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The Women And The Cat One day, a women was walking by a road when she heard a cat meowing from the bushes nearby. The cat was stuck and needed help getting out. When the women reached out, the cat got scared and scratched the women. The women screamed in pain but didn’t back down. She tried again and again, even as the cat continued to scratch his hands. Another passerby saw this and said, “Just let it be! The cat will find a way to come out later”. The women didn’t pay heed but tried until she helped the cat. Once she let the cat free, she told the other women, “The cat is an animal, and its instincts make him scratch and attack. I am a human and my instincts make me compassionate and kind”. Moral Treat everyone around you like you want to be treated. Adhere to your own rules or ethics, not theirs. Read more about Digital Content Exploring e-learning for kids Embracing digital learning for kids Future of digital education for kids Digital Education for Kids

Good Company, Bad Company Two parrots built a nest in a banyan tree . They lived with their two young ones, which they took good care of. The mother and the father parrot went out to gather food in the morning and came back home by evening. One day, when their parents were away, the young parrots were taken by a cruel hunter. One of the birds managed to escape and flew away from the hunter. He ended up at a hermitage and grew up listening to kind words and compassion. The hunter put the other parrot in a cage, and soon it learned a few words and phrases. The hunter and his family were crude and didn’t care much about kind words. One day, a passerby was resting outside the hunter’s hut. Sensing someone outside, the parrot said, “Fool, why are you here? Fool! Leave! I’ll cut your throat”. Scared, the traveler went away, and on his journey, he reached the hermitage where the other parrot was. The parrot at the hermitage spoke, “Welcome traveler. You are free to stay here as long as you wa

Bad Habits A wealthy businessman was worried about his son’s bad habits. He sought counsel from a wise, old man. The old man met the man’s son and took him out for a stroll. They walked into the woods, and the old man showed the boy a small sapling and asked him to pull it out. The boy did so with ease, and they walked on. The old man then asked the boy to pull out a small plant. The boy did that too, with a little effort. As they walked, the old man asked the boy to pull out the bush, which he did. The next was a small tree, which the child had to struggle a lot to pull out. Finally, the old man showed him a bigger tree and asked the child to pull it out.      The child failed to pull it out even after trying several times, in different ways. The old man looks at the boy, smiles, and says, “So is the case with habits, good or bad”. Moral Bad habits are hard to get rid of once they have settled in our system. It is best to get rid of them early on. Read more about Digital Content Exp

The Wet Pants A ten-year-old girl was sitting at his bench in class, when suddenly, her pants felt wet, and there was a puddle at his feet. His heart almost skipped a beat, as she got worried that his classmates would see that and make fun of him. She quickly wanted to do something and saw the women teacher and her classmate Priya walking towards him. Priya was carrying a bowl of goldfish. As they came closer, the girl thought that the teacher noticed her wet pants, and suddenly Priya trips and drops the fishbowl in his lap. While thanking God for helping him, She pretends to get angry with Priya and yells at her. Everyone in the class thinks it is Priya’s fault that the girl’s pants got wet. The women teacher helps the girl change into dry clothes, and the class continues. Later that evening, the girl asks Priya, “You did that on purpose, didn’t you?” “I wet my pants once too”, whispers Priya. Moral Each one of us goes through good days and bad days. Only those who help you out on yo

Controlling Anger There was once a young boy who had a problem controlling his temper. When he became angry, he would just say anything that came to his mind and hurt people. So his father gave him a bag of nails and a hammer and said, “Every time you get angry, hammer one nail into the fence in our backyard”. The first few days the boy hammered so many nails that he emptied half the bag. Over the weeks, the number of nails he hammered into the fence reduced, and gradually, his temper was much under control. Then came a day when he didn’t lose his temper at all. His father asked him to remove one nail each day so that he manages not to lose his temper. Finally, on the day the child was removing the last nail, his father says, “You have done well, boy. But do you see the holes in the wall? The fence is never going to be the same, even after repainting. Likewise, when you say mean things in anger, you will leave a scar in the person’s mind, as the nails did to the fence”. Moral Anger is

The Dog At The Well A dog and her pups lived on a farm , where there was a well . The mother dog told the pups, do not go near the well or play around it. One of the pups wondered why they shouldn’t go to the well and decided to explore it. He went to the well. Climbed up the wall and peeked inside. In there, he saw his reflection and thought it was another dog. The pup saw that the other dog in the well (his reflection) was doing whatever he was doing, and got angry for imitating him. He decided to fight with the dog and jumped into the well, only to find no dog there. He barked and barked and swam until the farmer came and rescued him. The pup had learned his lesson. Moral Always listen to what the elders say. Question them, but do not defy them.

The Other Side Of The Wall   A young woman inherited a beautiful garden from her grandmother. She loved gardening too and was very proud of her garden. One day, she saw a very beautiful plant in a catalog and wanted that for her garden. She ordered it and planted it at the base of the stonewall in her backyard. She took great care of the plant, which grew quickly and had beautiful green leaves on it. Months passed, but not a single flower bloomed on the tree. Vexed, she almost wanted to cut the tree down. At such a time, her invalid called and said, “Thank you so much for the beautiful flowers. You have no idea how much I enjoy looking at the blooms of the vine you have planted”. Hearing this, the young girl rushes to the neighbor’s side of the wall and sees the most beautiful flower in bloom. All the care she took had paid off. Only the vine crept through the crevices because of which it did not flower on her side of the wall but did generously on the other side. Moral Just because yo

The Young Crab And His Mother One day, a young crab and his mother were on the beach, spending some time together. The young crab gets up to move, but it can only walk sideways. His mother scolds him for walking sideways and asks him to walk forward by pointing his toes out front. The young crab responds, “I would like to walk forward mom, but I do not know how to”. Hearing this, his mom gets up to show him how, but even she is unable to bend her knees forward. She realizes that she was being unfair, apologizes sheepishly, and sits back in the sand. Moral Don’t condemn someone for not doing something that you yourself are unable to do.

The Wolf And The Shepherds This is one of the many of Aesop’s fables that one can relate to in any day and age. One day a wolf was chased away from a farm for trying to steal some of the sheep for food. Later that week, the wolf came back to the farm hoping to find some food. He peeped inside the house and found the farmer and his family feasting on a lamb roast. “Aha!”, he thought. “If I were to do the same thing that the farmer and his family are doing now, I would be shunted and chased, or even killed for killing a weak, innocent lamb.” Moral We are quick to judge and condemn others for what they do, but see nothing wrong in doing so ourselves.

Elephant And Friends A lone elephant wandered the forest looking for friends. She came across a monkey and asked, “Will you be my friend, monkey?” “You are too big and cannot swing on trees as I do. So I cannot be your friend”, said the monkey. The elephant came across a rabbit and asked him if she could be his friend. “You are too big to fit inside my burrow. You cannot be my friend”, replied the rabbit. Then the elephant met a frog and asked if she could be her friend. The frog said, “You are too big and heavy. You cannot jump like me. I am sorry, but you cannot be my friend”. The elephant asked a fox, and he got the same reply, that he was too big. The next day, all the animals in the forest were running in fear. The elephant stopped a bear and asked what was happening and was told that a tiger had been attacking all the animals. The elephant wanted to save the other weak animals and went to the tiger and said “Please sir, leave my friends alone. Do not eat them”. The tiger didn’t l

 True Friends Love You Anyway  Lord Krishna and Sudama were childhood friends. While Krishna thrived and prospered, Sudama didn’t. He leads the life of a poor Brahmin man, living in a small hut with his wife and kids. Most days, the kids wouldn’t even get enough to eat from what Sudama got as alms. One day, his wife suggested that he go and ask his friend Krishna for help. Sudama was reluctant to seek favors, but he also didn’t want his kids to suffer. So his wife borrows some rice from the neighbors to make some rice snacks that Krishna liked, and gave it to Sudama to take it to his friend. Sudama took it and set out to Dwaraka. He was amazed at the gold that was used to build the city. He reached the palace gates and was obstructed by the guards, who judged him by his torn dhoti and poor appearance. Sudama requested the guards to at least inform Krishna that his friend Sudama has come to meet him. The guard, although reluctant, goes and informs the lord. On hearing that Sudama wa

The Farmer and The Well A farmer looking for a source of water for his farm bought a well from his neighbor. The neighbor was cunning, though, and refused to let the farmer take water from the well. On asking why, he replied, “I sold the well to you, not the water”, and walked away. The distraught farmer didn’t know what to do. So he went to Birbal, a clever man and one of the nine courtiers of Emperor Akbar, for a solution. The emperor called the farmer and his neighbor and asked why the man was not letting the farmer draw water from the well. The cunning man said the same thing again, “I sold the well, not the water. So he cannot take my water”. To this, Birbal replied, “All that sounds fine to me. But if you have sold the water and the water is yours, then you have no business keeping your water in his well. Remove the water or use it all up immediately. If not the water will belong to the owner of the well”. Realizing that he’s been tricked and taught his lesson, the man apologize

The Camel and The Baby One day, a camel and her baby were chatting. The baby asked, “Mother, why do we have humps?” The mother replied, “Our humps are for storing water so that we can survive in the desert”. “Oh”, said the child, “and why do we have rounded feet Mother?” “Because they are meant to help us walk comfortably in the desert. These legs help us move around in the sand.” “Alright. But why are our eyelashes for so long?” “To protect our eyes from the desert dust and sand. They are the protective covers for the eyes”, replied the mother camel. The baby camel thought for a while and said, “So we have humps to store water for desert journeys, rounded hooves to keep us comfortable when we walk in the desert sand, and long eyelashes to protect us from sand and dust during a desert storm. Then what are we doing in a zoo?” The mother was dumbfounded. Moral Your strengths, skills, and knowledge are useless if you are not in the right place. Read more about Digital Content Exploring e-

The Boasting Traveler (Aesop’s Fables) A man came back from a tour and boasted about his adventurous journeys. He talked at length about the different people he met and the amazing feats that got him fame and praise from people everywhere. He went on to say that he went to the Rhodes where he had leaped to such distances that no man could ever match his feat. He even went on to say that there were witnesses who would vouch for his words. Hearing the man boast so much, a smart stander said, “Oh good man, we do not need any witnesses to believe your words. Imagine this place to be Rhodes and leap for us”. The lying traveler didn’t know what to do and went away quietly. Moral He who does a thing well does not need to boast. Read more about Digital Content Exploring e-learning for kids Embracing digital learning for kids Future of digital education for kids Digital Education for Kids