Shina Utavani

There was a boy named Mike. He was 11 years old and lived with his parents. He was the only child to his parents. Mike’s mother was a housewife and his father worked as a carpenter. They all lived a happy life. Mike’s family was not a rich one but they all lived happily.Mike’s school was located a mile away from his home. He wanted a bicycle for his birthday so that he could go to school by cycle. With a bicycle, he no longer had to wait for his father to drop him or walk for half a mile. His father promised him to buy a bicycle so that he could go to his school easily. Mike was very excited to receive a bicycle on his birthday.He woke up happily and went to his parents. His parents happily wished him with all smiles. Mike expected that he would get a bicycle on his birthday but instead, he saw a beautiful gift wrapped in his father’s hand. He was quite surprised. His father gave him the gift. Mike unwrapped the gift and saw a set of books in it. Mike felt a little bad that he did not get a bicycle but he thanked his father all the same. Mike’s father was a little sad as he could not gift a bicycle to his son. But he promised Mike that he would soon buy him a cycle.One day, while Mike was walking back home from the park, he saw a boy riding a cycle. The bicycle was very small for the boy. Suddenly, the boy slipped on the road. Mike went towards the boy to see him. The boy was Mike’s school mate, Sam. He was hurt very badly.Mike helped Sam and gave him some water. Sam was injured very badly as he was riding his bicycle very fast. Mike asked Sam to sit in a corner and took his cycle to get help from a nearby hospital.An ambulance came and carried Sam to the hospital. He then rushed to Sam’s home and informed about the accident to his parents. They all rushed to the hospital. Sam’s parents thanked Mike for the timely help. Mike told them that it was all possible because of the cycle. Mike also told that the cycle was too small for Sam and that was the reason he fell off from it.Every day, Mike went to see Sam in the hospital. He visited him until he was discharged. They both became best friends. Sam’s father bought a new bicycle for him as the cycle he had was very small. Sam came to know that the Mike did not have a bicycle so he decided to gift his old bicycle to him.Sam gave his old bicycle to Mike. Mike took his parent’s permission and he accepted his gift. He was very happy to receive a bicycle. MORAL:Helping others will help you for sure.

This is a story of bicycle and friend.Moral(s) of the story: helpfulness

Bicycle Diaries

Yesha Desai

The Moon was a very lazy person. She lived her life very lethargically and it bothered a lot of people.Because she would not show up on time, the tides on the sea would act up, her admirers on the Earth would become sad. In general it would result in a lot of chaos.Her best friend, Sun, was very tired of Moon’s ways and decided to teach her a lesson.Sun knew that despite her irresponsible behaviour, she cared very deeply about the inhabitants of Earth. So to teach her a lesson, the sun decided to not show up in the sky every morning.Now, there would be elongated days on Earth, short nights or the opposite. Plants were wilting, animals were confused. Humans had no idea what to do.When Moon showed up, she noticed this and decided to urgently talk with Sun. “Sun! Why are you not following your daily routine? Life on Earth is suffering.”The Sun retorted, “Why are you not following your routine?”The Moon was embarrassed and she learned her lesson.Since then she followed a routine. Moral:When you break your routine, it affects not just you but the ones dependent on you. Thus it is important to have an efficient routine.

This is a story of earth, moon and sun.Moral(s) of the story: routine importance

Moon’s routine

Pallavi Hota

Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic about the brothers, Pandavas and kauravas. It describes the battle between them in the Kurukshetra war for the throne of Hastinapura. It is an epic tale that combines war, religion, philosophy and Hindu history. Following is a story from The Mahabharata.Sri Krishna and Arjuna once were guests of a widow. The widow had no children, nobody. She was all alone. But she had a cow. This cow was her only means of support. She used to sell milk, and by selling milk she used to sustain her life. At the same time she was a great devotee of Sri Krishna.When Sri Krishna and Arjuna visited her in disguise, she was so happy to see the two divine guests. She fed them with whatever she had in her house. Sri Krishna was extremely pleased with her surrendering attitude and her devotion. On their way back, Arjuna said to Krishna, ìYou were so pleased with her. Why didn't you grant her a boon? Why didn't you tell her that she would be prosperous soon, now that you are pleased with her?îìI have already granted her the boon that her cow must die tomorrow, replied Krishna. ìWhat? Her only means of support? She has only the cow, and nothing else. Without the cow how can she live on earth? asked Arjuna. Krishna answered, You don't understand me, Arjuna. She always thinks of the cow. The cow has to be fed, has to be milked, has to be bathed and so forth.ìI want her only to think of me, and when the cow is gone, she will think of me all the time, twenty-four hours. Then soon the time will be right for me to take her away from this world, and after a few years I will give her a better and more fulfilling incarnation. When she has nobody on earth, not even the cow, she will try and spend all her time, day and night, devoting herself to me. Otherwise, this way she will linger on earth and constantly think of the cow and not of me.

This is a story of Arjun and Krishna.

Krishna, Arjuna, the widow and her cow

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

A long time ago there lived a partridge, in a safe and warm hollow in a tree. Unfortunately, there was no proper source of food available near his home. So, he decided to go out in search of a good source of food. He soon found a field where there was ample supply of food, so he did not come back to his home for a few days and ate to his heart’s content every day. While the partridge was enjoying himself in the field, a hare happened to see the partridge’s old home. He liked it very much and started living in it. One fine day, the partridge decided to go back to his old home again. He had now grown very fat because of consuming a healthy diet. When he saw the hare comfortably living in his home, he asked him to move out immediately.They had a long verbal argument, but could not arrive at any decision. So one day, they decided to approach someone else who could solve their problem. There lived a cat nearby, when the partridge and the hare approached him, he decided to take advantage of the situation. He slyly said, “My dear friends, I am so sorry, I am old and hard of hearing. Both of you come close to me and tell me your problem. I will do my level best to help you out.” As soon as the partridge and the hare came near the wicked cat, he killed them both and had a lavish meal.This story teaches us that whenever two people have a fight, a third, the mediator often takes advantage of the situation. Moral:Someone else can always benefit from your trifle so you must be careful.

This is classic story form Jataka tales.This is a story of cat and rabbit.Moral(s) of the story: smartness

The cat, partridge, and the hare

Ravina Sewani

A long time ago, the birds of a forest called a meeting to elect a new king for themselves. They were dissatisfied with their present king, Garuda, who spent most of his time enjoying in heaven rather than fulfilling his duties as the king of the birds. So, the birds decided that they would elect some other bird as their king. After many arguments and heated discussions, the birds finally came to the decision that they would crown the owl as their new king. They started making preparations for the coronation of the newly-elected king of the birds. Just then, a crow flew in and made an objection to the birds’ selection saying, “You have chosen the owl as the king? What were you thinking? Why, such an ugly bird! He also goes blind during the day! And what’s more, owls are birds of prey. He might just kill one of you and have you for his meal rather than protecting you as his subject. What kind of a king would such a bird make? A peacock or a swan would do much better.”The birds thought that the crow’s arguments were based on logic. This made them reconsider their decision. They decided to hold another meeting on a later date for the election of the king. The coronation ceremony was postponed.The owl who was still sitting, ready to be crowned as the king, noticed that suddenly everybody had gone absolutely quiet around him. Since it was day time, the owl could not see anything at all. He started growing restless and a little suspicious too. At last, he asked his attendants why the coronation was taking so long. The attendants replied, “Sir, the coronation ceremony has been postponed. The birds have changed their minds about crowning you as their king, They have all gone back to their homes now. There is nobody here.The owl was infuriated. “Why?” he asked.The attendant replied, “A crow put up arguments against the owl family. He said that owls are ugly and are killers.”The owl lost his temper even more. He said to the crow who was smirking, “You have deprived me of the honour of becoming the king of the birds. So, from now on, the owls will be sworn enemies of the crows. Beware of us.”The crow realised that his over-smartness had made him an enemy but it was too late now. Moral:Think twice before doing or saying anything.

This is a classic story from panchtantra.This is a story of crow and owl.Moral(s) of the story: smartness

Why the owls became the enemies of the crows

Long long time ago, all the feelings: Happpiness, Sadness, Knowledge, Love, Hate, Anger, and many others, lived on an island. One day, due to flood, the feelings realised that they would sink and so all of them made boats and left the island, all, except Love.Love decided that I would hold on till the very last moment but it soon realized that if it did not leave, it might sink. So at the very last moment, love decided to ask for help.Love saw Richness pass by in a grand boat and so it asked, “Richness, can you take me with you?”Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”Love requested Pride who was also passing by in a beautiful boat. “Vanity, please help me!” “I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat,” Vanity answered.Sadness also passed close by, so Love said, “Sadness, let me go with you.” “Oh . . . Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!”Happiness passed by but she was so happy and lost that she did not even hear when Love called out.Suddenly, Love heard a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. Love felt so blessed and overjoyed, that it forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder without saying a word just went on his own way. Love realized that if it had not been for the elder, it would have drowned. Love asked Knowledge, who was another elder, “Who helped me?”“It was Time,” Knowledge answered. “Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?” Knowledge smiled and answered, “Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is.” Moral:Always tell people how you feel and how much you love them before it is very late and before time passes by.

Moral(s) of the story: happiness, love, pride, sadness and knowledege

 Love and Time

A poor Fisherman, who lived on the fish he caught, had bad luck one day and caught nothing but a very small fry. The Fisherman was about to put it in his basket when the little Fish said:“Please spare me, Mr. Fisherman! I am so small it is not worth while to carry me home. When I am bigger, I shall make you a much better meal.”But the Fisherman quickly put the fish into his basket.“How foolish I should be,” he said, “to throw you back. However small you may be, you are better than nothing at all.”Moral: A small gain is worth more than a large promise.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

This is a story of Aesop fables, fish and fisherman.Moral(s) of the story: smartness

The fisherman and the little fish

One upon a time, there were two beautiful princesses. They both were kidnapped by a vicious king when they were young. The princesses were taken to a lake where they were abandoned on a small island. The princesses had to live there forever under the guidance of a terrifying lake monster.After some time, the wicked king and his court of wizards and fortune-tellers were overthrown. And everybody knew that a brave prince was destined to release the princesses from their imprisonment.When princesses came to know about the news, their lives were finally filled with hope. Out of the two princesses, the youngest one was more beautiful and pretty than the elder one. She had a hope that one day prince will come to rescue her. So, she patiently waited for him, making small decorations from the flowers and singing songs. However, the older princess did not enjoy having to wait. She thought that she had to do something to help the prince rescue her. She thought that the prince should at least know where she was.The elder princess started working to help the prince. She started making signals, building towers, digging tunnels and a thousand other things. However, the lake monster always tried his best to ruin her plans.As time passed, the elder sister felt insecure and uncomfortable. She knew that the prince would choose her younger sister because she was more beautiful. So, she thought there was no point in waiting for the prince instead she started making plans to escape from the island not worrying about the prince.Every morning she would prepare a different escape plan, but the monster would always do something to ruin her plan. She attempted every day to plan an escape but the monster used to ruin it every time. It became like a game of cat and mouse between the princess and the monster. The princess tried to plan a new escape every day which used to be more original and creative. And the monster used a different creative way to destroy those plans. They put so much effort and imagination in their plans that at the end of each day the princess and the monster would spend hours chatting like friends. They used to discuss how they had planned their strategy. At night they both would say Goodbye and the monster would go back to the watery depths.One day the monster said to the princess that he will allow her to go the next day. He said that she was a clever and brave girl. She did not deserve to remain imprisoned like that. But the next morning the princess did not try to escape. She sat beside the lake, waiting for the monster to appear. When the monster came, he asked, “Why have not you gone?” The princess replied, “I did not want to leave you alone. You are indeed scary, but you are clever too. You deserve something better than guarding the princesses. Why don’t you come with me?” The monster sadly replied, “I cannot. I can’t leave the island; I’m attached to it by a long chain. You will have to leave on your own.”The princess went to the monster and hugged him tightly. She hugged him so tightly that the monster broke into a thousand pieces. And from those pieces appeared a slim, smiling young man, with the same expression and intelligence as he had as the lake monster.So, it was the Prince that had been with them all along. The princesses did not know that for the prince to rescue them, first, they would have to rescue him. This was only possible because of the spirit and the positive attitude of the older sister.The prince at the end decided to marry the older princess, leaving the younger princess to her songs, beauty, and her sweetness. Moral:You don’t achieve things by waiting for them to happen; instead you must work hard to achieve them. The story teaches us the importance of taking initiative with a positive attitude to achieve what we want.

This is a story of lake, monster, prince and princess.Moral(s) of the story: hard work, smartness

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