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 Count Wisely

One day, king Akbar asked a question in his court that left everyone in the courtroom puzzled. As they all tried to figure out the answer, Birbal walked in and asked what the matter was. They repeated the question to him.

The question was, “How many crows are there in the city?”

Birbal immediately smiled and went up to Akbar. He announced the answer; he said there were twenty-one thousand, five hundred and twenty-three crows in the city. When asked how he knew the answer, Birbal replied, “Ask your men to count the number of crows. If there are more, then the relatives of the crows must be visiting them from nearby cities. If there are fewer, then the crows from our city must be visiting their relatives who live outside the city.” Pleased with the answer, Akbar presented Birbal with a ruby and pearl chain.

Moral of the Story

Having an explanation for your answer is just as important as having an answer.

The Lion And A Mouse | Moral Stories | Kids stories | kidzstoriesonline

 The Lion And A Mouse

    Once upon a time. There lived a lion and a mouse. One day the lion was sleeping. The mouse started playing on it. The lion Woke up. He caught up the mouse and was going to kill. The mouse requested for forgiveness. The lion let him go. After some days the lion caught in a net. The mouse cut the net with his teeth. The lion was now free. He thanked the mouse.

 Moral :

DO GOOD ALWAYS

The Cows And The Lions

 The Cows And The Lions

 

Five cows lived in a little forest. They ate fresh grass in a large green meadow. They were kind friends. They decided to do everything together, so the lions couldn't attack them for food. 

One day, the five cows fought and each one started to eat grass in a different place. The lions decided to seize the opportunity and killed them one by one .

 

MORAL :

UNITY IS STRENGTH

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Three Questions 

The thought came to a certain King that he would never fail if he knew three things These three things were : 

1 What is  the right time to begin something ? 

2   Which people  should he listen to ?

3 What is the most important thing for him to do 

The king ,therefore , sent messengers throughout his kingdom , promising a large sum of money to anyone who would answer these three questions .

Many wise men came to the came to the king , but they all answered his three questions differently.

In reply to the first question, some said the king must prepare a timetable and the follow it strictly . Only in this way , they said , could he do everything at its proper time . Others said that it was impossible to decide in advance the right time for doing something. The king should notice all that was going on, avoid foolish pleasures, and always do whatever seemed necessary at that time. Yet others said the king needed a council of wise men who would help him act at the proper time . This was impossible  to decide correctly, without help from others , the right time for every action .

But then others said that there were some things which could be urgent . These things could not wait for the decision of the council . In order to decide the right time for doing something , it is necessary to look into the future . And only necessary to look into the future . And only necessary to look into the future . And only magicians could do that . The king , therefore , would have to go to magicians .

In their answers to the second question, some said that the people most necessary to the king were his councilors others said , the priests . A few others chose fighting , and yet others religious worship . 

As the answers to his questions were so different , the king was not satisfied and gave no reward . Instead he decided to seek the advice of a certain hermit, who was widely known for his wisdom .

The hermit lived in a wood which he never left . He saw no one but simple people , and so the king put on ordinary cloths . Before he reached the hermits hut the king left his horse with his bodyguard, and went alone. 

As the king came near the hermits hut , he saw the hermit digging the ground in front of his hut . He greeted the king and continued digging . The hermit was old and weak , and as he worked , he breathed heavily . 

The king went up to the hermit and said , I have come to you , wise hermit , to ask you to answer three questions : How can I learn to do the thing at the right time ? Who are the people I need 

most ? And what affaires are the most important ? 

The hermit listened to the king , but did not speak . He went on digging . "You are tired," said the king . "Let me take the the spade and work in your place."

"Thanks ," said the hermit , giving the king his spade . Then he sat down  on the ground. 

When the king had dug two beds , he stopped and repeated his questions . The hermit gave no answer; but stood up , stretching out his hand for the spade , and said ,"Now you rest ,and let me work ."

But the king did not give him the spade and continued to dig .

One hour passed , then another. The sun went down behind the trees, and at last the king stuck the spade into the ground and said , "I came to you can give me no answer , tell me so and I will return home."

"Here comes someone running ," said the hermit .

The fox and the crow

 The fox and the crow

Once upon a time. There was a crow. He had a piece of meat. A hungry fox came there. His mouth watered when he saw the piece of meat. he thought of a plan to get it. he praised the voice of crow. The fox said him to sing a song When the crow opened his mouth to sing. The fox ate it and went away. 

MORAL :

Beware of flatter.

Panchatantra Stories - Suggestion

 SUGGESTION

It was night. Winter season. Many animals were sleeping in the forest. But few monkeys were jumping from tree to tree as they had no warm house to live in. they were hungry also. they were shouting.

   They saw few worms flying form one end to the other. While doing so they were spreading light. The monkeys thought that it is fire.

"Let all of us go towards fire and warm up. The cold is severe."

Monkeys spoke to each other.

Nearby a bird was sitting in a bush.

Hearing what monkeys spoke the bird said: 

"Friends ! it is not fire. they were worms.

The monkey didn't like what the bird said, "Who told you ? who asked you to suggest ? you are impertinent "

Thus a monkey said and killed the bird. "Oh ! God ! I did a mistake . I should not have suggested these fools "

thus the bird said and died.

MORAL:

Suggestion to fools is a waste.

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 Raman the detective

Tenali Raman was once walking along a forest path when he was stopped by a merchant. “I’m looking for my camel which has strayed away. Did you see it passing by?” asked the merchant.

“Had the camel hurt its leg?” asked Raman.

“Oh yes! That means you have seen my camel!” said the merchant.

“Only its footprints. See, you can see footprints of an animal with three legs,” said Raman, pointing out the footprints on the ground. “It was dragging the other leg because it was hurt in that leg.”

“Was it blind in one eye?” Raman asked the merchant.

“Yes, yes,” said the merchant eagerly.

“Was it loaded it with wheat on one side and sugar on the other side?” asked Raman.

“Yes, you are right,” said the merchant.

“So you have seen my camel!”  exclaimed the merchant.

Raman looked upset. “Did I say I saw your camel?”

“You have given the exact description of my camel,” said the merchant.

“I saw no camel,” said Raman.

“Do you see those plants lined up on both sides of this path? You can clearly see, some animal has eaten leaves of plants on the left, but the plants on the other side remain untouched. So the animal could see with only one eye.

“Look down. You can see ants lined up on this side which means, the animal was loaded with sugar bag on this side. The bag had a hole, which allowed the sugar to fall off.”

“You can see grains of wheat fallen on the other side. The bag on this side also must have holes in it,” said Raman.

“I can see everything you showed me,” protested the merchant,” but I still don’t see my camel.”

“You follow this trail and soon you will catch up with your animal. After all it is hurt in one leg and you seem to be hale and hearty,” said Raman.

The merchant took his advice and followed the trail left by the camel.

Soon he caught up with the poor animal, limping along.

“Rani!” the merchant shouted in happiness, as he ran to his camel.

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