ELF SILVER WINGS AND THE PRINCE

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The Prince was lost.

He wondered in the dark forest for a very long time, leading his horse. They walked and walked
until both were too tired to move any further. The Prince stopped by a little stream of water, and
they both drank thirstily.
What shall we do, Star? Prince Dale asked his horse. He didnt expect a reply, and so was
very surprised when a voice said, You should rest here a while, and then Ill show you the way
out.
He turned and saw a tiny figure standing in the grass a little distance away from him. She was
dressed in brightly colored green leaves of all shades, and even had a little green crown on her
head. He saw that she had two beautiful gossamer wings that were silver and sparkled in the
sunlight.
Who are you? he whispered.
I am Silver Wings. I am an elf.
Ive never seen an elf before. The prince said softly. Will you really show me the way out?
Of course, I will. But you should rest first. Your horse is tired too.
She sat with him as he and Star rested.
She told him tales of living in the forest, of the tree houses they built, of the birds and
butterflies who were their friends. Of playing in the sun and swimming in the river. She spoke of
lying in the grass, gazing up at the moon and stars at night, of watching the fireflies and night
owls fly in the dark.
She made Prince Dale understand that the forest was not something he should be afraid of, and
when many hours had passed and the prince and his horse were well rested, she showed them
the way out.
Thank you, Elf Silver Wings. The Prince said as he waved to her one final time.

The Lion and the Mouse

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Once when a Lion was asleep, a little Mouse began running up and down upon him. This soon wakened
the Lion, who placed his huge paw upon him and opened his big jaws to swallow him.
"Pardon, O King!" cried the little Mouse, "Forgive me this time. I shall never repeat it and I shall never
forget your kindness. And who knows, but I may be able to do you a good turn one of these days?"
The Lion was so tickled at the idea of the Mouse being able to help him, that he lifted up his paw and let
him go.
Sometime later a few hunters captured the King and tied him to
a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him on.
Just then the little Mouse happened to pass by, and seeing the
sad plight in which the Lion was, ran up to him and soon
gnawed away the ropes that bound the King of the Beasts.
"Was I not right?" said the little Mouse, very happy to help the
Lion.
MORAL: Little friends may prove great friends.

The Cunning Fox and the Clever Stork

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Once upon a time, there lived a very cunning fox who always wanted to cheat and deceive
others with its awful and stupid acts. The fox used to deceive others with its sneaky mind. He
used to speak to other animals sweetly to make him trustworthy.
One day he tried to cheat and have fun with a stork. He befriended the stork and gained the
trust.
The fox acted like a very good friend and cared a lot for the stork. One day, he invited the stork
to have a feast with him and he wanted to treat his friend with delicious food. The happy stork
accepted the invitation.
The fox promised to offer rich and tasty food for the stork. Considering the delicious dinner
proposed by the fox, the stork remained hungry for the whole day.
Fox took the stork to his home. He apologized to the stork that he could not make anything due
to his illness and offered some soup. The stork although disappointed, cared for the fox and was
happy with the soup.
The cunning fox offered the soup in a shallow bowl. The stork was stunned to have the soup in
the shallow bowl! The long bill of the stork prevented it to take the soup. As the fox easily licked
the soup from the plate, the stork wasnt able to even taste a bit of the soup. It just touched the
soup with the tip of its bill.
The Fox asked the stork, How is the soup? Dont you like it?
The Hungry stork replied, Oh it is good, but I have stomach upset and I cant take anymore
soup!
'Im sorry for troubling you', said the fox.
The stork replied, Oh dear, please dont say sorry. I have some health problem and cannot
enjoy what you offer. Please take care of your health.
She left the place thanking the fox!
However, the stork understood that it was cheated by the fox and decided to teach him a lesson.
After a few days, the fox met the stork again and decided to play another prank on the stork.
This time it was the storks turn. The stork welcomed the fox happily and invited to pay a return
visit to have a dinner.
The fox was happy and they decided on a date to have the dinner. The Stork asked the foxs
favourite food and offered to cook the same for the dinner.
The day arrived and the fox reached the storks place. The stork served soup to the fox and
asked him to have soup first.

The soup was served in a narrow jar with a long-neck. The stork was able to drink the soup very
easily with its long bill, however the fox couldnt.
The stork asked the fox to enjoy the soup. And showed several delicious dishes in long-necked
jars. The disappointed fox said, My stomach is very painful. Im leaving now and left the place
running.

The Goose with the Golden Eggs

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Once upon a time, a man and his wife had the good fortune to have a goose which laid a golden
egg every day. Lucky though they were, they soon began to think they were not getting rich fast
enough.
They imagined that if the bird must be able to lay golden eggs, its insides must be made of gold.
And they thought that if they could get all that precious metal at once, they would get mighty rich
very soon. So the man and his wife decided to kill the bird.
However, upon cutting the goose open, they were shocked to find that its innards were like that
of any other goose!
MORAL: THINK BEFORE YOU ACT

The Milkmaid and her Pail

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Patty the Milkmaid was going to market carrying her milk in a pail on her head.
As she went along, she began calculating what she would do with the money she would get for
the milk. I'll buy some fowls from Farmer Brown," said she, "and they will lay eggs each morning,
which I will sell to the parson's wife..
With the money that I get from the sale of these eggs, I'll buy myself a new dimity frock and a
chip hat; and when I go to market, won't all the young men come up and speak to me!
Polly Shaw will be so jealous; but I don't care. I shall just look at her and toss my head like this."
As she spoke that, she tossed her head back and the pail fell off it, and all the milk was spilt!
MORAL: DO NOT COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY ARE HATCHED.