The ant and the grasshopper

The ant and the grasshopper

Whatever savings you are doing today will be the savings for tomorrow. For this there is a story of the ant and the grasshopper.  If you read the story of this article you can learn how to save for tomorrow.

One bright summer day a grasshopper was dancing and singing happily.  The sun was shining brightly and there was plenty of food to be had.  The grasshopper felt that he has nothing to worry about and he leaped about joyously.

Suddenly he was an ant trying hard to drag food into his hole.  The grasshopper felt like teasing the ant and said mockingly, “Hey. There! Is not it a pity you have to work so hard?  You are missing all the fun of life.”

“We are storing food for the winter, my friend” said the ant.  “If you are wise so will you!”  But the grasshopper ignored this sound advice and continued to have fun.

Soon winter arrived and it became bitterly cold.  There was no food to be had too.  The grasshopper began to starve and he was forced to go to the ant to beg for some food.  But he got no sympathy from the ant.  “It serves you right, you lazy rascal,” said the ant.  “All summer you danced and sang.  Go and dance now.  You will get no food from me.”

The grasshopper walked away, bitterly regretting that he had not prepared himself for the winter.

The moral of this story is “Savings made today will save tomorrow.”

Test of friendship

Test of friendship

Once upon a time there lived a hare that was very friendly with all the animals of the forest.  The hare had a generous nature and would always lend a helping hand and so he was popular and well beloved.

One day as hare was resting in a hollow tree, a pack of hounds picked up his scent and began running towards his hiding place.  The hare heard the hounds baying and fled from the scene.  The hare ran and ran till he could run no more.  So he sat by the roadside to rest.

Suddenly he saw his friend, the horse, coming towards him and hope filled his heart.

“My friend,” said the hare, “the hounds are after me and I am so tired.  Please carry me away from here on your back.”

But the horse became afraid when he heard of the hounds and said,” I am in a hurry.  But, look, there is your friend, the bull ask him to help you.”

So saying the horse trotted away and the hare ran towards the bull.  “Please help me, dear bull,” said the hare.  Take me on your back and help me get away from the hounds.

“I cannot, friend hare,” said the bull.  “I am off to join my herd. But there is your friend, the goat.  Ask him to help you.”

Saying thus the bull fled from the scene and the hare ran up to the goat.

“Help! Help! Brother goat,” pleaded the hare, help me get away the hounds.

But the goat was just as reluctant to help and giving some excuses he too went away.

Next the hare went to his friend, the sheep, who was lolling nearby and asked him to help.

“My friend, I am sorry,” said the sheep.  “But right now I am feeling very weak and would only be a hindrance and not a help to you.  But I am sure you will be able to save yourself from those hounds,” said the sheep and he too ran away.

The hare now heard the pack of hounds closing in and he knew that the end was near.  “What sort of friends are they?” he said to himself.  In times they scatter like autumn leaves in a breeze.

To get good friends is very difficult.  You should think thoroughly the person whether he is good or bad twice or thrice before making friendship.  Without thinking if you make friendship it may harm you.  You should see everything of the person such as his behavior, character, etc. 

A friend should be in such a way that he or she should help in any situation.  If he or she takes help from us and disappointing you, it is waste. He or she is not called as a good friendship.  We can also say that a friend in need is a friend in deed. 

You should be aware of good friends and bad friends before making friendship.  Once you get a good decision of the person, you begin friendship with that person.  Do not become fool while making friendship.  A good friendship will last forever.  Remember this and make friendship with anyone. 

     

The moral of this story is “Beware of false friends and friendships.”

The jealous donkey

The story is about the jealous donkey.  To know about the story and the moral of the story read the article briefly.  It gives you very good moral and you should not be jealous upon others.

Once upon a time there lived a farmer who owned two animals.  One was a dog which used to guard his house and his property, while the other was a donkey which carried loads of grain to the market.

The farmer was very fond of his dog and whenever he came home after a day’s work in the fields, the dog would run up to him and jump onto his lap.  The farmer would pet the dog and give him some tidbits to eat. 

The donkey became jealous and watched the dog’s antics with anger in his heart.  “What an easy life that dog leads”, he said to himself angrily.  “He never does a stroke of work, yet gets so much love and affection.  Whereas I carry heavy loads and all I get it is heard blows and leftovers.

Now the donkey too decided to behave like the dog.  So the next day when the farmer sat on his chair in the courtyard of his house, the donkey ran up to him braying loudly and then jumped on to the farmer’s lap.

The farmer became furious.  He threw off the donkey and picking up his stick rained blows on it till it fled braying with pain. 

The moral of the story is “No good can ever come out of jealousy.”

The cunning fox

The moral theme of the story “The cunning fox” is “A truly wise person can see through a trick.”  The story in detail given in this article, how a truly wise person can see through a trick. 

Once upon a time, all the animals of the forest decided to elect a king.  There were several candidates for the post but the choice fell on the ape because he was a happy-go-lucky sort who kept the animals amused all the time.

So the ape became the king and all the animals lived happily under their new monarch who they thought was very clever and wise all, except the fox who realized that the ape was in reality a big fool, and he decided to prove this news to the other animals.

One day the fox happened to see a trap which some hunters has laid on one of the jungle tracks.  As bait the hunters had kept a branch of bananas.  The fox knew that the ape loved bananas, so he went to the royal court, bowed to the ape and said: “Sir, on my way here, I saw a most delicious branch of bananas.  Do please come with me and eat your fill.”  The ape’s mouth watered at the mention of the word “bananas” and he agreed to accompany the fox.

The fox quickly led the ape to the bananas.  But no sooner had the ape taken the bananas, than the trap swung shut and the ape was caught.  “Help me, dear fox,” shouted the ape “Please help me.”

But the fox only laughed and this made the ape very angry.  “I am your king,” he roared.” I shall punish you most severely when I get out.”

“But how will you get out?” taunted the fox.  “You are trapped.  A fine king you turned out to be.  If you cannot save yourself from danger, how will you save your subjects?”  So saying, the fox dashed away leaving the ape to the mercy of the hunters.

The moral of this story is “A truly wise person can see through a trick.”

The quarrel

The moral of the story “The quarrel between a traveler and guide” is “A small quarrel can lead to a big loss.”  Read the article and you can know how the quarrel leads to big loss. 

Once a traveler wished to cross a wide desert, so he engaged the services of a guide and his camel.  The traveler sat on the camel with all his baggage and the guide led the camel out into the desert.

The hot sun beat down mercilessly on the wayfarers and after a few hours of travel for some time and he got down from the camel. 

The weary camel sat down and the traveler sat in its shadow since there was no other shady spot available.

The guide walked up to the traveler and said, “Get up! I want to sit in the shade too”.

“There is place in the shade for one person only,” replied the traveler. 

“Besides I hired the camel and that means the shadow belongs to me for the duration of the journey.”

“Not at all!” argues the guide, “you hired only the camel.  If you want its shadow too you will have to pay more.”

‘No! I will not!” shouted the traveler.

They began to quarrel loudly.  Scared by the noise of their quarrel the camel got up suddenly and then bolted.  The two men gaped at the sight of the fleeing camel then they ran after it shouting for it to stop.  But it was to no avail.  The camel ran away into the desert and was never found.  Thus the guide lost his camel and the traveler all his baggage.

The moral of this story is “A small quarrel can lead to a big loss.” Never quarrel for the small thing.  You should learn how to adjust with small problems.  

The thirsty crow

Once during hot season of summer, animals and birds will suffer because of no water.  Streams, wells and ponds become dry during summer season.  A crow was very thirsty one day.  It was searching for water all over the place.  It was thinking that it will get some water anywhere. 

After long time, the crow reached to a place where there is a garden.  In the garden the crow saw a pot which is made out of mud.  The pot has only little water.  It was planning how to drink that water from the pot.  It was making ideas to bring the water up in the pot.  This crow was very intelligent and wise. Suddenly it got an idea. It saw some pebbles and stones in the surrounding areas in the garden.  After seeing the stones, it got a brilliant idea.  It picked up stones and pebbles one by one and put in the pot.  The crow thought that if it does in this way, the water level will come to the top of the pot. 

So immediately the crow started dropping stones one by one in the pot.  Slowly the water level was rising in the pot.  The crow’s idea was working now. The crow dropped the stones till the water level touches its beak.  Once the water level touched its beak, it drank water happily and went away. 

The moral of this story is that ‘if everyone are enough wise, they can solve any type of problems’.