Once upon a time there was a big festival was going on in a village. Two cats were prowling together. One of the cats saw a big cake and mooed. The other jumped up and picked it. The first cat said, Give me the cake. I am the one who saw this. The other cat said “Keep away from it. Because I picked it up. 

They were fighting and fighting. But there was no solution. They just took the cake to end of the village. There was a monkey sitting on the tree. He asked both of them. What happens? I will solve your problem. Don’t fight. Let me share the cake among you both. The cake was handed over the monkey.

The monkey split the cake into two parts. He shook his head and said, “Oho! One is bigger. One is smaller”. He had a bit of the bigger and now said “Oho! This has become smaller now”. He ate from the other part. And thus, he went on eating from part to part and finally finished the whole cake.

The poor cats were disappointed.

Moral: When you quarrel third person gains the profit.

Once there once lived an old crane on the banks of a pond. It found difficulties to catch the fishes because of his old age. In this pond there lived a lot of water creature like fish, frogs, crabs, jelly fish and snail too. 

One day a crab came out of the water and asked the crane, “Why are you looking so sad?" 

“I am sad because this pond is going dry and to fill up with mud." He replied. All the fishes are soon going to die. The crab was scared. He soon told his friends in the pond. They all decided to ask the crane for help. 

“I will take a few fish everyday in my beak to another pond and save all of you by this way," said the old crane. All the fish agreed to his idea. The wicked crane took a few every day to a nearby hill. There he ate them up. One day it was time for the crab to go. 

He sat on the crane’s back. When he saw all the dead fish he caught hold of the crane’s neck tight until it fell down. He then returned joyfully to the pond and told the remaining fish about the cunning works of the crane. There after the fish avoided the crane. 

After some time, the crane remained without food and at last died. 

Moral: Don't believe the wicked words.

Once upon a time there lived a milkmaid in a small village. She used to go market everyday to sell her milk. One day morning she was on her way to the market to sell some milk from her cow. As she carried the large pot of milk on top of her head. She began to dream of all the things she could do after selling the milk. She thought with that money, I will buy hundred chicks. When they are fully grown. I can sell them at a good price at the market.

As she walked on, she continued dreaming, “Then I’ll buy two young goats and rear them on the grass close by backyard. When they are fully grown, I can sell them at an even better price!” Still dreaming, she said to herself, “Soon, I’ll be able to buy another cow, and I will have more milk to sell. Then I shall have even more money.” I will get rich soon and then I will buy some necklace for me. I will looks like the queen. With these happy thoughts, she began to skip and jump.

Suddenly she tripped and fell in the road. The pot broke and all the milk split onto the ground. No more dreaming now, she sat down and cried.

Moral of the Story: Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

Once upon a time there was a small Iceland in the nether land. One day some sailors set out to sea in their sailing ship. One of them brought his pet monkey along for the long journey. When they were far out at sea, a terrible storm overturned their ship. Everyone fell into the sea, and the monkey was sure that he would drown.

Suddenly a dolphin appeared and picked him up. They soon reached the island and the monkey came down from the dolphin’s back. The dolphin asked the monkey, “Do you know this place?”

The monkey replied, “Yes, I do. In fact, the king of the island is my best friend. Do you know that I am actually a prince?” Knowing that no one lived on the island, the dolphin said, “Well, well, so you are a prince! Now you can be a king!” The monkey asked, “How can I be a king?” As the dolphin started swimming away, he answered, “That is easy. As you are the only creature on this island, you will naturally be the king!”

Moral: Those who lie and boast may end up in trouble.

Once there lived a wolf in the dense forest. One fine morning it was thirsty. The wolf went to a stream to quench his thirst. While he was drinking water, he saw a cute lamb that was also drinking water over there. When he saw the lamb his mouth began to water. He turned to the lamb and said, "How dare you make the water muddy? Can't you see that I am drinking water from the same stream?"

The lamb got so much frightened that it could not speak for a while. Then it replied, "Sir, I beg your pardon. The water is running down from you to me. How can I make it muddy?"

The wolf said, "But you bleated me and called me with my names last year" The lamb replied, "Oh Majesty, I was not even born then. How could I abuse you last year?"

The wolf, who was determined to eat the poor lamb, said to it, "Then it must have been your father or mother or brother. You must suffer for your race." Saying so, the wolf caught him, tore him to pieces and ate him up.

Moral: Any excuse is good enough to serve an evil-doer.

There lived a tailor in a small village. There was an elephant near by the jungle. While going to river to take a bath regularly he passed the tailor's shop. Tailor always gave him something to eat. They were became friends.

As usual one day he put his trunk inside the shop. The tailor was not in a good mood as he had a quarrel with a customer. So he didn't gave anything to the elephant.

The tailor instead of giving him something to eat pricked a needle into his trunk. The elephant silently went away.

The elephant reached the river and took his bath. After that he filled muddy water in his trunk. On his way back he stopped at the tailor's shop and threw all the muddy water on the clothes in the shop. All the clothes were destroyed. Tailor had to bear heavy loss.

Moral: As you sow, so shall you reap?

Once upon a time there lived a merchant in a small village. He was a salt merchant. He had a donkey to carry the salt load to the market. He sell his salt in the market. He had to cross a stream in the usual way to the market.

Once his donkey fell into the stream and much of the salt was dissolved in water. The donkey easily crossed the stream due to the light weight of salt on his back. The donkey was so happy happy.

The donkey on his next trip knowingly fell into the stream. The merchant suspected the animal's intention. His master was now sure about the animal's evil intention.

The merchant next day loaded the donkey with a lot of cotton. The donkey once again repeated the same trick. He fell into the stream. This time his load became very heavy.

The donkey carried the heavy load. It was very tiring for him to move on. The donkey now realized his mistake. He stopped falling down into the stream any more. He thought that it was not good to play tricks. The merchant had taught the donkey a good lesson.

Moral: You can be fool a person a few times but not always.