The cats and monkey

One day two cats stole a piece of cake from the Kitchen of a householder. They had a dispute over their shares. As a result, they did not come to a decision how they. But all went in vain. Then they were about to fight with each other. At that time a monkey appeared there. He heard the whole thing and told the cats to give the cake to him. He gave them assurance that he would divide it equally among them. The monkey broke the cake into two pieces. But one piece grew a bit  larger than the other. He bit off a portion" from the large piece and it now became a bit smaller than the other piece. He bit off a portion from the second piece in order to make the two pieces equal. But the second piece grew smaller again that time. Thus the monkey tactfully ate the whole cake. The cats could understand their foolishness and were very sorry for losing their cake.

The crow and the jar

The crow and the jar !

Once upon a time on a sultry day in summer, a brow felt very thirsty. It flew to and fro looking for water. But it could find no water anywhere. At last it grew so thirsty that it thought that it would die. It, however, continued its search and found a jar at some distance. At once the crow flew down to have a drink of water from the jar. But it found that there was a little water at the bottom of the jar. It thrust into the jar. It could by no means reach it with its beak. But it did not lose heart. It tried to overturn the jar but failed. It was about to fly away when it saw some stones a little way from the jar. At once it hit upon a plan. It picked up the stones one by one and dropped them into the jar. When he had dropped a large number of stones, the water in the jar rose high enough for him to reach it. Then the crow quenched its thirst drinking water to its heart's content.

The lion and the mouse

The lion and the mouse !

One day a lion was sleeping before its cave. A mouse was playing nearby. By chance it ran over the lion's body. The lion woke up and became very angry. He caught the mouse and said, "Thou little pest, I will kill thee. How dare you tease me?" The mouse begged for its life. It said, "Your Majesty I am a tiny creature. If you kill a poor creature like me, it will do you no honor. Save my life for this time." Out of pity the lion let the mouse go. Some days after the lion was caught in a hunter's net.

The lion tried hard but could not get out. He began to roar. The mouse heard the roar of the lion. It at once came to the net and said,

“Your Majesty, please be quite. I will gnaw at the ropes of the net with my little sharp teeth. Then you will be released."

The mouse cut the net into pieces with its teeth and set the lion free. The lion said, "Dear little friend, you have saved my life. Even a little mouse can do a great good to a mighty lion."