मनुष्य का धर्म है – जीयॊ और जीनॆ दॊ। जीनॆ कॆ लिए अन्न कॆ सिवाय कुछ और भी आवश्यक है, वह है ज्ञान, सदाचार और आचरण। बिना ज्ञान का मनुष्य पशुतुल्य है। क्युंकि मनुष्य ही एक ऎसा प्राणी है जिसॆ उपरवालॆ नॆ ज्ञान दिया है, बुद्धि दी है सॊचनॆ और विचारनॆ कॆ लियॆ। नहीं तॊ…
The Dog in the Manger
A Dog looking out for its afternoon nap jumped into the Manager of an Ox and lay there cozily upon the straw. But soon the Ox, returning from its afternoon work, came up to the Manager and wanted to eat some of the straw. The Dog in a rage, being awakened from its slumber, stood up…
The Man and the Wooden God
In the old days, men used to worship sticks and stones and idols and prayed to them to give them luck. It happened that a Man had often prayed to a wooden idol he had received from his father, but his luck never seemed to change. He prayed and he prayed, but still, he remained as…
The Shepherd’s Boy
There was once a young Shepherd Boy who tended his sheep at the foot of a mountain near a dark forest. It was rather lonely for him all day, so he thought of a plan by which he could get a little company and some excitement. He rushed down towards the village calling out “Wolf, Wolf,”…
The Young Thief and His Mother
A young Man had been caught in a daring act of theft and had been condemned to be executed for it. He expressed his desire to see his Mother, and to speak with her before he was led to execution, and of course, this was granted. When his Mother came to him he said: “I want to…
The Man and His Two Wives – Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield
In the old days, when men were allowed to have many wives, a middle-aged Man had one wife that was old and one that was young; each loved him very much and desired to see him like herself. Now Man’s hair was turning grey, which the young Wife did not like, as it made him look…
The Nurse and the Wolf – “Enemies promises were made to be broken.”
“Be quiet now,” said an old Nurse to a child sitting on her lap. “If you make that noise again I will throw you to the Wolf.” Now it chanced that a Wolf was passing close under the window as this was said. So he crouched down by the side of the house and waited. “I am…
The Tortoise and the Birds – Never soar aloft on an enemy’s pinions
A Tortoise desired to change its place of residence, so he asked an Eagle to carry him to his new home, promising her a rich reward for her trouble. The Eagle agreed and seizing the Tortoise by the shell with her talons soared aloft. On their way, they met a Crow, who said to the Eagle:…
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