Short Stories The Monkey and the Dolphin

One day long ago, some sailors set out to sea in their sailing ship. One of them
brought his pet monkey along for the long journey.
When they were far out at sea, a terrible storm overturned their ship. Everyone
fell into the sea, and the monkey was sure that he would drown. Suddenly a
dolphin appeared and picked him up.
They soon reached the island and the monkey came down from the dolphins back.
The dolphin asked the monkey, Do you know this place?
The monkey replied, Yes, I do. In fact, the king of the island is my best friend. Do
you know that I am actually a prince?
Knowing that no one lived on the island, the dolphin said, Well, well, so you are a
prince! Now you can be a king! The monkey asked, How can I be a king?
As the dolphin started swimming away, he answered, That is easy. As you are the
only creature on this island, you will naturally be the king!
Those who lie and boast may end up in trouble.

The Thirsty Crow
One hot day, a thirsty crow flew all over the fields looking for water. For a
long time, she could not find any. She felt very weak, almost giving up hope.
Suddenly, she saw a water jug below her. She flew straight down to see if
there was any water inside. Yes, she could see some water inside the jug!
The crow tried to push her head into the jug. Sadly, she found that the neck of
the jug was too narrow. Then she tried to push the jug down for the water to
flow out. She found that the jug was too heavy.
The crow thought hard for a while. Then looking around her, she saw some
pebbles. She suddenly had a good idea. She started picking up the pebbles
one by one, dropping each into the jug. As more and more pebbles filled the
jug, the water level kept rising. Soon it was high enough for the crow to drink.
Her plan had worked!
If you try hard enough, you may soon find an answer to your
problem.

Three Sons and a Bundle of Sticks
Once upon a time, an old man lived with his three sons in a village. All his
three sons were hard workers. Still, none of them agreed with each other
and quarrelled all the time. The old man tried a lot to unite them but he
failed. While the villagers were surprised at their hard work and efforts, they
also made fun of them on their fights.
Months passed by and the old man fell sick. He talked to his sons to stay
united, but none of his sons heard his words. So, he decided to teach them
a practical lesson so that they would shed off their differences and stay
united.
The old man called as his sons. He told them, I will give you a bundle of sticks. Separate each stick and you will
have to break each stick into pieces of two. The one who breaks the sticks quickly will be rewarded more.
All sons agreed.
The old man gave a bundle of 10 sticks to everyone of them and asked to break it into pieces. All the sons broke
the sticks into pieces in minutes.
And again they started to quarrel among themselves as who came first.
The old man said, Dear sons, the game is not over. Now I will give another bundle of sticks to all of you. You will
have to break the sticks as a bundle, not as separate sticks.
The sons agreed and began to break the bundle of sticks. Unfortunately, they could not break the bundle. They
tried very hard but failed to complete the task.
All sons said to the father about their failure.
The old man replied, Dear sons, See! You could easily break the single
sticks into pieces, but you were not able to break the bundle! The sticks
were same. So, if you stay united, nobody can make any harm to you. If
you quarrel every time with your brothers, anyone can easily defeat you. I
request you to stay united.
The three sons understood the power of unity and promised their father that
whatever be the problem, they would all stay together.
Moral: Unity is Strength!

he Devoted Mother
A mother duck and her little ducklings were on their way to a
lake one day. The ducklings were very happy following their
mother and quack-quacking along the way.
All of a sudden the mother duck saw a fox at a distance. She
was frightened and shouted, Children, hurry to the lake.
Theres a fox!
The ducklings hurried towards the lake. The mother duck
wondered what to do. She began to walk back and forth
dragging one wing on the ground.
When the fox saw her he became happy. He said to himself, It seems that shes
hurt and cant fly! I can easily catch and eat her! Then he ran towards her.
The mother duck ran, leading the fox away from the lake. The fox followed her.
Now he wouldnt be able to harm her ducklings. The mother duck looked towards
her ducklings and saw that they had reached the lake. She was relieved, so she
stopped and took a deep breath.
The fox thought she was tired and he came closer, but the mother duck quickly
spread her wings and rose up in the air. She landed in the middle of the lake and her ducklings swam to her.
The fox stared in disbelief at the mother duck and her ducklings. He could not reach them because they were in the
middle of the lake.
Dear children, some birds drag one of their wings on the ground when an enemy is going to attack.
In this way they fool their enemies into thinking they are hurt. When the enemy follows them this
gives their children time to escape.

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The Goose with the Golden Eggs
Once when a Lion was asleep, a little
Once upon a time, a man and his wife had the good fortune to have a goose
which laid a golden egg every day. Lucky though they were, they soon
began to think they were not getting rich fast enough.
They imagined that if the bird must be able to lay golden eggs, its insides
must be made of gold. And they thought that if they could get all that
precious metal at once, they would get mighty rich very soon. So the man
and his wife decided to kill the bird.
However, upon cutting the goose open, they were shocked to find that its
innards were like that of any other goose!
MORAL: THINK BEFORE YOU ACT

The Hare and the Tortoise
There once was a speedy Hare who bragged about how fast he could run.
Tired of hearing him boast, the Tortoise challenged him to a race. All the
animals in the forest gathered to watch.
The Hare ran down the road for a while and then and paused to rest. He
looked back at the tortoise and cried out, "How do you expect to win this
race when you are walking along at your slow, slow pace?"

The Hare stretched himself out alongside the road and fell asleep, thinking,
"There is plenty of time to relax."
The Tortoise walked and walked; never ever stopping until he came to the
finish line.

The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise, that they
woke up Hare. The Hare stretched and yawned and began to run again, but
it was too late. Tortoise was already over the line.

MORAL: SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE

The Milkmaid and her Pail
Patty the Milkmaid was going to market carrying her milk in a pail on her
head.
As she went along, she began calculating what she would do with the money
she would get for the milk. I'll buy some fowls from Farmer Brown," said
she, "and they will lay eggs each morning, which I will sell to the parson's
wife..
With the money that I get from the sale of these eggs, I'll buy myself a new
dimity frock and a chip hat; and when I go to market, won't all the young
men come up and speak to me!
Polly Shaw will be so jealous; but I don't care. I shall just look at her and
toss my head like this." As she spoke that, she tossed her head back and
the pail fell off it, and all the milk was spilt!
MORAL: DO NOT COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY ARE HATCHED.

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Short Stories The Wolf and the Lamb
It was a little lamb, accompanied by a flock of sheep to a grazing land. As the
flock was grazing the green grass, the little lamb, which was so mischievous,
was wandering here and there. It saw fresh grass in a distance and separated
from the crew to enjoy the fresh bites.
It came across a long way from its group and was eating the fresh and
delicious grass unaware of the fact that it was closely followed by a wolf!
When the lamb realized that it lost its way from its group and reached a
distant place, it decided to join them. However, the lamb was stunned to see a
hungry and cunning wolf standing behind it.
The lamb realized that there is no option left except to surrender itself to the
wolf.
The lamb asked the wolf, Are you going to eat me?
The wolf said, Yes, at any cost!
The lamb said again, But can you please wait for some more time. I eat a lot
of grass now and my stomach is filled with grass. If you eat me, you will feel
like eating grass!
The wolf agreed, Oh yes I will wait. You are here before me and I can wait for some time!
The lamb thanked.
After sometime, the wolf got ready to kill lamb, but the lamb stopped him.
Dear wolf, please wait for some more time. The grass is yet to get digest. If you eat me now, you will see a lot of
grass in my stomach! Let me dance and it will be digested easily.
Wolf agreed.
The little lamb danced crazily and carefully and moved the foot towards the group. Suddenly the lamb stopped
dancing.
Wolf enquired what happen. See, remove this bell tied to my neck and rang it as fast as you can, so that I will
dance faster and the food will digest very sooner
The wolf, with the desire to eat the lamb removed the bell tied to the lambs neck and ranged it speedily.
Meanwhile, shepherd was searching for the little lamb and heard the bell sound. He saw the wolf and the lamb. He
ran towards wolf with a stick. Seeing the shepherd with a stick, the wolf ran away, and the lamb was saved!
Physical strength isnt just sufficient. Sometimes, weaker people with smart mind can overcome the
physically strong ones!