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The lion and the mouse

  The Lion & the Mouse A Lion lay asleep in the forest, his great head resting on his paws. A timid little Mouse came upon him unexpectedly, and in her fright and haste to get away, ran across the Lion's nose. Roused from his nap, the Lion laid his huge paw angrily on the tiny creature to kill her. "Spare me!" begged the poor Mouse. "Please let me go and some day I will surely repay you." The Lion was much amused to think that a Mouse could ever help him. But he was generous and finally let the Mouse go. Some days later, while stalking his prey in the forest, the Lion was caught in the toils of a hunter's net. Unable to free himself, he filled the forest with his angry roaring. The Mouse knew the voice and quickly found the Lion struggling in the net. Running to one of the great ropes that bound him, she gnawed it until it parted, and soon the Lion was free. "You laughed when I said I would repay you," said the Mouse. "Now you see that eve...

The Pig and the Sheep

 . The Pig and the Sheep A pig found its way into a meadow where a shepherd was grazing a herd of sheep. The shepherd caught the pig and carried him off toward the butcher shop when it started crying loud and struggled to get free. The sheep told the pig, "The shepherd catches us regularly and drags us off like that, and we don't make any noise." The pig replied, "My case and yours are altogether different; he catches and takes you to shave off the wool, but he wants me to be killed for making the bacon." Moral: Don’t compare two situations without understanding them.

The King’s Painting

  The King’s Painting  There was a king with only one leg and one eye but was generous and competent as a ruler. One day while walking in his palace, the king noticed the portraits of his ancestors along the hallway. He also wanted his portrait painted by an artist but was unsure how it would turn out due to his physical abnormalities. The King invited all the painters across the kingdoms and asked who could paint a beautiful picture of him. The painters were confused about how to make a beautiful picture of the King with only one leg and one eye. All the painters politely refused to make a painting of the King. Then one young painter came forward and ensured to make a beautiful portrait of the King. After a few days, the young painter unveiled the portrait in the court in which the King was seen sitting on the horse with one leg visible, holding his bow and aiming the arrow with one eye closed. There was no sign of physical deficiencies in the king in the painting. The King w...

The golden egg

  The Golden Egg A farmer had a goose that laid one golden egg a day. He would sell the golden eggs, and they enjoyed a comfortable life. However, the farmer became greedy and wanted more than one egg a day. His wife foolishly agreed to his idea. The next day the farmer cut open the goose after it laid the golden egg. He could only find blood and guts. He realised his mistake. He now had no source of income, and the couple became poorer every day. Moral: Think before you act.

The proud rose

  The Proud Rose In the desert existed a rose and a cactus. The beautiful rose would take every opportunity to insult the cactus. The other plants tried to defend the cactus, but the rose was too obsessed with its own looks. There was no water during a particularly hot summer. The rose started to wither away. But the cactus had become a source of water for sparrows. The rose asked the cactus for water, and the nice cactus readily agreed. Moral: Never judge someone according to how they look.

The golden touch

  The  Greek king Midas did a good deed for a  Satyr. This prompted Dionysus, the god of wine,  to grant him a wish. Midas asked for everything  he touched to turn to gold. Dionysus’ warned  him not to do so, but Midas could not be  swayed. Midas excitedly started touching  everything and turning them into gold. Soon, he  became hungry. But he couldn’t eat anything  because even his food turned to gold. His  beloved daughter saw him in distress and ran to  hug him. However, she, too, turned to gold. He  realised then the golden touch was not a blessing. MORAL :- Greed leads one to downfall.

The Cat And The Mouse

 Once there was a cat named mittens. Mittens lived in a cozy 🏠  house. One day, mittens saw a mouse in the kitchen. The mouse was quick , but mittens was quicker . Mittens chased the mouse out of the house. From that day on , mittens kept the house Safe from mouses.