Folk song

Pamaypay ng Maynila
Pamaypay ng Maynila na aking tangan-tangan
May ibig na sabihin na dapat mong pag-aralan
Ang bawa’t mga kilos sa padyak ng pamaypay
Ay siyang nagsasabi ng damdamin niyaring buhay.
Kung ito’y nakatabing sa tapat ng mukha ko
Ang ibig na sabihin may pag-asa sa puso ko
Nguni’t pag namasdan mo ang sulyap ko ay sa iyo
Ang ibig na sabihin may pag-asa ang puso mo.
Pag ito’y pinamaspas na panay ang pagaspas
Ako ay nagagalit, huwag mo sanang babatiin
Subali’t pagmalaya, may ibig alamin
Ako ay umiibig, lapitan mo, aking giliw.
Pamaypay ng Maynila kay sarap na gamitin
Pang-aliw at panglunas sa mainit na damdamin
Bawa’t simoy ng hangin na dito ay nanggaling
Ang hatid ay pag-ibig ng puso kong matampuhin

KUNG NAGSASAYAW KITA
Kung nagsasayaw kita at umiindak
Puso ko’y sumisigla at pumipiglas
Dahil sa ikaw ang tangi kong nililiyag
At pangarap ka ng puso ko sa magdamag.
Bakit ba naman ikaw ay lumalayo
Di pa tanggapin itong pagsuyo.
Kung nagsasaya kita, dibdib ko’y kumakaba
Sana’y huwag matapos ang madlang saya
Tunay na tunay ba? Pagsuyo ko’y tunay!
Hanggang kailan nga ba? Hanggang may buhay!
Di na magmamaliw ang naglahong araw
Araw ng pagsuyo di mapaparam.ngit
Ang pangako ng pusong umiibig

Doon Po Sa Amin
Doon po sa amin
Sa bayan ng San Roque
May nagkatuwaang
apat na pulubi
Nagsayaw ang pilay,
Nakinig ang bingi,
Nanood ang bulag,
Umawit ang pipi
Doon po sa amin
Bayan ng Malabon
May isang matanda
nagsaing ng apoy
Palayok ay papel,
papel pati tungtong
Tubig na malamig ang
iginagatong
Doon po sa amin...

Pandanggo sa Ilaw
Nang pista sa nayon
Nagsayaw ka hirang
Napakagandang pagmasdan
Ang maliliit mong hakbang
At ang tatlong basong
May taglay na ilaw
Ay tinimbang mong lahat
Sa ulo't sa mga kamay
Ngunit 'di mo alam
Na minamasdan kita
At nabihag mo ako
Sa iyong pandanggong kay sigla
Magbuhat na noon
Ay inaalala ka
Dahil sa walang lakas
Ang puso kong limutin ka
Sa pandanggo mo'y
Hanga ang lahat
Tangan mong mga ilawan
Ni isa'y walang lumagpak
Puso kong ito
Nais ko liyag
Ay ingatan mo na rin
Pagka't ikaw ang may hawak.

Ang Pipit
May pumukol sa Pipit sa sanga ng ng isang
kahoy
At nahagip bato ang pakpak ng munting ibon
Dahil sa sakit,
di nakaya pang lumipad
At ang nangyari ay nahulog ngunit parang
taong bumigkas
Mamang kay lupit, ang puso mo'y di na
nahabag
Pag pumanaw ang buhay ko,
may isang pipit na iiyak
May isang pipit na iiyak,
may isang pipit na iiyak.

Alaala Kita sa Pagtulog
Akala mo yata kita'y nililimot
Alaala kita sa gabing pagtulog
Ang inuunan ko luhang umaagos
Ang binabanig ko ay sama ng loob.
Di ka na nahabag, di ka na naawa.
Lusak na ang lupa sa patak ng luha.
Buksan mo na neneng ang munting bintana
At ako'y dungawin nagmamakaawa.

Sinisinta Kita
Kung ang sinta’y
ulilahin
sino pa kayang
tatawagin
Kung hindi si Neneng
kong giliw
Naku kay layo sa piling
Malayo man malapit din
Pilit ko ring mararating
Huwag lamang masabi
mong
Di kita ginigiliw
Ginigiliw kitang tunay
Alaala gabi’t araw
Pag di na natatanaw
Puso ko’y nalulumbay
Sinisinta kita,
di ka kumikibo,
akala mo yata,
ako’y nagbibiro;
saksi ko ang langit,
sampu ng kanduro,
kundi kita sinta,
puputok ang puso.
Sinisinta kita
ng sintang patnubay,
patnubay na sintang
walang katapusan;
madurog ang bato,
magbangon ang
bangkay,
walang ibang sinta,
kundi i

Santa Clarang Pinong-pino
Santa Clarang pinung-pino
Ang hiling ko po ay tupdin niyo
Pagdating ko po sa Obando
Magsasayaw ako ng pandanggo
Aruray!
abarinding!
ang pangako ay tutuparin!
Santa Clarang pinong-pino,
Ako po ay bigyan mo
Ng asawang labintatlo
Sa gastos ay walang reklamo!

Folk Songs/ Katutubong Awit
Tilibong tilibo
tilibong tilibong
si timbong nag sabong
nanalo ng piso
sumakay pa sa auto
ang auto ay kiling
ang tsuper ay duling
nabangga sa pader
nalagas ang ngipin.

Banahaw
Ang huni ng ibon, aliw-iw ng batis
Sa bundok Banahaw
Ay inihahatid, ay inihahatid
Nang hanging amihan
Kaya't yaring abang puso
Sakbibi nang madlang lumbay
Sa sandaling ito, sa sandaling ito'y
Naliligayahan.
Halina, irog ko at tayo'y magsayaw
Sa kumpas ng tugtog, tayo ay sumabay
Dini naman sa lumang kudyapi
Ikaw irog aking aawitan
Sa saliw ng hanging palay-palay
Sa bundok ng Banahaw.

Christmas Songs
O Holy Night
O holy night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining.
Till He appeared and the Spirit felt its
worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious
morn.
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel
voices!
O night divine, the night when Christ was
born;
O night, O holy night, O night divine!
O night, O holy night, O night divine!
Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
O'er the world a star is sweetly gleaming,
Now come the wisemen from out of the
Orient land.
The King of kings lay thus lowly manger;
In all our trials born to be our friends.
He knows our need, our weakness is no
stranger,
Behold your King! Before him lowly bend!
Behold your King! Before him lowly bend!
Truly He taught us to love one another,
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains he shall break, for the slave is our
brother.
And in his name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise
we,
With all our hearts we praise His holy
name.
Christ is the Lord! Then ever, ever praise
we,
His power and glory ever more proclaim!
His power and glory ever more proclaim!

Jingle Bells : Lyrics
Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
A day or two ago
I thought I'd take a ride
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
We got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Jingle all the way
In a one horse open sleigh yeah
Jingle all the way
Jingle all the way

White Christmas : Lyrics
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten,
and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white

The Twelve Days of Christmas
On the firstday of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
A partridgein a pear tree.
On the second day of
Christmas,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridgein a pear tree.
On the third day of Christmas,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
On the fourth day of Christmas,
Four callingbirds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
On the fifth day of Christmas,
Five golden rings,
Four callingbirds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
On the sixth day of Christmas,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four callingbirds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
On the seventh day of
Christmas,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four callingbirds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
On the eighth day of Christmas,
Eight maids a-milking,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four callingbirds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
On the ninth day of Christmas,
Nine ladies dancing,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four callingbirds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
On the tenth day of Christmas,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four callingbirds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
On the eleventh day of
Christmas,
Eleven pipers piping,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four callingbirds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
On the twelfth day of
Christmas,
Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven pipers piping,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four callingbirds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridgein a pear tree!

Ngayong Pasko Magniningning Ang Pilipino
Gary Valenciano and Toni Gonzaga featuring UST
Singers
GARY V.
Kapiling ko mga bituin ngayong gabi
Mga ulap ang aking katabi
Ngunit hindi ako nag-iisa
Pagkat ikaw ay nandito na
TONI GONZAGA
Mga tala sa iyong mata'y aking batid
Bawat kislap ay may pag-ibig na hatid
Sa mga hangarin nating tapat
Kayang baguhin ang lahat
GARY V.
Magagandang larawan ang ating bukas
Ngayong pasko ay magniningas
CHORUS
Ngayong pasko magniningning ang Pilipino
San man sa mundo tanaw nila ang liwanag mo
Duyan ka ng pagmamahal pinagpala ng
Maykapal
GARY V.
Magandang tadhanang naghihintay
Pupuntahan natin magkasabay
TONI GONZAGA
Tibok ng pusong nag-iisa
Sa loob nito'y tagarito ka
Magagandang larawan ang ating bukas
Ngayong pasko ay magniningas
CHORUS
Maykapal
GARY V.
Sa hirap at ginhawa
Umiyak man o tumawa
Malayo o malapit
Tayo ay sama-sama
TONI GONZAGA
Tagumpay natin ay pagdiwang (pagdiwang...)
Wala ng panahon kungdi ngayon
Maykapal
CHORUS (6X)
Maykapal
GARY V. (during FINAL CHORUS)
Ang nagsindi nitong ilaw
Walang iba kundi ikaw
Salamat sa liwanag mo
Muling magkakakulay ang pasko
Malamig ang simoy ng Hangin

Malamig ang simoy ng hangin
Kay saya ng bawa't damdamin
Ang tibok ng puso sa dibdib
Para bang hulog ng langit
Himig ng Pasko'y laganap
Mayroong sigla ang lahat
Wala ang kalungkutan
Lugod sa kasayahan
Himig ng Pasko'y umiiral
Sa loob ng bawat ng tahanan
Masaya ang mga tanawin
May awit ang simoy ng hangin
Lugod sa kasayahan
Sa loob ng bawat ng tahanan

Silent Night
Silent night, Holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin, mother and child
Holy infant, tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
"Last Christmas"
[Chorus (2x):]
Last Christmas
I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away.
This year
To save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special.
Once bitten and twice shy
I keep my distance
But you still catch my eye.
Tell me, baby,
Do you recognize me?
Well,
It's been a year,
It doesn't surprise me
(Merry Christmas)
I wrapped it up and sent it
With a note saying, "I love you,"
I meant it
Now I know what a fool I've been.
But if you kissed me now
I know you'd fool me again.
[Chorus 2x]
Oh, oh, baby.
A crowded room,
Friends with tired eyes.
I'm hiding from you
And your soul of ice.
My god I thought you were someone to rely on.
Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on.
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart.
A man under cover but you tore me apart, ooh-
hoo.
Now I've found a real love, you'll never fool me
again.
[Chorus 2x]
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart (I gave
you my heart)
A man under cover but you tore him apart
Maybe next year I'll give it to someone

I'll give it to someone special. Special...
Someone..
Joy to the World
Joy to The world! the Lord is come
Let earth receive her King
Let ev'ry heart prepare him room
And heaven and nature sing
Joy to the world! the Savior reigns
Let men their songs employ
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and
plains
Repeat the sounding joy
He rules the world with truth and
grace
And makes the nations prove The
glories of His righteousness
And wonders of His love
And wonders of His love
And wonder wonders of His love
Sana Ngayong Pasko
INTRO:
Pasko na naman ngunit wala ka pa
Hanggang kailan kaya ako
maghihintay sayo
Bakit ba naman kailangang lumisan
pa
Ang tanging hangad ko lang ay
makapiling ka
REFRAIN:
Sana ngayong Pasko ay maalala mo
pa rin ako
Hinahanap-hanap pag-ibig mo
At kahit wala ka na
Nangangarap at umaasa pa rin ako
Muling makita ka at makasama ka
Sa araw ng Pasko...
REFRAIN:
Sana ngayong Pasko ay maalala mo
pa rin ako
Hinahanap-hanap pag-ibig mo
At kahit wala ka na
Nangangarap at umaasa pa rin ako
Muling makita ka at makasama ka
Sa araw ng Pasko...
(Repeat Refrain)

Pasko Na Naman – Christmas Songs
Pasko Na Naman
O Kay tulin ng araw
Paskong nagdaan,
Tila ba kung kailan lang
Ngayon ay Pasko,
Dapat pasalamatan
Ngayon ay Pasko
Tayo ay mag-awitan
Koro:
Pasko! Pasko!
Pasko na namang muli!
Tanging araw na ating
pinakamimithi,
Pasko! Pasko!
Pasko na namang muli!
Ang pag-ibig naghahari
Kay saya ng bawa't damdamin
Ang tibok ng puso sa dibdib
Para bang hulog ng langit
Lubos sa kasayahan.
Sa ng bawat tahanan
May
awit ang simoy ng hangin
Lubos sa kasayahan

Sa loob at labas ng tahanan
Loud Music
My stepdaughter and I circle round and round.
You see, I like the music loud, the speakers
throbbing, jam-packing the room with sound whether
Bach or rock and roll, the volume cranked up so
each bass notes is like a hand smacking the gut.
But my stepdaughter disagrees. She is four
and likes the music decorous, pitched below
her own voice-that tenuous projection of self.
With music blasting, she feels she disappears,
is lost within the blare, which in fact I like.
But at four what she wants is self-location
and uses her voice as a porpoise uses
its sonar: to find herself in all this space.
If she had a sort of box with a peephole
and looked inside, what she'd like to see would be
herself standing there in her red pants, jacket,
yellow plastic lunch box: a proper subject
for serious study. But me, if I raised
the same box to my eye, I would wish to find
the ocean on one of those days when wind
and thick cloud make the water gray and restless
as if some creature brooded underneath,
a rocky coast with a road along the shore
where someone like me was walking and has gone.
Loud music does this, it wipes out the ego,
leaving turbulent water and winding road,

a landscape stripped of people and language-
how clear the air becomes, how sharp the colors.
The Birthday
I'm driving tonight into November.
The cold black sky is coming at me
and before I know it
it snuffs out the gold October glow
I left behind in Charlottesville,
those calendar leaves, the big ball sun
setting behind the rolling steeplechase-
its little obstacles casting shadows-
the lighted w indowson the darkening hill,
silhouettes of hosts in my rearview mirror,
the last orange light on Foxfield Road.
Into the darkI can speed east and think
of the last night in October, Hallow een,
w hen you were born thirty yearsago.
Or I could not think of that night,
I know you'llbe glad if I don't. It's still
today in Los Angeles, you're looking
for w ork. We're both looking for w ork
to keep us in days to get up.
I like this night highw ay blacking out
autumn, making us one w ith allseasons.
Only my headlights and pairs of red taillights
ahead, you turning thirty w here the leaves never
fall, the children not masked yet, the last sun
of the month still in the sky.

—Elizabeth Seydel Morgan
POEMS
Leaving the Island
We roll up the rugs and strip the beds by rote,
Summer expires as it has done before.
The ferry is no simple pleasure boat
Nor are we simply cargo, though we’ll float
Alongside heavy trucks — their stink and roar.
We roll up rugs and strip the beds by rote.
This bit of land whose lines the glaciers wrote
Becomes the muse of memory once more;
The ferry is no simple pleasure boat.
I’ll trade my swimsuit for a woolen coat;
The torch of autumn has but small allure.
We roll up rugs and strip the beds by rote.
The absences these empty shells denote
Suggest the losses winter has in store.
The songs of summer dwindle to one note;
The fog horn’s blast (which drowns this closing door.)
We rolled up rugs and stripped the beds by rote.

—Linda Pastan
“She Walks In Beauty”
By Lord Byron
She walks in beauty like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meets in her aspect and her eyes;
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress
Or softly lightens o’er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express
How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.
And on that cheek, and o’er that brow,
So soft, so calm, so eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent,

A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent.
“First Love”
by John Clare
I ne’er was struck before that hour
With love so sudden and so sweet.
Her face it bloomed like a sweet flower
And stole my heart away complete.
My face turned pale, a deadly pale.
My legs refused to walk away,
And when she looked what could I ail
My life and all seemed turned to clay.
And then my blood rushed to my face
And took my eyesight quite away.
The trees and bushes round the place
Seemed midnight at noonday.
I could not see a single thing,
Words from my eyes did start.
They spoke as chords do from the string,
And blood burnt round my heart.
Are flowers the winter’s choice
Is love’s bed always snow
She seemed to hear my silent voice
Not love appeals to know.

I never saw so sweet a face
As that I stood before.
My heart has left its dwelling place
And can return no more.
SHORT STORIES
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Once upon a time there lived a lion in a forest. One day after a heavy meal. It was
sleeping under a tree. After a while, there came a mouse and it started to play on the
lion. Suddenly the lion got up with anger and looked for those who disturbed its nice
sleep. Then it saw a small mouse standing trembling with fear. The lion jumped on it
and started to kill it. The mouse requested the lion to forgive it. The lion felt pity and
left it. The mouse ran away.
On another day, the lion was caught in a net by a hunter. The mouse came there and
cut the net. Thus it escaped. There after, the mouse and the lion became friends. They
lived happily in the forest afterwards.
Moral : A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A Town Mouse and A Country Mouse
A Town Mouse and a Country Mouse were friends. The Country Mouse one day invited his
friend to come and see him at his home in the fields. The Town Mouse came and they sat
down to a dinner of barleycorns and roots the latter of which had a distinctly earthy
flavour.
The flavour was not much to the taste of the guest and presently he broke out with “My
poor dear friend, you live here no better than the ants. Now, you should just see how I fare!
My larder is a regular horn of plenty. You must come and stay with me and I promise you
shall live on the fat of the land."
So when he returned to town he took the Country Mouse with him and showed him into a
larder containing flour and oatmeal and figs and honey and dates.
The Country Mouse had never seen anything like it and sat down to enjoy the luxuries his
friend provided. But before they had well begun, the door of the larder opened and some
one came in. The two Mice scampered off and hid themselves in a narrow and exceedingly
uncomfortable hole. Presently, when all was quiet, they ventured out again. But some one

else came in, and off they scuttled again. This was too much for the visitor. "Good bye,"
said he, "I'm off. You live in the lap of luxury, I can see, but you are surrounded by dangers
whereas at home I can enjoy my simple dinner of roots and corn in peace."
Moral : Safety is the first importance.
A Moral Story : A Wise Counting
Emperor Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his courtiers. He often
asked questions which were strange and witty. It took much wisdom to
answer these questions.
Once he asked a very strange question. The courtiers were dumb folded by
his question.
Akbar glanced at his courtiers. As he looked, one by one the heads began to
hang low in search of an answer. It was at this moment that Birbal entered
the courtyard. Birbal who knew the nature of the emperor quickly grasped
the situation and asked, "May I know the question so that I can try for an
answer".
Akbar said, "How many crows are there in this city?"
Without even a moment's thought, Birbal replied "There are fifty thousand
five hundred and eighty nine crows, my lord".
"How can you be so sure?" asked Akbar.
Birbal said, "Make you men count, My lord. If you find more crows it means
some have come to visit their relatives here. If you find less number of
crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives elsewhere".

Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal's wit.
MORAL : A witty answer will serve its purpose.
A Wise Old Owl
A Wise Old Owl
There was an old owl that lived in an oak. Everyday he saw incidents happening
around him. Yesterday he saw a boy helping an old man to carry a heavy basket.
Today he saw a girl shouting at her mother. The more he saw the less he spoke.
As he spoke less, he heard more. He heard people talking and telling stories. He
heard a woman saying that an elephant jumped over a fence. He also heard a man
saying that he had never made a mistake.
The old owl had seen and heard about what happened to people. Some became
better and some became worse. But the old owl had become wiser each and every
day.
Moral of the story :
You should be observant, talk less but listen more. This will make you a wise
person.
Baa Baa Black Sheep
There lived a black sheep in a nearby village. Every spring, he shaved his black
wool and sold it to the villagers. The villagers made sweaters and socks from his
black wool.
One day, the black sheep noticed that he had some more wool left. He thought, ‘It
would be such a waste if nobody wants to buy the wool.’
That afternoon, an old man came over to his wooden shed to see him. He wanted
one bag full of the black sheep’s wool. Then an old woman came over. She also
wanted a bag full of wool. A short while later, a little boy arrived. He also wanted
one bag full of wool.
Therefore, the black sheep prepared three bags full of woolfor them. He was happy

that all of his wool was sold off.
We should be generous and helpful with what we have. We should be patient and
not give up.
Beg Your Pardon Mrs Hardin
One afternoon, a little boy had lost his kitten. He looked under his bed. He looked
all over his house. But still there was no puppy. Finally, he looked for his puppy in
the garden. After a few hours, he still could not find the puppy.
The little boy was tired and was about to give up. Then he saw his neighbour, Mrs
Hardin.
“I beg your pardon, Mrs Hardin. Is my puppy in your garden?" asked the little boy.
“Oh yes, she is. She is chewing on a mutton bone," replied Mrs Hardin.
The little boy climbed the fence and saw his puppy chewing on a mutton bone. He
was so happy that his puppy was not lost but had only gone to his good neighbor’s
house to eat.
Do not give up searching for something you have lost too soon.
A Moral Story : Honesty is
The Best Policy.
Let us enjoy reading this story of Honesty is The Best Policy.
A milkman became very wealthy through dishonest means. He had to cross a river daily to
reach the city where his customers lived. He mixed the water of the river generously with
the milk that he sold for a good profit. One day he went around collecting the dues in order
to celebrate the wedding of his son. With the large amount thus collected he purchased
plenty of rich clothes and glittering gold ornaments. But while crossing the river the boat
capsized and all his costly purchases were swallowed by the river. The milk vendor was
speechless with grief. At that time he heard a voice that came from the river, “Do not weep.

What you have lost is only the illicit gains you earned through cheating your customers.
MORAL : Honest dealings are always supreme. Money earned by wrong methods
will never remain for ever.
Elephant and Friends
Elephant and Friends :
One day an elephant wandered into a forest in search of friends.
He saw a monkey on a tree.
“Will you be my friend?" asked the elephant.
Replied the monkey, “You are too big. You can not swing from trees like me."
Next, the elephant met a rabbit. He asked him to be his friends.
But the rabbit said, “You are too big to play in my burrow!"
Then the elephant met a frog.
“Will you be my friend? He asked.
“How can I?" asked the frog.
“You are too big to leap about like me."
The elephant was upset. He met a fox next.
“Will you be my friend?" he asked the fox.
The fox said, “Sorry, sir, you are too big."
The next day, the elephant saw all the animals in the forest running for their lives.
The elephant asked them what the matter was.
The bear replied, “There is a tier in the forest. He’s trying to gobble us all up!"
The animals all ran away to hide.
The elephant wondered what he could do to solve everyone in the forest.
Meanwhile, the tiger kept eating up whoever he could find.
The elephant walked up to the tiger and said, “Please, Mr. Tiger, do not eat up these poor
animals."
“Mind your own business!" growled the tiger.

The elephant has a no choice but to give the tiger a hefty kick.
The frightened tiger ran for his life.
The elephant ambled back into the forest to announce the good news to everyone.
All the animals thanked the elephant.
They said, “You are just the right size to be our friend."
A Moral Story : Bell The Cat
Let us enjoy reading this story of Bell The Cat.
There was a grocery shop in a town. Plenty of mice lived in that
grocery shop. Food was in plenty for them. They ate everything and
spoiled all the bags. They also wasted the bread, biscuits and fruits of
the shop.
The grocer got really worried. So, he thought "I should buy a cat and
let it stay at the grocery. Only then I can save my things."
He bought a nice, big fat cat and let him stay there. The cat had a nice
time hunting the mice and killing them. The mice could not move
freely now. They were afraid that anytime the cat would eat them up.
The mice wanted to do something. They held a meeting and all of
them tweeted "We must get rid of the cat. Can someone give a
suggestion"?
All the mice sat and brooded. A smart looking mouse stood up and
said, "The cat moves softly. That is the problem. If we can tie a bell
around her neck, then things will be fine. We can know the
movements of the cat".
“Yes, that is answer," stated all the mice. An old mouse slowly stood
up and asked, "Who would tie the bell?" After some moments there
was no one there to answer this question.

MORAL : Empty solutions are of no worth.
The Foolish Lion
In a forest there lived a lion. He had grown old and could not run fast anymore. As days went by
it became more and more difficult for him to hunt.
One day while he was wandering through the forest in search of food, he came across a cave. He
peeped in and smelt the air inside the cave. “Some animal must be staying here," he said to
himself. He crept inside the cave only to find it empty. “I will hide inside and wait for the animal
to return," he thought.
The cave was the home of a jackal. Everyday, the jackal would go out in search of food and
return to the cave in the evening to rest. That evening, the jackal after having his meal started
towards home. But as he came closer, he felt something wrong. Everything around him very
quiet. “Something is wrong," the jackal said to himself. “Why are all the birds and insects so
silent?"
Very slowly and cautiously, he walked towards his cave. He looked around him, watching for
any signs of danger. As he got closer to the mouth of the cave, all his instincts alerted him of
danger. “I have to make sure that everything is alright," thought the jackal. Suddenly, he thought
of a plan.
The clever jackal called out to the cave. “Hello my good cave, what happened to you today?
Why are you so quiet?"
The jackal’s voice echoed deep inside the cave. The lion, who by now could control his hunger
no longer, thought to himself, “I think it is because I am here that the cave is silent. Before the
jackal realises that something is wrong, I should do something."
The jackal continued to call out, “Have you forgotten our agreement cave? You are supposed to
greet me when I return home." The lion tried to make his voice sound hollow and called out from
within the cave, “Welcome home my friend."
The birds chirped loudly and flew away on hearing the lion’s roar. As for the jackal, he shook
with fear. Before the hungry lion could pounce on him and eat him up, the jackal ran for his dear
life as fast as his legs could carry him.

The lion waited for a long while for the jackal to enter the cave. But when the jackal did not
come in, the lion realised that he had been fooled. He cursed himself for his foolishness that
made him lose a prey.

Coral reef
Coral reefs are diverse underwater ecosystems held together by calcium
carbonate structures secreted by corals. Coral reefs are built by colonies of tiny animals
found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony
corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. The polyps belong to a
group of animals known as Cnidaria, which also includes sea anemones and jellyfish.
Unlike sea anemones, corals secrete hard carbonate exoskeletons which support and
protect the coral polyps. Most reefs grow best in warm, shallow, clear, sunny and
agitated waters.
Often called "rainforests of the sea", shallow coral reefs form some of the most
diverse ecosystems on Earth. They occupy less than 0.1% of the world's ocean surface,
about half the area of France, yet they provide a home for at least 25% of all
marinespecies,[1][2][3][4] including fish, mollusks, worms, crustaceans, echinoderms, spong

es, tunicates and other cnidarians.[5]Paradoxically, coral reefs flourish even though they
are surrounded by ocean waters that provide few nutrients. They are most commonly
found at shallow depths in tropical waters, but deep water and cold water corals also
exist on smaller scales in other areas.

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