I’ve taught the People how to cultivate, trade, learn. On the fifth year of my term, I’ve built a huge Palace over there and have created a Kingdom over there. Now my Job is to go there and be a King there too.”

 

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By: WHAT'S TRUTH On November 04, 2014

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Kids Story : Wisdom of A Money Lander

Wisdom of A Money Lander

In a small hill town there lived a thief. He was very smart and before breaking into houses for theft he used to enquire about the lifestyles of the people staying in the house. Then at the dead of night he used to commit theft.

Dhanpatrai was a moneylender living in the same town. He was thrifty and never wasted money. He had a daughter named Laxmi. The thief knew that Dhanpatrai was rich and he had a lot of jewelry with him. Smartly the thief found out the location of the house and designed the theft. One night, getting up to the roof of the house he started removing the roof covering made of earthen tiles.

The moneylender heard the sound and was sure that a thief was on the roof of the house. Now he had to create some ploy. He hit upon a plan. “Laxmi, Laxmi” He called out to his daughter who was sleeping, “Laxmi, I hope our money-box and jewelry are kept in the ceiling,” he asked cleverly.

Generally, in hill area, to keep house warm in winter, houses have a thatched roofing and below that, a wooden ceiling certain things used to be kept in the space between the roofing and wooden ceiling. So he jumped down.

But actually in the house there was no wooden ceiling. So the thief fell to the floor of the house which was about fifteen feet below and broke his leg.

Immediately the moneylender called all the neighbors and they handed over the thief to the police. He saved his house from being burgled, with his ingenuity.  

By: WHAT'S TRUTH On November 01, 2014

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Inspiring Story : Two Brother & A Thief

Inspirational Short Story : Two Brothers &

 A Thief

Mihir and Mahadev lived in the same village. While Mahadev owned the largest shop in the village. Mihir was a poor farmer. Both had large families, with many sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren. One day, Mihir, tired of not being able to make ends meet, decided to leave the village and move to the city where they were sure to make enough to feed everyone. They said their goodbyes, packed their few belongings their and set off. When night fell, they stopped under a large tree. There was a stream running nearby, where they could refresh themselves. Mihir told his sons to clear the area below the tree. He told his wife to fetch water.

He instructed his daughters-in-law to make up the fire and started cutting wood from the tree himself. Now, in the branches of the tree set a thief. He saw as Mihir’s family worked together. He also noticed they had nothing to cook.  Mihir’s wife too thought the same, for she said to her husband, “Everything is ready. But what shall we eat?” Mihir raised his hands to heaven and said, “Don’t worry. He is watching all this from above. He will help us.”

The thief was worried. He had seen that the family was large and worked well together. Surely they did not know he was hiding in the branches? He decided to make a quick gateway. He climbed down swiftly when they were not looking and ran for his life. But he left behind his bundle of stolen jewels and money, which dropped down into Mihir’s lap. He opened it and jumped with joy when he saw the contents. The family promptly gathered its belongings and returned to the village. There was great excitement when they told everyone how they got rich.

Mahadev thought this was a nice quick way to earn some money! He commanded his family to pack some clothes and they set off as if on a journey. They stopped under the same tree and Mahadev started commanding everyone as Mihir had done. But no one in his family was willing to obey orders. They were used to having servants wait on them-so the one who went to gather wood for the fire went off to sleep beneath the free. And Mahadev only ordered everyone about, not bothering to do anything himself. Meanwhile the thief had returned to the tree. He noticed the family members were greedy and selfish. They would never be able to put up a fight tighter. Then, Mahadev and his wife started the conversation that they had rehearsed carefully. Mahadev’s wife said, “Everything is ready.” But what shall we eat?” Mahadev raised his hands upwards and said, “Don’t worry. He is watching all this from above He will help us.”

At this, the thief jumped down from the tree, knife in hand. Seeing him, everyone started running helter skelter to save themselves. The thief stole everything. Mahadev and his family had to return to the village empty-handed, having lost all the jewelry and gold they had taken with them.

By: WHAT'S TRUTH On November 01, 2014

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Story of A Wise King

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In the city of a country, there lived a young man named Veeravara. He was brave and intelligent. He longed of adventure and when he was eighteen years old, he took up a job on ship so that he could travel and see other countries. He travelled to many places on the ship and had many adventures. One day, a storm hit the sea, the ship tossed about everyone was thrown overboard, including veeravara. He managed to clutch on to a piece of wood and save his life. As he was floating in the sea, he lost consciousness. When at last he woke up, he found himself lying on the sandy shore of an unknown island, under the piercing rays of the sun.

 

Glad to be alive, he got up. He was on a large island, and some miles inland he could see a city. Veeravara started walking in that direction. When he reached the city, to his surprise, he was greeted by a great crowd that cheered him. He did not know what happening. An elephant was brought forward and he was made to sit on his back. A sad-looking man was also sitting there silently.  The elephant marched towards a palatial building. Veeravara asked the old man, “Why do the people welcome a stranger like me in this grand fashion? What are they celebrating, and where are they taking me?”

 

The old man now looked sadder. “This is an unusual island,” he explained. “The people here are very intelligent but they have some funny rules. They are prosperous but they don’t have a king. They feel that if they choose a king from within themselves, he will be partial. So they wait for an unknown person to come to this island. When someone like you, a shipwrecked traveller, gets washed to the shore, they make him their king. They are taking us to the palace. You are our new king now.”  “What happens to the previous king? And who are you?” Veeravara asked. “I was the king till you came along. The old king given a day to teach the now one the ropes. Then he is sent off to the next deserted island, where he has to look after himself. That’s the rule.” Saying this, the old man pointed to an island. Veeravara could see it was covered with dense forest. Now he realized why the old man was sad.

 

Veeravara was crowned king with great pomp. He quickly learnt his new job and became a good and fair king. But deep inside, a little part of him remained unhappy. When would the next shipwrecked person show up and he be sent off to the other island to live till the end of his days with wild animals and other retired kings?

 

As he thought about this, he came up with an idea. As long as he was the king, he had absolute power. He ordered his men to go the island and clear a part of the forest. Then he ordered reads and houses to be built. Soon there were roads, shops and pretty little houses on the island. People would go to the forest and see the wild animals; they gathered honey and fruit from the trees, and in a few years, the island was no longer deserted but a cheerful little town.

 

Now Veervara was not worried at all. When the next king appeared, he would not have to fend for himself in the forest. Instead, he would live in a little cottage and grow vegetables. Years passed and he got older. The people loved him and were sad whenever they thought he would no longer be their king. Then one day Veervara called his people and said, “It is good when you make a person from outside the island a king. He is fresh and unbiased. But this may not always be a good idea. What if the next person who comes here is a crook? You will make him king without knowing anything about him. Instead, let’s have a system where the cleverest people of this island are chosen and rule the place together. Then no one person will have absolute power, and if one of them turns out dishonest, you can always remove him from the council.” The islanders liked the idea, and in a few days, chose their new rulers. Veervara handed over the kingdom to them and retired happily to his cottage, where he stayed till the end of his days.

 

 

 

 

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Story of Lord Buddha

Story of Lord Buddha

This story descries about Lord Buddha. It tells how a prince Siddharth became Lord Buddha.

Lumbini is a beautiful place in the southern part of Nepal. About 2500 years ago, a baby boy was born to the king and queen. The baby was named Siddharth. His mother died when he was five years old. The baby grew into a handsome prince. His father tried to keep him happy. The little prince had everything he needed – fine clothes, the best food and good toys. But he was not interested in them. He wanted to be alone and always found in deep thought. Later he was married to a beautiful princess. She was called Yashodhara. They had a son and named him Rahul. The king hoped that Siddharth would become a great ruler.

One day Siddharth was driving through the street in his chariot. He saw an old man then a sick man. The old man could hardly walk. The sick man groaned in pain. Then he saw some people carrying a dead body, others were wailing and weeping at the loss of dear one. Siddharth was very upset to see so much suffering and unhappiness. He was shocked. Then he saw an entirely different sight. A man in yellow robes was walking along the street. There was no trace of sadness on his radiant face, instead it shone with peace. He was monk who had given up the world to escape the misery of life.

Siddharth wanted to find out why there was so much suffering in the world. He wanted to find out how men could be free of misery. He could find neither peace nor happiness in the life he was leading at the palace. One night Siddharth left his home, his wife and his little son. He went into the forest. He wanted to search for a way out of suffering and sorrow for all mankind. He meditated and got enlightenment. He became lord Buddha, the enlightened one. Truth was revealed to him and he learnt all the secrets of life and the world.

He found out that he world was full of sorrow and unhappiness. The reason for it was greed and selfishness. To be free from suffering we must be free from greed and desire. Desire is the root cause of all human suffering. He advocated the Middle Path and asked his followers to avoid the two extremes.

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By: WHAT'S TRUTH On October 31, 2014

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Wishes of Stone cutter

Wishes of Stone cutter

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Once upon a time there lived a stone cutter in a small village. He worked hard through the day, preparing the shapes that were ordered by his customers. His hands were rough and his clothes were dirty. One day he went to the mountain to cut a big stone. It was difficult to work as the weather was extremely hot. After working for several hours, he sat down in the shade of a nearby tree and soon fell asleep. After sometime, he heard the sound of a procession. He woke up and saw many soldiers and attendants walking in the sun, alongside the king who not only rode an elephant but also had an umbrella to keep the sun away. “How wonderful it must be to be a king”, thought the stone cutter. He wondered how happy would he be if he were the king instead of a poor stone cutter. As he thought so, a strange thing happened. The stone cutter found him dressed in silk clothes and shining jewels. His hands were soft and he was sitting on the elephant. He looked around at the attendants and thought, “how easy it is to be a king, these people are here to serve me.” The precession moved on and the sun grew hotter.

The stone cutter, now the king, became too warm for comfort. He asked the precession to stop so that he could rest for some time. At once the chief of the soldiers bent before the king and said, “Your Majesty, this morning you swore to have me hanged to death if we did not reach the palace before the sun set.” The stone cutter felt sorry for him and let the precession go on its way again. “I am powerful, it is true, but how more powerful the sun is. I would be the son rather than a king”, he thought. At once, he became the sun, shining down on the earth.

 

Its new power was hard to control. It shone too brilliantly and burned up the fields with its rays. But no matter how hard it shone, it could not see through the clouds. I was evident that the clouds were even stronger and more powerful than the sun. The sun wished that if would rather be a cloud. Suddenly it found itself turned into a huge dark cloud. It started using its new power. It poured rain down on the fields and caused floods. All the trees and houses were swept away but the boulder, which once it had been cutting when it was a stone cutter was unmoved and unchanged. No Matter how hard it poured down on the stone, the stone did not move.

 

The cloud wondered, “That rock is more powerful than I am. Only a stone cutter could change the rock by his skill.” No sooner had it said these words, he found himself setting on a stone. He picked up his tools and began working.
 

“The best man in the whole tribe is Manure (Boy name) the brave”, everyone would say. You could see for yourself, at any time of the day, just how brave he was. He could jump to the ground from amazing heights, he would fight poisonous snakes, and he would catch scorpions with his bare hands, and could cut the palm of his own hand with a knife-without even a monkey.

One day, they happened upon each other in the forest, and Manure was showing Potomac (girl name) a coral snake he had just caught, when there began a downpour, the likes of which no one had ever seen. The both ran to shelter themselves under some thick foliage, and there they stayed until the rain had stopped.

 

However, when they were about to leave the shelter, they heard the roar of a tiger, at a distance of only a couple of meters. The foliage was very thick and dense, and the tiger wouldn’t be able to get though it to attack them. However the tiger was almost at the entrance hole. If it happened to come in and find the two tribesmen there, they certainly wouldn’t get out alive. Manure was getting restless. He wanted to get out of that tight hole, and his great hunting skills. Potomac was gesturing at him to keep still and be quiet, but Manure, tired of being stuck with a coward, leap out of the thicket, surprising the tiger.

 

The tiger suffered a couple of deep wounds, but soon recovered and hurt Manure with two swipes of its paw, throwing him to the ground. The tiger took the initiative, and leapt upon Manure, but Minute’s spear, in the hands of Potomac, interrupted the tiger’s attack. The tiger turned away, wounded, but the spear moved as fast as a beam of light, and with incredible precision, hurting the animal again and again, until it fell to the ground, lifeless.

Manure, shocked, and bleeding freely from his injuries, witnessed all his while lying flat on his back on the ground. Never before had he seen anyone take on a tiger, and use the spear with such calmness and strength, as he had seen Potomac do just now. Neither of them said a thing. Minute’s grateful expression needed no words to be understood. Nor did they need words to know about Potomac’s wounded hand, or the fact that they were leaving a tiger skin there in the forest.

 

From that day on, people gradually remarked less on Minute’s braveness. They thought May ne he was less courageous than before. The strangest thing was that they now noticed that manure’s old spear was among Potomac’s things. But Manure just smiled, and remembered the day he learned that true bravery lay not in seeking out danger, but in controlling one’s fear when danger crosses your path. 

 

 

 

 

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By: WHAT'S TRUTH On October 31, 2014

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Stolen Ruby : Short Story

Stolen Ruby

 

The Sun, while going on his daily rounds saw a princess and fell in love with her. Whenever he could slop away from the heavens he would take human form and go down to the princess to spend some time with her. The princess too became quite fond of him and would wait for him to come. One day the Sun decided to send her a blood-red ruby as a token of his love for her. He put the gem in a silk bag, and calling a crow that was flying past, asked the bird to deliver the gem to his beloved. Crows had milky white feathers in those days and it was considered auspicious if a crow came anywhere near you. So the Sun was pleased  that he had found a crow to deliver the gem. As the crow to sped through the sky with the silken bag, the aroma of food lured him. Looking down the crow saw that a wedding feast was in progress, and immediately it was distracted from its mission. Food was one thing it could never resist!

Alighting on a tree nearby, it hung the bag on a twig and went off to find some food. While the crow was feasting, a merchant passing by saw the bag on the tree, and knocked it down with a pole. When he opened the bag and saw its content he almost swooned in joy. Quickly pocketing the ruby, he filled the bag with dry cow dung that was lying there, and then deftly returned the bag to the branch. It was all done so quickly that the crow missed all the action. After having its fill, it flew up to the tree, and picking up the bag took in to the person it was intended for. The princess was in the garden. When the crow gave her the bag, she took it eagerly, knowing that it was form the Sun. But When she saw its contents she reeled back in shock and anger. Believing that it was the Sun’s way to telling her that he did not care of her, She flung the bag away, rushed  to her palace, and never come out again. When the Sun learnt of what had happened he was furious. So great was his anger that when he turned his scorching gaze on the crow, its feathers were burned black. It’s feathers have been black ever since. The ruby did not stay with the man who stole it. If fell out of his pocket and rolled into a deep pit. Men have been found in the process, making Myanmar one of the richest sources of rubies and sapphires, but the ruby that the Sun sent to the princess is yet to be found.

Moral of the Story : Never steal anything. 

By: WHAT'S TRUTH On October 31, 2014

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Friendship Story : An Elephant & A Dog

Friendship of An Elephant & A Dog

Once upon a time, there was a royal elephant which used to reside in the premises of the king’s palace. The elephant was very dear to the king, so he was well-fed and well-treated. There was also a Dog who lived near the Elephant’s shed. He was very weak and skinny. He was always fascinated by the smell of rich sweet rice being fed to the royal elephant. Friendship Story.

One day, the dog could no longer resist the aroma of the rice and somehow managed to sneak into the elephant’s shed. He eat the grains of sweet rice that fell from the Elephant’s mouth. He liked the rice so much, that he started going there daily to eat the rice. For days, the huge Elephant didn’t notice the small dog as he was busy enjoying the delicious food. Gradually, the Dog grew bigger and stronger, eating such rice food. Finally, the Elephant noticed him and allowed him access to the food. Friendship Story.

The Elephant enjoyed the company of the dog and started sharing his food with him. They also started spending time with each other and soon became good friends. They ate together, slept together and played together. While playing, the Elephant would hold the Dog, in his trunk and swing him back and forth. Soon neither of them was happy without the other. They became great friends and didn’t want to be separated from each other. Friendship Story.

Then one day, a man saw the Dog and asked the Elephant-keeper, “I want to buy this dog. What price do you want for it?” The Elephant-keeper didn’t own the Dog, but sold it and extracted a sum of money from this deal. The man took the Dog to his home village, which was quit far away. The king’s Elephant became very sad after this incident. He missed his friend a lot and started neglecting everything. He didn’t want to do without his dear friend, so he stopped eating, drinking and even bathing. Friendship Story. 

Finally, the Elephant-keeper reported this to the King; however he didn’t mention anything about the dog. The king had a wise minister, who was known for his keen understanding of animals. The king ordered the minister, “Go to the Elephant’s shed and fond out the reason for the Elephant’s condition.” The intelligent minister went to the Elephant shed and found the Elephant very sad. He examined the Elephant and asked the Elephant-keeper. “There is nothing wrong with this Elephant’s body, then why does he look so sad? I think this Elephant is grief stricken, possibly due to the loss of a dear friend. Do you know, if this Elephant shared a close friendship with anyone?”

The Elephant-keeper said, “There was a dog who used to eat, sleep and play with the Elephant. He was taken by a stranger three days ago.” The minister went back to the king and said, “Your majesty, in my opinion, the royal Elephant is not sick, but he is lonesome” without his dear friend, the Dog”. The King said, “You’re right, friendship is one of the most wonderful things of life. Do you know where that Dog is?”

The Minister replied, “Elephant-keeper has informed me that a stranger took him away and he doesn’t know his whereabouts”. The King asked, “How can we bring back my Elephant’s friend and make him happy again?” The Minister suggested, “Your Majesty, make a declaration, that whoever has the dog that used to live at the royal Elephant’s shed, will be penalized”. The King did the same and the man who had taken the dog, instantly turned him loose when he heard the proclamation.

As soon as he was freed, the Dog ran back as fast as he could, to the Elephant’s shed. The Elephant was so delighted to see the Dog that he picked his friend up with his trunk and swung him back and forth. The Dog wagged his tail, while the Elephant’s eyes sparkled with happiness. The King was content to see the Elephant happy once again and rewarded the minister for his wise judgment.

By: WHAT'S TRUTH On October 30, 2014

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Clever Rabbit

Clever Rabbit

Once upon a time, there lived a cruel Lion, in a dense forest. He was very powerful, ferocious and arrogant. He used to kill the other animals in the forest to gratify his hunger. His behavior caused the other animals in the forest to worry. They were worried that after sometime none of them would be left alive. They discussed their problem amongst themselves and decided to hold a meeting with the Lion.

One day, as per the plan, all the animals of the forest gathered under a big tree. They invited the Lion, the king of the forest to attend the meeting. In the meeting, the representative of the animals said, “Your majesty, we are grateful, that you are our king. We are all the more happy that you are attending this meeting.” The Lion thanked them and replied, “What is the matter? Why have we gathered here?” One of the animals stood up and said, “Sir, it is natural that you have to kill us for food. But, killing more than what is required is not a good approach. If you go on killing the animals without any purpose, very soon a day will come, when there will be no animal left in the forest, “ The Lion roared, “So what are you proposing?” one of the animals replied, “Your majesty, we have already discussed the problem among ourselves and have come up with a solution. We have decided to send one animal daily to your den. You can kill and eat it, the way you like. This will also save you the trouble of hunting.” The Lion replied, “Fine. I agree to this proposal, but make sure that the animal reaches me on time, otherwise, I will kill all the animals of the forest.” The animals agreed.

From that day onwards, an animal was sent to the Lion daily to become his meal. The lion was very happy to have his food right before him without taking any pains of hunting. A day came when it was the turn of the rabbit to go to the Lion’s den. The rabbit thought of a plan that would save his life and the lives of the other animals in the forest. He took his own sweet time to go the lion and reached the Lion’s den a little later than the usual time.

The Lion was getting impatient and he was extremely furious when he saw a small rabbit for his meal. He swore to kill all the animals. The rabbit with folded hands hesitatingly explained, “Your majesty. I am not to be blamed for my delay. Actually, six rabbits were sent to make your meal, but five of them were killed and devoured by another lion.” He also claimed to be the king of the forest. I have somehow escaped to reach here safely.

The Lion howled in great anger and said, “Impossible, there cannot be another king of this forest. I’ll kill him. Take me to the place where you saw him. “The intelligent rabbit agreed and took the Lion towards a deep well, filled with water. When they reached the well, the rabbit said, “This is the place where he lives. He might be hiding inside.” The Lion looked into the well and saw his own reflection. He thought that it was the other Lion. The Lion was furious and started growling. Naturally the image in the water, the other Lion, was also equally angry. In order to kill the other Lion, he jumped into the well and drowned. Thus, the jubilant rabbit saved all the animals from the Lion and they all lived cheerfully thereafter.

By: WHAT'S TRUTH On October 30, 2014

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Top moral kids story : Clever Raghu

Inspirational English Story : Clever Raghu

Raghu had been orphaned when he was quite young so he had learned to fend for himself. One day he was very hungry. Wondering what to do, he happened to pass a sweet shop and heard the shopkeeper tell his young assistant, “Look after the shop while I take a nap. Call me only if something important comes up.” Raghu smelt an opportunity. He waited for a short time and then entered. “I am the owner’s best friend’s son. Give me the best sweets in the shop.” The boy was suspicious and asked him his name. “My name is Fly.” said Raghu helping himself to some jalebis. As he sat eating, the boy ran to the owner, “Fly is eating sweets. What should I do?” the sweet shop owner was in deep sleep. He mumbled, “How much a fly can eat? Let him be.” Then he turned over and started snoring loudly. The poor boy could do nothing and watched him demolish a plate of jalebis. Finally Raghu took two boxes of the best sweets in the shop and left without paying.

 

         These boxes he presented to Mahadev saying, “Here is a present for our city’s greatest man. Please accept this. I am a poor man and have nothing else to give you.” Seeing the box full of expensive sweets, Mahadev, who rarely parted with money, was delighted. “Sir,” continued Raghu, I have only one request. My I have the empty boxes please?” Mahadev was only interested in the sweets so he said graciously, “Of course. Ask my wife to give you two vessels for the sweets.” Raghu went to Mahadev’s wife and said, “Your husband has asked you to give me two gold coins.” The woman who was cooking lunch was astonished and said, “Are you out of your Mind?” My husband would never say such a thing!” So Raghu called out to Mahadev, “Your wife is refusing to give me what I asked for.” Mahadev was negotiating a handsome deal in his shop. Irritated by the disturbance he called out, “Give him what he wants.” So Raghu left with the gold coins in his pocket.

 

          Days went by and Raghu made his living through his smooth talk and tall promises. The king heard about this. Raghu was brought to him under arrest. The king heard his story in silence and then said, “Since you are so clever study with the best pundits in the land. Use your wits for the betterment of the kingdom.” Raghu was silent. No one had praised him or offered him a better life before. He accepted the king’s terms and one day came to be known as one of the wisest of his ministers.

 

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By: WHAT'S TRUTH On October 29, 2014

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English Story : Merchant and his Wives

Merchant and His Wives

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Once upon a time, there was a rich merchant who had four wives. He loved the fourth wife the most and adorned her with rich robs and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best. He also loved the third wife very much. He was very proud of her and always wanted to show her off to his friends. However, the merchant was always in great fear that she might run away with some other man. He loved his second wife too. She was a very considerate person, always patient and in fact was the merchant’s confident. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his second wife and she would help him out and tide him through difficult times. Now the merchant’s first was very loyal partner and had made great contribution in maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice for her.

One day the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he was going to die soon. He thought of his luxurious life and told himself, “Now I have four wives with me. But when I die, I’ll be alone. How lonely I’ll be!” Thus, he asked the fourth wife, “I loved you most, endowed you with finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?” “No way!” replied the fourth wife and she walked away without another word. The answer cut like a sharp knife right into the merchant’s heart. The sad merchant then asked the third wife, “I have loved you so much for all my life. Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep my company?” “No!” replied the third wife. “Life is so good over here ! I am going to remarry when you die !” The merchant’s heart sank and turned cold. He then asked the second wife, “I always turned to you  for help and you’ve always helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep company?” “I’m sorry, I can’t help you out this time!” replied the second wife. “At the very most I can send you to your grave.” The answer came like a bolt of thunder and merchant was devastated. Then a voice called out, “I’ll leave with you. I’ll follow you no matter where you go.” The merchant looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny, almost like she suffered from malnutrition. Greatly grieved, the merchant said, “I should have take much better care of you while I could have!”

Actually, we all have four wives in our lives. The fourth wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it’ll leave us when we die. Our third wife is our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they all go to others. The second wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they have been to us when we’re alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave. The first wife is in fact our soul, often neglected in our pursuit of material, wealth and sensual pleasure. It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go. Perhaps it’s a good idea to cultivate and strengthen it now rather than to wait until we’re on our death bed to lament.

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Moral : One should concentrate on his spiritual

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By: WHAT'S TRUTH On October 29, 2014

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