The Story of A Raven and A Swan.
Once upon a time
there lived a raven who was as black as coal!
He was very envious of the Swan,
because her feathers were as white as snow!
The raven one day got an idea!
He thought he too would become like Swan,
if he lived like a swan!
The foolish bird planned to swim
and dive in the water all day long!
He decided that he would even eat the plants
that grow in the water!
So he left his home in the woods
and flew down to live on the lakes!
But though he washed and washed himself all day long,
his feathers remained as black as ever!
He almost got drowned
by the end of the day..
Ha haa!
The stupid bird then ate the water weeds,
but the food didn't agree with him
So he got thinner, and thinner
as days went.
And one day, he died.
So the moral here is
"A change of habits will not alter nature"
The boy who cried wolf
Once upon a time,
there lived a shepherd boy
who watched the sheep of the villagers.
One day when he was sitting at the hillside
taking care of the sheep,
he got very bored.
It was lonely for him,
so he devised a plan to get a little company!
He took a deep breath
and started shouting!
"Wolf.. Wolf..
The wolf is chasing the sheep
He shouted
"Wolf.. Wolf..
The wolf is chasing the sheep"
He shouted again!
He shouted again, and again and again!
The villagers stopped what they were doing,
and rushed to help the boy!
But when they arrived at the hill,
they found no wolf!
"Where is the wolf?"
asked the villagers
The boy laughed at the sight of their angry faces!
"I fooled all of you"
he laughed at the villagers
"Don't cry wolf"
"when there's no wolf"
said the villagers
Then they went grumbling back down the hill.
The next day, he shouted again
"Wolf.. Wolf.
The wolf is chasing the sheep"
The villagers stopped what they were doing,
and rushed to help the boy!
He laughed as he saw villagers running up the hill again,
to save his sheep!
He shouted again
He shouted again, and a gain and again!
When the villagers arrived,
they found no wolf
and they got angry!
"Didn't we tell you not to shout 'wolf'
when there's NO WOLF!?"
said the villagers.
But the boy just grinned,
and watched them go back once again.
The next day,
when the boy was watching the sheep,
there came a REAL wolf attacking his sheep.
Aarmed, he leaped on his feet
and started shouting "Wolf..
The wolf is attacking my sheep.
Please help!"
But the villagers thought the boy was trying to fool them again,
so they continued with their work.
When it was about to get dark,
the villagers wondered why the shepherd hadn't returned.
They went up the hill searching for the boy.
They found the boy sitting alone and weeping.
"There really was a wolf here" said the boy.
"I cried for help, why didn't you come?"
One of the villager sat next to the boy and told him
"Nobody believes a liar,
even when he is telling the truth"
The boy learned his mistake,
and he never lied to anyone in his life again!
The Frog and the Ox
One day a little frog came hopping upto a big frog
who was sitting by the pond.
The little frog looked really excited!
"What happened?"
asked the big frog
"Oh Father,
I have seen the biggest frog in the world!"
said the little frog
"It was as big as a mountain!
It had horns on its head,
a long tail and its nose was divided into two!"
"Ha" said the big frog.
"Tush child, Tush.
You must have seen the farmers ox!"
But the big frog wasn't willing
to accept that the Ox was greater than him.
So he said;
"But I don't think it's bigger than me.
He may be a little taller than me,
but you see,
I can easily make myself as big as he is!"
"Huh? Can you show me?"
Asked the little frog
"Humph!" said the big frog,
"Was he as big as this?"
as he puffed himself up.
"Oh much bigger than that"
said the little frog!
Then the big frog puffed himself up again and asked
"Was he THIS big?"
"Much much bigger than you"
Again the big frog blew himself out,
and asked the young one if the Ox was as big as that!
"Bigger father, bigger"
was the reply!
"Ridiculous"
said the big frog
who thought he was much more important
than he actually was.
"Wait and I'll show you.
I'm the oldest frog in this pond,
and the biggest too"
So the big frog took a deep breath,
and blew and blew and blew,
and swelled and swelled and swelled!
"Stop it father"
said the little frog.
I think you are going to hurt yourself
But pride overtook the Big frog,
and he kept blowing himself out!
He puffed and puffed himself so much
and he finally burst
The Big frog had lost his life
just because he wasn't ready to let go of his pride!
The Miller, His Son and The Ass
One day, a long time ago,
an old Miller and his Son
were on their way to market
with an Ass which they hoped to sell.
They drove him very slowly,
for they thought they would have a better chance to sell him
if they kept him in good condition.
As they walked along the highway
some travelers laughed loudly at them.
"What foolishness," cried one,
"to walk when they might as well ride the donkey!
The Miller did not like to be laughed at,
so he told his son to climb up and ride.
They had gone a little farther along the road,
when three merchants passed by.
"Oho, what have we here?"
they said to the boy.
"Respect old age, young man!
Get down,
and let the old man ride."
Though the Miller was not tired,
he made the boy get down and climbed up himself to ride,
just to please the Merchants.
At the next turnstile
they overtook some women
carrying market baskets loaded with vegetables
and other things to sell.
"Look at the old fool,"
exclaimed one of them.
"Perched on the Ass,
while that poor boy has to walk."
The Miller felt a bit vexed,
but to be agreeable
he told the Boy to climb up behind him.
They had no sooner started out again
than a loud shout
went up from another company of people on the road.
"What a crime," cried one,
"to load up a poor dumb beast like that!
They look more able to carry the poor creature,
than he to carry them."
"They must be on their way
to sell the poor thing's hide,"
said another.
The Miller and his Son quickly scrambled down,
and a short time later,
the market place was thrown into an uproar
as the two came along
carrying the Donkey slung from a pole.
A great crowd of people
ran out to get a closer look at the strange sight.
The Ass did not dislike being carried,
but so many people came up to point at him
and laugh and shout,
that he began to kick and bray,
and then,
just as they were crossing a bridge,
the ropes that held him gave way,
and down he tumbled into the river.
The poor Miller now set out sadly for home.
By trying to please everybody,
he had pleased nobody,
and lost his Ass besides.
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