A Farmer and His Three Sons

A farmer had three sons. They were strong and young butt never agreed with one another. They often quarreled among
themselves. The farmer had given them a lot of advice. But they always turned a deaf ear. They disliked advice. The farmer felt very
sad about it.
The farmer thought a lot and then he thought up a good plan. He called his sons and ordered them, “Bring me a few sticks.” The
farmer tied the sticks into a bundle.
“Each of you, break this bundle of sticks!” said the farmer. They did so, but they could not break it. Then, the farmer untied the
sticks and gave each of his sons a stick. Each of them broke the stick easily in the twinkling of an eye.
“There you are, my sons!” shouted the farmer. “If you remain untied, you are strong. But if you quarrel with one another, you will
be broken one by one easily. Do you understand what I mean?”
At last, the advice worked out. They lived in harmony and untied ever after. The felt relieved. “Now I can die peacefully,” he
whispered.

A RABBIT AND CROCODILE

Once upon a time, a rabbit wanted to cross a river but he could not swim. He had an idea. He saw a boss of crocodile swimming in
the river. The rabbit asked the boss of crocodile, “How many crocodiles are there in the river?” The boss of crocodile answered, “We
are twenty here.” “Where are they?” the rabbit asked for the second time. “What is it for?” the boss of crocodile asked.
“All of you are good, nice, gentle and kind, so I want to make a line in order. Later I will know how kind you are,” said the rabbit.
Then, the boss of the crocodile called from one side to the other side of the river. Just then, the rabbit started to count while jumping
from one crocodile to another: one…two…three…. four…until twenty, and finally, he thanked all crocodiles because he had crossed
the river.

TWO TRAVELLERS AND A BIG TREE

Once, two men travelled on a dusty and rough road that had no trees on its sides. They were walking to a distant village during
daylight to attend a wedding feast.
The summer sun was hot that they were sweating lot.
They looked for a shady tree for shelter from the sun. After some time, they saw a big old tree with thick, green leaves and
branches spread far and wide like a big umbrella. They made a tree a shelter, put their small bundles on the ground and stretched
themselves out in the cool shadow of the tree. They felt relieved and rested for a while, talking about wedding feast.
After about an hour, one of the travellers said to his friends, “Look! What a useless ugly old tree! So big and yet it bears no fruits
at all!”
On hearing this, the tree felt insulted. Angrily, it yelled “You, ungrateful man! You are enjoying my cool shadow and using it for
a shelter, yet you call me useless and ugly! Can there be a more wretched creature than you? So now, get up and get away from here!”
Feeling scared that a tree could talk, the two men ran away in horror.

A Farmer and His Three Sons

A farmer had three sons. They were strong and young butt never agreed with one another. They often quarreled among
themselves. The farmer had given them a lot of advice. But they always turned a deaf ear. They disliked advice. The farmer felt very
sad about it.
The farmer thought a lot and then he thought up a good plan. He called his sons and ordered them, “Bring me a few sticks.” The
farmer tied the sticks into a bundle.
“Each of you, break this bundle of sticks!” said the farmer. They did so, but they could not break it. Then, the farmer untied the
sticks and gave each of his sons a stick. Each of them broke the stick easily in the twinkling of an eye.
“There you are, my sons!” shouted the farmer. “If you remain untied, you are strong. But if you quarrel with one another, you will
be broken one by one easily. Do you understand what I mean?”
At last, the advice worked out. They lived in harmony and untied ever after. The felt relieved. “Now I can die peacefully,” he
whispered.

A RABBIT AND CROCODILE

Once upon a time, a rabbit wanted to cross a river but he could not swim. He had an idea. He saw a boss of crocodile swimming in
the river. The rabbit asked the boss of crocodile, “How many crocodiles are there in the river?” The boss of crocodile answered, “We
are twenty here.” “Where are they?” the rabbit asked for the second time. “What is it for?” the boss of crocodile asked.
“All of you are good, nice, gentle and kind, so I want to make a line in order. Later I will know how kind you are,” said the rabbit.
Then, the boss of the crocodile called from one side to the other side of the river. Just then, the rabbit started to count while jumping
from one crocodile to another: one…two…three…. four…until twenty, and finally, he thanked all crocodiles because he had crossed
the river.

TWO TRAVELLERS AND A BIG TREE

Once, two men travelled on a dusty and rough road that had no trees on its sides. They were walking to a distant village during
daylight to attend a wedding feast.
The summer sun was hot that they were sweating lot.
They looked for a shady tree for shelter from the sun. After some time, they saw a big old tree with thick, green leaves and
branches spread far and wide like a big umbrella. They made a tree a shelter, put their small bundles on the ground and stretched
themselves out in the cool shadow of the tree. They felt relieved and rested for a while, talking about wedding feast.
After about an hour, one of the travellers said to his friends, “Look! What a useless ugly old tree! So big and yet it bears no fruits
at all!”
On hearing this, the tree felt insulted. Angrily, it yelled “You, ungrateful man! You are enjoying my cool shadow and using it for
a shelter, yet you call me useless and ugly! Can there be a more wretched creature than you? So now, get up and get away from here!”
Feeling scared that a tree could talk, the two men ran away in horror.