2. The Potato, The Egg and The Coffee Beans
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A boy named Ali was upset. His daddy found him crying. When his father
asked Ali why he was crying, he said he had a lot of problems in his life. His daddy
simply smiled and asked him to get a potato, an egg, and some coffee beans.
He placed them in three bowls. He then asked Ali to feel their texture and
asked him to fill each bowl with water. Ali did as he had been told. His daddy then
boiled all three bowls.
Once the bowls had cooled down, Ali’s father asked him to feel the texture
of the potato, egg and beans again. Ali noticed that the potato had become soft and
its skin was peeling off easily; the egg had become harder and tougher; the coffee
beans had completely changed and filled the bowl of water with aroma and flavour.
Moral of the story: Life will always have problems and pressures, like the boiling water in
the story. It’s how you respond and react to these problems that counts the most!
3. The Boy Who Cried, Wolf
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There was a young boy whose father, a farmer, had asked him to take their
herd of sheep gazing everyday.
One day, the boy was extremely bored as he watched over the sheep and
so he cried: “Wolf! Wolf!”
On hearing his cries, the villagers rushed to help him chase the wolf away
and safe the sheep.
When they saw the grinning boy and realized he had cried wolf for his amusement, they
scolded him again, and left.
Later that same day, a wolf came and terrorized the sheep. The boy cried,
“Wolf! Wolf! Please help me.’’
The boy cried, “Wolf! Wolf! Please help me.”
But the villagers assumed that he was pulling a silly prank again and did not come to
his rescue. The sheep ran away and the boy cried.
Moral of the story: Don’t lie or engage in foolish pranks, for no one will believe a liar
even when he is telling the truth!
4. The Lion and the Mouse
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A lion was once sleeping in the jungle when a mouse started running up and
down his body just for fun. This disturbed the lion’s sleep, and he woke up
angry. He was about to eat the mouse when the mouse desperately
requested the lion to set him free. “I promise you, I will be of great help to
you someday if you save me.” The lion laughed at the mouse’s confidence
and let him go.
One day, few hunters came into the forest and took the lion with them. They
tied him up against a tree. The lion was struggling to get out and started to
whimper. Soon, the mouse walked past and noticed the lion in trouble.
Quickly, he ran and gnawed on the ropes to set the lion free. Both of them
sped off into the jungle
Moral of the story: Never under estimate anyone.
5. The Proud Rose
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Once upon a time, in a desert far away, there was a rose who was so proud of her
beautiful looks. Her only complaint was growing next to an ugly cactus.
Every day, the beautiful rose would insult and mock the cactus on his looks, all while
the cactus remained quiet. All the other plants nearby tried to make the rose see sense,
but she was too swayed by her own looks.
One scorching summer, the desert became dry, and there was no water left for the
plants. The rose quickly began to wilt. Her beautiful petals dried up, losing their lush
color. Looking to the cactus, she saw a sparrow dip his beak into the cactus to drink
some water. Though ashamed, the rose asked the cactus if she could have some
water. The kind cactus readily agreed, helping them both through the tough summer,
as friends.
Moral of the story: Never judge anyone by the way they look.
