I Am Confused. Please help ! { little Lovely Tales } 2020

 I Am Confused. Please help !

         My best friend is ignoring me this year : I feel angry and unhappy about it, but I  Still think of her as my best friends. Why is she doing this to me? I am confused. Please help!

Expert advice from senior friends !

          Hmmm ! Don't we all feel this some time or other ? Don't worry. Let's see what we can do. First, please think about it without getting upset. Is she really ignoring you ? What are the things that you used to do together, but don't do any more ? For example : sitting on the same bench, having your tiffin together, coming to school or going back home together and so on. If you still do most of these things together, you may be wrong in thinking that she is ignoring you. You can talk to her about it. Find out if you have hurt her in some way, if there is a misunderstanding and that is why she is not as warm towards you as she was before. If that is so, you can simply say sorry and she will immediately be friends with you again.

        Has she made new friends ? Is that what is making you feel a little jealous and sad ? Well, you can always be friends with her new friends ! Your friend may appreciate it.

        If your last year's best friends has really started ignoring you without any reason, do not keep brooding about it. You can make friends with others. Maybe after a few days, your old friend will also be close to you, once again.

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 The Poor Man's Virtue

        Ram was a poor farmer. He had nothing but a small piece of land . He grew whatever he could in that land. Ram was also very kind. He used to go to a nearby market and give offerings to the deity. Once, he took two bananas to the market. When he was about to enter into the market , a sanyasi stopped him and said, " I am so hungry. Can you give me something to eat ?" Ram gave the two bananas to the sanyasi without hesitation. The sanyasi asked, "What will you offer to the deity now?" Ram answered, "If these bananas can quench your hunger, that too is a service to God."

       The sanyasi was very pleased with the honesty and kindness of Ram that he bestowed many boons upon him and made him a very rich man. Even then, Ram continued his charity.

Moral : Honesty Pays Goodness.

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Ajinkya's Courage

           Dhanadabad and Ulakpur were neighboring kingdoms. But they were enemies of each other They used to have fights very often. A farmer called Visoba used to live in Dhanadabad. He had five sons. Four of them had joined army due to poverty. But the Youngest was living with his parents. His name was Ajinkya. The two kingdoms were fighting a War. But the war stopped for a while, suddenly. Visoba asked Ajinkya, "Go and meet your brothers secretly, since the war is over. Find out how they are, tell them - all is well here." Ajinkya follow his father's instruction. His four brothers were near 
the border. Ajinkya went there during the night when night guard was on. He met them, checked all was well there and started to go back home. 

           Suddenly he heard a voice, "Hey! Come forward and fight With me ! " Hearing that, Ajinkya asked, 'Who is this ? What is this all about ?" His elder brother replied, "This is a giant called Kalketu. He calls us daily for fighting. But fighting against him will lessen our army. So, we avoid fighting against him. He eats one man from Ulakpur and one man from our kingdom for his meal. The one who kills him will het to marry Princess of Ulakpur and will be sworn as the commander of our kingdom." 

             Hearing this, Ajinkya said, "Let me try now !" 

         "None could succeed yet. You also do not try ", said the elder brother to him . Ajinkya waited there that night. He saw Kalketu by sneaking out. He thought of something and kept hiding the whole day. He had brought sackcloth with him. The next night. he sat like a little frog and wrapped that sackcloth around himself. He waited for Kalketu. The giant arrived after some time. The earth was shaking as Kalketu arrived. Kalketu was screaming as usual. Ajinkya slowly moved towards Kalketu's feet. Kalketu was a huge giant. He was powerful. Ajinkya had needles with him He started pricking Kalketu's feet with the needles he had. But Kalketu could not see Ajinkya, because Ajinkya. had wrapped himself with sackcloth. Kalketu was sensing extreme pain due to the needle. He stated looking down. He lost his balance while leaning Finally, the giant body of Kalketu fell down with a thud. A big bang was heard, as his head got hit. His soul was present in his head. That got hurt. In this way, Kalketu died soon due to severe head injury.

             Ajinkya got married to Princess of Ulakpur. He also became the commander of 
the Dhanadabad army. Everybody lived happily thereafter.

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Swans And Hunters

            A long time ago, there was a jungle. It had a lake in it. There was a huge tree near the lake. The swans used to live on that tree. The other birds used to live on several other trees. But the swans used to remain on only this one tree. At sunrise, they used to travel far for their food. They would return to their nests after sunset. They were living happily. One day, an old swan saw a creeper under the tree. He said to the others, "Hey friends ! Let's destroy this creeper today itself. If this creeper grows further, it will be a danger to our lives. The young swans replied, "Dear Uncle, the creeper looks cute. The air will be cooler as well, due to it." The old swan said again, "Yon are wrong my friends! If that creeper spreads. it will get stronger even more. Some hunters can easily climb the tree. Isn't it a danger ?" 

          But nobody paid attention to him. The creeper grew soon and reached the top of the tree. Tree leaves and creeper got mixed up in each other. Some hunters soon started fixing nets to various trees in the jungle. But the birds did not go to the trees having nets fixed and therefore, the hunters could not catch the birds. The hunters were fed up now. They returned back after four-five days. As they reached the lake, they saw the swans' tree and fixed their nets there. They said, "This is a huge tree. Let's try in catching some birds from this tree, at least." 

         The swans returned back to their tree after wandering in Search of food, the whole day. As soon as they sat on the trees, they got stuck in the nets. All the swans got stuck in the nets. The old swan said," Look, what has happened now!" The swans started babbling. They got anxious thinking of the escape from the nets, They were still making a lot of noise. The old swan said to all, "Please listen to me. Nobody will move when the hunters arrive tomorrow."

         'What would happen by that ?" - The young swans asked. 

        He replied, "If we remain unmoved, the hunters will think that we are dead and release us from the net and throw us away. Even then no one will move. We will Pretend to be dead. We shall fly only after everybody gets released and thrown . Got it ?"

          Everybody ought to listen to the old swan. The hunters arrives the next morning. They saw many swans in the nets. They got very happy and they approached the tree. As they came near the tree, they noticed that the swans are stuck in the nets, but nobody is moving. They may have died. They came up the tree, released the nets and threw the swans on the ground. Some of the swans got hurt after they got thrown, but nobody moved, as per the plan. As soon as all the swans got released and thrown down, the old swan ordered, "Let's fly!" 

        The swans flew towards the sky! The hunters could not do anything, but to watch them fly !

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Man And Fire 

            It's a very old story. Those were the ancient times and nothing was discovered yet. A Strong man used to live in a village. He could climb the mountain rapidly. He could also come down the mountain rapidly. He could go beyond the river very quickly. Once he went up a high mountain. There were many persons over there. They had lit up fire. The strong man had not seen fire before. He was watching the fire hiding in the woods. The flames were touching the sky. He got fascinated. He took some fire with him, after everybody left. The mountain King got to know this theft. He got very angry. He ordered his maid, Kanta to search for that man. 

         The King gave her a small velvet wrapped box. He said to the maid, "Open this box when you meet a man with orange clothes." After listening to the orders, Kanta started following the strong man going down the mountain. The strong man went to his village. He hid the fire in the pieces of wood. But the wooden pieces caught fire and it caused a big blaze. The fire spread in the village. The villagers got frightened because of it. Kanta was sitting on a big tree, far away from that place. She was watching the chaos of the crowed. A man with orange clothes suddenly came out of the crowed and went away. But Kanta did not notice him in the turmoil. 

        She remembered him the next day. But that man had gone already. What to do now ? She opened the box out of curiosity. That box had many small insects in it. But they went away flying as she opened the box. Some of them grew in size . She closed the box quickly. Some of the insects bit her very badly. But she did not utter a word. Poor Kanta ! She suddenly saw the man with orange clothes again. She stopped him and gave him the box. She told him about the King's orders. The man took the box and closed his eyes. He opened his eyes after a minute. Now, he gave her the box again and asked her to open it. But Kanta was afraid to open it. But the man told her not to worry. As soon as she opened the box, a smoke came out of it. It had a pleasant fragrance. 

        Kanta got amazed. Watching her astonished, the man said to her, "The King got angry of the ac of theft by the string man. The King knew that you will open the box because of anxiety. If you had opened the box near the strong man, the insects would have bitten him. But you opened the box at wrong time. But you opened the box at wrong time. I got to know all this. I put this fragrance in it so that your pain lessens. Now this will not cause you any pain. But remember this- Always listen to the Elders!"

        The man said that to Kanta and went away! 

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A Dog and His Master

              A man had kept a dog. He had appointed a servant to take care of him. That man -the-master - always used to as the servant about the dog. He had instructed the servant to train the dog well. He had told servant - "You will get less payment, if this god does not learn!" But that dog got lost somewhere. The servant searched for it. But he could not find the dog. The master used to like the dog a lot. So he gave an advertisement in a newspaper - 'Anyone who finds my dog will be rewarded. " The advertisement had the description of the dog. A man found the dog after two days. He returned it to the master. The master gave him a reward.

             The master got happy after getting his dog back. He said to the dog, "Hey! What a thankless and fool you are! I was taking care of you. I gave you food on time. I did not beat you neither had I betted you. I did not even get angry at you. Even then you ran away." The dog was listening to the master. It said to the master, Dear Master, what you are saying is not false. You did not cause me any trouble. But you had ordered your servant to train me. He used to hit me hard even for smallest mistakes. He also used to keep me starved." "So, I got fed up of all this. I could not go anywhere when I WAS hungry. It is, because this servant used to tie me. So I had decided to run away when I get a chance. So I ran away at first opportunity. Your servant harassed me. It could not have been without your permission. So, I believe you have caused me harassment. "

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A Bet Between The Wind And The Sun

          The Wind and the Sun met one fine day! They asked each others' well being. Then they decided to play a fun game. They decided to test each other's strengths and power by the game. After watching around them, they noticed a man sitting nearby. The man had worn a blanket. The bet was this way. The winner will be the one who makes that man remove his blanket. The winner will be a real mighty one. The wind said, "Let me try first. I will blow real fast. The man will have to remove his blanket. " Then the wind started blowing fast. He tried to make the blanket fly. But nothing happened as expected. The man felt extremely cold and therefore he wrapped the blanket more tightly around his body. At last, the wind got tired and sat down. 

           It was the Suns' turn now. The Sun started showing his strength. He got rid of the clouds first. Then he started to shine even brighter. He released his bright rays directly towards the man. The man felt much warmer in the blanket. He started sweating. He could not bear that heat. He had to  remove the blanket. He sat in the shadow of a tree nearby to prevent himself from the heat. 

           In this way, the Sun won the bet with cleverness!

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A Sparrow and a Rabbit

          A rabbit was playing under a tree. A sparrow was also eating some food grains by his side. Suddenly an eagle came from nowhere and sat on the back of the rabbit. The rabbit got frightened and started shivering. He thought that the eagle will kill him. So he started crying. Watching the rabbit in danger, the sparrow said to him, "Hey Rabbit! So timid and idiot you are! If you keep crying and do nothings, you will lose your life. Get up now and start running from here. You can escape from the eagle's grip only if you try harder." 

         As the sparrow was giving advice to the rabbi, a wild cat arrived at the scene. She caught the sparrow suddenly. The sparrow started shouting. Watching the sparrow scream, the rabbit, who was about to die, sad to her, "Hey Sparrow, You were criticizing me while you were safe. You called me timid. Now even you are in danger. How will you save your own life ?"

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A Duke And An Advocate 

          A King of some Kingdom wanted to send a message to the neighboring Kingdom. So, he sent his Ambassador to the neighboring King. The Ambassador reached the capital of the neighboring Kingdom. He was greeted and welcomed by several servants along with a musical band. They welcomed him with the music. But the Ambassador was a miser. He did not like so much money spent on the welcome party So he started thinking out of his stinginess. He said to the servants, "Hey! Please stop this band, please. My father has died." Listening to this sad news, the servants stopped playing the music thinking that his father must have died recently. Then that Ambassador met the neighboring King. He conveyed his Kong's message.

      Suddenly a duke of the King came to know the news of the Ambassador's father's death So he said to the advocate, "I feel really sorry to hear about your father's sad demise. How many days have passed since then ?" Then the Ambassador said to him, "Sir! It has been 30 years since my father passed away!!!!"

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A Quarrel Between A Deer And A Horse

         A deer and a horse used to go to open grassland to eat grass. They once had a fight over portions of grass. The dear attacked the horse with his horns and forced the horse to leave that place. The horse got really angry because of this behavior. The horse decided to teach a lesson to the deer. He decided to take the help of a man in this. He went to a man. He requested the man to make the deer go off the grassland.

        The man said to the horse, 'Sure! But you will have to listen to me." The horse said, "Yes Sir!" Then the man put saddle on his back. He put the reins as well. Then the man sat on the back of the horse. He had some fun while riding the horse. He also hit the horse with a whip while roaming. The horse had to tolerate the pain as the man had agreed to help him. He endured pain of the whip as well. Finally, he got rid of the deer with the help of the man.  Now the deer was gone! So the horse said to the man, "Hey wise man! Now my work is done. I thank you so much for the help. Please do me a favors by removing the reins and the saddle, so that I shall be able to go to my home."

        The man said to the horse, "Hey friend! You are a very useful animal to me. If I knew this earlier, I would have made friendship with you much earlier. Now I Shall keep you with me forever. I will not let you go now."

        Hearing this, the horse shouted in pain. But it was too late!

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An Idiot And Miser Man

          There lived an idiot and miser man He used to stay hungry sometimes, just to save money. He would wear cheap quality clothes. He had hidden his money under a tree in his farm. He had put a stone on top of it for identification. He used to go the place where the money had been put, once or twice a day. He used to get very happy looking at that place. Once, his servant saw him while visiting the place. He wondered - 'What would my master be keeping at such a place ?' He thought - As my owner gets happy after going to the place, there must be something buried under the tree.

          So, the servant went to that place at night. He dug the land Then, he found a lot of gold and money. He had got a big treasure! The servant put all the gold and money in a bag. Then he ran to a remote place, far away from there. The next day the miser went to the place just to check the treasure. He dug the land. He found that the money and the gold had been stolen. He stated screaming with sorrow. Hearing his crying voice, his neighbor arrived there and asked the reason of his sorrow. Then the miser told him about his loss. 

        After listening to the incident, the neighbor said to the miser, "Her friend! You have not lost anything . You never used those things! So why are you feeling sad ?"

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The Fight Of Rats And Cats

          Some cats and rats used to fight a lot. Rats often used to get defeated and they had to run away from the battle field. They used to feel bad because of back to back defeats. They wanted do something about it now. All of them met one evening. They started to think about the reasons of their defeat every single time. They realized that they were not able to recognize their commander till now. So, they decided to put a grass crown on his head.

         In the next battle, they put a grass crown on the head of their commander. But they could not continue for long against the powerful cats. They sensed that they are losing once again. They stated running. The soldier rats hid in their homes. They rescued themselves. But the commander's condition became difficult. He was wearing the crown on his head So he could not enter in his tiny home. But till then, the cats caught him and ate him. 

      In this way, all the commanders got killed.

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A Thief And A Dog

          Once, a thief came near a house to steal things. But the house was guarded by a dog. As soon as the dog saw the thief, he started barking at him. The thief threw a slice of bread towards him, to stop that barking. But the dog did mot eat the slice of bread. He said to the thief, "Oh man! You have arrived here on such a dark night. So I suspected you might not be a good man. But you tried to get rid of me by bribing me. Now I know for sure that you have bad intentions." 

         "I guard this home of my master during the night Guarding this is my duty This is why the landlord has kept me. But you are bribing me ad want me to shut up. I will not allow this to happen.  I will keep guarding this home, whatever happens." "I know that you have arrived here to steal the things. I shall keep barking till you are here so that the landlord wakes up. So, now, you get out of this place immediately. Or else my master will get up and beat you."

          The thief ran away looking at the determination and loyalty the dog.

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A Kite And A Fowler

        A fowler had put a net  in a jungle to catch some birds. Just near that, a kite was following a pigeon to catch it. While attempting to catch the pigeon, the kite got stuck into that net. She tried escaping from the nets, by shaking her wings rapidly. But the more she tried to escape, the more she got stuck into the nets. Hearing the sound of wings. the fowler came out of the woods. He thought some good bird had got trapped. But saw that there was a kite stuck into the nets!

         The fowler got really angry watching kite stuck into the nets. As he was about to kill the kite, the kite said to him, "Have mercy on me, hey fowler! I have not committed any sin. I have not caused any damage to you as well. I was going after the pigeon. I was about to catch it and eat it. Please leave me."

         Hearing this dishonest dialogue, the fowler replied, "Then what sin had that pigeon committed ? Had it caused you any damage ?" After saying this, the fowler twisted the neck of the kite and killed it.

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Idiot Monkey

         A river was flowing through a jungle. One day, some fishermen came to the river to catch some fish. They fixed nets at an appropriate place on the river. It was afternoon by then. So, they went for lunch, a little further and started enjoying their meal. A monkey, sitting on a tree was watching all this. It watched the fishermen fixing the nets. It also wanted to catch fish like them. It came down the tree. It went to the place where the nets were fixed. It started pulling net. But he was unaware of art of pulling the nets. It started pulling randomly. So, it got stuck into the nets!

        As it fell in the water, water entered in its nostrils, It got suffocated. It understood that it is going to die soon and thought, "How idiot I am ! Why did I try to do something I did not know at all ?

       I have caused my own death!"

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Rewards Of Honesty

       A lady Malatibai was staying in a village. Her husband was bedridden due to paralysis. Malatibai had to take care of him. She could not leave him alone and go out. She could not even take up any small job. She had saved some money for many years. But it got over on his treatment and medicines. Now she had no money, even for their food. They were in a very different situation. 

       One day her husband died. Malatibai did not have money for his last rituals. She requested many people. Bur nobody was ready to give her money and help her. She did not know what to do. At last she prayed, "Oh God! Even enemy should not face this situation. Then why is this happening to me ? Only you can take me out of this, now." Her prayers were heard. There was a kind person in the village. When he heard about this, he helped her. He gave her money for her husband's last rituals. He also gave her money for her one month's expenses. She was really grateful for his kindness. Also she was grateful to the God. 

        One day she was praying near the window. Suddenly a bird entered from the window. She was surprised. She started thinking - from where did it come ? It must be somebody's pet. The bird sat on her shoulder without any hesitation She remember this bird is from her neighbor's bungalow. Her neighbors were fond of birds. So she decided to handover the bird to its master. 

            Even the masters were searching for the bird everywhere. They were feeling very sad as they were not able to find it. That bird was very rare to find. And now everybody in the house was very fond of it. So they were worried. At that time, Malatibai entered their house with the bird. Everybody in the house was very happy to see the bird. They all gathered near it and started pampering the bird. They kept the bird in its cage again. Malatibai thought her work was over. So she was leaving their house. But the master's wife stopped her. She offered her snacks and sweets. When she inquired about her, she came to know that Malatibai stayed just next to their bungalow. She stayed alone. She was in need of some job. And the most important thing was ---- she was hones !!!

            They had two small kids. They were looking fa an honest lady, to take care of their children. They asked her, "Would you help us in looking after our children ? You will get a decent salary. " Malatibai was so happy. She didn't know what to say. Joy on her face said that she had accepted the offer. Honesty is always rewarded.

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Satisfaction

          Sanju was a young boy. He was very restless. He was never satisfied with anything. Once he got one things; immediately he wanted another . He never completed one work properly till the end. Because of this, his studies were never complete. He lacked focus and got scolded by his teachers. His annual examination was over and Sanju had summer vacations. His mother was worried about him. He would get bored of everything. His school mates used to tease him as 'constant complainer'! 

         Sanju was not happy about any season. In summer he would complain - 'It's very hot'. In rainy season - 'I am getting wet!' And he felt very cold in winters. So he was unhappy all the time. He complained about his food as well. He found faults in whatever his mother cooked. 

         One day he was sleeping in the afternoon. He had a dream. God appeared in front of him in his dream. God asked him, "Sanju, please ask for anything ! What do you want ?" Sanju answered without thinking, "I don't want this life, this birth. Please give me another life. I want to be something else." God granted his wish.

         Now Sanju was a fly. She started flying. After some time, she was tired and sat somewhere. Suddenly she realized that she was sitting on dirt. She flew and sat on a person's body. That person got irritated and he shooed her away. Now the fly got angry. She felt that all human beings are very arrogant. So she sat on the back of a cow. The cow also shooed the fly away, with her tail. From there the fly went to a sweets shop. She was very happy to see lots of sweets. She sat on a plate full of sweets. But the shopkeeper also shooed the fly away.

           Nobody was allowing her to sit. So she sat on an animal's wound. But the animals got irritated and didn't allow the fly to sit. The fly felt very bad. Nobody was allowing her to sit on anything - good or bad ! She felt frustrated with the new life. She was very tired. When she was sitting in front of a house, a lady got her house sprayed with insecticides. And the fly was dead!

           Sanju woke up. He started shouting , "Life of fly ? No way!" His mother came near him and asked, "Why are you shouting ? Did you see any bad dream ?" Sanju hugged his mother and said, "Mother, I am so lucky to be your son, You love me so much. You give me whatever I demand. I will never complain again. I will accept everything and think that whatever happens is for our own good !"

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A Party Of Shorties

          There was a dense forest. Variety of animals, birds and reptiles lived in that forest. A group of very short people also stayed there. They were so tiny that other people used to call them shorty. They ate fruits and vegetables, grown in the forest. Sometimes they killed some animals for food. These shorties even had a King. The King understood the languages of the animals very well. So both, the shorties and the animals, were not afraid of each other. They lived in that forest like a big family.  Once their King had an idea. He thought , 'Why not have a grand party ? We will invite all the people in the forest !' Everyone liked his idea. So it was decided that they will have a party. They made different committees. The work was divided. The ladies were given the management of meals. Everybody was excited. They all were engrossed in the preparations of the party.

         One big spacious ground was fixed as a venue. They decided that everyone will dress up differently. So each person started thinking about what to wear. They were busy arranging for the special dresses. All were set for the party. Special invitations were sent. Musical instruments were arranged. People were busy in their dance rehearsals, dress preparations and drumbeats. All were very excited and happy. Atmosphere was filled with different sounds of commotion, laughter and discussions. Other animals guessed that something unusual is happening. They were curious to know what was happening. The monkeys, squirrels and reptiles started looking down from the trees.

          The Party Day arrived. People started gathering. All the important guests were welcomed with a band of musicians. The King welcomed the guests with garlands. The shorties were dressed differently. All the guests were happy to see their colorful Dreese's. The program began with the peacock dance. Shorties were dressed like peacocks for this dance. After that, they were dressed like a tiger, in tiger dance. Everyone was clapping and enjoying the dances and laughing. The forest was filled with their claps and laughter. 

             Now everyone was dancing, laughing and enjoying the party. They forgot all their worries. After dancing for a long time they were tired. Then they enjoyed their food. Everybody felt very happy and all of them enjoyed this party of shorties.

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Reap As You Sow!

            There was a beautiful garden. The garden was full of colorful flowers. They were surrounded by many beautiful, colorful and delicate butterflies. Even honeybees and moths were flying around the flowers. There were many rose plants in the garden. A snail lived on one of the rose plants. Many people used to visit the garden every day. They used to like the pleasant atmosphere in the garden. Sometimes they used to pluck one flower without anyone noticing. Some people have this bad habit. One day the snail had a hard time saving herself when a girl was plucking a rose. 

           Everybody visiting the garden praised the roses. They praised the colour, shape, fragrance or freshness of the roses. The snail felt jealous of the roses. The snail said to the rose tree, "I hate you. I feel jealous about you !" The rose tree asked, "Why? Have I done something wrong ? We don't trouble anybody. We did not invite you. You may leave us if you don't like us !" 

            The snail said, "Now I won't leave at all. I will make sure that people won't praise you. You and only you are praised all the time. Nobody looks at me. That is why I am very angry with you." The rose tree said," You should o some good work, if you want people to praise you. Good things always get noticed." 

          The snail asked, "What good work are you doing?"

         The rose replied, "When my flowers blossom, their fragrance spreads around. People feel pleasant and refreshed." But the snail was not willing to listen to anything. She decided to destroy the rose plant. A cow entered the garden around the same time. Seeing the cow, the snail had a cruel thought in her mind. It called the cow and said, 'Please stamp on this rose and destroy it !"

           The cow asked, "Why should I do that ? If you want revenge, you do it yourself. Don't involve me in this !" The cow started leaving the garden. The snail tried to stop her. The cow didn't pay any attention to the snail. The cow moved aside and accidentally stepped on the snail. The snail wanted to destroy the rose tree. But in turn she was stamped upon by the cow.

        The rose tree was listening to everything. It felt very sad when the snail was stamped and died. But it could not do anything. You reap as you sow!

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Hobby Or Nuisance

       Bhujbal uncle had a large bungalow in Rimzim Society. He was very much fond of gardening. He had many beautiful trees and plants in his garden. The trees became very tall, after some time, He was very happy to see the huge trees. There was a road on one side of the bungalow. Several vehicles and persons passed by that road every day. Many of the branches of the trees troubled people and vehicles. People were finding it difficult to pass through that road. People on two wheelers had to go very carefully. The tree branches could affect somebody's eyes. Accidents could occur at night or even during peak hours. The road was narrow. So whenever big vans or buses were passing in opposite directions, branches of the trees used to brush against the windows. What can happen if someone takes out his head ? Why Bhujbal uncle never realized ?

          Now everyone in the society decided that they will talk to uncle about it. May be he has not realized it. So the Chairman and secretary of the Society went to his home. Uncle said, "Oh! What a surprise! What brings you to my home ? Please tell me about your work ?" The Secretary said, "Uncle, we have a request for you. "

       "What request ?" asked Uncle.

        The Secretary told the reason of their visit. But uncle got very angry. He said, "I will not cut my trees. They are like my children. Forget about cutting branches. I will not allow anyone to pluck even one leaf. My trees are so pretty .... how can I make them ugly ? Trees make the place around you wonderful. They give me so much pleasure. Can't you see my happiness ?" They suddenly heard a loud noise, while they were talking. Somebody was screaming. All of them came out to see what had happened. They saw an accident.

         A School bus was passing near the wall. A small girl took her head out of the window. One of the branches hit her eyes badly. She was in pain. She was crying and screaming. The bus driver took her to the nearest hospital. What would happen to her eyes ? She may lose her eyesight and become blind. She would be punished for no fault of hers.

       Our hobby should not be a nuisance to others. Everybody thought so, and was angry on uncle. Sometimes people are very adamant and don't think about others.

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Giant Elephant

        King Goraksha ruled over a Kingdom called Ankaleshwar. Both, Queen Sumitra and Princess Kanchanmala were lovely. There was law and order everywhere. Kanchanmala had been brought up in a positive and nice environment. She was beautiful and tender. The neighboring kingdom was Kundalpur. It had a young King Makarand. Once he went to meet King Goraksha.  There, he saw Princess Kanchanmala. He liked her very much. He asked for her hand in marriage. But she refused. He got angry. There was no reason of rejection in his opinion. So he took her with him forcefully.

       So, King Goraksha and his people got angry. They attacked Kundalpur to bring the princess back. The had to wait outside due to the huge strong walls of the fort. The giant walls were protected by guards. The walls had large doors in them. Those were guarded by even more guards. So, military could not succeed in their attack. They were helpless. But they waited outside the fort for many days. 

       Soon, they got tired of waiting . But their aim was to bring the Princess back. They decided to use ideas instead of the used of strength. The King Goraksha, his ministers and his Commander started to think on it. They could find out smart solutions, but all of them were causing some harm to Ankaleshwar.  The Commander had an idea. He called for all the carpenters from the kingdom. He collected lot of wood. He instructed the carpenters to create a wooden elephant from the wood. The elephant was mounted on a large wooden platform and it was supported with wheels.

         The elephant was hollow from inside. The commander instructed his soldiers to hide inside and then he closed the wooden door of the elephant. Other soldiers took the elephant to the entrance of the fort and kept it there. Then they went away from the fort. The soldiers returned to their tents after that. They burnt their tents and ran away. Kundalpur army got amazed because of the sudden big fire.

         Soldiers from Kundalpur army got worried because of this. They came out to see what happened to their enemy. They found the burnt tents. There was no sign of the Ankaleshwar army. But there was a giant elephant in front of the entrance. They searched the elephant around. But they could not understand the trick. They thought that, the army could not carry the giant elephant with them because of its size. So, they must have left it behind. Somehow, they took the elephant inside the fort. The army got tired of pulling such a giant elephant inside the fort. They thought that the enemy ran away and they had won. While all the Kundalpur army was sleeping, soldiers from Ankaleswar army came out of the wooden elephant. They opened the doors of the fort and took the rest of their army inside.

         Tired army of Kundalpur and the citizens were asleep. The Ankaleshwar army suddenly attacked them. The Kundalpur army got helpless due to the sudden attack . Kundalpur got destroyed because of the desperate actions of King Makarand. Finally, the Ankaleshwar army took Princess Kanchanmala and returned to their own kingdom.

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Smartness Of A Crab

           There was a beautiful village. It was called as "Tslegaon". Since it ha many lakes around it . It was surrounded by many trees because of the lakes.  In one such lake, lived many fishes, tortoises and crabs. Fishes were of many colours. It was beautiful to see them swim. Young boys from that village, used to sit by the lake. And, they used to watch the funny games of fish.  A stork lived near that lake. He used to eat a fish or two, from the lake. So, he was healthy and happy. 

          After some years he got old. He could not catch the fish to eat easily, due to his old age. Fishes used to slip from his grip. He thought about it and got an idea. The next day, he was sitting by the lake. Seeing him in sad mood, a tortoise came up and asked him, "What happened sir ? Why are you so sad ?" There were many fishes and crabs around. Seeing them, the stork said, "I am worried of these fishes. Soon, some fishermen will set up nets and catch them all."

           Listening to this, the fishes asked him, "Will we all die ? Please suggest us any way to save ourselves." "I am thinking of the same ". answered the stork happily. He said, "You can do one thing. I will take two - three of you to the other lake that is located a little farther from here. I cannot make too many trips". "Yes ! But what if you eat us in the midway?.....". asked a clever fish. "I am worried about you. Hence I am helping you and you are doubting me? Okay. I'll take only one or two of you from here and then shall bring them back again.  Is it okay ?" said the stork, pretending to be a naïve. Clever fish said, 'Okay. Take two of us." The stork wanted the same thing. He gripped the fish into his beak. He released the fish to the farther lake. After that, he took another fish into the same lake. After the fish enjoy some rounds in the lake, the stork asked them, "Do you like this lake now ? Let's go back now." 

         He took them back to their original lake and he went away quickly. Here, the two of them started describing the new, bigger lake. They told the others, "We shall be able to live there, happily." Now, the other fishes became reckless o go to the new lake. Next day, they started requesting the stork to lake them to the new lake, But the stork had told already that he will be taking only four or five of them.

        Every day, he used to take three-four of the fishes, stop by a rock and eat them in the midway. He ate many fishes by this way. After some days, some boys were passing by the lake. From their conversation, a crab got to know that only this lake had fishes. And these are also less in number now. He thought, "How to ask this to the stork?" While thinking of this, he had one idea. The next day, he said to the stork, "Sir please take me to the new lake. I am missing he others." The stork got happy thinking that he would get a feast of crab meat today. 

        He said, "Yes! Why not?" and picked the crab. The crab sat on his back. The stork started flying into the high air. There were no signs even after travelling some distance. So, asked the crab, "Sir how far is the new lake?" "It's near the rock below...", saying this, the stork started coming down. Near the rock, the crab saw some fish bones. Now the crab understood the slyness of the stork. From the back, he came on to the neck of the stork and grabbed his neck into his claws. 

       The stork was helpless now. He collapsed while landing. After seeing him dead, the crab came back to his lake. And, he explained the incident to all. The smartness of the crab saved everyone's life. The remaining fish lived happily ever after.

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Result Of Stupidity

         Many years ago, King Jagadish ruled "Kambalpur". Jagadish was greedy about gold treasury, right from his childhood. He was ready to do anything for the benefit of his subjects. But the neighboring Kingdoms were more prosperous. He used to feel bad about this,. He wanted to be the richest of all Once he want for hunting in a jungle. He was thinking of a prey in such think woods. Suddenly, he saw an antelope passing by. The arrow released by Jagadish hit the target and antelope collapsed because of it.

        Before Jagadish could see the prey obtained in the very beginning of the hunting, there appeared a demigod or yaksha in place of the antelope. The King got astonished. The demigod said to him, "I got released from a curse because of you. What do you want ? You can demand anything you want !" 

           King had never expected this. He got little confused. But, after some time, he said to the demigod, "I  demand a wish that, everything I touch, will turn to gold." Hearing this, the demigod said, " Hey King, think on it for a while. I can wait. But be careful of your wish." The King was fantasizing everything golden and was picturing himself richer than the other Kings. So, he said, " I am right about my wish. "The demigod replied, "Please think again. Or else you will have to regret later. "But the King was firm with his decision.

         The King was still firm about his decision. Finally, said the demigod "As you wish! Tathastu! You wish will come true. The thing that you touch will turn into gold!" Then he left. King Jagadish got really happy. He left for the palace. While leaving, to check the wish, he touched a tree. What a wonder! As soon as the King touched the tree, it turned, into gold. The King got really happy. 'Now, I shall be having more gold than anyone else. This tree has turned to gold. Similarly, the other things will also turn into gold, as I  touch them. No one has a bigger golden tree than this one', he returned to his palace with these thoughts.

         As the King returned to the place, the meal was ready. He sat down for lunch. He touched a plate. It turned golden. Then he took a jar to drink water. It also turned into gold. The King became very happy. None must be having so  many golden things like me. Now he touched the meal. And as he was about to take a bite, the ,meal turned into gold, He could not even take his lunch. Water also turned into gold, as he touched it. He had to get off the table. Suddenly his lovely princess came running to him.

         She was seeing her father after a long time in the day, so she hugged him. The King also touched her. And immediately her body got transformed into a shiny golden statue. The King recalled the words of the demigod. But it was too late. There was no use of the regrets. Everything the King touched turned into gold. The entire Kingdom became a golden Kingdom. But the King lost his joy of like. The King became unhappy because of his stupidity. He put himself into a danger because of his stupidity.

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Eklavya's Determination

          Some tribal people or Bheels used to live in a thick jungle. As they lived in the jungle, they survived by hunting animals and birds. All the Bheels learnt archery since their childhood. There was a young boy named Eklavya amongst them, He wanted to become the master of archery. As he was passionate about it, he was in search of training. He got to know about Dronacharys, who taught archery. Dronacharya stayed in Hastinapur, and trained the Kaurav and the Pandav brothers. 

       He went to meet Dronacharya to learn archery from him. He asked him bravely, "Hey master, I am Eklavya. Please take me as your trainee. I have come to learn archery from you....."

        Looking at him, Dronacharya asked him "Who are you ?"

       Eklavya answered modestly, "I am a young tribal boy, a Bheel. I live in the woods nearby!" "I teach archery only to the Kings and Princes. You are not a Prince. So, I cannot take you as my student." Eklavys felt bad listening to this. He resolved, 'I shall be a master of archery and I will learn this art only from Dronmacharya.'

         He created a statue of Master Dronacharya. There was a dense banyan tree nearby. It had a round elevated base. He established the statue onto it. This statue was to become his Master Dronacharya. He used to get up in the Morning, get ready and bow before the statue. Then he started learning archery. He assumed that the Master is teaching him by paying attention towards him. He practiced with this faith.

        He used to think, 'the Master it teaching me, so I shall have to learn to be accurate.' Soon, he started aiming accurately. He became skilled because of his practice every day. Even then, he did not consider himself to be an expert. After some days. Master Dronacharya arrived in the jungle with his students, for hunting. They also had a hunter dog with them. Eklavya was practicing at the same time. The dog stated baring towards him.

        Eklavya immediately aimed at the dog and released an arrow. The arrow got stuck in the mouth of the dog. He released six arrows one after another. Dog's mouth got shut because of the arrows. But there was not even a single drop of blood from its mouth. The dog got frightened and went towards the Master and the princes. Everyone was amazed watching his condition. The arrows were stuck into the mouth, but there was no blood. Master Dronacharya said, "Seems like, there is some expert archer! "

      They found Eklavya practicing, as they were in search of the archer. Master Dronacharya asked him, "Did you shut the mouth of our dog with your arrows ?" Eklavya recognized Dronacharya. He bowed at him and said, "Yes Sir!" "Who taught you this art ? What is his name ?" asked the Master.  Eklavya pointed to the statue and said, "He is my Master! He teaches me archery !"

         Observing the statue, Master Dronacharya said, "This is my statue !" Eklavya replied, "Yes! I have regarded you as my tutor and I could learn the art because of your merciful teachings. " Looking at Eklavya's faith and trust, Master felt respect for him. But thought that this boy will beat Kaurav and Pandav.

         After thinking for awhile, he said to Eklavya, "Now you must pay me my fees or Guru Dakshina, as a sign of respect." Eklavya got happy hearing this. He immediately said, "Yes Sir! Please say, how should I reward you and pay my respect?" Dronacharys asked for his right thumb as a reward. Without thinking much, immediately he cut his right thumb and handed over to the Master.

        Everyone, including Droncharya, was astonished, watching his act of paying respect. Dronacharya said to him, "Eklavya, This sigh of respect is a sacrifice in itself. Your sacrifice will be remembered till the end of the time. You will be considered as the Maestro of archery. I bless you cordially!" 

         Eklavya bowed at his teacher.

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Wish Of Birbal

           There were many talented, learned persons in the court of King Akbar. Birbal was one of them. But Birbal was quick witted. Birbal had a position of respect amongst all. The King used to  arrive in his court after everyone else. Birbal wised to sit on the throne, before the entry of the Kings. He wanted to feel the smoothness and elegance of the throne. 

          One day, he was all alone in the court. All the others had left the court. Ge got a chance to sit on the throne. He immediately sat on it. But, suddenly a duke arrived. He saw Birbal sitting on the throne. He did not like Birbal sitting on the throne. He wanted to take this chance to teach Birbal a lesson. He started pulling Birbal down from the throne. Birbal did not pay attention; neither did he leave the throne. So, the duke started hitting Birbal. Everyone from the court came back hearing the fuss. The King was also among them.

         The duke said to the King, "How dare Birbal sit on this throne? This is an insult to you and to the throne. He must be punished for this." Hearing this, said the King to Birbal, "Yes! This is your fault. You will het punished for this. Do you want to say anything before that?" Birbal said, "Sir! I have a great respect for you. But I wanted to understand what you feel when you sit here! What are the responsibilities that come with this throne ? And how do you deal with the joys and sorrows. I just wanted to see this!"

      "Then what did you see?" asked the King.

      Birbal replied, "As soon as I Sat on the throne, I got beaten. You are seeing the whole drama. So I could sense how you must be suffering!" Everybody became speechless with this answer. Birbal got a pat on his back from the King!

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River And Wall

       Once upon a time, a big country had a state called Avanti. It had a very large river. It was so huge that it appeared like an ocean. Many times, the river used to get flooded. The water used to enter the cities. Lives used to get destroyed because of it. The King had build a strong wall to protect from floods. The state was saved because of it. It was an evening in winter. A boy named Hemant, was passing by the wall. Hemant was around twelve-thirteen years of age. He felt a little moisture on the road. He got worried thinking about it.

       As he was observing the moisture, he learnt that it was because of the wall. Upon searching the wall, he observed a hole on the protective wall of the river. He concluded that the water must be entering from the hole. He started to think of a solution. He thought 'This hole may enlarge soon, due to the water pressure. Water may enter the city. It will ruin everything.' He shouted to call for people. But there was nobody around. His voice was not very loud as well. He inserted pen, pencil etc. that he had with him. But all of that was thrown out. He also inserted a small handkerchief, but it was also thrown out.

        Finally, he lied down near the wall and he inserted his finger in the hole. There was water pressure from the other side. Still Hemant managed to keep that finger in the hole. He felt a joy even in this condition, He continued lying down by the wall, even thought it was getting dark.

       He remembered his mother's love, father's kindness and warmth. But he continued to lie down there itself, with endurance. Soon, he fell asleep. His parents got worried since he did not return home that night. His father started searching for him. They found him near that wall. He was unconscious. While lifting him up, everybody saw his finger stuck in he hole.

       If Hemant had not done this, that hole would have grown bigger. That would have led to a flood situation. People would have drowned. There would have been a great loss. People understood all these things. They admired his courage and resourcefulness.

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Who is the Happiest ?

           There was a rose plant. Once it had 4 beautiful buds, Soon red roses blossomed on it. Sun rays helped them blossom. Flowers laughed. Then came the wind. That naughty wind bent them after swinging. With that, aroma of those flowers spread everywhere. The Wind said, "I spread this aroma everywhere, so everybody will come to know that flowers have blossomed here. Somebody will surely come and separated those pretty flowers from plant." The Wind touched the flowers. The Flowers got tickled. The Flowers are always happy and make others happy too. But today I am going to see, who is the happiest amongst these four flowers ? The plant moved on the spot and said, "OK. But who will decided that who is happy, the happiest amongst them ? Everybody's happiness is different". The wind replied to that saying , "Brother Plant, do not worry. You simply watch what happens.' Suddenly a lady arrived. She was sad, because she had lost her daughter.

         She wanted to offer condolences by offering a flowers to her tomb. She plucked a flower and offered it on the tomb. She wept. She was then relaxed. Second flowers was plucked by a grandfather who was a daily visitor. Why did he want the flower ? The Grandfather took that flowers with him to his home. He kept that flower in a flowerpot containing water so that it will not fade. Now that flower will remain fresh for at least four five days. Mind will be refreshed looking at this flowers. 

      Soon a poet arrived in the garden. His creativity was tested. He plucked a flower. He wrote a nice poem for remembering that flowers for long. He said, looking at the flower, "Oh flower how pretty are you. When I looked at you, My love for poem, grew !" Thus 3 flowers were used at 3 different places for 3 different reasons. Now the last flowers remained on the plant. Nobody plucked it. King wind came running. The Rose plant got happy by the caring touch of wind. It asked, "Now tell us, who is the happiest ?" King wind said, "I think all flowers are happy. " The plant said, " Please explain!" The wind said, " The first flowers gave relief to a sad mother. 

      SHE EXPRESSED HER GRATITUDE TO HER DAUGHTER BY OFFERING FLOWERS. The second flowed gave happiness to a grandfather. Due to his desire that The flower should remain fresh, even the flower was happy The third flowers inspired a poet and aroused his creativity. The words became happy and supported the poet. The flowers got happy as the poem was dedicated to it. Ever flower gave happiness to others, hence every flowers was happy. Now this fourth flowers ! It remained close to its mother, hence it is happy. And the mother was happy as her flower did not go away from her. Everybody exchanged happiness. How can we decide, who is the happiest ?"

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You Reap What You Sow !!

          There was a young cobbler named Dhondiba. He was very notorious and used to enjoy troubling others. Everyone in the village was aware of his nature and would stay away from him. Dhondiba wouldn't get enough work to earn his wages and as a result he was always troubled.  One day a boy named Subhash arrived in that village. He was so sweet spoken that he made lots of friends. He was a tailor. He didn't have enough money to buy shop. So he started his tailoring business at home. He got settled slowly. But Dhondiba used to be jealous of him. He thought of an idea to send Subhash out of the village. He told Subhash that there are better opportunities in a city. Let us go there and benefit. But jealous people here will block us unnecessarily. So please hide from others. that we are going to the bigger city. Subhash was very innocents and he trusted Dhondiba. They started getting ready to visit the bigger city.

           They started one day. Subhash had his lunch box with him. Dhondiba did not carry anything to eat. On their way when they were tired, Subhash said, "Let's have lunch. " Dhondiba agreed and told him to bring water. When Subhash went away to fetch water, Dhondiba stole his , lunch box. When Subhash was back, he started looking for his lunch box. Dhondiba told him not to make drama. He said knew that Subhash did not carry any lunchbox with him. Subhash was very surprised with Dhondiba's behaviors but he was very hungry too. Dhondiba  told him, "I can share my lunch box with you. But you must put red chili powder in your eyes !"

         Now Subhash was very upset and he said, "I feel very sorry for trusting you. You have stolen my lunch and now you are treating me like a beggar. I never thought you would behave like this ! I must say, I was in the wrong company. "

         Hearing this, Dhondiba replied, "You say you are in wrong company ? Then reap as you sow and he threw red chili power in Subhash's eyes. Subhash's eyes were burning, he couldn't see anything. Somehow, he managed to reach the city. He was trying to a avoid Dhondiba but Dhondiba was chasing him all the way. All the way, he was teasing and troubling Subhash. When they reached the city, Subhash met a rich trader. The rich trader was impressed by Subhash's behavior. He decided to help Subhash. First he got Subhash's eyes treated. Then he invited Subhash for dinner at his home. The rich man had a daughter named Madhulate. Very soon, Subhash and Madhulata got married. The rich man asked Subhash to stay with him.

        Dhondiha had to pay for his deeds. The villagers came to know about Dhondiba's behavior. They became very angry and forced him to leave the village.

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Kaapsaali's Flowers

         Cat brought her 3 kittens to Dudhsagar society. The children came running to them, after hearing their meows,.. All children were curiously observing them. It was decided to name them based on their colour. Everybody was suggesting some or the other name. Finally black kitten was named as Blacky. Chocolate coloured cat was named as Chocky. Third kitten was snow white in colour. Many names were suggested for her like Shweta, Shubhra. Safedi, Pandhari. But Sayali said, 'I will only name this kitten ". Children agreed. Everybody was anxiously waiting for the name that Sayali would suggest.

          Sayali named her _________ 'Kaapsaali'. Some children disliked it. But this name was finalized. Kaapsaali was very soft and white like cotton. But soon they noticed that Kaapsaali had a broken leg. Hence she was limping. Some children immediately teased her as "Lame Cat'. Sayali did not like this at all. Sayali was of very living nature.

          Now Kaapsaali was only Sayali's cat. Sayali was lovingly taking her care. She was very fond of her. Ksapsaali also showed affection whenever she saw Sayali. She used to follow her. since she had a broken leg, she could not play with her siblings. That way she was lonely. But Sayali used to embrace her. She used to caress her. Kitten started getting bigger. Children in the society used to feed them milk. They used to play with them. One day a mishap happened. A dog attacked those kittens. Blacky and Chocky briskly climbed up a tree. But poor Kaapsaali got kipped by that dog.

         Sayali was too fond of Kaapsaali. She was shocked after seeing Kaapsaali in blood. did not cry. She just kept quiet and kept looking into emptiness. She was unable to overcome that sorrow. Everybody was worried for her. Slowly she came out of that sorrow.  Sayali had seen Kaapsaali getting buried under the tree of Plumeria or Chafa. Hence she used to sit under that tree daily. She used take a bowl full of milk with her and pour it in the soil near the burial. She used to call her daily. "Kaapsaali, please come!"

         Some months passed by. One day a small plant grew there. Nobody could recognize that plant. Sayali kept on watering and milking that plant. Plant grew bigger. One day buds came out of that plant. Slowly, buds started growing bid. Sayali used to see them daily and used to murmur while gently fondling them "Kaapsaal please come. Please come quickly. I am eagerly waiting!" One day Sayali got early and sat near that plant. Sun rose. Sun shine spread everywhere. And the buds blossomed into flowers. Flowers with Snow White petals ! The flowers had three petals and one filament. Which flowers are these ? Everybody was discussing. Sayali named them "These are Kaapsaali's flowers!"

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He is Your Friend

         Ekta Nagar had buildings, bungalows for the rich and even huts for poor people. There was a public garden nearby as well. Many children used to play in that garden in the evening. Parth, Atharv, Sunny and Aryan were four friends. They used to go to the garden to play, ball. Their place of playing was also fixed. One day, a pothole was full of water, due to rain, Suddenly, the ball went in that pothole. All children were wearing clean clothes. Nobody was ready to enter dirty water. Everybody was thinking of somebody else entering that water to get the ball. There was a boy who used to watch their game siting on a bench nearby. He immediately entered into that water and brought the ball. 

        Children thanked him. They asked him his name and offered him to play along with them. He said, "I am Pappu. I stay nearby. I sit on that bench daily. Will you really allow me to play with you ?" Childers nodded positively . Now Pappu started playing with them daily. He became friends of all four children. One day Sunny invited them all to celebrate his birthday. Pappu was too happy. They all went back to their respective homes. Pappu realized that he does not know Sunny's home. He thought, let us see. Somebody will come to the garden tomorrow to take me. I can go with him. 

       Pappu bought a gift. He washed his shirt clean and ironed it. He came to the garden, but saw nobody there. He kept waiting. Nobody came. He became sad. He could not give up hope. but still nobody was seen coming. 

       Sunny's friends gathered at his home. Sunny's mother asked, "Where is your new friend ? Did he forget?" Sunny said, 'He stays in a hut. He does not know our address. Plus he is poor. He may not come." His mother said, "Hey Sunny! Krishna and udama were friends. Sudama was poor. Did Krishna dislike him because he was poor ? Go, he is your friends. Go to the garden, he must be waiting for you. Please go and bring him." All the children went to the garden. Pappu was not there on the bench. They searched for him. Suddenly Sunny saw him at the gate, leaving the garden. Everybody called him. Pappu stopped. He became very happy after seeing his friends . All of them came to Sunny's home. 

      All of them enjoyed Sunny's birthday. Pappu sang songs. Sunny's mother said, " See, how well Pappu sings! Always keep friendship with him. All are equal in friendship." They all formed a ring holding hands and sang a song , "Yeh dosti hum nahin chhodenge" or" Long live our friendship!"

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        One day a boy named Subhash arrived in that village. He was so sweet spoken that he made lost of friends. He was a tailor. He didn't have enough money to buy a shop. So he started his tailoring business at home. He got settled slowly. But Dhondiha used to be jealous of him. He thought of an idea to send Subhash out of the village. He told Subhash that there are better opportunities in a city. Let us go there and benefit. But jealous people here will block us unnecessarily. So please hide from others, that we are going to the bigger city. Subhash was very innocent and he trusted Dhondiba. They started getting ready to visit the bigger city. 

      They started one day. Subhash had his lunch box with him. Dhondba did not carry anything to eat. On their way hen they were tired, Subhansh said, "Let's have lunch" Dhndiba agreed and told him to bring water. When Subhash went away to fetch warmer, Dhondiba stole his lunch box. When Subhash was back, he started looking for his lunch box. Dhondiba told him not to make drama. He said he knew that Shunhash did not carry any lunchbox with him. Subhash was very surprised with Dhondiba's behavior but he was very hungry too, Dhondiba told him, "I can share my lunch box with you. But you must put red chili powder in your eyes!" 

    Now Subhash was very upset and he said, 'I feel very sorry for trusting you. You have stolen my lunch and now you are treating me like beggar. I never thought ou would behave like treading e like a beggar. I never thought you would behave like this! I must say, I was in the wrong company."

      Hearing this, Dhondiba replied, "You say you are in wrong company ? The reap as ou sow and he threw red chilli powder in Suhhash's eyes. Subhash's eyes were burning, he couldn't see anything. Somehow, he managed to reach the city. He was trying to avoid Dhondiba but Dhondiba was chasing him all the way. All the way, he was teasing and troubling Subhash. When they reached the city, Subhash met a rich trader. The rich trader was impressed by Subhash's behavior. He decided to help Subhash. First he got Subhash's eyes treated. Then he invited Subhash for dinner at his home. The rich man had a daughter named Madhulata. Very soon, Subhash and Maddhulata got married. The rich man asked Subhash to stay with him. 

        Dhondiba had to pay for his deeds. The villagers came to know about Dhondiba's behavior. They became very angry and forced him to leave the village.

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Faith Creates Miracles

             Adi used to take his bath in the river Ganga or Ganges every day. He used to wake up at dawn for this. This was his daily routine. One day as he was bathing, he saw a youth watching him. He was standing on the opposite bank of the river. He looked bright. Their eyes met across the river. The youth bowed down respectfully with folded hands. Adi accepted his greeting. 'Come here' He signaled to that young man. 'My salutation has been received. This means he has made me his student. Now he is my teacher (Guru). My Guru has called me. How can I refuse ? I must obey my teacher.' 

          But here was a problem. There was no boat to cross the river. The student could not swim either! The student did not know what to do. He was confused. Then a though came to his mind. This body has died a thousand times. What if I die again on the way to meet my Guru ? It will be for my well-being. 

         Now there was no confusion in him. He would definitely follow his guru's instructions. 'He chanted joyously as he stepped into the Ganga River. And then a miracle occurred. Suddenly a lotus appeared in the water under his foot! As he stepped further another lotus 
bloomed below his foot. He stepped on, from one flowers to another. Thus he crossed the river. He reached his Guru. His Guru embraced him. He made him his chief disciple. He named him Padma. Faith can create miracles. The absolute trust of the student in his Guru led to this wonder. 

         He was determined to obey his teacher He was not afraid to die. Such people are helped by Nature herself. The river produced lotus flowers to take along the disciple to his guru. A strong belief in God can make anything possible. This is called a marvel. If you have the guidance of your Guru, your life is blessed. 

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Flowers Of Devotion 

         Ram wanted to see God very much  Ram! He needed beautiful flowers for this. He was convinced this was the only way to meet God. This crazy thought kept him worried since morning. Narhari baba had left for the town in the morning. It would evening before he returned. Ram  had an idea. The King's garden! Yes! He was sure it would full of beautiful flowers. He was possessed with that thought. He quickly set out for the garden. He reached the entrance gate. There were guards. They would not let him go in. What was he to do now ? He took a round of the garden from outside . He saw a sewer or water channel near the garden. He entered the garden through that. 

       He saw a garden of matchless beauty. He was overjoyed. There were rows of flowers. The garden had butterflies, bees and birds. He was delighted by this sight. He picked the flowers from the flowers bed. He kept them on a platform around a tree. He then tried to create a form of God. He would arrange the flowers. And then re-arrange them. He was confused. He would replace yellow flowers with red. Then red flowers were changed to white by him. But he was not satisfied. He could not obtain a pleasing form of God.

        He Suddenly remembered something. God eyes were lotus shaped. Now he searched the garden for lotus flowers. There was a scenic pond nearby. It had beautiful lotus blossoms. He tried to pluck the flowers. But the stems were tough to break. He pulled hard. He lost his balance and slipped into the pond. He didn't know how to swim. Water entered his mouth and nose. He tried to save himself. But it was of no use.

       "Help! Help!" he shouted. The guards came running. They wondered who was calling out. They found a little boy nearly drowning in water. They managed to get him out. He had swallowed a lot of water. They thumped his chest to take out the water. "This is the same boy!" exclaimed a guard. "We did not let him enter the garden." Who was this boy? Why did he enter the garden? Whose son was he? So many questions were asked. The guards took the child to Narhari Baba. Ram was scared. He started crying. He was afraid of Narhari Baba. 

         It was evening. Narhari Baba had just returned. The guards told him the full story of Ram. The boy had stolen flowers. Ram was ashamed. He was weeping. The guards left the boy with Narhari Baba. Ram fell at his feet and said, 'Please forgive me Baba! I did not go to the garden to rob. I only wanted to see the Lord's face. "By stealing flowers ?" Baba asked. Ram replied, "Baba, you told me pretty flowers would create the Lord's face. Where else can I get them ? They are only seen in the King's garden. That's why __________"

        Baba stopped him from talking further. "Oh my child! How will the Lord be seen in stolen flowers ? Do you really want to see God ? Then let flowers of devotion fill your mind. Through those flowers you will definitely see God. It is a sin to steal." 

         The little boy learnt his lesson.

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