Molly was a milkmaid whose job was to milk cows and sell milk. She used to daydream about the things she would buy with the money that she did not have right now. One day she was going to the market carrying her pail full of milk. As she was on her way, she saw a chicken and started daydreaming about buying a chicken and selling her eggs. She started to dream those other milkmaids would be very jealous of the things Molly got from selling eggs and milk. And, then she spilt all the milk from the pail in the excitement of her dream. She went back to her home with an empty pail and no money with her. Her mother asked her the reason behind this incident. Molly told her the whole story whereafter her mother preached that she should not count her chickens until they hatched.
Moral: This story teaches that we should not daydream but rather take realistic action towards our goals.
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The Farmer and the Well..
There was a farmer who needed water for his farm. He bought a well from his neighbour. His neighbour was a cunning person. When the farmer visited to draw water from the well, the neighbour stopped him. He said that he had right over the well, not on the water. In distress, the farmer went to the emperor to get justice. The emperor gave the duty of resolving this issue to Birbal. Birbal was the wisest one out of nine courtiers of the emperor. Birbal asked the neighbour if he had sold his well to the farmer. The neighbour agrees that he sold the well but not the water inside the well.
Birbal says that if he had sold the well to the farmer, he should take out his water from the well or pay rent for that water. After realising that his scheme had failed, the neighbour apologised and went back to his home.
Moral: Cheating will not get you anything and you will definitely pay for it.
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The Golden Touch..
Once there was a king whose name was Midas. King Midas did a deed as an act of kindness for a satyr- a spirit of nature. On this act of Midas, the god of wine called Dionysus granted him a boon. Midas wanted his touch to be of gold. When Dionysus warned about the shortcomings of his desired boon, Midas remained adamant. Midas got blessed with his desired boon. He was very excited about his new powers. Midas touched items turning them into gold. When Midas got hungry, he tried to eat food with his hands but it turned into gold. Midas groaned in hunger that he would starve this way. Seeing Midas in distress, his daughter tried to comfort him. She too turned into gold after embracing her father. Midas cried about the fact that this golden touch was not a blessing after all.
Moral: Excessive greed results in one’s downfall.
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A Glass of Milk..
A poor boy used to sell newspapers to pay his school fees. One day, he was very hungry and decided to go to his neighbourhood to get food. He asked several people but nobody gave him food. After various efforts, one girl offered him a glass of milk. She denied taking any money for it. Several years later, the girl got sick and no doctor was willing to treat her. She decided to go to the town’s best doctor for her treatment. The doctor spent months on her treatment even when she could not afford his fees. When the girl got her hospital bill, she had tears in her eyes. It mentioned, “Paid in full, with a glass of milk”.
Moral: Acts of kindness are always rewarded.
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The Bundle Of Sticks..
There was an old man with three sons. These sons used to fight with each other. The old man made various attempts to unite his sons but failed miserably. The old man got sick after some months and still, the sons were fighting with each other. He decided to teach his sons an important life lesson. He gathered his sons and gave them a bundle of sticks. And then he asked each of them to break the stick and the winner would have got the reward. Each son easily broke the stick given to them and asked for their reward. The old man says that it is not over yet.
They had to break the bundle of the stick and whoever broke it would receive the reward. Each of the sons tried to break the bundle but they failed. The father then said that it was easy to break one individual but not a united group. The old man told them that if they remained united, nobody could cause them harm but if they kept fighting each other, anyone could take advantage of it.
Moral: There is strength in unity.
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