The Dove and the Bee
"Kindness never goes unrewarded" is an often-quoted proverb.It means if we help others in their difficulties,they will help us in our difficulties.If we do good to others,they will do good to us.There is a famous story to illustrate the truth of this proverb.
one day a bee was very thirsty.It went to river to drink some water.But it was driven away by the waves.A dove was sitting in her nest.She saw that the bee was unable to fly and was about to drown.She took pity on the poor bee.She,at once,plucked a leaf and dropped it near the bee.
The bee somehow or the other succeeded in climbing over the leaf.It dried its wings in the sun and flew away.The bee thanked the dove for saving its life.They became friends.
After few days.the dove was sitting on the branch of a tree.A hunter happened to come there.He saw the dove.He loaded his gun to shoot her down.He had taken aim at the dove.The bee that was flying here and there happened to see all that.It,at once,flew towards the hunter and stung him on his hand.The hunter felt a jerk and missed his aim.
The dove flew away with the bang of the gun and saved her life.Thus she received the reward of her noble deed done to the bee.
Moral:
- Do good,have good
- Kindness never goes unrewarded
- One good turn deserves another
The Farmer and Snake Nature Never changes
"Nature never changes"is a famous proverb.It simply means that if a person is good by nature,he will always be good.But if a person is bad by nature,he will always harm others.
It was winter.It was very cold in the morning.It was snowing and everything looked white.A farmer was returning from his fields.All of sudden,he saw snake lying along the path.
The snake was almost frozen on account of severe cold.The farmer thought that it would die soon in that intense cold.He took pity on it.He carried it home in basket.
After reaching home,he placed the snake near the fire.The farmer's children gathered around it.After a few moments,the snake got a new life because of the heat of the fire.It began to move about.Seeing the children,it rushed at one of them.It was its nature to sting,to do harm to others.
The farmer,at once,took a stick and hit the snake with it.He killed the snake before it could sting his child.
Moral:
- Nature never changes
- Nature cannot be changed
- You cannot befriend an enemy
A bag of Gold
There is a famous proverb "As you sow,so shall you reap".It simply means that every person will receive what he pays.If a person commits wrong actions,he will have to face the consequences.If a person digs a pit for others,he himself may fall into it.
Once there were three bosom friends.They lived in a village.They always played and chatted together.However,all the three were very greedy.They were jobless.They decided to go to a city to find some job to earn their livelihood.One day,they set out on a journey to try their luck in a city.
They promised to stand by one another through thick and thin.They had to pass through a forest.While passing through the forest,all of a sudden ,they found a bag full of golden coins.They felt very happy.They sat down and started to count the coins.They decided to divide them equally among themselves.But each wished in his heart of heart to have all the coins himself.They were feeling very hungry.Therefore,they sent one of them to bring some food from the city.
On the way to the city,the man thought that he should have all the coins.So he decided to kill his two friends.He bought some poison and mixed it into the food of his other two friends.While in his absence,the other two friends planned to kill him and divide the coins between themselves equally.When he reached them with food,they killed him.
Then they sat and ate the poisoned food.soon after taking the food,they felt severe pain in their stomachs and died before dividing the coins.
Moral:
- As you sow,so shall you leap
- Selfishness is a vice.
The fox and the Grapes
"The grapes are sour"is well know proverb.It means people often find fault with things which they like to achieve but they cannot succeed in getting them.Then only to satisfy themselves,they find defects in them.
It was a very hot day in a summer.A fox was very hungry.He did not get anything to eat.He wandered here and there in search of food but could not succeed.
At last,he went to an orchad.He saw there ripe grapes hanging from a grapevine.He thought that he would get something to eat from there.His mouth began to water at the thought of Delicious and Juicy grapes.
He jumped up to get the grapes but could not reach them.He jumped again and again but could nor succeed in getting the grapes.The grapes were too high for him.At last,he was disappointed and gave up the attempt.He left the orchard sadly.To keep appearances and to console his sad heart,he said "The grapes are unripe and sour and are not worth-eating".i do not like them.saying so he went away.
Moral:
- Grapes are sour
- People pretend to dislike what they cannot get.
Honesty is the Best policy
"Honesty is the best policy" is a well-known proverb.It means that honesty is always appreciated.No one like dishonest person.Everyone likes honest dealings in life.Honesty makes people trust you.The honest person is rewarded in whatever field he may be.
Once there lived a poor wood cutter in a village near a river.He was very honest and hard working.He used to cut wood from forest,sell it in the bazaar and earn money.He lived a very simple life.He was contented with his lot.One day he was cutting wood near the bank of a river.All of sudden,his ax slipped from his hand and fell into the deep water of the river.
He became very sad because he did not know how to swim.He began to to weep over his loss of ax.He looked upward and prayed to God.Suddenly ,an angel appeared there and asked him why he was weeping.The wood cutter told the angel that his ax had fallen into the river.It was only source of his income.The angel took pity on him.He jumped into the river and brought out a gold ax.
He gave this gold ax to the woodcutter.The woodcutter refused to take it and said it is not his ax.The angel dived again and into the water and brought out a silver ax.He gave it to the woodcutter but he again refused to take it.He told the angel that his ax was made neither of gold nor of silver.His ax was made of iron.The angle once again dived into the water and brought out an iron ax.
The woodcutter felt very happy to see his iron ax.The angel was deeply impressed with the honesty of the woodcutter.He gave him the other two axes of gold and silver as a reward of his honesty.
Moral:
- Honesty is the best policy
- Honesty never goes unrewarded
Haste Makes Waste
"Haste makes waste" is an often-quoted proverb.It means that actions or decisions taken in haste and without thinking properly about their consequences may lead a person to an irreparable loss.
Once there lived a greedy man in Village.Fortunately,he had a very strange hen.It daily laid an egg of gold.He took the egg,went to the bazaar and sold it at very high price.Within a few days,he became very rich.He began to dream of becoming a millionaire.The people were greatly impressed by his riches.He was respected everywhere.But,with the passage of time,he became more and more greedy.His greed made him impatient.He did not wait for the eggs to come out one by one.He thought of a plan to become rich at once.One day,he caught the hen and killed her to get all the eggs at once.He opened the stomach of the hen and looked for the eggs.He was much surprised to find no egg in the stomach.Now he realized his folly and repented but he could never get such eggs in future.
Moral:
- Haste makes waste
- It is no use of crying over split milk.
- Greed is curse
The Foolish Stag
It is said that outward appearances are often deceptive.What appears useful and good may prove harmful and useless.Therefore,we should not be misled by the appearance of things and people. That is why it is said"all that glitters is not gold"The following story proves the truth of the this saying :
Once a stag was very thirsty.He went to a nearby stream.The water in the stream was very cold and clear.While drinking water, the stag saw his reflection in the water.He was very happy to see his beautiful antlers and felt very proud of them.When he saw his lean and thin legs,he felt very sorry.He hated his ugly legs.He heaved a sigh and said
"It is unfortunate to have such beautiful antlers with so ungly legs"
He cursed his legs.All of sudden,he heared the hunter's horse and howls of hounds.He saw a pack of hounds coming toward him.The stag was filled with fear.He wanted to save his life at every cost.He ran very fast to the forest to save his life.His thin and ugly legs were of great help to him.They carried him far away from the hounds
He reached in the dense part of the forest. There were thick bushes growing there.unfortunately,his beautiful antlers were caught up in a long bush.He tried his best to get free but could not.Meanwhile the hounds reached there.His beautiful antlers of which he was so proud brought about his death.The hounds fell upon and tore him into pieces
Moral:
- All that glitters is not gold
- Appearance are often deceptive
- Pride hath a fall
- Do not find fault with the Divine hand.
