Camel and the Jackal Story

Once upon a time there lived a camel and a jackal in the dense forest. They were good friends. They lived near by a river. One day the jackal came to know that there was a field of ripe melons across the river.

His mouth watered. But he could not cross the river. He went to camel and told him about the melons, the camel was also tempted to eat melons. He carried the jackal on his back and crossed the river.

Both of them reached the field. They started eating the melons. The jackal started howling loudly. The owner of the field came running and started beating the camel.

When the owner went away the camel asked the jackal why he had howled. The jackal replied, "It is my habit to howl after a heavy meal". Both of them returned to the river. The jackal jumped on the back of the camel.

When they were in the middle of the water, the camel began to roll in the water. The jackal said, "Why are you rolling in the water?" The camel replied, "It is my habit to roll in the water after a heavy meal". The jackal could hardly save himself.

Moral: Tit for tat.

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King Cobra and Ants story

Once upon a time there lived a king cobra in a small hole near to a big tree. It always eat eggs, lizard, frogs and rabbits. All small animals began to fear the king cobra. This boosted up his pride. 

He began to think “Now, I am the most powerful creature in this forest. I am the king of the forest. All animals fear me. Let me move from this small hole to a bigger place”. 

He searched for a place to suit his size and status. Finally, he came across a big tree. He selected the tree for his house. He saw an ant hill near the tree.

He thought “Why should there be an ugly ant hill near my royal house?” He hissed aloud “I am king Cobra, the king of the forest. I order the ants to vacate immediately”. There was no reply. He got wild and struck at the ant hill.

What a surprise! In minute thousands of ants swarmed up the king cobra, biting him everywhere. The king cobra could not bear the pain. He ran away.

Moral: Pride goes before fall.

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The Selfish Horse, Donkey and The Washer man

Once upon a time there lived a washer man in a small town. He pet a donkey and a horse. He was supposed to carry many bundles of cloth to the other town with load both of them. So he loaded the donkey heavily and the three of them began their journey forward.

It was a hot summer day and the donkey started to get extremely tired. He asked the horse to share some of the load but the horse refused to say that it was not his duty to carry the load.

Soon, the exhausted donkey could walk no further and collapse in the middle of the road. The washer man was determined to complete his journey. So, he put all the donkey’s baskets onto the horse and continued on his way.

The horse thought to himself, I wish I had helped the donkey before!

Moral: Never stay away from helping anyone.

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The Cracked Water Pot

Once there lived a water bearer in a small village. The water bearer had two large pots which he hung on the ends of a pole. He used to carry the pole to his master’s house every day.

One of the two pots had a crack in it, which is why the bearer delivered only one and a half pot of water. The perfect pot was proud of himself and mocked the cracked pot.

One day, the cracked pot apologized to the bearer for being imperfect. But the master smiled and said that he had planted flowers on the cracked pot’s side of the way. Unknowingly, the cracked pot was watering them and because of this, the bearer was able to pick out beautiful flowers for his master’s home.

Now, the cracked pot didn’t feel ashamed of his imperfection anymore.

Moral: Never be ashamed of your imperfections. Many times, these imperfections are a blessing in disguise.

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The Birds, The Beasts and The Selfish Bats

Once upon a time there was a fighting between the birds and animals. All birds fought with their might against the animals and the animals gave fierce battle. The bats were indecisive. They thought “We can join with the birds because we can fly. We can also join with the animals because we don’t lay eggs. Anyway, we will wait and join with the winners”.

At one stage the birds were having a winning hand. The bats thought, “This is the time, we’ll join with the birds”. But again the times changed. Now the animals began to be more powerful. The bats shifted support to animals.

After a long time the battle ended and the birds and animals came to compromise. But, both now neglected the bats and Bats began to live in holes. They came out only during night because that was the time when birds and animals would have returned home and the night animals and birds would not have left their homes.

Moral: The deceitful have no friends.

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The Greedy Dog and his Reflection

Once upon a time there was a dog lived in a small village. It was so cute so that everyone offers him some food. One day the dog was passing through the backyard of a house. Someone feed him a piece of bone. He picked it up and ran to a lonely corner. He sat there and began to chew the bone. He felt tired. So, he dropped the bone and slept there itself.

After sometime he woke up and take the bone with his mouth. He felt thirsty. So he ran up to nearby river. There was a bridge over the river. While it was walking in the corner it saw his own reflection on the water. The greedy dog thought that there was another dog with a bone. He wanted that too. He began to bark.

The bone in his mouth fell down into the river. The dog lost his bone and felt sorry. He left that place and went to the village with hungry.

Moral: Greed leads to grief.

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Two Frogs and The Churned Milk

Once there lived two frogs in a small hole. It was a rainy day and two frogs were playing on the rain. Slowly, they hopped and hopped and came into a house. There was a churn of milk. Both the frogs fell into the churn.

Both the frogs tried for some time to come out from the churn. But in vain. One of the frogs lost hope and said, I can’t swim any more and he drowned to the bottom and died at last. The other one did not lost hope.

The second frog stayed motivated and continued to swim, his movements eventually churning the milk into butter. He then found himself on solid footing again and leaped out of the vat.

Moral: God helps those who help themselves.

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The Cap seller and the Monkeys

Once upon a time there was a cap-seller staying in a small village. Everyday he was going to sell his caps in a village market. He was going through a forest. He was carrying a basket of red caps on his head. He got tired in the heat of the sun. He lay down under a tree to take rest. He put his basket on the ground. He fell asleep.

There were monkeys on that tree. They came down and took the caps. Then they climbed on the tree. When the cap-seller woke up, he was surprised to see that monkeys were wearing his caps. He became sad. He thought of a plan. He threw his own cap on the ground. The monkeys also threw down their caps. He collected his caps and went away.

Moral: Wit works where strength fails.

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Aesop Moral Story: The Fighting Bulls and the Frog

Once upon a time there lived two bulls. There was a big field along with a pond. They were always drinking water from the nearby pond. One day they both were fighting furiously in a field, at one side of which was a marsh. There living a frog family in the marsh. The mother frog was trembled as she watched the fierce battle.

“What are you afraid of?” asked by a young frog.

“Do you not see,” replied the mother frog, “that the Bull who is beaten, will be driven away from the good forage up there to the reeds of this marsh, and we shall all be trampled into the mud?”

It turned out as the frog had said. The fighting bulls were rushed towards the marsh, where his great hoofs crushed the mother frogs and her child to death.

When the great fall out, the weak always suffer for it.

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Short Story: Example is more powerful than speech

Once upon a time there lived a mother crab with her baby in a pond. One day, the mother crab and her baby were walking together. The baby crab was walking a little ahead of the mother.

After sometimes, the mother crab said, “Oh my dear child, why do you bend towards one side when you walk?”

The baby crab turned back and looked at its mother and asked, “why Mother, what is wrong with the way I walk?” Was I am not looks good while I am walking like this?

The mother crab replied, yes “It does not look good to me.” You look much better when you walk straight and forward.” The young Crab said, “This might be pretty good and true my mother. But I do not know how to walk straight. So, if you will show me how to walk straight, I will promise to do on next moment on wards.”

His mother impatiently agreed and said, “Look at me carefully and you will do it later.

When the mother crab tried to walk straight, it was impossible for her also to walk straight way.

She kept trying, but she could not walk straight. Tired, she said to her son, “I am sorry for scolding you. I myself cannot walk in a straight manner. How can I ask you to do so?” She then told her son, “You continue to walk the way you do!” Then they went their destiny.

Moral: Example is more powerful than speech. 

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