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1 A Moral Story: A Wise Counting

Let us enjoy reading this story of A Wise Counting.

Emperor Akbar as in the habit of putting riddles and pu!!les to his "ourtiers. #e often asked $uestions

hi"h ere strange and itty. %t took mu"h isdom to anser these $uestions.&n"e he asked a 'ery strange $uestion. (he "ourtiers ere dumb folded by his $uestion.

Akbar glan"ed at his "ourtiers. As he looked) one by one the heads began to hang lo in sear"h of an

anser. %t as at this moment that *irbal entered the "ourtyard. *irbal ho kne the nature of theemperor $ui"kly grasped the situation and asked) +May % kno the $uestion so that % "an try for an

anser+.

Akbar said) +#o many "ros are there in this "ity,+

Without e'en a moment-s thought) *irbal replied +(here are fifty thousand fi'e hundred and eighty nine

"ros) my lord+.

+#o "an you be so sure,+ asked Akbar.

*irbal said) +Make you men "ount) My lord. %f you find more "ros it means some ha'e "ome to 'isit

their relati'es here. %f you find less number of "ros it means some ha'e gone to 'isit their relati'es

elsehere+.Akbar as pleased 'ery mu"h by *irbal-s it.

M&AL : A itty anser ill ser'e its purpose.

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0 A Wise &ld &l

(here as an old ol that li'ed in an oak. E'eryday he sa in"idents happening around him. esterday

he sa a boy helping an old man to "arry a hea'y basket. (oday he sa a girl shouting at her mother. (he

more he sa the less he spoke.

As he spoke less) he heard more. #e heard people talking and telling stories. #e heard a oman saying

that an elephant jumped o'er a fen"e. #e also heard a man saying that he had ne'er made a mistake.

(he old ol had seen and heard about hat happened to people. Some be"ame better and some be"ame

orse. *ut the old ol had be"ome iser ea"h and e'ery day.

Moral of the story :

ou should be obser'ant) talk less but listen more. (his ill make you a ise person.

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2 *eg our 3ardon Mrs #ardin

&ne afternoon) a little boy had lost his kitten. #e looked under his bed. #e looked all o'er his house. *ut

still there as no puppy. 4inally) he looked for his puppy in the garden. After a fe hours) he still "ould

not find the puppy.

(he little boy as tired and as about to gi'e up. (hen he sa his neighbour) Mrs #ardin.

5% beg your pardon) Mrs #ardin. %s my puppy in your garden,+ asked the little boy.

5&h yes) she is. She is "heing on a mutton bone)+ replied Mrs #ardin.

(he little boy "limbed the fen"e and sa his puppy "heing on a mutton bone. #e as so happy that his puppy as not lost but had only gone to his good neighbor6s house to eat.

Moral of the story :

7o not gi'e up sear"hing for something you ha'e lost too soon.

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8 A Moral Story : Silly Little Mariam

Let us enjoy reading this story of Silly Little Mariam.(here li'ed a little girl Mariam ho as 'ery silly and la!y. &ften she used to ander hither and thither

ith no purpose. &n"e) as she ent andering she felt 'ery thirsty. She ent to a pond nearby and

$uen"hed her thirst. She felt 'ery tired and drosy. She slept right there on the banks of the pond.

When she oke up it as night already. She peeped into the pond but "ould not see her refle"tion. She got

a big doubt) 5Am % really here or not, Well9 Let me ask at my home+.

She ent home and found the door "losed. She "alled out +%s Mariam in there,+ A sleepy 'oi"e replied)

5&h9 She must be in bed+. Mariam thought) 5%f Mariam is at home) % am not Mariam+. Saying this) she

ent aay.

M&AL : Shados are not realities.

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4aithful ;ose:

%n a big beautiful pala"e there li'ed an old king ho fell 'ery si"k one day. #e had many ser'ants andamong them as a good ser'ant ;ose ho had on the king s heart. (he king thought that he as lying on

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4aithful ;ose lifted him up and "arried him to his bed and thought ith great "on"ern. +&h9 (he

misfortune has happened/hat ill "ome of it,+ and he ga'e the young ?ing "old ater until he "ame to

himself. (he first ords he spoke ere +Who does that beautiful pi"ture represent,+

+(hat is the daughter of the king of the @olden 3ala"e+) replied ;ose.

+&h) ;ose9 My lo'e for her is so great that % "annot li'e ithout her. My life is set upon the sear"h for her.ou are my faithful ;ose. ou must a""ompany me.+

(he trusted ser'ants deliberated for a long hile ho to set about this task for it as 'ery diffi"ult to getinto the presen"e of the king-s daughter. At last he found out a ay and said to the king) +E'erything

hi"h she has around her is of gold "hairs) tables) dishes) bols and all the household utensils. Among

your treasures are fi'e tons of gold/lot one of the goldsmiths of your kingdom manufa"ture 'essels and

utensils of all kinds there from < all kinds of birds and ild and onderful beasts su"h as ill please her.

(hen e ill tra'el ith these and try our lu"k.+

(he king summoned all his goldsmiths ho orked day and night until many 'ery beautiful things ere

ready. When all had been pla"ed on board a ship) the faithful ;ose put on mer"hant-s "lothes and the king

likeise so that they might tra'el $uite unknon. (hen they sailed o'er the ide sea and sailed aay

until they "ame to the "ity here li'ed the daughter of the ?ing of the @olden 3ala"e.

4aithful ;ose told the king to remain in the ship and ait for him. +3erhaps+) said he) +% shall bring the

king-s daughter ith me/therefore take "are that all is in order and set out the golden 'essels and adorn

the hole ship.+(hereupon) ;ose pla"ed in a napkin some of the golden "ups) stepped upon the land and ent straight to

the king-s pala"e. When he "ame into the "astle"laimed) +&h9 hat beautiful golden things9+ and she looked at the golden "ups one after another and

said) +(he king6s daughter must see these. She is so pleased ith anything made of gold that she ill buy

all these.+ And taking him by the hand) she led him in for she as the lady-s maid.

When the king-s daughter sa the golden "ups) she liked them all and said) +(hey are finely made. % ill

pur"hase them all.+ *ut faithful ;ose replied) +% am only the ser'ant of a ri"h mer"hantB +What % ha'e here

is nothing "ompared to hat is there in our ship. =othing more deli"ate or "ostly has e'er been made in

gold.+(hen the king-s daughter ished to ha'e them all bought/but he said) +%t ould take many days and so

great is the $uantity that your pala"e has not halls enough in it to pla"e them around.+

(hen her "uriosity and desire ere still more e>"ited and at last she said) +(ake me to the ship. % ill go

myself and look at your master6s treasure.+

4aithful ;ose took her to the ship ith great joy and the king hen he beheld her sa that her beauty as

still greater than the pi"ture had represented and thought that his heart ould jump out of his mouth.When she stepped on board and the king "ondu"ted her belo) faithful ;ose remained on the de"k by the

steersman and told him to unmoor the ship and put on all the sails he "ould that it might fly like a bird

through the air.

Meanhile the king shoed the prin"ess all the golden treasures < the dishes) the "ups) the bols) the birds and the ild and onderful beasts. Many hours elapsed hile she looked at e'erything and in her

joy she did not remark that the ship sailed on and on. As soon as she had looked at the last and thankedthe mer"hant) she ished to depart. *ut hen she "ame on de"k) she per"ei'ed that they ere upon the

high sea) far from the shore and ere hastening on ith all the sails. +Ah+) she e>"laimed in fright) +%

ha'e been betrayed. % am "arried off and taken aay in the poer of a strange mer"hant. % ould rather

die9+

*ut the king taking her by the hand said) 5% am not a mer"hant/but a king and e$ual to you in birth. %t is

true that % ha'e "arried you off. *ut that is be"ause of my o'erhelming lo'e for you. When % first sa

the portrait of the beauteous fa"e) % fell don in a soon before it.+

When the prin"ess heard these ords) she felt reassured and her heart as in"lined toards him and so)


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she illingly be"ame his bride.

While they thus ent on their 'oyage on the high sea) it so happened that faithful ;ose sitting on the de"k

of the ship) playing musi") sa three "ranes in the air ho "ame flying toards them. #e stopped playing

and listened to hat they ere saying to one another for he understood them perfe"tly.

(he first one said) +(he king is "arrying home the daughter of the king of the @olden 3ala"e.+ +*ut he isnot home yet+) replied the se"ond. +*ut he has her+) said the third) +She is sitting by him in the ship.+

(hen the first one began again and said) +What matters that, When they go on shore) a fo>t morning trusted ;ose as brought up for trial and led to the gallos and as he stood there and


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as about to be e>e"uted) he said) +E'eryone "ondemned to die may on"e before his death speak. Shall %

also ha'e that pri'ilege,+

+es+) ansered the king) +it shall be granted to you+. (hen faithful ;ose replied) +% ha'e been

unrighteously judged and ha'e alays been true to you)+ and he narrated the "on'ersation of the "ranes

hi"h he had heard at sea and ho) in order to sa'e his master) he as obliged to do all he had done.(hen the king "ried out) +&h) my most trusted ;ose) pardon) pardon/lead him aay9+ *ut trusted ;ose

had fallen don at the last ord and as turned into stone.At this e'ent both the king and the $ueen ere in great grief and the king thought) +Ah) ho i"kedly

ha'e % rearded his great fidelity9+ and he had the stone statue raised and pla"ed in his sleepingman and

#anuman. All three ere strong and healthy. *ut they ere all la!y.@opal as sad thinking about his sons and the future of his farmland.

&ne day) @opal got a flash of an idea. #e "alled all his sons and said) +am9 La>man9 and #anuman9 %

ha'e hidden a treasure in our farmland. ou sear"h and share the treasure among you.+(he three sons ere o'erjoyed. (hey ent to the fields and started sear"hing am started from one end.

La>man sear"hed from the other end. And #anuman did so from the "entre. (hey dug ea"h and e'ery in"h

of the field. *ut they "ould not find anything.

@opal said to his sons) 57ear boys9 =o you ha'e tooled and "onditioned the field) hy not e so a

"rop9+ &ff ent the sons to so the "rops.


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7ays passed. Soon) the "rops gre lushly green. (he sons ere delighted. (he father said) +Sons) this is

the real treasure % anted you to share+.

M&AL : 4ruits of hard ork are alays seet.

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D A Moral Story : (he 3oor Man6s Wealth

Let us enjoy reading this story of (he 3oor Man6s Wealth.

am"hand and 3rem"hand ere neighbours. am"hand as a poor farmer. 3rem"hand as a landlord.

am"hand used to be 'ery rela>ed and happy. #e ne'er bothered to "lose the doors and indos of his

house at night. #e had deep sound sleeps. Although he had no money he as pea"eful.3rem"hand used to be 'ery tense alays. #e as 'ery keen to "lose the doors and indos of his house

at night. #e "ould not sleep ell. #e as alays bothered that someone might break open his safes and

steal aay his money. #e en'ied the pea"eful am"hand.

&ne day) 3rem"hand "all am"hand and ga'e him a bo>ful of "ash saying) 5Look my dear friend. % am blessed ith plenty of ealth. % find you in po'erty. So) take this "ash and li'e in prosperity.+

am"hand as o'erhelmingly happy. #e as joyful throughout the day. =ight "ame. am"hand ent to

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a dog. (hey all li'ed happily.

&ne day) the red hen stumbled on to a heat seed. 5#ey) ho among you ish to plant this seed,+ she

asked.

5=ot me) friend+ refused the du"k.

5=or "an %.+ de"lined the "at.5Count me not.+ the dog turned his ba"k.

5All right. % ill do it then by myself)+ said the hen. She planted the see and atered it. Alas9 %t gre$ui"kly to yield the bronish heat. 5#i9 (here) ho among you ish to har'est the heat,+ asked the

red hen.

5=ot me) friend)+ the du"k sounded bored.

5=or "an %.+ shrugged the "at.

5Count me not9+ a'oided the dog.

5%f so) % ill do it by myself)+ the red hen spoke up as she laboured all day along. *y e'ening she had to

gunny bags full of heat.

5#ello pal9 Who among you ill lend me a hand to grind this heat, She $ueried. All the three refused as

usual.

+% ill see that % grind this by myself. % ill make flour) knead dough and bake bread9+ she announ"ed.

(he ne>t day she baked deli"ious bread.

5#ody) ho among you ish to eat this bread,+ she asked merrily.5% ant to9+ ansered the du"k) sma"king her lips.

5Me too9+ said the "at ith his mouth atering.

5ummy) smells good)+ spoke up the dog) shuffling his feet eagerly.

5=one of you "an ha'e a bite9 % sla'ed in the field and at home. &nly my "hildren and % are entitled to eatthis bread9+ So saying the red hen fed her "hi"ks and ate a sumptuous meal that day.

M&AL : (here are no gains ithout pains.

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11 (he Galiant (ailor :

&n"e upon a time there li'ed a prin"ess ho as e>"essi'ely proud. She proposed a pu!!le to e'eryone

ho "ame to her pala"e. %f a person did not sol'e it) then the person as sent aay s"ornfully. (his

beha'ior of the prin"ess as talked about e'eryhere and it as said that hoe'er as lu"ky enough tosol'e the riddle ould marry the prin"ess.

&ne day three tailors "ame to the "ity. (he to elders of them ere $uite intelligent and had heard about

the prin"ess6s riddle. *ut the third tailor as an idle) good


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+Softly) softly9+ said the tailor) +% must tea"h you manners9+

(hen he put his hand in his po"ket and took out some nuts and "ra"ked them beteen the teeth. (he bear

sa this and anted to do hat the tailor as doing. (he tailor ga'e the bear a handful of nuts hi"h

ere really pebbles. (he bear put them into his mouth/but he "ould not "ra"k them.

+What a blo"khead % am9+ the bear said to himself) +% "ouldn6t "ra"k a fe nuts9+(hen the bear said to the tailor) +Will you "ra"k them for me,+

&n hearing this) the tailor said. +What a fello you are9 With su"h a big mouth you "ouldn-t "ra"k thesesmall nuts9+

With these ords he "unningly "hanged a nut for the pebble hi"h the bear ga'e him and soon "ra"ked it.

+% must try on"e more9+ said the bear) +%t looks so easy9+

And the bear ith its full strength tried to "ra"k the pebbles but all in 'ain. Soon the bear be"ame tired.

(hen the tailor took a pipe out of his "oat and played a tune. When the bear heard this) he began to dan"e

to the tune. %n a little hile he stopped and asked the tailor hether it as easy to learn the art of playing

the pipe.

+Easy as "hild6s play9+ said the tailor) +ou ha'e to keep your fingers on the holes and blo the air into

it.+

+&h9 Well that is playing the pipe+) said the bear) 5% may as ell learn that and then % "an dan"e as often

as % like. What do you think, Will you gi'e me any instru"tion,++With all my heart9+ replied the tailor) +%f you are "le'er enough/but let me see your "las) they are 'ery

long and % must "ut them a bit9+

*y "han"e a knife as lying in one "orner and the bear laid his pas hen the tailor s"reed them fast.

+=o ait till % "ome ith the s"issors+) said he and lea'ing the bear groaning and groling) he laidhimself don in a "orner on a bundle of stra and ent to sleep.

Meanhile the prin"ess as rejoi"ing at the thought she had got rid of the tailor and espe"ially hen she

heard the bear groling) she thought it as ith the satisfa"tion of ha'ing eaten its prey. %n the morning

she ent don to the stable. *ut as soon as she looked in she sa the tailor as fresh and li'ely as he as

the day before. She as in great astonishment and she refused to marry the tailor. *ut it as of no use for

her ord had been openly pledged to the marriage. (he king) her father ordered a "arriage to be brought

in hi"h she and the tailor ent aay to the pala"e here the edding as to take pla"e. ;ust as they had

set off the to other tailors ho ere 'ery en'ious of their brother-s fortune ent into the stable andreleased the bear. (he bear ran after the "arriage hi"h "ontained the bridal party. (he prin"ess heard the

beast groling and groaning and be"ame 'ery mu"h frightened and "ried to the tailor) +&h) the bear is

behind) "oming to kill us9+

(he tailor looked out of the "arriage and said) +7o you remember the knife, %f you do not go aay you

shall ha'e to lose all your "las9+

(he bear thought about it and then turned its tail and ran ba"k. (he tailor happily dro'e on to the pala"eith the prin"ess and married her. (hey ere 'ery happy after the marriage as merry as larks and to the

end of their li'es they li'ed in "ontentment.

M&AL : 4ortune fa'ors the bra'e.

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