True Story( Life For Life)

      Humayun was the oldest son of the great Mughal Emperor Babar. Once he was taken seriously ill. The court physicians treated him with great care and attention. But the more they tried to restore his health, the worse he became. At last the anxious father called a meeting of his best friends in order to seek their counsel. They advised him to sacrifice his dearest possession for the sake of his son. They referred to the Koh-i-Noor diamond ( later English took this diamond to England in order to fit it in the crown of the Queen). But he said that his own life was more precious than that. So he went thrice round the patient's bed praying that he might fall ill in place of his son. And his prayer was granted by God.. The Emperor Babar fell ill, and Humayun began to feel better day by day. At last the son recovered fully, and his loving father passed away.

Selected story(Dr. cat and the birds)

      Once a cat thought of a clever plan to kill some birds. He dressed himself up as a doctor and stood beside their cage." Good-morning, my friends, said he to them. A friend of mine has told me that some of you are not feeling well. I was deeply grieved to hear that. Just open the door and let me see, if i can be of any help to you." The birds understood what he wanted to do with them. So they didn't open the door and said, "Thank you, Dr. cat, for your kind visit. There is nothing wrong with us. And we shall keep very well, as long as our door is shut, and you are outside it."Dr. cat was put to great shame and went his way.

The bullet proof coat

                    The bullet proof coat

 A clever young man came to a seasoned general one day."Please, sir," said he,"I have invented a bullet proof coat. It will be a boon for soldier in the field of battle."The general examined the coat very carefully. But  nothing unusual came to his notice. He asked the young man to put it on, and went in to fetch his rifle. He wanted to shoot at the inventor in order to test his claim. But when he returned with it, the young man had disappeared. He smiled at the cleverness of the visitor and said,"He knew that his coat was a boon for all,except his own self."

The dog in the manger

                                       The dog in the manger

Once upon a time a farmer had a bad tempered dog. It was always chained to the gate of his farm-house. It found its way into the manger one day. It found the place nice and comfortable. It made up the mind to stay there. When it was evening, the cattle returned home. They went straight to the manger to eat their fodder. But he growled and barked at them. They couldn’t dare come near it. They stood in surprised at some distance and said to one another.” What a selfish dog we have to deal with:” “yes, said the dog, I can’t eat this fodder myself, but I will never let any of you to come near it.”

The best artist

                                                           The Best Artist

Once there lived three artists of great fame in a big city.They were competing for a certain prize.One of them painted a wreath of flowers.It looked so real that a bee came and sat on it.The other painted a basket of vegetables.These looked so nice that a cow tried to bite at them.The third painted a curtain.It looked so natural that the judge tried to remove it.This painting won the prize,because it had deceived a man,while the other two had deceived only an insect and animal.

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