Yesha Desai

There was a newly born ship called Hilda. She was new, talented and beautiful.But there was one problem due to which she had never travelled before. Hilda was scared of sailing in the ocean. She was scared that she would not be able to stay afloat and would sink.This is why Hilda always stayed in the docks. She wished to be as brave as the other ships, she wished to play in the waves of the ocean, to chase after the sun, to laugh with the dolphins but she could not.One day a new Captain came to the dock. He looked at Hilda once and was absolutely mesmerised. He wanted to take Hilda into the sea.Hilda looked at him sadly and refused, thinking he would go away like all other skippers did.But this Captain sat besides Hilda and said, “Why won’t you sail?” Hilda replied embarrassed, “Because I am scared.”The skipper smiled, “There is little to be scared of, you are amazing and need to be confident in yourself. If you face any problems I will always protect you.”Hilda was not so convinced so the sailor said, “How about we go a little into the sea and then come back? We can repeat this everyday until you are comfortable.”Hilda excitedly agreed.At first she was very timid and unsure if she would be able to sail. But the skipper was always there to encourage her. In the beginning they went slowly, and not very far. Later, Hilda slowly gained confidence and was ready to venture further. The skipper was very proud of her!That is how Hilda slowly built confidence in herself and one day she finally finished a whole trip with many happy passengers. She was no longer scared and she had faith in herself. Moral:Sometimes we only need someone to trust in us so that we can trust in ourselves.

This is a story of ocean, ship and water.Moral(s) of the story: courage and trust

The ship that was scared at sailing

One day, Emperor Akbar saw a woman hugging and kissing a very dark, ugly and unattractive child. Though the child was obnoxious to look at, the woman was calling him the most attractive child in the world. This surprised the Emperor and he said to Birbal, “Birbal, I wonder how could a woman shower her love on such an unattractive child.” Birbal replied politely, “Huzoor, he must have been the woman’s own child. For every mother, her own child is the most beautiful child in the world.”Birbal could easily make out from the Emperor’s face that he was not convinced with his reply. Next day, when the royal court met, Birbal ordered a guard to find and bring the most beautiful child in the world to the court next morning.Next day, the guard brought one unattractive and ugly child with projecting teeth and unkempt hair and presented him before the court. “This is the most beautiful child in the world, Your Majesty,” said the guard.The Emperor asked, “How do you know that he is the most beautiful child in the world?” “Your Majesty, I went home and shared my problem with my wife. According to her, our child is the most beautiful child in the world and hence, I brought him to the court,” the guard replied meekly. Moral:Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

Birbal’s beautiful explanation

Tam was a very jolly and good child. He was good at everything but he had only one problem. He never did anything in time or order. He had no routine and would often always be on his toes.Like every morning, today he woke up late, skipped morning exercises and prayers and hurried to school while eating breakfast on the way.Because he missed the bus, he had to run to school which was very far away.When he reached there, he was wound up and tired.He was shocked to see the gates to be close and asked the peon what was wrong.The peon told him that the school was closed due to a strike.He ran back home, disappointed. When he got home he was hungry and tired. He asked his father, “Did you go to work and come back because of the strike?”His father shook his head, “I did not go. The news about the strike was in the paper.”Tam felt betrayed, “You knew about the strike and did not tell me?”His father replied, “How could I? You left in such a hurry.”That was how Tam realised to do his things on time and have a proper routine. Moral:Having a routine helps you be organised and makes your work more effective.

This is a story of father, school and son.Moral(s) of the story: routine importance

 Importance of routine

On a very hot summer day, Manu was very bored. It was not that she had nothing to do. She had pending chores and her mother asked her for help in the kitchen but Manu did not want to work but just watch some television, so she refused.When she switched it on Manu’s Tv spoke, “Hello, Manu. What is wrong?”At first she was shocked to see her TV speak but then she frowned and said, “I don’t want to work, I am bored I want to watch my favourite show but it has not started yet.”The TV laughed and replied, “Should I show you a small movie then?”Manu nodded and soon the screen changed.The view was of an ancient time where a King asked to place a huge boulder in a town square.It obviously bothered people but everyone just whined and complained.Many people blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none of them did anything about getting the stone removed.One day, a cobbler walking in the town decided that he was sick of it and took the burden of removing the boulder on himself.He noticed that underneath the boulder was a small bag of gold coins. A note from the King read that it was a reward for the person who removed the obstacle.Manu learned her lesson and went to help her mother in the kitchen and finished her chores. Her hard work was rewarded with her favourite dish- Kheer for dinner. Moral:Every obstacle that we come across is just a way for us to improve ourselves. So instead of complaining we must face them head on and we will thus be rewarded. Hard work is always rewarded.

This is a story of magic, prize and tv.Moral(s) of the story: hard work, struggle and success

The magical TV

Once, somebody informed Emperor Akbar that a certain astrologer in the city was bragging about his accurate predictions everywhere. Akbar summoned the astrologer to his court and thought of testing the accuracy of his predictions. When the astrologer presented himself in the durbar, he said, “I have heard that you predict very accurately.” The astrologer was filled with great fear and awe as he was standing in front of the mightiest of the kings. Not even a single word could come out of his mouth and he kept standing with folded hands. Akbar asked, “O’ Learned astrologer, you shall be handsomely rewarded if you are able to answer just a simple question of mine. Tell me, when will you die?”The astrologer was shaking with fear and did not know what to say. He thought for a moment and then said that he will have to consult his charts to predict correctly. The Emperor gave him one hour’s time to do so. Instead of consulting his charts, the astrologer went running to Birbal for help and described the whole thing. Birbal thought of a brilliant answer and told the astrologer what to say in front of the Emperor.The astrologer returned to the court and told the king, “I will die three days before you, Jahanpanah!” Akbar could make out that the astrologer was bluffing, but did not want to take a chance. Like every other human being, he did not want to know the time of his death, so he let him go. Thus the astrologer was able to save his life with the help of clever Birbal. That day onwards, he never bragged about anything. Moral:Being talented is a boon and we must not brag about it.

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

Birbal helps an astrologer

Ravina Sewani

Sam was a greedy and a selfish man. He always desired to have lots and lots of money and never hesitated to cheat others to make money. Also, he never wished to share anything with others. He paid very low wages to his servants.However, one day, he learned a lesson that changed his life forever.It so happened that one day, a small bag that belonged to Sam was missing. The bag had 50 gold coins in it. Sam searched high and low for the bag, but could not find it. Sam’s friends and neighbours also joined in the search, but all their efforts were in vain.After a couple of days, the ten year old daughter of a man working for Sam found the bag. She told her father about it. Her father identified the bag as the one that was missing, and immediately decided to take it to his master.He gave the bag back to his master Sam, and asked him to check whether the bag had 50 gold coins. Sam was exultant to get the coins back, but he decided to play a trick. He shouted at his worker, “there were 75 gold coins in this bag but you gave me only 50! Where are the other coins? You have stolen them!”The worker was shocked to hear this and pleaded his innocence. Selfish and greedy, Sam did not accept the worker’s story, and decided to take the issue to court. The judge heard both the sides. He questioned the daughter and the worker about the number of coins they had found in the bag, and they assured it was only 50. He cross-examined Sam and Sam replied, “Yes my lord, I had 75 gold coins in my bag, and they gave me only 50. Hence, it is quite obvious that they have stolen 25 coins!” The judge then asked, “Are you sure that your bag had 75 coins?”Sam nodded vigorously. The judge then made his judgment. “Since Sam lost a bag of 75 gold coins and the bag found by the girl had only 50 coins, it is obvious that the bag that was found does not belong to Sam. It was lost by someone else. If anyone finds a bag of 75 gold coins, I will declare that it belongs to Sam. As there are no complaints about the loss of 50 coins, I order the girl and his father to take those 50 coins as a token of appreciation for their honesty!” Moral:Honesty will always be rewarded and greed punished!

This is a story of coin.Moral(s) of the story: greediness, honesty and selfishness

Gold Coins and a Selfish Man

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

Fran - the Frog was the best chef in the whole swamp, and all the toads and frogs of the region enjoyed coming to her very select restaurant. Her 'Flies in spicy bug sauce' and her 'Caramelised dragon flies wings with honey of bee' were the kind of delicacies that every self-respecting frog should try; and that made Fran feel truly proud.One day, Toby came to her restaurant, ready for a nosh. Toby was a great big toad,and certainly wasn't the brightest. When Fran's fine creations were brought before him he complained, saying that that wasn't food, and that what he really wanted was a botfly burger. Fran came out of the kitchen to see what the problem was, and Toby told her that these dishes weren't good enough for - and certainly wouldn't fill - a Smooth Newt. This made Fran so offended, and furious, that she went to the kitchen, came back with a frying pan, and whacked Toby squarely on the forehead.A slight scuffle ensued. Even though Fran realised she should have controlled her temper, and she kept asking Toby to forgive her, the toad was so angry that he said he could only forgive her if she handed him the frying pan so he could hit her back.Everyone tried to calm Toby down, knowing full well that, given his strength, he could easily crack little Fran's head open with that frying pan.Toby would not accept an apology, and Fran felt awful for having bashed him, so she tried everything. She gave him a special cream for bruises, she poured him an exquisite puddle-water liqueur. Even better than that, she cooked him a... beautiful bot-fly burger!But Toby the Toad still insisted he would not be satisfied until he got to return the blow he had received. It had reached the stage where he was almost getting out of control.Then a very old toad entered the restaurant, shuffling along with the help of two crutches.- Wait Toby, - said the old toad -you can give her a whack after I've broken your leg. Remember that you are the reason why I have to walk with these crutches.Toby didn't know what to say.He recognised the old toad. It was Reddit, his old teacher. When Toby was small,Reddit had saved him from a bunch of young hooligans. In the process, Reddit had lost a leg. Toby remembered that it had all happened because he had been highly disobedient, but he had never given a thought to Reddit until now...Toby now realised he was being very unfair to Fran. Everyone, including himself, made mistakes sometimes. And if we are to return blow for blow, wound for wound, all we are doing is prolonging the damage. So, even though his head still hurt and he thought Fran had made quite a remarkable mistake with that frying pan, seeing her feeling so sorry, and doing everything she could to put things right, Toby decided to forgive her.Apology accepted, they spent the rest of the evening laughing at what had happened, and enjoying wonderful bot-fly burgers. And everyone heartily agreed that that was a rather better idea than getting into problems with pans.Moral: Forgiveness brings peace of mind. It is better to forgive and forget rather than continuing the fight.

This is a story of frog, pan and toad.Moral(s) of the story: forgiveness

A frog and a frying pan story

One day, all the mother animals of the jungle had a serious argument. All of them were really proud of their little ones and each one of them felt that their kids were the best among all. They were, however, trying to find out which one of them had the largest brood (number of animal or bird kids).Mother deer who was affectionately licking her three little babies said, “It’s definitely me…I have the best and the largest brood.”“Certainly not! Look at my babies. How sharp their teeth are!” said mother jackal. All her five cubs immediately bared their fangs. Rest of the animals got scared and moved away, but mother jackal assured them that the cubs wouldn’t harm anyone.Mother sparrow flew up to her nest flapping its wings and said, “I have nine little birdies, that’s more than both of yours put together.” The tiny little birds tweeted putting their heads out.“But none of you can match my record,” said mother cat, pointing at her little kitten army.“Your babies are not even worth being counted,” said somebody from the crowd. Mother cat got angry and said something back. One argument led to another and soon it ended up in complete chaos.Finally, they all decided to go to mother lion to settle the argument.“We all have so many babies, but we do not know who has the largest brood. What about you?” one of the animals asked mother lion.“I just have one,” said mother lion, and looked at the little cub with pride. The cub ran about innocently around its mother.Just one? That’s all?” asked the animals surprised. “Yes that’s all,” said mother lion smiling. “I have just one cub and it will become the king of the jungle one day. Why do I even need a larger brood?”All the mother animals became quiet and realized that in future, the lion cub would matter much more than all of their offspring put together. Moral:Every child is special and the best in his/her mother’s eyes. And that’s the beauty of motherhood.

This is a classic story from panchtantra.This is a story of cat, jackal, lion and sparrow.

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