Haste makes Waste
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A woman had a pet mongoose. It was very faithful. One day she went to the market, leaving her baby in the care of the mongoose.
At that time a big cobra entered the house. The mongoose killed it after a long and fierce fight.
When the woman came back she saw the mongoose lying at the entrance. She noticed its blood-covered mouth.
In her haste the woman thought that the mongoose had killed her baby. In a moment of sudden fury, the woman threw the water pot on the mongoose and killed it.
Alas! When she entered the house she was filled with remorse. Her baby was playing cheerfully.
Nearby a big cobra lay dead. The woman shed tears of grief fondling the carcass of the mongoose.
MORAL : Do not act in haste.
Honesty is The Best Policy
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A milkman became very wealthy through dishonest means. He had to cross a river daily to reach the city where his customers lived. He mixed the water of the river generously with the milk that he sold for a good profit. One day he went around collecting the dues in order to celebrate the wedding of his son. With the large amount thus collected he purchased plenty of rich clothes and glittering gold ornaments. But while crossing the river the boat capsized and all his costly purchases were swallowed by the river. The milk vendor was speechless with grief. At that time he heard a voice that came from the river, “Do not weep. What you have lost is only the illicit gains you earned through cheating your customers.
MORAL : Honest dealings are always supreme. Money earned by wrong methods will never remain forever.
Pride has A Fall
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Gorelal was a famous sculptor. His sculptures looked real ones. One day he saw a dream that after fifteen days, the demon of Death would come to take him. Gorelal prepared nine statues of himself and when on the 15th day he heard the Demon of Death coming, he took his place between the statues. The Demon could not recognize him and was astonished to see ten Gorelals instead of one. He rushed back to the God of death and told the matter. The God of death got annoyed and set out to take Gorelal himself. Gorelal was alert and stood motionless. The God of Death initially got perplexed. But he thought for a moment. He said, “Gorelal, these sculptures would have been perfect but for one mistake." Gorelal was unable to suffer the least blemish in his work. He came out and asked, "Where is the fault?" God of Death caught him and said, “HERE". The statues were faultless but Gorelal was caught because of his pride.
MORAL : Pride has A Fall.
The Crow and the Eagle
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There lived a crow on a tree top. Every day he used to watch with utter wonder the acts of an eagle.
The eagle had a nest high up on a mountain. He used to swoop down from there to get hold of a lamb and fly up again and all in one go.
The crow was amazed by the feat of the eagle.
One day he was so excited that he wanted to imitate the eagle. So up he flew as high as he could. From there he began to swoop down. He came down and down. But alas, he could not control himself. He crashed on the ground and broke his beak.
MORAL : Thoughtless imitation will end in danger.
The Disobedient Boy
There was a boy who was very fond of cashew nuts.
His mother gave him a few nuts. The boy always wanted for more nuts. He always asked his mother "Mummy, give me some more nuts". But his mother always replied "Too many nuts is not good, my son. If you eat too many at a time you will get stomach-pain".
One day his mother had been to the market and no one was at home except the boy. He went into the kitchen and took the cashew nut jar. He ate and ate unto the last nut.
The next day he twitched with stomach-pain.
MORAL : Elders are our well wishers. Let us obey them.
The Milk-Maid’s Dream
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Rameen was a milkmaid. She was carrying a pot of milk.
She had to deliver milk to her customers in a nearby village. As she was walking she kept on dreaming.
She said to herself, "With the money I get from selling this milk, I will buy some eggs. The eggs will hatch into fine chicken. The chicken will grow into hens. I will sell the hens and get lot of money. With that money I will buy nice silk saree. I will look beautiful. When people ask for the secret of my wealth, I will toss my head and say, "No."
When she dreams of saying 'No' She actually tossed her head and down fell the pot of milk and all the milk ran out on the ground.
MORAL : Building castles in air will not stand.
The Poor Man’s Wealth
Ali and Daniyal were neighbours. Ali was a poor farmer. Daniyal was a landlord.
Ali used to be very relaxed and happy. He never bothered to close the doors and windows of his house at night. He had deep sound sleeps. Although he had no money he was peaceful.
Daniyal used to be very tense always. He was very keen to close the doors and windows of his house at night. He could not sleep well. He was always bothered that someone might break open his safes and steal away his money. He envied the peaceful Ramchand.
One day, Daniyal call Ali and gave him a boxful of cash saying, “Look my dear friend. I am blessed with plenty of wealth. I find you in poverty. So, take this cash and live in prosperity.”
Ali was overwhelmingly happy. He was joyful throughout the day. Night came. Ali went to bed as usual. But, to-day, he could not sleep. He went and closed the doors and windows. He still could not sleep. He began to keep on looking at the box of cash. The whole night he was disturbed.
As soon as day broke, Ali took the box of cash to Daniyal. He gave away the box to Daniyal saying, “Dear Friend, I am poor. But, your money took away peace from me. Please bear with me and take back your money.”
MORAL : Money cannot get everything.
The Proud Donkey
There was a sculptor who carved beautiful idols of gods and goddesses. One day he had to take an idol of a goddess to a rich man. He mounted the idol on a donkey and started.
As they walked along people started to admire the idol. Some stopped to admire and some bowed in respect for the goddess. The foolish donkey thought that people were admiring him.
The donkey stopped half way through. He began to bray loudly. The sculptor tried gentle words and actions to pacify him. But he did not move. At last the sculptor took a hard stick and thrashed the donkey. He came back to his senses and walked on humbly.
MORAL : A nod for the wise and a rod for the fool.
The Right Person:
Once there was a wise King. He had two sons. He appointed eminent scholars to teach them all arts. After a few years of teachings, the King fell ill badly. So, he wanted to select his next King for his Kingdom. He wanted to test his sons’ abilities.
He called both of them and gave a room to each of them. He said, “You must fill this room completely with anything you wish. It can be anything! But there should be no space left behind and you should not seek the advice from anyone!”
The next day the king visited the elder’s son room. The room was completely filled with hay. The king sighed on the foolishness of the elder son.
The he went to the younger son’s room. But it was kept closed. The King knocked at the door of the room. The second son asked his father to get in and closed the door again. There were darkness everywhere and The King shouted at his second son angrily.
But the second son lighted a candle and said, I have filled this room with light!”
Now the King felt very happy and hugged his son proudly. He understood that the younger son would be the right person to rule The Kingdom after The King.
Moral: The right person
The Thirsty Crow!
Once, a crow was very thirsty.
The crow searched for water everywhere.
“Kaa, Kaa, Kaa…”
AT last he saw a pot with very little water in it.
He put his beak inside. But he could not reach down the water.
The crow thought of a plan.
He picked some pebbles and dropped then into the pot one by one.
The water level rose.
The crow drank the water and flew away happily.
Moral: you should try to do your work.
Posted by: Kinza Khan
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A woman had a pet mongoose. It was very faithful. One day she went to the market, leaving her baby in the care of the mongoose.
At that time a big cobra entered the house. The mongoose killed it after a long and fierce fight.
When the woman came back she saw the mongoose lying at the entrance. She noticed its blood-covered mouth.
In her haste the woman thought that the mongoose had killed her baby. In a moment of sudden fury, the woman threw the water pot on the mongoose and killed it.
Alas! When she entered the house she was filled with remorse. Her baby was playing cheerfully.
Nearby a big cobra lay dead. The woman shed tears of grief fondling the carcass of the mongoose.
MORAL : Do not act in haste.
Honesty is The Best Policy
.
A milkman became very wealthy through dishonest means. He had to cross a river daily to reach the city where his customers lived. He mixed the water of the river generously with the milk that he sold for a good profit. One day he went around collecting the dues in order to celebrate the wedding of his son. With the large amount thus collected he purchased plenty of rich clothes and glittering gold ornaments. But while crossing the river the boat capsized and all his costly purchases were swallowed by the river. The milk vendor was speechless with grief. At that time he heard a voice that came from the river, “Do not weep. What you have lost is only the illicit gains you earned through cheating your customers.
MORAL : Honest dealings are always supreme. Money earned by wrong methods will never remain forever.
Pride has A Fall
.
Gorelal was a famous sculptor. His sculptures looked real ones. One day he saw a dream that after fifteen days, the demon of Death would come to take him. Gorelal prepared nine statues of himself and when on the 15th day he heard the Demon of Death coming, he took his place between the statues. The Demon could not recognize him and was astonished to see ten Gorelals instead of one. He rushed back to the God of death and told the matter. The God of death got annoyed and set out to take Gorelal himself. Gorelal was alert and stood motionless. The God of Death initially got perplexed. But he thought for a moment. He said, “Gorelal, these sculptures would have been perfect but for one mistake." Gorelal was unable to suffer the least blemish in his work. He came out and asked, "Where is the fault?" God of Death caught him and said, “HERE". The statues were faultless but Gorelal was caught because of his pride.
MORAL : Pride has A Fall.
The Crow and the Eagle
.
There lived a crow on a tree top. Every day he used to watch with utter wonder the acts of an eagle.
The eagle had a nest high up on a mountain. He used to swoop down from there to get hold of a lamb and fly up again and all in one go.
The crow was amazed by the feat of the eagle.
One day he was so excited that he wanted to imitate the eagle. So up he flew as high as he could. From there he began to swoop down. He came down and down. But alas, he could not control himself. He crashed on the ground and broke his beak.
MORAL : Thoughtless imitation will end in danger.
The Disobedient Boy
There was a boy who was very fond of cashew nuts.
His mother gave him a few nuts. The boy always wanted for more nuts. He always asked his mother "Mummy, give me some more nuts". But his mother always replied "Too many nuts is not good, my son. If you eat too many at a time you will get stomach-pain".
One day his mother had been to the market and no one was at home except the boy. He went into the kitchen and took the cashew nut jar. He ate and ate unto the last nut.
The next day he twitched with stomach-pain.
MORAL : Elders are our well wishers. Let us obey them.
The Milk-Maid’s Dream
.
Rameen was a milkmaid. She was carrying a pot of milk.
She had to deliver milk to her customers in a nearby village. As she was walking she kept on dreaming.
She said to herself, "With the money I get from selling this milk, I will buy some eggs. The eggs will hatch into fine chicken. The chicken will grow into hens. I will sell the hens and get lot of money. With that money I will buy nice silk saree. I will look beautiful. When people ask for the secret of my wealth, I will toss my head and say, "No."
When she dreams of saying 'No' She actually tossed her head and down fell the pot of milk and all the milk ran out on the ground.
MORAL : Building castles in air will not stand.
The Poor Man’s Wealth
Ali and Daniyal were neighbours. Ali was a poor farmer. Daniyal was a landlord.
Ali used to be very relaxed and happy. He never bothered to close the doors and windows of his house at night. He had deep sound sleeps. Although he had no money he was peaceful.
Daniyal used to be very tense always. He was very keen to close the doors and windows of his house at night. He could not sleep well. He was always bothered that someone might break open his safes and steal away his money. He envied the peaceful Ramchand.
One day, Daniyal call Ali and gave him a boxful of cash saying, “Look my dear friend. I am blessed with plenty of wealth. I find you in poverty. So, take this cash and live in prosperity.”
Ali was overwhelmingly happy. He was joyful throughout the day. Night came. Ali went to bed as usual. But, to-day, he could not sleep. He went and closed the doors and windows. He still could not sleep. He began to keep on looking at the box of cash. The whole night he was disturbed.
As soon as day broke, Ali took the box of cash to Daniyal. He gave away the box to Daniyal saying, “Dear Friend, I am poor. But, your money took away peace from me. Please bear with me and take back your money.”
MORAL : Money cannot get everything.
The Proud Donkey
There was a sculptor who carved beautiful idols of gods and goddesses. One day he had to take an idol of a goddess to a rich man. He mounted the idol on a donkey and started.
As they walked along people started to admire the idol. Some stopped to admire and some bowed in respect for the goddess. The foolish donkey thought that people were admiring him.
The donkey stopped half way through. He began to bray loudly. The sculptor tried gentle words and actions to pacify him. But he did not move. At last the sculptor took a hard stick and thrashed the donkey. He came back to his senses and walked on humbly.
MORAL : A nod for the wise and a rod for the fool.
The Right Person:
Once there was a wise King. He had two sons. He appointed eminent scholars to teach them all arts. After a few years of teachings, the King fell ill badly. So, he wanted to select his next King for his Kingdom. He wanted to test his sons’ abilities.
He called both of them and gave a room to each of them. He said, “You must fill this room completely with anything you wish. It can be anything! But there should be no space left behind and you should not seek the advice from anyone!”
The next day the king visited the elder’s son room. The room was completely filled with hay. The king sighed on the foolishness of the elder son.
The he went to the younger son’s room. But it was kept closed. The King knocked at the door of the room. The second son asked his father to get in and closed the door again. There were darkness everywhere and The King shouted at his second son angrily.
But the second son lighted a candle and said, I have filled this room with light!”
Now the King felt very happy and hugged his son proudly. He understood that the younger son would be the right person to rule The Kingdom after The King.
Moral: The right person
The Thirsty Crow!
Once, a crow was very thirsty.
The crow searched for water everywhere.
“Kaa, Kaa, Kaa…”
AT last he saw a pot with very little water in it.
He put his beak inside. But he could not reach down the water.
The crow thought of a plan.
He picked some pebbles and dropped then into the pot one by one.
The water level rose.
The crow drank the water and flew away happily.
Moral: you should try to do your work.
Posted by: Kinza Khan