July 5th, 2011
Abdullah was one of the richest men in town, but you could easily mistake him for a beggar. It was his theory that since there were so many people out to rob a rich man, it was safe to pretend to be poor. And so he did. But he really didn’t have to pretend. Stingy [...]
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April 15th, 2011
Once a Lion fell in love with the beautiful daughter of a poor woodman. He went to her father and said, “Dear sir, I wish to marry your lovely daughter. Will you give your consent?” The poor woodman did not know what to reply, for though he could not bear to give his only daughter [...]
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July 30th, 2011
An elderly man went to a doctor with multiple complaints. ” I see spots before my eyes,” he said. ” It’s due to old age,” said the doctor. ” No food agrees with me,” said the man. ” That too is due to old age,” said the doctor. ” The digestive system becomes weaker as [...]
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August 16th, 2011
Once there was a gardener having a beautiful garden of flower -plants-mostly rose plants. by chance a lily plant blossomed near a rose-bush. Lily is believed to yield flowers that never fade and have an everlasting beauty. But the rose flowers have a short life. The lily said to the rose, ” How beautiful you [...]
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July 1st, 2011
Buddah said, “You all know that crows and owls are sworn enemies. They hust can’t see one another.” But why? asked some one. Buddha then told them the story of how owls and crows became enemies. One day all living beings came together to choose their King from their respective kingdom. Humans choose a perfect, [...]
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April 12th, 2011
Once upon a time ….. a fox decided to invite a stork to lunch. He thought he would play a trick on the bird. He prepared a tasty soup and poured it inti two flat plates. ” I’m sure you’ll enjoy this, Mrs. Stork ! It’s frog soup and chopped parsley.” “Thank you very much [...]
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October 4th, 2008
A fox was once caught in a trap. It was only after a tough struggle that she got free. But, to her sorrow, her beautiful tail had been cut off and left in the trap. “How ugly I shall look!” moaned the fox, “The other foxes will laugh at me!” Thinking hard, the fox came up [...]
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April 28th, 2011
Once upon a time, there was a tortoise on a ship, and the ship sank. Sometime later the tortoise made it to a place which was surrounded by water on all sides except for one. The landward side led up to a big, steep, craggy mountain. To starving to death, the tortoise decided to climb [...]
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February 11th, 2009
One winter, a farmer found a snake stiff and frozen with cold. He felt sorry for it, picked it up, and held it to his bosom. The snake was quickly revived by the warmth. Resuming its natural instincts, it bit its benefactor, inflicting on him a mortal wound. “Oh,” cried the farmer with his last breath, “I am rightly served [...]
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August 23rd, 2011
Once there was a man was very fussy about food. One day, he felt like having some seafood and went to a restaurant and ordered some oysters. The man said to the waiter, ” Please check that oysters are neither too large not too small, neither too salty not too fried, neither too fat, not [...]
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