The Golden Touch

Good afternoon to honourable judges, teachers and friends. I am here to share with
you a story entitled The Golden Touch.
Once upon a time, there was a greedy king named King Midas. He had two
daughters, Ribena and Bananna.
One day, he said to the fairy, Oh, my dear fairy, I wish everything I touch will
turn into gold.
OK. Sure. My dear king, said the fairy.
The king touched his castle. Fuh, it turned into gold.
He touched the tree. Fuh, the tree turned into gold.
He touched the rice. Fuh, the rice turned into gold.
He touched the meat. Fuh, the meat turned into gold.
Ribena and Marigold came. They hugged the King. Fuh, they turned into gold.
King Midas was sad and hungry. He cried to the fairy, Oh, please, fairy, please
take away the golden touch. I want my daughters back.
The fairy waved her magic stick. Everything was back to normal. King Midas and
his daughter lived happily ever after.
The moral of the story is do not be greedy. Thank you.

The Lion and the Mouse

Good afternoon to honourable judges, teachers and friends. I am here to share with
you a story entitled The Lion and The Mouse.

A Lion was asleep. A little Mouse began running up and down upon him. This soon
wakened the Lion. The Lion opened his big jaws and wanted to eat him up.
"Pardon, O King!" cried the little Mouse, "Forgive me, please. I shall never repeat
it and I shall never forget your kindness. The Lion was so kind. Not thinking of any
payback from the little Mouse, he lifted up his paw and let him go.
One day, a few hunters caught the Lion and tied him to a tree while they went in
search of a wagon to carry him on.
The little Mouse just happened to pass by. He saw the Lion crying in the cage
and calling for help. Immediately, the little Mouse spoiled the cage and save the Lion.
The Lion went back to his home. From that day onwards, the Lion and the Mouse were
best friends.
The moral of the story is kindness will be rewarded. Thank you.

The Foolish Donkey

Good afternoon to honourable judges, teachers and friends. I am here to share with
you a story entitled The Foolish Donkey.
A salt seller used to carry the salt bag on his donkey to the market every day.
On the way they had to cross a river. One day, the donkey suddenly tumbled down the
river. The salt bag was dropped into the water. The salt dissolved in the water and it
became very light. The donkey was happy.
Then the donkey started to play the same trick every day. The salt seller came
to understand the trick and decided to teach a lesson to it. The next day, he loaded
a cotton bag on the donkey. Again it played the same trick, hoping that the cotton
bag would be still become lighter.
However, the dampened cotton became very heavy to carry. It suffered a lot. It
learnt a lesson. That day onwards, it did not play the trick. The seller was happy.
The moral of the story is do not try to fool others. Thank you.

The Deer and the Vine

Good afternoon to honourable judges, teachers and friends. I am here to share with
you a story entitled The Deer and The Vine.
Two Huntsmen were riding around when they saw a Deer and started chasing it.
The Deer knew that the Huntsmen would kill him. He ran as fast as he could to
save his life. He saw a thick Vine nearby. He hid himself behind the large, leafy Vine
leaves. The Huntsmen were going so fast that they went past the Vine and the Deer,
without stopping.
After a little while, the Deer peeked out slowly when he could not hear and see
anyone close by.
The Deer thought he was safe. All the running had made him hungry. What could
he eat? He saw the Vine and nibbled at a leaf.
The Vine leaves rustled. The Huntsmen were returning back and they spotted
the Deer at once. One of the men shot the Deer with an arrow.
The dying Deer said to himself, It serves me right. If I had not eaten what
saved me, I would have been safe right now!
The moral of the story is do not harm someone who helps us. Thank you.

The Hungry Dragon

Good afternoon to honourable judges, teachers and friends. I am here to share with
you a story entitled The Hungry Dragon.

Deep in the mountains there lived a dragon. Every ten years he wakes up. He was
always hungry and liked to eat boys. I want some breakfast, he said. He went down
the mountain to the village.
He saw Sam. He wanted to eat Sam up. Please dont eat me! said Sam. Ill give
you some food. Sam took the dragon to his house. He ate three plates of chicken and
rice.
Im still hungry, said the dragon. Sam gave the dragon more food. He ate five
plates of noodles and ten sausages. He was still hungry!
They went to the restaurant. The dragon ate twenty meatballs and fifty fish
balls with twelve plates of chicken chop. After that he ate six puddings and a cake.
He was still hungry!
They went to the shop. The dragon ate all the fruit and vegetables:
watermelons, mangoes, cabbages, tomatoes and mushrooms. He was still a bit hungry!
Sam looked into his pocket. There was one sweet. He gave the sweet to the
dragon. The dragon exploded!
Hooray! shouted Sam. The dragon is gone! No more boys for breakfast!

The Monkeys and a Bell

Good afternoon to honourable judges, teachers and friends. I am here to share with
you a story entitled The Monkeys and a Bell.
Long ago, there was a thief in a kingdom. One day, he stole a church bell and ran
into the forest. Soon, a Tiger saw the Thief. The Tiger killed him. The bell dropped to
the ground.
Some Monkeys found the bell and started playing with it. When the people found
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thought, A monster must have killed him and then rung the bell? He will kill all of us
now! They were scared and started leaving the kingdom.
One day, a brave and clever woman passed through the forest and saw
the Monkeys playing with the bell.
She had a plan and told the King, Your Majesty! The monster can be defeated.
But it will cost money. The King agreed to pay her a large sum of money as he was
worried about the safety of his people.
Then, the woman collected a lot of fruits. She put the fruits under a tree in the
forest, and waited, nearby. When the monkeys saw the fruits, they dropped the bell
and rushed down.
She quickly picked up the bell and ran back to the city. The bell was returned to
the church.
The moral of the story is intelligence and courage will bring success. Thank
you.