Ravina Sewani

Shina Utavani

One day, a bear was sleeping in the forest. A farmer saw the bear sleeping and sneaked into him and cut off one of his paws with an axe. The farmer brought the paw home. He said to his wife, “Boil some soup from the flesh, and knit some warm gloves from the wool.” Her wife took off the skin, threw the flesh into the pot to boil, and sat down to spin the wool. When the bear woke up, he found out that one of his paws was not there. There was no one to help him so, he cut a bit of wood and tied it instead of his leg. After that, we went into the village. On his way, he sang: Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! I am stumbling with the tree wood on my leg,The water’s asleep, and the earth’s asleep, the whole village is asleep,only one woman is awake, and she is boiling my flesh,sitting on my skin and spinning my wool!” The farmer’s wife got scared by hearing the bear’s voice. She saw him coming and she quickly hid in the cellar under the floor. The bear went into the house and there was no one. He then took the bit of his skin, took the flesh out of the pot and left the place. Moral:Attacking someone when they are not aware is easy. The strength is when both the parties are equally aware and armed.

This is a story of bear and farmer.Moral(s) of the story: cheating and strength

The bear’s paw

Yesha Desai

Once, Akbar and Birbal happened to pass through some cabbage fields while riding on their horses. Looking at the cabbages, Akbar said to Birbal, “What a delicious vegetable the cabbage is! I like it very much.” Birbal immediately seconded Akbar’s opinion and said, “Huzoor, You have a royal taste in vegetables as well. The cabbage is the king of the vegetables. It ideally befits your status.”Some days later, they rode past the same cabbage fields again. This time Akbar frowned at the very sight of the cabbages and said, “This cabbage is such a tasteless vegetable! I wonder how people swallow it down their throats.” Birbal replied, “I agree with you Huzoor, It is indeed difficult to even look at such a tasteless vegetable.”Just then, Akbar remembered that the last time they had been there, Birbal was all praise for the vegetable and now he had totally changed his opinion. He asked Birbal, “Birbal, I don’t understand. Last time when we came here, you said that the cabbage was a royal vegetable, and today you are saying that it is even difficult to look at such a tasteless vegetable. What do you mean by that?”Birbal bowed his head and said, “Huzoor, it means that I am your servant, and not of the cabbage.” Moral:People who work for you can be loyal to a fault and are likely to favour you instead of giving you the full truth.

This is a classic story from Akbar Birbal.Moral(s) of the story: loyalty

I am your servant, huzoor

There lived a bear named Winnie the Pooh. He lived with his friends in the Hundred-Acre Wood. One day, it was very windy and Winnie decided to visit his thinking spot. Whenever he wanted to think of something, he used to go to his thinking spot. The fluffy bear took all of his things and happily went to his thinking spot. He happily exclaimed that the day was very windy.Winnie quickly went to his thinking spot. After reaching there, he sat down quickly and tried to think of something. He quietly tried to think of something. He whispered to himself, “Think, Pooh, Think.” He tried very hard but could not think of anything. While he was busy thinking, Gopher, the beaver came out of the ground. The beaver said, “Why are you sitting here on a windy day? If I were you, I would have quickly gone back to my home. It’s Windsday, you know?After listening to beaver, pooh excitedly asked, “Windsday?” The pooh surprisingly looked at the beaver and an idea came to his mind. He decided to wish everyone a “Happy Windsday”. The fluffy bear quickly left his thinking spot and went to the piglet’s house.When he reached the piglet’s house, he was sweeping away the fallen leaves on a windy day. Piglet almost swept off the leaves and suddenly a huge gust of wind brought back all the leaves again. “Happy Windsday, Piglet”, pooh said with full of excitement. Another strong gust of wind blew and this time it took piglet along with the leaves. The poor piglet cried and said, “This is not a happy day for me.”&nbsp;Pooh saw piglet floating away with the wind and asked, “Where are you going piglet?”. The piglet said, “I do not know. Please Help Me, Pooh!” The pooh quickly grabbed onto a piglet scarf before he could fly out of reach. The wind was blowing so heavily that pooh also flew along with the piglet. Whenever piglet floated, pooh ran after him. Pooh and piglet went right through the rabbit’s carrot patch. They carried carrots along with them everywhere due to the wind and that made the rabbit very angry.The wind started blowing even stronger and with that, pooh and piglet were thrown at the Owl’s window. Looking at both of them, owl happily said, “What a pleasant surprise.” The Owl opened the window and invited them inside. As soon as the Owl opened the window, a strong gust of wind entered and his entire house was brought down.Everyone from the Hundred-Acre Wood came to help them but no one knew what to do. In the end Eeyore, the donkey said it’s time to look for a new house. Sadly, everyone agreed and the donkey gave the job of finding the new house to the Owl.When the night came, it was still windy. Poor pooh tried to sleep but he could not sleep. Pooh heard some strange voices and that made him uncomfortable. He decided to investigate and see who was there. He got up, opened the door and with trembling hands due to the wind, he asked, “Who’s out there?” Pooh prayed for no reply.At that very moment, pooh saw a strange-looking animal. The animal was orange in colour with black stripes all over its body. The animal said, “My name is Tiger.” Pooh said, “Oh, you scared me.” Tiger said, “Everyone is scared of Tigers.” And he laughed. Pooh curiously asked, “What is a Tiger?” tiger jumped around showing all he could and said, “I am hungry”. The pooh sadly said, “I hope not for honey.” Fortunately, the tiger hated honey. So, he left.The windy night turned into a rainy night. It rained heavily that night. The next morning, Hundred-Acre Wood was flooded with water all around. Pooh was scared that due to the water all his honey pots would go to waste. So, he decided to eat them all. But as he was licking the last pot, the water was flowing so heavily that it took pooh and his honey pot along with it.Everyone was struggling because of the flood. Piglet was also suffering in the water. The water entered his house through the window. He had no one to help him. So, poor piglet wrote a note asking for help and put it in a bottle. Then, he threw the bottle in the water. He thought someone would surely come to help him.All the people from the Hundred-Acre Wood gathered around Christopher Robin. Christopher Robin lived on a high hill and water could not reach there. He found the piglet’s note and sent Owl to find the piglet. Owl went to find a piglet. While flying he saw two objects. The two objects were Pooh the bear and the piglet. Owl shouted, “Pooh, Piglet! Christopher Robin is planning a rescue for you two.” Pooh was still stuck in his honey pot and the piglet stood firmly clinging onto a chair. They finally floated to Christopher Robin’s hill. After seeing Pooh and Piglet, Christopher said, “Pooh, you rescued Piglet! You are a hero. I must throw a Hero party for you, pooh!”Christopher threw a grand party for everyone and everyone started coming to the party. When Eeyore arrived, he announced, “I have found a new house for Owl.” Eeyore wished to show everyone Owl’s new house. Everyone followed Eeyore and to their surprise, Eeyore stopped in front of Piglet’s house. Before Pooh could say anything, Piglet gave up his house to Owl. Pooh happily said, “Piglet, you shall stay with me then.”Christopher Robin was very happy seeing the kind gesture of the Piglet. He said, “Piglet, that was a very kind gesture. So, the hero party was thrown not for one but two heroes. Pooh rescued little piglet and piglet saved Owl by giving him his home.”

This is a story of bear, owl and Winnie Pooh.Moral(s) of the story: kindness

Winnie and the Pooh

Birbal was promised gifts by Emperor Akhbar himself after he claimed — on multiple occasions— to be immensely fond of Birbal and his wit.However, he did not receive anything even after a long time passed and was disappointed because of the Emperor’s unkept promise.During a stroll on River Yamuna’s bank the Emperor asked Birbal, “Why is the Camel’s neck crooked?”Birbal replied with his usual wit, “Maybe, because the camel forgot to honour his promise and according to our literature, people with unkept promises are punished with a crooked neck.”This immediately reminded Akhbar of the promise he made to Birbal and thus Birbal received the gifts he deserved.And this is how Birbal used his wit to get what he wanted without even asking for it.Moral: Sometimes it is important to be coy to get what you want rather than being direct.

This is a story of camel and Akbar Birbal.Moral(s) of the story: promise

Why is the camel’s neck crooked?

Once upon a time, there lived a wizard who invented a very unusual spell. Anyone who was cast with this spell would have perfect, white, shiny teeth. The wizard had a lot of toads as his pets. He decided to test this spell on one of his toads. After the spell was cast, the toad was gifted with shiny white teeth. The toad loved his teeth so much that he would keep on smiling the whole day.The toad was able to speak and eat all kinds of food. He was very proud about his perfect teeth. “I prefer eating candy than filthy flies”, said the toad to the wizard. It came to wizard’s notice that the toad was not taking care of his teeth at all and was always eating different kinds of sweets. He said to the toad, “Brush your teeth regularly and don’t eat sweets otherwise you will get a toothache.”The toad did not pay heed to the wizard’s advice and kept on eating unhealthy food. One day, a tooth started decaying and the decay spread to all the other teeth. Soon, all the toad’s teeth fell out and he was back to eating flies his whole life. He lost his ability to talk and now regretted not listening to the wizard. Moral:Never take anything for granted. The toad thought that nothing could ever damage his teeth and so never cared for them. The more we take care of our health, the longer we live.

This is a story of toad and tooth.Moral(s) of the story: regret

The toothy toad

Once again, Tanya had neglected the green vegetables in her plate. Her mother asked her again and again to eat them but she did not listen. Instead, she only ate what she wanted and ran away after dinner. Her father asked her to slow down or she may hurt herself but she did not listen.Tanya did not care enough for her body so her body decided to teach her a lesson.Tanya’s hand said, “I am your hand. I help you hold onto things. You have opposable thumbs which give you a better grip. Without me, you won’t be able to do your daily tasks so easily.”Her feet said, “I help you stand, your toes give you grip to the ground so that you can move around easily.”Her eyes said, “I help you see the world. Without me you would not be able to see anything around you.” Her ears said, “I help you listen to sounds and your brain identifies those sounds.”Her nose said, “ You use me so often to smell your food. I help you tell if it is edible or not.” Her mouth followed by saying, “I help you speak and express your thoughts. You can laugh or ask for health using me. You also eat your food through me.”Her heart also explained its task and said, “I pump blood in your body Tanya. Without me you would not have blood.” Lastly her brain said, “I help you understand things and make decisions. Every part of your body has different tasks that it has to fulfill so that you can live your life the way you want to. We help you so much but we are also very fragile. We need you to protect us and take care of us so that we can keep doing our duties. Can you do that Tanya?”Hearing all these, Tanya thought to herself, “If my body can do so much for me, I can at least be responsible about what I eat and take care of all the body parts and organs.”She smiled at her body and since that day she ate healthily and exercised to keep her organs in good shape. Moral:Staying healthy not only gives us a long life but also a happy life.

This is a story of brain, fingers, heart, thumb and toes.Moral(s) of the story: health and hygiene

Tanya’s body

A Japanese Emperor had a set of twenty flowerpots. It was the finest collection and one of a kind in the world. The Emperor was very proud of his rare collection. One day, one of the officers of the Emperor broke a flowerpot by accident.The Emperor was very angry. He passed the death sentence on the officer. But before the man was put to death, an old man came to know about it. He went to the Emperor's court and said, "I know the art of repairing a broken flowerpot. Once I have repaired your flowerpot, it will look its original self."The Emperor felt very happy to hear the claim of the old man. He showed the old man the collection of his flowerpots and said, "Here are nineteen flowerpots. One flowerpot from the set of twenty is broken. Repair the broken flowerpot and I'll pay you whatever you ask for."The old man raised his stick and broke all the nineteen flowerpots. The Emperor was red with anger. He cried out, "You idiot! What have you done?" The old man coolly replied, "I have done my duty. Each of these flowerpots would have taken one human life. Now you can take only one life, and that is mine."The old man's wisdom and boldness pleased the Emperor. He forgave the old man and the officer, too. Moral:The wise can figure out the simplest of ways to solve any problem.

This is a classic story from Vikas books.Moral(s) of the story: wisdom

The emperor and the old man

Pongal is an important festival celebrated in South India. It is celebrated for four days. The festival is also known as the 'Harvest Festival' and is celebrated in the month of January.&nbsp;People enjoy the festival with great enthusiasm and energy. Pongal means ‘boiling over’ or ‘spill over’. The way harvested crop spills over the pot, in the same way, people wish for prosperity to spill over in their life. For the festival preparations, people decorate their homes with banana and mango leaves. The festival is celebrated to welcome health and prosperity into the household. The four days of the festival have different names and importance. Bhogi Pongal is the first day of the festival. On this auspicious day, people embellish their houses with paints to mark a new beginning. This day is celebrated differently in different parts of India. It is celebrated as Lohri in Punjab and Magh Bihu in Assam. On this day, the harvested crops are collected. Perum Pongal is the second day of the festival. This day holds the greatest significance. People offer their prayers to the Sun God. They seek his blessings for an adequate harvest for the rest of the year. This day is also known as Surya Pongal. The third day is known as Mattu Pongal. On this day, prayers are offered to the cow. People worship cows by decorating them with vermilion and garlands. Mantras and prayers are recited. On this day, bull-fight is also organised in certain parts of India. The day is also celebrated as ‘Kannu Pongal’ in some parts of South India where women offer prayers for good health and long life of their brothers. The last day is known as Kaanum Pongal. On this day, families gather on riverbanks and have a splendid meal (Kootanchoru). Traditional dances like Kummi and Kolattam are also performed on this day.

Pongal

One day, Emperor Akbar and his courtiers had to go to Azabgarh for a meeting. Since it was the peak of summer, they started early in the morning. Azabgarh was situated far away from Akbar’s capital. Akbar was sweating profusely sitting in his palanquin under the scorching heat of the sun. He was exhausted and wanted to shorten the journey somehow.After some time, the Emperor gave up and said, “I am really very tired of this journey. I cannot bear to sit in the palanquin any more. Is there someone who can shorten this road for me?”All the other courtiers were dumbfounded as there was no shortcut to reach Azabgarh and they could not possibly shorten the road.At that moment Birbal replied, “Yes, Alampanah! I can!”The Emperor was happy and relieved to hear Birbal’s reply.“Alright then do it”, Akbar said.“Definitely sir, but you have to listen to a story,” Birbal said.The Emperor gladly agreed and Birbal began his story. He rode beside the King’s palanquin and started telling a very engaging story. The Emperor and the courtiers found the story very interesting. They were listening to each and every sentence of Birbal carefully. Finally, when Birbal finished the story, the Emperor and the courtiers realised that they had reached Azabgarh.“We have reached!”exclaimed the Emperor with excitement.To this, Birbal replied “Yes we have sir, you asked me to shorten the path for you, so I did it. You were so engrossed in the story that you did not come to know when you reached your destination.”Akbar was very pleased with Birbal’s way of entertaining him and showered expensive gifts on him. Moral:Distraction can shorten the time.

This is a classic story from Akbar Birbal.Moral(s) of the story: wisdom

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