{"id": 0, "story": "A fox one day spied a beautiful bunch of ripe grapes hanging from a vine trained along the branches of a tree. The grapes seemed ready to burst with juice, and the fox's mouth watered as he gazed longingly at them. The bunch hung from a high branch, and the fox had to jump for it. The first time he jumped he missed it by a long way. So he walked off a short distance and took a running leap at it, only to fall short once more. Again and again he tried, but in vain. Now he sat down and looked at the grapes in disgust. \"What a fool I am,\" He said. \"Here I am wearing myself out to get a bunch of sour grapes that are not worth gaping for.\"And off he walked very, very scornfully.", "moral1": "Better humble2 security than gilded3 danger. ", "moral2": "Before doing things, you need to plan them and have the patience to do them at the right time. ", "moral3": "We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; in feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best. ", "moral4": "There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach. ", "moral5": "Gems can't pacify hunger.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 1, "story": "A wolf had been feasting too greedily, and a bone had stuck crosswise in his throat. He could get it neither up nor down, and of course he could not eat a thing. Naturally that was an awful state of affairs for a greedy wolf. So away he hurried to the crane. He was sure that she, with her long neck and bill, would easily be able to reach the bone and pull it out. \"I will reward you very handsomely,\" Said the wolf, \"If you pull that bone out for me.\"The crane, as you can imagine, was very uneasy about putting her head in a wolf's throat. But she was grasping in nature, so she did what the wolf asked her to do. When the wolf felt that the bone was gone, he started to walk away. \"But what about my reward!\" Called the crane anxiously. \"What!\" Snarled the wolf, whirling around. \"Haven't you got it? isn't it enough that I let you take your head out of my mouth without snapping it off?\"", "moral1": "Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. ", "moral2": "Notoriety is not fame. ", "moral3": "Here is no such thing as a pious lie. When the truth is discovered, the accumulation of deception will multiply the pain experienced. ", "moral4": "Expect no reward for serving the wicked. ", "moral5": "We all desire to have more and because of that we waste chance of enjoying what we already have.. In order to live a happy and healthy life, we should learn to be happy with what we have. .", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 2, "story": "A lion lay asleep in the forest, his great head resting on his paws. A timid little mouse came upon him unexpectedly, and in her fright and haste to get away, ran across the lion's nose. Roused from his nap, the lion laid his huge paw angrily on the tiny creature to kill her. \"Spare me!\" Begged the poor mouse. \"Please let me go and some day I will surely repay you.\"The lion was much amused to think that a mouse could ever help him. But he was generous and finally let the mouse go. Some days later, while stalking his prey in the forest, the lion was caught in the toils of a hunter's net. Unable to free himself, he filled the forest with his angry roaring. The mouse knew the voice and quickly found the lion struggling in the net. Running to one of the great ropes that bound him, she gnawed it until it parted, and soon the lion was free. \"You laughed when I said I would repay you,\" Said the mouse. \"Now you see that even a mouse can help a lion.\"", "moral1": "You never know what your parents had been through to see you happy. So never judge them and respect and care for them always. ", "moral2": "A kindness is never wasted. ", "moral3": "Friendship means never to abandon your friends at difficult times. ", "moral4": "Arrogant leads to vanish. ", "moral5": "Obsession with weight and physical appearance is a sure way to put yourself in a bad mood and create health problems.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 3, "story": "A gnat flew over the meadow with much buzzing for so small a creature and settled on the tip of one of the horns of a bull. After he had rested a short time, he made ready to fly away. But before he left he begged the bull's pardon for having used his horn for a resting place. \"You must be very glad to have me go now,\" He said. \"It's all the same to me,\" Replied the bull. \"I did not even know you were there.\"", "moral1": "We are often of greater importance in our own eyes than in the eyes of our neighbor. The smaller the mind the greater the conceit. ", "moral2": "Always be kind to people because you never know, when and how one can be of help to you in your time of need. ", "moral3": "Material happiness is just like filthy, polluted river because it's a mere reflection of true happiness in spiritual world. We can never achieve happiness we are looking for, how hard we endeavor in material life. Instead we should look upward, toward god, who is source of real happiness. ", "moral4": "Face your fears. ", "moral5": "You can not keep everything you want.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 4, "story": "Two travellers, walking in the noonday sun, sought the shade of a widespreading tree to rest. As they lay looking up among the pleasant leaves, they saw that it was a plane tree. \"How useless is the plane!\" Said one of them. \"It bears no fruit whatever, and only serves to litter the ground with leaves.\"\"Ungrateful creatures!\" Said a voice from the plane tree. \"You lie here in my cooling shade, and yet you say I am useless! thus ungratefully, o jupiter, do men receive their blessings!\"", "moral1": "Our best blessings are often the least appreciated. ", "moral2": "It is easy to despise what you cannot get. ", "moral3": "The best way to combat shyness and fear of ridicule is to learn to laugh at yourself. ", "moral4": "Some men are of more consequence in their own eyes than in the eyes of their neighbors. ", "moral5": "Think and work hard, you may find solution to any problem.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 5, "story": "The owl always takes her sleep during the day. Then after sundown, when the rosy light fades from the sky and the shadows rise slowly through the wood, out she comes ruffling and blinking from the old hollow tree. Now her weird \"Hoo-hoo-hoo-oo-oo\" Echoes through the quiet wood, and she begins her hunt for the bugs and beetles, frogs and mice she likes so well to eat. Now there was a certain old owl who had become very cross and hard to please as she grew older, especially if anything disturbed her daily slumbers. One warm summer afternoon as she dozed away in her den in the old oak tree, a grasshopper nearby began a joyous but very raspy song. Out popped the old owl's head from the opening in the tree that served her both for door and for window. \"Get away from here, sir,\" She said to the grasshopper. \"Have you no manners? you should at least respect my age and leave me to sleep in quiet!\"But the grasshopper answered saucily that he had as much right to his place in the sun as the owl had to her place in the old oak. Then he struck up a louder and still more rasping tune. The wise old owl knew quite well that it would do no good to argue with the grasshopper, nor with anybody else for that matter. Besides, her eyes were not sharp enough by day to permit her to punish the grasshopper as he deserved. So she laid aside all hard words and spoke very kindly to him. \"Well sir,\" She said, \"If I must stay awake, I am going to settle right down to enjoy your singing. now that I think of it, I have a wonderful wine here, sent me from olympus, of which I am told apollo drinks before he sings to the high gods. please come up and taste this delicious drink with me. I know it will make you sing like apollo himself.\"The foolish grasshopper was taken in by the owl's flattering words. Up he jumped to the owl's den, but as soon as he was near enough so the old owl could see him clearly, she pounced upon him and ate him up.", "moral1": "Regardless of our wishes, or even our intent, it is to our nature alone that we will be faithful. ", "moral2": "This, I should say with good reason, is aimed at those through whose folly impudence makes a profit. ", "moral3": "Flattery is not a proof of true admiration. Do not let flattery throw you off your guard against an enemy. ", "moral4": "Don't cheat to just win. ", "moral5": "It is easy to despise what you cannot get.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 6, "story": "A heron was walking sedately along the bank of a stream, his eyes on the clear water, and his long neck and pointed bill ready to snap up a likely morsel for his breakfast. The clear water swarmed with fish, but master heron was hard to please that morning. \"No small fry for me,\" He said. \"Such scanty fare is not fit for a heron.\"Now a fine young perch swam near. \"No indeed,\" Said the heron. \"I wouldn't even trouble to open my beak for anything like that!\"As the sun rose, the fish left the shallow water near the shore and swam below into the cool depths toward the middle. The heron saw no more fish, and very glad was he at last to breakfast on a tiny snail.", "moral1": "Many depend on collaboration and compromise to do well in life. ", "moral2": "Do not be too hard to suit or you may have to be content with the worst or with nothing at all. ", "moral3": "Don't underestimate the ability of others. ", "moral4": "When we have capability to win but still have inner compassion to sacrifice for others then we know that we are on the path of enlightenment. ", "moral5": "There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 7, "story": "The fox one day thought of a plan to amuse himself at the expense of the stork, at whose odd appearance he was always laughing. \"You must come and dine with me today,\" He said to the stork, smiling to himself at the trick he was going to play. The stork gladly accepted the invitation and arrived in good time and with a very good appetite. For dinner the fox served soup. But it was set out in a very shallow dish, and all the stork could do was to wet the very tip of his bill. Not a drop of soup could he get. But the fox lapped it up easily, and, to increase the disappointment of the stork, made a great show of enjoyment. The hungry stork was much displeased at the trick, but he was a calm, even-tempered fellow and saw no good in flying into a rage. Instead, not long afterward, he invited the fox to dine with him in turn. The fox arrived promptly at the time that had been set, and the stork served a fish dinner that had a very appetizing smell. But it was served in a tall jar with a very narrow neck. The stork could easily get at the food with his long bill, but all the fox could do was to lick the outside of the jar, and sniff at the delicious odor. And when the fox lost his temper, the stork said calmly.", "moral1": "It's better to be clean and tidy from the start, and anyone can clean up in a joyful spirit. ", "moral2": "Obscurity often brings safety. ", "moral3": "It is better to share than to hoard stuff for yourself. ", "moral4": "Do not play tricks on your neighbors unless you can stand the same treatment yourself. ", "moral5": "We should try to help others in their time of need and never be afraid to help because sometimes helping others is like helping yourself.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 8, "story": "A stag, drinking from a crystal spring, saw himself mirrored in the clear water. He greatly admired the graceful arch of his antlers, but he was very much ashamed of his spindling legs. \"How can it be,\" He sighed, \"That I should be cursed with such legs when I have so magnificent a crown.\"At that moment he scented a panther and in an instant was bounding away through the forest. But as he ran his wide-spreading antlers caught in the branches of the trees, and soon the panther overtook him. Then the stag perceived that the legs of which he was so ashamed would have saved him had it not been for the useless ornaments on his head.", "moral1": "We often make much of the ornamental and despise the useful. ", "moral2": "Your mind is also like that. When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time. It will settle down on its own. You don't have to put in any effort to calm it down. We can judge and take best decisions of our life when we stay calm. ", "moral3": "Never trust evil. ", "moral4": "Helping others brings the greatest happiness. ", "moral5": "In life, opportunities come unknowingly without any recolonization. We fail to recognize it and keep complaining that life didn't give us the opportunity to lead a successful life. Always take every chance you get to make a better life.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 9, "story": "One bright evening as the sun was sinking on a glorious world a wise old cock flew into a tree to roost. Before he composed himself to rest, he flapped his wings three times and crowed loudly. But just as he was about to put his head under his wing, his beady eyes caught a flash of red and a glimpse of a long pointed nose, and there just below him stood master fox. \"Have you heard the wonderful news?\" Cried the fox in a very joyful and excited manner. \"What news?\" Asked the cock very calmly. But he had a queer, fluttery feeling inside him, for, you know, he was very much afraid of the fox. \"Your family and mine and all other animals have agreed to forget their differences and live in peace and friendship from now on forever. just think of it! I simply cannot wait to embrace you! do come down, dear friend, and let us celebrate the joyful event.\"\"How grand!\" Said the cock. \"I certainly am delighted at the news.\" But he spoke in an absent way, and stretching up on tiptoes, seemed to be looking at something afar off. \"What is it you see?\" Asked the fox a little anxiously. \"Why, it looks to me like a couple of dogs coming this way. they must have heard the good news and \"But the fox did not wait to hear more. Off he started on a run. \"Wait,\" Cried the cock. \"Why do you run? the dogs are friends of yours now!\"\"Yes,\" Answered the fox. \"But they might not have heard the news. besides, I have a very important errand that I had almost forgotten about.\"The cock smiled as he buried his head in his feathers and went to sleep, for he had succeeded in outwitting a very crafty enemy.", "moral1": "The trickster is easily tricked. ", "moral2": "Many depend on collaboration and compromise to do well in life. ", "moral3": "The gods help them that help themselves. ", "moral4": "Today's atheist people, by invoking the name of science, may dance as much as they want but history has witnessed that science has been created by the god believer theists only. ", "moral5": "Never find fault with others.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 10, "story": "A fox fell into a well, and though it was not very deep, he found that he could not get out again. After he had been in the well a long time, a thirsty goat came by. The goat thought the fox had gone down to drink, and so he asked if the water was good. \"The finest in the whole country,\" Said the crafty fox, \"Jump in and try it. there is more than enough for both of us.\"The thirsty goat immediately jumped in and began to drink. The fox just as quickly jumped on the goat's back and leaped from the tip of the goat's horns out of the wellthe foolish goat now saw what a plight he had got into, and begged the fox to help him out. But the fox was already on his way to the woods\"If you had as much sense as you have beard, old fellow,\" He said as he ran, \"You would have been more cautious about finding a way to get out again before you jumped in.\"", "moral1": "Look before you leap. ", "moral2": "There's no point in accumulating things if you don't know how to enjoy them. ", "moral3": "Even if our plans are not fulfilled in the way we expected, remaining prepared and persistent will bring about other things just as good or better. ", "moral4": "Enduring mental stress through difficult time in life is key to success. During hard times even strong people give up but if you keep going forward and don't give up.. You will be able to over come difficulties and hard time will be over. ", "moral5": "Let not the fortunate man, unmindful of the uncertainty of fortune, despise the lowly one, seeing that he knows not what he may come to himself.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 11, "story": "A fox and a leopard, resting lazily after a generous dinner, amused themselves by disputing about their good looks. The leopard was very proud of his glossy, spotted coat and made disdainful remarks about the fox, whose appearance he declared was quite ordinary. The fox prided himself on his fine bushy tail with its tip of white, but he was wise enough to see that he could not rival the leopard in looks. Still he kept up a flow of sarcastic talk, just to exercise his wits and to have the fun of disputing. The leopard was about to lose his temper when the fox got up, yawning lazily. \"You may have a very smart coat,\" He said, \"But you would be a great deal better off if you had a little more smartness inside your head and less on your ribs, the way I am. that's what I call real beauty.\"", "moral1": "The flatterer lives at the expense of those who will listen to him. ", "moral2": "Tasks that seem impossible can be achieved if done little by little. ", "moral3": "One should help others in need, we get the rewards of our helpful acts in return. ", "moral4": "Whenever you face any difficulties in life, you shouldn't get scared and understand that life is meant to be a series of challenges that we overcome, not avoid. Don't pray that god will remove the obstacles, pray that he will give you the strength to overcome them. ", "moral5": "A fine coat is not always an indication of an attractive mind.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 12, "story": "A hare was making fun of the tortoise one day for being so slow. \"Do you ever get anywhere?\" He asked with a mocking laugh. \"Yes,\" Replied the tortoise, \"And I get there sooner than you think. I'll run you a race and prove it.\"The hare was much amused at the idea of running a race with the tortoise, but for the fun of the thing he agreed. So the fox, who had consented to act as judge, marked the distance and started the runners off. The hare was soon far out of sight, and to make the tortoise feel very deeply how ridiculous it was for him to try a race with a hare, he lay down beside the course to take a nap until the tortoise should catch up. The tortoise meanwhile kept going slowly but steadily, and, after a time, passed the place where the hare was sleeping. But the hare slept on very peacefully; and when at last he did wake up, the tortoise was near the goal. The hare now ran his swiftest, but he could not overtake the tortoise in time.", "moral1": "We have to forget the bad things done to us and engrave the good things in the stone. ", "moral2": "The primary reason for a person's dejection and sufferings is his own desires and fantasies. The moment we free ourselves from their shackles, we experience satisfaction, salvation and happiness all around. ", "moral3": "Don't wait for bad habits to grow in you, drop them while you have control over it else they will get control you. ", "moral4": "The race is not always to the swift. ", "moral5": "Never make someone a priority, when all you are to them is an option.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 13, "story": "A dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow footbridge, he happened to look down and saw himself reflected in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy dog thought he saw a real dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a stupid dog he had been.", "moral1": "When things go bad, it's easy to get discourage but we shouldn't lose heart. Always believe in god even in midst of pain and suffering. ", "moral2": "We often get so carried away by the materialism of modern life, that we lose sight of the most important things: the things which bring happiness. ", "moral3": "When we open ourselves to communicating with others, we enjoy getting to know them, because we all have things of value to share. ", "moral4": "It is very foolish to be greedy. ", "moral5": "We should try and try to succeed in our life.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 14, "story": "One bright morning as the fox was following his sharp nose through the wood in search of a bite to eat, he saw a crow on the limb of a tree overhead. This was by no means the first crow the fox had ever seen. What caught his attention this time and made him stop for a second look, was that the lucky crow held a bit of cheese in her beak. \"No need to search any farther,\" Thought sly master fox. \"Here is a dainty bite for my breakfast.\"Up he trotted to the foot of the tree in which the crow was sitting, and looking up admiringly, he cried, \"Good-morning, beautiful creature!\"The crow, her head cocked on one side, watched the fox suspiciously. But she kept her beak tightly closed on the cheese and did not return his greeting. \"What a charming creature she is!\" Said the fox. \"How her feathers shine! what a beautiful form and what splendid wings! such a wonderful bird should have a very lovely voice, since everything else about her is so perfect. could she sing just one song, I know I should hail her queen of birds.\"Listening to these flattering words, the crow forgot all her suspicion, and also her breakfast. She wanted very much to be called queen of birds. So she opened her beak wide to utter her loudest caw, and down fell the cheese straight into the fox's open mouth. \"Thank you,\" Said master fox sweetly, as he walked off. \"Though it is cracked, you have a voice sure enough. but where are your wits?\"", "moral1": "Don't make much ado about nothing. ", "moral2": "We should try and try to succeed in our life. ", "moral3": "The least of our enemies is often the most to be feared. Pride over a success should not throw us off our guard. ", "moral4": "The flatterer lives at the expense of those who will listen to him. ", "moral5": "In our life we just keep on rushing to do things but forget to understand that we need to stop and let our-self rest and have time to think better and clear about life.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 15, "story": "A dove saw an ant fall into a brook. The ant struggled in vain to reach the bank, and in pity, the dove dropped a blade of straw close beside it. Clinging to the straw like a shipwrecked sailor to a broken spar, the ant floated safely to shore. Soon after, the ant saw a man getting ready to kill the dove with a stone. But just as he cast the stone, the ant stung him in the heel, so that the pain made him miss his aim, and the startled dove flew to safety in a distant wood.", "moral1": "A kindness is never wasted. ", "moral2": "Rich rewards will come to him, who works on with simling vim. ", "moral3": "The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out. ", "moral4": "Usually believe in what elders say. ", "moral5": "Act in haste and repent at leisure and often in pain.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 16, "story": "A long time ago a man met a satyr in the forest and succeeded in making friends with him. The two soon became the best of comrades, living together in the man's hut. But one cold winter evening, as they were walking homeward, the satyr saw the man blow on his fingers. \"Why do you do that?\" Asked the satyr. \"To warm my hands,\" The man replied. When they reached home the man prepared two bowls of porridge. These he placed steaming hot on the table, and the comrades sat down very cheerfully to enjoy the meal. But much to the satyr's surprise, the man began to blow into his bowl of porridge. \"Why do you do that?\" He asked. \"To cool my porridge,\" Replied the man. The satyr sprang hurriedly to his feet and made for the door. \"Goodby,\" He said, \"I've seen enough. a fellow that blows hot and cold in the same breath cannot be friends with me!\"", "moral1": "Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow. ", "moral2": "It is easier to get into the enemy's toils4 than out again. ", "moral3": "Think and work hard, you may find solution to any problem. ", "moral4": "The man who talks for both sides is not to be trusted by either. ", "moral5": "Lack of fortitude leads to senseless, disproportionate consequence.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 17, "story": "The lion had been badly hurt by the horns of a goat, which he was eating. He was very angry to think that any animal that he chose for a meal, should be so brazen as to wear such dangerous things as horns to scratch him while he ate. So he commanded that all animals with horns should leave his domains within twenty-four hours. The command struck terror among the beasts. All those who were so unfortunate as to have horns, began to pack up and move out. Even the hare, who, as you know, has no horns and so had nothing to fear, passed a very restless night, dreaming awful dreams about the fearful lion. And when he came out of the warren in the early morning sunshine, and there saw the shadow cast by his long and pointed ears, a terrible fright seized him. \"Goodby, neighbor cricket,\" He called. \"I'm off. he will certainly make out that my ears are horns, no matter what I say.\"", "moral1": "We never know how much time we have in our life so we should value each and every moment of life. Give time to what's important. Spend time with family and enjoy life while we can. ", "moral2": "You should try to help others when you can. ", "moral3": "Fighting is never worth it! ", "moral4": "Our greatest obstacle to happiness is our own self, with its fears, vain preoccupations, and negative patterns of thought. ", "moral5": "Do not give your enemies the slightest reason to attack your reputation. Your enemies will seize any excuse to attack you.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 18, "story": "A dog and a cock, who were the best of friends, wished very much to see something of the world. So they decided to leave the farmyard and to set out into the world along the road that led to the woods. The two comrades traveled along in the very best of spirits and without meeting any adventure to speak of. At nightfall the cock, looking for a place to roost, as was his custom, spied nearby a hollow tree that he thought would do very nicely for a night's lodging. The dog could creep inside and the cock would fly up on one of the branches. So said, so done, and both slept very comfortably. With the first glimmer of dawn the cock awoke. For the moment he forgot just where he was. He thought he was still in the farmyard where it had been his duty to arouse the household at daybreak. So standing on tip-toes he flapped his wings and crowed lustily. But instead of awakening the farmer, he awakened a fox not far off in the wood. The fox immediately had rosy visions of a very delicious breakfast. Hurrying to the tree where the cock was roosting, he said very politely:\"A hearty welcome to our woods, honored sir. I cannot tell you how glad I am to see you here. I am quite sure we shall become the closest of friends.\"\"I feel highly flattered, kind sir,\" Replied the cock slyly. \"If you will please go around to the door of my house at the foot of the tree, my porter will let you in.\"The hungry but unsuspecting fox, went around the tree as he was told, and in a twinkling the dog had seized him.", "moral1": "Those who try to deceive may expect to be paid in their own coin. ", "moral2": "Often we misunderstand the signs. God has given everyone a strength and ability to do their part. Always learn to see the things in a positive way and see yourself in a strong position to help the ones who need. Don't go for the easy choice. Make a right choice. ", "moral3": "Most of the fears will be imaginary. Every problem has a solution. When our mind is clouded with fear we cannot act rationally and wisely. ", "moral4": "Be humble. ", "moral5": "The less people know and understand about them, the more positively they attempt to argue concerning them, while on the other hand to know and understand a multitude of things renders men cautious in passing judgment upon anything new.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 19, "story": "An eagle, swooping down on powerful wings, seized a lamb in her talons and made off with it to her nest. A jackdaw saw the deed, and his silly head was filled with the idea that he was big and strong enough to do as the eagle had done. So with much rustling of feathers and a fierce air, he came down swiftly on the back of a large ram. But when he tried to rise again he found that he could not get away, for his claws were tangled in the wool. And so far was he from carrying away the ram, that the ram hardly noticed he was there. The shepherd saw the fluttering jackdaw and at once guessed what had happened. Running up, he caught the bird and clipped its wings. That evening he gave the jackdaw to his children. \"What a funny bird this is!\" They said laughing, \"What do you call it, father?\"\"That is a jackdaw, my children. but if you should ask him, he would say he is an eagle.\"", "moral1": "Helping others brings the greatest happiness. ", "moral2": "Do not let your vanity make you overestimate your powers. ", "moral3": "Self help is the best help. Heaven helps those who help themselves. ", "moral4": "Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow. ", "moral5": "Unattached to wealth and power, happiness increases.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 20, "story": "A boy was given permission to put his hand into a pitcher to get some filberts. But he took such a great fistful that he could not draw his hand out again. There he stood, unwilling to give up a single filbert and yet unable to get them all out at once. Vexed and disappointed he began to cry. \"My boy,\" Said his mother, \"Be satisfied with half the nuts you have taken and you will easily get your hand out. then perhaps you may have some more filberts some other time.\"", "moral1": "Do not attempt too much at once. ", "moral2": "Never lose hope. As there is saying god help those who help themselves. ", "moral3": "Being tidy and organised has more advantages than might be obvious. ", "moral4": "It is always best to communicate how you feel. ", "moral5": "We should not judge any situation just by with what we see. We never know what's going to come next.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 21, "story": "A farmer was driving his wagon along a miry country road after a heavy rain. The horses could hardly drag the load through the deep mud, and at last came to a standstill when one of the wheels sank to the hub in a rut. The farmer climbed down from his seat and stood beside the wagon looking at it but without making the least effort to get it out of the rut. All he did was to curse his bad luck and call loudly on hercules to come to his aid. Then, it is said, hercules really did appear, saying:\"Put your shoulder to the wheel, man, and urge on your horses. do you think you can move the wagon by simply looking at it and whining about it? hercules will not help unless you make some effort to help yourself.\"And when the farmer put his shoulder to the wheel and urged on the horses, the wagon moved very readily, and soon the farmer was riding along in great content and with a good lesson learned.", "moral1": "Self help is the best help. Heaven helps those who help themselves. ", "moral2": "To do today's work today and not wait till later. ", "moral3": "Choose your friends wisely. ", "moral4": "A funny story to learn how and why to share toys. ", "moral5": "The great inconstancy and lustfulness of women.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 22, "story": "A certain father had a family of sons, who were forever quarreling among themselves. No words he could say did the least good, so he cast about in his mind for some very striking example that should make them see that discord would lead them to misfortune. One day when the quarreling had been much more violent than usual and each of the sons was moping in a surly manner, he asked one of them to bring him a bundle of sticks. Then handing the bundle to each of his sons in turn he told them to try to break it. But although each one tried his best, none was able to do so. The father then untied the bundle and gave the sticks to his sons to break one by one. This they did very easily. \"My sons,\" Said the father, \"Do you not see how certain it is that if you agree with each other and help each other, it will be impossible for your enemies to injure you? but if you are divided among yourselves, you will be no stronger than a single stick in that bundle.\"", "moral1": "Always stop to think whether your fun may not be the cause of another's unhappiness. ", "moral2": "What we give to others, life gives us the same in return. Your life is not an accident or a coincidence, but it is the shadow of your actions. ", "moral3": "He who, courteous in his words, conceals deceit in his heart, may understand that he is himself described in this fable. ", "moral4": "In unity is strength. ", "moral5": "Do not get greedy. Be happy and content with what you have.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 23, "story": "An ass was being driven along a road leading down the mountain side, when he suddenly took it into his silly head to choose his own path. He could see his stall at the foot of the mountain, and to him the quickest way down seemed to be over the edge of the nearest cliff. Just as he was about to leap over, his master caught him by the tail and tried to pull him back, but the stubborn ass would not yield and pulled with all his might. \"Very well,\" Said his master, \"Go your way, you willful beast, and see where it leads you.\"With that he let go, and the foolish ass tumbled head over heels down the mountain side.", "moral1": "It's better to be clean and tidy from the start, and anyone can clean up in a joyful spirit. ", "moral2": "Do you also, o fellow-citizens, said aesop, submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you. ", "moral3": "They who will not listen to reason but stubbornly go their own way against the friendly advice of those who are wiser than they, are on the road to misfortune. ", "moral4": "Tasks that seem impossible can be achieved if done little by little. ", "moral5": "The entertainment industry is pretty nuts and having had that experience outside of it and going to university has really made a big difference.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 24, "story": "Two men were traveling in company along the road when one of them picked up a well-filled purse. \"How lucky I am!\" He said. \"I have found a purse. judging by its weight it must be full of gold.\"\"Do not say 'I have found a purse,'\" Said his companion. \"Say rather 'we have found a purse' and 'how lucky we are.' travelers ought to share alike the fortunes or misfortunes of the road.\"\"No, no,\" Replied the other angrily. \"I found it and I am going to keep it.\"Just then they heard a shout of \"Stop, thief!\" And looking around, saw a mob of people armed with clubs coming down the road. The man who had found the purse fell into a panic. \"We are lost if they find the purse on us,\" He cried. \"No, no,\" Replied the other, \"You would not say 'we' before, so now stick to your 'I'. say 'I am lost.'\"", "moral1": "Arrogant leads to vanish. ", "moral2": "We cannot expect any one to share our misfortunes unless we are willing to share our good fortune also. ", "moral3": "Trust god with whole heart. Without god we lack eternal perspective.   our view is dim and our insight is confined by our narrow range of experience. ", "moral4": "If you help others, then they will also help you. ", "moral5": "Even when we're much weaker, we can defend ourselves from bullies by using what they themselves fear.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 25, "story": "One day as the lion walked proudly down a forest aisle, and the animals respectfully made way for him, an ass brayed a scornful remark as he passed. The lion felt a flash of anger. But when he turned his head and saw who had spoken, he walked quietly on. He would not honor the fool with even so much as a stroke of his claws.", "moral1": "Words may be deeds. ", "moral2": "Goodness has a strength way beyond that of the individual, leading others to do good; and it's within the reach of all of us. ", "moral3": "Do not resent the remarks of a fool. Ignore them. ", "moral4": "Learn from your mistakes. ", "moral5": "Little friends may prove great friends.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 26, "story": "The frogs were tired of governing themselves. They had so much freedom that it had spoiled them, and they did nothing but sit around croaking in a bored manner and wishing for a government that could entertain them with the pomp and display of royalty, and rule them in a way to make them know they were being ruled. No milk and water government for them, they declared. So they sent a petition to jupiter asking for a king. Jupiter saw what simple and foolish creatures they were, but to keep them quiet and make them think they had a king he threw down a huge log, which fell into the water with a great splash. The frogs hid themselves among the reeds and grasses, thinking the new king to be some fearful giant. But they soon discovered how tame and peaceable king log was. In a short time the younger frogs were using him for a diving platform, while the older frogs made him a meeting place, where they complained loudly to jupiter about the government. To teach the frogs a lesson the ruler of the gods now sent a crane to be king of frogland. The crane proved to be a very different sort of king from old king log. He gobbled up the poor frogs right and left and they soon saw what fools they had been. In mournful croaks they begged jupiter to take away the cruel tyrant before they should all be destroyed. \"How now!\" Cried jupiter \"Are you not yet content? you have what you asked for and so you have only yourselves to blame for your misfortunes.\"", "moral1": "It is better to be practical than learned. ", "moral2": "A fun way to encourage kids to read and use their imagination. ", "moral3": "Be sure you can better your condition before you seek to change. ", "moral4": "We should be greedy and should treat everyone nicely. ", "moral5": "A good friend can turn a bad day into a good one.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 27, "story": "A wolf left his lair one evening in fine spirits and an excellent appetite. As he ran, the setting sun cast his shadow far out on the ground, and it looked as if the wolf were a hundred times bigger than he really was. \"Why,\" Exclaimed the wolf proudly, \"See how big I am! fancy me running away from a puny lion! I'll show him who is fit to be king, he or I.\"Just then an immense shadow blotted him out entirely, and the next instant a lion struck him down with a single blow.", "moral1": "Look before you leap. ", "moral2": "At once he took pen out of his pocket and scratched out something from his card. ", "moral3": "Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. ", "moral4": "To ask for help and support when we need is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign of wisdom. It is a call for greater strength that lives in our togetherness. ", "moral5": "Do not let your fancy make you forget realities.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 28, "story": "A rat was traveling along the king's highway. He was a very proud rat, considering his small size and the bad reputation all rats have. As mr. Rat walked along he kept mostly to the ditch he noticed a great commotion up the road, and soon a grand procession came in view. It was the king and his retinue. The king rode on a huge elephant adorned with the most gorgeous trappings. With the king in his luxurious howdah were the royal dog and cat. A great crowd of people followed the procession. They were so taken up with admiration of the elephant, that the rat was not noticed. His pride was hurt. \"What fools!\" He cried. \"Look at me, and you will soon forget that clumsy elephant! is it his great size that makes your eyes pop out? or is it his wrinkled hide? why, I have eyes and ears and as many legs as he! I am of just as much importance, and\" But just then the royal cat spied him, and the next instant, the rat knew he was not quite so important as an elephant.", "moral1": "Thoughtless imitation will end in danger. ", "moral2": "You should work like a master and not as a slave, work incessantly but do not do a slave's work. ", "moral3": "This is what god do.. God can change any situation.. In a moment he make king the beggar and servant the emperor. ", "moral4": "A simple story to help children see vegetables with new eyes. ", "moral5": "A resemblance to the great in some things does not make us great.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 29, "story": "Some boys were playing one day at the edge of a pond in which lived a family of frogs. The boys amused themselves by throwing stones into the pond so as to make them skip on top of the water. The stones were flying thick and fast and the boys were enjoying themselves very much; but the poor frogs in the pond were trembling with fear. At last one of the frogs, the oldest and bravest, put his head out of the water, and said, \"Oh, please, dear children, stop your cruel play! though it may be fun for you, it means death to us!\"", "moral1": "If you help others, they will help you. ", "moral2": "Envy is the ulcer of the soul. ", "moral3": "He that has many friends, has no friends. ", "moral4": "Always stop to think whether your fun may not be the cause of another's unhappiness. ", "moral5": "Might makes right.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 30, "story": "\"Away with you, vile insect!\" Said a lion angrily to a gnat that was buzzing around his head. But the gnat was not in the least disturbed. \"Do you think,\" He said spitefully to the lion, \"That I am afraid of you because they call you king?\"The next instant he flew at the lion and stung him sharply on the nose. Mad with rage, the lion struck fiercely at the gnat, but only succeeded in tearing himself with his claws. Again and again the gnat stung the lion, who now was roaring terribly. At last, worn out with rage and covered with wounds that his own teeth and claws had made, the lion gave up the fight. The gnat buzzed away to tell the whole world about his victory, but instead he flew straight into a spider's web. And there, he who had defeated the king of beasts came to a miserable end, the prey of a little spider.", "moral1": "Beauty comes from within. ", "moral2": "Curiosity about other people's business shows a lack of respect. We all have a right to privacy. ", "moral3": "When things go bad, it's easy to get discourage but we shouldn't lose heart. Always believe in god even in midst of pain and suffering. ", "moral4": "It sometimes happens that one man has all the toil4, and another all the profit. ", "moral5": "The least of our enemies is often the most to be feared. Pride over a success should not throw us off our guard.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 31, "story": "A certain man who visited foreign lands could talk of little when he returned to his home except the wonderful adventures he had met with and the great deeds he had done abroad. One of the feats he told about was a leap he had made in a city called rhodes. That leap was so great, he said, that no other man could leap anywhere near the distance. A great many persons in rhodes had seen him do it and would prove that what he told was true. \"No need of witnesses,\" Said one of the hearers. \"Suppose this city is rhodes. now show us how far you can jump.\"", "moral1": "The strong are apt to settle questions to their own advantage. ", "moral2": "Impossible things we cannot hope to attain, and it is of no use to try. ", "moral3": "You cannot escape your fate. ", "moral4": "Deeds count, not boasting words. ", "moral5": "We cannot expect any one to share our misfortunes unless we are willing to share our good fortune also.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 32, "story": "A cock was busily scratching and scraping about to find something to eat for himself and his family, when he happened to turn up a precious jewel that had been lost by its owner. \"Aha!\" Said the cock. \"No doubt you are very costly and he who lost you would give a great deal to find you. but as for me, I would choose a single grain of barleycorn before all the jewels in the world.\"", "moral1": "It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life! We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family  friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family. ", "moral2": "Many times in life you will get to meet people like shop owner, at such times do not panic and think wisely. Quick and wise thinking can help you get out of difficult situation. ", "moral3": "Precious things are without value to those who cannot prize them. ", "moral4": "Cheating will hurt you! ", "moral5": "Don't fall for sweet words.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 33, "story": "At a great celebration in honor of king lion, the monkey was asked to dance for the company. His dancing was very clever indeed, and the animals were all highly pleased with his grace and lightness. The praise that was showered on the monkey made the camel envious. He was very sure that he could dance quite as well as the monkey, if not better, so he pushed his way into the crowd that was gathered around the monkey, and rising on his hind legs, began to dance. But the big hulking camel made himself very ridiculous as he kicked out his knotty legs and twisted his long clumsy neck. Besides, the animals found it hard to keep their toes from under his heavy hoofs. At last, when one of his huge feet came within an inch of king lion's nose, the animals were so disgusted that they set upon the camel in a rage and drove him out into the desert. Shortly afterward, refreshments, consisting mostly of camel's hump and ribs, were served to the company.", "moral1": "It is always best to communicate how you feel. ", "moral2": "Do not try to ape your betters. ", "moral3": "Life is like coffee and all the things like job, money, position in society are like cups. Job, money is not something which define our life or change the quality of life we live but still we concentrate only on that and fail to enjoy life given to us by god. ", "moral4": "If you help others, they will help you. ", "moral5": "Do not grudge others what you cannot enjoy yourself.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 34, "story": "An ass and a fox had become close comrades, and were constantly in each other's company. While the ass cropped a fresh bit of greens, the fox would devour a chicken from the neighboring farmyard or a bit of cheese filched from the dairy. One day the pair unexpectedly met a lion. The ass was very much frightened, but the fox calmed his fears. \"I will talk to him,\" He said. So the fox walked boldly up to the lion. \"Your highness,\" He said in an undertone, so the ass could not hear him, \"I've got a fine scheme in my head. if you promise not to hurt me, I will lead that foolish creature yonder into a pit where he can't get out, and you can feast at your pleasure.\"The lion agreed and the fox returned to the ass. \"I made him promise not to hurt us,\" Said the fox. \"But come, I know a good place to hide till he is gone.\"So the fox led the ass into a deep pit. But when the lion saw that the ass was his for the taking, he first of all struck down the traitor fox.", "moral1": "Be real. ", "moral2": "We should learn from bird that at time to danger our cleverness can save us. From hunter we can learn that greed and foolishness leave us with nothing. ", "moral3": "It is foolish to shape or  change the world, let's shape ourselves first.. Let us change our vision and the world will appear accordingly. ", "moral4": "Traitors may expect treachery. ", "moral5": "Every day we have the choice to live fully. We should understand the effect of keeping a positive attitude in life. Each day has enough trouble of its own. It's our choice how we react to situation and live.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 35, "story": "The birds and the beasts declared war against each other. No compromise was possible, and so they went at it tooth and claw. It is said the quarrel grew out of the persecution the race of geese suffered at the teeth of the fox family. The beasts, too, had cause for fight. The eagle was constantly pouncing on the hare, and the owl dined daily on mice. It was a terrible battle. Many a hare and many a mouse died. Chickens and geese fell by the score and the victor always stopped for a feast. Now the bat family had not openly joined either side. They were a very politic race. So when they saw the birds getting the better of it, they were birds for all there was in it. But when the tide of battle turned, they immediately sided with the beasts. When the battle was over, the conduct of the bats was discussed at the peace conference. Such deceit was unpardonable, and birds and beasts made common cause to drive out the bats. And since then the bat family hides in dark towers and deserted ruins, flying out only in the night.", "moral1": "Inside of a ring or out, nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong. ", "moral2": "On the way to achieving our goals, and in the difficulties we overcome, we often develop that which we needed to succeed. ", "moral3": "Many depend on collaboration and compromise to do well in life. ", "moral4": "The deceitful have no friends. ", "moral5": "Do not be in a hurry to change one evil for another.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 36, "story": "Two travelers were walking along the seashore. Far out they saw something riding on the waves. \"Look,\" Said one, \"A great ship rides in from distant lands, bearing rich treasures!\"The object they saw came ever nearer the shore. \"No,\" Said the other, \"That is not a treasure ship. that is some fisherman's skiff, with the day's catch of savoury fish.\"Still nearer came the object. The waves washed it up on shore. \"It is a chest of gold lost from some wreck,\" They cried. Both travelers rushed to the beach, but there they found nothing but a water-soaked log.", "moral1": "Expect no reward for serving the wicked. ", "moral2": "Responsibility is to be measured by how we approach the seemingly less important tasks in life. ", "moral3": "Two ideas. That wars and battles are not romantic, and that we can all do something to bring about peace. ", "moral4": "Do not let your hopes carry you away from reality. ", "moral5": "Anger and fight is not solution for problem. One should think before act.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 37, "story": "A wolf had stolen a lamb and was carrying it off to his lair to eat it. But his plans were very much changed when he met a lion, who, without making any excuses, took the lamb away from him. The wolf made off to a safe distance, and then said in a much injured tone:\"You have no right to take my property like that!\"The lion looked back, but as the wolf was too far away to be taught a lesson without too much inconvenience, he said:\"Your property? did you buy it, or did the shepherd make you a gift of it? pray tell me, how did you get it?\"", "moral1": "Accepting ourselves just as we are, avoiding unrealistic whims, is the first step to get our best and build a solid self esteem. ", "moral2": "We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; in feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best. ", "moral3": "What is evil won is evil lost. ", "moral4": "At times when we face difficulties in life, we should just trust in god and push. By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains but know that it is still god who moves mountains. ", "moral5": "Love to faults is always blind, always is to joy inclined. Lawless, winged and unconfined and breaks all chains from every mind.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 38, "story": "The peacock, they say, did not at first have the beautiful feathers in which he now takes so much pride. These, juno, whose favorite he was, granted to him one day when he begged her for a train of feathers to distinguish him from the other birds. Then, decked in his finery, gleaming with emerald, gold, purple, and azure, he strutted proudly among the birds. All regarded him with envy. Even the most beautiful pheasant could see that his beauty was surpassed. Presently the peacock saw an eagle soaring high up in the blue sky and felt a desire to fly, as he had been accustomed to do. Lifting his wings he tried to rise from the ground. But the weight of his magnificent train held him down. Instead of flying up to greet the first rays of the morning sun or to bathe in the rosy light among the floating clouds at sunset, he would have to walk the ground more encumbered and oppressed than any common barnyard fowl.", "moral1": "Pride goes before a fall. ", "moral2": "To know how to win or lose gracefully is important to actually enjoy what you're actually doing, and not to give so much importance to the result. ", "moral3": "Shouting is damaging to the family environment; you can achieve much more through a little calm. ", "moral4": "A little money well spent can achieve a lot more than we had imagined, especially if it helps us to learn and develop ourselves. ", "moral5": "Do not sacrifice your freedom for the sake of pomp and show.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 39, "story": "The weasels and the mice were always up in arms against each other. In every battle the weasels carried off the victory, as well as a large number of the mice, which they ate for dinner next day. In despair the mice called a council, and there it was decided that the mouse army was always beaten because it had no leaders. So a large number of generals and commanders were appointed from among the most eminent mice. To distinguish themselves from the soldiers in the ranks, the new leaders proudly bound on their heads lofty crests and ornaments of feathers or straw. Then after long preparation of the mouse army in all the arts of war, they sent a challenge to the weasels. The weasels accepted the challenge with eagerness, for they were always ready for a fight when a meal was in sight. They immediately attacked the mouse army in large numbers. Soon the mouse line gave way before the attack and the whole army fled for cover. The privates easily slipped into their holes, but the mouse leaders could not squeeze through the narrow openings because of their head-dresses. Not one escaped the teeth of the hungry weasels.", "moral1": "Be nice! ", "moral2": "Never steal or who knows what will happen. ", "moral3": "Greatness has its penalties. ", "moral4": "When one is prepared spiritually, mentally and physically, he has nothing to fear. ", "moral5": "To be sitting and nothing , you must be sitting very, veryhigh up.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 40, "story": "A wolf prowling near a village one evening met a dog. It happened to be a very lean and bony dog, and master wolf would have turned up his nose at such meager fare had he not been more hungry than usual. So he began to edge toward the dog, while the dog backed away. \"Let me remind your lordship,\" Said the dog, his words interrupted now and then as he dodged a snap of the wolf's teeth, \"How unpleasant it would be to eat me now. look at my ribs. I am nothing but skin and bone. but let me tell you something in private. in a few days my master will give a wedding feast for his only daughter. you can guess how fine and fat I will grow on the scraps from the table. then is the time to eat me.\"The wolf could not help thinking how nice it would be to have a fine fat dog to eat instead of the scrawny object before him. So he went away pulling in his belt and promising to return. Some days later the wolf came back for the promised feast. He found the dog in his master's yard, and asked him to come out and be eaten. \"Sir,\" Said the dog, with a grin, \"I shall be delighted to have you eat me. I'll be out as soon as the porter opens the door.\"But the \"Porter\" Was a huge dog whom the wolf knew by painful experience to be very unkind toward wolves. So he decided not to wait and made off as fast as his legs could carry him.", "moral1": "You have to change your life if you are not happy and wake up if things aren't going the way you want. ", "moral2": "Do not depend on the promises of those whose interest it is to deceive you. ", "moral3": "Often we misunderstand the signs. God has given everyone a strength and ability to do their part. Always learn to see the things in a positive way and see yourself in a strong position to help the ones who need. Don't go for the easy choice. Make a right choice. ", "moral4": "This is mind of sage - not choosing, not asking, not saying this should be and this should not be. Whatsoever happens, he accepts it in its totality. This acceptance gives him freedom, capacity to see. ", "moral5": "Helping others brings the greatest happiness.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 41, "story": "A very young fox, who had never before seen a lion, happened to meet one in the forest. A single look was enough to send the fox off at top speed for the nearest hiding place. The second time the fox saw the lion he stopped behind a tree to look at him a moment before slinking away. But the third time, the fox went boldly up to the lion and, without turning a hair, said, \"Hello, there, old top.\"", "moral1": "Lal bahadur shastri ji was so honest and noble that temptations could not sway him at all. ", "moral2": "You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies. ", "moral3": "Heaven and hell are not after life, they are here and now. These gates are always open but your choices at any moment in life, pave path for you if its gonna be heaven or hell. ", "moral4": "Familiarity breeds contempt. Acquaintance with evil blinds us to its dangers. ", "moral5": "The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 42, "story": "Once upon a time a cat and a monkey lived as pets in the same house. They were great friends and were constantly in all sorts of mischief together. What they seemed to think of more than anything else was to get something to eat, and it did not matter much to them how they got it. One day they were sitting by the fire, watching some chestnuts roasting on the hearth. How to get them was the question. \"I would gladly get them,\" Said the cunning monkey, \"But you are much more skillful at such things than I am. pull them out and I'll divide them between us.\"Pussy stretched out her paw very carefully, pushed aside some of the cinders, and drew back her paw very quickly. Then she tried it again, this time pulling a chestnut half out of the fire. A third time and she drew out the chestnut. This performance she went through several times, each time singeing her paw severely. As fast as she pulled the chestnuts out of the fire, the monkey ate them up. Now the master came in, and away scampered the rascals, mistress cat with a burnt paw and no chestnuts. From that time on, they say, she contented herself with mice and rats and had little to do with sir monkey.", "moral1": "The flatterer seeks some benefit at your expense. ", "moral2": "Greed oft o'er reaches itself. ", "moral3": "Las pequenas mentiras y ocultamientos son tan malos como los grandes, porque para ocultarlos siempre obligan a crear nuevas y mayores mentiras. ", "moral4": "Choose your company wisely. ", "moral5": "Always be kind to people because you never know, when and how one can be of help to you in your time of need.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 43, "story": "Some dogs found the skin of a lion and furiously began to tear it with their teeth. A fox chanced to see them and laughed scornfully. \"If that lion had been alive,\" He said, \"It would have been a very different story. he would have made you feel how much sharper his claws are than your teeth.\"", "moral1": "You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies. ", "moral2": "Look before you leap. ", "moral3": "It is easy and also contemptible to kick a man that is down. ", "moral4": "Never be who you're are not. ", "moral5": "Like will draw like.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 44, "story": "Some hungry dogs saw a number of hides at the bottom of a stream where the tanner had put them to soak. A fine hide makes an excellent meal for a hungry dog, but the water was deep and the dogs could not reach the hides from the bank. So they held a council and decided that the very best thing to do was to drink up the river. All fell to lapping up the water as fast as they could. But though they drank and drank until, one after another, all of them had burst with drinking, still, for all their effort, the water in the river remained as high as ever.", "moral1": "Do not try to do impossible things. ", "moral2": "Obscurity often brings safety. ", "moral3": "We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. ", "moral4": "Don't judge people before truly knowing them because everyone has a story and sometimes truth might surprise you. ", "moral5": "Helping others brings the greatest happiness.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 45, "story": "A rabbit left his home one day for a dinner of clover. But he forgot to latch the door of his house and while he was gone a weasel walked in and calmly made himself at home. When the rabbit returned, there was the weasel's nose sticking out of the rabbit's own doorway, sniffing the fine air. The rabbit was quite angry for a rabbit , and requested the weasel to move out. But the weasel was perfectly content. He was settled down for good. A wise old cat heard the dispute and offered to settle it. \"Come close to me,\" Said the cat, \"I am very deaf. put your mouths close to my ears while you tell me the facts.\"The unsuspecting pair did as they were told and in an instant the cat had them both under her claws. No one could deny that the dispute had been definitely settled.", "moral1": "Don't hurt people just because you're jealous of them. ", "moral2": "The strong are apt to settle questions to their own advantage. ", "moral3": "Paying attention to detail and taking your time is the way to do a job well done. ", "moral4": "God will always give massive possibilities as well as problems that we can handle effortlessly. Everything given to us is within our means. ", "moral5": "Better starve free than be a fat slave.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 46, "story": "A bear roaming the woods in search of berries happened on a fallen tree in which a swarm of bees had stored their honey. The bear began to nose around the log very carefully to find out if the bees were at home. Just then one of the swarm came home from the clover field with a load of sweets. Guessing what the bear was after, the bee flew at him, stung him sharply and then disappeared into the hollow log. The bear lost his temper in an instant, and sprang upon the log tooth and claw, to destroy the nest. But this only brought out the whole swarm. The poor bear had to take to his heels, and he was able to save himself only by diving into a pool of water.", "moral1": "Even the low and humble achieve results when they work together. ", "moral2": "True art is thoughtful, delights and endures. ", "moral3": "Be happy with what you have. ", "moral4": "It is wiser to bear a single injury in silence than to provoke a thousand by flying into a rage. ", "moral5": "There is always a way if you think with ease.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 47, "story": "A dog asleep in a manger filled with hay, was awakened by the cattle, which came in tired and hungry from working in the field. But the dog would not let them get near the manger, and snarled and snapped as if it were filled with the best of meat and bones, all for himself. The cattle looked at the dog in disgust. \"How selfish he is!\" Said one. \"He cannot eat the hay and yet he will not let us eat it who are so hungry for it!\"Now the farmer came in. When he saw how the dog was acting, he seized a stick and drove him out of the stable with many a blow for his selfish behavior.", "moral1": "He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast. ", "moral2": "This life will give us many opportunity to meet teacher in one or other form therefore we should always keep on learning good things by becoming a disciple in life. ", "moral3": "A little thing in hand is worth more than a great thing in prospect. ", "moral4": "We often make much of the ornamental and despise the useful. ", "moral5": "Do not grudge others what you cannot enjoy yourself.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 48, "story": "A wolf had been prowling around a flock of sheep for a long time, and the shepherd watched very anxiously to prevent him from carrying off a lamb. But the wolf did not try to do any harm. Instead he seemed to be helping the shepherd take care of the sheep. At last the shepherd got so used to seeing the wolf about that he forgot how wicked he could be.", "moral1": "The world is like a mirror: it gives back to anyone the reflection of the thoughts in which one has strongly believed. The world and your reality are like mirrors lying in a coffin, which show to any individual the death of his divine capability to imagine and create his happiness and his success. It's the way you face life that makes the difference. ", "moral2": "In unity is strength. ", "moral3": "The gods help them that help themselves. ", "moral4": "We all go through situations were we have to chose between right and wrong. It's up to us what we chose. ", "moral5": "Once a wolf, always a wolf.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 49, "story": "A peacock, puffed up with vanity, met a crane one day, and to impress him spread his gorgeous tail in the sun. \"Look,\" He said. \"What have you to compare with this? I am dressed in all the glory of the rainbow, while your feathers are gray as dust!\"The crane spread his broad wings and flew up toward the sun. \"Follow me if you can,\" He said. But the peacock stood where he was among the birds of the barnyard, while the crane soared in freedom far up into the blue sky.", "moral1": "The useful is of much more importance and value, than the ornamental. ", "moral2": "Friendship begins from giving to friends without expecting anything in return, and being attentive to their needs. ", "moral3": "No one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before. ", "moral4": "Be kind to others. ", "moral5": "The strong and the weak cannot keep company.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 50, "story": "Some cranes saw a farmer plowing a large field. When the work of plowing was done, they patiently watched him sow the seed. It was their feast, they thought. So, as soon as the farmer had finished planting and had gone home, down they flew to the field, and began to eat as fast as they could. The farmer, of course, knew the cranes and their ways. He had had experience with such birds before. He soon returned to the field with a sling. But he did not bring any stones with him. He expected to scare the cranes just by swinging the sling in the air, and shouting loudly at them. At first the cranes flew away in great terror. But they soon began to see that none of them ever got hurt. They did not even hear the noise of stones whizzing through the air, and as for words, they would kill nobody. At last they paid no attention whatever to the farmer. The farmer saw that he would have to take other measures. He wanted to save at least some of his grain. So he loaded his sling with stones and killed several of the cranes. This had the effect the farmer wanted, for from that day the cranes visited his field no more.", "moral1": "We should not be greedy. We should thank everypne for helping us. ", "moral2": "In life, many times we fail to recognize opportunity and keep complaining that life didn't give us opportunity to lead successful life. Therefore, take every chance you get to make life better. ", "moral3": "We could create something new and unique even when we experienced adversity. ", "moral4": "Bluff and threatening words are of little value with rascals. Bluff is no proof that hard fists are lacking. ", "moral5": "Empty words cannot become facts.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 51, "story": "A rich old farmer, who felt that he had not many more days to live, called his sons to his bedside. \"My sons,\" He said, \"Heed what I have to say to you. do not on any account part with the estate that has belonged to our family for so many generations. somewhere on it is hidden a rich treasure. I do not know the exact spot, but it is there, and you will surely find it. spare no energy and leave no spot unturned in your search.\"The father died, and no sooner was he in his grave than the sons set to work digging with all their might, turning up every foot of ground with their spades, and going over the whole farm two or three times. No hidden gold did they find; but at harvest time when they had settled their accounts and had pocketed a rich profit far greater than that of any of their neighbors, they understood that the treasure their father had told them about was the wealth of a bountiful crop, and that in their industry had they found the treasure.", "moral1": "Try to watch your thoughts and see how they come and go. Stay in quietness, moment of peace will be brief at first but in time they will get longer. ", "moral2": "Always do what you are afraid to do. ", "moral3": "Don't be mean to others. There is beauty in everyone. ", "moral4": "God has given us strength and capability to do our part. We should always learn to see things in positive way and see yourself in position to help others who need. ", "moral5": "Industry is itself a treasure.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 52, "story": "Two pots, one of brass and the other of clay, stood together on the hearthstone. One day the brass pot proposed to the earthen pot that they go out into the world together. But the earthen pot excused himself, saying that it would be wiser for him to stay in the corner by the fire. \"It would take so little to break me,\" He said. \"You know how fragile I am. the least shock is sure to shatter me!\"\"Don't let that keep you at home,\" Urged the brass pot. \"I shall take very good care of you. if we should happen to meet anything hard I will step between and save you.\"So the earthen pot at last consented, and the two set out side by side, jolting along on three stubby legs first to this side, then to that, and bumping into each other at every step. The earthen pot could not survive that sort of companionship very long. They had not gone ten paces before the earthen pot cracked, and at the next jolt he flew into a thousand pieces.", "moral1": "Never leave your work on someone else's behalf. It may be quite luring at the beginning but will turn deadly afterwards. ", "moral2": "Water in this story represents the 'good things in life'. Give life some 'water' to work with and it will return far more than you put in. ", "moral3": "Equals make the best friends. ", "moral4": "Birds of a feather flock together. ", "moral5": "Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 53, "story": "There was once a countryman who possessed the most wonderful goose you can imagine, for every day when he visited the nest, the goose had laid a beautiful, glittering, golden egg. The countryman took the eggs to market and soon began to get rich. But it was not long before he grew impatient with the goose because she gave him only a single golden egg a day. He was not getting rich fast enough. Then one day, after he had finished counting his money, the idea came to him that he could get all the golden eggs at once by killing the goose and cutting it open. But when the deed was done, not a single golden egg did he find, and his precious goose was dead.", "moral1": "Don't be jealous. ", "moral2": "In our life new challenges keeps us active. If you steadily win challenges, you are happy. These challenges keeps you energized. ", "moral3": "The strong are apt to settle questions to their own advantage. ", "moral4": "When we face problems in our life, we complain about it.. But we should remember that everyone have their own fight and what we face might be just smallest of troubles what other face. ", "moral5": "Those who have plenty want more and so lose all they have.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 54, "story": "One cold stormy day a goatherd drove his goats for shelter into a cave, where a number of wild goats had also found their way. The shepherd wanted to make the wild goats part of his flock; so he fed them well. But to his own flock, he gave only just enough food to keep them alive. When the weather cleared, and the shepherd led the goats out to feed, the wild goats scampered off to the hills. \"Is that the thanks I get for feeding you and treating you so well?\" Complained the shepherd. \"Do not expect us to join your flock,\" Replied one of the wild goats. \"We know how you would treat us later on, if some strangers should come as we did.\"", "moral1": "He loses character who puts himself on a level with the undeserving. ", "moral2": "It is unwise to treat old friends badly for the sake of new ones. ", "moral3": "This fable will admonish the passionate, that it is better to be injured with impunity, than to put ourselves in the power of another. ", "moral4": "It will do you no harm to find yourself ridiculous. Resign yourself to be the fool you are. We must always take risks. That is our destiny. ", "moral5": "One should not make fun of poverty of any poor, respect one's talent and encourage them. It is possible that because of you some one reach their destination.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 55, "story": "A young fellow, who was very popular among his boon companions as a good spender, quickly wasted his fortune trying to live up to his reputation. Then one fine day in early spring he found himself with not a penny left, and no property save the clothes he wore. He was to meet some jolly young men that morning, and he was at his wits' end how to get enough money to keep up appearances. Just then a swallow flew by, twittering merrily, and the young man, thinking summer had come, hastened off to a clothes dealer, to whom he sold all the clothes he wore down to his very tunic. A few days later a change in weather brought a severe frost; and the poor swallow and that foolish young man in his light tunic, and with his arms and knees bare, could scarcely keep life in their shivering bodies.", "moral1": "Those persons ought to recognize this as applicable to themselves, whose object is private advantage, and who boast to the unthinking of an unreal merit. ", "moral2": "True friends do not distinguish between rich and poor. They are always there for you when you need them. ", "moral3": "One swallow does not make a summer. ", "moral4": "In our life there are time when we are confronted on all sides with negative thoughts and possibilities but still in midst of any storm, we should focus on doing what's most important to do at that time and should always keep our faith in god. ", "moral5": "A story to encourage an appreciation of music in the youngest children.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 56, "story": "A cat was growing very thin. As you have guessed, he did not get enough to eat. One day he heard that some birds in the neighborhood were ailing and needed a doctor. So he put on a pair of spectacles, and with a leather box in his hand, knocked at the door of the bird's home. The birds peeped out, and dr. Cat, with much solicitude, asked how they were. He would be very happy to give them some medicine. \"Tweet, tweet,\" Laughed the birds. \"Very smart, aren't you? we are very well, thank you, and more so, if you only keep away from here.\"", "moral1": "Let us live a life that really worth something! ", "moral2": "Responsibility is to be measured by how we approach the seemingly less important tasks in life. ", "moral3": "We don't understand problems of other until we face one. It's better to help someone when you can. Helping others bring happiness not only to other but to yourself also. ", "moral4": "The strong are apt to settle questions to their own advantage. ", "moral5": "Be wise and shun the quack.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 57, "story": "There was once a dog who was very fond of eggs. He visited the hen house very often and at last got so greedy that he would swallow the eggs whole. One day the dog wandered down to the seashore. There he spied an oyster. In a twinkling the oyster was resting in the dog's stomach, shell and all. It pained the dog a good deal, as you can guess. \"I've learned that all round things are not eggs,\" He said groaning.", "moral1": "When we open ourselves to communicating with others, we enjoy getting to know them, because we all have things of value to share. ", "moral2": "Getting mad over little things can make situations worse. ", "moral3": "This fable was written for those base persons who oppress the innocent, and fear to annoy the bold. ", "moral4": "Intelligence is based on how efficient a species became at doing the things they need to survive. ", "moral5": "Act in haste and repent at leisure and often in pain.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 58, "story": "A man who lived a long time ago believed that he could read the future in the stars. He called himself an astrologer, and spent his time at night gazing at the sky. One evening he was walking along the open road outside the village. His eyes were fixed on the stars. He thought he saw there that the end of the world was at hand, when all at once, down he went into a hole full of mud and water. There he stood up to his ears, in the muddy water, and madly clawing at the slippery sides of the hole in his effort to climb out. His cries for help soon brought the villagers running. As they pulled him out of the mud, one of them said:\"You pretend to read the future in the stars, and yet you fail to see what is at your feet! this may teach you to pay more attention to what is right in front of you, and let the future take care of itself.\"\"What use is it,\" Said another, \"To read the stars, when you can't see what's right here on the earth?\"", "moral1": "From this circumstance, we are not able to see our own faults: but as soon as others make a slip, we are ready to censure. ", "moral2": "Patience helps to solve problems at the right time, although this sometimes obliges us to endure great pressure. ", "moral3": "Take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves. ", "moral4": "No gratitude from the wicked. ", "moral5": " if you do good, good will come to you.  one good turn deserves another.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 59, "story": "A lion had been watching three bullocks feeding in an open field. He had tried to attack them several times, but they had kept together, and helped each other to drive him off. The lion had little hope of eating them, for he was no match for three strong bullocks with their sharp horns and hoofs. But he could not keep away from that field, for it is hard to resist watching a good meal, even when there is little chance of getting it. Then one day the bullocks had a quarrel, and when the hungry lion came to look at them and lick his chops as he was accustomed to do, he found them in separate corners of the field, as far away from one another as they could get. It was now an easy matter for the lion to attack them one at a time, and this he proceeded to do with the greatest satisfaction and relish.", "moral1": "Those who impose upon the inexperienced by deceitful promises, fail not to cajole them by-and-bye with pretended reasons. ", "moral2": "In unity is strength. ", "moral3": "Everyone should care about their own things. ", "moral4": "Never judge anyone because you never know how their life is and what they're going through. ", "moral5": "The best way to have good luck is to share all the good things you have. Grateful friends are the foundation of your good fortune.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 60, "story": "An old lion, whose teeth and claws were so worn that it was not so easy for him to get food as in his younger days, pretended that he was sick. He took care to let all his neighbors know about it, and then lay down in his cave to wait for visitors. And when they came to offer him their sympathy, he ate them up one by one. The fox came too, but he was very cautious about it. Standing at a safe distance from the cave, he inquired politely after the lion's health. The lion replied that he was very ill indeed, and asked the fox to step in for a moment. But master fox very wisely stayed outside, thanking the lion very kindly for the invitation. \"I should be glad to do as you ask,\" He added, \"But I have noticed that there are many footprints leading into your cave and none coming out. pray tell me, how do your visitors find their way out again?\"", "moral1": "Take warning from the misfortunes of others. ", "moral2": "You can do everything better when you practice with effort and joy. ", "moral3": "Always be honest. Honesty is always rewarded. ", "moral4": "Greed oft o'er reaches itself. ", "moral5": "Better no rule than cruel rule.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 61, "story": "A lion and a man chanced to travel in company through the forest. They soon began to quarrel, for each of them boasted that he and his kind were far superior to the other both in strength and mind. Now they reached a clearing in the forest and there stood a statue. It was a representation of heracles in the act of tearing the jaws of the nemean lion. \"See,\" Said the man, \"That's how strong we are! the king of beasts is like wax in our hands!\"\"Ho!\" Laughed the lion, \"A man made that statue. it would have been quite a different scene had a lion made it!\"", "moral1": "It all depends on the point of view, and who tells the story. ", "moral2": "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. ", "moral3": "So your whole knowledge is just because you were not starved. Because you were taken care of, your body was nourished, it was easy for you to talk about great philosophy. Now is the real question. Now bring your knowledge. . ! ", "moral4": "Positive thoughts and action leads to positive result. ", "moral5": "The next time you see a copy of that touching creation, take a second look. Remember the sacrifice others may have made for your success in life. Always, respect them and care for them as what they could have done for themselves, they did that for your happiness.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 62, "story": "There was once an ass whose master also owned a lap dog. This dog was a favorite and received many a pat and kind word from his master, as well as choice bits from his plate. Every day the dog would run to meet the master, frisking playfully about and leaping up to lick his hands and face. All this the ass saw with much discontent. Though he was well fed, he had much work to do; besides, the master hardly ever took any notice of him. Now the jealous ass got it into his silly head that all he had to do to win his master's favor was to act like the dog. So one day he left his stable and clattered eagerly into the house. Finding his master seated at the dinner table, he kicked up his heels and, with a loud bray, pranced giddily around the table, upsetting it as he did so. Then he planted his forefeet on his master's knees and rolled out his tongue to lick the master's face, as he had seen the dog do. But his weight upset the chair, and ass and man rolled over together in the pile of broken dishes from the table. The master was much alarmed at the strange behavior of the ass, and calling for help, soon attracted the attention of the servants. When they saw the danger the master was in from the clumsy beast, they set upon the ass and drove him with kicks and blows back to the stable. There they left him to mourn the foolishness that had brought him nothing but a sound beating.", "moral1": "Often we misunderstand the signs. God has given everyone a strength and ability to do their part. Always learn to see the things in a positive way and see yourself in a strong position to help the ones who need. Don't go for the easy choice. Make a right choice. ", "moral2": "Never play tricks on your neighbors unless you can stand it yourself. ", "moral3": "Attempt not impossibilities. ", "moral4": "Behavior that is regarded as agreeable in one is very rude and impertinent in another. Do not try to gain favor by acting in a way that is contrary to your own nature and character. ", "moral5": "Children should come home before it gets dark.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 63, "story": "A milkmaid had been out to milk the cows and was returning from the field with the shining milk pail balanced nicely on her head. As she walked along, her pretty head was busy with plans for the days to come. \"This good, rich milk,\" She mused, \"Will give me plenty of cream to churn. the butter I make I will take to market, and with the money I get for it I will buy a lot of eggs for hatching. how nice it will be when they are all hatched and the yard is full of fine young chicks. then when may day comes I will sell them, and with the money I'll buy a lovely new dress to wear to the fair. all the young men will look at me. they will come and try to make love to me, but I shall very quickly send them about their business!\"As she thought of how she would settle that matter, she tossed her head scornfully, and down fell the pail of milk to the ground. And all the milk flowed out, and with it vanished butter and eggs and chicks and new dress and all the milkmaid's pride.", "moral1": "Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. ", "moral2": "The size does not matter. ", "moral3": "At times when we face difficulties in life, we should just trust in god and push. By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains but know that it is still god who moves mountains. ", "moral4": "Don't judge people before truly knowing them because everyone has a story and sometimes truth might surprise you. ", "moral5": "Always love and respect your parents as we can never understand how much parents sacrifice for us. We should learn to respect and value their sacrifices and hard work. When grown up kids should give time and care to their parents.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 64, "story": "A wolf, lurking near the shepherd's hut, saw the shepherd and his family feasting on a roasted lamb. \"Aha!\" He muttered. \"What a great shouting and running about would there have been, had they caught me at just the very thing they are doing with so much enjoyment!\"", "moral1": "The problem may not be with the other one as we always think, could be very much within us! ", "moral2": "Whenever a people is reduced to the last extremity, the high position of its chiefs is in danger; the humble commonalty easily finds safety in obscurity. ", "moral3": "Men often condemn others for what they see no wrong in doing themselves. ", "moral4": "Everything in your life will never be perfect. Do not waste too much time correcting what is wrong. Get busy doing the right things. ", "moral5": "Happiness will come to you if you stop worrying about it.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 65, "story": "A goat strayed away from the flock, tempted by a patch of clover. The goatherd tried to call it back, but in vain. It would not obey him. Then he picked up a stone and threw it, breaking the goat's horn. The goatherd was frightened. \"Do not tell the master,\" He begged the goat. \"No,\" Said the goat, \"That broken horn can speak for itself!\"", "moral1": "Wicked deeds will not stay hid. ", "moral2": "Try to watch your thoughts and see how they come and go. Stay in quietness, moment of peace will be brief at first but in time they will get longer. ", "moral3": "You cannot escape your fate. ", "moral4": "Union is strength. ", "moral5": "Be good and helpful to others always. Your goodness will bring goodness in the world.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 66, "story": "An old toad once informed all his neighbors that he was a learned doctor. In fact he could cure anything. The fox heard the news and hurried to see the toad. He looked the toad over very carefully. \"Mr. toad,\" He said, \"I've been told that you cure anything! but just take a look at yourself, and then try some of your own medicine. if you can cure yourself of that blotchy skin and that rheumatic gait, someone might believe you. otherwise, I should advise you to try some other profession.\"", "moral1": "Those who would mend others, should first mend themselves. ", "moral2": "Once lost money can be earned again but if one's prestige and people trust is lost then it won't be possible to gain that again. ", "moral3": "What we give to others, life gives us the same in return. Your life is not an accident or a coincidence, but it is the shadow of your actions. ", "moral4": "Do not let your vanity make you overestimate your powers. ", "moral5": "Remember, for the one who knows the power of god, see no weakness in anyone and one who recognizes god, will never exploit others.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 67, "story": "A fox that had been caught in a trap, succeeded at last, after much painful tugging, in getting away. But he had to leave his beautiful bushy tail behind him. For a long time he kept away from the other foxes, for he knew well enough that they would all make fun of him and crack jokes and laugh behind his back. But it was hard for him to live alone, and at last he thought of a plan that would perhaps help him out of his trouble. He called a meeting of all the foxes, saying that he had something of great importance to tell the tribe. When they were all gathered together, the fox without a tail got up and made a long speech about those foxes who had come to harm because of their tails. This one had been caught by hounds when his tail had become entangled in the hedge. That one had not been able to run fast enough because of the weight of his brush. Besides, it was well known, he said, that men hunt foxes simply for their tails, which they cut off as prizes of the hunt. With such proof of the danger and uselessness of having a tail, said master fox, he would advise every fox to cut it off, if he valued life and safety. When he had finished talking, an old fox arose, and said, smiling:\"Master fox, kindly turn around for a moment, and you shall have your answer.\"When the poor fox without a tail turned around, there arose such a storm of jeers and hooting, that he saw how useless it was to try any longer to persuade the foxes to part with their tails.", "moral1": "Fighting is never worth it! ", "moral2": "Do not listen to the advice of him who seeks to lower you to his own level. ", "moral3": "Every day we have the choice to live fully. We should understand the effect of keeping a positive attitude in life. Each day has enough trouble of its own. It's our choice how we react to situation and live. ", "moral4": "Good sense of humor and smiling are the best ingredients to cope with adversity. ", "moral5": "A beautiful dream journey to a land of fairies.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 68, "story": "There was once a dog who was so ill-natured and mischievous that his master had to fasten a heavy wooden clog about his neck to keep him from annoying visitors and neighbors. But the dog seemed to be very proud of the clog and dragged it about noisily as if he wished to attract everybody's attention. He was not able to impress anyone. \"You would be wiser,\" Said an old acquaintance, \"To keep quietly out of sight with that clog. do you want everybody to know what a disgraceful and ill-natured dog you are?\"", "moral1": "Notoriety is not fame. ", "moral2": "Take warning from the misfortunes of others. ", "moral3": "As a footballer you always want to test yourself against the best. ", "moral4": "Never find fault with others. ", "moral5": "It is easy to despise what you cannot get.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 69, "story": "A butterfly once fell in love with a beautiful rose. The rose was not indifferent, for the butterfly's wings were powdered in a charming pattern of gold and silver. And so, when he fluttered near and told how he loved her, she blushed rosily and said yes. After much pretty love-making and many whispered vows of constancy, the butterfly took a tender leave of his sweetheart. But alas! It was a long time before he came back to her. \"Is this your constancy?\" She exclaimed tearfully. \"It is ages since you went away, and all the time, you have been carrying on with all sorts of flowers. I saw you kiss miss geranium, and you fluttered around miss mignonette until honey bee chased you away. I wish he had stung you!\"\"Constancy!\" Laughed the butterfly. \"I had no sooner left you than I saw zephyr kissing you. you carried on scandalously with mr. bumble bee and you made eyes at every single bug you could see. you can't expect any constancy from me!\"", "moral1": "Never be mean to people or to animals because sometimes they can retaliate. ", "moral2": "A quest searching for generosity ending in an unexpected way. ", "moral3": "Union is strength. ", "moral4": "Wisdom can win might. ", "moral5": "Do not expect constancy in others if you have none yourself.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 70, "story": "Once a cat and a fox were traveling together. As they went along, picking up provisions on the way a stray mouse here, a fat chicken there they began an argument to while away the time between bites. And, as usually happens when comrades argue, the talk began to get personal. \"You think you are extremely clever, don't you?\" Said the fox. \"Do you pretend to know more than I? why, I know a whole sackful of tricks!\"\"Well,\" Retorted the cat, \"I admit I know one trick only, but that one, let me tell you, is worth a thousand of yours!\"Just then, close by, they heard a hunter's horn and the yelping of a pack of hounds. In an instant the cat was up a tree, hiding among the leaves. \"This is my trick,\" He called to the fox. \"Now let me see what yours are worth.\"But the fox had so many plans for escape he could not decide which one to try first. He dodged here and there with the hounds at his heels. He doubled on his tracks, he ran at top speed, he entered a dozen burrows, but all in vain. The hounds caught him, and soon put an end to the boaster and all his tricks.", "moral1": "Always do what you are afraid to do. ", "moral2": "There is no shame in accepting your mistake or forgiving each other. We should be kind and humble. We should try to stay together as a family and not break away from it over the petty arguments. ", "moral3": "It is wiser to bear a single injury in silence than to provoke a thousand by flying into a rage. ", "moral4": "Never talk to strangers or go with strangers unless you have permission from your guardian. ", "moral5": "Common sense is always worth more than cunning.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 71, "story": "A boy, stung by a nettle, ran home crying, to get his mother to blow on the hurt and kiss it. \"Son,\" Said the boy's mother, when she had comforted him, \"The next time you come near a nettle, grasp it firmly, and it will be as soft as silk.\"", "moral1": "Whatever you do, do with all your might. ", "moral2": "Do not lie to a perceptive person. ", "moral3": " sometimes we feel that we can progress quickly and reach to the newer heights in our life if we were not tied up with our family, our home.  but, we fail to realize that our family, our loved ones help us survive the tough time in our lives with their support and encourage us to reach higher heights in our life.  they are not holding us, but are supporting us.  never let go of them. ", "moral4": "Be not greedy for a little passing pleasure. It may destroy you. ", "moral5": "Goodness has a strength way beyond that of the individual, leading others to do good; and it's within the reach of all of us.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 72, "story": "At a great meeting of the animals, who had gathered to elect a new ruler, the monkey was asked to dance. This he did so well, with a thousand funny capers and grimaces, that the animals were carried entirely off their feet with enthusiasm, and then and there, elected him their king. The fox did not vote for the monkey and was much disgusted with the animals for electing so unworthy a ruler. One day he found a trap with a bit of meat in it. Hurrying to king monkey, he told him he had found a rich treasure, which he had not touched because it belonged by right to his majesty the monkey. The greedy monkey followed the fox to the trap. As soon as he saw the meat he grasped eagerly for it, only to find himself held fast in the trap. The fox stood off and laughed. \"You pretend to be our king,\" He said, \"And cannot even take care of yourself!\"Shortly after that, another election among the animals was held.", "moral1": "The true leader proves himself by his qualities. ", "moral2": "Don't tease others if you can't stand to be teased. ", "moral3": "Throw away any hatred for anyone from your heart so that you will not carry burden for a lifetime. Forgiving others is the best attitude to take. Negativity about someone will keep peace of your mind away from you. Remember the good things about him or her, and let go of the hatred. ", "moral4": "Helping others brings the greatest happiness. ", "moral5": "It is good taste and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap to any creative functioning.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 73, "story": "A jar of honey was upset and the sticky sweetness flowed out on the table. The sweet smell of the honey soon brought a large number of flies buzzing around. They did not wait for an invitation. No, indeed; they settled right down, feet and all, to gorge themselves. The flies were quickly smeared from head to foot with honey. Their wings stuck together. They could not pull their feet out of the sticky mass. And so they died, giving their lives for the sake of a taste of sweetness.", "moral1": "A christmas story to remind children what is truly important during this period and the whole year through. ", "moral2": "Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions. ", "moral3": "Be not greedy for a little passing pleasure. It may destroy you. ", "moral4": "The problem may not be with the other one as we always think, could be very much within us! ", "moral5": "This complaint befits him whom hope has disappointed.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 74, "story": "An eagle sat high in the branches of a great oak. She seemed very sad and drooping for an eagle. A kite saw her. \"Why do you look so woebegone?\" Asked the kite. \"I want to get married,\" Replied the eagle, \"And I can't find a mate who can provide for me as I should like.\"\"Take me,\" Said the kite; \"I am very strong, stronger even than you!\"\"Do you really think you can provide for me?\" Asked the eagle eagerly. \"Why, of course,\" Replied the kite. \"That would be a very simple matter. I am so strong I can carry away an ostrich in my talons as if it were a feather!\"The eagle accepted the kite immediately. But after the wedding, when the kite flew away to find something to eat for his bride, all he had when he returned, was a tiny mouse. \"Is that the ostrich you talked about?\" Said the eagle in disgust. \"To win you I would have said and promised anything,\" Replied the kite.", "moral1": "Second, there is not shame in honest work. Third, be thankful for what you have. Fourth, never be friends with trickster, for in end they will trick you too. ", "moral2": "If we lose sight of our main aims we can often abandon things when the first difficulties arise. ", "moral3": "He who, courteous in his words, conceals deceit in his heart, may understand that he is himself described in this fable. ", "moral4": "Everything is fair in love. ", "moral5": "Any idea that is constantly held in the mind and emotionalized, begins at once to clothe itself in the most convenient and appropriate physical form that is available.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 75, "story": "One day a stag came to a sheep and asked her to lend him a measure of wheat. The sheep knew him for a very swift runner, who could easily take himself out of reach, were he so inclined. So she asked him if he knew someone who would answer for him. \"Yes, yes,\" Answered the stag confidently, \"The wolf has promised to be my surety.\"\"The wolf!\" Exclaimed the sheep indignantly. \"Do you think I would trust you on such security? I know the wolf! he takes what he wants and runs off with it without paying. as for you, you can use your legs so well that I should have little chance of collecting the debt if I had to catch you for it!\"", "moral1": "A funny story to learn how and why to share toys. ", "moral2": "Friends are for cheering you up in your worst moments. ", "moral3": "There are always better ways to get what you desire than violence. With violence, everyone ends up losing in the long run. ", "moral4": "Two blacks do not make a white. ", "moral5": "Better humble2 security than gilded3 danger.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 76, "story": "A shepherd, counting his sheep one day, discovered that a number of them were missing. Much irritated, he very loudly and boastfully declared that he would catch the thief and punish him as he deserved. The shepherd suspected a wolf of the deed and so set out toward a rocky region among the hills, where there were caves infested by wolves. But before starting out he made a vow to jupiter that if he would help him find the thief he would offer a fat calf as a sacrifice. The shepherd searched a long time without finding any wolves, but just as he was passing near a large cave on the mountain side, a huge lion stalked out, carrying a sheep. In great terror the shepherd fell on his knees. \"Alas, o jupiter, man does not know what he asks! to find the thief I offered to sacrifice a fat calf. now I promise you a full-grown bull, if you but make the thief go away!\"", "moral1": "It's because everyone understand anything from their own perspective. Sometimes we need to change our way to help so that person can accept that help. ", "moral2": "For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone, but those of another praying for us. ", "moral3": "We are often not so eager for what we seek, after we have found it. Do not foolishly ask for things that would bring ruin if they were granted. ", "moral4": "This happen with most of us, we focus so much on point out other people mistake that we don't realized that we ourselves are doing same mistake. For peaceful mind and happy self, instead of pointing out others mistake we should look for our own mistake and correct that mistake. ", "moral5": "Everything has its own value.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 77, "story": "A store of honey had been found in a hollow tree, and the wasps declared positively that it belonged to them. The bees were just as sure that the treasure was theirs. The argument grew very pointed, and it looked as if the affair could not be settled without a battle, when at last, with much good sense, they agreed to let a judge decide the matter. So they brought the case before the hornet, justice of the peace in that part of the woods. When the judge called the case, witnesses declared that they had seen certain winged creatures in the neighborhood of the hollow tree, who hummed loudly, and whose bodies were striped, yellow and black, like bees. Counsel for the wasps immediately insisted that this description fitted his clients exactly. Such evidence did not help judge hornet to any decision, so he adjourned court for six weeks to give him time to think it over. When the case came up again, both sides had a large number of witnesses. An ant was first to take the stand, and was about to be cross-examined, when a wise old bee addressed the court. \"Your honor,\" He said, \"The case has now been pending for six weeks. if it is not decided soon, the honey will not be fit for anything. I move that the bees and the wasps be both instructed to build a honey comb. then we shall soon see to whom the honey really belongs.\"The wasps protested loudly. Wise judge hornet quickly understood why they did so: they knew they could not build a honey comb and fill it with honey. \"It is clear,\" Said the judge, \"Who made the comb and who could not have made it. the honey belongs to the bees.\"", "moral1": "Ability proves itself by deeds. ", "moral2": "One should not get greedy and try to cheat other and live life with honesty. ", "moral3": "Never lie. ", "moral4": "People that care for your words will do foolish things. ", "moral5": "You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 78, "story": "Mother goat was going to market one morning to get provisions for her household, which consisted of but one little kid and herself. \"Take good care of the house, my son,\" She said to the kid, as she carefully latched the door. \"Do not let anyone in, unless he gives you this password: 'down with the wolf and all his race!'\"Strangely enough, a wolf was lurking near and heard what the goat had said. So, as soon as mother goat was out of sight, up he trotted to the door and knocked. \"Down with the wolf and all his race,\" Said the wolf softly. It was the right password, but when the kid peeped through a crack in the door and saw the shadowy figure outside, he did not feel at all easy. \"Show me a white paw,\" He said, \"Or I won't let you in.\"A white paw, of course, is a feature few wolves can show, and so master wolf had to go away as hungry as he had come. \"You can never be too sure,\" Said the kid, when he saw the wolf making off to the woods.", "moral1": "This, I should say with good reason, is aimed at those through whose folly impudence makes a profit. ", "moral2": "Ability proves itself by deeds. ", "moral3": "The way to secure peace is to be prepared for war. They that are on their guard and appear ready to receive their adversaries, are in much less danger of being attacked, than the supine, secure and negligent. ", "moral4": "From this circumstance, we are not able to see our own faults: but as soon as others make a slip, we are ready to censure. ", "moral5": "Two sureties are better than one.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 79, "story": "The swallow and the crow had an argument one day about their plumage. Said the swallow: \"Just look at my bright and downy feathers. your black stiff quills are not worth having. why don't you dress better? show a little pride!\"\"Your feathers may do very well in spring,\" Replied the crow, \"But I don't remember ever having seen you around in winter, and that's when I enjoy myself most.\"", "moral1": "Familiarity breeds contempt. Acquaintance with evil blinds us to its dangers. ", "moral2": "Friends in fine weather only, are not worth much. ", "moral3": "Most fear is without foundation, and plays on what is unknown or different. ", "moral4": "Do not be in a hurry to change one evil for another. ", "moral5": "Appearances are deceptive.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 80, "story": "There was once a baby show among the animals in the forest. Jupiter provided the prize. Of course all the proud mammas from far and near brought their babies. But none got there earlier than mother monkey. Proudly she presented her baby among the other contestants. As you can imagine, there was quite a laugh when the animals saw the ugly flat-nosed, hairless, pop-eyed little creature. \"Laugh if you will,\" Said the mother monkey. \"Though jupiter may not give him the prize, I know that he is the prettiest, the sweetest, the dearest darling in the world.\"", "moral1": "Wealth unused might as well not exist. ", "moral2": "Treat everyone around you with your ethics, not with theirs. Treat the people the way you want to be treated by them. ", "moral3": "With purity of heart, with serenity of the mind, with calmness, even few words can become prayer. Existence has allowed enlightenment in so many different ways to people, all that we can say is that certain qualities - not very particular methods but certain qualities - when they come to meet within you, function not as a cause but something happens because of their presence. ", "moral4": "Unity is strength. ", "moral5": "Mother love is blind.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 81, "story": "A lion, an ass, and a fox were hunting in company, and caught a large quantity of game. The ass was asked to divide the spoil. This he did very fairly, giving each an equal share. The fox was well satisfied, but the lion flew into a great rage over it, and with one stroke of his huge paw, he added the ass to the pile of slain. Then he turned to the fox. \"You divide it,\" He roared angrily. The fox wasted no time in talking. He quickly piled all the game into one great heap. From this he took a very small portion for himself, such undesirable bits as the horns and hoofs of a mountain goat, and the end of an ox tail. The lion now recovered his good humor entirely. \"Who taught you to divide so fairly?\" He asked pleasantly. \"I learned a lesson from the ass,\" Replied the fox, carefully edging away.", "moral1": "Learn from the misfortunes of others. ", "moral2": "You're perfect the way you are! ", "moral3": "All of us do not have equal talent. But, all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talents. ", "moral4": "A fun way to encourage kids to read and use their imagination. ", "moral5": "We should not judge someone by his looks.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 82, "story": "A long time ago, the lion, the fox, the jackal, and the wolf agreed to go hunting together, sharing with each other whatever they found. One day the wolf ran down a stag and immediately called his comrades to divide the spoil. Without being asked, the lion placed himself at the head of the feast to do the carving, and, with a great show of fairness, began to count the guests. \"One,\" He said, counting on his claws, \"That is myself the lion. two, that's the wolf, three, is the jackal, and the fox makes four.\"He then very carefully divided the stag into four equal parts. \"I am king lion,\" He said, when he had finished, \"So of course I get the first part. this next part falls to me because I am the strongest; and this is mine because I am the bravest.\"He now began to glare at the others very savagely. \"If any of you have any claim to the part that is left,\" He growled, stretching his claws meaningly, \"Now is the time to speak up.\"", "moral1": "Might makes right. ", "moral2": "Honesty is the best policy. ", "moral3": "What we give to others, life gives us the same in return. Your life is not an accident or a coincidence, but it is the shadow of your actions. ", "moral4": "The primary reason for a person's dejection and sufferings is his own desires and fantasies. The moment we free ourselves from their shackles, we experience satisfaction, salvation and happiness all around. ", "moral5": "Love can tame the wildest.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 83, "story": "A little mole once said to his mother:\"Why, mother, you said I was blind! but I am sure I can see!\"Mother mole saw she would have to get such conceit out of his head. So she put a bit of frankincense before him and asked him to tell what it was. The little mole peered at it. \"Why, that's a pebble!\"\"Well, my son, that proves you've lost your sense of smell as well as being blind.\"", "moral1": "Expecting gratitude or congratulations in return of doing charity or help will just turn it into a deal. If we are giving some help or donation we should do it without any hope for anything in return. ", "moral2": "Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction. ", "moral3": "We should treat others how we want them to treat us. ", "moral4": "Boast of one thing and you will be found lacking in that and a few other things as well. ", "moral5": "Ostentation brings nothing positive. Sooner or later it will become a weakness.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 84, "story": "There was once a very young rattlesnake who lived in a desert. He liked it, but it never rained there, so there was little water. He became thirsty. The only water source was a cactus. The snake knew the only way to get the water was to use scissors to open the cactus. The snake saw an old scorpion whose pincers could do the job. The snake assumed the scorpion was friendly, so he asked the scorpion politely, \"Will you kindly open up the cactus so I can get the water?\" \"I can, but not for an overgrown worm!\" Replied the scorpion. Then he started to fight the snake. Wounded, the snake gave up, feeling thirsty and hurt.", "moral1": "Don't choose to hang out with popular girls over your best friend! If you did, I cannot believe who you chose to be! ", "moral2": "Two ideas. That wars and battles are not romantic, and that we can all do something to bring about peace. ", "moral3": "Throw away any hatred for anyone from your heart so that you will not carry burden for a lifetime. Forgiving others is the best attitude to take. Negativity about someone will keep peace of your mind away from you. Remember the good things about him or her, and let go of the hatred. ", "moral4": "We all are gifted with energy to find success in our life but fail to gather a courage which is required to reach heights of success and end up clinging to things that are familiar to us.  we need to free ourselves from our comfort zone to explore new opportunities and find success beyond our capacity. ", "moral5": "Don't talk to strangers.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 85, "story": "Once there was a dog who was ugly. He wanted to play with a hare. But the hare thought the dog was too ugly. The next day dog dressed up like a wolf. He played all day with the hare until it was time to go to bed. The next day dog took off his costume and said, \"It was me who you played with yesterday.\" Then hare said, \"I'm sorry I judged you by how you looked. do you want to go to the park with me?\" \"Sure,\" Said dog. They were friends and played together ever after.", "moral1": "Therefore, keep reaching out because you may pull someone out of darkness and guide them to light. ", "moral2": "Don't judge people by how they look. ", "moral3": "Your mind is also like that. When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time. It will settle down on its own. You don't have to put in any effort to calm it down. We can judge and take best decisions of our life when we stay calm. ", "moral4": "Please all, and you will please none. ", "moral5": "Relationship is not only about looks but love and care two people have for each other.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 86, "story": "There was once a lion and a crocodile. The lion said, \"I'm faster than you.\" \"Oh really?\" Said the crocodile. Let's have a race,\" Said the lion. they decided to meet at 10:00 am the next day. the next day at the park the race started. the lion was way ahead of the crocodile. the lion won. the crocodile said you may have won, but tomorrow come to the lake. I will be there!\" Said crocodile. \"Okay,\" Said the lion. The next day the race started. The crocodile was ahead. The croc won. He learned that everyone has skills that work well in different ways.", "moral1": "Evil deeds results in bad things and your wise thinking can help you get out of bad situation. So be wise and do good. ", "moral2": "We should be happy with the giving of god rather than complaining because of the comforts others have. ", "moral3": "Parents value obedience the most. ", "moral4": "You should try to help others when you can. ", "moral5": "Don't give up.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 87, "story": "One day the tiger said, \"Be responsible, panda.\" Panda said, \"No.\" Tiger walked away. The next day the tiger said,\" Be responsible, panda.\" Panda refused. Panda's mom heard him. She came upstairs and noticed his toys were not cleaned up. Panda's mom took all his toys away. Then panda said, \"But mom!\" She said she would give him back his toys if he did two things. \"First, you must listen to tiger and then clean up your room.\" Panda did those two things and learned that he enjoyed his toys more when they were organized.", "moral1": "Be responsible. ", "moral2": "Do you also, o fellow-citizens, said aesop, submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you. ", "moral3": "In our life new challenges keeps us active. If you steadily win challenges, you are happy. These challenges keeps you energized. ", "moral4": "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. ", "moral5": "Inappropriate verbal usage would cause permanent marks than physical damage.. !! So, let our words be kind and sweet.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 88, "story": "Once there was a giraffe named frank and an ant named bobby joe. Bobby joe liked to be a couch potato and told frank to do everything. One day bobby joe said, \"You go to the water hole and get a bucket of water.\" \"But I don't want to go. you get it yourself, mr. bossy,\" Said frank. Before frank could say anything, bobby joe told all the animals to get him water. Frank said, \"If you were nice we would go get it.\" Bobby joe was embarrassed. He said, \"I would be nice, but I can't get water. I'm too small.\" Frank said, \"We will help each other.\" They became friends.", "moral1": "Bossy does not get you anywhere. ", "moral2": "If nothing is done to remedy it, disrespect multiplies and spreads. So it's everyone's responsibility to prevent such behaviour. ", "moral3": "There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day. So be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path. The power of words… it is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. ", "moral4": "Go for your dreams! ", "moral5": "Don't brag.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 89, "story": "One day a turtle went for a stroll in the park. She saw her friends talking to the cheetah. She said, \"What are you talking about?\" \"We are listening to the cheetah,\" They answered. The cheetah said, \"I'm faster than you all. I have a silky coat. I bet if I race you I will win.\" The turtle agreed to a race. They began the race and the cheetah ran through a mud puddle. Her silky coat got dirty. The turtle was behind so the cheetah decided to take a nap. When the cheetah woke up, the turtle had won the race.", "moral1": "Choose your company wisely. ", "moral2": "Don't brag. ", "moral3": "Go for your dreams! ", "moral4": "We never know what is there in future, what would come next moment. We should not leave things on tomorrow. ", "moral5": "Parents value obedience the most.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 90, "story": "One day charlie and kyle were walking by a creepy house. Kyle said, \"I want to go look in the haunted house.\" Charlie said, \"No, you can't. it's haunted. remember we got kicked out of our old house because there were ghosts.\" \"Well, okay,\" Kyle said, \"But how do you know it's haunted?\" James and I went there a couple days ago. James went in to look and something jumped out and scarred him. I never told anyone except for you. I saw it with my own eyes. I saw it through the window I heard him shout, \"Charlie, help, help me, charlie.\" I helped him escape but we won't ever go back there.", "moral1": "The other shore always looks greener. ", "moral2": "Quality is better than quantity. ", "moral3": "Children are remarkably perceptive. Their eyes ever observe, their ears ever listen, and their minds ever process the messages they absorb. If they see us patiently provide a happy home atmosphere for family members, they will imitate that attitude for the rest of their lives. The wise parent realizes that every day the building blocks are being laid for the child's future. Let's be wise builders and role models. Because children are our future. Life is about people connecting with people, and making a positive difference. Take care of yourself and those you love, today and everyday! ", "moral4": "Being satisfied with what we are and what we have is the key to happiness. Wanting to be most powerful and feeling of being unsatisfied have no end. ", "moral5": "Think before you act.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 91, "story": "One day a fast cheetah named fred saw a slow cheetah named bill. Bill said, \"I bet I can beat you in a race.\" Then fred laughed, \"You can't beat me!\" The next day bill and fred raced. Fred won. \"Let's race tomorrow,\" Bill said with courage. Fred laughed again. The next day bill won. Fred stared in surprise.", "moral1": "Thinking clever can help gentle and weak to escape from fierce and strong. ", "moral2": "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. ", "moral3": "Enduring mental stress through difficult time in life is key to success. During hard times even strong people give up but if you keep going forward and don't give up.. You will be able to over come difficulties and hard time will be over. ", "moral4": "Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you feel it, you can't help but move to it. ", "moral5": "Never give up.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 92, "story": "One day there was a t-rex. Then a spinosaurus came and said, \"Do you want to be friends with me?\" The t-rex said with a grin, \"Yes, I would like to be your friend.\" The next day the t-rex stepped on the tail of the spinosaurus on purpose. \"Oowwww, you're not a good friend,\" Spinosaurous said. Then they weren't friends anymore.", "moral1": "Choose your friends wisely. ", "moral2": "Never be over confident of the things you can do. ", "moral3": "Knowing how to lose graciously can mean that you actually win. ", "moral4": "Thirdly, we come across situations where we are tempted to support wrong acts. However, like son we should build the faith that god is always there for us and avoid falling for such temptations. ", "moral5": "No great task can be completed without sufficient order in the details.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 93, "story": "Once upon a time a donkey had no friends so he went off to find one. Then he saw a lion and asked, \"Can you be my friend?\" The lion started yelling at the donkey. Then the lion scratched the donkey on the belly and then the donkey ran away. The donkey got a person to stitch up his stomach so it would stop bleeding. Then, over the years, the lion died of old age. But the donkey lived happily ever after. He found many nice friends over those same years.", "moral1": "Never steal or who knows what will happen. ", "moral2": "They are not wise who give to themselves the credit due toothers. ", "moral3": "For some things, children are still too young, and they should allow their parents to guide them. ", "moral4": "Don't cheat to just win. ", "moral5": "Choose a friend wisely.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 94, "story": "One day I saw a monkey in the jungle. He was eating banana. He looked really funny. Then the monkey asked the chihuahua, \"Do you like chew toys?\" \"Why yes, I do like chew toys,\" Said the chihuahua. \"Here you go then,\" Said the monkey. \"Here are some chew toys.\" Then the chihuahua made a mess. \"Why did you make a mess?\" Asked the monkey. \"I did not,\" Said the chihuahua. The monkey said, \"Now I need to clean them up for you. thanks a lot.\"", "moral1": "In life, opportunities come unknowingly without any recolonization. We fail to recognize it and keep complaining that life didn't give us the opportunity to lead a successful life. Always take every chance you get to make a better life. ", "moral2": "Let not the fortunate man, unmindful of the uncertainty of fortune, despise the lowly one, seeing that he knows not what he may come to himself. ", "moral3": "Always clean up your mess. ", "moral4": "Fair weather friends are not worth much. ", "moral5": "Therefore, while respecting one's help, we should learn that work with full devotion.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 95, "story": "Once upon a time there was a snake and a coyote. The coyote had some food that he stole. The snake slithered by and saw the food. He wanted it. The snake thought of something he would do. The snake said, \"Why, I heard you have a great voice.\" The coyote opened his mouth. The snake gobbled up the food.", "moral1": "People that care for your words will do foolish things. ", "moral2": "We should not get bothered about people pointing mistakes in our work. Instead we should continue to work hard to achieve our goal. ", "moral3": "A mother's love and upbringing can help change the destiny of a child. ", "moral4": "If you are might, you are right. ", "moral5": "True friends do not distinguish between rich and poor. They are always there for you when you need them.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 96, "story": "Once upon a time, on a farm there was a thirsty cat and a tortoise. The thirsty cat was going to die. The tortoise knew that the cat was going to die. He said, \"Go to the pond! but first follow me to the pond.\" The tortoise found the pond and he told the cat that, \"I found the pound.\" So he told the cat to come and look. The cat ran as fast as he could to the pond to get water to drink. Then, after they had enough water, they were good friends forever after.", "moral1": "Your job doesn't always define you, but being a good human being does. ", "moral2": "Liars cannot be trusted. ", "moral3": "Honesty is the best policy. ", "moral4": "Greediness will make you lose everything. ", "moral5": "We need to help each other.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 97, "story": "Once upon a time in the little pond in a green forest, there lived an ostrich that thought its neck and legs were too long. Ostrich felt silly because it had very long legs and a long neck. It thought that it looked silly. There was also a tricky fox. Fox saw ostrich and wanted to eat it. Fox thought, \"Today I need to eat this ostrich.\" Fox said, \"If you do not like your long legs and long neck, I will cut them for you.\" Ostrich was clever enough to know not to trust fox, and it ran away. So, it was kept alive by its long legs.", "moral1": "Be glad and satisfied with what we have. ", "moral2": "Traitors may expect treachery. ", "moral3": "It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. ", "moral4": "Thus did unscrupulousness seize upon the whole prey for itself. ", "moral5": "Wicked deeds will not stay hid.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 98, "story": "One day at animals' school, the duck wanted everyone to be quiet because it was too loud. The duck said, \"Don't talk forever!.\" The fox heard what the duck said. Then the fox told everyone that they should not talk to the duck. Then everyone stopped talking to the duck. If the duck had asked properly, everyone would still talk to the duck. And the duck would have more likely made everything quiet.", "moral1": "Equals make the best friends. ", "moral2": "Treat woman with respect and let her be the one to decide for herself. ", "moral3": "Always think twice before trusting someone. It's good to make friends but one should not just blindly trust someone. ", "moral4": "We should not be too quick to judge other's. ", "moral5": "Speak to people properly.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 99, "story": "An eagle flying in the sky asked a lion to make friend with him. He said it would be to both their benefits. The lion answered, \"I have no problem with that, but I need you to give me something so I can trust your words. because how can I trust anyone as a friend who is able to fly away from his bargain whenever he wants?\"", "moral1": "Be happy with what you have. ", "moral2": "Try before you trust. ", "moral3": "God resides in heart of every living being. If you trust and have faith in god, he will show you right path. Every being should worship god so that one can connect with power inside him. ", "moral4": "Things change, and we have to adapt to this and make the most of the new opportunities this brings; even when that means renouncing what we already have. ", "moral5": "The strong are apt to settle questions to their own advantage.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 100, "story": "One day the seagull was very, very, very hungry. The seagull saw a big fish in the sea in the eagle's area. The seagull wanted to eat the big fish, but it was very heavy. Then an eagle saw what the seagull was trying to do. Seagull might die because the weight was too much and would prevent the seagull from flying away. Eagle did not do anything even though seagull ate fish in eagle's area. The seagull is not bird that hunts in the sea. Seagulls are bird that hunt in the sky. Then the eagle ate the seagull.", "moral1": "We all desire to have more and because of that we waste chance of enjoying what we already have.. In order to live a happy and healthy life, we should learn to be happy with what we have. . ", "moral2": "Everyone should care about their own things. ", "moral3": "As in the body, so in the state, each member must work for the common good. ", "moral4": "Try before you trust. ", "moral5": "We may have tons of wealth, but that doesn't make us generous. Offering helping hand when we have nothing or very little wealth makes it more valuable.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 101, "story": "The tiger said that he was bigger than the mouse. One day the hunter came and caught the tiger and the mouse. The mouse could crawl out out. The tiger couldn't get out of the net. He wanted the mouse to help him! The hunter killed the tiger. The mouse was free. He survived!", "moral1": "Just because you are bigger than others doesn't mean you will survive. ", "moral2": "We need to be thankful for what we have. ", "moral3": "Sincere actions, truthful statements and a transparent life style distinguish a true saint from pretenders. ", "moral4": "It's much harder to undo an unwise act than it is to act wisely right from the start. ", "moral5": "People are just the way you are. Everywhere men are same. What matter is how you live.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 102, "story": "Once upon a time, there was a poor old fisherman. One day he caught a tiny little lobster. The lobster asked the fisherman, \"Mr. fisherman, can you let me go and I will come back when I get fatter?\" Because the lobster seemed so desperate, the fisherman let it go. A few days later he caught the same lobster. That day the lobster said, \"Mr. fisherman, if you let me go one more time, I will bring my friends next time.\" The fisherman believed the lobster and set it off. Just like it said, the lobster was back the next day. The fisher man caught some more. Finally the lobster said, \"Mr. fisherman, now sell us and become rich.\" The fisherman sold the lobsters and lived happily ever after.", "moral1": "If you help others, they will help you. ", "moral2": "Sometimes we are about to achieve our goals, but give up through lack of perseverance and patience. ", "moral3": "At times when we face difficulties in life, we should just trust in god and push. By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains but know that it is still god who moves mountains. ", "moral4": "True art is thoughtful, delights and endures. ", "moral5": "Greedy and rich man, this fable has a lesson for you, who, though you have a superabundance, still give nothing to the poor.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 103, "story": "Zebra was strutting around the savannah boasting about his beautiful stripes to every animal he could when he bumped into giraffe. \"I would hate to look like you,\" Remarked zebra. \"You are covered in spots and not a stripe in sight.\" Angered by this, giraffe countered, \"Well, I still have more friends than you!\" Unsure what to say, zebra stormed off. Later that day giraffe heard a shriek of alarm coming from the river. As giraffe dashed over he could see that zebra had fallen in. Despite the earlier remarks, giraffe leaned over and pulled him out. After zebra caught his breath he thanked giraffe. \"You are the kindest animal I know and I judged you by your looks. I am truly sorry.\" And from that day on they were best friends.", "moral1": "Don't judge people by their looks. ", "moral2": "We should not judge other's. We should just be good and look for good in other's and devote our life to god with true heart. ", "moral3": "Think and work hard, you may find solution to any problem. ", "moral4": "Failure is a part of learning. We should never give up the struggle in life. ", "moral5": "Never trust your enemy.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 104, "story": "One day a rabbit was roaming around the forest until a bear came along and said, \"I am going to eat you.\" The rabbit ran until the dinosaur came by. The dinosaur asked the bear, \"Do you want to be eaten?\" If not, then you should leave the little one alone. The bear said, \"Ok. I won't eat any thing but berries.\"", "moral1": "Don't eat others or you might get eaten. ", "moral2": "The spirit of sacrifice helps you to put up with difficult circumstances until things improve. ", "moral3": "Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties. ", "moral4": "From this circumstance, we are not able to see our own faults: but as soon as others make a slip, we are ready to censure. ", "moral5": "We should be happy with the giving of god rather than complaining because of the comforts others have.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 105, "story": "One day, jaguar was roaming in the city. He passed by a candy shop which caught his attention. \"Ooohh! candy!!,\" Squealed jaguar. Jaguar quickly ran home to get some money to buy candy. While he was running, he was dreaming about delicious creamy chocolate. He was so busy dreaming, he didn't see the sewer hole ahead of him. He fell inside the hole and splashed into the sewer. \"Drat! now I can't buy any candy!\" Pouted jaguar.", "moral1": "Necessity is the mother of invention. ", "moral2": "Greed makes one deaf to sound advice. ", "moral3": "Pay attention to where you step. ", "moral4": "Second, there is not shame in honest work. Third, be thankful for what you have. Fourth, never be friends with trickster, for in end they will trick you too. ", "moral5": "He loses character who puts himself on a level with the undeserving.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 106, "story": "There once was a weak polar bear named olaf. All the other polar bears would tease him when he tried to exercise or do something. One day he made a plan to make them be nice to him. He challenged him to a basketball game. He won! Then they were being really nice to him - too nice. Two months later, they gave him a black apple. Oh no! What will happen next?", "moral1": "Everyone in nature have a purpose and we should not just judge someone just by its appearance. We should learn to value goodness in nature of others. ", "moral2": "A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth. ", "moral3": "Great man spread light of their wisdom through their every word and deed. Key to happiness is being content with what we have. . ", "moral4": "Pride hath a fall. ", "moral5": "Don't bully anyone. Ever!", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 107, "story": "Hi, my name is gina gaines, but you can call me g. G. I am going to tell you a fable of my friend jenna jackson  and I. It all started when I was walking to school in my new home-made glass slippers. When I got there, everyone started snickering about me. I looked at my gorgeous slippers. Nothing was wrong with them. I saw my rival, j. J. She had paid everyone to snicker at me and make me feel bad. I ran home crying. J. J. Had chose to hang out with the divas over being my friend, and we have been best friends since we were born! !! Seriously! Nobody knew except j. J. And I knew about this secret. The next day I came to school extra early, and told everyone our little secret. Now everyone was snickering about j. J. , even the divas! Oh no! J. J. Had brought me a gift to apologize for her mistake. The divas came marching to us. They told j. J. To come with them. But she chose me over them. She gave me the gift and apologized, and I did too. From that day on, we were more popular than anyone else, even the divas. But we didn't care. All we cared about was our friendship; and no one was going to keep us from being friends, not even our parents.", "moral1": "Don't choose to hang out with popular girls over your best friend! If you did, I cannot believe who you chose to be! ", "moral2": "When things go bad, it's easy to get discourage but we shouldn't lose heart. Always believe in god even in midst of pain and suffering. ", "moral3": "We need to learn to accept people with deficiencies. We can do this by putting ourselves in their place, and trying to help them. ", "moral4": "You have to change your life if you are not happy and wake up if things aren't going the way you want. ", "moral5": "Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 108, "story": "It was a hot dry day in the lowlands and elephant was trying to shield himself from the sun. \"Why does the sun always make a beautiful day a hot day?\" He complained. \"Oh good, there's a grove of trees ahead!\" He trudged toward a grove of trees when suddenly an ant bit his toe. \"You were about to crush my home!\" Cried the ant. Elephant looks down and notices a town of anthills. He was awed by their structure. \"Ant, does this protect you from the sun?\" \"Underground it is damp and cool, so yes,\" Replied ant. \"Forget the trees!\" Elephant mumbles. \"I want to make myself an anthill instead.\" He asks politely, \"Ant, can you tell me how to make one?\" The ant asked, \"How many more questions are you going to ask me? can't you see I'm busy!?\" \"Just one more. how long will it take to make one?\" \"A lifetime!!!\" Shouted ant, and then he disappeared into his hole. Elephant muttered to himself, \"I don't need that stupid ant to tell me what to do.\" Then he remembered what elephants are known for - granting wishes. \"I wish for a house like the ants.\" Poof! An anthill, not an elephanthill, appeared.", "moral1": "Do not act in haste. ", "moral2": "Do not try to ape your betters. ", "moral3": "Wishes don't always give you what you want. ", "moral4": "It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life! We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family  friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family. ", "moral5": "This fable was written for those base persons who oppress the innocent, and fear to annoy the bold.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 109, "story": "Once upon a time there were three mice, francen, mark and sam. Sam wanted to be francen's friend. But francen did not think sam was cool. Sam walked to his hole sad and disappointed. Francen and mark got hungry. They found cheese and ate it all up. Soon two cats started to chase francen and mark. Francen said, \"Help, help, help me, mark!\" It was too late. Mark was dead. One of the cats ate mark. Sam awoke in terror. Sam saved francen by sticking a needle in the cat's paw. Sam and francen became best friends forever. Sam and francen played tag, hide and seek, had a wonderful friendship and lived happily ever after.", "moral1": "Whenever you face any difficulties in life, you shouldn't get scared and understand that life is meant to be a series of challenges that we overcome, not avoid. Don't pray that god will remove the obstacles, pray that he will give you the strength to overcome them. ", "moral2": "Trust a friend. ", "moral3": "Counsel without help is useless. ", "moral4": "If we learn to be satisfied with what we have then we can always be happy and content. ", "moral5": "Knowing how to lose graciously can mean that you actually win.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 110, "story": "Once upon a time there was a dog and a pig. The pig played in the mud. A dog came up to the pig and asked, \"Can I play in the mud with you?\" The pig said, \"No, I want some time alone.\" The dog said, \"I am not your friend then.\" The pig said, \"I do not care then.\" The dog was walking and walking. The pig said, \"I do not like friends anyways.\" \"If you do not mind, I do not care if you don't want to be my friend,\" The dog said. The dog walked away and left the pig alone to play. Later, the dog went to the pig and said, \"Do you want to talk about being friends?\" The pig said, \"Sure!\" They talked and talked and became friends. They played and played until it was dark.", "moral1": "One who learns from old and take their advice serious will lead a safe and better life. ", "moral2": "Envy is the ulcer of the soul. ", "moral3": "It would take as many births as there are leaves on this tree, under which you sit. ", "moral4": "It's about trusting god even when we can't see what's ahead for us. We must be willing to let go of life we have planned so as to have life that is waiting for us. ", "moral5": "Respect.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 111, "story": "Once upon a time there was a dog named angel. She was black and white. Also, there was a cat named brittney. She is a friendly cat. One day the dog was chasing, chasing and chasing the cat to the gas station. She would not stop until I got a hold of her leash. Then the dog said to the cat, \"I just want to be your friend.\" The cat said, \"Oh.\" Then the dog and the cat went outside to play mark-o-polo and hide and seek. Later I took them walking around. It was a long walk. When we got back home they were hungry. So I went to feed them but there was no dog or cat food so we had to go all the way to the store to get food for brittney and angel. They ate and then got bored so we went to the park and played. They lived happily ever after.", "moral1": "A guilty conscience need no accuser. ", "moral2": "We can also learn from our mistakes. ", "moral3": "Behavior that is regarded as agreeable in one is very rude and impertinent in another. Do not try to gain favor by acting in a way that is contrary to your own nature and character. ", "moral4": "The least of our enemies is often the most to be feared. Pride over a success should not throw us off our guard. ", "moral5": "Be kind to others.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 112, "story": "Once upon a time there lived a cat and a bird. One day they ditched school to go to the forest. When they got there, they met a fox. He said, \"Who brought you here?\" \"Cat took me here,\" Said bird. \"Who is cat?\" Asked fox and \"Who are you?\" \"Cat is my friend.\" Then cat came and whispered to bird, \"I'm scared!\" So bird said, \"Let's find a tree to sleep in for the night.\" Cat said, \"Are we living here?\" \"Yes,\" Said bird. They found a tree to live in and bird asked cat, \"Why are you scared of fox?\" \"Because he looks big and scary,\" Said cat. \"What if fox is nice?\" Asked bird. \"In the morning we will go to fox's house.\" When they got there, fox asked cat if he wanted to play. \"Let's play hide-n-seek\" \"Bird, you're it,\" Cat told bird, \"I am not scared any more.\" Fox, bird and cat became friends and lived happily ever after. After a few days, cat and bird went back to school and learned much more about all sorts of things, including foxes.", "moral1": "Children should learn to distinguish between fiction and reality, and understand that it's much better to have personal qualities  than powers . ", "moral2": "Have courage. ", "moral3": "We should treat others how we want them to treat us. ", "moral4": "Look before you leap. ", "moral5": "Evil deed results in bad things and your wise thinking can help you get out of situation. So be wise and do good.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 113, "story": "Once upon a time, there was a cat and a dog. They met on a road. Then the cat need help sharpening her claws. The dog said, \"I can help.\" But the cat said, \"No!\" The dog said, \"Please, can I help? can I sharpen your nails?\" The cat kept saying no to the dog, so the dog kept bugging the cat. The dog and the cat were still arguing. The cat was still saying no and the dog was still saying, \"May I help you sharpen your claws?\" The cat and the dog were not friends because the cat didn't want help. The dog wanted to help the cat. But the cat did not like the dog. The dog was nice to the cat, but the cat was not nice to the dog! Later, the dog said, \"Can I be your friend?\" And finally the cat said, \"Yes!\". The dog and cat became best friends and they lived happily ever after.", "moral1": "Friendship makes life more enjoyable. ", "moral2": "Sometimes when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into right place. ", "moral3": "Animals are trapped in a cave during their meeting. The only way to be saved is by using very special abilities. ", "moral4": "Friends are the greatest help for overcoming difficulties and taking us to where we couldn't reach alone. ", "moral5": "Those who enter by the back stairs must not complain if they are thrown out by the window.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 114, "story": "Once upon a time lived a cat and bird. The cat was starving, so when she spotted the bird in the nest, she started climbing the tree. Then the bird saw the cat and told her, \"If she leaves the birds, she will help the cat get down.\" The cat said, \"Ok, but how will a little bird help?\" Then the cat suddenly fell. The bird flew and grabbed the cat and escorted it to safety. The cat thanked the bird.", "moral1": "Don't eat others or you might get eaten. ", "moral2": "Envying what is natural in others but not in yourself, can drive you to unwise forms of behaviour. ", "moral3": "Helping others brings the greatest happiness. ", "moral4": "The size does not matter. ", "moral5": "Generosity can often be rewarded in the most unexpected and impressive ways.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 115, "story": "One day a cat told to a dog that cats are better than dogs. The dog got very mad at the cat and he started a war. He made a secret room with dogs in it and robot dogs. He went to to the cats' base and said, \"Attack!!!!\" All the cats and dogs started fighting. The king dog said to the king cat that his cats are mightier than the dogs. He also said that his dogs will win. The fighting continued until all the cats and dogs died. Then the cat king and the dog king started to fight. The dog and the cat had armor so they jumped and kept fighting. Finally, the dog king jumped at the cat king and killed him with his sword.", "moral1": "Never be mean to people or to animals because sometimes they can retaliate. ", "moral2": "To become a great person, one fails many times, had to face many difficulties and overcome those difficulties with their will power and determination. Only after that they were able to become great. ", "moral3": "God has given us strength and capability to do our part. We should always learn to see things in positive way and see yourself in position to help others who need. ", "moral4": "Humility and generosity can help to achieve a lot, more than those who set conditions to do the same task. ", "moral5": "Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 116, "story": "Once upon a time there were two siblings named lucy and liam. Lucy's dad always buy toys, ipad, iphone for lucy, but liam had no toy, no ipad, no iphone. Liam said madly, \"Look at you. you have toys and everything, but I have nothing of that sort.\" Lucy and liam started a fight. Then their dad came to their room. Their dad said, \"Stop the fight! why are you two fighting?\" Liam said, \"I started the fight dad, because I'm jealous because it is always lucy who has things like an ipad and iphone. I am very mad.\" Then their dad said, \"Don't be jealous of lucy. here, I bought an iphone 5c for you.\" Liam said, \"Thanks dad. I love you.\" Their the dad said, \"I love you too, son.\" And the family lived happily ever after.", "moral1": "When one is prepared spiritually, mentally and physically, he has nothing to fear. ", "moral2": " always be honest.  honesty is always rewarded. ", "moral3": "Honesty has no class. Respect everyone regardless of their financial and social status. It's always a good deed to give the one who deserves. ", "moral4": "It is up to us to live in a sustainable world. ", "moral5": "Don't be jealous.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 117, "story": "Ounce upon a time there was a horse and a camel. The horse said to the camel, \"Can you race me please?\" The camel's answer was, \"Yes. I will win. so I don't guess that you can win over me, but lets start,\" Laughed the camel. The camel said, \"I have no idea how you might win this race over me.\" But the camel said to himself, \"I will beat him by cheating.\" They started the race and the horse was a little ahead, but the camel bumped the horse. The horse fell down. The camel was close, but the horse get up and ran faster. And the horse won the race.", "moral1": "Flattery is not a proof of true admiration. Do not let flattery throw you off your guard against an enemy. ", "moral2": "Look before you leap. ", "moral3": "Do not promise to do something that you cannot do and do not to say something that you cannot be responsible for. ", "moral4": "If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective than there would be fewer problems in world. Sometimes, we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame whether in a relationship, in a job or with people we know and by doing this, we miss out warmth in human relationship. ", "moral5": "It's important to be kind, as it will always be rewarded.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 118, "story": "Once there was a brother who always played pranks on his sister. One day his sister told him that they were going on vacation. But the brother didn't listen, as she was elder. He believed she was trying to prank him back. But the next day, when he woke, he saw everyone ready to go somewhere. When he asked his mom, she said, \"We are going to go on vacation.\" But the boy was not ready and got scolded for that.", "moral1": "Trying to continually cover up faults, ends up with there being no way to conceal them when it is most important. ", "moral2": "Evil deed results in bad things and your wise thinking can help you get out of situation. So be wise and do good. ", "moral3": "Always believe in what elders say. ", "moral4": "Making most of every opportunity. We should take the very little opportunity work hard and let it grow. ", "moral5": "He who once begins to tell falsehoods is obliged to tell others to make them appear true,and, sooner or later, they will get him into trouble.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 119, "story": "There once lived a rabbit and a dog. The rabbit was very jealous that the dog received more attention than he did. Then, one day, the rabbit got so jealous that he decided to tell lies to all of his friends. He cried, \"The dog keeps trying to hurt me!\" The dog got into lots of trouble. Then, everyday the rabbit kept telling tales about the dog. But one day the other rabbits noticed that the rabbit was telling fibs. A few days later the rabbit squealed again, \"The dog is trying to hurt me!\" This time the rabbit's friends ignored him. Later that day the other rabbits realized that the dog had seriously hurt their friend.", "moral1": "The satisfaction of working together in friendship is much greater than the minor inconveniences it brings. ", "moral2": "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. ", "moral3": "Do not tell lies because one day you may be telling the truth and no one will believe you. ", "moral4": "You cannot escape your fate. ", "moral5": "Trying to continually cover up faults, ends up with there being no way to conceal them when it is most important.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 120, "story": "One there was a brother who always pulled pranks on his sister. One day his sister told him that they were going on vacation. But the brother didn't listen, as she was elder. He believed she was trying to prank him back. But the next day, when he woke up, he saw everyone ready to go somewhere. When he ask his mom, she said,\"We are going to go on vacation.\" But the boy was not ready and got scolded for being unprepared.", "moral1": "Arrogant leads to vanish. ", "moral2": "Usually believe in what elders say. ", "moral3": "Obsession with weight and physical appearance is a sure way to put yourself in a bad mood and create health problems. ", "moral4": "Love can tame the wildest. ", "moral5": "Second, many times in life we prejudge things we experience in life because they are not packaged as we expect them to be due to this we misunderstanding others.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 121, "story": "One day there was a ant who met a butterfly. The ant asked her if she liked him. She asked him, \"Why would a beautiful person like me like a ugly thing like you?\" Look at you said the butterfly. \"You have to walk on legs while I get to fly with my beautiful wings.\" The ant didn't like the way butterfly kept bragging so he stopped being her friend. He became friends with other ants that were nice!", "moral1": "Ostentation brings nothing positive. Sooner or later it will become a weakness. ", "moral2": "Fighting is never worth it! ", "moral3": "Never brag because then nobody would want to be your friend. ", "moral4": "The great inconstancy and lustfulness of women. ", "moral5": "Sometimes life's best lessons come from the hardest situations.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 122, "story": "My name is gina gaines, but call me g. G. It all started when my friend, jenna jothic  and I were on an airplane going to paris, france. But then suddenly a wind hit and the wing of the airplane ripped off, the pilot rushed to the hall, grabbed a parachute, and then went bye-bye out of the airplane. The airplane was diving down 1,000 miles per hour. The airplane crashed so hard into the ocean that the second it touched the sea, it broke into pieces. I panicked because everywhere I looked were injured people floating in the water. J. J. And I got onto a raft. But instead of joining me, j. J. Swam all the way out of sight. \"You are the worst friend ever!!!\" I yelled. I struggled so badly that I even had a hard time putting on my vest life jacket. I found that there was a fin circling around my raft. When I was finally rescued, I learned that my friend j. J. Had also been rescued by another ship. I was happy for her, but she is no longer my friend.", "moral1": " sometimes we feel that we can progress quickly and reach to the newer heights in our life if we were not tied up with our family, our home.  but, we fail to realize that our family, our loved ones help us survive the tough time in our lives with their support and encourage us to reach higher heights in our life.  they are not holding us, but are supporting us.  never let go of them. ", "moral2": "Don't leave a friend struggling anywhere, including the sea! !! Never do that! ! ! ", "moral3": "True friends do not distinguish between rich and poor. They are always there for you when you need them. ", "moral4": "Face your fears. ", "moral5": "We should be with the one of our kind.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 123, "story": "One day at noon a frog met a crow. The frog thought that if he leaped off a high height, such as a cliff, he would look cool in to the crow. The frog said, \"Do you want to go somewhere?\" The crow replied, \"Yes!\" Then the frog said, \"What about a cliff?\" The crow replied, \"If you want to, it's ok with me.\" Later they set off to go find a cliff. At two o'clock, they found a cliff. Finally, in the afternoon sun, frog hopped off the cliff… and hurt himself terribly.", "moral1": "When facing problem, one must stay calm and find a way. One must take responsibility to overcome problems. Blaming other does not work to survive. ", "moral2": "Every one is more or less master of his own fate. ", "moral3": "Everything in life has its unpleasant or uncomfortable side. These aspects cannot be removed from life. ", "moral4": "We should not be greedy. We should thank everypne for helping us. ", "moral5": "Do not do something dangerous to make yourself look more cool.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 124, "story": "Once there was a very colossal bear that made a delicious chocolate pie. While it was cooling off bear took a stroll. Later the fox saw the bear leave. He scurried by bear's house and smelled the wonderful aroma of the chocolate pie. Fox crept into the bear's house and ate the pie that bear had worked hard to prepare and bake. When massive bear returned and saw fox, he gave him a forceful toss into a seemingly bottomless ocean where a starving shark ate the fox in one huge bite. The next day bear made another chocolate pie and ate it. All the foxes who knew the fox who stole the bear's pie, never stole anything ever again.", "moral1": "Never steal or who knows what will happen. ", "moral2": "Never make someone a priority, when all you are to them is an option. ", "moral3": "A brave attitude is one of the best remedies for abuse and harassment. ", "moral4": "God helps those who help themselves. ", "moral5": "Those who try to deceive may expect to be paid in their own coin.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 125, "story": "Once there was a glittery butterfly who was flying and dancing high up in the sky. She was bragging about how brave she thought she wass, when she got very tired and very exhausted from flying. She decided to come down to the ground so she could rest for about 30 minutes. After she wasn't tired anymore, she decided to go say \"Hi\" Or \"Hello\" To her friendly friend, the fox. \"Eeeek!\" The butterfly was terrified because she got scared by her friendly friend the fox who sometimes scared people and animals by accident. She ran out the door because she was very, very scared when her friend the friendly fox scared her!! Why would the butterfly's friendly friend the fox do something so mean such as scaring his very best friend? We don't know to this day!", "moral1": "It is a great quality to rise your interest and think about others. Blacksmith could have easily earned good money but he knew that his slight greed would prove to be disadvantageous to many needy people. ", "moral2": "It is always best to communicate how you feel. ", "moral3": "You shouldn't brag about how brave you think you are. ", "moral4": "Continue your struggle and you will emerge as winner. ", "moral5": "Wealth unused might as well not exist.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 126, "story": "Once upon a time a dog was chasing a cat out of a yard into the woods. The cat got trapped, and the dog started judging the cat. When the cat returned home, she sobbed. Then, after that, she made a plan to catch the dog and tell it how she feels. After planning, she got a little mad. The next day the cat caught the dog and told him how she felt. \"I will never again judge you,\" The dog said. \"Purrrfect,\" Said the cat.", "moral1": "Wise men can unveil wickedness. ", "moral2": "We should not only share our sorrows but also our happiness with our friends. ", "moral3": "Evil or destruction is easy. It is fast and frequently dramatic but goodness is tenacious. It grows out of the humble, persistent efforts of individuals  who are determined to bring beauty and care taking to the people that they touch and the communities in which they live. ", "moral4": "Traitors may expect treachery. ", "moral5": "Don't judge a book by its cover.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 127, "story": "There once were a lion and a tiger. They had no money. The lion found a job chopping wood. He worked very, very, very hard. The tiger sat at their house watching tv. When the lion was done at work, he went to their house. The tiger asked for money. The lion said no. The lion said, \"Hard work only pays off for those who actually work hard.\"", "moral1": "We should obey our parents. ", "moral2": "This complaint befits him whom hope has disappointed. ", "moral3": "Hard work pays off. ", "moral4": "Any excuse will serve a tyrant. ", "moral5": "Acting when we are furious or annoyed results in less clever and intelligent actions.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 128, "story": "One day a lion and mouse were eating. Then the lion got his paw trapped in a glass jar. The mouse used his claws and broke open the glass. Later they played golf and the mouse won. They shook paws. They ate some mcdonald's and played video games. They watched wolverine because they loved wolverine with its action scenes. The next day they went shopping and bought eggs, bacon, juice, and ice cream. The next week, they went on a very long vacation to darien lake. They rode an enormous roller coaster. They made a big camp fire at their log cabin. Then they went to the beach they collected sea shells, built a sandcastle, played beach volley ball, and went swimming and surfing. They had fun.", "moral1": "Friends can do amazing things together. ", "moral2": "Responsibility is to be measured by how we approach the seemingly less important tasks in life. ", "moral3": "God is always there to take care of his devotees. One who firmly believes in god and devote themselves to service of god and mankind, god will always come in one or another form to help them. ", "moral4": "True friendship goes much further than superficially knowing people, or getting on well with lots of people. ", "moral5": "A lying prince finds his lies finally backfiring on him.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 129, "story": "One dark and cold day there was a peacock in a nice warm house. There was also a very jealous goose who did not have a home as nice as the peacock's house. One day the peacock went out for groceries. About then the goose went into the peacock's house. When the peacock came back, the goose lied, saying that he was not really in the peacock's house. In fact, the goose said that he was a hologram. Then, since the goose claimed to be hologram, the peacock punched him when he claimed that he was not really in the peacock's house. Because the goose was not a hologram, he went to jail for trespassing on the peacock's property.", "moral1": "Never give up. ", "moral2": "We could create something new and unique even when we experienced adversity. ", "moral3": "Nature exceeds nurture3. ", "moral4": "False confidence often leads into danger. ", "moral5": "Never lie.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 130, "story": "One day a lion told all of the animals to behave themselves. Later a bug came walking along. He was so tiny the lion could't see him. So the lion looked around real closely to try to find the bug. When the lion got close to the bug, he reached up and grabbed the lion's crown. The lion got angry at him for taking his crown. The bug learned that if he wants to be friends and not anger others, he should not trick them into doing things.", "moral1": "A little sincerity is a dangerous thing and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal. ", "moral2": "Thoughtless imitation will end in danger. ", "moral3": "Parents value obedience the most. ", "moral4": "Three brief adventures to illustrate the nature of justice. ", "moral5": "Don't trick people.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 131, "story": "It was a cloudy night in animal park. Mickey, a huge black gorilla, was eating bananas. Macho, a black hare, was playing on the swing. Macho said, \"Mickey is weak because he cries a lot.\" Macho was making fun of mickey because he was crying. Later, macho was still making fun of mickey. Then, mickey saw a boulder that had been thrown was about to hit macho. Mickey ran over and caught the boulder and saved macho. Macho apologized for calling mickey \"Weak.\"", "moral1": "Saint kabir das ji. ", "moral2": "Greatness carries its own penalties. ", "moral3": "Don't judge a book by its cover. ", "moral4": "People that care for your words will do foolish things. ", "moral5": "Be happy with what you have.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 132, "story": "Long ago, there was a goat named oscar who was very greedy. One day oscar went for a walk in the fields to find another farm. When he found one, he went into their barn and stole all of the hay, apples, corn, and alfalfa in stock. After that, he was full and tired, so he hobbled home. The next day he decided what he stole was not enough, so he went the completely opposite direction to a huge farm with many horses, cows, and chickens. When he was in the barn, he heard a little voice saying, \"Hey!\" He ignored it and kept looking around. For the second time, but louder, a voice uttered, \"Hey!\" Oscar turned around to find a tiny, golden chick right behind him. \"You! are you here to steal our food?\" \"Why no. that is a silly thought,\" He said and went back to looking. All of the sudden, the chick screeched and in no time, the goat was surrounded by two horses, three cows, five chickens, and six chicks. They led him to a cellar by the house. The cellar was full of rocks. They locked him in overnight. By morning, oscar had chewed himself out of the sturdy wooden doors and had run home. Since then, oscar has been more calm and he actually shares his food with his goat friends. Plus, there has been no mysterious goat thievery reported on any other farms. That is very good.", "moral1": "Do not lie to a perceptive person. ", "moral2": "Positive feelings are shown in practice, above all when this demands sacrifice. ", "moral3": "The spirit of sacrifice helps you to put up with difficult circumstances until things improve. ", "moral4": "Three brief adventures to illustrate the nature of justice. ", "moral5": "Friendship begins from giving to friends without expecting anything in return, and being attentive to their needs.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 133, "story": "A long time ago there was a kitten. She was a good kitten. One day, while she was chasing a butterfly, a puppy came along. The puppy growled and scared the kitten up a tree. The puppy growled again and sent the kitten even farther up the tree. At this point on the upper branches, the kitten was too scared to come back down. The kitten said, \"Oh puppy! please let me down and I will be your friend forever. I promise!\" The puppy said, \"No! I don't want to be your friend.\" How mean, the kitten thought. Suddenly the kitten knew what she had to do. It would scare her, but she had to do it. So she took a slow deep breath and started climbing down, down, down. When she finally made it to the ground she yelled to the puppy, \"You should learn to be nice!\" So from that day on, the kitten always faced her fears.", "moral1": "Vedagiriswarar temple. ", "moral2": "Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield. ", "moral3": "Wisdom is stronger than physical strength. ", "moral4": "Face your fears. ", "moral5": "Goodness consists mainly in helping others.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 134, "story": "A cat and a dog were best friends. But, like a lot of best friends, sometimes they didn't get along very well. The dog was bored and wanted excitement. He wanted to get outside the fence! The dog knew that the cat knew how to get over the fence so he asked the cat how to do it. But the cat was too busy playing with his yarn and didn't want to help. The dog could hear kids playing on the other side of the fence. He longed to see what they were doing and whined at his owners to let him outside. Unfortunately they didn't understand him and gave him food instead. So the dog ate the food. When he was done he asked the cat for help again. But this time the cat was playing with a toy mouse and too busy to help. So the dog chewed his bone. But soon he could smell a neighbor's bbq'ing hot dogs and he wanted one! That made him whine again. This time the cat put his toys down and helped. The cat showed the dog how to unlatch the fence. The dog couldn't believe how easy it was! When they got on the other side of the fence they went on an adventure. The dog used his nose to find the neighbor who bbqing hot dogs. Once they found him, the dog used his best doggy eyes and was rewarded when the neighbor tossed each of them a hot dog. The cat enjoyed the adventure with the dog and the two friends looked forward to more adventures together!", "moral1": "We can also learn from our mistakes. ", "moral2": "This is mind of sage - not choosing, not asking, not saying this should be and this should not be. Whatsoever happens, he accepts it in its totality. This acceptance gives him freedom, capacity to see. ", "moral3": "Teaching someone how to do something small can have a great reward. ", "moral4": "When two people quarrel some one else gains. ", "moral5": "Might makes right.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 135, "story": "There was a man called luke who lived in a little cottage beside a mountain. He also lived near a village. One day, he decided that he was going to steal other people's money. He went to all the houses in the village and said to the people who owned the houses, \"My daughter is very sick. please, will you give me ten pounds? I will give you twelve pounds back.\" So that's what he did and said to all the people in the village. After all that, he went home with his pockets full of money, feeling pleased with himself. The next day, he spent all the money on drinking and eating and buying fancy clothes, but he forgot his promise that he was going to give twelve pounds back. He never returned to the people's houses. All the home owners bumped into each other, talking about the man who asked for ten pounds and promised to return twelve pounds to them. They went to luke's house and said, \"You lied! you don't even have a daughter!\" They never got the money back, because luke spent it all. Soon, luke got married and had a daughter. One day she got sick. Luke went to the people again, but they never gave him anymore money, because they didn't trust him anymore.", "moral1": "Just because you cannot see the good result of your labor doesn't mean that it bore no fruit. ", "moral2": "Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick is to not to get bogged down by it. We can get out of the deepest wells by not stopping. And by never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up! ", "moral3": "Rich rewards will come to him, who works on with simling vim. ", "moral4": "We should not judge people by their appearance only but rather for what they are underneath. ", "moral5": "Liars cannot be trusted.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 136, "story": "In 1964 a gorilla and a hyena lived in the rain forest near the equator. The gorilla was lazy, wretched, and watched tv all the time. His neighbor, the hyena was loving, giving, and sharing. In the summer the pompous gorilla gathered food only for that day. The hyena would go out in the summer to get food for his family and he also gathered extra food for the winter. He worked more in today so that he and his family could relax and they would not have to work for food in the winter. Winter came and the gorilla was hungry. What did he do? Well, he went outside and was cold and he could not find food. The gorilla went to the hyena's house and asked the hyena for food. The hyena said, \"No, you should have worked in the summer and gathered food for the winter. if you worked harder in the summer you would not be hungry right now. you will just have to wait for spring and if we have leftovers, I will give them to you. then you will have some for the winter next year.\" From then on the gorilla stored food for the winter every single year.", "moral1": "Real friends cannot be bought with gifts; it requires affection, attention and generosity. ", "moral2": "Paying attention to detail and taking your time is the way to do a job well done. ", "moral3": "Throw away any hatred for anyone from your heart so that you will not carry burden for a lifetime. Forgiving others is the best attitude to take. Negativity about someone will keep peace of your mind away from you. Remember the good things about him or her, and let go of the hatred. ", "moral4": "Do today's work today. Don't wait until later. ", "moral5": "From this circumstance, we are not able to see our own faults: but as soon as others make a slip, we are ready to censure.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 137, "story": "Five centuries ago in california there lived a mean, hateful, ugly wolf and a tenderhearted, loving, and caring goat. One day a wolf named pete walked by a well. Then he fell in and there was a loud thump! \"Owwwwwwwwww,\" Said the wolf. Soon he stood up and said, \"Help, please, someone.\" The wolf's cry intruded on the goat's mealtime and he ran from the orchard to see the source of the disturbance. \"Do you need help?,\" Asked the goat. \"Yes,\" Said the wolf. \"Why don't you bend down your long neck,\" Said the wolf. When he bent his neck down, the goat slipped. Now the goat was in the well. \"Will you get me out of the well?\" \"Nope,\" Said the wolf. \"You will have to disappear into thin air.\" Later that day a man walked by the well. The man happened to be the owner of the goat and he threw down his net and saved him.", "moral1": "One good turn deserves another. ", "moral2": "Always clean up your mess. ", "moral3": "Never trust evil. ", "moral4": "The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential, these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. ", "moral5": "When someone needs you.. Just be there. .", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 138, "story": "Once there was a shark swimming in the ocean when, over there, the shark saw a fish. But it was a special fish. It was going to be his supper because there were no other fish the shark could find. Suddenly the shark saw a angry dolphin who really wanted that fish. Then the shark saw a killer whale. When the shark saw the killer whale he got an idea. The shark said to the dolphin, \"We will fight for the fish and whoever loses will be the killer whale's supper.\" Suddenly the dolphin shouted, \"You are nothing compared to me.\" The shark started to laugh so hard he could hardly breath. The shark laughed again and said to the dolphin, \"You are a small crab to me. I can defeat you with my eyes closed.\" When the fight was about to start the the dolphin had a great idea. \"Instead of fighting, we could share the fish because it is foolish for us to fight about a fish and have both of us suffer and die because of the killer whale. instead of us being killed, we can live and become friends.\" \"You are right,\" Said the shark. From that day forward they were friends and never fought again.", "moral1": "When there is danger around smaller differences are best forgotten. ", "moral2": "A courtly lie is praised by the wicked; plain-spoken truth brings destruction on the good. ", "moral3": "Second, there is not shame in honest work. Third, be thankful for what you have. Fourth, never be friends with trickster, for in end they will trick you too. ", "moral4": "Funny story which encourages children to go to bed early. ", "moral5": "Impossible things we cannot hope to attain, and it is of no use to try.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 139, "story": "One day in the garden there lived a family of birds. There also lived a jealous old fox. Mr. Fox always spied on the birds when the bird family flew around the forest. Mr. Fox was jealous that the birds could fly. Mr. Fox tried everything he could to fly but nothing worked. Mr. Fox tried for days and nights to fly, but with the same results, he couldn't fly. After a few days passed, mr. Fox gave up trying to fly he thought it was useless trying to fly. He realized that it's better enjoying his own life and walking everywhere instead. Who needs wings!", "moral1": "Be happy with what you have. ", "moral2": "God does exist, what happens is people don't go to him and do not look for him that's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world. . ", "moral3": "Here is no such thing as a pious lie. When the truth is discovered, the accumulation of deception will multiply the pain experienced. ", "moral4": "Don't eat others or you might get eaten. ", "moral5": "Learn from your mistakes.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 140, "story": "One day there was an artist bunny, he loved art but he thought it would be better if he had another job. After a few days, artist bunny walked around town looking for a job. He walked to the nearest school to get a job he got a job. But he was fired because he's not good at being a teacher. So he walked to find another job where scientists worked. But he was fired again because he wasn't good at it! He tried one more thing. He tried to go to a shop and sell clothes. He also got fired from that store. Because he didn't have any choices remaining, he walked back home and was very worried that he didn't have a job. But the next day, he realized something. He knew that he has one amazing job which he was great at: creating great pieces of art. So the bunny carried on making beautiful creations!", "moral1": "Never be who you're are not. ", "moral2": "Do not act in haste. ", "moral3": "Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forgive the ones who don't and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it'd be easy, they just promised it would be worth it. ", "moral4": "It is foolish to shape or  change the world, let's shape ourselves first.. Let us change our vision and the world will appear accordingly. ", "moral5": "Being mentally strong is far more important that being physically strong.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 141, "story": "There once was a mouse who was very rich. He had a very nice house with a lot of really great food. The only thing was that the mouse never shared his good food or anything. But also, he always wanted more of everything. He owned an office building. He never paid his workers what they were worth. Most of his workers quit and got better jobs. One day business turned bad. The mouse lost everything. He didn't even have one piece of cheese left. But worst of all, he had no friends.", "moral1": "Those who try to deceive may expect to be paid in their own coin. ", "moral2": "Material happiness is just like filthy, polluted river because it's a mere reflection of true happiness in spiritual world. We can never achieve happiness we are looking for, how hard we endeavor in material life. Instead we should look upward, toward god, who is source of real happiness. ", "moral3": "Those who are too clever sometimes over reach themselves and get trapped into their own trick. ", "moral4": "Nobody believes those who have dual word. ", "moral5": "Be happy with what you have.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 142, "story": "There once were a book and a candle. The book and the candle both shared an important job. The book was jealous of the candle though. The book thought the he was better and was the only reason they had their job. One day the book told the candle that he didn't need him any longer. He said, \"Farewell, I can serve as both a candle and a book. all I need is a little pinch of fire.\" The candle said but don't just stand there. I want fire said the book. The candle did as the book said. In less than a minute later, the book was on fire. It was destroyed and turned to ash.", "moral1": "Don't be what you aren't. ", "moral2": "The strong are apt to settle questions to their own advantage. ", "moral3": "Love to faults is always blind, always is to joy inclined. Lawless, winged and unconfined and breaks all chains from every mind. ", "moral4": "There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach. ", "moral5": "Go for your dreams!", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 143, "story": "Jordyn woke up on the wrong side of the bed. She stepped on a toy, bumped her head on the bed post, put her shirt on inside out, was too late for breakfast, almost missed her bus, and got yelled at by the bus driver who honked 3 times! In a horrible mood, jordyn sat next to her friend tyler, shaking her head. Tyler said, \"Here take the ice pack from my lunch for your head. do you want some of my bagel? I like your shirt.\" Jordyn smiled at tyler and said, \"Thanks, tyler. you are my best friend!\"", "moral1": "He that finds discontentment in one place is not likely to find happiness in another. ", "moral2": "Don't give up. ", "moral3": "Let us live a life that really worth something! ", "moral4": "Patience helps to solve problems at the right time, although this sometimes obliges us to endure great pressure. ", "moral5": "A good friend can turn a bad day into a good one.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 144, "story": "One day, there was a very hungry cat. The cat saw some fish in a fish bowl. \"The fish look yummy!\" Said the cat. Next, the cat sneaked up and grabbed one of the fish. Although he was not feeling hungry anymore, he still wanted more fish. He reached in to grab another fish, but was clumsy and fell into the fish bowl. \"Help!\" Screamed the cat. At that moment, both fish, who were still alive, swam out of his mouth. They escaped and lived a long time.", "moral1": "Don't be greedy for you may lose everything. ", "moral2": "Better bend than break. ", "moral3": "Most of the fears will be imaginary. Every problem has a solution. When our mind is clouded with fear we cannot act rationally and wisely. ", "moral4": "Our parents loves us, make selfless sacrifices to keep up happy and safe. So, always respect and love your parents because you don't know what they had given up for you. ", "moral5": "The best way to have good luck is to share all the good things you have. Grateful friends are the foundation of your good fortune.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 145, "story": "There was once an inchworm. She lived with her good friends the spider and the cricket. They loved her because she was always friendly and helpful. One day, a beautiful, blue bug came. He saw the inchworm and said, \"You are so ugly!\" The inchworm was ashamed and crawled under a leaf. The next day her friends were looking for her and called, \"Where are you?\" \"Here I am!\" Answered the inchworm. Her friends were so surprised to see a beautiful butterfly flying past them. The blue bug came back and asked, \"Where is the ugly inchworm?\" Her friends answered, \"Do you see the beautiful butterfly? that is our good friend the inchworm. she is beautiful and friendly and helpful.\" The bug felt ashamed, flew away and never came back.", "moral1": "Those who impose upon the inexperienced by deceitful promises, fail not to cajole them by-and-bye with pretended reasons. ", "moral2": "Respect life, follow and obey rules. Don't make anyone else to pay and bear for your mistakes. Do not make the mistakes which cost others something that can never be replaced. Always have a giving hand and extend your help to those in need and sorrow. ", "moral3": "Men often applaud an imitation and hiss7 the real thing. ", "moral4": "A true friend will help you get through difficult times. ", "moral5": "Beauty comes from within.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 146, "story": "Who will win the election? Once upon a time there was an election for president between a kind, loving, and helpful elephant and a rude, mean hippo. One day, mr. Hippo went out to go to work. On his way, mrs. Monkey asked him if he could help with the garden. \"No. your garden isn't pretty anyway!\" Sneered the hippo. Later, she saw mr. Elephant heading to work, and asked him for help. \"Sure!\" Said mr. Elephant, \"But then I'll have to hurry to work.\" After work, mr. Elephant saw a little monkey trying to get a banana, so he got it for him. The next day the seals asked the elephant if he wanted to be president. \"Yes, \"Said mr. Elephant. Then mr. Hippo interrupted and said, \"I think I should be president, due to my intelligence!\" \"All right, let's take a vote,\" Said mr. Moose. Everybody except for the hippos voted for mr. Elephant. \"Mr. elephant wins because he is helpful,\" Said mr. Seal as he gave mr. Elephant the golden coconut and some salty peanuts.", "moral1": "Those who disparage what they cannot perform, ought to apply this lesson to themselves. ", "moral2": "Kids can really amaze but we clip their wings  expecting them to do things as we see it right  not from their viewpoint. Let's give every child freedom to do their own thing  watch their dreams come true. ", "moral3": "It is foolish to shape or  change the world, let's shape ourselves first.. Let us change our vision and the world will appear accordingly. ", "moral4": "Being helpful to others helps make friendships. ", "moral5": "Happiness will come to you if you stop worrying about it.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 147, "story": "The cat and the dog, one day a cat want for a walk. The cat saw the dog walking on the road. A car was coming. The cat ran so fast that it could reach and jump on the dog to rescue it. The dog was saved. \"Thank you for saving me,\" Said the dog. \"You are welcome,\" Said the cat.", "moral1": "Don't talk to strangers. ", "moral2": "If we acquire any power we should use it to help other rather than using it to just show off. ", "moral3": "You shouldn't brag about how brave you think you are. ", "moral4": "Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire, when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. ", "moral5": "Always be cautious on the roads.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 148, "story": "On a sunny day in the forest, a pigeon woke up from his marvelous bed. He got up and fell down the stairs because he was still tired. He went outside and saw a eagle so he flew up to him and said, \"Hi. do you want to race?\" He asked his question in a nice way. The eagle laughed out loud. And said, \"You want to race me? I'm the fastest bird in the forest.\" The pigeon didn't believe that. So the birds went to the starting line. A bird shouted. \"On your mark, get set, go!\" When the eagle and pigeon were high as a tree they starting racing as fast as they could. When the pigeon was in the lead the eagle hurt the pigeon by biting the pigeon's wing. He had to cheat. The eagle raced to the finish line and won but the birds saw that he had cheated. So they voted that the pigeon had won. The eagle said he was sorry and the pigeon and eagle became friends.", "moral1": "Words may be deeds. ", "moral2": "Caring for the environment is a cause for real happiness. ", "moral3": "Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions. ", "moral4": "Don't cheat to just win. ", "moral5": "Better no rule than cruel rule.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 149, "story": "One day there was a selfish lion and a kind panda. They were trying to get an apple from an apple tree. So were all of the animals. But the apple tree was to tall for all of the animals to reach any apples. Then the lion ordered all the animals to go get up there. It didn't work. Then the panda tried to get to get all of the animals to help. He asked them to please try to get up there. That worked.", "moral1": "Thinking clever can help gentle and weak to escape from fierce and strong. ", "moral2": "You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil. ", "moral3": "A bird in hand is worth two in bush. ", "moral4": "You can get more things done with kindness. ", "moral5": "Our parents loves us, make selfless sacrifices to keep up happy and safe. So, always respect and love your parents because you don't know what they had given up for you.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 150, "story": "Once a upon a time, baldwin the eagle and rattler the snake were arguing over who was going to win the football game. Then baldwin started a fight but rattler did not give up. Baldwin scratched rattler and rattler got furious. Then baldwin dodged rattler's bite. Baldwin said, \"I'm going to throw you to the ground,\" And then rattler said, \"Don't you dare!\" Then baldwin flew into the air and swooped down. Rattler got caught by baldwin's claws and baldwin threw rattler to the ground, right in front of the goal post. Rattler caught the ball and ran to score the winning touchdown! Rattler never gave up! His team beat baldwin's team.", "moral1": "Once lost money can be earned again but if one's prestige and people trust is lost then it won't be possible to gain that again. ", "moral2": "Wealth unused might as well not exist. ", "moral3": "Don't give up. ", "moral4": "Ah, people often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves. ", "moral5": "Always stop to think whether your fun may not be the cause of another's unhappiness.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 151, "story": "Once upon a time there were a squirrel and a bird. The bird was in a tree watching the squirrel bury nuts for the winter. The squirrel climbed up the tree to get some more nuts and saw the bird watching him. \"I want to live in a world made of nuts,\" Said the squirrel. \"Go for it,\" Said the bird. \"First thing you need to do is start collecting lots of nuts.\" \"How?\" Asked the squirrel. \"Well it is simple,\" Said the bird. \"Collect as many nuts a you can. start by digging up all the nuts you buried.\" \"Ok,\" Said the squirrel. The squirrel started building his dream. He finally finished and he was very thrilled with his world of nuts! \"Thank you!\" Said the squirrel.", "moral1": "Go for your dreams! ", "moral2": "Treat everyone around you with your ethics, not with theirs. Treat the people the way you want to be treated by them. ", "moral3": "Most of the fears will be imaginary. Every problem has a solution. When our mind is clouded with fear we cannot act rationally and wisely. ", "moral4": "By contributing just a small part of what we have, together we can achieve a lot. ", "moral5": "He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 152, "story": "Early one morning in the jungle there were a monkey and a gorilla. This year would be an off season for the jungle's weather. It was supposed to get super cold and frosty all year. Both monkey and gorilla knew that very cold weather was coming, but while gorilla was getting bananas to harvest, monkey was swinging on vines playing. Gorilla was getting the bananas yelling, \"Are you going to get the food for the winter or not?\". \"Nah\" \"Weather men are always wrong.\" So monkey continued harvesting bananas. The gorilla continued playing. A terrible storm came, bringing with it one foot of snow. The monkey had no food and was hungry so he yelled across the canopy to gorilla and asked for bananas. Gorilla thought about it and decided to be nice and give him some. But he was one mile away. Luckily he had the strongest arm in the jungle and could throw the bananas to monkey. The snow finally let up and gorilla could get some more bananas. He collected bananas while monkey again played. Gorilla told him once again, \"Are you not going to get food? it's supposed to snow again.\" Once again the monkey said, \"Nah, the weathermen are always wrong.\" So the horrible snow came and gorilla was satisfied with his bananas, but monkey was hungry. Once again monkey asked gorilla for bananas. Gorilla thought about it and this time he said no. Gorilla believed that monkey should have learned his lesson. The next big storm came. Monkey died of starvation. Gorilla lived a long happy life.", "moral1": "Nature exceeds nurture3. ", "moral2": "Let the sluggard always labour at the proper time, lest when he has nothing, he beg in vain. ", "moral3": "Learn from your mistakes. ", "moral4": "Strength of will can be developed through small but consistent efforts. ", "moral5": "It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 153, "story": "Once upon a time there lived a tiger and a jaguar. They were performing in a circus and jaguar loved tiger's act. When tiger was done, tiger asked jaguar, \"How did I do?\" Jaguar was too scared that his words would come out wrong. \"I don't know. I need more time,\" Said jaguar. Tiger was a little sad that he didn't get a reply. Five days later tiger asked jaguar, \"Have you decided yet?\" \"Yes, I did. I loved it!\" Tiger was happy that jaguar told him the truth. \"Thanks!\" Said tiger. They lived happily ever after.", "moral1": "We all can achieve our goals by helping one another in times of need. ", "moral2": "Do not trust flatterers. ", "moral3": "Tell the truth. ", "moral4": "For some things, children are still too young, and they should allow their parents to guide them. ", "moral5": "When someone needs you.. Just be there. .", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 154, "story": "There once was a panda who was clumsy and a koala who was mad most of the time. Each day panda twice went to koala's fruit stand to buy some juicy and sweet smelling fruit. Each day koala set up his colorful fruit stand just after he awakens. One day when panda came shopping, he accidentally bumped a big barrel of apples. They rolled all over the ground. Immediately, koala got angry. Quickly panda said, \"I am sorry.\" Panda bought the delicious oranges and accidentally squished one. Koala got so angry that he said, \"You should not come here anymore.\" With his feelings hurt, panda left. For many days he did not return. Koala felt selfish. He thought to himself, \"I am going to go give panda some fruit.\" Koala selected some nice fruit and went to panda's house. He went in and gave panda some yummy fruit. He said, \"I am sorry that I became over excited. would you like to come to my fruit stand again?\" The next day panda returned.", "moral1": "We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction. ", "moral2": "Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. ", "moral3": "Getting mad over little things can make situations worse. ", "moral4": "No gratitude from the wicked. ", "moral5": "Even if we lose someone, life goes on. We should not hurt gone soul by living a sad and alone life. We should live life cheerfully and embrace what comes next.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 155, "story": "There once was a dog who had just moved into town. His name was slushey. He is a husky and a nice dog who is two years old. His family just moved to duvall. There are cats around that like to fight, said the wise old hound next door. Slushey said, \"Okay, I will watch out for them.\" One week later he saw a cat that was hurt. It must have been in a fight, slushey thought. Two days later he was sniffing in a alley and, as he turned around, he saw a black cat. It had a long spiny tail it bared is teeth. The cat started forward cornering him. Then, all of a sudden, the wise old hound appeared right next to slushey. He scared the cat away. The wise old hound said, \"You shouldn't be out here. I'm taking you home\". They came up to his front door where the wise old hound said, \"Go inside\". Good bye, said the hound. \"Goodbye\", said slushey because he was going on vacation. That was the end of slushey's stay at duvall.", "moral1": "We are imprisoned by many irrational fears, which drive us to foolish acts. ", "moral2": "Wisdom is stronger than physical strength. ", "moral3": "Birds of a feather flock together. ", "moral4": "Be nice and try to help others. ", "moral5": "This is meant for those to whom fortune has granted honor and renown, leaving them void of common sense.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 156, "story": "Once upon a time, there was a unicorn and a bear. The unicorn's name was mary. Mary was white and she had pink hair, and she had gold hoofs and wherever she went she left a trail of rainbow glitter! The bear's name was bob. Bob was very grumpy. Wherever he went he had a frown, and left a trail of raindrops. He was big and brown. Mary and bob were not friends. Bob was not nice to mary, and her cheery sparkles made him even grumpier. One day bob got a fever. Nobody in the entire forest would come close to him or help him because he had been so mean and grumpy to them. But mary took care of him. Mary's kindness rubbed off on bob and he started to be nice and they lived happily ever after as best friends.", "moral1": "Better starve free than be a fat slave. ", "moral2": "Destructive words to someone who is not feeling right can kill them. So always think before you speak. ", "moral3": "If we lose sight of our main aims we can often abandon things when the first difficulties arise. ", "moral4": "Sometimes we work hard and focus on important thing but forget to notice small things that we over look because of pressure and work. So we need to sit and think for little and we can find solution. ", "moral5": "Always be nice to others; being mean won't get you anywhere.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 157, "story": "Rabbit lived on a small but beautiful farm near a huge, ugly forest. One spring morning rabbit was collecting carrots on the farm when he saw monkey swinging on trees at the edge of the forest. Rabbit went over to see monkey and announced, \"I'm quite sure you should be collecting food so you don't starve to death.\" Monkey giggled, and giggled some more. When he stopped laughing, monkey stood tall, cleared his throat, and started his speech. \"For your information, no monkeys whatsoever died from starvation-especially not here.\" Rabbit murmured, \"Not for long\" And then he left. The very next morning rabbit was up with the sun. He worked until noon. At the edge of the forest, whom do you think he saw? Monkey. Rabbit walked over and reminded monkey, \"You should start gathering food.\" Again, monkey laughed, \"As I informed you before, none of my ancestors have ever starved.\" \"That will make you the first,\" Rabbit retorted and walked away. That night rabbit went to sleep in his nice, warm, and comfortable bed. When he woke up the next morning, it was snowing. As a matter of fact, it was the worst blizzard in those parts. It didn't take long before monkey was starving. In a few days, monkey died of starvation. From that day on, all the other monkeys gathered food. They didn't want to starve like their great-grandfather monkey did.", "moral1": "We should love and respect our family. Happiness of giving is much greater than taking. ", "moral2": "Look before you leap. ", "moral3": "Example is more powerful than precept4. ", "moral4": "Second - never listen to the people who discourage you because they will keep quiet once you achieved your goal. So, be strong and take a step towards your success. ", "moral5": "Diligence helps you prepare for the future.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 158, "story": "Once there was a fox who stole and a cougar who tried to teach him a lesson. One day fox was walking through the woods when he saw cougar. Cougar was about to catch a rabbit for his dinner. As cougar caught the rabbit, fox said, \"Quick, look in the bushes!\" Cougar looked while fox took the rabbit and ran! Back at his house, fox ate the rabbit and went to bed. Meanwhile, cougar was in his den thinking about what had happened. He was mad at fox but decided to give him another chance. However, fox stole from him again! So cougar began thinking of what he should do to teach fox a lesson. The next day he found a net and meat. Then he went to work. Later, fox walked by and saw the fresh meat. \"Good,\" He thought, \"Free food!\" Cougar was on top of his den. When fox started to eat, cougar threw the net on top of fox! Fox tried to get free, but soon he gave up hope. Cougar jumped down and looked fox in the face saying, \"Why did you steal from me?\" Fox didn't answer; he was too upset. So cougar went on, \"If you wanted food, you could just ask. I even gave you another chance!\" Still fox did not answer. So cougar said, \"I'm going to bed. you can eat the meat if you want. I'll decide what to do with you in the morning.\"After cougar left, fox once more tried to get free, but it was no use. In the morning, cougar came out and said, \"I've decided not to let you go\". From that day on, nobody ever saw fox again. Can you guess what happened to him?", "moral1": "Here is no such thing as a pious lie. When the truth is discovered, the accumulation of deception will multiply the pain experienced. ", "moral2": "Think about the consequences before you act. ", "moral3": "When there is danger around smaller differences are best forgotten. ", "moral4": "This fable teaches that liars use colouring in vain, when a sure test is produced. ", "moral5": "Idea for everyone, to help see the positive aspect in all experiences.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 159, "story": "Once there was a cheetah who invited his tiger cousin to come over to his house. The cheetah cheated, but his cousin was faithful. The cheetah asked if they could go outside to play. But his mom said, \"Clean your room first\". They both went upstairs, but the cheetah stuffed things under his bed. The tiger cleaned his room faithfully. Then the cheetah went outside to play. The mom checked the rooms and saw what the cheetah did. She gave tiger a snack of pop, ice cream, and candy, but she told cheetah to clean up his room properly. After tiger finished his special snack, he went up to help cheetah. Cheetah lost his snack and learned a lesson. Friendly or smart?", "moral1": "In life, many times we fail to recognize opportunity and keep complaining that life didn't give us opportunity to lead successful life. Therefore, take every chance you get to make life better. ", "moral2": "You should be careful about whom you help. ", "moral3": "Cheating will hurt you! ", "moral4": "Sometimes we are about to achieve our goals, but give up through lack of perseverance and patience. ", "moral5": "A man is known by the company he keeps.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 160, "story": "Long ago, there were two moderately good friends whose names were kelly calmcat, and jimmy crazedog. One day, they were out for a stroll in the meadows, and kelly said, \"Jimmy, what are you doing?\" \"Building a sandcastle!\" Said jimmy. \"But that's mud!\", said kelly, almost angrily. Jimmy whimpered, and explained that being smart isn't everything and that you need to be friendly too. But he failed to change her ways. Kelly laughed, and said, \"Jimmy, look at this math grade I got at middle school!\" The paper said \"A+\" On the bottom left hand corner. Jimmy's paper from middle school said \"F-\" On the bottom right hand corner. Jimmy whimpered again, and even though he was hurt, he kindly replied \"Great job, kelly!\" Kelly was surprised that jimmy was kind to her, even though she was mean to him. And so, from then on, with a little help from jimmy crazedog, kelly calmcat was friendly.", "moral1": "Three short examples to demonstrate essential aspects of freedom. ", "moral2": "You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies. ", "moral3": "Friendly wins over smart. ", "moral4": "One should not get greedy and try to cheat other and live life with honesty. ", "moral5": "Goodness has a strength way beyond that of the individual, leading others to do good; and it's within the reach of all of us.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 161, "story": "A long, long time ago, in a garden not so far away, faint echoes of an argument could be heard. But put your ear closer to the ground, and you will find the situation much more interesting than just that…. \"Wrong, wrong, wrong!\", the spider screamed at the frantically working ant. \"Your posture is wrong, you are working much too slow, and your technique - bah!\"\"Would you like to try?\", the ant said, or would have said, if she wasn't working her legs off collecting grain. The day eventually passed, but the next was no less terrible for the ant. \"What, again? why won't you use my advice!?\", screamed the spider. This time, the ant stopped working long enough to say, \"If you can call that advice at all.\"The spider became furious and screamed incomprehensible gibberish at the ant. The next day, as the ant came in, she was surprised to hear a reluctant greeting from the spider. The spider was equally surprised by how fast the ant worked when he didn't insult her, and instead, muttered things like \"Keep it up,\" \"Great job,\" Or \"Just a little more\". \"Spider, I think it's time you stopped criticizing that ant.\" \"But lion, the ant is doing everything wrong!\" \"Spider, I am your boss and this is an order!\" The spider reluctantly agreed and left the office. From that day forth, the spider and the ant grew to be friends.", "moral1": "Sometimes we are about to achieve our goals, but give up through lack of perseverance and patience. ", "moral2": "Trying to continually cover up faults, ends up with there being no way to conceal them when it is most important. ", "moral3": "Trust a friend. ", "moral4": "Think and work hard, you may find solution to any problem. ", "moral5": "Encouragement wins over criticism.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 162, "story": "It was a new day and catpig was looking for food. At last he passed pikachu. Pikachu had a raspberry he hadn't eaten yet. Catpig asked if he could have some of the berry. But pikachu said \"No! my berry! back off!\" Catpig held his ground and had a point; but so did pikachu. But before you could say, no, catpig ran up and took the berry, split it in half and ate one half. Then he threw the other half to pikachu. They were back to being friends.", "moral1": "One who had no wits of his own, will perish. ", "moral2": "Watch people do their most common actions, these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person. ", "moral3": "Share with others. ", "moral4": "Many times, sharing and helping others give you real solutions to all problems. Help out each other to ease things. ", "moral5": "When we say something, how we say it and what words we chose to pass that message, makes great difference to it. Always choose your words wisely.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 163, "story": "Once upon a beautiful sunset, a cat was lurking in mrs. Lurkins backyard, aware that a dog was present. They glared at each other. But before they could speak, rain started dripping onto the cat's head. The cat was not happy that it was raining. So mrs. Lurkins let the cat inside, not seeing the dog. The dog was jealous that mrs. Lurkins let the cat come inside and not him. So he started to walk through the giant brown mud puddles and gracefully through the doggy door. Mrs. Lurkins scolded the dog and he had to take a bath, his least favorite thing in the whole world. The next day he chased the cat and he slipped into the giant mud puddles. He was knee deep in mud and it was a long night thereafter.", "moral1": "Throughout our life we only struggle and forget to enjoy the real happiness, we are in so much anxiety and worried always for the future that we forget to live today. Being satisfied with what we have is key to happiness. ", "moral2": "Don't be jealous. ", "moral3": "Never make someone a priority, when all you are to them is an option. ", "moral4": "Better one safe way than a hundred on which you cannot reckon. ", "moral5": "Good sense of humor and smiling are the best ingredients to cope with adversity.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 164, "story": "One cool day in san francisco in an alley by a elementary school, two gorillas named hunter and jerry were having a argument. Hunter was a sneaky gorilla who got upset when things didn't go his way. But hunter's brother jerry was the complete opposite. He was big hearted and kind and was always willing to help out his brother. Hunter loved to get himself into trouble. His favorite activity was vandalizing the neighborhood school. Hunter was trying to convince his brother to come along with him on his next trip but jerry knew it would blow up in his face if he went. \"No way!\" Jerry said. \"I am not coming along just to see you get in trouble again!\" But jerry's love for his brother took over and he agreed to help him. \"We will vandalize the school tomorrow night.\" The next night when jerry showed up at the school hunter was nowhere to be seen. After a while he started to get bored and began chucking rocks at the school. In about an hour both hunter and the police had shown up. As jerry sat in jail he remembered how this all started and he learned that he should have listened to his mind and not his brother.", "moral1": "In our life new challenges keeps us active. If you steadily win challenges, you are happy. These challenges keeps you energized. ", "moral2": "Equals make the best friends. ", "moral3": "Always think for yourself. ", "moral4": "We should try to help others in their time of need and never be afraid to help because sometimes helping others is like helping yourself. ", "moral5": "Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 165, "story": "Once there was a single lonely lion. One day he took a walk. Then something caught his eye. It was a beautiful peacock. The lion asked the peacock out. They went to a fancy seafood restaurant. As he started to talk the peacock interrupted. She talked all about how beautiful she was and the lion never got a chance to talk. After dinner the lion walked the peacock home. \"I never got your name,\" Said the lion. \"My name is vivian. what is yours?\" \"Well, my name is edward.\" \"What kind of name is that? I'm so disgusted that I'm walking home by myself.\" Edward took a big sigh and walked home. As he was walking home he realized that the peacock was rude, self absorbed, and sassy. Then he realized that it doesn't matter what's on the outside, it matters what's on the inside. The next morning he took a walk and on that walk he met a panda that wore ragged clothes. He thought that she was really nice even though she wasn't as beautiful as the peacock. Then the panda phoebe and the lion edward lived happily ever after. P. S. The peacock was jealous of phoebe.", "moral1": "Teaching how to eat junk food sparingly, and not abuse it. ", "moral2": "If you help others, they will help you. ", "moral3": "Don't judge a book by its cover. ", "moral4": "Choose your friends wisely. ", "moral5": "Do not trust flatterers.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 166, "story": "Once there was a racoon and sloth sitting in the great tree of stripes when a bear came along. The bear saw the sloth and became jealous. The bear thought of an evil plot so the next day the bear attacked the sloth. But then the racoon pushed the bear off the cliff because he was jealous.", "moral1": "Don't hurt people just because you're jealous of them. ", "moral2": "You never know what your parents had been through to see you happy. So never judge them and respect and care for them always. ", "moral3": "Better no rule than cruel rule. ", "moral4": "The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore. ", "moral5": "They are not wise who give to themselves the credit due toothers.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 167, "story": "Once there was a kitten and a woodpecker. The kitten was jealous of the woodpecker's beautiful feathers. But the woodpecker was jealous of the kitten's camouflage gray fur. One day the kitten walked up to the woodpecker and told him, \"I know how we can switch our colors. all you have to do is follow me.\" \"Ok,\" Woodpecker said. As they walked they came to a tall cliff. \"Can you fly me up that cliff?\" Asked kitten. \"Of course.\" Woodpecker answered. Kitten climbed on woodpecker's back and they flew up the cliff. As they got to the top they hopped in the dry yellow grass. They leaped across the rocks till they came to a deep dark tunnel. \"We have to go through there.\" Kitten said. \"Will you lead me through?\" Woodpecker asked. \"Yes,\" Said kitten. Woodpecker latched his wings around kitten as she led him through. When they got out of the tunnel to the great oak, they realized they didn't need to change because they were perfect the way they were.", "moral1": "Sometime we need to have patience and never give up to circumstances and fight again and again with our full strength to get success. ", "moral2": "You're perfect the way you are! ", "moral3": "Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool. ", "moral4": "Life is short.   spend much time as you can loving and caring people who love you.   enjoy each moment with them before it's too late.   there is nothing important than family. ", "moral5": "Trying hard to do things well is much more satisfying than doing them just to an ordinary standard.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 168, "story": "One day, lynx was going to read. Urial was playing hopscotch. Urial wanted lynx to play. Lynx refused. Urial was mad. Urial said, \"Please!''lynx said, \"No, stop bothering me. I'm telling on you! '' \"No, please stop,'' urial said.as time passed, urial continued to worry about lynx. he thought lynx was losing his playtime by reading. lynx thought maybe he probably still had time to do both.finally, the teacher said, ''recess is over.\" Lynx was upset because he never played, he only read.", "moral1": "Respect life, follow and obey rules. Don't make anyone else to pay and bear for your mistakes. Do not make the mistakes which cost others something that can never be replaced. Always have a giving hand and extend your help to those in need and sorrow. ", "moral2": "Greed oft o'er reaches itself. ", "moral3": "Asceticism doesn't lie in mere words. He is an ascetic who treats everyone alike. Asceticism doesn't lie in visiting burial places. It lies not in wandering about nor in bathing at places of pilgrimage. Asceticism is to remain pure amidst impurities. ", "moral4": "There's a time and place for everything. ", "moral5": "Wherever there is love, wealth and success will follow.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 169, "story": "Somewhere in the savanna there lived an owl and a lynx. The owl had a lot of friends, but the lynx did not. The lynx ruled over the savanna - or thought he did. The lynx had no friends and preferred it that way. The owl was happy. One summer evening a great storm arrived. Lynx ran for shelter and became trapped under a fence. He called out for help. \"Anybody out there!\" Hearing strange noises, the owl looked everywhere. He flew over the lemon grass, swooped by the manketti tree until he found the lynx. He was trapped!! The owl freed the lynx from the fence and took the lynx to shelter.", "moral1": "Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties. ", "moral2": "The great inconstancy and lustfulness of women. ", "moral3": "What some highly trained people cannot achieve due to giving up too soon, can be achieved by less trained people who apply persistent effort. ", "moral4": "Paying attention to detail and taking your time is the way to do a job well done. ", "moral5": "Friends reveal themselves by helping others.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 170, "story": "Once there were two friends, owl and fox. Everyone in the forest thought they were the smartest of all. One day fox was strolling through the woods and she got an excellent idea. Everyone in the forest would find out who was the smartest of all … her or owl. So, fox went to owl's house. Fox knocked at her door and said, \"Hey, owl. I am at the door.\" Owl heard the knock and came to  the  door. \"Come in come in,\" She said. Then, fox invited her to the competition. Owl accepted, but she was nervous. Meanwhile, fox was getting ready for the competition. The day of the competition had arrived, but owl still felt sad. Why…? Because, well if she won, fox would probably be mad and sad. She did not want to upset her best friend, so all through the competition she tried to signal to fox that she did not want to compete. Fox wasn't listening. She was busy trying to win the competition. Finally, owl gave up trying to signal to fox. Owl said, \"Sorry fox, but… I don't want to compete.\" In the middle of what owl was saying, fox became angry and said, \"I did all of this preparation for nothing.\" Owl was trying to explain to fox why she didn't want to compete. Fox started to scream; they began to fight until they realized fighting is not productive. It would be much wiser to unite and be friends working together.", "moral1": "It is unwise to treat old friends badly for the sake of new ones. ", "moral2": "Develop and encourage your will to create and all the forces of nature within and without will help you bring your desire to pass. ", "moral3": "Being mentally strong is far more important that being physically strong. ", "moral4": "Fighting is never worth it! ", "moral5": "At times when we face difficulties in life, we should just trust in god and push. By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains but know that it is still god who moves mountains.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 171, "story": "Once there lived a zebra and some twin bunnies. Zebra was heading towards the home of the twin bunnies carrying a ball. A little later, one bunny took the ball from zebra and she would only play with the ball by herself. She said, \"This is mine. mine alone!\" Then, zebra told bunny that it was better to share. If you take something that is not yours, you have to return it sooner or later.", "moral1": "Do good for others and it will come back to you in unexpected ways. ", "moral2": "Greed is always harmful. ", "moral3": "Greatness has its penalties. ", "moral4": "Be happy with what you have. ", "moral5": "It is better to share than to hoard stuff for yourself.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 172, "story": "One time a while ago, a cat found a baby iguana on the street. He wanted to keep him. He thought the iguana might die on the street if he didn't take care of it himself. The cat thought himself responsible enough to keep and take care of it. Just as he was going to grab him, yoink and he was gone! The iguana had vanished. He looked for the iguana everywhere. As the hours past, the cat became very worried. The cat pounced and pounced and pounced everywhere around asking animals where the iguana was. But iguana was nowhere to be found. Then, he heard a voice calling out to him, \"Cat, don't you know, responsible or not, you can't keep everything you want?\".", "moral1": "You can not keep everything you want. ", "moral2": "Let us try not to have expectations from others, be happy with what we have and make others happy too. ", "moral3": "God will always give massive possibilities as well as problems that we can handle effortlessly. Everything given to us is within our means. ", "moral4": "Overcoming fear to tell the truth is difficult, but in the end it isn't so bad. ", "moral5": "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 173, "story": "In 1983 there was a colorful, hard-working toucan that visited africa where there lived a very, very lazy killer bee. The toucan was visiting for one year and somehow he was staying near bee's large hive. Immediately, toucan heard the black and yellow bee snoring loudly. Subsequently, the bird flew to meet bee and tried to make friends. In bee's smelly hive it seemed hard for toucan to breathe. At first, toucan talked to bee about building a garden next to bee's round tree. Then the oval-shaped bee put up his guard and talked to toucan sternly that he should not build a garden next to his tree because he didn't want the noise to ruin his t. V. Watching and his naps. But toucan said he was planting now to have good-tasting food later. Finally, bee let toucan plant the sweet-tasting garden because he realized that he would need food when toucan left. As a result, bee agreed to work with toucan to build the green garden.", "moral1": "It sometimes happens that one man has all the toil4, and another all the profit. ", "moral2": "Wise thinking and decisions can give productive results. When a person is hardworking and use available assets wisely, he or she can get good results. ", "moral3": "Honesty is the best policy. ", "moral4": "To do today's work today and not wait till later. ", "moral5": "The other shore always looks greener.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 174, "story": "It was a beautiful, but chilly, day in the north pole. Ladybug and butterfly were keeping warm inside butterfly's house. Butterfly was working on a puzzle, but was having trouble. She needed help so she asked ladybug to help her. Ladybug said, \"Ok, I will! and then I'll make us some soup.\"By working together, the puzzle was finished and the soup was delicious. Later, ladybug went back home to her family. Because ladybug didn't know how to fly yet, walking through the snow made her exhausted. She needed help learning to fly. Ladybug asked her big sister, her big brother, and her even bigger, bigger brother to help, but they all said, \"No!\"She asked her mom and her dad and even her grandma and grandpa, but they all said, \"No! it's too cold outside. we don't want to be out there. stop asking us crazy questions!\"Ladybug felt sad, so she decided to call butterfly. \"Would you help me learn to fly?\" Butterfly said, \"Sure! I'll be right there.\" Butterfly came over and taught ladybug how to fly.", "moral1": "Always be ready to help someone who has helped you. ", "moral2": "On other wing, he had engraved: any action committed in anger is an action doomed to failure. ", "moral3": "We may have tons of wealth, but that doesn't make us generous. Offering helping hand when we have nothing or very little wealth makes it more valuable. ", "moral4": "Meaning: if you have done anything wrong by mistake, you should admit it and apologize for your mistake and do things to make it right.   ", "moral5": "Wherever there is love, wealth and success will follow.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 175, "story": "Once upon a time on a farm there was a jolly, ambitious rabbit and a talkative high spirited parakeet who was not good at keeping secrets. They were very good friends. They were house pets, but with the help of the farm animals they were able to get out of the house but not on rainy days. One beautiful summer day rabbit and horse were talking in whispers. Parakeet, who liked to snoop heard the words 'chicken', 'roasted pie' and 'butcher'. Parakeet became scared because she jumped to the conclusion that they were talking about her. She flew away fast. She flew and flew until she came to a tree on a hill. She had nothing to do, so she sat idly and preened her feathers. Parakeet stayed in that tree for a few days until the farm animals noticed that she was missing. Therefore rabbit decided to go and find parakeet. He finally found parakeet, who then told rabbit everything she had overheard. \"Silly parakeet,\" Said rabbit, that was for sheep's surprise party. \"Oh!\" Said parakeet. So they went back to the farm and everyone celebrated sheep's party and parakeet's return.", "moral1": "We never know how much time we have in our life so we should value each and every moment of life. Give time to what's important. Spend time with family and enjoy life while we can. ", "moral2": "This story had become reality of today, ", "moral3": "We should not judge people by their appearance only but rather for what they are underneath. ", "moral4": "When you snoop, you may hear something you don't want to hear. ", "moral5": "Never lie.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 176, "story": "Once in a forest, there was a fox and a lynx. The lynx was sleeping, and the fox said to himself, \"Why don't I trick lynx when it rains?\" The next day, the fox put his plan into action. Tuesday came and that was the rainy day. So, as it rained, the fox took the lynx's food and blanket while he slept and scurried off. When it stopped raining, the lynx woke up soaked and thought out loud, \"Fox did this didn't he?\" On wednesday, it rained again, too. When the fox was sleeping, the lynx took his dry food and blankets and scurried off. Later, the fox woke up wet and angry that he had no food.", "moral1": "It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again. ", "moral2": "Obeying your parents is the best policy for children. ", "moral3": "Appearances are deceptive3. ", "moral4": "Never play tricks on your neighbors unless you can stand it yourself. ", "moral5": "Don't be what you aren't.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 177, "story": "One day in the forest, there was a wolf and a fox. The wolf was timid and humble, but the fox was boastful and a bully. That day, fox bragged and said, \"Oh, wolf! I am way more elegant and flexible than you! you are just a howling dog!\" Wolf felt sad. Wolf didn't like how mean fox was and every time fox came near, wolf became skittish. In the end, wolf left the forest, and never came back.", "moral1": "The frog couldn't make it due to its own inability to decide when it had to jump out. We all need to adjust according to the situations but there are times when we need to face the situation and take the appropriate action when we have the strength to do so before it's too late. Walk out before you need to jump. ", "moral2": "Remember not to brag if it means others will be hurt by it. ", "moral3": "Slow but steady wins the race. ", "moral4": "It all depends on the point of view, and who tells the story. ", "moral5": "Anger and fight is not solution for problem. One should think before act.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 178, "story": "There was a hippo and an alligator. Alligator always made jokes about hippo. The hippo was calm when alligator said, \"Why you so big? get smaller!\" The hippo said, \"Ok?\" A couple days later, the alligator said the same thing again, and to this hippo replied, \"Why do you care so much about my size tiny?\" The alligator flew into a rage and yelled, \"If you want to call me small I am never being friends with you!!!\" Hippo said, \"Take it easy man.\"", "moral1": "Don't tease others if you can't stand to be teased. ", "moral2": "When friendships are real, they are not glass threads or frost work but the solidest things we can know. ", "moral3": "It's better to eat to live than to live to eat. ", "moral4": "Learn from your mistakes. ", "moral5": "When one is prepared spiritually, mentally and physically, he has nothing to fear.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 179, "story": "In a forest, lived a lion and a tiger. The lion gathered food while the tiger slept. When lion saw tiger lion said, \"Why waste your time sleeping when you should be working?\"Tiger said, \"Leave me alone for I will work tomorrow.\"Winter came, and tiger had no food. So back he went to sleep hungry, and lion was full and happy.", "moral1": "It is always best to communicate how you feel. ", "moral2": "When we cannot get what we want, we pretend that it is not worth having. ", "moral3": "I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity. ", "moral4": "Never waste time for what can be done today. ", "moral5": "When because of relation to just a king, our problems can be solved then what if we we connect ourselves to world's king I. E. God then we can come over any kind of problems in our life and we will never have to face any injustice.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 180, "story": "On the basketball court at recess, there was a new girl that cat and rabbit both wanted to be friends with. Her name was zebra. Cat becomes friends with zebra but then says not nice things about rabbit and tells zebra not to be friends with rabbit. Zebra does not take well to being told not to be friends with rabbit, and walks away from cat, telling her she is not nice. Zebra becomes rabbit's friend because rabbit tells zebra, \"You can be friends with anyone you want.\" Zebra liked the sound of that. Don't try to get a friend by being mean.", "moral1": "Make mistakes and learn from them but never repeat mistakes. . ", "moral2": "Friendship begins from giving to friends without expecting anything in return, and being attentive to their needs. ", "moral3": "Be nice! ", "moral4": "Being in good company and having opportunity to meet someone with spiritual enlightenment can give right direction to our life. ", "moral5": "Never leave your work on someone else's behalf. It may be quite luring at the beginning but will turn deadly afterwards.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 181, "story": "In swamp water, there was an alligator and a crocodile, and they were hungry. Alligator wasn't catching much fish as alligator was grabbing at everything impatiently. Crocodile was catching a bit more. Crocodile was now catching big fish to eat so alligator asked, \"Can I have a big fish please?\" And crocodile said, \"Yes.\"", "moral1": "Cheating will hurt you! ", "moral2": "To smile is to be cheerful in a wonderful, contagious, and effortless way. ", "moral3": "We should not trust everyone easily. ", "moral4": "Fearless and patient catches the most fish. ", "moral5": "The world is like a mirror: it gives back to anyone the reflection of the thoughts in which one has strongly believed. The world and your reality are like mirrors lying in a coffin, which show to any individual the death of his divine capability to imagine and create his happiness and his success. It's the way you face life that makes the difference.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 182, "story": "Once, there was a tiger that wanted to play hide and seek in the wild jungle. The lion said, \"Sure. I will play hide and seek with you.\"The lion found the tiger, and the tiger said, \"You did not find me. you are a cheater.\" This made the lion sad. Then, the lion said, \"You made me very sad. can you not make me sad again?\"\"I am sorry for what I did. I am very sorry that I blamed you for cheating,\" Said the tiger. The two felt better in the end. The horse and the elephantby mame g.", "moral1": "This fable will admonish the passionate, that it is better to be injured with impunity, than to put ourselves in the power of another. ", "moral2": "Life is never easy. To maintain a perfect marriage is much harder. But we still have to believe in marriage, believe in true love. ", "moral3": "Our parents loves us, make selfless sacrifices to keep up happy and safe. So, always respect and love your parents because you don't know what they had given up for you. ", "moral4": "We are all gifted with energy to find a success in our life, but fail to gather a courage which is required to reach heights of success and end up clinging to the things that are familiar to us. We need to free ourselves from our comfort zone to explore new opportunities and find a success beyond our capacity. ", "moral5": "It is always best to communicate how you feel.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 183, "story": "One day, yak 1 was walking through town and came across yak 2. They lived in yak town just a little way from tigers town. \"Sup,\" Said yak 1 and yak 2 to each other. Yak 1 was always worried about yak 2. Yak 1 was responsible and worried about yak 2 who was not so responsible. He reminded his friend, \"Do not talk to strangers because yak town is not safe, and somebody could do something to you like the tigers who live nearby.\"The next day, yak 2 talked to a tiger stranger. The tiger said, \"Hey! you want to come over to my house?\"Yak 2 said, \"Sure,\" And they went to tiger's house. Six hours later, yak 1 found yak 2 caught in a net at tiger's house. Yak 1 used his horns and fought tiger off so that he could return with yak 2 to yak town.", "moral1": "Even in difficult situation never lose mind. Discussing problems can help us to think of new ways to deal with situation. ", "moral2": "Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions. ", "moral3": "The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. So find time to be your spouse's friend and do those little things for each other. ", "moral4": "Never talk to strangers or go with strangers unless you have permission from your guardian. ", "moral5": "God has given us strength and capability to do our part. We should always learn to see things in positive way and see yourself in position to help others who need.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 184, "story": "In a jungle, there was a parrot. He had no colors on his feathers. He had plain grey feathers. One day, parrot was in the forest playing with his friends. That's when peacock said to parrot, \"You have no color. you're not beautiful like me.\" Parrot was sad. As he cried, his tears began to land on his feathers changing them to brilliant shades of blue. He walked off and went rainbow. That's when peacock said, \"Wow! you look beautiful. sorry for what I said about you.\" Parrot said, \"It's ok. we are still friends.\"", "moral1": "Those persons ought to recognize this as applicable to themselves, whose object is private advantage, and who boast to the unthinking of an unreal merit. ", "moral2": "Don't be mean to others. There is beauty in everyone. ", "moral3": "The frog couldn't make it due to its own inability to decide when it had to jump out. We all need to adjust according to the situations but there are times when we need to face the situation and take the appropriate action when we have the strength to do so before it's too late. Walk out before you need to jump. ", "moral4": "A courtly lie is praised by the wicked; plain-spoken truth brings destruction on the good. ", "moral5": "We should think before judging others. Always be polite and learn to see things from others point of view.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 185, "story": "The rabbit was always challenging others to race him. On that day, the rabbit hops over to the cheetah and challenges him to a race. The rabbit was bragging about always winning. Though the cheetah was also fast, he knew the rabbit never liked to lose. The cheetah told the rabbit, \"I cannot race you because I would surely lose.\"", "moral1": "A positive thinking leads to positive results. It anticipates happiness and favorable result from every situation. Hence, we should always be positive. ", "moral2": "A fun story to try to impress upon young children the importance of getting dressed quickly and properly. ", "moral3": "Trying hard to do things well is much more satisfying than doing them just to an ordinary standard. ", "moral4": "Be humble. ", "moral5": "Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others, automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter. It is the principal source of success in life.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 186, "story": "There, in the fine land of norway, was a very bored cardinal with dull, red feathers and a golden snub-nosed sweet monkey. The monkey was very rich. The cardinal was very bored! !! So the cardinal chewed on a piece of wood. The monkey saw that the cardinal was greatly, highly bored. So, on the cardinal's birthday, the monkey gave him a picnic with a fun gift. Then the monkey and the cardinal learned that happiness is best when shared.", "moral1": "Happiness is best shared. ", "moral2": "Diligence helps you prepare for the future. ", "moral3": "Some people are worth taking risk and always value feelings of friends and family and be there. Even a small act can be reason for someone smile. ", "moral4": "We often end up doing stupid things just to imitate others or to make others envious. ", "moral5": "Those who would mend others, should first mend themselves.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 187, "story": "Once there was a musty, shaggy, and very heavy bear. And a very sneaky, sly, and quick red fox. They lived in the same den. The rather large bear slept on the right. The smaller fox slept on the left. The fox wanted to be big like the bear, so he could fish. One day a blizzard struck. The lake froze over. Because the bear could not fish through the ice, he starved. The fox was nice and full from the things he could get from under the snow. And he was grateful that god made him slight.", "moral1": "Never be who you're are not. ", "moral2": "Being satisfied with what we are and what we have is the key to happiness. Wanting to be most powerful and feeling of being unsatisfied have no end. ", "moral3": "We need to be thankful for what we have. ", "moral4": "If we acquire any power we should use it to help other rather than using it to just show off. ", "moral5": "Be real.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 188, "story": "One day at sunrise in the ocean, the orca swam all by himself. The orca saw a boat with a cat on it. The cat made fun of orca because he sounds different. Then a tsunami wave takes the cat off of the boat. Next the boat sinks in the ocean. The cat is floating along on a piece of paper. He is floating for five hours. \"Help!\" Said the cat. The orca found the boat wreck. He heard the cat cry out for help. He said, \"You made fun of my sound?\" \"I'm sorry,\" Said the cat. Then the orca took the cat to the shoreline and they became friends and lived happily ever after. The end.", "moral1": "Don't give up. ", "moral2": "Love always elevates the character of man. It never lowers him, provided love be love. ", "moral3": "What is evil won is evil lost. ", "moral4": "Great man spread light of their wisdom through their every word and deed. Key to happiness is being content with what we have. . ", "moral5": "Don't underestimate the ability of others.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 189, "story": "One day in reyesville there lived two friends named alligator and cat. They lived in a big castle. Alligator always walked around with a lot of candy! Cat came by and asked for some but alligator said, \"No! I will not give you any of the candy.\" Later on, alligator ate some of the candy and said, \"Hmm… I will probably have some more.\" He ate and ate for 3 days straight. Cat decided to get his own candy from the store. When he got back to the castle, he asked alligator if he wanted some of his candy. Alligator said, \"Give me some!\" After eating almost all of cat's candy, cat ran to the store again to get more. Alligator said, \"There's one more piece of candy left here.\" He ate it and got a very bad stomach ache! Cat came back with even more candy and asked alligator if he wanted some more. Alligator said, \"Uhh! no! I am not feeling so well.\" Cat smiled and said, \"You earned it. don't ever be greedy and not share.\"Alligator agreed. He said, \"I will never be greedy ever again.\" Alligator had learned his lesson.", "moral1": "We should understand that for better life only wealth is not everything. We should pay attention to our health too. ", "moral2": "Sharing is the nice thing to do. ", "moral3": "We should strive to lift them up just as we strive to lift ourselves and those we love up despite their own flaws. ", "moral4": "Greedy and rich man, this fable has a lesson for you, who, though you have a superabundance, still give nothing to the poor. ", "moral5": "A little thing in hand is worth more than a great thing in prospect.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 190, "story": "One sunny day cat went to the museum. Tiger stayed at his own house. They were going to go on a play date. But cat was late and tiger did not know. So tiger went to cat's house. But when he got there he found a diamond laying around and he wanted it. So he stole it. But when cat was looking at the fossils, he remembered he  left his diamond on the floor near the door. So he went home. When he got home the diamond was not there but there was orange and black fur. But then tiger yelled, \"Help!\" But cat did not help him because he had stolen the diamond. He roared it again and cat replied, \"No. I know you stole my diamond.\" Tiger answered, \"N-n-n no\" And then he shouted, \"Fine! I stole the diamond.\"And tiger replied, \"How did you know?\" Cat sighed, \"You shed some fur on the spot.\" Tiger grumbled, \"Grrr. here.\"And in the end, cat helped tiger.", "moral1": "If you love someone then don't hold back your feelings. Never hide your problems and feeling from the one who cares for you and love you. ", "moral2": "Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people. ", "moral3": "We can all achieve great things, and we have within ourselves all that is needed to do so. We should not give such great importance to physical beauty, nor should we want to change only according to how others see us. ", "moral4": "Don't steal stuff. ", "moral5": "Many times in life you will get to meet people like shop owner, at such times do not panic and think wisely. Quick and wise thinking can help you get out of difficult situation.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 191, "story": "In the forest there lived a fox. All the animals were afraid of him, because he liked to steal stuff from them. One day word spread that the fox was going to steal owl's and squirrel's valuables. Owl prepared for the fox by hiding her valuables all over her home. She hid one earring under her bed and the other in the closet. She hid her bracelet on the roof. And, she wore her necklace. Squirrel hid all her valuables in a large cabinet. When fox came to steal their valuables, he only found one of owl's earrings. He found all of squirrel's valuables and squirrel regretted that she had not hid them like owl. Fox got to enjoy squirrel's valuables. Squirrel was very angry.", "moral1": "Things change, and we have to adapt to this and make the most of the new opportunities this brings; even when that means renouncing what we already have. ", "moral2": "Appearances are deceptive. ", "moral3": "Unattached to wealth and power, happiness increases. ", "moral4": " life is like a basket of fruits. Either you have to make a choice of eating the fruit you love or be content with something that is healthy!  choose wisely else you may have to spend your life wondering, what if..  as long as you stay true to yourself and honest, you can't go wrong with any of these two choices. ", "moral5": "Don't put all your eggs in one basket.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 192, "story": "When athens was flourishing under just laws, liberty grown wanton embroiled the city, and license relaxed the reins of ancient discipline. Upon this, the partisans of factions conspiring, pisistratus the tyrant seized the citadel. When the athenians were lamenting their sad servitude , and began to complain, aesop related a fable to the following effect:-\"The frogs, roaming at large in their marshy fens, with loud clamour demanded of jupiter a king, who, by his authority, might check their dissolute manners. the father of the gods smiled, and gave them a little log, which, on being thrown among them startled the timorous race by the noise and sudden commotion in the bog. when it had lain for some time immersed in the mud, one of them by chance silently lifted his head above the water, and having taken a peep at the king, called up all the rest. having got the better of their fears, vying with each other, they swim towards him, and the insolent mob leap upon the log. after defiling it with every kind of insult, they sent to jupiter, requesting another king, because the one that had been given them was useless. upon this, he sent them a water snake, who with 367 his sharp teeth began to gobble them up one after another. helpless they strive in vain to escape death; terror deprives them of voice. by stealth, therefore, they send through mercury a request to jupiter, to succour them in their distress. then said the god in reply: 'since you would not be content with your good fortune, continue to endure your bad fortune.'\"", "moral1": "You live but once, you might as well be amusing. ", "moral2": "We should not guess or imagine the intentions of others. Talking is how we come to understand others, and clear up a great many problems. ", "moral3": "Do you also, o fellow-citizens, said aesop, submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you. ", "moral4": "We can also learn from our mistakes. ", "moral5": "Those who are too clever sometimes over reach themselves and get trapped into their own trick.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 193, "story": "An alliance with the powerful is never to be relied upon: the present fable testifies the truth of my maxim. A cow, a she-goat, and a sheep patient under injuries, were partners in the forests with a lion. When they had captured a stag of vast bulk, thus spoke the lion, after it had been divided into shares: \"Because my name is lion, I take the first; the second you will yield to me because I am courageous; then, because I am the strongest, the third will 369 fall to my lot; if anyone touches the fourth, woe betide him.\"", "moral1": "Sometimes we are about to achieve our goals, but give up through lack of perseverance and patience. ", "moral2": "Many times, sharing and helping others give you real solutions to all problems. Help out each other to ease things. ", "moral3": "Don't eat others or you might get eaten. ", "moral4": "Thus did unscrupulousness seize upon the whole prey for itself. ", "moral5": "Never lie or make stories up for attention, for no one will help you when you actually need it.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 194, "story": "A fox, by chance, casting his eyes on a tragic mask: \"Ah,\" Said she, \"Great as is its beauty, still it has no brains.\"", "moral1": "We should be greedy and should treat everyone nicely. ", "moral2": "Nothing is good when taken to excess. ", "moral3": "This is meant for those to whom fortune has granted honor and renown, leaving them void of common sense. ", "moral4": "Helping other and protecting other without any expectation is the best way to live a beautiful life. ", "moral5": "Don't try to cheat. You will end up paying for it regardless of how smart you think you are.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 195, "story": "A bungling cobbler, broken down by want, having begun to practise physic in a strange place, and selling his antidote under a feigned name, gained some reputation for himself by his delusive speeches. Upon this, the king of the city, who lay ill, being afflicted with a severe malady, asked for a cup, for the purpose of trying him; and then pouring water into it, and pretending that he was mixing poison with the fellow's antidote, ordered him to drink it off, in consideration of a stated reward. Through fear of death, the cobbler then confessed that not by any skill in the medical art, but through the stupidity of the public, he had gained his reputation. The king, having summoned a council, thus remarked: \"What think you of the extent of your madness, when you do not hesitate to trust your lives to one to whom no one would trust his feet to be fitted with shoes?\"", "moral1": "We often make much of the ornamental and despise the useful. ", "moral2": "Love to faults is always blind, always is to joy inclined. Lawless, winged and unconfined and breaks all chains from every mind. ", "moral3": "This, I should say with good reason, is aimed at those through whose folly impudence makes a profit. ", "moral4": "It is most unfair and mistaken to allow ourselves to judge based on appearance or superfluous things like race, beauty or name. ", "moral5": "Ostentation brings nothing positive. Sooner or later it will become a weakness.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 196, "story": "A weasel, on being caught by a man, wishing to escape impending death: \"Pray,\" Said she, \"Do spare me, for 'tis I who keep your house clear of troublesome mice.\" The man made answer: \"If you did so for my sake, it would be a reason for thanking you, and I should have granted you the pardon you entreat. but, inasmuch as you do your best that you may enjoy the scraps which they would have gnawed, and devour the mice as well, don't think of placing your pretended services to my account;\" And so saying, he put the wicked creature to death.", "moral1": "On the way to achieving our goals, and in the difficulties we overcome, we often develop that which we needed to succeed. ", "moral2": "Abstain2 and enjoy. ", "moral3": "When you snoop, you may hear something you don't want to hear. ", "moral4": "Don't tease others if you can't stand to be teased. ", "moral5": "Those persons ought to recognize this as applicable to themselves, whose object is private advantage, and who boast to the unthinking of an unreal merit.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 197, "story": "A man, torn by the bite of a savage dog, threw a piece of bread, dipt in his blood, to the offender; a thing that he had heard was a remedy for the wound. Then said aesop: \"Don't do this before many dogs, lest they devour us alive, when they know that such is the reward of guilt.\"", "moral1": "When we fail to appreciate the good things others possess, and allow envy to take over, we end up in a lot of trouble. ", "moral2": "If we see someone in need we should try to know their problem and find the best way to help them. ", "moral3": "When a man desires a thing so deeply that he is willing to stake his entire future on a single turn of the wheel in order to get it, he is sure to win. ", "moral4": "When we have capability to win but still have inner compassion to sacrifice for others then we know that we are on the path of enlightenment. ", "moral5": "The success of the wicked is a temptation to many.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 198, "story": "Urged by hunger, a fox, leaping with all her might, tried to reach a cluster of grapes upon a lofty vine. When she found she could not reach them, she left them, saying: \"They are not ripe yet; I don't like to eat them while sour.\"", "moral1": "When things go bad, it's easy to get discourage but we shouldn't lose heart. Always believe in god even in midst of pain and suffering. ", "moral2": "Those who disparage what they cannot perform, ought to apply this lesson to themselves. ", "moral3": "Saint kabir das ji. ", "moral4": "The calmer we are and the less disturbed our nerves, the more shall we love and the better will our work. ", "moral5": "Humility and generosity can help to achieve a lot, more than those who set conditions to do the same task.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 199, "story": "While a wild boar was wallowing, he muddied the shallow water, at which a horse had been in the habit of quenching his thirst. Upon this, a disagreement arose. The horse, enraged with the beast, sought the aid of man, and, raising him on his back, returned against the foe. After the horseman, hurling his javelins, had slain the boar, he is said to have spoken thus: \"I am glad that I gave assistance at your entreaties, for I have captured a prey, and have learned how useful you are;\" And so compelled him, unwilling as he was, to submit to the rein. Then said the horse, sorrowing: \"Fool that I am! while seeking to revenge a trifling matter, I have met with slavery.\"", "moral1": "This fable will admonish the passionate, that it is better to be injured with impunity, than to put ourselves in the power of another. ", "moral2": "You should work like a master and not as a slave, work incessantly but do not do a slave's work. ", "moral3": "Arrogant leads to vanish. ", "moral4": "We should value our life for those who love us, not just give up for those who don't. ", "moral5": "Familiarity breeds contempt. Acquaintance with evil blinds us to its dangers.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 200, "story": "I will show to posterity, by a short story, that there is often more merit in one man than in a multitude. A person, at his death, left three daughters; one handsome, and hunting for the men with her eyes; the second, an industrious spinner of wool, frugal, and fond of a country life; the third, given to wine, and very ugly. Now the old man made their mother his heir, on this condition, that she should distribute his whole fortune equally among the three, but in such a manner that they should not possess or enjoy what was given them; and further, that as soon as they should cease to have the property which they had received, they should pay over to their mother a hundred thousand sesterces. The rumour spreads all over athens. The anxious mother consults the learned in the law. No one can explain in what way they are not to possess what has been given, or have the enjoyment of it; and then again, in what way those who have received nothing, are to pay money. After a long time had been wasted, and still the meaning of the will could not be understood, the parent, disregarding the strict letter of the law, consulted equity. For the wanton, she sets aside the garments, female trinkets, silver bathing-vessels, eunuchs, and beardless boys: for the worker in wool, the fields, cattle, farm, labourers, oxen, beasts of burden, and implements of husbandry: for the drinker, a store-room, well stocked with casks of old 413 wine, a finely finished house, and delightful gardens. When she was intending to distribute what was thus set apart for each, and the public approved, who knew them well; aesop suddenly stood up in the midst of the multitude, and exclaimed: \"O! if consciousness remained to their buried father, how would he grieve that the people of athens are unable to interpret his will!\"On this, being questioned, he explained the error of them all: \"The house and the furniture, with the fine gardens, and the old wines, give to the worker in wool, so fond of a country life. the clothes, the pearls, the attendants, and other things, make over to her who spends her life in luxury. the fields, the vines, and the flocks, with the shepherds, present to the wanton. not one will be able to retain possession of what is alien to her taste. the ungainly one will sell her wardrobe to procure wine; the wanton will part with the lands to procure fine clothes; and she who delights in cattle, and attends to her spinning, will get rid of her luxurious abode at any price. thus, no one will possess what was given, and they will pay to their mother the sum named from the price of the things, which each of them has sold.\"", "moral1": "We should try to help others in their time of need and never be afraid to help because sometimes helping others is like helping yourself. ", "moral2": "Wanting to bring happiness to all is the foundation of good companionship. ", "moral3": "Thus did the sagacity of one man find out what had baffled the superficial enquiries of many. ", "moral4": "A beautiful dream journey to a land of fairies. ", "moral5": "If we learn to support and care for each other, we can make our life heaven and live happily. Giving and sharing brings inner joy.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 201, "story": "When the mice, overcome by the army of the weasels, , took to flight, and crowded in trepidation about their narrow lurking-holes, with difficulty getting in, they managed, however, to escape death. 414 their leaders, who had fastened horns to their heads, in order that they might have a conspicuous sign for their troops to follow in battle, stuck fast at the entrance, and were captured by the enemy. The victor, sacrificing them with greedy teeth, plunged them into the tartarean recesses of his capacious paunch.", "moral1": "Whenever a people is reduced to the last extremity, the high position of its chiefs is in danger; the humble commonalty easily finds safety in obscurity. ", "moral2": "Honesty has no class. Respect everyone regardless of their financial and social status. It's always a good deed to give the one who deserves. ", "moral3": "Therefore, keep reaching out because you may pull someone out of darkness and guide them to light. ", "moral4": "Go for your dreams! ", "moral5": "Greedy and rich man, this fable has a lesson for you, who, though you have a superabundance, still give nothing to the poor.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 202, "story": "You, fastidious critic, who carp at my writings, and disdain to read trifles of this kind, endure with some small patience this little book, while I smooth down the severity of your brow, and aesop comes forward in a new and more lofty style. Would that the pine had never fallen on the summits of pelion under the thessalian axe! And that argus had never, with the aid of pallas, invented a way boldly to meet certain death, in the ship which, to the destruction of greeks and barbarians, first laid open the bays of the inhospitable euxine. For both had the house of the proud aetes to lament it, and the realms of pelias fell by the guilt of medea, who, after concealing by various methods the cruelty of her disposition, there effected her escape, by means of the limbs of 415 her brother, and here embrued the hands of the daughters of pelias in their father's blood. What think you of this? \"This, too, is mere folly,\" Say you, \"And is an untrue story; for long before this, minos, of more ancient date, subjected the agan seas with his fleet, and by seasonable correction, punished piratical attacks.\" What then can I possibly do for you, my cato of a reader, if neither fables nor tragic stories suit your taste? Do not be too severe upon all literary men, lest they repay you the injury with interest.", "moral1": "This is said to those who are over-squeamish in their folly, and, to gain a reputation for wisdom, would censure heaven itself. ", "moral2": "Men often applaud an imitation and hiss7 the real thing. ", "moral3": "Happiness and misery are only confusion.. Problems are part of life, but this doesn't mean that you keep thinking about them, you keep them aside and keep moving forward, learn to grow towards the purpose of life.. ! ! ", "moral4": "Do not be found in close contact with evil persons. ", "moral5": "Never underestimate the weakest opponent.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 203, "story": "Jupiter has loaded us with a couple of wallets: the one, filled with our own vices, he has placed at our backs, the other, heavy with those of others, he has hung before.", "moral1": "Liars cannot be trusted. ", "moral2": "If you help others, then they will also help you.   ", "moral3": "Always be nice to others; being mean won't get you anywhere. ", "moral4": "From this circumstance, we are not able to see our own faults: but as soon as others make a slip, we are ready to censure. ", "moral5": "False confidence often leads into danger.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 204, "story": "A bald man chanced to find a comb in the public road. Another, equally destitute of hair, came up: \"Come,\" Said he, \"Shares, whatever it is you have found.\" The other showed the booty, and added withal: \"The will of the gods has favoured us, but through the malignity of fate, we have found, as the saying is, a coal instead of a treasure.\"", "moral1": "You should work like a master and not as a slave, work incessantly but do not do a slave's work. ", "moral2": "This complaint befits him whom hope has disappointed. ", "moral3": "Try to watch your thoughts and see how they come and go. Stay in quietness, moment of peace will be brief at first but in time they will get longer. ", "moral4": "As it is truly said, if you can, help others.. If you cannot do that, at least do not harm them. ", "moral5": "Friendship begins from giving to friends without expecting anything in return, and being attentive to their needs.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 205, "story": "A bald man, balancing on a razor's edge, fleet of foot, his forehead covered with hair, his body naked-if you have caught him, hold him fast; when he has once escaped, not jupiter himself can overtake him: he is the emblem how shortlived is opportunity.", "moral1": "Lal bahadur shastri ji was so honest and noble that temptations could not sway him at all. ", "moral2": "Always be ready to help someone who has helped you. ", "moral3": "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. ", "moral4": "Accepting ourselves just as we are, avoiding unrealistic whims, is the first step to get our best and build a solid self esteem. ", "moral5": "The ancients devised such a portraiture of time, to signify that slothful delay should not hinder the execution of our purposes.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 206, "story": "When a bull was struggling with his horns in a narrow passage, and could hardly effect an entrance to the manger, a calf began to point out in what way he might turn himself: \"Hush,\" Said the bull, \"I knew that before you were born.\"", "moral1": "Selfishness and greed have negative and unexpected consequences. ", "moral2": "Little by little does the trick. ", "moral3": "Let him who would instruct a wiser man, consider this as said to himself. ", "moral4": "Worrying doesn't take away tomorrow's trouble, it takes away today's peace. ", "moral5": "Kindness effects more than severity.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 207, "story": "An ass espied a lyre lying in a meadow: he approached and tried the strings with his hoof; they sounded at his touch. \"By my faith, a pretty thing,\" Said he; \"It happens unfortunately that I am not skilled in the art. if any person of greater skill had found it, he might have charmed my ears with divine notes.\"", "moral1": "Being mentally strong is far more important that being physically strong. ", "moral2": "A little money well spent can achieve a lot more than we had imagined, especially if it helps us to learn and develop ourselves. ", "moral3": "Safety is the first importance. ", "moral4": "How genius is often wasted through misfortune. ", "moral5": "Only cowards insult dying majesty.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 208, "story": "A certain woman had for some years lost her beloved husband, and had placed his body in a tomb; and as she could by no means be forced from it, and passed her life in mourning at the sepulchre, she obtained a distinguished character for strict chastity. In the meantime, some persons who had plundered the temple of jupiter suffered the penalty of crucifixion. In order that no one might remove their remains, soldiers were appointed as guards of the dead bodies, close by the monument in which the woman had shut herself up. Some time after, one of the guards, being thirsty, asked, in the middle of the night, for some water, of a servant-maid, who chanced just then to be assisting her mistress, who was going to rest; for she had been watching by a lamp, and had prolonged her vigils to a late hour. The door being a little open, the soldier peeps in, and beholds 444 a woman, emaciated indeed, but of beauteous features. His smitten heart is immediately inflamed, and he gradually burns with unchaste desires. His crafty shrewdness invents a thousand pretences for seeing her more frequently. Wrought upon by daily intercourse, by degrees she became more complaisant to the stranger, and soon enthralled his heart by a closer tie. While the careful guard is here passing his nights, a body is missed from one of the crosses. The soldier in his alarm relates to the woman what has happened; but the chaste matron replies: \"You have no grounds for fear;\" And gives up the body of her husband to be fastened to the cross, that he may not undergo punishment for his negligence. Thus did profligacy usurp the place of honour.", "moral1": "Traitors may expect treachery. ", "moral2": "Friends are the greatest help for overcoming difficulties and taking us to where we couldn't reach alone. ", "moral3": "The great inconstancy and lustfulness of women. ", "moral4": "If you help others, they will help you. ", "moral5": "Once you know this then key is in your hand.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 209, "story": "A sow was lying and groaning, her travail coming on; a wolf came running to her aid, and, offering his assistance, said that he could perform the duties of midwife. She, however, understanding the treachery of the wicked animal, rejected the suspicious services of the evil-doer, and said: \"If you keep at a greater distance it is enough.\"But had she entrusted herself to the perfidious wolf, she would have had just as much pain to cry for, and her death into the bargain.", "moral1": "A reminder to all of us working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. ", "moral2": "Expecting gratitude or congratulations in return of doing charity or help will just turn it into a deal. If we are giving some help or donation we should do it without any hope for anything in return. ", "moral3": "For some things, children are still too young, and they should allow their parents to guide them. ", "moral4": "Whenever a people is reduced to the last extremity, the high position of its chiefs is in danger; the humble commonalty easily finds safety in obscurity. ", "moral5": "We must first make trial of a man before we entrust ourselves to him.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 210, "story": "A city mouse being once entertained at the table of a country one, dined on humble acorns in a hole. Afterwards he prevailed upon the countryman by his entreaties to enter the city and a cellar that abounded with the choicest things. Here, while they were enjoying remnants of various kinds, the door is thrown open, and in comes the butler; the mice, terrified at the noise, fly in different directions, 458 and the city one easily hides himself in his well-known holes; while the unfortunate rustic, all trepidation in that strange house, and dreading death, runs to-and-fro along the walls. When the butler had taken what he wanted, and had shut the door, the city mouse bade the country one again to take courage. The latter, still in a state of perturbation, replied: \"I hardly can take any food for fear. do you think he will come?\" -\"Why are you in such a fright?\" Said the city one; \"Come, let us enjoy dainties which you may seek in vain in the country.\" The countryman replied: \"You, who don't know what it is to fear, will enjoy all these things; but, free from care and at liberty, may acorns be my food!\"", "moral1": "Second - never listen to the people who discourage you because they will keep quiet once you achieved your goal. So, be strong and take a step towards your success. ", "moral2": "As it is truly said, if you can, help others.. If you cannot do that, at least do not harm them. ", "moral3": "'tis better to live secure in poverty, than to be consumed by the cares attendant upon riches. ", "moral4": "Traitors may expect treachery. ", "moral5": "Think before you act.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 211, "story": "An ass, seeing the dog fawn upon his master, and how he was crammed at his table each day, and had bits thrown to him in abundance by the servants, thus remarked: \"If the master and the servants are so very fond of a most filthy dog, what must it be with me, if I should pay him similar attentions, who am much better than this dog, and useful and praiseworthy in many respects; who am supported by the pure streams of undefiled water, and never in the habit of feeding upon nasty food? surely I am more worthy than a whelp to enjoy a happy life, and to obtain the highest honor.\" While the ass is thus soliloquising, he sees his master enter the stable; so running up to him in haste and braying aloud, he leaps upon him, claps both feet on his shoulders, begins to lick his face; and tearing his clothes with his dirty hoofs, he fatigues his master with his heavy weight, as he stupidly fawns upon him. At their master's outcry the servants run to the spot, and seizing everywhere such sticks and stones as come in their way, they punish the braying beast, and knocking him off his master's body, soon send him back, half-dead to the manger, with sore limbs and battered rump.", "moral1": "Greed is always harmful. ", "moral2": "May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to needs of others with kindness and compassion. ", "moral3": "Ostentation brings nothing positive. Sooner or later it will become a weakness. ", "moral4": "Whenever a people is reduced to the last extremity, the high position of its chiefs is in danger; the humble commonalty easily finds safety in obscurity. ", "moral5": "This fable teaches that a fool is not to thrust himself upon those who do not want him, or affect to perform the part of one superior to him.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 212, "story": "A crane and a crow had made a league on oath, that the crane should protect the crow against the birds, and that the crow should foretell the future, so that the crane might be on her guard. After this, on their frequently flying into the fields of a certain countryman, and tearing up by the roots what had been sown, the owner of the field saw it, and being vexed, cried out: \"Give me a stone, boy, that I may hit the crane.\" When the crow heard this, at once she warned the crane, who took all due precaution. On another day, too, the crow hearing him ask for a stone, again warned the crane carefully to avoid the danger. The countryman, suspecting that the divining bird heard his commands, said to the boy: \"If I say, give me a cake, do you secretly hand me a stone.\" The crane came again; he bade the boy give him a cake, but the boy gave him a stone, with which he hit the crane, and broke her legs. The crane, on being wounded, said: \"Prophetic crow, where now are your auspices? why did you not hasten to warn your companion, as you swore you would, that no such evil might befall me?\" The crow made answer: \"It is not my art that deserves to be blamed; but the purposes of double-tongued people are so deceiving, who say one thing and do another.\"", "moral1": "Those who disparage what they cannot perform, ought to apply this lesson to themselves. ", "moral2": "Friendship begins from giving to friends without expecting anything in return, and being attentive to their needs. ", "moral3": "Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire, when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. ", "moral4": "Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin. ", "moral5": "Those who impose upon the inexperienced by deceitful promises, fail not to cajole them by-and-bye with pretended reasons.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 213, "story": "Once on a time a partridge was sitting in a lofty tree. A fox came up, and began thus to speak: \"O partridge, how beautiful is your aspect! your beak transcends the coral; your thighs the brightness of purple. and then, if you were to sleep, how much more beauteous you would be.\" As soon as the silly bird had closed her eyes, that instant the fox seized the credulous thing. Suppliantly she uttered these words, mingled with loud cries: \"O fox, I beseech you, by the graceful dexterity of your exquisite skill, utter my name as before, and then you shall devour me.\" The fox, willing to speak, opened his mouth, and so the partridge escaped destruction. Then said the deluded fox: \"What need was there for me to speak?\" The partridge retorted: \"And what necessity was there for me to sleep, when my hour for sleep had not come?\"", "moral1": "The trickster is easily tricked. ", "moral2": "Children who cry to get what they want are missing out on a lot of great stuff. ", "moral3": "Be responsible. ", "moral4": "Those who disparage what they cannot perform, ought to apply this lesson to themselves. ", "moral5": "This is for those who speak when there is no occasion, and who sleep when it is requisite to be on the watch.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 214, "story": "A gnat having challenged a bull to a trial of strength, all the people came to see the combat. Then said the gnat: \"'tis enough that you have come to meet me in combat; for though little in my own idea, I am great in your judgment,\" And so saying, he took himself off on light wing through the air, and duped the multitude, and eluded the threats of the bull. Now if the bull had kept in mind his strength of neck, and had contemned an ignoble foe, the vapouring of the trifler would have been all in vain.", "moral1": "We never know how much time we have in our life so we should value each and every moment of life. Give time to what's important. Spend time with family and enjoy life while we can. ", "moral2": "Life is never easy. To maintain a perfect marriage is much harder. But we still have to believe in marriage, believe in true love. ", "moral3": "A mother's love and upbringing can help change the destiny of a child. ", "moral4": "The least of our enemies is often the most to be feared. Pride over a success should not throw us off our guard. ", "moral5": "He loses character who puts himself on a level with the undeserving.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 215, "story": "A steed, swelling with pride beneath his trappings, met an ass, and because the latter, wearied with his load, made room very slowly: \"Hardly,\" Said the horse, \"Can I restrain myself from kicking you severely.\" The ass held his peace, only appealing with his groans to the gods. The horse in a short space of time, broken-winded with running, is sent to the farm. There the ass espying him laden with dung, thus jeered him: \"Where are your former trappings, vain boaster, who have now fallen into the misery which you treated with such contempt?\"", "moral1": "The best way to strengthen your will and do difficult things is by doing them straight away, without thinking about the time or effort they will take. ", "moral2": "Evil or destruction is easy. It is fast and frequently dramatic but goodness is tenacious. It grows out of the humble, persistent efforts of individuals  who are determined to bring beauty and care taking to the people that they touch and the communities in which they live. ", "moral3": "In unity is strength. ", "moral4": "Good sense of humor and smiling are the best ingredients to cope with adversity. ", "moral5": "Let not the fortunate man, unmindful of the uncertainty of fortune, despise the lowly one, seeing that he knows not what he may come to himself.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 216, "story": "An ape asked a fox to spare him some part of her exceeding length of tail, with which he might be enabled to cover his most unseemly hinder parts. \"For of what use,\" Said he, \"Is a tail of such extraordinary length? for what purpose do you drag such a vast weight along the ground?\" The fox answered: \"Even if it were longer, and much bulkier, I would rather drag it along the ground and through mud and thorns, than give you a part; that you might not appear more comely through what covers me.\"", "moral1": "Greedy and rich man, this fable has a lesson for you, who, though you have a superabundance, still give nothing to the poor. ", "moral2": "When you snoop, you may hear something you don't want to hear. ", "moral3": "How genius is often wasted through misfortune. ", "moral4": "Familiarity breeds contempt. Acquaintance with evil blinds us to its dangers. ", "moral5": "Speak to people properly.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 217, "story": "A wolf, flying from the huntsman's close pursuit, was seen by a shepherd, who noticed which way he fled, and in what spot he concealed himself. \"Herdsman,\" Said the terrified fugitive, \"By all your hopes, do not, I do adjure you by the great gods, betray an innocent being, who has done you no injury.\"\"Don't fear,\" The shepherd replied; \"I'll point in another direction.\" Soon after, the huntsman comes up in haste: \"Shepherd, have you not seen a wolf come this way? which way did he run?\" The shepherd replied, in a loud voice: \"He certainly did come, but he fled to the left,\" But he secretly motioned with his eyes towards the right. The other did not understand him, and went on in haste. Then said the shepherd to the wolf: \"What thanks will you give me for having concealed you?\" \"To your tongue, I give especial ones,\" Said the wolf, \"But on your deceitful eyes I pray that the darkness of eternal night may fall.\"", "moral1": "Do not get greedy. Be happy and content with what you have. ", "moral2": "Shouting is damaging to the family environment; you can achieve much more through a little calm. ", "moral3": "Take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves. ", "moral4": "He who, courteous in his words, conceals deceit in his heart, may understand that he is himself described in this fable. ", "moral5": "Notoriety is not fame.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 218, "story": "A liar and a truthful man, while travelling together, chanced to come into the land of the apes. One of the number, who had made himself king, seeing them, ordered them to be detained, that he might learn what men said of him, and at the same time he ordered all the apes to stand in lengthened array on the right and left; and that a throne should be placed for himself, as he had formerly seen was the practice with the kings among men. After this he questions the men so ordered to be brought before him: \"What do you think of me, strangers?\" \"You seem to be a most mighty king,\" The liar replied. \"What of these whom you see now about me?\" \"These are ministers, these are lieutenants, and leaders of troops.\" The ape thus lyingly praised, together with his crew, orders a present to be given to the flatterer. On this the truth-teller remarked to himself: \"If so great the reward for lying, with what gifts shall I not be presented, if, according to my custom, I tell the truth?\" The ape then turns to the truthful man: \"And 467 what do you think of me and those whom you see standing before me?\" He made answer: \"You are a genuine ape, and all these are apes, who are like you.\" The king, enraged, ordered him to be torn with teeth and claws, because he had told the truth.", "moral1": "You can do everything better when you practice with effort and joy. ", "moral2": "A courtly lie is praised by the wicked; plain-spoken truth brings destruction on the good. ", "moral3": "Love your neighbors. ", "moral4": "Thoughtless imitation will end in danger. ", "moral5": "Humility and generosity can help to achieve a lot, more than those who set conditions to do the same task.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 219, "story": "A man was disputing with a lion which was the stronger of the two, and while they were seeking evidence on the matter in dispute, they came at last to a sepulchre, on which the human disputant pointed out a lion, depicted with his jaws rent asunder by a man-a striking proof of superior strength. The lion made answer: \"This was painted by a human hand; if lions knew how to paint, you would see the man undermost. but I will give a more convincing proof of our valour.\" He accordingly led the man to some games, where, calling his attention to men slain in reality by lions, he said: \"There is no need of the testimony of pictures here; real valour is shown by deeds.\"", "moral1": "It is foolish to shape or  change the world, let's shape ourselves first.. Let us change our vision and the world will appear accordingly. ", "moral2": "Never be over confident of the things you can do. ", "moral3": "Generosity can often be rewarded in the most unexpected and impressive ways. ", "moral4": "This fable teaches that liars use colouring in vain, when a sure test is produced. ", "moral5": "God helps those who help themselves.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 220, "story": "A crow, sitting at her ease upon a sheep's back, pecked her with her beak. After she had done this for a long time, the sheep, so patient under injury, remarked: \"If you had offered this affront to the dog, you could not have endured his barking.\" But the crow thus answered the sheep: \"I never sit on the neck of one so strong, as I know whom I may provoke; my years having taught me cunning, I am civil to the robust, but insolent to the defenceless. of such a nature have the gods thought fit to create me.\"", "moral1": "To achieve anything worthy in life one needs attitude and will. Skills and techniques can be learned, can be taught but not will. We need to work toward our goal with full determination to succeed. ", "moral2": "There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach. ", "moral3": "This fable was written for those base persons who oppress the innocent, and fear to annoy the bold. ", "moral4": "When we attach ourselves to purely material things we are only making ourselves poorer, even though we may have more things. ", "moral5": "Evil or destruction is easy. It is fast and frequently dramatic but goodness is tenacious. It grows out of the humble, persistent efforts of individuals  who are determined to bring beauty and care taking to the people that they touch and the communities in which they live.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 221, "story": "In winter time, an ant was dragging forth from her hole, and drying, the grains which, in her foresight, she had collected during the summer. A grasshopper, being hungry, begged her to give him something: the ant replied: \"What were you doing in summer?\" The other said: \"I had not leisure to think of the future: I was wandering through hedges and meadows, singing away.\" The ant laughing, and carrying back the grains, said: \"Very well, you who were singing away in the summer, dance in the winter.\"", "moral1": "Sometimes we are about to achieve our goals, but give up through lack of perseverance and patience. ", "moral2": "Don't give up. ", "moral3": "Everything has its own value. ", "moral4": "We can also learn from our mistakes. ", "moral5": "Let the sluggard always labour at the proper time, lest when he has nothing, he beg in vain.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 222, "story": "In the house of a certain poor man, a serpent was always in the habit of coming to his table, and being fed there plentifully upon the crumbs. Shortly after, the man becoming rich, he began to be angry with the serpent, and wounded him with an axe. After the lapse of some time he returned to his former poverty. When he saw that like the varying lot of the serpent, his own fortunes also changed, he coaxingly begged him to pardon the offence. Then said the serpent to him: \"You will repent of your wickedness until my wound is healed; don't suppose, however, that I take you henceforth with implicit confidence to be my friend. still, I could wish to be reconciled with you, if only I could never recall to mind the perfidious axe.\"", "moral1": "Children who at first seem strange often turn out to be very special. We should help them to find their own individual talents. ", "moral2": "Shouts and threats are not the best way to make friends, nor to get what you want. ", "moral3": "Many times in life situation come when we drop, crumple and get dirt by making wrong decisions. We fell like worthless but no matter what happens, you will never lose you value. ", "moral4": "He deserves to be suspected, who has once done an injury; and an intimacy with him is always to be renewed with caution. ", "moral5": "Good manners so facilitate communication with others that they allow you to get much more than by using authority.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 223, "story": "One wintry day a woodman was tramping home from his work whenhe saw something black lying on the snow. When he came closer hesaw it was a serpent to all appearance dead. But he took it upand put it in his bosom1 to warm while he hurried home. As soon ashe got indoors he put the serpent down on the hearth2 before thefire. The children watched it and saw it slowly come to lifeagain. Then one of them stooped down to stroke it, but thcserpent raised its head and put out its fangs3 and was about tosting the child to death. So the woodman seized his axe4, and withone stroke cut the serpent in two. \"Ah,\" Said he,", "moral1": "To achieve anything worthy in life one needs attitude and will. Skills and techniques can be learned, can be taught but not will. We need to work toward our goal with full determination to succeed. ", "moral2": "There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach. ", "moral3": "Appearances are deceptive3. ", "moral4": "The gods help them that help themselves. ", "moral5": "No gratitude5 from the wicked.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 224, "story": "A wolf found great difficulty in getting at the sheep owing tothe vigilance of the shepherd and his dogs. But one day it foundthe skin of a sheep that had been flayed1 and thrown aside, so itput it on over its own pelt2 and strolled down among the sheep. The lamb that belonged to the sheep, whose skin the wolf waswearing, began to follow the wolf in the sheep's clothing; so,leading the lamb a little apart, he soon made a meal off her, andfor some time he succeeded in deceiving the sheep, and enjoyinghearty meals.", "moral1": "Appearances are deceptive3. ", "moral2": "When we ask from god we may ask for little but when god give, he gives us way more than expectations and much more than we can think of for ourselves. ", "moral3": "We should focus more on what we have than what we don't, as senseless ambition can lead to us losing everything. ", "moral4": "Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you feel it, you can't help but move to it. ", "moral5": "We all are gifted with energy to find success in our life but fail to gather a courage which is required to reach heights of success and end up clinging to things that are familiar to us.  we need to free ourselves from our comfort zone to explore new opportunities and find success beyond our capacity.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 225, "story": "Once upon a time a wolf was lapping at a spring on a hillside,when, looking up, what should he see but a lamb just beginning todrink a little lower down. \"There's my supper,\" Thought he, \"Ifonly I can find some excuse to seize it.\" Then he called out tothe lamb, \"How dare you muddle1 the water from which I amdrinking?\" \"Nay2, master, nay,\" Said lambikin; \"If the water be muddy upthere, I cannot be the cause of it, for it runs down from you tome.\" \"Well, then,\" Said the wolf, \"Why did you call me bad namesthis time last year?\" \"That cannot be,\" Said the lamb; \"I am only six months old.\" \"I don't care,\" Snarled3 the wolf; \"If it was not you it wasyour father;\" And with that he rushed upon the poor little lamband. Warra warra warra warra warra. Ate her all up. But before she died she gasped4 out", "moral1": "Any excuse will serve a tyrant. ", "moral2": "Selfishness and greed have negative and unexpected consequences. ", "moral3": "Some people are worth taking risk and always value feelings of friends and family and be there. Even a small act can be reason for someone smile. ", "moral4": "In our life, there many time when we keep clinging to things that keep us stuck. We should learn to let go so that we can move forward in life. ", "moral5": "Most of the fears will be imaginary. Every problem has a solution. When our mind is clouded with fear we cannot act rationally and wisely.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 226, "story": "A wolf coming out of a field of oats met a horse and thusaddressed him: \"I would advise you to go into that field. it isfull of fine oats, which I have left untouched for you, as youare a friend whom I would love to hear enjoying good eating.\" Thehorse replied, \"If oats had been the food of wolves, you wouldnever have indulged your ears at the cost of your belly1.\"", "moral1": "A kindness is never wasted. ", "moral2": "A fine coat is not always an indication of an attractive mind. ", "moral3": "It's never to late to start on path of goodness and righteousness. ", "moral4": "Service without humility is selfishness and egotism. ", "moral5": "Men of evil reputation, when they perform a good deed, fail to get credit for it.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 227, "story": "A kid was perched up on the top of a house, and looking downsaw a wolf passing under him. Immediately he began to revile1 andattack his enemy. \"Murderer and thief,\" He cried, \"What do youhere near honest folks' houses? how dare you make an appearancewhere your vile2 deeds are known?\" \"Curse away, my young friend,\" Said the wolf.", "moral1": "Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten. ", "moral2": "Never trust your enemy. ", "moral3": "You should be careful about whom you help. ", "moral4": "It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. ", "moral5": "Better no rule than cruel rule.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 228, "story": "A vixen who was taking her babies out for an airing one balmymorning, came across a lioness, with her cub1 in arms. \"Why suchairs, haughty2 dame3, over one solitary4 cub?\" Sneered5 the vixen. \"Lookat my healthy and numerous litter here, and imagine, if you areable, how a proud mother should feel.\" The lioness gave her asquelching look, and lifting up her nose, walked away, sayingcalmly, \"Yes, just look at that beautiful collection. what are they?foxes! I've only one, but remember, that one is a lion.\"", "moral1": "Plodding3 wins the race. ", "moral2": "Good sense of humor and smiling are the best ingredients to cope with adversity. ", "moral3": "Being satisfied with what we are and what we have is the key to happiness. Wanting to be most powerful and feeling of being unsatisfied have no end. ", "moral4": "Quality is better than quantity. ", "moral5": "So your whole knowledge is just because you were not starved. Because you were taken care of, your body was nourished, it was easy for you to talk about great philosophy. Now is the real question. Now bring your knowledge. . !", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 229, "story": "Jupiter announced that he intended to appoint a king over the birds,and named a day on which they were to appear before his throne, whenhe would select the most beautiful of them all to be their ruler. Wishing to look their best on the occasion they repaired to thebanks of a stream, where they busied themselves in washing andpreening their feathers. The jackdaw was there along with the rest,and realized that, with his ugly plumage, he would have no chance ofbeing chosen as he was: so he waited till they were all gone, and thenpicked up the most gaudy1 of the feathers they had dropped, andfastened them about his own body, with the result that he looked gayerthan any of them. When the appointed day came, the birds assembledbefore jupiter's throne. After passing them in review, he was about tomake the jackdaw king, when all the rest set upon the king-select,stripped him of his borrowed plumes2, and exposed him for the jackdawthat he was.", "moral1": "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. ", "moral2": "We are often not so eager for what we seek, after we have found it. Do not foolishly ask for things that would bring ruin if they were granted. ", "moral3": "We should try to take eyes off from our problems and enjoy each one of your blessings, each moment that life gives you.. Be happy and live life positively. . ", "moral4": "We should not judge anything by appearance. Thing that is despised often proves to be more valuable and useful in times of danger. ", "moral5": "A story to encourage an appreciation of music in the youngest children.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 230, "story": "Two pots had been left on the bank of a river, one of brass1,and one of earthenware2. When the tide rose they both floated offdown the stream. Now the earthenware pot tried its best to keepaloof from the brass one, which cried out: \"Fear nothing, friend,I will not strike you.\" \"But I may come in contact with you,\" Said the other, \"If icome too close; and whether I hit you, or you hit me, I shallsuffer for it.\"", "moral1": "The strong and the weak cannot keep company. ", "moral2": "The satisfaction of working together in friendship is much greater than the minor inconveniences it brings. ", "moral3": "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. ", "moral4": "We all have reasons for behaving as we do. It is better to be understanding and try to bring out the good that we all have in ourselves, rather than be judgemental and condemnatory. ", "moral5": "Pride goes before a fall.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 231, "story": "A river carried down in its stream two pots, one made ofearthenware and the other of brass1. The earthen pot said to thebrass pot, \"Pray keep at a distance and do not come near me, forif you touch me ever so slightly, I shall be broken in pieces,and besides, I by no means2 wish to come near you.\"", "moral1": "We should not disrespect and discriminate people on basis of caste, class or race. ", "moral2": "Equals make the best friends. ", "moral3": "Many of our natural shortfalls can be replaced by a positive attitude and perseverance. ", "moral4": "Teaching someone how to do something small can have a great reward. ", "moral5": "A story to encourage an appreciation of music in the youngest children.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 232, "story": "Two fellows were travelling together through a wood, when abear rushed out upon them. One of the travellers happened to bein front, and he seized hold of the branch of a tree, and hidhimself among the leaves. The other, seeing no help for it, threwhimself flat down upon the ground, with his face in the dust. Thebear, coming up to him, put his muzzle1 close to his ear, andsniffed2 and sniffed. But at last with a growl3 he shook his headand slouched off, for bears will not touch dead meat. Then thefellow in the tree came down to his comrade, and, laughing, said\"What was it that master bruin whispered to you?\" \"He told me,\" Said the other,", "moral1": "Never trust a friend who deserts you at a pinch. ", "moral2": "A mother's love and upbringing can help change the destiny of a child. ", "moral3": "The safeguards of virtue2 are hateful to those with evil intentions. ", "moral4": "In yielding the rights of others, we may endanger our own. ", "moral5": "Good manners help us live together in a pleasant atmosphere.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 233, "story": "One fine day two crabs1 came out from their home to take astroll on the sand. \"Child,\" Said the mother, \"You are walkingvery ungracefully. you should accustom2 yourself, to walkingstraight forward without twisting from side to side.\" \"Pray, mother,\" Said the young one, \"Do but set the exampleyourself, and I will follow you.\"", "moral1": "It's never to late to start on path of goodness and righteousness. ", "moral2": "Work is worship. We should work hard for better future. ", "moral3": "A brave attitude is one of the best remedies for abuse and harassment. ", "moral4": "Example is the best precept3. ", "moral5": "You can do everything better when you practice with effort and joy.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 234, "story": "Some thieves broke into a house and found nothing but a cock,whom they stole, and got off as fast as they could. Uponarriving at home they prepared to kill the cock, who thus pleadedfor his life: \"Pray spare me; I am very serviceable to men. iwake them up in the night to their work.\" \"That is the veryreason why we must the more kill you,\" They replied; \"For whenyou wake your neighbors, you entirely1 put an end to ourbusiness.\"", "moral1": "The safeguards of virtue2 are hateful to those with evil intentions. ", "moral2": "Nobody believes those who have dual word. ", "moral3": "Inappropriate verbal usage would cause permanent marks than physical damage.. !! So, let our words be kind and sweet. ", "moral4": "We should never give up learning. Nor should we ever think we know everything. ", "moral5": "One man cannot fight a battle. But team can. Team work helps in achieving our goals.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 235, "story": "It happened that a countryman was sowing some hemp1 seeds in afield where a swallow and some other birds were hopping2 aboutpicking up their food. \"Beware of that man,\" Quoth the swallow. \"Why, what is he doing?\" Said the others. \"That is hemp seed heis sowing; be careful to pick up every one of the seeds, or elseyou will repent3 it.\" The birds paid no heed4 to the swallow'swords, and by and by the hemp grew up and was made into cord, andof the cords nets were made, and many a bird that had despised theswallow's advice was caught in nets made out of that very hemp. \"What did I tell you?\" Said the swallow.", "moral1": "We need to help each other. ", "moral2": "True friend is the one who always supports and stands by you in any situation. ", "moral3": "We should not judge other's. We should just be good and look for good in other's and devote our life to god with true heart. ", "moral4": "Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin. ", "moral5": "He winds up friendless who plays both sides against the middle.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 236, "story": "The swallow and the crow had a contention1 about their plumage. The crow put an end to the dispute by saying, \"Your feathers areall very well in the spring, but mine protect me against thewinter.\"", "moral1": "The ancients devised such a portraiture of time, to signify that slothful delay should not hinder the execution of our purposes. ", "moral2": "Don't brag. ", "moral3": "Fair weather friends are not worth much. ", "moral4": "You cannot escape your fate. ", "moral5": "Love can tame the wildest.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 237, "story": "A stag overpowered by heat came to a spring to drink. Seeing hisown shadow reflected in the water, he greatly admired the sizeand variety of his horns, but felt angry with himself for havingsuch slender and weak feet. While he was thus contemplatinghimself, a lion appeared at the pool and crouched1 to spring uponhim. The stag immediately took to flight, and exerting hisutmost speed, as long as the plain was smooth and open kepthimself easily at a safe distance from the lion. But entering awood he became entangled2 by his horns, and the lion quickly cameup to him and caught him. When too late, he thus reproachedhimself: \"Woe3 is me! how I have deceived myself! these feet whichwould have saved me I despised, and I gloried in these antlerswhich have proved my destruction.\"", "moral1": "We should not follow everything blindly. In past traditions and rules were set according to their present need but with time conditions change and we should try learn meaning behind such policies or traditions and change if needed. ", "moral2": "Don't judge a book by its cover. ", "moral3": "We should love and respect our family. Happiness of giving is much greater than taking. ", "moral4": "Not everyone around us is a real friend. True friends take care of us. ", "moral5": "What is most truly valuable is often underrated.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 238, "story": "Having received an order for twenty yards of silk from princesslioness, the silkworm sat down at her loom1 and worked away withzeal. A spider soon came around and asked to hire a web-room nearby. The silkworm acceded2, and the spider commenced her task and workedso rapidly that in a short time the web was finished. \"Just look atit,\" She said, \"And see how grand and delicate it is. you cannot butacknowledge that I'm a much better worker than you. see how quicklyi perform my labors3.\" \"Yes,\" Answered the silkworm, \"But hush4 up,for you bother me. your labors are designed only as base traps, andare destroyed whenever they are seen, and brushed away as uselessdirt; while mine are stored away, as ornaments5 of royalty6.\"", "moral1": "Never be who you're are not. ", "moral2": "Counsel without help is useless. ", "moral3": "True art is thoughtful, delights and endures. ", "moral4": "It is better to be practical than learned. ", "moral5": "Being tidy and organised has more advantages than might be obvious.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 239, "story": "A lion had come to the end of his days and lay sick unto deathat the mouth of his cave, gasping1 for breath. The animals, hissubjects, came round him and drew nearer as he grew more and morehelpless. When they saw him on the point of death they thought tothemselves: \"Now is the time to pay off old grudges2.\" So the boarcame up and drove at him with his tusks3; then a bull gored4 himwith his horns; still the lion lay helpless before them: so theass, feeling quite safe from danger, came up, and turning his tailto the lion kicked up his heels into his face. \"This is a doubledeath,\" Growled5 the lion.", "moral1": "When facing problem, one must stay calm and find a way. One must take responsibility to overcome problems. Blaming other does not work to survive. ", "moral2": "Only cowards insult dying majesty6. ", "moral3": "Example is more powerful than precept4. ", "moral4": "Never give up. ", "moral5": "Wise men can unveil wickedness.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 240, "story": "A scorpion1 befriended a ladybug who became a loyal companionto him. A time came when she struggled to cross a challengingand dangerous river, and so the scorpion offered to take herto the other side on his back. He had come to care for herand promised he would never harm her. But, safely across theriver, he allowed his tail to dip upon her with its venomoussting. As she lay in greatest pain, she said, \"… but, youpromised… why?\" He shrugged2 and said, sadly, \"Because it ismy nature.\"", "moral1": "Do not try to ape your betters. ", "moral2": "Tidying up your things is not just piling them all up together. It requires time and organisation to avoid future problems. ", "moral3": "Always be kind to people because you never know, when and how one can be of help to you in your time of need. ", "moral4": "Take warning from the misfortunes of others. ", "moral5": "Regardless of our wishes, or even our intent, it is to our nature alone that we will be faithful.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 241, "story": "A rose and an amaranth blossomed side by side in a garden, and theamaranth said to her neighbor, \"How I envy you your beauty and yoursweet scent1! no wonder you are such a universal favorite.\" But therose replied with a shade of sadness in her voice, \"Ah, my dearfriend, I bloom but for a time: my petals2 soon wither3 and fall, andthen I die. but your flowers never fade, even if they are cut; forthey are everlasting4.\"", "moral1": "Behavior that is regarded as agreeable in one is very rude and impertinent in another. Do not try to gain favor by acting in a way that is contrary to your own nature and character. ", "moral2": "A fun story to try to impress upon young children the importance of getting dressed quickly and properly. ", "moral3": "Greatness carries its own penalties. ", "moral4": "Gratitude and greed go not together. ", "moral5": "Two ideas. That wars and battles are not romantic, and that we can all do something to bring about peace.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 242, "story": "A peacock spreading its gorgeous tail mocked a crane that passedby, ridiculing1 the ashen2 hue3 of its plumage and saying, \"I amrobed, like a king, in gold and purple and all the colors of therainbow; while you have not a bit of color on your wings.\"\"True,\" Replied the crane; \"But I soar to the heights of heavenand lift up my voice to the stars, while you walk below, like acock, among the birds of the dunghill.\"", "moral1": "Evil deed results in bad things and your wise thinking can help you get out of situation. So be wise and do good. ", "moral2": "To reach a solution, the first step is to believe that there is a solution. If we think that there is no solution, we won't be able to reach any. ", "moral3": "Fine feathers don't make fine birds. ", "moral4": "A lying prince finds his lies finally backfiring on him. ", "moral5": "Equals make the best friends.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 243, "story": "A peacock once placed a petition before juno desiring to havethe voice of a nightingale in addition to his other attractions;but juno refused his request. When he persisted, and pointed1 outthat he was her favourite bird, she said:", "moral1": "Cunning often outwits itself. ", "moral2": "To achieve anything worthy in life one needs attitude and will. Skills and techniques can be learned, can be taught but not will. We need to work toward our goal with full determination to succeed. ", "moral3": "Life is like coffee and all the things like job, money, position in society are like cups. Job, money is not something which define our life or change the quality of life we live but still we concentrate only on that and fail to enjoy life given to us by god. ", "moral4": "Be content with your lot;one cannot be first in everything. ", "moral5": "Whenever a people is reduced to the last extremity, the high position of its chiefs is in danger; the humble commonalty easily finds safety in obscurity.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 244, "story": "The oxen once upon a time sought to destroy the butchers, whopracticed a trade destructive to their race. They assembled on acertain day to carry out their purpose, and sharpened their hornsfor the contest. But one of them who was exceedingly old thus spoke: \"These butchers, it istrue, slaughter1 us, but they do so with skillful hands, and withno unnecessary pain. if we get rid of them, we shall fall intothe hands of unskillful operators, and thus suffer a doubledeath: for you may be assured, that though all the butchersshould perish, yet will men never want beef.\"", "moral1": "Behind the rules laid out by those who love us lies a desire to help us and protect us, even though it might not seem so to us. ", "moral2": "What some highly trained people cannot achieve due to giving up too soon, can be achieved by less trained people who apply persistent effort. ", "moral3": "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. ", "moral4": "Do not be in a hurry to change one evil for another. ", "moral5": "The least of our enemies is often the most to be feared. Pride over a success should not throw us off our guard.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 245, "story": "A heavy wagon1 was being dragged along a country lane by a team ofoxen. The axle-trees groaned2 and creaked terribly; whereupon theoxen, turning round, thus addressed the wheels: \"Hullo there! whydo you make so much noise? we bear all the labor3, and we, notyou, ought to cry out.\"", "moral1": "A beautiful dream journey to a land of fairies. ", "moral2": "We cannot expect any one to share our misfortunes unless we are willing to share our good fortune also. ", "moral3": "Those who suffer most cry out the least. ", "moral4": "Always be kind to people because you never know, when and how one can be of help to you in your time of need. ", "moral5": "God helps those who help themselves.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 246, "story": "One day the countrymen noticed that the mountains were inlabour; smoke came out of their summits, the earth was quaking attheir feet, trees were crashing, and huge rocks were tumbling. They felt sure that something horrible was going to happen. Theyall gathered together in one place to see what terrible thing thiscould be. They waited and they waited, but nothing came. At lastthere was a still more violent earthquake, and a huge gap appearedin the side of the mountains. They all fell down upon their kneesand waited. At last, and at last, a teeny, tiny mouse poked1 itslittle head and bristles2 out of the gap and came running downtowards them, and ever after they used to say:", "moral1": "Might makes right. ", "moral2": "Men often applaud an imitation and hiss7 the real thing. ", "moral3": "Much outcry, little outcome. ", "moral4": "When you argue don't let your heart get distant. Don't say words that create even more distance or else one day there will be so much distance that you will not be able to find path to return to. ", "moral5": "We never know what is there in future, what would come next moment. We should not leave things on tomorrow.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 247, "story": "A mountain was once greatly agitated1. Loud groans2 and noiseswere heard, and crowds of people came from all parts to see whatwas the matter. While they were assembled in anxious expectationof some terrible calamity3, out came a mouse.", "moral1": "We can also learn from our mistakes. ", "moral2": "The 7 wonders are - to be able to see, to be able to hear, to be able to feel, to laugh, to think, to be kind, to love! ", "moral3": "We should focus more on what we have than what we don't, as senseless ambition can lead to us losing everything. ", "moral4": "We often get so carried away by the materialism of modern life, that we lose sight of the most important things: the things which bring happiness. ", "moral5": "Don't make much ado about nothing.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 248, "story": "Once upon a time there was a miser1 who used to hide his goldat the foot of a tree in his garden; but every week he used to goand dig it up and gloat over his gains. A robber2, who had noticedthis, went and dug up the gold and decamped with it. When themiser next came to gloat over his treasures, he found nothing butthe empty hole. He tore his hair, and raised such an outcry thatall the neighbours came around him, and he told them how he usedto come and visit his gold. \"Did you ever take any of it out?\"Asked one of them. \"Nay,\" Said he, \"I only came to look at it.\" \"Then come again and look at the hole,\" Said a neighbour; \"Itwill do you just as much good.\"", "moral1": "It is better to be practical than learned. ", "moral2": "Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool. ", "moral3": "We could create something new and unique even when we experienced adversity. ", "moral4": "Wealth unused might as well not exist. ", "moral5": "Don't bully anyone. Ever!", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 249, "story": "A woodman was felling a tree on the bank of a river, when his axe1,glancing off the trunk, flew out of his hands and fell into the water. As he stood by the water's edge lamenting2 his loss, mercury appearedand asked him the reason for his grief. On learning what had happened,out of pity for his distress3, mercury dived into the river and,bringing up a golden axe, asked him if that was the one he had lost. The woodman replied that it was not, and mercury then dived a secondtime, and, bringing up a silver axe, asked if that was his. \"No,that is not mine either,\" Said the woodman. Once more mercury divedinto the river, and brought up the missing axe. The woodman wasoverjoyed at recovering his property, and thanked his benefactorwarmly; and the latter was so pleased with his honesty that he madehim a present of the other two axes. When the woodman told the storyto his companions, one of these was filled with envy of his goodfortune and determined4 to try his luck for himself. So he went andbegan to fell a tree at the edge of the river, and presently contrivedto let his axe drop into the water. Mercury appeared as before, and,on learning that his axe had fallen in, he dived and brought up agolden axe, as he had done on the previous occasion. Without waitingto be asked whether it was his or not, the fellow cried, \"That's mine,that's mine,\" And stretched out his hand eagerly for the prize: butmercury was so disgusted at his dishonesty that he not only declinedto give him the golden axe, but also refused to recover for him theone he had let fall into the stream.", "moral1": "When patience is necessary, impatience can drive us to make bad decisions. ", "moral2": "Everyone has capability. One just need to believe in it and follow a disciplined way to utilize that capability fully. ", "moral3": "Honesty is the best policy. ", "moral4": "It is easy to propose impossible remedies. ", "moral5": "Bossy does not get you anywhere.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 250, "story": "The weasels and the mice waged a perpetual war with each other,in which much blood was shed. The weasels were always thevictors. The mice thought that the cause of their frequentdefeats was that they had no leaders set apart from the generalarmy to command them, and that they were exposed to dangers fromlack of discipline. They therefore chose as leaders mice thatwere most renowned1 for their family descent, strength, andcounsel, as well as those most noted2 for their courage in thefight, so that they might be better marshaled in battle array andformed into troops, regiments3, and battalions4. When all this wasdone, and the army disciplined, and the herald5 mouse had dulyproclaimed war by challenging the weasels, the newly chosengenerals bound their heads with straws, that they might be moreconspicuous to all their troops. Scarcely had the battle begun,when a great rout6 overwhelmed the mice, who scampered7 off as fastas they could to their holes. The generals, not being able toget in on account of the ornaments8 on their heads, were allcaptured and eaten by the weasels.", "moral1": "Even the low and humble achieve results when they work together. ", "moral2": "Second, many times in life we prejudge things we experience in life because they are not packaged as we expect them to be due to this we misunderstanding others. ", "moral3": "Similarly, there are many occasions in life where a little courage can make a big difference but just like that sheep, most of us sit in silence until trouble comes to our heads. Therefore, we should learn to show courage to tell truth at right time and fight against wrong happening around us. ", "moral4": "Vices are their own punishment. ", "moral5": "The more honor the more danger.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 251, "story": "A countryman's son by accident trod upon a serpent's tail,which turned and bit him so that he died. The father in a ragegot his axe1, and pursuing the serpent, cut off part of its tail. So the serpent in revenge began stinging several of the farmer'scattle and caused him severe loss. Well, the farmer thought itbest to make it up with the serpent, and brought food and honey tothe mouth of its lair2, and said to it: \"Let's forget and forgive;perhaps you were right to punish my son, and take vengeance3 on mycattle, but surely I was right in trying to revenge him; now thatwe are both satisfied why should not we be friends again?\" \"No, no,\" Said the serpent; \"Take away your gifts; you cannever forget the death of your son, nor I the loss of my tail.\"", "moral1": "If you love someone then don't hold back your feelings. Never hide your problems and feeling from the one who cares for you and love you. ", "moral2": "Just because you cannot see the good result of your labor doesn't mean that it bore no fruit. ", "moral3": "Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten. ", "moral4": "A tender story about feelings and the heart's desires. ", "moral5": " always be honest.  honesty is always rewarded.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 252, "story": "A little boy wearied with a long journey, lay down overcome withfatigue on the very brink1 of a deep well. Being within an inch offalling into the water, dame2 fortune, it is said, appeared to him, andwaking him from his slumber3, thus addressed him: \"Little boy, praywake up: for had you fallen into the well, the blame will be thrown onme, and I shall get an ill name among mortals; for I find that men aresure to blame their calamities4 to me, however much by their ownfolly they have really brought them on themselves.\"", "moral1": "Thus did the sagacity of one man find out what had baffled the superficial enquiries of many. ", "moral2": "This is what god do.. God can change any situation.. In a moment he make king the beggar and servant the emperor. ", "moral3": "Every one is more or less master of his own fate. ", "moral4": "Let us try not to have expectations from others, be happy with what we have and make others happy too. ", "moral5": "Only cowards insult dying majesty6.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 253, "story": "A man and a lion were discussing the relative strength of menand lions in general. The man contended1 that he and his fellowswere stronger than lions by reason of their greater intelligence. \"Come now with me,\" He cried, \"And I will soon prove that I amright.\" So he took him into the public gardens and showed him astatue of hercules overcoming the lion and tearing his mouth intwo. \"That is all very well,\" Said the lion, \"But proves nothing,for it was a man who made the statue.\"", "moral1": "Friendship begins from giving to friends without expecting anything in return, and being attentive to their needs. ", "moral2": "We can also learn from our mistakes. ", "moral3": "Two sureties are better than one. ", "moral4": "Diligence helps you prepare for the future. ", "moral5": "We can easily represent things as we wish them to be.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 254, "story": "The lion once gave out that he was sick unto death andsummoned the animals to come and hear his last will and testament1. So the goat came to the lion's cave, and stopped there listeningfor a long time. Then a sheep went in, and before she came out acalf came up to receive the last wishes of the lord2 of the beasts. But soon the lion seemed to recover, and came to the mouth of hiscave, and saw the fox, who had been waiting outside for some time. \"Why do you not come to pay your respects to me?\" Said the lion tothe fox. \"I beg your majesty's pardon,\" Said the fox, \"But I noticedthe track3 of the animals that have already come to you; and whilei see many hoof-marks going in, I see none coming out. till theanimals that have entered your cave come out again I prefer toremain in the open air.\"", "moral1": "It is easier to get into the enemy's toils4 than out again. ", "moral2": "Sport is just a game. It should not arouse feelings of aggression and anger. ", "moral3": "If we learn to be satisfied with what we have then we can always be happy and content. ", "moral4": "Being satisfied with what we are and what we have is the key to happiness. Wanting to be most powerful and feeling of being unsatisfied have no end. ", "moral5": "Boast of one thing and you will be found lacking in that and a few other things as well.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 255, "story": "A lion and a bear seized a kid at the same moment, and foughtfiercely for its possession. When they had fearfully laceratedeach other and were faint from the long combat, they lay downexhausted with fatigue1. A fox, who had gone round them at adistance several times, saw them both stretched on the groundwith the kid lying untouched in the middle. He ran in betweenthem, and seizing the kid scampered2 off as fast as he could. Thelion and the bear saw him, but not being able to get up, said,\"Woe be to us, that we should have fought and belabored3 ourselvesonly to serve the turn of a fox.\"", "moral1": "The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out. ", "moral2": "In our life new challenges keeps us active. If you steadily win challenges, you are happy. These challenges keeps you energized. ", "moral3": "We should live in harmony and not distrub others. ", "moral4": "It sometimes happens that one man has all the toil4, and another all the profit. ", "moral5": "Always think twice before trusting someone. It's good to make friends but one should not just blindly trust someone.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 256, "story": "A lion once fell in love with a beautiful maiden1 and proposedmarriage to her parents. The old people did not know what to say. They did not like to give their daughter to the lion, yet they didnot wish to enrage2 the king of beasts. At last the father said:\"We feel highly honoured by your majesty3's proposal, but you seeour daughter is a tender young thing, and we fear that in thevehemence of your affection you might possibly do her some injury.might I venture to suggest that your majesty should have yourclaws removed, and your teeth extracted, then we would gladlyconsider your proposal again.\" The lion was so much in love thathe had his claws trimmed and his big teeth taken out. But when hecame again to the parents of the young girl they simply laughed inhis face, and bade him do his worst.", "moral1": "Everyone has capability. One just need to believe in it and follow a disciplined way to utilize that capability fully. ", "moral2": "Love can tame the wildest. ", "moral3": "We should give everyone with a disability a chance to show their good qualities. We should treat them as normally as possible. ", "moral4": "Cheating will hurt you! ", "moral5": "Intelligence and mindful thinking can help us to get out of difficult situation with ease.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 257, "story": "Three bulls for a long time pastured together. A lion lay inambush in the hope of making them his prey1, but was afraid toattack them while they kept together. Having at last by guilefulspeeches succeeded in separating them, he attacked them withoutfear as they fed alone, and feasted on them one by one at his ownleisure.", "moral1": "Union is strength. ", "moral2": "Be happy with what you have. ", "moral3": "The more honor the more danger. ", "moral4": "Do not promise to do something that you cannot do and do not to say something that you cannot be responsible for. ", "moral5": "He who, courteous in his words, conceals deceit in his heart, may understand that he is himself described in this fable.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 258, "story": "A jay venturing into a yard where peacocks used to walk, foundthere a number of feathers which had fallen from the peacocks whenthey were moulting. He tied them all to his tail and strutteddown towards the peacocks. When he came near them they soondiscovered the cheat, and striding up to him pecked at him andplucked away his borrowed plumes1. So the jay could do no betterthan go back to the other jays, who had watched his behaviour froma distance; but they were equally annoyed with him, and told him:", "moral1": "It is up to us to live in a sustainable world. ", "moral2": "If you are might, you are right. ", "moral3": "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. ", "moral4": "You don't achieve things by waiting for them to happen, but by actively working to bring about everything that would help these things to happen. ", "moral5": "Once a wolf, always a wolf.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 259, "story": "A huntsman, returning with his dogs from the field, fell in bychance with a fisherman who was bringing home a basket well ladenwith fish. The huntsman wished to have the fish, and their ownerexperienced an equal longing1 for the contents of the game-bag. They quickly agreed to exchange the produce of their day's sport. Each was so well pleased with his bargain that they made for sometime the same exchange day after day. Finally a neighbor said tothem, \"If you go on in this way, you will soon destroy byfrequent use the pleasure of your exchange, and each will againwish to retain the fruits of his own sport.\"", "moral1": "Yesterday I was recruiting you but today you are staff,! ! ", "moral2": "Abstain2 and enjoy. ", "moral3": "We should not only share our sorrows but also our happiness with our friends. ", "moral4": "Incentive spurs effort. ", "moral5": "Most fear is without foundation, and plays on what is unknown or different.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 260, "story": "A hunter, not very bold, was searching for the tracks of a lion. He asked a man felling oaks in the forest if he had seen anymarks of his footsteps or knew where his lair1 was. \"I will,\"Said the man, \"At once show you the lion himself.\" The hunter,turning very pale and chattering2 with his teeth from fear,replied, \"No, thank you. I did not ask that; it is his trackonly I am in search of, not the lion himself.\"", "moral1": "If we learn to support and care for each other, we can make our life heaven and live happily. Giving and sharing brings inner joy. ", "moral2": "We should not only share our sorrows but also our happiness with our friends. ", "moral3": "What we do in sport often makes great trouble for others. ", "moral4": "We should be greedy and should treat everyone nicely. ", "moral5": "The hero is brave in deeds as well as words.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 261, "story": "A quarrel had arisen between the horse and the stag, so thehorse came to a hunter to ask his help to take revenge on thestag. The hunter agreed, but said: \"If you desire to conquer thestag, you must permit me to place this piece of iron between yourjaws, so that I may guide you with these reins1, and allow thissaddle to be placed upon your back so that I may keep steady uponyou as we follow after the enemy.\" The horse agreed to theconditions, and the hunter soon saddled and bridled2 him. Thenwith the aid of the hunter the horse soon overcame the stag, andsaid to the hunter: \"Now, get off, and remove those things from mymouth and back.\" \"Not so fast, friend,\" Said the hunter. \"I have now got youunder bit and spur, and prefer to keep you as you are at present.\"", "moral1": "This is mind of sage - not choosing, not asking, not saying this should be and this should not be. Whatsoever happens, he accepts it in its totality. This acceptance gives him freedom, capacity to see. ", "moral2": "We should never give up learning. Nor should we ever think we know everything. ", "moral3": "If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs. ", "moral4": "Don't wait for bad habits to grow in you, drop them while you have control over it else they will get control you. ", "moral5": "The strong are apt to settle questions to their own advantage.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 262, "story": "A horse and an ass1 were travelling together, the horseprancing along in its fine trappings, the ass carrying withdifficulty the heavy weight in its panniers. \"I wish I were you,\"Sighed the ass; \"Nothing to do and well fed, and all that fineharness upon you.\" Next day, however, there was a great battle,and the horse was wounded to death in the final charge of the day. His friend, the ass, happened to pass by shortly afterwards andfound him on the point of death. \"I was wrong,\" Said the ass:", "moral1": "Try to watch your thoughts and see how they come and go. Stay in quietness, moment of peace will be brief at first but in time they will get longer. ", "moral2": "We all desire to have more and because of that we waste chance of enjoying what we already have.. In order to live a happy and healthy life, we should learn to be happy with what we have. . ", "moral3": "Better humble2 security than gilded3 danger. ", "moral4": "From this story we learn very deep meaning, that is: never in your life have the arrogance to say that you have achieved something. If you have achieved something, it is the divine will, it is the divine intervention that has always protected you, cleared your path and given you the right opportunities at the right time. ", "moral5": "Don't choose to hang out with popular girls over your best friend! If you did, I cannot believe who you chose to be!", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 263, "story": "A waggoner was once driving a heavy load along a very muddyway. At last he came to a part of the road where the wheels sankhalf-way into the mire1, and the more the horses pulled, the deepersank the wheels. So the waggoner threw down his whip, and kneltdown and prayed to hercules the strong. \"O hercules, help me inthis my hour of distress,\" Quoth he. But hercules appeared tohim, and said: \"Tut, man, don't sprawl2 there. get up and put your shoulderto the wheel.\"", "moral1": "Here is no such thing as a pious lie. When the truth is discovered, the accumulation of deception will multiply the pain experienced. ", "moral2": "Common sense is always worth more than cunning. ", "moral3": "The gods help them that help themselves. ", "moral4": "Take warning from the misfortunes of others. ", "moral5": "Never underestimate the weakest opponent.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 264, "story": "A hare was very popular with the other beasts who all claimedto be her friends. But one day she heard the hounds approachingand hoped to escape them by the aid of her many friends. So, shewent to the horse, and asked him to carry her away from the houndson his back. But he declined, stating that he had important workto do for his master. \"He felt sure,\" He said, \"That all herother friends would come to her assistance.\" She then applied1 tothe bull, and hoped that he would repel2 the hounds with his horns. The bull replied: \"I am very sorry, but I have an appointment witha lady; but I feel sure that our friend the goat will do what youwant.\" The goat, however, feared that his back might do her someharm if he took her upon it. The ram3, he felt sure, was theproper friend to apply to. So she went to the ram and told himthe case. The ram replied: \"Another time, my dear friend. I donot like to interfere4 on the present occasion, as hounds have beenknown to eat sheep as well as hares.\" The hare then applied, as alast hope, to the calf5, who regretted that he was unable to helpher, as he did not like to take the responsibility upon himself,as so many older persons than himself had declined the task. Bythis time the hounds were quite near, and the hare took to herheels and luckily escaped.", "moral1": "We are all gifted with energy to find a success in our life, but fail to gather a courage which is required to reach heights of success and end up clinging to the things that are familiar to us. We need to free ourselves from our comfort zone to explore new opportunities and find a success beyond our capacity. ", "moral2": "When life shovel all kind of dirt on you, trick is to not to get down by all the problems and take time to stop and think of way to solve it. ", "moral3": "He that has many friends, has no friends. ", "moral4": "If we see someone in need we should try to know their problem and find the best way to help them. ", "moral5": "Try to watch your thoughts and see how they come and go. Stay in quietness, moment of peace will be brief at first but in time they will get longer.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 265, "story": "The hares1 waged war with the eagles, and called upon the foxes tohelp them. They replied, \"We would willingly have helped you, ifwe had not known who you were, and with whom you were fighting.\"", "moral1": "Count the cost before you commit yourselves. ", "moral2": "Goodness consists mainly in helping others. ", "moral3": "The way to secure peace is to be prepared for war. They that are on their guard and appear ready to receive their adversaries, are in much less danger of being attacked, than the supine, secure and negligent. ", "moral4": "One should not be too suspicious unnecessarily because some times our negative thoughts becomes reason for our sickness. ", "moral5": "God has given us strength and capability to do our part. We should always learn to see things in positive way and see yourself in position to help others who need.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 266, "story": "The hare was once boasting of his speed before the otheranimals. \"I have never yet been beaten,\" Said he, \"When I putforth my full speed. I challenge any one here to race with me.\" The tortoise said quietly, \"I accept your challenge.\" \"That is a good joke,\" Said the hare; \"I could dance round youall the way.\" \"Keep your boasting till you've beaten,\" Answered thetortoise. \"Shall we race?\" So a course was fixed1 and a start was made. The hare dartedalmost out of sight at once, but soon stopped and, to show hiscontempt for the tortoise, lay down to have a nap. The tortoiseplodded2 on and plodded on, and when the hare awoke from his nap,he saw the tortoise just near the winning-post and could not runup in time to save the race. Then said the tortoise:", "moral1": "The gods help them that help themselves. ", "moral2": "One should not get arrogant and look down on others. ", "moral3": "Plodding3 wins the race. ", "moral4": "Every obstacle we face in our life has an opportunity! ", "moral5": "Whenever you face difficulty in life, trust in god. Don't lose hope and even if no one stands with you, god is always there for you, taking care of you.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 267, "story": "A hare one day ridiculed1 the short feet and slow pace of thetortoise, who replied, laughing: \"Though you be swift as thewind, I will beat you in a race.\" The hare, believing herassertion to be simply impossible, assented2 to the proposal; andthey agreed that the fox should choose the course and fix thegoal. On the day appointed for the race the two startedtogether. The tortoise never for a moment stopped, but went onwith a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course. The hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At lastwaking up, and moving as fast as he could, he saw the tortoisehad reached the goal, and was comfortably dozing3 after herfatigue.", "moral1": "Don't judge people by how they look. ", "moral2": "Greatness carries its own penalties. ", "moral3": "Slow but steady wins the race. ", "moral4": "Do not be in a hurry to change one evil for another. ", "moral5": "Children are remarkably perceptive. Their eyes ever observe, their ears ever listen, and their minds ever process the messages they absorb. If they see us patiently provide a happy home atmosphere for family members, they will imitate that attitude for the rest of their lives. The wise parent realizes that every day the building blocks are being laid for the child's future. Let's be wise builders and role models. Because children are our future. Life is about people connecting with people, and making a positive difference. Take care of yourself and those you love, today and everyday!", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 268, "story": "A gnat1 settled on the horn of a bull, and sat there a long time. Just as he was about to fly off, he made a buzzing noise, andinquired of the bull if he would like him to go. The bullreplied, \"I did not know you had come, and I shall not miss youwhen you go away.\"", "moral1": "Three short examples to demonstrate essential aspects of freedom. ", "moral2": "Some men are of more consequence in their own eyes than in the eyes of their neighbors. ", "moral3": "Let him who would instruct a wiser man, consider this as said to himself. ", "moral4": "The more honor the more danger. ", "moral5": "The flatterer lives at the expense of those who will listen to him.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 269, "story": "The frogs were living as happy as could be in a marshy1 swampthat just suited them; they went splashing about caring for nobodyand nobody troubling with them. But some of them thought thatthis was not right, that they should have a king and a properconstitution, so they determined2 to send up a petition to jove togive them what they wanted. \"Mighty3 jove,\" They cried, \"Send untous a king that will rule over us and keep us in order.\" Jovelaughed at their croaking4, and threw down into the swamp a hugelog, which came downrplashto the swamp. The frogswere frightened out of their lives by the commotion5 made in theirmidst, and all rushed to the bank to look at the horrible monster;but after a time, seeing that it did not move, one or two of theboldest of them ventured out towards the log, and even dared totouch it; still it did not move. Then the greatest hero of thefrogs jumped upon the log and commenced dancing up and down uponit, thereupon all the frogs came and did the same; and for sometime the frogs went about their business every day without takingthe slightest notice of their new king log lying in their midst. But this did not suit them, so they sent another petition to jove,and said to him, \"We want a real king; one that will really ruleover us.\" Now this made jove angry, so he sent among them a bigstork that soon set to work gobbling them all up. Then the frogsrepented when too late.", "moral1": "Friendship begins from giving to friends without expecting anything in return, and being attentive to their needs. ", "moral2": "Do not give your enemies the slightest reason to attack your reputation. Your enemies will seize any excuse to attack you. ", "moral3": "If you help others, they will help you. ", "moral4": "Better no rule than cruel rule. ", "moral5": "We often underestimate the power of touch, smile, kind words, smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 270, "story": "One hot summer's day a fox was strolling through an orchardtill he came to a bunch of grapes just ripening1 on a vine whichhad been trained over a lofty branch. \"Just the thing to quenchmy thirst,\" Quoth he. Drawing back a few paces, he took a run anda jump, and just missed the bunch. Turning round again with aone, two, three, he jumped up, but with no greater success. Againand again he tried after the tempting2 morsel3, but at last had togive it up, and walked away with his nose in the air, saying: \"Iam sure they are sour.\"", "moral1": "We should help those in need or facing problem. Even if it doesn't concern us. Because in life we never know how things turn out at end. . ", "moral2": "the evil doer often comes to harm through his own deceit. ", "moral3": "Honesty is the best policy. ", "moral4": "Always treat your parents with care and love. We should understand their value and spend time with them. ", "moral5": "It is easy to despise what you cannot get.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 271, "story": "A fox one day fell into a deep well and could find no means ofescape. A goat, overcome with thirst, came to the same well, andseeing the fox, inquired if the water was good. Concealing1 hissad plight2 under a merry guise3, the fox indulged in a lavishpraise of the water, saying it was excellent beyond measure, andencouraging him to descend4. The goat, mindful only of histhirst, thoughtlessly jumped down, but just as he drank, the foxinformed him of the difficulty they were both in and suggested ascheme for their common escape. \"If,\" Said he, \"You will placeyour forefeet upon the wall and bend your head, I will run upyour back and escape, and will help you out afterwards.\" The goatreadily assented5 and the fox leaped upon his back. Steadyinghimself with the goat's horns, he safely reached the mouth of thewell and made off as fast as he could. When the goat upbraidedhim for breaking his promise, he turned around and cried out,\"You foolish old fellow! if you had as many brains in your headas you have hairs in your beard, you would never have gone downbefore you had inspected the way up, nor have exposed yourself todangers from which you had no means of escape.\"", "moral1": "To reach a solution, the first step is to believe that there is a solution. If we think that there is no solution, we won't be able to reach any. ", "moral2": "Look before you leap. ", "moral3": "When there is danger around smaller differences are best forgotten. ", "moral4": "We should bot be greedy. ", "moral5": "At once he took pen out of his pocket and scratched out something from his card.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 272, "story": "One moonlight night a fox was prowling about a farmer'shen-coop, and saw a cock roosting high up beyond his reach. \"Goodnews, good news!\" He cried. \"Why, what is that?\" Said the cock. \"King lion has declared a universal truce1. no beast may hurta bird henceforth, but all shall dwell together in brotherlyfriendship.\" \"Why, that is good news,\" Said the cock; \"And there I see someone coming, with whom we can share the good tidings.\" And sosaying he craned his neck forward and looked afar off. \"What is it you see?\" Said the fox. \"It is only my master's dog that is coming towards us. what,going so soon?\" He continued, as the fox began to turn away assoon as he had heard the news. \"Will you not stop andcongratulate the dog on the reign2 of universal peace?\" \"I would gladly do so,\" Said the fox, \"But I fear he may nothave heard of king lion's decree.\"", "moral1": "Cunning often outwits itself. ", "moral2": "Those who suffer most cry out the least. ", "moral3": "Love always elevates the character of man. It never lowers him, provided love be love. ", "moral4": "Look before you leap. ", "moral5": "One should carry out every work honestly. As one have to undergo the consequences of our own activities.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 273, "story": "A fox was boasting to a cat of its clever devices for escapingits enemies. \"I have a whole bag of tricks,\" He said, \"Whichcontains a hundred ways of escaping my enemies.\" \"I have only one,\" Said the cat; \"But I can generally managewith that.\" Just at that moment they heard the cry of a pack ofhounds coming towards them, and the cat immediately scampered1 up atree and hid herself in the boughs2. \"This is my plan,\" Said thecat. \"What are you going to do?\" The fox thought first of oneway, then of another, and while he was debating the hounds camenearer and nearer, and at last the fox in his confusion was caughtup by the hounds and soon killed by the huntsmen. Miss puss, whohad been looking on, said:", "moral1": "Bluff and threatening words are of little value with rascals. Bluff is no proof that hard fists are lacking. ", "moral2": "Always do what you are afraid to do. ", "moral3": "Fighting is never worth it! ", "moral4": "Thirdly, we come across situations where we are tempted to support wrong acts. However, like son we should build the faith that god is always there for us and avoid falling for such temptations. ", "moral5": "Better one safe way than a hundred on which you cannot reckon.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 274, "story": "A fox was mounting a hedge when he lost his footing and caughthold of a bramble to save himself. Having pricked1 and grievouslytom the soles of his feet, he accused the bramble because, whenhe had fled to her for assistance, she had used him worse thanthe hedge itself. The bramble, interrupting him, said, \"But youreally must have been out of your senses to fasten yourself onme, who am myself always accustomed to fasten upon others.\"", "moral1": "To the selfish all are selfish. ", "moral2": "Fair weather friends are not worth much. ", "moral3": "We need to learn to accept people with deficiencies. We can do this by putting ourselves in their place, and trying to help them. ", "moral4": "Always stay in company of people who are loyal and trustworthy. People, who listen to what you tell them, are not always the ones you can count on when you need them the most. ", "moral5": "Do not depend on the promises of those whose interest it is to deceive you.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 275, "story": "A lion used to prowl about a field in which four oxen used todwell. Many a time he tried to attack them; but whenever he camenear they turned their tails to one another, so that whichever wayhe approached them he was met by the horns of one of them. Atlast, however, they fell a-quarrelling among themselves, and eachwent off to pasture1 alone in a separate corner of the field. Thenthe lion attacked them one by one and soon made an end of allfour.", "moral1": "United we stand, divided we fall. ", "moral2": "The trickster is easily tricked. ", "moral3": "Happiness is not to be found in the showy and sophisticated things in life, but rather in the right way to approach life and live it. ", "moral4": "God will always give massive possibilities as well as problems that we can handle effortlessly. Everything given to us is within our means. ", "moral5": "This, I should say with good reason, is aimed at those through whose folly impudence makes a profit.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 276, "story": "A farmer placed nets on his newly-sown plowlands and caught anumber of cranes, which came to pick up his seed. With them hetrapped a stork1 that had fractured his leg in the net and wasearnestly beseeching2 the farmer to spare his life. \"Pray saveme, master,\" He said, \"And let me go free this once. my brokenlimb should excite your pity. besides, I am no crane, I am astork, a bird of excellent character; and see how I love andslave for my father and mother. look too, at my feathers--they are not the least like those of a crane.\" The farmer laughed aloud and said, \"It may be all as you say, I only know this: I have taken you with these robbers, the cranes, and you must die in their company.\"", "moral1": "The best way to strengthen your will and do difficult things is by doing them straight away, without thinking about the time or effort they will take. ", "moral2": "Better one safe way than a hundred on which you cannot reckon. ", "moral3": "Thus did the sagacity of one man find out what had baffled the superficial enquiries of many. ", "moral4": "The only way to successfully deal with a life and death situation is to face up to the fear it brings. ", "moral5": "Birds of a feather flock together.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 277, "story": "An eagle was soaring through the air when suddenly it heardthe whizz of an arrow, and felt itself wounded to death. Slowlyit fluttered down to the earth, with its life-blood pouring out ofit. Looking down upon the arrow with which it had been pierced,it found that the shaft1 of the arrow had been feathered with oneof its own plumes2. \"Alas3!\" It cried, as it died,", "moral1": "In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is how you choose to react to it and what you make out of it. Life is all about leaning, adopting and converting all the struggles that we experience into something positive. ", "moral2": "Fine feathers don't make fine birds. ", "moral3": "Let us try not to have expectations from others, be happy with what we have and make others happy too. ", "moral4": "A story using a fun device to explain to children the importance of tidying away their things and treating them with respect. ", "moral5": "We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 278, "story": "An ant, going to a river to drink, fell in, and was carried along inthe stream. A dove pitied her condition, and threw into the river asmall bough1, by means of which the ant gained the shore. The antafterward, seeing a man with a fowling-piece aiming at the dove, stunghim in the foot sharply, and made him miss his aim, and so saved thedove's life.", "moral1": "We should love and respect our family. Happiness of giving is much greater than taking. ", "moral2": "He who, courteous in his words, conceals deceit in his heart, may understand that he is himself described in this fable. ", "moral3": "Little friends may prove great friends. ", "moral4": "Forgiveness is a fundamental part of justice. ", "moral5": "Sometime we need to have patience and never give up to circumstances and fight again and again with our full strength to get success.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 279, "story": "A gaunt wolf was almost dead with hunger when he happened tomeet a house-dog who was passing by. \"Ah, cousin,\" Said the dog. \"I knew how it would be; your irregular life will soon be the ruinof you. why do you not work steadily1 as I do, and get your foodregularly given to you?\" \"I would have no objection,\" Said the wolf, \"If I could onlyget a place.\" \"I will easily arrange that for you,\" Said the dog; \"Come withme to my master and you shall share my work.\" So the wolf and the dog went towards the town together. Onthe way there the wolf noticed that the hair on a certain part ofthe dog's neck was very much worn away, so he asked him how thathad come about. \"Oh, it is nothing,\" Said the dog. \"That is only the placewhere the collar is put on at night to keep me chained up; itchafes a bit, but one soon gets used to it.\" \"Is that all?\" Said the wolf. \"Then good-bye to you, masterdog.\"", "moral1": "Better starve free than be a fat slave. ", "moral2": "By correct thinking one can turn a bad situation to one's favor. ", "moral3": "Deeds count, not boasting words. ", "moral4": "Don't give up. ", "moral5": "Sport is just a game. It should not arouse feelings of aggression and anger.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 280, "story": "Some dogs famished1 with hunger saw a number of cowhides steepingin a river. Not being able to reach them, they agreed to drinkup the river, but it happened that they burst themselves withdrinking long before they reached the hides.", "moral1": "Being helpful to others helps make friendships. ", "moral2": "Often we misunderstand the signs. God has given everyone a strength and ability to do their part. Always learn to see the things in a positive way and see yourself in a strong position to help the ones who need. Don't go for the easy choice. Make a right choice. ", "moral3": "Attempt not impossibilities. ", "moral4": "This is what god do.. God can change any situation.. In a moment he make king the beggar and servant the emperor. ", "moral5": "Most problems have solutions. We just need to think in different way.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 281, "story": "It happened that a dog had got a piece of meat and wascarrying it home in his mouth to eat it in peace. Now on his wayhome he had to cross a plank1 lying across a running brook2. As hecrossed, he looked down and saw his own shadow reflected in thewater beneath. Thinking it was another dog with another piece ofmeat, he made up his mind to have that also. So he made a snap atthe shadow in the water, but as he opened his mouth the piece ofmeat fell out, dropped into the water and was never seen more.", "moral1": "The other shore always looks greener. ", "moral2": "To know how to win or lose gracefully is important to actually enjoy what you're actually doing, and not to give so much importance to the result. ", "moral3": "Never trust your enemy. ", "moral4": "Diligence helps you prepare for the future. ", "moral5": "Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 282, "story": "A crow, half-dead with thirst, came upon a pitcher1 which hadonce been full of water; but when the crow put its beak2 into themouth of the pitcher he found that only very little water was leftin it, and that he could not reach far enough down to get at it. He tried, and he tried, but at last had to give up in despair. Then a thought came to him, and he took a pebble3 and dropped itinto the pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped it intothe pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that intothe pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that intothe pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that intothe pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that intothe pitcher. At last, at last, he saw the water mount up nearhim, and after casting in a few more pebbles4 he was able to quenchhis thirst and save his life.", "moral1": "Don't judge people by their looks. ", "moral2": "Little by little does the trick. ", "moral3": "We should strive to lift them up just as we strive to lift ourselves and those we love up despite their own flaws. ", "moral4": "Have courage. ", "moral5": "We are often not so eager for what we seek, after we have found it. Do not foolishly ask for things that would bring ruin if they were granted.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 283, "story": "A crow perishing with thirst saw a pitcher1, and hoping to findwater, flew to it with delight. When he reached it, hediscovered to his grief that it contained so little water that hecould not possibly get at it. He tried everything he could thinkof to reach the water, but all his efforts were in vain. At lasthe collected as many stones as he could carry and dropped themone by one with his beak2 into the pitcher, until he brought thewater within his reach and thus saved his life.", "moral1": "We are never alone. Our family, friends are always there for us. Even if we feel that we are all alone and no one is there for us. Always remember that god is with us always. ", "moral2": "Greedy and rich man, this fable has a lesson for you, who, though you have a superabundance, still give nothing to the poor. ", "moral3": "Necessity is the mother of invention. ", "moral4": "Expect no reward for serving the one who has no honor. Staying in a company of selfish people will not do anyone any favor. ", "moral5": "Better no rule than cruel rule.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 284, "story": "A crab1 said to her son, \"Why do you walk so one-sided, my child?it is far more becoming to go straight forward.\" The young crabreplied: \"Quite true, dear mother; and if you will show me thestraight way, I will promise to walk in it.\" The mother tried invain, and submitted without remonstrance2 to the reproof3 of herchild.", "moral1": "When a man desires a thing so deeply that he is willing to stake his entire future on a single turn of the wheel in order to get it, he is sure to win. ", "moral2": "Don't give up. ", "moral3": "It is wiser to bear a single injury in silence than to provoke a thousand by flying into a rage. ", "moral4": "Example is more powerful than precept4. ", "moral5": "We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; in feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 285, "story": "A charcoal1-burner carried on his trade in his own house. One dayhe met a friend, a fuller, and entreated2 him to come and livewith him, saying that they should be far better neighbors andthat their housekeeping expenses would be lessened3. The fullerreplied, \"The arrangement is impossible as far as I am concerned,for whatever I should whiten, you would immediately blacken againwith your charcoal.\"", "moral1": "We should treat others how we want them to treat us. ", "moral2": "Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions. ", "moral3": "One should never give up. We need to be confident in ourselves and move ahead in life with positive attitude and hard work. ", "moral4": "Like will draw like. ", "moral5": "Abstain2 and enjoy.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 286, "story": "A certain house was overrun with mice. A cat, discovering this,made her way into it and began to catch and eat them one by one. Fearing for their lives, the mice kept themselves close in theirholes. The cat was no longer able to get at them and perceivedthat she must tempt1 them forth2 by some device. For this purposeshe jumped upon a peg3, and suspending herself from it, pretendedto be dead. One of the mice, peeping stealthily out, saw her andsaid, \"Ah, my good madam, even though you should turn into ameal-bag, we will not come near you.\"", "moral1": "Here is no such thing as a pious lie. When the truth is discovered, the accumulation of deception will multiply the pain experienced. ", "moral2": "Encouragement wins over criticism. ", "moral3": "He who is once deceived is doubly cautious. ", "moral4": "The useful is of much more importance and value, than the ornamental. ", "moral5": "Everything which makes us different makes us, at the same time, special, and there are always ways to benefit from these gifts.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 287, "story": "A cat fell in love with a handsome young man, and entreated1 venusto change her into the form of a woman. Venus consented to herrequest and transformed her into a beautiful damsel, so that theyouth saw her and loved her, and took her home as his bride. While the two were reclining in their chamber2, venus wishing todiscover if the cat in her change of shape had also altered herhabits of life, let down a mouse in the middle of the room. Thecat, quite forgetting her present condition, started up from thecouch and pursued the mouse, wishing to eat it. Venus was muchdisappointed and again caused her to return to her former shape.", "moral1": "Second, many times in life we prejudge things we experience in life because they are not packaged as we expect them to be due to this we misunderstanding others. ", "moral2": "A reminder to all of us working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. ", "moral3": "Nature exceeds nurture3. ", "moral4": "You should work like a master and not as a slave, work incessantly but do not do a slave's work. ", "moral5": "Be sure you can better your condition before you seek to change.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 288, "story": "At a country fair there was a buffoon1 who made all the peoplelaugh by imitating the cries of various animals. He finished offby squeaking3 so like a pig that the spectators thought that he hada porker concealed4 about him. But a countryman who stood by said:\"Call that a pig s squeak2! nothing like it. you give me tilltomorrow and I will show you what it's like.\" The audiencelaughed, but next day, sure enough, the countryman appeared on thestage, and putting his head down squealed5 so hideously6 that thespectators hissed8 and threw stones at him to make him stop. \"Youfools!\" He cried, \"See what you have been hissing,\" And held up alittle pig whose ear he had been pinching to make him utter thesqueals.", "moral1": "Telling tales about others is not only unfriendly, it also hinders others from telling their stories themselves. ", "moral2": "Don't trick people. ", "moral3": "The calmer we are and the less disturbed our nerves, the more shall we love and the better will our work. ", "moral4": "Men often applaud an imitation and hiss7 the real thing. ", "moral5": "I am always on duty and my duty is that I have to adhere to the words of my guru, as if your pilot is to save the plane in every situation, in the same way I have to save my faith.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 289, "story": "A boy was stung by a nettle1. He ran home and told his mother,saying, \"Although it hurts me very much, I only touched itgently.\" \"That was just why it stung you,\" Said his mother. \"Thenext time you touch a nettle, grasp it boldly, and it will besoft as silk to your hand, and not in the least hurt you.\"", "moral1": "We may have tons of wealth, but that doesn't make us generous. Offering helping hand when we have nothing or very little wealth makes it more valuable. ", "moral2": "Whatever you do, do with all your might. ", "moral3": "Thus did unscrupulousness seize upon the whole prey for itself. ", "moral4": "Thinking clever can help gentle and weak to escape from fierce and strong. ", "moral5": "Sometimes we are about to achieve our goals, but give up through lack of perseverance and patience.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 290, "story": "Some boys, playing near a pond, saw a number of frogs in thewater and began to pelt1 them with stones. They killed several ofthem, when one of the frogs, lifting his head out of the water,cried out: \"Pray stop, my boys: what is sport to you, is death tous.\"", "moral1": "It is better to be useful than to be beautiful. ", "moral2": "one man's pleasure may be another's pain. ", "moral3": "We often get so carried away by the materialism of modern life, that we lose sight of the most important things: the things which bring happiness. ", "moral4": "Only cowards insult dying majesty. ", "moral5": "We should be with the one of our kind.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 291, "story": "A boy bathing in a river was in danger of being drowned. Hecalled out to a passing traveler for help, but instead of holdingout a helping1 hand, the man stood by unconcernedly, and scoldedthe boy for his imprudence. \"Oh, sir!\" Cried the youth, \"Prayhelp me now and scold me afterwards.\"", "moral1": "Counsel without help is useless. ", "moral2": "You should not cheat other or else you will have to pay for it soon enough. . ", "moral3": "If we don't actively care for the environment, it could seriously deteriorate. ", "moral4": "Never judge anyone because you never know how their life is and what they're going through. ", "moral5": "Instead of creating trouble for someone we should try to help people whenever we can because when we give someone it not only bring happiness to them but to ourselves. Joy of giving is much more than taking. .", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 292, "story": "A man who had traveled in foreign lands boasted1 very much, onreturning to his own country, of the many wonderful and heroicfeats he had performed in the different places he had visited. Among other things, he said that when he was at rhodes he hadleaped to such a distance that no man of his day could leapanywhere near him as to that, there were in rhodes many persons who saw him do it and whom he could call as witnesses. One of the bystanders interrupted him, saying: \"Now, my good man, if this be all true there is no need of witnesses. suppose this to be rhodes, and leap for us.\"", "moral1": "Always be ready to help someone who has helped you. ", "moral2": "He who does a thing well does not need to boast. ", "moral3": "Animals are trapped in a cave during their meeting. The only way to be saved is by using very special abilities. ", "moral4": "A fun way of demonstrating what effect listening to others has, instead of simply talking to them all the time. ", "moral5": "Any excuse will serve a tyrant.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 293, "story": "The birds waged war with the beasts, and each were by turns theconquerors. A bat, fearing the uncertain issues of the fight,always fought on the side which he felt was the strongest. Whenpeace was proclaimed, his deceitful conduct was apparent to bothcombatants. Therefore being condemned1 by each for his treachery,he was driven forth2 from the light of day, and henceforthconcealed himself in dark hiding-places, flying always alone andat night.", "moral1": "Friendship is best demonstrated during difficult times. ", "moral2": "He winds up friendless who plays both sides against the middle. ", "moral3": "A man is known by the company he keeps. ", "moral4": "Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow. ", "moral5": " we have a right to do what makes us happy and spend our hard earned money as we like for our happiness.  no one has right to envy at how you spend money earned by your hard work.   but, if you feel you had wasted your hard earned money for something to gain nothing even if it was occasionally, you have a chance to do something of a greater good for someone by following above story.  you may not be obligated to do so, but your little goodwill can light up someone's life in many ways.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 294, "story": "Two neighbours came before jupiter and prayed him to granttheir hearts' desire. Now the one was full of avarice1, and theother eaten up with envy. So to punish them both, jupiter grantedthat each might have whatever he wished for himself, but only oncondition that his neighbour had twice as much. The avariciousman prayed to have a room full of gold. No sooner said than done;but all his joy was turned to grief when he found that hisneighbour had two rooms full of the precious metal. Then came theturn of the envious2 man, who could not bear to think that hisneighbour had any joy at all. So he prayed that he might have oneof his own eyes put out, by which means his companion would becometotally blind.", "moral1": "A funny story to learn how and why to share toys. ", "moral2": "Those who are too clever sometimes over reach themselves and get trapped into their own trick. ", "moral3": "One should kill one's own ego to attain true power and skill. ", "moral4": "To achieve anything worthy in life one needs attitude and will. Skills and techniques can be learned, can be taught but not will. We need to work toward our goal with full determination to succeed. ", "moral5": "Vices3 are their own punishment.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 295, "story": "The lion and the fox went hunting together. The lion, on theadvice of the fox, sent a message to the ass1, proposing to make analliance between their two families. The ass came to the place ofmeeting, overjoyed at the prospect2 of a royal alliance. But whenhe came there the lion simply pounced3 on the ass, and said to thefox: \"Here is our dinner for to-day. watch you here while I goand have a nap. woe4 betide you if you touch my prey5.\" The lionwent away and the fox waited; but finding that his master did notreturn, ventured to take out the brains of the ass and ate themup. When the lion came back he soon noticed the absence of thebrains, and asked the fox in a terrible voice: \"What have you donewith the brains?\" \"Brains, your majesty6! it had none, or it would never havefallen into your trap.\"", "moral1": "Key to happiness is being content with whatever we have. . ", "moral2": "Wit has always an answer ready. ", "moral3": "Children who at first seem strange often turn out to be very special. We should help them to find their own individual talents. ", "moral4": "Love your neighbors. ", "moral5": "Better beans and bacon in peacethan cakes and ale in fear.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 296, "story": "The ass1 and the fox, having entered into partnership2 together fortheir mutual3 protection, went out into the forest to hunt. Theyhad not proceeded far when they met a lion. The fox, seeingimminent danger, approached the lion and promised to contrive4 forhim the capture of the ass if the lion would pledge his word notto harm the fox. Then, upon assuring the ass that he would notbe injured, the fox led him to a deep pit and arranged that heshould fall into it. The lion, seeing that the ass was secured,immediately clutched the fox, and attacked the ass at hisleisure.", "moral1": "There is always a way. ", "moral2": "Never trust your enemy. ", "moral3": "Vedagiriswarar temple. ", "moral4": "If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective than there would be fewer problems in world. Sometimes, we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame whether in a relationship, in a job or with people we know and by doing this, we miss out warmth in human relationship. ", "moral5": "When we cannot get what we want, we pretend that it is not worth having.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 297, "story": "An ass1 and a cock were in a straw-yard together when a lion,desperate from hunger, approached the spot. He was about tospring upon the ass, when the cock  crowed loudly, andthe lion fled away as fast as he could. The ass, observing histrepidation at the mere2 crowing of a cock summoned courage toattack him, and galloped3 after him for that purpose. He had runno long distance, when the lion, turning about, seized him andtore him to pieces.", "moral1": "Many times, sharing and helping others give you real solutions to all problems. Help out each other to ease things. ", "moral2": "Wherever there is love, wealth and success will follow. ", "moral3": "Great is the power of steady misrepresentation but the history of science shows that fortunately this power does not long endure. ", "moral4": "False confidence often leads into danger. ", "moral5": "You cannot escape your fate.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 298, "story": "An ass1 once found a lion's skin which the hunters had left outin the sun to dry. He put it on and went towards his nativevillage. All fled at his approach, both men and animals, and hewas a proud ass that day. In his delight he lifted up his voiceand brayed2, but then every one knew him, and his owner came up andgave him a sound cudgelling for the fright he had caused. Andshortly afterwards a fox came up to him and said: \"Ah, I knew youby your voice.\"", "moral1": "Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool. ", "moral2": "Three brief adventures to illustrate the nature of justice. ", "moral3": "Evil deed results in bad things and your wise thinking can help you get out of situation. So be wise and do good. ", "moral4": "Repeated lie can make one doubt himself but one should not be carried away by what other said. ", "moral5": "We are often not so eager for what we seek, after we have found it. Do not foolishly ask for things that would bring ruin if they were granted.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 299, "story": "An ass1, having put on the lion's skin, roamed about in the forestand amused himself by frightening all the foolish animals he metin his wanderings. At last coming upon a fox, he tried tofrighten him also, but the fox no sooner heard the sound of hisvoice than he exclaimed, \"I might possibly have been frightenedmyself, if I had not heard your bray2.\"", "moral1": "You reap what you sow. Regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. Always respect, care for and love them. ", "moral2": "The only way to successfully deal with a life and death situation is to face up to the fear it brings. ", "moral3": "Before doing things, you need to plan them and have the patience to do them at the right time. ", "moral4": "Clothes may disguise a fool, but his words will give him away. ", "moral5": "Those who disparage what they cannot perform, ought to apply this lesson to themselves.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 300, "story": "An ass1 once carried through the streets of a city a famous woodenimage, to be placed in one of its temples. As he passed along,the crowd made lowly prostration2 before the image. The ass,thinking that they bowed their heads in token of respect forhimself, bristled3 up with pride, gave himself airs, and refusedto move another step. The driver, seeing him thus stop, laid hiswhip lustily about his shoulders and said, \"O you perversedull-head! it is not yet come to this, that men pay worship to anass.\"", "moral1": "It's better to be clean and tidy from the start, and anyone can clean up in a joyful spirit. ", "moral2": "Do not do something dangerous to make yourself look more cool. ", "moral3": "If we pray with faith and believe, god will answer our prayer. ", "moral4": "Gratitude and greed go not together. ", "moral5": "They are not wise who give to themselves the credit due toothers.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 301, "story": "A man wished to purchase an ass1, and agreed with its owner thathe should try out the animal before he bought him. He took theass home and put him in the straw-yard with his other asses2, uponwhich the new animal left all the others and at once joined theone that was most idle and the greatest eater of them all. Seeing this, the man put a halter on him and led him back to hisowner. On being asked how, in so short a time, he could havemade a trial of him, he answered, \"I do not need a trial; I knowthat he will be just the same as the one he chose for hiscompanion.\"", "moral1": "Love to faults is always blind, always is to joy inclined. Lawless, winged and unconfined and breaks all chains from every mind. ", "moral2": "A tender, happy story with a positive approach to the deaths of loved ones. ", "moral3": "Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten. ", "moral4": "A man is known by the company he keeps. ", "moral5": "We can be happy even with little in our life but once we are given something bigger we desire for more and more and for that we lose our sleep and happiness.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 302, "story": "An ass1, belonging to an herb-seller who gave him too little foodand too much work made a petition to jupiter to be released fromhis present service and provided with another master. Jupiter,after warning him that he would repent2 his request, caused him tobe sold to a tile-maker. Shortly afterwards, finding that he hadheavier loads to carry and harder work in the brick-field, hepetitioned for another change of master. Jupiter, telling himthat it would be the last time that he could grant his request,ordained that he be sold to a tanner. The ass found that he hadfallen into worse hands, and noting his master's occupation,said, groaning: \"It would have been better for me to have beeneither starved by the one, or to have been overworked by theother of my former masters, than to have been bought by mypresent owner, who will even after I am dead tan my hide, andmake me useful to him.\"", "moral1": "Try before you trust. ", "moral2": "So we should not fight amongst ourselves. ", "moral3": "Greatness carries its own penalties. ", "moral4": "Don't fall for sweet words. ", "moral5": "He that finds discontentment in one place is not likely to find happiness in another.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 303, "story": "An ant went to the bank of a river to quench1 its thirst, andbeing carried away by the rush of the stream, was on the point ofdrowning. A dove sitting on a tree overhanging the water pluckeda leaf and let it fall into the stream close to her. The antclimbed onto it and floated in safety to the bank. Shortlyafterwards a birdcatcher came and stood under the tree, and laidhis lime-twigs2 for the dove, which sat in the branches. The ant,perceiving his design, stung him in the foot. In pain thebirdcatcher threw down the twigs, and the noise made the dovetake wing.", "moral1": "We should bot be greedy. ", "moral2": "Please all, and you will please none. ", "moral3": "One good turn deserves another. ", "moral4": "Take warning from the misfortunes of others. ", "moral5": "When life shovel all kind of dirt on you, trick is to not to get down by all the problems and take time to stop and think of way to solve it.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 304, "story": "A slave named androcles once escaped from his master and fled to the forest. As he was wandering about there he came upon a lion lying down moaning and groaning. At first he turned to flee, but finding that the lion did not pursue him, he turned back and went up to him. As he came near, the lion put out his paw, which was all swollen and bleeding, and androcles found that a huge thorn had got into it, and was causing all the pain. He pulled out the thorn and bound up the paw of the lion, who was soon able to rise and lick the hand of androcles like a dog. Then the lion took androcles to his cave, and every day used to bring him meat from which to live. But shortly afterwards both androcles and the lion were captured, and the slave was sentenced to be thrown to the lion, after the latter had been kept without food for several days. The emperor and all his court came to see the spectacle, and androcles was led out into the middle of the arena. Soon the lion was let loose from his den, and rushed bounding and roaring towards his victim. But as soon as he came near to androcles he recognised his friend, and fawned upon him, and licked his hands like a friendly dog. The emperor, surprised at this, summoned androcles to him, who told him the whole story. Whereupon the slave was pardoned and freed, and the lion let loose to his native forest.", "moral1": "Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. ", "moral2": "Our lives are fashioned by our choices. First we make our choices then our choices make us. ", "moral3": "Retribution is certain. ", "moral4": "He that has many friends, has no friends. ", "moral5": "Once you know this then key is in your hand.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 305, "story": "Two neighbours came before jupiter and prayed him to grant their hearts' desire. Now the one was full of avarice, and the other eaten up with envy. So to punish them both, jupiter granted that each might have whatever he wished for himself, but only on condition that his neighbour had twice as much. The avaricious man prayed to have a room full of gold. No sooner said than done; but all his joy was turned to grief when he found that his neighbour had two rooms full of the precious metal. Then came the turn of the envious man, who could not bear to think that his neighbour had any joy at all. So he prayed that he might have one of his own eyes put out, by which means his companion would become totally blind.", "moral1": "Vices are their own punishment. ", "moral2": "Don't tease others if you can't stand to be teased. ", "moral3": "When because of relation to just a king, our problems can be solved then what if we we connect ourselves to world's king I. E. God then we can come over any kind of problems in our life and we will never have to face any injustice. ", "moral4": "While doing any work, it is important to remember that god is watching us. Remembering god keeps us from going astray. ", "moral5": "It is good taste and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap to any creative functioning.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 306, "story": "An ass once found a lion's skin which the hunters had left out in the sun to dry. He put it on and went towards his native village. All fled at his approach, both men and animals, and he was a proud ass that day. In his delight he lifted up his voice and brayed, but then every one knew him, and his owner came up and gave him a sound cudgelling for the fright he had caused. And shortly afterwards a fox came up to him and said:\"Ah, I knew you by your voice.\"", "moral1": "Don't tease others if you can't stand to be teased. ", "moral2": "Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool. ", "moral3": "Traitors may expect treachery. ", "moral4": "Better starve free than be a fat slave. ", "moral5": "Old woman with precious stone.. ! !", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 307, "story": "The lion and the fox went hunting together. The lion, on the advice of the fox, sent a message to the ass, proposing to make an alliance between their two families. The ass came to the place of meeting, overjoyed at the prospect of a royal alliance. But when he came there the lion simply pounced on the ass, and said to the fox: \"Here is our dinner for to-day. watch you here while I go and have a nap. woe betide you if you touch my prey.\" The lion went away and the fox waited; but finding that his master did not return, ventured to take out the brains of the ass and ate them up. When the lion came back he soon noticed the absence of the brains, and asked the fox in a terrible voice:\"What have you done with the brains?\"\"Brains, your majesty! it had none, or it would never have fallen into your trap.\"", "moral1": "Follow your heart, no matter what. No dream is too big or too small, when one work hard to live it. ", "moral2": "He loses character who puts himself on a level with the undeserving. ", "moral3": "We should understand that for better life only wealth is not everything. We should pay attention to our health too. ", "moral4": "Wit has always an answer ready. ", "moral5": "The great inconstancy and lustfulness of women.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 308, "story": "There was once a bald man who sat down after work on a hot summer's day. A fly came up and kept buzzing about his bald pate, and stinging him from time to time. The man aimed a blow at his little enemy, but his palm came on his head instead. Again the fly tormented him, but this time the man was wiser and said:", "moral1": "Tasks that look impossible for individuals can be achieved by working together as a team. ", "moral2": "Feel for the bricks life throwing at you. Slow down and enjoy life. In hustle and speed of life, don't miss the joy of present moments. ", "moral3": "You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies. ", "moral4": "Arrogant leads to vanish. ", "moral5": "Those who disparage what they cannot perform, ought to apply this lesson to themselves.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 309, "story": "A great conflict was about to come off between the birds and the beasts. When the two armies were collected together the bat hesitated which to join. The birds that passed his perch said:\"Come with us\"; but he said: \"I am a beast.\"Later on, some beasts who were passing underneath him looked up and said:\"Come with us\"; but he said: \"I am a bird.\"Luckily at the last moment peace was made, and no battle took place, so the bat came to the birds and wished to join in the rejoicings, but they all turned against him and he had to fly away. He then went to the beasts, but soon had to beat a retreat, or else they would have torn him to pieces. \"Ah,\" Said the bat, \"I see now.\"", "moral1": "It is good taste and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap to any creative functioning. ", "moral2": "Once a wolf, always a wolf. ", "moral3": "It's a lot of hard work and it's a lot of worrying constantly and if you don't love it, you are going to fail. So you have got to love it and you have got to have passion and I think that's the high-order bit. ", "moral4": "One should not be too suspicious unnecessarily because some times our negative thoughts becomes reason for our sickness. ", "moral5": "He that is neither one thing nor the other has no friends.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 310, "story": "One fine day it occurred to the members of the body that they were doing all the work and the belly was having all the food. So they held a meeting, and after a long discussion, decided to strike work till the belly consented to take its proper share of the work. So for a day or two, the hands refused to take the food, the mouth refused to receive it, and the teeth had no work to do. But after a day or two the members began to find that they themselves were not in a very active condition:the hands could hardly move, and the mouth was all parched and dry, while the legs were unable to support the rest. So thus they found that even the belly in its dull quiet way was doing necessary work for the body, and that all must work together or the body will go to pieces.", "moral1": "The gods help them that help themselves. ", "moral2": "Don't tease others if you can't stand to be teased. ", "moral3": "As in the body, so in the state, each member must work for the common good. ", "moral4": "Nature exceeds nurture3. ", "moral5": "Don't let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.    no dream is too big or too small when one works hard to live it.   one should always try making dreams come true no matter what.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 311, "story": "Some boys, playing near a pond, saw a number of frogs in the water, and began to pelt them with stones. They killed several of them, when one of the frogs, lifting his head out of the water, cried out:", "moral1": "What we do in sport often makes great trouble for others. ", "moral2": "Money can not get everything. Learn to be satisfied with what you have and you will always be happy. ", "moral3": "When because of relation to just a king, our problems can be solved then what if we we connect ourselves to world's king I. E. God then we can come over any kind of problems in our life and we will never have to face any injustice. ", "moral4": "Choose a friend wisely. ", "moral5": "If we could see our fears as others see them we would realize that most of our fears make no sense!", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 312, "story": "A cock was once strutting up and down the farmyard among the hens when suddenly he espied something shinning amid the straw. \"Ho! ho!\" Quoth he, \"That's for me,\" And soon rooted it out from beneath the straw. What did it turn out to be but a pearl that by some chance had been lost in the yard? \"You may be a treasure,\" Quoth master cock,", "moral1": "A christmas story to remind children what is truly important during this period and the whole year through. ", "moral2": "Precious things are for those that can prize them. ", "moral3": "Obscurity often brings safety. ", "moral4": "We should not judge someone by his looks. ", "moral5": "Second - never listen to the people who discourage you because they will keep quiet once you achieved your goal. So, be strong and take a step towards your success.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 313, "story": "A crow, half-dead with thirst, came upon a pitcher which had once been full of water; but when the crow put its beak into the mouth of the pitcher he found that only very little water was left in it, and that he could not reach far enough down to get at it. He tried, and he tried, but at last had to give up in despair. Then a thought came to him, and he took a pebble and dropped it into the pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped it into the pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped that into the pitcher. At last, at last, he saw the water mount up near him, and after casting in a few more pebbles he was able to quench his thirst and save his life.", "moral1": "Little by little does the trick. ", "moral2": "Example is the best precept. ", "moral3": "A metaphor about good posture for children, looking at possible future consequences of too much comfort. ", "moral4": "In our life there are time when we are confronted on all sides with negative thoughts and possibilities but still in midst of any storm, we should focus on doing what's most important to do at that time and should always keep our faith in god. ", "moral5": "Think before you act.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 314, "story": "It happened that a dog had got a piece of meat and was carrying it home in his mouth to eat it in peace. Now on his way home he had to cross a plank lying across a running brook. As he crossed, he looked down and saw his own shadow reflected in the water beneath. Thinking it was another dog with another piece of meat, he made up his mind to have that also. So he made a snap at the shadow in the water, but as he opened his mouth the piece of meat fell out, dropped into the water and was never seen more.", "moral1": "The best way to make friends is to be genuinely concerned about others. ", "moral2": "Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow. ", "moral3": "It is easy to propose impossible remedies. ", "moral4": "As in the body, so in the state, each member must work for the common good. ", "moral5": "It is better to be practical than learned.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 315, "story": "A gaunt wolf was almost dead with hunger when he happened to meet a house-dog who was passing by. \"Ah, cousin,\" Said the dog. \"I knew how it would be; your irregular life will soon be the ruin of you. why do you not work steadily as I do, and get your food regularly given to you?\"\"I would have no objection,\" Said the wolf, \"If I could only get a place.\"\"I will easily arrange that for you,\" Said the dog; \"Come with me to my master and you shall share my work.\"So the wolf and the dog went towards the town together. On the way there the wolf noticed that the hair on a certain part of the dog's neck was very much worn away, so he asked him how that had come about. \"Oh, it is nothing,\" Said the dog. \"That is only the place where the collar is put on at night to keep me chained up; it chafes a bit, but one soon gets used to it.\"\"Is that all?\" Said the wolf. \"Then good-bye to you, master dog.\"", "moral1": "A story to develop sensitivity and love of nature. ", "moral2": "If we learn to support and care for each other, we can make our life heaven and live happily. Giving and sharing brings inner joy. ", "moral3": "Cycle of deeds always gives us back what we give to others. If we do good to others, our good will happen, if we do bad to others, our turn will also come. ", "moral4": "Better starve free than be a fat slave. ", "moral5": "Yesterday I was recruiting you but today you are staff,! !", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 316, "story": "A dog looking out for its afternoon nap jumped into the manger of an ox and lay there cosily upon the straw. But soon the ox, returning from its afternoon work, came up to the manger and wanted to eat some of the straw. The dog in a rage, being awakened from its slumber, stood up and barked at the ox, and whenever it came near attempted to bite it. At last the ox had to give up the hope of getting at the straw, and went away muttering:", "moral1": "Showing gratitude is one of the bases of friendship. Acts can overcome shyness. ", "moral2": "Example is the best precept. ", "moral3": "Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge. ", "moral4": "Ah, people often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves. ", "moral5": "Be happy with what you have.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 317, "story": "A gentleman, having prepared a great feast, invited a friend to supper; and the gentleman's dog, meeting the friend's dog, \"Come,\" Said he, \"My good fellow, and sup with us to-night.\" The dog was delighted with the invitation, and as he stood by and saw the preparations for the feast, said to himself: \"Capital fare indeed! this is, in truth, good luck. I shall revel in dainties, and I will take good care to lay in an ample stock to-night, for I may have nothing to eat to-morrow.\"As he said this to himself, he wagged his tail, and gave a sly look at his friend who had incited him. But his tail wagging to and fro caught the cook's eye, who, seeing a stranger, straightway seized him by the legs, and threw him out the window to the street below. When he reached the ground, he set off yelping down the street; upon which the neighbors' dogs ran up to him and asked him how he liked his supper. \"In faith,\" Said he, with a sorry smile, \"I hardly know, for we drank so deeply, that I can't even tell you which way I got out.\"", "moral1": "It is very important to transmit cheerfulness to others. ", "moral2": "Those who enter by the back stairs must not complain if they are thrown out by the window. ", "moral3": "Cheating will hurt you! ", "moral4": "Respect is the value that sustains the arena in which all other values partake. ", "moral5": "Happiness will come to you if you stop worrying about it.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 318, "story": "Once when a lion was asleep a little mouse began running up and down upon him; this soon wakened the lion, who placed his huge paw upon him, and opened his big jaws to swallow him. \"Pardon, o king,\" Cried the little mouse: \"Forgive me this time, I shall never forget it: who knows but what I may be able to do you a turn some of these days?\"The lion was so tickled at the idea of the mouse being able to help him, that he lifted up his paw and let him go. Some time after the lion was caught in a trap, and the hunters who desired to carry him alive to the king, tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him on. Just then the little mouse happened to pass by, and seeing the sad plight in which the lion was, went up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the king of the beasts. \"Was I not right?\" Said the little mouse.", "moral1": "May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to needs of others with kindness and compassion. ", "moral2": "Don't judge people by their looks. ", "moral3": "A tender story about feelings and the heart's desires. ", "moral4": "Little friends may prove great friends. ", "moral5": "Treat woman with respect and let her be the one to decide for herself.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 319, "story": "A man and a lion were discussing the relative strength of men and lions in general. The man contended that he and his fellows were stronger than lions by reason of their greater intelligence. \"Come now with me,\" He cried, \"And I will soon prove that I am right.\"So he took him into the public gardens and showed him a statue of hercules overcoming the lion and tearing his mouth in two. \"That is all very well,\" Said the lion, \"But proves nothing, for it was a man who made the statue.\"", "moral1": "We can easily represent things as we wish them to be. ", "moral2": "Always stay in company of people who are loyal and trustworthy. People, who listen to what you tell them, are not always the ones you can count on when you need them the most. ", "moral3": "What we give to others, life gives us the same in return. Your life is not an accident or a coincidence, but it is the shadow of your actions. ", "moral4": "Don't tease others if you can't stand to be teased. ", "moral5": "Mother love is blind.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 320, "story": "A lion once fell in love with a beautiful maiden and proposed marriage to her parents. The old people did not know what to say. They did not like to give their daughter to the lion, yet they did not wish to enrage the king of beasts. At last the father said:\"We feel highly honoured by your majesty's proposal, but you see our daughter is a tender young thing, and we fear that in the vehemence of your affection you might possibly do her some injury. might I venture to suggest that your majesty should have your claws removed, and your teeth extracted, then we would gladly consider your proposal again.\" The lion was so much in love that he had his claws trimmed and his big teeth taken out. But when he came again to the parents of the young girl they simply laughed in his face, and bade him do his worst.", "moral1": "Love can tame the wildest. ", "moral2": "Always be nice to others; being mean won't get you anywhere. ", "moral3": "There's no point in accumulating things if you don't know how to enjoy them. ", "moral4": "The problem may not be with the other one as we always think, could be very much within us! ", "moral5": "Our greatest obstacle to happiness is our own self, with its fears, vain preoccupations, and negative patterns of thought.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 321, "story": "The lion went once a-hunting along with the fox, the jackal, and the wolf. They hunted and they hunted till at last they surprised a stag, and soon took its life. Then came the question how the spoil should be divided. \"Quarter me this stag,\" Roared the lion; so the other animals skinned it and cut it into four parts. Then the lion took his stand in front of the carcass and pronounced judgment: \"The first quarter is for me in my capacity as king of beasts; the second is mine as arbiter; another share comes to me for my part in the chase; and as for the fourth quarter, well, as for that, I should like to see which of you will dare to lay a paw upon it.\"\"Humph,\" Grumbled the fox as he walked away with his tail between his legs.", "moral1": "It all depends on the point of view, and who tells the story. ", "moral2": "Greedy and rich man, this fable has a lesson for you, who, though you have a superabundance, still give nothing to the poor. ", "moral3": "This complaint befits him whom hope has disappointed. ", "moral4": "You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil. ", "moral5": "The enlightened man cannot sleep in the same way that the unenlightened one sleeps. When the unenlightened man sleeps, he is simply unconscious where as the enlightened man sleeps but he is not unconscious.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 322, "story": "The lion once gave out that he was sick unto death and summoned the animals to come and hear his last will and testament. So the goat came to the lion's cave, and stopped there listening for a long time. Then a sheep went in, and before she came out a calf came up to receive the last wishes of the lord of the beasts. But soon the lion seemed to recover, and came to the mouth of his cave, and saw the fox, who had been waiting outside for some time. \"Why do you not come to pay your respects to me?\" Said the lion to the fox. \"I beg your majesty's pardon,\" Said the fox, \"But I noticed the track of the animals that have already come to you; and while I see many hoof-marks going in, I see none coming out. till the animals that have entered your cave come out again I prefer to remain in the open air.\"", "moral1": "If we could see our fears as others see them we would realize that most of our fears make no sense! ", "moral2": "Respect is the value that sustains the arena in which all other values partake. ", "moral3": "Orderliness is important. ", "moral4": "It's never to late to start on path of goodness and righteousness. ", "moral5": "It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 323, "story": "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 the man's hair was turning grey, which the young wife did not like, as it made him look too old for her husband. So every night she used to comb his hair and pick out the white ones. But the elder wife saw her husband growing grey with great pleasure, for she did not like to be mistaken for his mother. So every morning she used to arrange his hair and pick out as many of the black ones as she could. The consequence was the man soon found himself entirely bald.", "moral1": "A guilty conscience need no accuser. ", "moral2": "At times when we face difficulties in life, we should just trust in god and push. By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains but know that it is still god who moves mountains. ", "moral3": "Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield. ", "moral4": "You should try to help others when you can. ", "moral5": "It is better to be a master of one art than to be a jack of many arts.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 324, "story": "A man and his son were once going with their donkey to market. As they were walking along by its side a countryman passed them and said: \"You fools, what is a donkey for but to ride upon?\"So the man put the boy on the donkey and they went on their way. But soon they passed a group of men, one of whom said: \"See that lazy youngster, he lets his father walk while he rides.\"So the man ordered his boy to get off, and got on himself. But they hadn't gone far when they passed two women, one of whom said to the other: \"Shame on that lazy lout to let his poor little son trudge along.\"Well, the man didn't know what to do, but at last he took his boy up before him on the donkey. By this time they had come to the town, and the passers-by began to jeer and point at them. The man stopped and asked what they were scoffing at. The men said: \"Aren't you ashamed of yourself for overloading that poor donkey of yours and your hulking son?\"The man and boy got off and tried to think what to do. They thought and they thought, till at last they cut down a pole, tied the donkey's feet to it, and raised the pole and the donkey to their shoulders. They went along amid the laughter of all who met them till they came to market bridge, when the donkey, getting one of his feet loose, kicked out and caused the boy to drop his end of the pole. In the struggle the donkey fell over the bridge, and his fore-feet being tied together he was drowned. \"That will teach you,\" Said an old man who had followed them.", "moral1": "Please all, and you will please none. ", "moral2": "It is easy to despise what you cannot get. ", "moral3": "A small ray of hope is enough to inspire the one who is ready to work hard to turn his dream into a reality. ", "moral4": "May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to needs of others with kindness and compassion. ", "moral5": "A kindness is never wasted.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 325, "story": "Patty the milkmaid was going to market carrying her milk in a pail on her head. As she went along she began calculating what she would do with the money she would get for the milk. \"I'll buy some fowls from farmer brown,\" Said she, \"And they will lay eggs each morning, which I will sell to the parson's wife. with the money that I get from the sale of these eggs I'll buy myself a new dimity frock and a chip hat; and when I go to market, won't all the young men come up and speak to me! polly shaw will be that jealous; but I don't care. I shall just look at her and toss my head like this.\"As she spoke she tossed her head back, the pail fell off it, and all the milk was spilt. So she had to go home and tell her mother what had occurred.", "moral1": "Face your fears. ", "moral2": "Treating things well, with care, is also a sign of respect to those who cannot enjoy such things, and who -given the chance - would surely treat them well. ", "moral3": "One man cannot fight a battle. But team can. Team work helps in achieving our goals. ", "moral4": "Obscurity often brings safety. ", "moral5": "Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 326, "story": "A dog used to run up quietly to the heels of those he met, and to bite them without notice. His master sometimes suspended a bell about his neck, that he might give notice of his presence wherever he went, and sometimes he fastened a chain about his neck, to which was attached a heavy clog, so that he could not be so quick at biting people's heels. The dog grew proud of his bell and clog, and went with them all over the market-place. An old hound said to him: \"Why do you make such an exhibition of yourself? that bell and clog that you carry are not, believe me, orders of merit, but, on the contrary, marks of disgrace, a public notice to all men to avoid you as an ill-mannered dog.\"", "moral1": "Nature exceeds nurture3. ", "moral2": "Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything. ", "moral3": "Greed oft o'er reaches itself. ", "moral4": "We let go of many good things in our life because of our greed of having even better things. Our human nature is such that we always want better and better. But in the search of better, we let go of many good things which could have given us similar satisfaction and made us happy. Learn make your choice wisely. ", "moral5": "Those who achieve notoriety often mistake it for fame.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 327, "story": "Once upon a time there was a miser who used to hide his gold at the foot of a tree in his garden; but every week he used to go and dig it up and gloat over his gains. A robber, who had noticed this, went and dug up the gold and decamped with it. When the miser next came to gloat over his treasures, he found nothing but the empty hole. He tore his hair, and raised such an outcry that all the neighbours came around him, and he told them how he used to come and visit his gold. \"Did you ever take any of it out?\" Asked one of them. \"Nay,\" Said he, \"I only came to look at it.\"\"Then come again and look at the hole,\" Said a neighbour; \"It will do you just as much good.\"", "moral1": "Bluff and threatening words are of little value with rascals. Bluff is no proof that hard fists are lacking. ", "moral2": "Sometimes we are about to achieve our goals, but give up through lack of perseverance and patience. ", "moral3": "We often make much of the ornamental and despise the useful. ", "moral4": "Rich rewards will come to him, who works on with simling vim. ", "moral5": "Wealth unused might as well not exist.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 328, "story": "A sailor, bound on a long voyage, took with him a monkey to amuse him while on shipboard. As he sailed off the coast of greece, a violent tempest arose, in which the ship was wrecked, and he, his monkey and all the crew were obliged to swim for their lives. A dolphin saw the monkey contending with the waves, and supposing him to be a man , came and placed himself under him, to convey him on his back in safety to the shore. When the dolphin arrived with his burden in sight of land not far from athens, he demanded of the monkey if he were an athenian, who answered that he was, and that he was descended from one of the noblest families in that city. The dolphin then inquired if he knew the piraeus. The monkey, supposing that a man was meant, and being obliged to support his previous lie, answered that he knew him very well, and that he was an intimate friend, who would, no doubt, be very glad to see him. The dolphin, indignant at these falsehoods, dipped the monkey under the water, and drowned him.", "moral1": "This happen with most of us, we focus so much on point out other people mistake that we don't realized that we ourselves are doing same mistake. For peaceful mind and happy self, instead of pointing out others mistake we should look for our own mistake and correct that mistake. ", "moral2": "True friendship goes much further than superficially knowing people, or getting on well with lots of people. ", "moral3": "The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential, these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. ", "moral4": "Don't give up. ", "moral5": "He who once begins to tell falsehoods is obliged to tell others to make them appear true,and, sooner or later, they will get him into trouble.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 329, "story": "A mouse, by an unlucky chance, formed an intimate acquaintance with a frog. The frog one day, intent on mischief, bound the foot of the mouse tightly to his own. Thus joined together, the frog led his friend toward the pool in which he lived, until he reached the very brink, when suddenly jumping in, he dragged the mouse in with him. The frog enjoyed the water amazingly, and swam croaking about as if he had done a meritorious action. The unhappy mouse was soon suffocated with the water, and his dead body floated about on the surface, tied to the foot of the frog. A hawk observed it, and, pouncing upon it, carried it up aloft. The frog, being still fastened to the leg of the mouse, was also carried off a prisoner, and was eaten by the hawk.", "moral1": "Being tidy and organised has more advantages than might be obvious. ", "moral2": "Harm hatch, harm catch. ", "moral3": "If you help others, they will help you. ", "moral4": "Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you. Find yourself. ", "moral5": "With hard work and ability, skill and good relation with people, even from small beginning one can achieve great heights.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 330, "story": "It happened that a fisher, after fishing all day, caught only a little fish. \"Pray, let me go, master,\" Said the fish. \"I am much too small for your eating just now.if you put me back into the river I shall soon grow, then you can make a fine meal off me.\"\"Nay, nay, my little fish,\" Said the fisher, \"I have you now. I may not catch you hereafter.\"", "moral1": "We all go through situations were we have to chose between right and wrong. It's up to us what we chose. ", "moral2": "The problem may not be with the other one as we always think, could be very much within us! ", "moral3": "Wisdom is stronger than physical strength. ", "moral4": "Develop and encourage your will to create and all the forces of nature within and without will help you bring your desire to pass. ", "moral5": "A little thing in hand is worth more than a great thing in prospect.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 331, "story": "A fisherman who lived on the produce of his nets, one day caught a single small fish as the result of his day's labor. The fish, panting convulsively, thus entreated for his life:\"O sir, what good can I be to you, and how little am I worth! I am not yet come to my full size. pray spare my life, and put me back into the sea. I shall soon become a large fish, fit for the tables of the rich; and then you can catch me again, and make a handsome profit of me.\"", "moral1": "The satisfaction of working together in friendship is much greater than the minor inconveniences it brings. ", "moral2": "Do not forego a certain gain for an uncertain profit. ", "moral3": "Here are some life changing teaching of lao tzu: ", "moral4": "Always treat your parents with care and love. We should understand their value and spend time with them. ", "moral5": "If you will believe in lord krishna by heart then you will never be alone. Lord krishna will always be there to help you in you troubles.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 332, "story": "A lion used to prowl about a field in which four oxen used to dwell. Many a time he tried to attack them; but whenever he came near they turned their tails to one another, so that whichever way he approached them he was met by the horns of one of them. At last, however, they fell a-quarrelling among themselves, and each went off to pasture alone in a separate corner of the field. Then the lion attacked them one by one and soon made an end of all four.", "moral1": "Instead of creating trouble for someone we should try to help people whenever we can because when we give someone it not only bring happiness to them but to ourselves. Joy of giving is much more than taking. . ", "moral2": "Clothes may disguise a fool, but his words will give him away. ", "moral3": "Don't cheat to just win. ", "moral4": "It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again. ", "moral5": "United we stand, divided we fall.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 333, "story": "A fox once saw a crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree. \"That's for me, as I am a fox,\" Said master reynard, and he walked up to the foot of the tree. \"Good-day, mistress crow,\" He cried. \"How well you are looking to-day: how glossy your feathers; how bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does; let me hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the queen of birds.\"The crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped up by master fox. \"That will do,\" Said he. \"That was all I wanted. in exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future. do not trust flatterers\"", "moral1": "Better beans and bacon in peacethan cakes and ale in fear. ", "moral2": "The world will look beautiful only if we could ignore others weakness and celebrate their strength. ", "moral3": "We should not make any promise hastily. ", "moral4": "Do not trust flatterers. ", "moral5": "Secret to happiness is to value what god have given us and discard comparison that only lead to unhappiness.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 334, "story": "By an unlucky chance a fox fell into a deep well from which he could not get out. A goat passed by shortly afterwards, and asked the fox what he was doing down there. \"Oh, have you not heard?\" Said the fox; \"There is going to be a great drought, so I jumped down here in order to be sure to have water by me. why don't you come down too?\" The goat thought well of this advice, and jumped down into the well. But the fox immediately jumped on her back, and by putting his foot on her long horns managed to jump up to the edge of the well.", "moral1": "Wherever there is love, wealth and success will follow. ", "moral2": "If you question yourself and your abilities then you are holding yourself back from happiness and success. Having confidence and encouragement can lead to more positive result rather than doing any task keeping doubts in mind. ", "moral3": "Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions. ", "moral4": "Diligence helps you prepare for the future. ", "moral5": "Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 335, "story": "One hot summer's day a fox was strolling through an orchard till he came to a bunch of grapes just ripening on a vine which had been trained over a lofty branch. \"Just the thing to quench my thirst,\" Quoth he. Drawing back a few paces, he took a run and a jump, and just missed the bunch. Turning round again with a one, two, three, he jumped up, but with no greater success. Again and again he tried after the tempting morsel, but at last had to give it up, and walked away with his nose in the air, saying:", "moral1": "It's never to late to start on path of goodness and righteousness. ", "moral2": "Friends reveal themselves by helping others. ", "moral3": "Our parents loves us, make selfless sacrifices to keep up happy and safe. So, always respect and love your parents because you don't know what they had given up for you. ", "moral4": "Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything. ", "moral5": "It is easy to despise what you cannot get.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 336, "story": "One moonlight night a fox was prowling about a farmer's hen-coop, and saw a cock roosting high up beyond his reach. \"Good news, good news!\" He cried. \"Why, what is that?\" Said the cock. \"King lion has declared a universal truce. no beast may hurt a bird henceforth, but all shall dwell together in brotherly friendship.\"\"Why, that is good news,\" Said the cock; \"And there I see some one coming, with whom we can share the good tidings.\"And so saying he craned his neck forward and looked afar off. \"What is it you see?\" Said the fox. \"It is only my master's dog that is coming towards us. what, going so soon?\" He continued, as the fox began to turn away as soon as he had heard the news. \"Will you not stop and congratulate the dog on the reign of universal peace?\"\"I would gladly do so,\" Said the fox, \"But I fear he may not have heard of king lion's decree.\"", "moral1": "Trust a friend. ", "moral2": "Cunning often outwits itself. ", "moral3": "Don't judge a book by its cover. ", "moral4": "May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to needs of others with kindness and compassion. ", "moral5": "In unity is strength.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 337, "story": "It happened that a fox caught its tail in a trap, and in struggling to release himself lost all of it but the stump. At first he was ashamed to show himself among his fellow foxes. But at last he determined to put a bolder face upon his misfortune, and summoned all the foxes to a general meeting to consider a proposal which he had to place before them. When they had assembled together the fox proposed that they should all do away with their tails. He pointed out how inconvenient a tail was when they were pursued by their enemies, the dogs; how much it was in the way when they desired to sit down and hold a friendly conversation with one another. He failed to see any advantage in carrying about such a useless encumbrance.", "moral1": "The next time you see a copy of that touching creation, take a second look. Let it be your reminder, if you still need one, that no one - no one - ever makes it alone! ", "moral2": "Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. ", "moral3": "Distrust interested advice. ", "moral4": "Some people are worth taking risk and always value feelings of friends and family and be there. Even a small act can be reason for someone smile. ", "moral5": "'tis better to live secure in poverty, than to be consumed by the cares attendant upon riches.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 338, "story": "\"Oh father,\" Said a little frog to the big one sitting by the side of a pool, \"I have seen such a terrible monster! it was as big as a mountain, with horns on its head, and a long tail, and it had hoofs divided in two.\"\"Tush, child, tush,\" Said the old frog, \"That was only farmer white's ox. it isn't so big either; he may be a little bit taller than I, but I could easily make myself quite as broad; just you see.\"So he blew himself out, and blew himself out, and blew himself out. \"Was he as big as that?\" Asked he. \"Oh, much bigger than that,\" Said the young frog. Again the old one blew himself out, and asked the young one if the ox was as big as that. \"Bigger, father, bigger,\" Was the reply. So the frog took a deep breath, and blew and blew and blew, and swelled and swelled and swelled. And then he said: \"I'm sure the ox is not as big as this.\" But at this moment he burst.", "moral1": "A story for learning to notice and enjoy everything around us, rejecting any form of hate. ", "moral2": "Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction. ", "moral3": "The useful is of much more importance and value, than the ornamental. ", "moral4": "We often get so carried away by the materialism of modern life, that we lose sight of the most important things: the things which bring happiness. ", "moral5": "Some people are worth taking risk and always value feelings of friends and family and be there. Even a small act can be reason for someone smile.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 339, "story": "The frogs were living as happy as could be in a marshy swamp that just suited them; they went splashing about caring for nobody and nobody troubling with them. But some of them thought that this was not right, that they should have a king and a proper constitution, so they determined to send up a petition to jove to give them what they wanted. \"Mighty jove,\" They cried, \"Send unto us a king that will rule over us and keep us in order.\" Jove laughed at their croaking, and threw down into the swamp a huge log, which came down splashing into the swamp. The frogs were frightened out of their lives by the commotion made in their midst, and all rushed to the bank to look at the horrible monster; but after a time, seeing that it did not move, one or two of the boldest of them ventured out towards the log, and even dared to touch it; still it did not move. Then the greatest hero of the frogs jumped upon the log and commenced dancing up and down upon it, thereupon all the frogs came and did the same; and for some time the frogs went about their business every day without taking the slightest notice of their new king log lying in their midst. But this did not suit them, so they sent another petition to jove, and said to him, \"We want a real king; one that will really rule over us.\"Now this made jove angry, so he sent among them a big stork that soon set to work gobbling them all up. Then the frogs repented when too late.", "moral1": "A kindness is never wasted. ", "moral2": "Most problems have solutions. We just need to think in different way. ", "moral3": "Infatuation gives one a false feeling of happiness at frist but in the end it leads to destruction. ", "moral4": "A lying prince finds his lies finally backfiring on him. ", "moral5": "Better no rule than cruel rule.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 340, "story": "One day a countryman going to the nest of his goose found there an egg all yellow and glittering. When he took it up it was as heavy as lead and he was going to throw it away, because he thought a trick had been played upon him. But he took it home on second thoughts, and soon found to his delight that it was an egg of pure gold. Every morning the same thing occurred, and he soon became rich by selling his eggs. As he grew rich he grew greedy; and thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find nothing.", "moral1": "To have compassion and being able to take good care of others is a remarkable quality.. It is the law of the nature that the more selfless you are the more you will receive. ", "moral2": "Do not forego a certain gain for an uncertain profit. ", "moral3": "We need to learn to accept people with deficiencies. We can do this by putting ourselves in their place, and trying to help them. ", "moral4": "Lost time cannot be recalled. ", "moral5": "Greed oft o'er reaches itself.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 341, "story": "A hound having started a hare from his form, after a long run, gave up the chase. A goat-herd, seeing him stop, mocked him, saying: \"The little one is the best runner of the two.\"The hound replied; \"You do not see the difference between us; I was only running for a dinner, but he for his life.\"", "moral1": "Incentive spurs effort. ", "moral2": "You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies. ", "moral3": "Those who would mend others, should first mend themselves. ", "moral4": "Secret of happiness is to enjoy life but never to forget our responsibility. ", "moral5": "A little sincerity is a dangerous thing and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 342, "story": "The horse had the plain entirely to himself. A stag intruded into his domain and shared his pasture. The horse, desiring to revenge himself on the stranger, requested a man, if he were willing, to help him in punishing the stag. The man replied, that if the horse would receive a bit in his mouth, and agree to carry him, he would contrive very effectual weapons against the stag. The horse consented, and allowed the man to mount him. From that hour he found that, instead of obtaining revenge on the stag, he had enslaved himself to the service of man.", "moral1": "Order is an excellent aid to getting things done both well and quickly. ", "moral2": "Inside of a ring or out, nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong. ", "moral3": "When because of relation to just a king, our problems can be solved then what if we we connect ourselves to world's king I. E. God then we can come over any kind of problems in our life and we will never have to face any injustice. ", "moral4": "He who seeks to injure others often injures only himself. ", "moral5": "We often get so carried away by the materialism of modern life, that we lose sight of the most important things: the things which bring happiness.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 343, "story": "An ox, drinking at a pool, trod on a brood of young frogs, and crushed one of them to death. The mother, coming up and missing one of her sons, inquired of his brothers what had become of him. The frog, puffing herself out, inquired, \"If the beast was as big as that in size.\"\"Cease, mother, to puff yourself out,\" Said her son, \"And do not be angry; for you would, I assure you, sooner burst than successfully imitate the hugeness of that monster.\"", "moral1": "You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies. ", "moral2": "Wherever there is love, wealth and success will follow. ", "moral3": "We have to accept that things can change. The best way to deal with change is to remain flexible and adaptable. ", "moral4": "Fruits of hard work are always sweet. ", "moral5": "Impossible things we cannot hope to attain, and it is of no use to try.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 344, "story": "A peacock once placed a petition before juno desiring to have the voice of a nightingale in addition to his other attractions; but juno refused his request. When he persisted, and pointed out that he was her favourite bird, she said:", "moral1": "Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything. ", "moral2": "One good turn deserves another. ", "moral3": "Don't judge a book by its cover. ", "moral4": "Better beans and bacon in peacethan cakes and ale in fear. ", "moral5": "Be nice and try to help others.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 345, "story": "A serpent in the course of its wanderings came into an armourer's shop. As he glided over the floor he felt his skin pricked by a file lying there. In a rage he turned round upon it and tried to dart his fangs into it; but he could do no harm to heavy iron and had soon to give over his wrath.", "moral1": "Treat woman with respect and let her be the one to decide for herself. ", "moral2": "Three short examples to demonstrate essential aspects of freedom. ", "moral3": "It is useless attacking the insensible. ", "moral4": "Teaching someone how to do something small can have a great reward. ", "moral5": "It is very important to have a feedback loop, where you are constantly thinking about what you have done and how you could be doing it better.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 346, "story": "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 upon a plan by which he could get a little company and some excitement. He rushed down towards the village calling out \"Wolf, wolf,\" And the villagers came out to meet him, and some of them stopped with him for a considerable time. This pleased the boy so much that a few days afterwards he tried the same trick, and again the villagers came to his help. But shortly after this a wolf actually did come out from the forest, and began to worry the sheep, and the boy of course cried out \"Wolf, wolf,\" Still louder than before. But this time the villagers, who had been fooled twice before, thought the boy was again deceiving them, and nobody stirred to come to his help. So the wolf made a good meal off the boy's flock, and when the boy complained, the wise man of the village said:", "moral1": "Sometimes we are about to achieve our goals, but give up through lack of perseverance and patience. ", "moral2": "Don't underestimate the ability of others. ", "moral3": "Be content with your lot;one cannot be first in everything. ", "moral4": "Example is the best precept. ", "moral5": "A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 347, "story": "A lion had come to the end of his days and lay sick unto death at the mouth of his cave, gasping for breath. The animals, his subjects, came round him and drew nearer as he grew more and more helpless. When they saw him on the point of death they thought to themselves: \"Now is the time to pay off old grudges.\"So the boar came up and drove at him with his tusks; then a bull gored him with his horns; still the lion lay helpless before them: so the ass, feeling quite safe from danger, came up, and turning his tail to the lion kicked up his heels into his face. \"This is a double death\" Growled the lion.", "moral1": "Only cowards insult dying majesty. ", "moral2": "If you help others, then they will also help you.   ", "moral3": "Don't underestimate the ability of others. ", "moral4": "A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. ", "moral5": "What we do in sport often makes great trouble for others.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 348, "story": "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: \"Tortoise is good eating.\"\"The shell is too hard,\" Said the eagle in reply. \"The rocks will soon crack the shell,\" Was the crow's answer; and the eagle, taking the hint, let fall the tortoise on a sharp rock, and the two birds made a hearty meal of the tortoise.", "moral1": "Just because you are bigger than others doesn't mean you will survive. ", "moral2": "True friends do not distinguish between rich and poor. They are always there for you when you need them. ", "moral3": "One's inner progress can not be judged based on what person does on outside.. How you are within your self and that's all that matters. . ", "moral4": "Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions. ", "moral5": "We often make much of the ornamental and despise the useful.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 349, "story": "Now you must know that a town mouse once upon a time went on a visit to his cousin in the country. He was rough and ready, this cousin, but he loved his town friend and made him heartily welcome. Beans and bacon, cheese and bread, were all he had to offer, but he offered them freely. The town mouse rather turned up his long nose at this country fare, and said: \"I cannot understand, cousin, how you can put up with such poor food as this, but of course you cannot expect anything better in the country; come you with me and I will show you how to live. when you have been in town a week you will wonder how you could ever have stood a country life.\"No sooner said than done: the two mice set off for the town and arrived at the town mouse's residence late at night. \"You will want some refreshment after our long journey,\" Said the polite town mouse, and took his friend into the grand dining-room. There they found the remains of a fine feast, and soon the two mice were eating up jellies and cakes and all that was nice. Suddenly they heard growling and barking. \"What is that?\" Said the country mouse. \"It is only the dogs of the house,\" Answered the other. \"Only!\" Said the country mouse. \"I do not like that music at my dinner.\"", "moral1": "Do not play tricks on your neighbors unless you can stand the same treatment yourself. ", "moral2": "Look before you leap. ", "moral3": "Better beans and bacon in peacethan cakes and ale in fear. ", "moral4": "A christmas story to remind children what is truly important during this period and the whole year through. ", "moral5": "Everything in life has its unpleasant or uncomfortable side. These aspects cannot be removed from life.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 350, "story": "\"Well, little one,\" Said a tree to a reed that was growing at its foot, \"Why do you not plant your feet deeply in the ground, and raise your head boldly in the air as I do?\"\"I am contented with my lot,\" Said the reed. \"I may not be so grand, but I think I am safer.\"\"Safe!\" Sneered the tree. \"Who shall pluck me up by the roots or bow my head to the ground?\"But it soon had to repent of its boasting, for a hurricane arose which tore it up from its roots, and cast it a useless log on the ground, while the little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.", "moral1": "Obscurity often brings safety. ", "moral2": "Goodness consists mainly in helping others. ", "moral3": "Be not greedy for a little passing pleasure. It may destroy you. ", "moral4": "Always believe in what elders say. ", "moral5": "It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 351, "story": "A man came into a forest, and made a petition to the trees to provide him a handle for his axe. The trees consented to his request, and gave him a young ash-tree. No sooner had the man fitted from it a new handle to his axe, than he began to use it, and quickly felled with his strokes the noblest giants of the forest. An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar:", "moral1": "A story for learning to notice and enjoy everything around us, rejecting any form of hate. ", "moral2": "Obeying your parents is the best policy for children. ", "moral3": "Selfishness and greed have negative and unexpected consequences. ", "moral4": "In yielding the rights of others, we may endanger our own. ", "moral5": "We should respect other people's problems  and should not trouble them.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 352, "story": "A trumpeter during a battle ventured too near the enemy and was captured by them. They were about to proceed to put him to death when he begged them to hear his plea for mercy. \"I do not fight,\" Said he, \"And indeed carry no weapon; I only blow this trumpet, and surely that cannot harm you; then why should you kill me?\"\"You may not fight yourself,\" Said the others, \"But you encourage and guide your men to the fight.\"", "moral1": "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. ", "moral2": "Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything. ", "moral3": "Words may be deeds. ", "moral4": "Regardless of our wishes, or even our intent, it is to our nature alone that we will be faithful. ", "moral5": "Always stop to think whether your fun may not be the cause of another's unhappiness.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 353, "story": "One fine day two crabs came out from their home to take a stroll on the sand. \"Child,\" Said the mother, \"You are walking very ungracefully. you should accustom yourself, to walking straight forward without twisting from side to side.\"\"Pray, mother,\" Said the young one, \"Do but set the example yourself, and I will follow you.\"", "moral1": "Do not be found in close contact with evil persons. ", "moral2": "Example is the best precept. ", "moral3": "If you help others, then they will also help you. ", "moral4": "Pride hath a fall. ", "moral5": "True love is hard to get.   love is all about giving to other person without greed of gaining anything in return, if other person rejects it, its him or her who will be losing the most important thing in life. So never feel dejected.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 354, "story": "A vine was luxuriant in the time of vintage with leaves and grapes. A goat, passing by, nibbled its young tendrils and its leaves. The vine said:\"Why do you thus injure me and crop my leaves? is there no young grass left? but I shall not have to wait long for my just revenge; for if you now crop my leaves, and cut me down to my root, I shall provide the wine to pour over you when you are led as a victim to the sacrifice.\"", "moral1": "Retribution is certain. ", "moral2": "Practice is very important whether it is in sports or in studies or anything else. One cannot succeed without practice. If you will be sitting on mere luck without practice then at the end you will be left with nothing but regret. Therefore, by putting patience, hard work and perseverance with practice, one can get to his or her destination. ", "moral3": "This is what god do.. God can change any situation.. In a moment he make king the beggar and servant the emperor. ", "moral4": "Caring for the environment is a cause for real happiness. ", "moral5": "Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 355, "story": "The wind and the sun were disputing which was the stronger. Suddenly they saw a traveller coming down the road, and the sun said: \"I see a way to decide our dispute. whichever of us can cause that traveller to take off his cloak shall be regarded as the stronger. you begin.\"So the sun retired behind a cloud, and the wind began to blow as hard as it could upon the traveller. But the harder he blew the more closely did the traveller wrap his cloak round him, till at last the wind had to give up in despair. Then the sun came out and shone in all his glory upon the traveller, who soon found it too hot to walk with his cloak on.", "moral1": "Little friends may prove great friends. ", "moral2": "Wealth unused might as well not exist. ", "moral3": "Kindness effects more than severity. ", "moral4": "Do not judge others. Be your own judge and you will be truly happy. If you will try to judge others, you are likely to burn your fingers. ", "moral5": " always be honest.  honesty is always rewarded.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 356, "story": "A wolf had been gorging on an animal he had killed, when suddenly a small bone in the meat stuck in his throat and he could not swallow it. He soon felt terrible pain in his throat, and ran up and down groaning and groaning and seeking for something to relieve the pain. He tried to induce every one he met to remove the bone. \"I would give anything,\" Said he, \"If you would take it out.\"At last the crane agreed to try, and told the wolf to lie on his side and open his jaws as wide as he could. Then the crane put its long neck down the wolf's throat, and with its beak loosened the bone, till at last it got it out. \"Will you kindly give me the reward you promised?\" Said the crane. The wolf grinned and showed his teeth and said: \"Be content. you have put your head inside a wolf's mouth and taken it out again in safety; that ought to be reward enough for you.\"", "moral1": "A story to develop sensitivity and love of nature. ", "moral2": "Gratitude and greed go not together. ", "moral3": "The trickster is easily tricked. ", "moral4": "Liars cannot be trusted. ", "moral5": "We should not follow everything blindly. In past traditions and rules were set according to their present need but with time conditions change and we should try learn meaning behind such policies or traditions and change if needed.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 357, "story": "A kid was perched up on the top of a house, and looking down saw a wolf passing under him. Immediately he began to revile and attack his enemy. \"Murderer and thief,\" He cried, \"What do you here near honest folks' houses? how dare you make an appearance where your vile deeds are known?\"\"Curse away, my young friend,\" Said the wolf.", "moral1": "Treat woman with respect and let her be the one to decide for herself. ", "moral2": "Funny story which encourages children to go to bed early. ", "moral3": "It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. ", "moral4": "We should understand that for better life only wealth is not everything. We should pay attention to our health too. ", "moral5": "Don't make fun of people's physical characteristics or deficiencies. Everyone gives the best of what they have, and often, unpopular people can offer more than the popular ones.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 358, "story": "A wolf found great difficulty in getting at the sheep owing to the vigilance of the shepherd and his dogs. But one day it found the skin of a sheep that had been flayed and thrown aside, so it put it on over its own pelt and strolled down among the sheep. The lamb that belonged to the sheep, whose skin the wolf was wearing, began to follow the wolf in the sheep's clothing; so, leading the lamb a little apart, he soon made a meal off her, and for some time he succeeded in deceiving the sheep, and enjoying hearty meals.", "moral1": "You cannot escape your fate. ", "moral2": "Appearances are deceptive. ", "moral3": "If you complain, you will never be able to see finish line and will quit even before you get there. Therefore, if one want to accomplish anything then one have to stop complaining and start working toward self improvement. The feeling of deep gratitude can arise only when we become aware of what existence is giving to us. Our attitude towards life is our own choice. Whether we choose gratitude or complaint, that is exactly what life will reflect back to us. ", "moral4": "Be sure you can better your condition before you seek to change. ", "moral5": "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 359, "story": "One wintry day a woodman was tramping home from his work when he saw something black lying on the snow. When he came closer he saw it was a serpent to all appearance dead. But he took it up and put it in his bosom to warm while he hurried home. As soon as he got indoors he put the serpent down on the hearth before the fire. The children watched it and saw it slowly come to life again. Then one of them stooped down to stroke it, but the serpent raised its head and put out its fangs and was about to sting the child to death. So the woodman seized his axe, and with one stroke cut the serpent in two.", "moral1": "When life shovel all kind of dirt on you, trick is to not to get down by all the problems and take time to stop and think of way to solve it. ", "moral2": "No gratitude from the wicked. ", "moral3": "Today's atheist people, by invoking the name of science, may dance as much as they want but history has witnessed that science has been created by the god believer theists only. ", "moral4": "He winds up friendless who plays both sides against the middle. ", "moral5": "A fun story to try to impress upon young children the importance of getting dressed quickly and properly.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 360, "story": "Once upon a time, all the mice met, together in council, to discuss the best means of securing themselves against the attacks of the cat. After several suggestions had been debated, a mouse of some standing and experience got up and said, \"I think I have hit upon a plan which will ensure our safety in the future, provided you approve and carry it out. it is that we should fasten a bell around the neck of our enemy the cat, which will, by its tinkling, warn us of her approach.\"This proposal was warmly applauded, and it had been decided to adopt it, when an old mouse got upon his feet and said, \"I agree with you all that the plan before us is an admirable one: but may I ask who is going to bell the cat?\"", "moral1": "Any excuse will serve a tyrant. ", "moral2": "It is easy to propose impossible remedies. ", "moral3": "Everyone has been made for some particular work and the desire for that work has been put in every heart. ", "moral4": "Much outcry, little outcome. ", "moral5": "Those who disparage what they cannot perform, ought to apply this lesson to themselves.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 361, "story": "Dick was an actor. He was brilliant. He had a strange character. He insisted on realism. He was a head ache to his manager. A drama was played. The first was drinking scene. Water was provided in a cup. Dick insisted on liquor. The manager had brought a bottle of liquor. The second scene was a fighting scene. He insisted on real swords. Steel swords were provided. The third scene was the one in which the hero was drinking poison. The manager had real poison. The actor was in fix. He realized his mistakes. He realized the importance of practicality in life. He promised to be sensible in future.", "moral1": "Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin. ", "moral2": "Practicality in life is important. ", "moral3": "Caring for the environment is a cause for real happiness. ", "moral4": "Don't underestimate the ability of others. ", "moral5": "May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to needs of others with kindness and compassion.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 362, "story": "A woman had a pet mongoose. It was very faithful. One day she went to the market, leaving her baby in the care of the mongoose. At that time a big cobra entered the house. The mongoose killed it after a long and fierce fight. When the woman came back she saw the mongoose lying at the entrance. She noticed its blood-covered mouth. In her haste the woman thought that the mongoose had killed her baby. In a moment of sudden fury, the woman threw the water pot on the mongoose and killed it. Alas! When she entered the house she was filled with remorse. Her baby was playing cheerfully. Nearby a big cobra lay dead. The woman shed tears of grief fondling the carcass of the mongoose.", "moral1": "When we fail to appreciate the good things others possess, and allow envy to take over, we end up in a lot of trouble. ", "moral2": "Always think twice before trusting someone. It's good to make friends but one should not just blindly trust someone. ", "moral3": "Do not act in haste. ", "moral4": "Luck won't favour always. ", "moral5": "We should not judge other's. We should just be good and look for good in other's and devote our life to god with true heart.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 363, "story": "It was a dry summer. The animals in the forest were beginning to find it difficult to get food. A bear, a wolf and a jackal thought it would be better to join hands with a lion and do the hunting. They approached lion and he too agreed. The four of them went off hunting. The hunting party came across a buffalo. The fox and wolf chased the buffalo. The bear intercepted the buffalo. The lion killed him. The fox made shares out of the buffalo. When they were about to take their shares the lion roared and said, \"Well friends, the first share is mine for my leadership. the second share is mine for, it is I who killed. the third share is also mine for I need it for my cubs. anyone who needs a share can take the fourth. but before that you will have to win me.\" All the three left the place without a single word.", "moral1": "On other wing, he had engraved: any action committed in anger is an action doomed to failure. ", "moral2": "If you are might, you are right. ", "moral3": "Selfishness and greed have negative and unexpected consequences. ", "moral4": "The best thing to do with bullies is ignore them. ", "moral5": "Speak to people properly.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 364, "story": "The manager of a firm advertised for a night watchman. All the applicants were present. But the manager was not satisfied. He found something wrong with each man. There was raju, an applicant. He was sitting in a corner waiting for his turn of interview. Manager found nothing wrong in his appearance. He questioned about his health. He got the reply that he was suffering from sleeplessness. Manager was happy and appointed him.", "moral1": "Think before you act. ", "moral2": "Be real. ", "moral3": "When life shovel all kind of dirt on you, trick is to not to get down by all the problems and take time to stop and think of way to solve it. ", "moral4": "Trying to continually cover up faults, ends up with there being no way to conceal them when it is most important. ", "moral5": "Inside of a ring or out, nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 365, "story": "Two little boys were playing together. One little boy saw a nut on the ground. Before he could pick it the other boy took it. The first boy demanded, \"Give me the nut. it's mine. I only saw it first\". The other boy replied, \"It's mine. I only took it\". This lead to a quarrel between these two little boys. Just then a tall boy came that way. Upon seeing the quarrel between the boys, he said, \"Give me the nut and I'll settle your quarrel\". He split the nut into two parts. He took out the fruit-seed. He gave one half-shell to one boy and the other half-shell to the other. He put the fruit seed into his mouth and said, \"This is for settling your quarrel\".", "moral1": "Make time to parents when they need you in their old age. Don't leave them behind as they are true reason for your success. ", "moral2": "Precious things are without value to those who cannot prize them. ", "moral3": "Necessity is the mother of invention. ", "moral4": "Count the cost before you commit yourselves. ", "moral5": "When two people quarrel some one else gains.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 366, "story": "A camel and a jackal were friends. One day the jackal took his friend to a big sugar-cane farm. When the jackal cried out in terror, the camel said casually: \"I have the habit of rolling in the water after every meal.\" The poor jackal was drowned.", "moral1": "We should not trust blindly. ", "moral2": "From this circumstance, we are not able to see our own faults: but as soon as others make a slip, we are ready to censure. ", "moral3": "Every action has an opposite reaction. ", "moral4": "Treating things well, with care, is also a sign of respect to those who cannot enjoy such things, and who -given the chance - would surely treat them well. ", "moral5": "Never trust a friend who deserts you at a pinch.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 367, "story": "A cat and a fox were once discussing about hounds. The cat said, \"I hate hounds. they are very nasty animals. they hunt and kill us\". The fox said, \"I hate hounds more than you\".. The cat asked, \"How do you save yourself from hounds?\" The fox replied, \"There are many tricks to get away from hounds\". The cat asked \"Can you say what your tricks are?\" \"They are very simple\", said the fox. He added, \"I can hide behind thick bushes. I can run along thorny hedges. I can hide in burrows. there are many more such tricks\". Now it was the turn of the fox to ask the cat about her tricks. The fox asked, \"How many tricks do you know?\" The cat replied, \"I know just one trick\". The fox sneered, \"Oh! how sad! you know only one trick? what is your trick?\" The cat was about to answer. But, she found a flock of hounds fast approach. She said, \"I am going to do it now. because the hounds are coming\". Saying these words, the cat ran up a nearby tree safe from the hounds. The fox tried all his tricks but the hounds out beat him. \"My one trick is better than all his tricks\", said the cat to herself.", "moral1": "We should try to help others in their time of need and never be afraid to help because sometimes helping others is like helping yourself. ", "moral2": "Cunning often outwits itself. ", "moral3": "It is better to be a master of one art than to be a jack of many arts. ", "moral4": "When we cannot get what we want, we pretend that it is not worth having. ", "moral5": "Fruits of hard work are always sweet.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 368, "story": "There lived a crow on a tree top. Everyday he used to watch with utter wonder the acts of an eagle. The eagle had a nest high up on a mountain. He used to swoop down from there to get hold of a lamb and fly up again and all in one go. The crow was amazed by the feat of the eagle. One day he was so excited that he wanted to imitate the eagle. So up he flew as high as he could. From there he began to swoop down. He came down and down. But alas, he could not control himself. He crashed on the ground and broke his beak.", "moral1": "Thoughtless imitation will end in danger. ", "moral2": "Let not others exploit your gentleness. ", "moral3": "The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore. ", "moral4": "Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions. ", "moral5": "We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 369, "story": "There was a village near a jungle. The village cows used to go up to the jungle in search of food. In the forest there lived a wicked lion. He used to kill a cow now and then and eat her. This was happening for quite sometime. The cows were frightened. One day, all the cows held a meeting. An old cow said, \"Listen everybody, the lion eats one of us only because we go into the jungle separately. from now on we will all be together\". From then on all the cows went into the jungle in a herd. When they heard or saw the lion all of them unitedly moo and chased him away.", "moral1": "Wise thinking and decisions can give productive results. When a person is hardworking and use available assets wisely, he or she can get good results. ", "moral2": "Divided we fall. United we stand. ", "moral3": "Be nice and try to help others. ", "moral4": "Even if we lose someone, life goes on. We should not hurt gone soul by living a sad and alone life. We should live life cheerfully and embrace what comes next. ", "moral5": "Make time to parents when they need you in their old age. Don't leave them behind as they are true reason for your success.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 370, "story": "Once a wolf was lucky to get hold of a nice dinner. He sat in his place and started to eat. He did not want to share his food with anyone else. He was eating so hurriedly that a small piece of bone got stuck in his throat. He gurgled hard. He tried to swallow. He tried to spit it out. But nothing worked out. The bone won't move. He got afraid. \"If I can't take the bone out, I can't eat. I will die of hunger\", he thought sadly. Suddenly he remembered the crane who lived nearby. He thought, \"The crane has a long neck. she can reach and take out the bone\". So off he went to the crane and said, \"Please take out the bone from my neck. I will pay good\". The crane took out the bone and asked for her fees. The wolf replied \"Aren't you happy that you put your head into my mouth and got it out safely? forget the fees.\"", "moral1": "Honesty is the best policy. ", "moral2": "Friendship means never to abandon your friends at difficult times. ", "moral3": "Good for the evil are fast forgotten. ", "moral4": "Obsession with weight and physical appearance is a sure way to put yourself in a bad mood and create health problems. ", "moral5": "Wherever there is love, wealth and success will follow.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 371, "story": "Once there was a rich farmer in a village. He had a lot of land, cattle, money and many servants. He had two sons. He led a happy life with them. After few years, the younger of the two sons became unhappy. He asked his father for his share of property. His father advised him not demand like that. His mother also advised her son to do so. But he would not listen to his father's words. He got his share and sold them. He had a huge amount with him. Once he got much money, he got bad company of friends. With this amount, he traveled to a distant country where he did all he wished. He had another bad company of friends there as well. Because of this, he fell into evil ways. All the money was gone. He became poor. At that time, no one helped him out of bad company. Soon, he fell into debt. Then he understood his mistake and returned to his country and to his parents. He afterwards obeyed his parents and led a happy life.", "moral1": "Bossy does not get you anywhere. ", "moral2": "He used to pray to god about god. ", "moral3": "It is better to be a master of one art than to be a jack of many arts. ", "moral4": "The 7 wonders are - to be able to see, to be able to hear, to be able to feel, to laugh, to think, to be kind, to love! ", "moral5": "We should obey our parents.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 372, "story": "There lived an astronomer who was very much involved in his observations. He often used to look up at the sky at night and start observing the stars. Once, as he walked looking up at the stars, his leg slipped and he fell into a ditch. He started shouting. A passer-by, who heard his shouts, helped him out of the ditch and asked, \"How did you fall into this ditch?\" The astronomer replied, \"I was so engrossed in my observations that I did not notice the ditch\". The passer-by asked, \"How do you expect to discover things when you fail to take note of things under your nose?\" The astronomer walked away with a sad face.", "moral1": "Realities are more important than dreams. ", "moral2": "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. ", "moral3": "I am always on duty and my duty is that I have to adhere to the words of my guru, as if your pilot is to save the plane in every situation, in the same way I have to save my faith. ", "moral4": "He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast. ", "moral5": "Do not act in haste.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 373, "story": "Two cocks vowed each other that one is stronger than the other. So they started a fighting. They fought fiercely and one cock got severe injuries and came down from the top of the stack. The successful cock crowed and danced with joy and pride on the top of stack. At that time a vulture flew over there and caught up the cock in the sky. The failed cock felt safe and happy on his luck.", "moral1": "Treat everyone around you with your ethics, not with theirs. Treat the people the way you want to be treated by them. ", "moral2": "Good sense of humor and smiling are the best ingredients to cope with adversity. ", "moral3": "Arrogant leads to vanish. ", "moral4": "We should not get bothered about people pointing mistakes in our work. Instead we should continue to work hard to achieve our goal. ", "moral5": "Our best blessings are often the least appreciated.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 374, "story": "In madhanpur lived a very hardworking farmer named gopal. He has three sons ram, laxman and hanuman. All three were strong and healthy. But they were all lazy. Gopal was sad thinking about his sons and the future of his farmland. One day, gopal got a flash of an idea. He called all his sons and said, \"Ram! laxman! and hanuman! I have hidden a treasure in our farmland. you search and share the treasure among you.\" The three sons were overjoyed. They went to the fields and started searching ram started from one end. Laxman searched from the other end. And hanuman did so from the centre. They dug each and every inch of the field. But they could not find anything. Gopal said to his sons, \"Dear boys! now you have tooled and conditioned the field, why not we sow a crop!\" Off went the sons to sow the crops. Days passed. Soon, the crops grew lushly green. The sons were delighted. The father said, \"Sons, this is the real treasure I wanted you to share\".", "moral1": "Fruits of hard work are always sweet. ", "moral2": "It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life! We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family  friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family. ", "moral3": "Example is the best precept. ", "moral4": "Try before you trust. ", "moral5": "This is mind of sage - not choosing, not asking, not saying this should be and this should not be. Whatsoever happens, he accepts it in its totality. This acceptance gives him freedom, capacity to see.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 375, "story": "A farmer was worried about the seeds in his farm as they were destroyed by the birds. He laid a trap for them. The next day he managed to catch a flock of birds. A crane was also one of his victims. The crane pleaded with the farmer to let it free. The farmer retorted, \"You are found in the company of my enemies. so, I will riot spare you.\"", "moral1": "One swallow does not make a summer. ", "moral2": "The enlightened man cannot sleep in the same way that the unenlightened one sleeps. When the unenlightened man sleeps, he is simply unconscious where as the enlightened man sleeps but he is not unconscious. ", "moral3": "We should not challenge a person having a high potential. ", "moral4": "The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore. ", "moral5": "Do not be found in close contact with evil persons.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 376, "story": "Maniappa was a farmer. He worked from dawn to dusk in his field. Amidst the crops in the field, a sparrow had built a nest. She roosted in the nest. She got two children. The little sparrows lived with their mother happily. Days passed by. And the harvesting season fast approached. The corns were ripe. And everywhere people started their harvests. The little sparrows said to their mother, \"Mummy! we will have to flyaway\". The mother sparrow replied, \"Not so soon babies! the farmer is not ready. one day, they heard the farmer saying \"I must call my neighbours and make them do the harvest. \" The little sparrows said, \"Mummy, tonight we shall fly away. \" The mother said, \"Not so soon babies. The farmer won't make it. \" The words of the mother came true. the neighbours did not turn up the next day. the farmer was heard saying, \"I will call my relatives and make them do the harvest\". this time also the little ones wanted to flyaway. but the mother asked them to relax. once again, the words of the mother came true. now, they heard the farmer saying \"Tomorrow I will do the harvest myself. On hearing these words, the mother said, \"Come my children. it is time for us to leave this field\".", "moral1": "As in the body, so in the state, each member must work for the common good. ", "moral2": "Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything. ", "moral3": "Trying to continually cover up faults, ends up with there being no way to conceal them when it is most important. ", "moral4": "Our greatest obstacle to happiness is our own self, with its fears, vain preoccupations, and negative patterns of thought. ", "moral5": "Self-help is always respected.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 377, "story": "A salt seller used to carry the salt bag on his donkey to the market every day. On the way they had to cross a stream. One day the donkey suddenly tumbled down the stream and the salt bag also fell into the water. The salt dissolved in the water and hence the bag became very light to carry. The donkey was happy. Then the donkey started to play the same trick every day. The salt seller came to understand the trick and decided to teach a lesson to it. The next day he loaded a cotton bag on the donkey. Again it played the same trick hoping that the cotton bag would be still become lighter. But the dampened cotton became very heavy to carry and it suffered much. It learnt a lesson. Afterwards it did not play the trick and the seller was happy.", "moral1": "Necessity is the mother of invention. ", "moral2": "Don't let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.    no dream is too big or too small when one works hard to live it.   one should always try making dreams come true no matter what. ", "moral3": "Never be mean to people or to animals because sometimes they can retaliate. ", "moral4": "Don't tease others if you can't stand to be teased. ", "moral5": "Luck won't favour always.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 378, "story": "A fox was stealthily crossing a field. But alas, he got trapped. He tried hard to come out of the trap. At last he made it. But his tail got cut off. He was ashamed of his loss. Back in the jungle a few of his friends saw him without his tail and asked \"What happened?\" The fox did not want to accept his ill fate. He said, \"The tail is just an extra weight. I cut it off \". But his clever friends could guess the reality and they asked, \"If that is the case, why are you sad\". The fox did not know what to say now. He went away without giving an answer.", "moral1": "Empty words cannot become facts. ", "moral2": "Do not act in haste. ", "moral3": "We never know how much time we have in our life so we should value each and every moment of life. Give time to what's important. Spend time with family and enjoy life while we can. ", "moral4": "On other wing, he had engraved: any action committed in anger is an action doomed to failure. ", "moral5": "Impossible things we cannot hope to attain, and it is of no use to try.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 379, "story": "A giant was roaming around the forest. It saw a hungry traveller shivering in the cold. The giant got sympathy and called him to his cave. On the way the giant saw the traveller blowing air through his mouth at his fingers. When the giant asked for the reason he replied that he was heating his hand by the air from his mouth. After reaching the cave, the giant served him a cup of hot soup. On receiving it, the traveller again started blowing air by his mouth at the cup. The giant was surprised and asked why he was again doing the same thing and whether the heat was not sufficient for him. But the traveller replied that he was cooling the soup then. Now the giant got suspicion and said, \"You are blowing both heat and cool from your one and the same mouth. so I can't believe such a cheat. run away from here or else I will kill you.\" The giant chased him off.", "moral1": "If you will believe in lord krishna by heart then you will never be alone. Lord krishna will always be there to help you in you troubles. ", "moral2": "We are often not so eager for what we seek, after we have found it. Do not foolishly ask for things that would bring ruin if they were granted. ", "moral3": "Sharing is the nice thing to do. ", "moral4": "Nobody believes those who have dual word. ", "moral5": "When you snoop, you may hear something you don't want to hear.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 380, "story": "It was a hot summer day. A lion was feeling very hungry. He came out of his den and searched here and there. He could find only a small hare. He caught the hare with some hesitation. \"This hare cannot fill my tummy\" Thought the lion. As the lion was about to kill the hare, a deer ran that way. The lion became greedy. He thought, \"Instead of eating this small hare, let me eat the big deer\". He let the hare go and went behind the deer. But the deer had vanished into the forest. The lion now felt sorry for letting the hare off.", "moral1": "A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. ", "moral2": "Better no rule than cruel rule. ", "moral3": "To know how to win or lose gracefully is important to actually enjoy what you're actually doing, and not to give so much importance to the result. ", "moral4": "Think before you speak. ", "moral5": "A boy who is exceptional at everything except at having patience, loses everything because of it.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 381, "story": "A lion was getting fed up of hunting. He called all animals and passed an order, \"Everyday one of you should come by yourself as my prey\". All animals started to obey this order. It was the hare's day. The hare was very sad. As he was going to the lion's den, he came across an old well. He looked into it. It was very deep and dangerous. He made a plan to his mind. The lion was very angry that no animal had come that day. The hare slowly came towards the lion. The lion roared \"Why are you late?\" The hare humbly replied, \"Oh my way another lion chased me. I got away with much difficulty to give my life to you, your majesty\". The lion was pleased with the hare. But the thought of another lion in the jungle made him angry. The lion roared \"Do you know where he lives?\" The hare replied \"Yes, sir. please come with me\". The hare took the lion to the old well. He said \"Sir, that lion lives in this well\". The lion peeped into the well. He mistook his reflection for another lion. He roared and there was an echo. He thought that the other lion was roaring too and jumped into the well. That was the end of the lion.", "moral1": "If we make every attempt to increase out knowledge in order to use it for human good, it will make a difference in us and in our world. ", "moral2": "Watch people do their most common actions, these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person. ", "moral3": "Wisdom can win might. ", "moral4": "It is wise to wait the end to get to know everything. ", "moral5": "God does exist, what happens is people don't go to him and do not look for him that's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world. .", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 382, "story": "Once, a hare saw a tortoise walking slowly with a heavy shell on his back. The hare was very proud of himself and he asked the tortoise. \"Shall we have a race?\"The tortoise agreed. They started the running race. The hare ran very fast. But the tortoise walked very slowly. The proud hair rested under a tree and soon slept off. But the tortoise walked very fast, slowly and steadily and reached the goal. At last, the tortoise won the race.", "moral1": "Shouts and threats are not the best way to make friends, nor to get what you want. ", "moral2": "We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. ", "moral3": "One should help others in need, we get the rewards of our helpful acts in return. ", "moral4": "Pride goes before a fall. ", "moral5": "Even in difficult situation never lose mind. Discussing problems can help us to think of new ways to deal with situation.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 383, "story": "On the lawns of a forest grazed a handsome horse. He was a fast runner. But, he was often frightened by a tiger that passed by now and then. One day, as the horse was grazing, a man passed that way. He asked the man, \"Sir, aren't you afraid of lions and tigers?\" The man laughed aloud and answered, \"Me! look what I have\". He showed rifle and continued, \"Should any animal approach me I can shoot and kill him\". The horse asked, \"If that is so, sir, will you help me?\" The man replied, \"Of course. I will. what will you do for me?\" The horse said, \"Anything you want of me, I will do\". The horse told the man about the tiger. The man said, \"If you let me saddle you and take you with me, you need not be afraid of the tiger\". The horse was too happy. The man led the horse into town and left him in a stable. Now, the horse thought to himself, \"I am indeed safe here. but I don't have any freedom\".", "moral1": "We all go through situations were we have to chose between right and wrong. It's up to us what we chose. ", "moral2": "The other shore always looks greener. ", "moral3": "There are always better ways to get what you desire than violence. With violence, everyone ends up losing in the long run. ", "moral4": "Be happy with what you have. ", "moral5": "One should kill one's own ego to attain true power and skill.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 384, "story": "A lion came to a small stream to drink water. At the same time a hog also came there to drink. Each one of them claimed to drink first. The wordy duel between them became a big fight. There was a fierce fight and both of them became tired. When they took rest for a while, they saw two vultures waiting for eating the defeated. So they came to a conclusion that it would be better to avoid fighting and became friends than to fall a prey to the vultures. They became friends and both of them drank the water and went off peacefully.", "moral1": "A fun way of demonstrating what effect listening to others has, instead of simply talking to them all the time. ", "moral2": "The world will look beautiful only if we could ignore others weakness and celebrate their strength. ", "moral3": "So we should not fight amongst ourselves. ", "moral4": "Children should come home before it gets dark. ", "moral5": "It is easy to propose impossible remedies.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 385, "story": "A lion was sleeping in a forest. A mouse started playing on it. The lion was disturbed and arose from his sleep. It caught up the mouse angrily and tried to crush it to death. Then the mouse prayed the lion to leave him off and assured that it would help him when it needed. The lion laughed at it and let him off. One day the lion was caught in a net spread by a hunter. It roared and tried to escape but in vain. The mouse heard the lion's roaring and came there. It started cutting the net with its teeth. The lion escaped and thanked the mouse.", "moral1": "It's important to keep things clean. ", "moral2": "We should not be greedy. We should thank everypne for helping us. ", "moral3": "The 7 wonders are - to be able to see, to be able to hear, to be able to feel, to laugh, to think, to be kind, to love! ", "moral4": "Traditions pass from one generation to another but some routine that we follow might be started in past just because of environment they lived in. ", "moral5": "Everything has its own value.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 386, "story": "Once, there lived a farmer and his wife. They had a little son. The farmer had a pet mongoose. The little boy and the mongoose were fond of each other. They were good playmates. One day the farmer was busy at his fields. The farmer's wife had left to the market. The little boy was fast asleep in a cradle. The mongoose was lying down near the cradle. A cobra somehow got into the house and it was nearing the little boy. The mongoose sniffed the snake and jumped up. He fought with the cobra. The cobra began to attack. There was a fierce fight between the cobra and the mongoose. The mongoose finally bit and killed the cobra. The mongoose saw the farmer's wife returning from market. He ran happily towards her to greet her. She saw blood around the mouth and paws of the mongoose. The farmer's wife mistook that the mongoose had attacked her son. The farmer's wife took a long stick and gave heavy blows on the mongoose and then ran into the house. She was shocked to see a dead cobra lying on the floor near her son. Now she realized her mistake. Her sorrow knew no bounds.", "moral1": "At once he took pen out of his pocket and scratched out something from his card. ", "moral2": "Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire, when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. ", "moral3": "Look before you leap. ", "moral4": "A funny story to learn how and why to share toys. ", "moral5": "Helping other and protecting other without any expectation is the best way to live a beautiful life.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 387, "story": "There was a peacock who often boasted about his beauty. Everyday he walked to the banks of a large lake and looked his own reflections and said \"Oh! what a beautiful bird I am! look at my colourful tail\". Once the peacock saw a crane on the banks of the lake. He said with a sneer to the crane, \"What a colourless bird you are! you have no beautiful and colourful feathers like mine\". The crane replied, \"Of course! I don't have beautiful feathers. but, my feathers can make me fly across the lake. can your feathers make you fly?\" There was no reply from the peacock.", "moral1": "So we should not fight amongst ourselves. ", "moral2": "It is better to be useful than to be beautiful. ", "moral3": "Birds of a feather flock together. ", "moral4": "We all can achieve our goals by helping one another in times of need. ", "moral5": "We should think before judging others. Always be polite and learn to see things from others point of view.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 388, "story": "There was a sculptor who carved beautiful idols of gods and goddesses. One day he had to take an idol of a goddess to a rich man. He mounted the idol on a donkey and started. As they walked along people started to admire the idol. Some stopped to admire and some bowed in respect for the goddess. The foolish donkey thought that people were admiring him. The donkey stopped half way through. He began to bray loudly. The sculptor tried gentle words and actions to pacify him. But he did not move. At last the sculptor took a hard stick and thrashed the donkey. He came back to his senses and walked on humbly.", "moral1": "The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out. ", "moral2": "The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore. ", "moral3": "Facing your fear, will gradually lead to less anxiety about it and one will be able to handle situation more calmly. ", "moral4": "Greatness carries its own penalties. ", "moral5": "A nod for the wise and a rod for the fool.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 389, "story": "Kandagupta was a famous saint. He lived in the outskirts of maninagar which was the capital of manipur kingdom. There were very few who did not know about the wisdom of kandagupta. He was also known for his fortune telling. Maniraj who was the king of manipuri came to know of the feats of kandagupta. He wanted to pay respect to this great saint. So, he invited kandagupta to his palace. When kandagupta arrived, maniraj welcomed him and offered him a seat. Then, the king asked the saint to tell something about his feature from his horoscope. After a keen observation into the king's horoscope, kandagupta started telling the future boons to be blessed upon the king. The king was so happy. He kept on rewarding the saint with gold and silver for every boon told by kandagupta. Now, came the time to say the future misfortunes. The whole outlook of maniraj started to change. At one point he shouted, \"Stop! you filthy soul! how dare you say such nonsense! I order you to say me the time of your death\". Kandagupta replied in a small voice, \"My lord! according to my calculations, my death will take place just an hour before thy death\". The king was stunned. He felt his error. He begged pardon from kandagupta and sent him off with furthermore wealth.", "moral1": "Wisdom is more able than power. ", "moral2": "When two people fight the third one gets the profit. ", "moral3": "Justice means minding one's own business and not meddling with other men's concern. ", "moral4": "Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten. ", "moral5": "Some people are worth taking risk and always value feelings of friends and family and be there. Even a small act can be reason for someone smile.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 390, "story": "Two frogs were paying on a rainy day. Slowly, they hopped and hopped and came into a house. There was a churn of milk. Both the frogs fell into the churn. Both the frogs tried for some time, but in vain. One of the frogs lost hope and said, \"I can't swim any more\" And he drowned to the bottom. The other did not lose hope. He kept on swimming. His movements churned the milk into butter. The frog climbed on to a pat of butter and hopped out of the churn.", "moral1": "It is always best to communicate how you feel. ", "moral2": "Be humble. ", "moral3": "Don't be greedy for you may lose everything. ", "moral4": "God helps those who help themselves. ", "moral5": "Don't wait for bad habits to grow in you, drop them while you have control over it else they will get control you.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 391, "story": "It was an autumn day. The wind and the sun had an argument. The wind boasted \"I am stronger than you.\" The sun mildly said \"No. you are not\". Just then, they saw a traveller wrapped in a blanket was passing by. The wind said, \"Whoever separates the blanket from traveller is the stronger. do you agree?\" The sun replied, \"Ok. first you try.\" The wind started blowing. The traveller wrapped his blanket around him. He blew harder. The traveller held his blanket firmer. He blew still harder. The traveller held his blanket still tighter. The harder the wind blew the tighter and firmer did the traveller hold his blanket. The wind failed. It was the sun's turn. The sun smiled gently at the traveller. The traveller loosened his grip on the blanket. The sun smiled warmly. The traveller felt the warmth and soon took off the blanket. The sun was declared stronger.", "moral1": "It is useless attacking the insensible. ", "moral2": "Gentle smile can achieve what brutal force can't. ", "moral3": "If you are might, you are right. ", "moral4": "It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again. ", "moral5": "Always stop to think whether your fun may not be the cause of another's unhappiness.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 392, "story": "There lived a wise cock in a village. He did his duties well. He crowed early in the morning waking up the folks for their daily chores. One day the cock was taking rest on a tree top. A wicked fox passed that way. The fox looked up and saw the handsome cock perched on the tree. The fox decided to eat the cock. So he said in as sweet a voice as possible. \"Hello, dear cock! I bring you news from heaven. there is a new order laid for us. from now on all birds and animals shall become friends and live together in peace\". The cock was astonished. He asked \"Is it true?\" The fox replied, \"Yes, of course. if you would like to test it, why not come down?\" Now the cock began to think wise. He said, \"Won't you wait a minute. a few of our friends are coming along\". It was the fox's turn to be surprised, \"Friends! who are coming? what do you mean?\" The cock answered \"I can see some hounds coming. let us wait for them\". On hearing the words hounds, the fox got annoyed. He started to run away. The cock asked, \"Why are you running? what happened to our friendship?\" The only reply was \"Forget it.\"", "moral1": "Wise men can unveil wickedness. ", "moral2": "When patience is necessary, impatience can drive us to make bad decisions. ", "moral3": "We can easily represent things as we wish them to be. ", "moral4": "Expect no reward for serving the wicked. ", "moral5": "Respect is the value that sustains the arena in which all other values partake.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 393, "story": "Two women were brought before king solomon. Both these women had a quarrel over a single baby. Each woman was saying that she was the baby's mother. One lady said, \"Oh king! I am the baby's mother\". The other lady said, \"Oh king! believe her not. she is not the mother. I am the mother of the child\". King solomon was confused. After a deep thought he said, \"Cut the baby into two and give one part to each mother\". One woman was silent. The other cried \"Oh king! let she have the baby. let the baby live\". The king gave the child to the crying mother.", "moral1": "A tender, happy story with a positive approach to the deaths of loved ones. ", "moral2": "Worrying doesn't take away tomorrow's trouble, it takes away today's peace. ", "moral3": "Do good for others and it will come back to you in unexpected ways. ", "moral4": "Truth always triumphs. ", "moral5": "In our life we just keep on rushing to do things but forget to understand that we need to stop and let our-self rest and have time to think better and clear about life.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 394, "story": "There lived two silly goats in a village. There was a narrow bridge over a river in the village. One day, the goats wanted to cross the bridge. One silly goat was on one side. The other one was on the other side. One of them said, \"I shall go first. allow me to pass.\" The other goat said, \"No. I must cross first. you move aside.\" Neither of them yielded. At last, they came to the middle of the bridge. They began to fight terribly. As they were fighting, both of them fell into the river and were drowned.", "moral1": "Though our deeds may not be known to others but god always knows what we have done ­ good or bad. Thus, we should overcome the temptation to do something incorrect, thinking about what god would think of our deed, regardless of what others think. ", "moral2": "Love your neighbors. ", "moral3": "Wealth unused might as well not exist. ", "moral4": "People are just the way you are. Everywhere men are same. What matter is how you live. ", "moral5": "The hero is brave in deeds as well as words.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 395, "story": "A wolf had been feasting too greedily, and a bone had stuck crosswise in his throat. He could get it neither up nor down, and of course he could not eat a thing. Naturally that was an awful state of affairs for a greedy wolf. So away he hurried to the crane. He was sure that she, with her long neck and bill, would easily be able to reach the bone and pull it out. \"I will reward you very handsomely,\" Said the wolf, \"If you pull that bone out for me.\"The crane, as you can imagine, was very uneasy about putting her head in a wolf's throat. But she was grasping in nature, so she did what the wolf asked her to do. When the wolf felt that the bone was gone, he started to walk away. \"But what about my reward!\" Called the crane anxiously. \"What!\" Snarled the wolf, whirling around. \"Haven't you got it? isn't it enough that I let you take your head out of my mouth without snapping it off?\"", "moral1": "Don't envy the well-off until you know the price they pay. ", "moral2": "Wise men can unveil wickedness. ", "moral3": "Expect no reward for serving the wicked. ", "moral4": "It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again. ", "moral5": "Just because you are bigger than others doesn't mean you will survive.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 396, "story": "Once upon a time there was a shy and quiet octopus. He nearly always went about on his own because, although he wanted to have lots of friends, he was too self-conscious. One day, the octopus was trying to catch a very slippery oyster. Before he knew it, he had tied himself into one massive knot, and he couldn't move. He tried with all his strength to wriggle free, but it was no good. In the end, despite the great embarrassment he felt at being seen in such a tangle, he had to ask for help from the passing fish. Many fish swam past, ignoring him, but one very kind little fish offered to help to untie all those tentacles from all those suckers. The octopus felt heartily relieved when he was finally set free, but he was so shy that he didn't dare talk to the fish and make friends with him. He simply thanked the fish, and quickly swam off. Later, the octopus spent the whole night thinking that he had wasted a great opportunity to make friends with that very kind little fish. A couple of days later the octopus was resting between some rocks, when he noticed that everyone around was hurriedly swimming past. He looked into the distance and saw an enormous fish coming over to feed in that area. The octopus quickly hid; then, peeping an eye out from his hiding place, he saw that the huge fish was chasing the kind little fish who had untied him. That little fish really needed urgent help, but the big fish was so dangerous-looking that no one dared to go near. The octopus, remembering how the little fish had helped him, felt that he had to do whatever he could to come to his aid. Without hesitating, the octopus shot out from the rocks, like a ray. He put himself right in the path of the giant fish, and before the fish could do anything about it, the octopus had shot out the biggest jet of ink of his life. He grabbed the little fish, and swam off back to hide in the rocks. Everything happened so fast that the big fish had no time to react. However, he soon recovered from the surprise. Off he went to the rocks, looking for the octopus and the little fish. Now he really wanted to gobble them down! Soon, though, he began feeling a terrible itch; first in his gills, and then in his fins, and then all over his body. It turned out that this giant fish had a very artistic nature, he adored colours; and the octopus's dark ink had given him a terrible allergy!! So the big fish swam away, irritated all over. As soon as he was gone, all the fish who had been hiding came and congratulated the octopus for being so brave. Then the little fish told them all how he had helped the octopus a few days earlier, but he had never known anyone be so grateful that they would end up doing something so dangerous. Hearing this, the other fish discovered how nice the shy octopus was, and everyone around was keen to be the friend of such a brave and honourable octopus.", "moral1": "Behavior that is regarded as agreeable in one is very rude and impertinent in another. Do not try to gain favor by acting in a way that is contrary to your own nature and character. ", "moral2": "Showing gratitude is one of the bases of friendship. Acts can overcome shyness. ", "moral3": "Children should learn to distinguish between fiction and reality, and understand that it's much better to have personal qualities  than powers . ", "moral4": "You live but once, you might as well be amusing. ", "moral5": "A story to develop sensitivity and love of nature.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 397, "story": "There was once a fairy who was learning how to be a fairy godmother. Most magic and wonderful, she was the kindest and cleverest of all fairies. However, she was also a very ugly fairy. And no matter how much she showed her wonderful qualities, it seemed that everyone was determined to believe that the most important thing about a fairy was her beauty. In the fairy school they ignored her, and every time she flew off on a mission to help a child or anyone else in trouble, before she could say a word they were already screeching and yelling at her: \"Ugly! get out of here, weirdo!\"Despite her being little, her magic was very powerful, and more than once she had considered using it to make herself beautiful. But then she remembered what her mother had always told her: \"My dear, you are what you are, warts and all; and never doubt that you are this way for a very special reason…\"But then, one day, the witches of the neighbouring land invaded and destroyed the country, putting all the fairies and wizards in prison. Our fairy, just before being attacked, put a spell on her own clothes and, helped by her ugly face, she managed to pass for a witch. That way she was able to follow the witches back to their den. Once there she used her magic to prepare a big party for everyone, decorating the cave with bats, toads and spiders. The music was provided by a pack of howling wolves. While the party was in full swing, the fairy hurried off and set free all the fairies and wizards who had been imprisoned. When all of them were free, they worked together on one big spell which succeeded in trapping the witches inside the mountain for the next hundred years. And for the next hundred years, and more, everyone remembered the great bravery and intelligence of the ugly fairy. And from that day on no one in that land ever saw ugliness as a disgrace. Whenever someone ugly was born, people were filled with joy, knowing that for that new person great things lay ahead.", "moral1": "We have to come out of our comfort zone to live a successful life. ", "moral2": "As a footballer you always want to test yourself against the best. ", "moral3": "We can all achieve great things, and we have within ourselves all that is needed to do so. We should not give such great importance to physical beauty, nor should we want to change only according to how others see us. ", "moral4": "A kindness is never wasted. ", "moral5": "Always think for yourself.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 398, "story": "A long time ago, just after he created the world, god decided to take a day off. As all the animals were newly made and didn't know what they should do, god couldn't leave them on their own so he went in search of an angel to look after them. Even though he was a bit useless, perico the little angel so wanted to be with the animals and pleaded so much to be allowed to take care of them that god gave him the job. 'make sure they go to sleep before dark and are awake before dawn. We can't leave the earth empty! ' was the only advice god gave him. Filled with excitement, perico went down to earth and spent the day playing with the animals. He was so happy that it was nearly night time when he remembered that he needed to send the animals to bed. 'come on everyone, quickly! Off to sleep. ''where do we leave all of our parts? ' asked the animals. They hadn't had them for long and weren't used to sleeping with their ears, beaks, claws, noses and feet, which they took off to go to bed. 'I'm not too sure: just leave them there in a pile. Come on quick, it's getting late', perico replied impatiently. Just before the last ray of sun disappeared, all the animals were in bed. 'wow, that was close. I got away with it' thought the little angel. And then, very tired, he went to bed. He woke up just before dawn and hurried to wake the animals. 'come on! Get up! You need to put all your parts on and be awake before daybreak'. All the sleepy animals headed for the pile of ears, teeth and feet to get dressed. But the pile was such a mess and they were in such a rush that they couldn't work out what belonged to each animal, so they all took what they could and got dressed quickly. Once again, they made it just in time, and a very relieved perico, the little angel, went for breakfast. Before he had finished his breakfast, a rabbit came up in tears. It complained that it had been bitten 3 times already. 'why don't you just run off before they attack you? ' said the angel, 'don't rabbits have big ears so they can listen out for their enemies before they get close? ''do you think these are big? ' said the little rabbit, pointing to his tiny frog ears. 'why are you wearing ears that aren't yours? ''because this morning nobody could find anything in that huge pile' interrupted an angry crocodile. 'I had to put these beaver teeth in and now everyone is laughing at me because I can't close my mouth'. 'stop moaning' said the grumpy lion, 'my penguin feet are even funnier'. More and more animals arrived with loads of problems: a monkey with a trunk, a hedgehog with feathers, a bird with a tortoise's shell. The angel realised that doing things in a rush and leaving everything in a pile had not been such a good idea, so he called all the animals together to propose a solution. 'from now on, we'll stop playing half an hour earlier so that each animal can go to a different place where they will have time to put their parts away. Rather than putting all the bits together, we are going to separate them into small groups, noses with noses, ears with ears, claws with claws, and so on. That afternoon, half an hour before sunset, the animals went off and each found a place that they liked. The fish went to the sea, the birds to the trees, jungle animals to the jungle, penguins to the south pole … they left their parts in well-organised small piles and the following morning it didn't take long to find them and get ready. God came back at dawn. Everything was perfect. 'how did it go, perico? Were there any problems? 'even though he was a bit hopeless, angel perico was also very honest and found the courage to tell god what had happened and the mistake he had made. In the end, however, god loved his little angel's solution and the fact that each animal had its own special place. In fact, he liked the new arrangement so much that he decided to give perico and the other angels a part from his favourite animal as a present. And that's how perico the little angel, a great friend of birds, obtained the most incredible wings for all the world's angels.", "moral1": "This is mind of sage - not choosing, not asking, not saying this should be and this should not be. Whatsoever happens, he accepts it in its totality. This acceptance gives him freedom, capacity to see. ", "moral2": "In relationship, both husband and wife have to understand each other and support each other instead of blaming other for mistakes. ", "moral3": "Practice is very important whether it is in sports or in studies or anything else. One cannot succeed without practice. If you will be sitting on mere luck without practice then at the end you will be left with nothing but regret. Therefore, by putting patience, hard work and perseverance with practice, one can get to his or her destination. ", "moral4": "Tidying up your things is not just piling them all up together. It requires time and organisation to avoid future problems. ", "moral5": "Treat woman with respect and let her be the one to decide for herself.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 399, "story": "There was once a man who went out to look for a job. As he was passing his neighbour's house, an important piece of paper fell out of the man's pocket. His neighbour happened to be looking out the window. He saw the piece of paper fall, and he thought: \"What a disgrace! that guy deliberately let that fall out of his pocket. he's trying to mess up the front of my house, and he's being sneaky about it, too!\" But instead of going out and saying something, the neighbour planned his revenge. That night, he took his waste-paper basket and went to the man's house. The first man also happened to be looking out the window, and saw what happened. Later, when he was picking up the papers which had been dumped on his porch, he found the important piece of paper that he had lost. It was torn into dozens of pieces. He thought that his neighbour had not only picked his pocket, but had had the cheek to mess up his doorway with rubbish. He didn't want to say anything. Instead, he started plotting his revenge. That night he phoned a farmer to make an order of ten pigs and a hundred ducks. He asked that they be delivered to his neighbour's house. Of course, the next day, his neighbour had quite a bit of trouble trying to rid himself of so many animals and their accompanying pong. Sure that this had been a dastardly trick pulled by his neighbour, as soon as the second man had gotten rid of the pigs and ducks, he again started planning his revenge. And so it went on. They continued trying to get their own back on each other, and each time their acts of revenge got bigger and more ridiculous. The dropping of that single piece of paper ended up invoking a rock band, a fire siren, the driving of a lorry into a garden fence, the throwing of a hail of stones at windows, the firing of a canon, and finally the dropping of a bomb which destroyed both men's houses. Both ended up in a hospital, and had to spend quite some time sharing a room there. At first they refused to speak to each other, but, one day, tired of the silence, they got to talking. As time passed, they became friends, until one day they finally dared discuss the piece of paper incident. They realised that it had all been a misunderstanding, and that if they had talked to each other on the first occasion - instead of jumping to conclusions about bad intentions - then none of this would have happened. Even better, they would still have their houses. However, in the end, the fact that they were talking, and had become friends, helped them greatly to recover from their wounds, and to work together to rebuild their houses.", "moral1": "Instead of creating trouble for someone we should try to help people whenever we can because when we give someone it not only bring happiness to them but to ourselves. Joy of giving is much more than taking. . ", "moral2": "Truth always triumphs. ", "moral3": "Think before you speak. ", "moral4": "Choose your company wisely. ", "moral5": "We should not guess or imagine the intentions of others. Talking is how we come to understand others, and clear up a great many problems.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 400, "story": "There was once a tiny country that was suffering from a long drought. It had gone so long without rain that the people there were starting to go hungry because of the bad harvests. It just so happened that a group of musicians were travelling the country, trying to make a living from their concerts. But with so many problems in the land, no one felt like listening to music. -\"But  music can help overcome any problems,\" Objected the musicians, without anyone paying them the slightest attention. So the musicians tried to find out the reason it wouldn't rain. It was very strange, because the sky was overcast, but no one could provide an answer. -\"It's been cloudy like this for many months, but not a single drop of rain has fallen,\" People would tell them. -\"Don't worry, we'll bring rain to the country,\" The musicians responded, and they began rehearsing for a concert at the summit of the highest mountain. Everyone who heard the music was seized by curiosity and went up the mountain. And the conductor of this strange orchestra gave the order, and the musicians began to play. From their instruments came small, playful musical notes, that rose and rose into the clouds. The music was so joyous, happy and fun, and the notes started playing with with the clouds' soft, fluffy bellies, running here and three, up and down, and the whole sky turned into one big game of tickle torture. Before long, the giant clouds were thundering with laughter. The musicians  continued playing joyfully and a few minutes later the clouds, crying with laughter, soaked the little country below with their precious tears, bringing happiness to all. And in memory of that musical rain, everyone in the land learned how to play an instrument and, taking turns, would go up the mountain every day to bring joy to the clouds with their beautiful songs.", "moral1": "Be kind to others. ", "moral2": "When we say something, how we say it and what words we chose to pass that message, makes great difference to it. Always choose your words wisely. ", "moral3": "Diligence helps you prepare for the future. ", "moral4": "Our best blessings are often the least appreciated. ", "moral5": "A story to encourage an appreciation of music in the youngest children.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 401, "story": "Once upon a time there was a little boy who became very ill. He had to spend all day in bed, unable to move. Because other children weren't allowed to come near him, he suffered greatly, and spent his days feeling sad and blue. There wasn't much he could do except look out of the window. Time passed, and his feeling of despair just grew. Until one day he saw a strange shape in the window. It was a penguin eating a sausage sandwich. The penguin squeezed in through the open window, said \"Good afternoon\" To the boy, turned around, and left again. Of course, the boy was very surprised. He was still trying to work out what had happened, when outside his window he saw a monkey in a nappy, busy blowing up a balloon. At first the boy asked himself what that could possibly be, but after a while, as more and more crazy-looking characters appeared out the window, he burst out laughing and found it hard to stop. Anyone wanting to stop laughing would never be helped by seeing a pig playing a tambourine, an elephant jumping on a trampoline, or a dog wearing a pair of glasses and talking about nothing except politics. The little boy didn't tell anyone about this because who would have believed him? Even so, those strange characters ended up putting joy back in his heart, and in his body. Before long, his health had improved so much that he was able to go back to school again. There he got to talk to his friends, and tell them all the strange things he had seen. While he was talking to his best friend he saw something sticking out of his friend's school bag. The boy asked his friend what it was, and he was so insistent that finally his friend had to show him what was in the bag: there, inside, were all the fancy-dress suits and disguises that his best friend had been using to try to cheer the little boy up! And from that day on, the little boy always did his best to make sure that no one felt sad and alone.", "moral1": "One swallow does not make a summer. ", "moral2": "Getting mad over little things can make situations worse. ", "moral3": "Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool. ", "moral4": "Those who are too clever sometimes over reach themselves and get trapped into their own trick. ", "moral5": "Friends are for cheering you up in your worst moments.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 402, "story": "Once upon a time, while flying through the air, a stork noticed the sparkle of a ring. It belonged to a rabbit who was getting married that day. The rabbit went inside its burrow leaving the ring outside, and the stork decided to try it on quickly without asking. However, when she tried to take the ring off again, it got stuck on her finger and she thought:\"Oh no! they're going to catch me. I'll have to think of something!\"Taking advantage of the fact that nobody had seen her, she flew off thinking she could return the ring when she eventually got it off her finger. The rabbit was very annoyed to find that the ring had been stolen. But he was a good detective and very quickly everyone in the forest was looking for a bird with a ring. When the stork found out, she thought to herself:\"How embarrassing! they're going to catch me. I'll have to think of something!\"And she quickly decided to hide the ring by dipping her feet in a bucket of black paint that she found near to where they were setting up the wedding. However, as she flew away lots of the paint dripped off onto the tablecloths and onto the bride's dress, ruining them! When the rabbit arrived and saw the disaster, he was furious. Forgetting about the ring, he sent everybody off to look for a bird with feet painted black. When the stork found out, she thought to herself:\"How embarrassing! they're going to catch me. I'll have to think of something!\"And so she decided to bandage her feet and pretend that she'd had an accident. The stork thought that she had solved the problem, but shortly after she bumped into the rabbit himself who, seeing the stork was hurt felt sorry for her and insisted on taking her to the hospital for an x-ray. The stork just couldn't say no. But she knew that if they did an x-ray they would find the ring and if they took off the bandage they would see the paint, so she said to herself:\"How embarrassing! they're going to catch me. I'll have to think of something!\"Given that her house was on the way to the hospital, she asked the rabbit to wait for a moment while she went to fetch a few things. Once inside her house, the stork took off the bandages and wrapped her feet in lead plates so the ring would not show up in the x-ray. She then put the bandages back on with loads of glue, making it impossible to take them off. The stork thought that by doing this she could go to the doctor without being found out and, later on, would find a way to return the ring to the rabbit. Feeling more relaxed, the stork flew off to meet up with the rabbit, not realising that she wouldn't be able to fly with so much weight attached to her feet. As soon as she left her nest, she began to fall like a heavy stone and could do nothing to stop herself from crashing to the ground. However, she didn't land on the ground. Instead, she landed on the poor rabbit, who had no time to get out of the way. Ambulances, police, doctors and hundreds of animals rushed to the scene and asked the stork how she had come to fall on the rabbit. When they found the bandages, the lead, the paint and the ring, they all thought the fall was the final part of the storks' cruel plan to ruin the rabbit's wedding. In one single morning, the stork had become the most hated animal in the whole forest and lost all her friends. Only after a long time did the rabbit dare visit the stork and he still couldn't understand why she had insisted on ruining his wedding. Full of remorse, the stork begged the rabbit for forgiveness and told him the story of the ring and everything that had happened afterwards. \"I would never have imagined that all this could happen just because you tried the ring on without permission\", said the rabbit laughing. \"It wasn't even because of that\" The embarrassed stork replied. \"It was everything I had to do to hide the ring over and over again. you wouldn't have been as annoyed if you had found me trying it on and had to help me take it off.\"Seeing that the stork had learned her lesson, the rabbit publicly forgave her so she could get her friends back and tell her story, which helped everyone understand that the truly worst thing about telling little lies are the bigger lies that have to be invented to cover them up.", "moral1": "Don't envy the well-off until you know the price they pay. ", "moral2": "Kids can really amaze but we clip their wings  expecting them to do things as we see it right  not from their viewpoint. Let's give every child freedom to do their own thing  watch their dreams come true. ", "moral3": "There are always better ways to get what you desire than violence. With violence, everyone ends up losing in the long run. ", "moral4": "Las pequenas mentiras y ocultamientos son tan malos como los grandes, porque para ocultarlos siempre obligan a crear nuevas y mayores mentiras. ", "moral5": "There's a time and place for everything.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 403, "story": "The day when the jobs were handed out was one of the most exciting for all the children in the class. It took place during the first week of the term. On that day, every boy and girl was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year. As with everything, some jobs were more interesting than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. When giving them out, the teacher took into account which pupils had been most responsible during the previous year, and those children were the ones who most looked forward to this day. Among them rita stood out. She was a kind and quiet girl; and during the previous year she had carried out the teacher's instructions perfectly. All the children knew rita was the favourite to be given the best job of all: to look after the class dog. But that year there was a big surprise. Each child received one of the normal jobs, like preparing the books or the radio for the lessons, telling the time, cleaning the blackboard, or looking after one of the pets. But rita's job was very different. She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. And even though the teacher insisted that this ant was a very special ant, rita could not help feeling disappointed. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her. They sympathised with her, and remarked at how unfair it was that she had been given that job. Even her father became very angry with the teacher, and, as an act of protest, he encouraged rita to pay no attention to this insignificant pet. However, rita, who liked her teacher very much, preferred to show the teacher her error by doing something special with that job of such little interest. \"I will turn this little task into something great,\" Rita said to herself. So it was that rita started investigating all about her little ant. She learned about the different species, and studied everything about their habitats and behaviour. She modified the little box to make it perfect for the ant. Rita gave the ant the very best food, and it ended up growing quite a bit bigger than anyone had expected…one day in spring, when they were in the classroom, the door opened, revealing a man who looked rather important. The teacher interrupted the class with great joy, and said,\"This is doctor martinez. he has come to tell us a wonderful piece of news, isn't that right?\" \"Exactly\". Said the doctor. \"Today they have published the results of the competition, and this class has been chosen to accompany me, this summer, on a journey to the tropical rainforest, where we will be investigating all kinds of insects. among all the schools of this region, without doubt it is this one which has best cared for the delicate little ant given to you. congratulations! you will be wonderful assistants!\" That day the school was filled with joy and celebration. Everyone congratulated the teacher for thinking of entering them in the competition, and they thanked rita for having been so patient and responsible. And so it was that many children learnt that to be given the most important tasks you have to know how to be responsible even in what are apparently the smallest tasks. And without doubt, it was rita who was most pleased at this, having said to herself so many times \"I will turn this little job into something really great\".", "moral1": "With purity of heart, with serenity of the mind, with calmness, even few words can become prayer. Existence has allowed enlightenment in so many different ways to people, all that we can say is that certain qualities - not very particular methods but certain qualities - when they come to meet within you, function not as a cause but something happens because of their presence. ", "moral2": "Do not listen to the advice of him who seeks to lower you to his own level. ", "moral3": "Responsibility is to be measured by how we approach the seemingly less important tasks in life. ", "moral4": "We should bot be greedy. ", "moral5": "It is a great quality to rise your interest and think about others. Blacksmith could have easily earned good money but he knew that his slight greed would prove to be disadvantageous to many needy people.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 404, "story": "Fiona famous was a very popular girl at school. She was clever and fun, and got on well with everyone. It was no accident that fiona was so popular. From an early age she had made an effort to be kind and friendly to everyone. She invited the whole class to her birthday party, and from time to time she would give presents to everybody. She was such a busy girl, with so many friends, that she hardly got a chance to spend time with individual friends. However, she felt very lucky; no other girl had so many friends at school and in the neighborhood. But everything changed on national friendship day. On that day, at school, everyone was having a great time, drawing, painting, giving gifts. That day in class everyone had to make three presents to give to their three best friends. Fiona enjoyed the task of choosing three from amongst all the dozens of her friends. However, when all the presents had been made and shared out among classmates, fiona was the only one who had not received a present! She felt terrible, and spent hours crying. How could it be possible? So much effort to make so many friends, and in the end no one saw her as their best friend? Everyone came and tried to console her for a while. But each one only stayed for a short time before leaving. This was exactly what fiona had done so many times to others. She realized that she was a good companion and acquaintance, but she had not been a true friend to anyone. She had tried not to argue with anyone, she had tried to pay attention to everyone, but now she had found out that that was not enough to create true friendship. When she got home that night , created quite a puddle with her tears, and fiona asked her mother where she could find true friends. \"Fiona, my dear,\" Answered her mother, \"You cannot buy friends with a smile or a few good words. if you really want true friends, you will have to give them real time and affection. for a true friend you must always be available, in good times and bad\". \"But I want to be everybody's friend! I need to share my time among everyone!\", fiona protested. \"My dear, you're a lovely girl,\" Said her mother, \"But you can't be a close friend to everybody. there just isn't enough time to be available for everyone, so it's only possible to have a few true friends. the others will by playmates or acquaintances, but they won't be close friends\". Hearing this, fiona decided to change her ways so that she could finally have some true friends. That night, in bed, she thought about what she could do to get them. She thought about her mother. Her mother was always willing to help her, she put up with all of fiona's dislikes and problems, she always forgave her, she loved her a great deal… that was what makes friends! And fiona smiled from ear to ear, realizing that she already had the best friend anyone could ever want.", "moral1": "True friendship goes much further than superficially knowing people, or getting on well with lots of people. ", "moral2": "Traitors may expect treachery. ", "moral3": "In life, many times we fail to recognize opportunity and keep complaining that life didn't give us opportunity to lead successful life. Therefore, take every chance you get to make life better. ", "moral4": "A brave attitude is one of the best remedies for abuse and harassment. ", "moral5": "Even when we're much weaker, we can defend ourselves from bullies by using what they themselves fear.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 405, "story": "When alicia was very small she found the most beautiful flower in the forest but instead of plucking it, she stroked it and sang to it for a while. It was then that the magical animals of the forest chose her to be their protector, although she didn't know that yet. From then on, they took care of alicia and taught her many things without her even noticing. But there was something that they couldn't teach her: alicia rarely finished things properly. And that was something very important for a protector. \"She has to travel into the paper and learn there.\"\"But that's very dangerous\"\"There's no other way. she's getting older.\"So, while she slept, they blew gently on her fingers. Next morning, alicia drew a lovely picture of her house and family. When she finished, she let the pencil fall onto the paper. However, instead of landing on it, the pencil sunk into the page as if it had been thrown into a pool. When it reappeared, it was a part of the drawing. The same thing happened with the table, and with everything else that touched the paper. The page grew and grew as it flew around the house sucking up the furniture and paintings. Alicia tried to stop it but just by touching it she too became part of the drawing. When she got over her fright and saw herself inside the world of drawings, she decided to investigate. As she took her first step, however, she felt a strong pain in her leg and fell over. \"What a fall, alicia,\" Said nasco, the dog by her side, or something like a dog, because it had 5 legs and was covered in white spots that hadn't been coloured in. \"Didn't you realise that you're missing a foot?\"It was true. While rushing to finish, alicia had forgotten to draw one of her feet. Now she had to hop. \"Grrrrrnnnn, adnthv,… nanana\" She tried to respond. However, she had also drawn herself such a twisted mouth that nobody could understand what she was saying. Alicia went over the rest of the drawing of her body. She was missing an elbow, several fingers and his nose, she also had a horrible hairstyle … but she didn't think it was that bad. She was more worried about her parents. She wasn't sure she'd put eyes and mouths on them and she ran around the house looking for them. But she had drawn them outside, and when she wanted to go out she realised that she hadn't drawn the door of the house either! She was still thinking how to get out when, through the uncoloured holes in the wall, she saw strange beings starting to surround the house. After a brief silence, they threw themselves at the house, trying to enter, and eventually one of them took advantage of a big uncoloured hole to get in. \"I should have coloured the walls better,\" Alicia thought as she recognized the attacker. It was a black monster full of blotches that she drew one day when she was in a bad mood. More monsters followed him through the same hole and alicia only had time to flee, hopping after nasco.. \"Follow me,\" Said the dog, \"Piko can help us.\"Alicia looked at him, surprised. Piko was only a little songbird. \"You're thinking it's small, aren't you? I think you've forgotten how you drew it…\"When they entered the living room they saw a gigantic bird trapped in a tiny cage. Alicia quickly freed it, and piko lifted the girl and the dog into the air just before the monsters fell on them. \"Through the window, piko!\" Ordered the dog. \"We will be safer outside the house\". Piko escaped through the window and flew around looking for the rest of the family. Then alicia spotted her pencil close to home and pointed out to the bird where to set her down. Once on the ground, the girl picked up the pencil and ran towards the house. She got there just in time to colour in the spots she missed in the wall and left the monsters trapped inside. \"Good!\" Shouted nasco and piko. Then alicia, looking at how much she had rushed to finish her drawing, took the pencil and started to finish it off, correcting her errors. But her elbowless arm failed her and the pencil fell to the ground, drawing a little black dot. \"Oh no!\" Said nasco. \"What's wrong with the dot?\" Asked piko\"Well… it's not a dot… it's a black hole!\"And the moment the black hole started to grow and grow, absorbing everything with such force that nothing could escape its darkness. Alicia appeared back at her table, together with her drawing and pencil. She thought that it had all been a dream, but on looking closer she saw that the wall of the house was now completely coloured in… and she breathed a sigh of relief. \"That was very dangerous\", said the magical creatures from their hiding place. \"Yes, but she has learnt that you can't leave things half done, even if they don't seem important. and this has turned her into a great protector.\"And it was true, because ever since then alicia finished things as carefully as she had started them, especially all her drawings. All? Well, not all of them, because alicia always made sure to never draw feet on her monsters, just in case.", "moral1": "We can easily represent things as we wish them to be. ", "moral2": "Paying attention to detail and taking your time is the way to do a job well done. ", "moral3": "Retribution is certain. ", "moral4": "Think and work hard, you may find solution to any problem. ", "moral5": "Don't be jealous.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 406, "story": "Once upon a time there was a little prince who was used to having everything he wanted. He was so spoilt that he wouldn't let anybody have a new toy if he didn't have it first. So, if any child in the land wanted a new toy, they had to buy two and give one to the prince. One day a mysterious toymaker, who invented the most wonderful toys, came to the land. The prince liked his toys so much that he invited him to spend an entire year in the castle, promising him great wealth if he made him a new toy every day. The toymaker set just one condition:\"My toys are very special and need an owner who will play with them\" He said. \"Will you be able to devote a little time to each one every day?\"\"Of course, I will\" The little prince replied impatiently. \"I'd love to.\"From then on, every morning the prince received a new toy. Every day it seemed that there could never be a better toy and every day the toymaker delivered a toy better than the previous ones. The prince appeared very happy. But the toy collection kept growing and, after a few weeks had passed, there were simply too many toys to play with all of them every day. So, one day the prince put a few toys to one side, hoping that the toymaker wouldn't notice. However, when it was night time and the prince was ready to go to bed the toys that had been put away lined up in front of him and, one by one, demanded their daily playtime. The little prince couldn't get to sleep until well past midnight because he had to play with every single toy. Next day, tired after all his efforts, the prince slept very late. In the little time left of the day, he had to get to know a new toy and then play with all the others too. Once again, he finished very late and was so tired he could hardly stop yawning. From then on, every day was a little bit worse than the one before. The same amount of time but with one extra toy to play with. The prince was so exhausted and sleepy, he barely had the time to enjoy playing. To make matters worse, the toys were getting more and more angry because the time he spent playing with them was becoming shorter and shorter. Within a few weeks later, he only had time to go from one toy to another, eating as he played, talking as he played, bathing as he played and even sleeping as he played. He was constantly changing toys, just like a terrible nightmare. Until one day, as he was looking out of his window, he saw some children playing with a stone next to the castle. \"Hmmmm, I have an idea!\" He said, and he sent for the children. They turned up gloomly, wondering whether he would force them to hand over their stone, just as he had done many times before with other toys. But the prince didn't want the stone. Surprisingly, he only wanted them to play with him and share his toys. When they'd finished playing the prince let them take home the toys they liked the most. The idea had worked. The prince could enjoy himself without having too many toys to play with. Even better, he had new friends. From then on, he did the same thing every day and invited more children to the castle to share his toys. When it was time for the toymaker to leave, the 365 fantastic toys he had made had all been shared out and the palace had turned into the best playroom in the kingdom.", "moral1": "Two ideas. That wars and battles are not romantic, and that we can all do something to bring about peace. ", "moral2": "A funny story to learn how and why to share toys. ", "moral3": "This life will give us many opportunity to meet teacher in one or other form therefore we should always keep on learning good things by becoming a disciple in life. ", "moral4": "Our best blessings are often the least appreciated. ", "moral5": "Using positive words will have better results that using negative words. To break out of bad habit we need to develop good habit and automatically things will start to get better and we will feel positive.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 407, "story": "Olav brutolsen was the most terrible of all the vikings. With just his bare hands he could fight a bull into submission in a matter of seconds. To make sure people knew just who he was, his helmet and cloak were adorned with his victory trophies. On his helmet were over a hundred horns, and on his cloak were a thousand precious stones; one stone for each enemy he had defeated. In his city everyone would make way for him as he went by, but one day a young man who was absent-mindedly reading as he walked, bumped into olav. Olav was furious. He reproached the young man and challenged him to a fight to the death. The skinny young man had no choice; all he could do was accept on one condition:   -\"I can't see very well, and I don't know you, so I'll need you to keep your helmet and cloak on during the fight so I can make you out.\" Olav laughed a hearty laugh and disdainfully accepted the young man's stupid condition, before launching himself at the youth, intent on destroying him. The boy was agile, and he only just managed to slip through olav's clutches. The same happened each time olav attacked, and as the fight went on it became easier for the young man to evade the attacks. Although no one could believe how the boy was doing, they all expected him to fall down dead as soon as olav landed the first blow. But that blow never came. Olav had been attacking for more than five minutes, and after ten minutes he fell to the ground, as if dead. Many onlookers thought the young man must be some kind of wizard, but the boy, who was a medical student by the name of virtensen, had demonstrated to everyone how olav's pride and ostentation had been enough to make him fall under the weight of his helmet and cloak. When olav came to, like a good warrior he accepted his defeat. From that day he got rid of the useless trophies on his helmet and cloak, and returned to simple clothing. Now wherever he walked he was just like anyone else. Everywhere, that is, except for when he walked on the battlefield, where he came to be recognised not for his many horns or his bejeweled cloak, but for his unmatched ferocity.", "moral1": "Intelligence and mindful thinking can help us to get out of difficult situation with ease. ", "moral2": "We need to help each other. ", "moral3": " if you do good, good will come to you.  one good turn deserves another. ", "moral4": "Ostentation brings nothing positive. Sooner or later it will become a weakness. ", "moral5": "We should be with the one of our kind.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 408, "story": "Spuddles are small colourful creatures shaped like potatoes. Besides being fun and friendly, spuddles have one very special feature: every time a baby spuddle is born, depending on what colour it is, the baby's parents grow a new arm of that same colour. That arm is the one the parents will use to look after that baby. One day a blue baby spuddle was born, but its parents didn't grow a blue arm. Well, what a problem! How could the parents care for their blue baby if they only had the green arm they had used for the baby's older brother, and the pink arm they had used for his older sister? The first thing the parents tried was to attach a fake arm, but that was useless, and the baby did nothing but cry. Then they asked for help from other spuddle parents, but all of them were using their arms to look after their own children, and nobody could do anything. The parents of the little blue spuddle didn't know what to do, and they were filled with grief that their baby might die because they couldn't look after him. But then something happened that had never happened before. The green brother and the pink sister went to their parents and offered to share their special arms! The parents could not believe they had such generous and wonderful children that were willing to share their arms, despite knowing that if the arms were used to care for their brother it would often mean they could not be used to care for themselves, as they were being used for the baby. Spuddle mum and spuddle dad were filled with joy and happiness that they were now able to look after their baby, and from that day they loved their generous older children even more. And so much did they love their children, and so kind had the little green and pink spuddles been that the the two children each soon grew an amazing multicoloured arm, which they could use to help their parents care for the baby whenever they wanted.", "moral1": "A funny story to learn how and why to share toys. ", "moral2": "Be glad and satisfied with what we have. ", "moral3": "Expect no reward for serving the wicked. ", "moral4": "You never know what your parents had been through to see you happy. So never judge them and respect and care for them always. ", "moral5": "A charming tale to encourage older siblings to be more generous with their younger brothers and sisters, and to prevent jealousy.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 409, "story": "Tony set off for home again without having eaten. As usual, one of the older boys had taken his packed lunch, threatening to give him a good hiding. On his way, tony stopped at the park and sat on a bench, trying to control his anger. As he was a sensitive and intelligent boy, before long he had managed to forget it, and was busy enjoying the plants and the flowers. He suddenly saw a wasp flying about among the rosebushes, and it gave him a bit of a fright. While getting away from the roses, a thought came into his head. How is it that something so much smaller than himself could frighten him like that? That was just what he needed to do himself, against the older boys! He spent a while looking at the insects, and by the time he arrived home he had a good understanding of the wasp's trick; it was fear. A wasp could never fight a person, but everyone was so afraid of its sting that they left the wasp in peace. So tony spent that night wondering what his 'sting' could be. He tried to think of what frightened those bigger boys. The next day, tony seemed like a new boy. No longer did he walk with his gaze on the ground, nor did he look away when people spoke to him. He was confident, ready to face up to anyone, with his mind on his new role of frightening people, and on his back he carried a backpack full of 'stings'. The boy who stole his packed lunch that day ate an extremely hot sausage sandwich. The sausage was so spicy that he ended up crying and coughing. Never again did he want to eat anything belonging to tony. Another older boy wanted to hit tony, but this time tony didn't run away. From memory, he told him the phone numbers of his parents, his teacher, and the boy's own mother, -\"If you hit me they'll all find out, and you'll be severely punished,\" Tony told him, looking at the boy so determinedly and bravely that the boy left him alone. Another bully wanted to take one of tony's toys. Instead of giving him it in fear, tony gave the boy a small card written by a policeman he knew. It read    -\"If you rob this boy I'll come after you and I'll even lock you up.\" The tactic worked. Just like tony had been afraid of their beatings, those big kids too were afraid of many things. On one occasion, a bully hit him a couple of times, and tony had to be brave and carry out his warning. The bully got such a fright that from that day he preferred to protect tony. So, in the end, tony became like the wasp he'd seen. Without even having to sting anyone, he frightened them, and ensured that no one would mess with him.", "moral1": "After experiencing setbacks and failures again and again most of us emotionally give up and stop trying. We start to believe that because we failed in past we will fail every time but that's just a barrier in our head. So, we should keep on working without fear of failure. ", "moral2": "Even when we're much weaker, we can defend ourselves from bullies by using what they themselves fear. ", "moral3": "It's never to late to start on path of goodness and righteousness. ", "moral4": "There is always a good solution. If we persist in looking for it, we can end up achieving much more than we had envisioned. ", "moral5": "Those who impose upon the inexperienced by deceitful promises, fail not to cajole them by-and-bye with pretended reasons.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 410, "story": "There was once a town where the thing everyone feared the most was getting lost at night in the \"Cave of fear\". No one had ever returned from there, and whenever anyone got lost and ended up there, the last that was heard was a great cry of terror, followed by a few enormous guffaws. The townsfolk lived in terror that one day the monster would leave the cave. So they regularly left gifts and food at the mouth of the cave, and these always soon disappeared. One day, a young man came to town, and, as he heard about the situation with the cave, he thought that it was unfair. So he decided to enter the cave and confront the monster. The young man asked for some help, but everyone was so afraid that not a single person approached the mouth of the cave with him. He went inside, finding his way with a torch, and calling out to the monster, wanting to talk with it and discuss the situation. At first, the monster had a good long laugh, and the young man followed the sound of the monster's voice. But then the monster went quiet, and the young man had to carry on, not knowing in which direction to go. Finally he arrived at a huge cavern. At the bottom of the cavern he thought he could make out the figure of the monster, and as he approached it, he felt that something hit him hard on his back. This pushed him forward towards a hole in the rock. He couldn't avoid it, and fell through. Believing that he was about to die, he let out one last cry. Then he heard the great guffaws. -\"Darn it, I think the monster has swallowed me,\" He said, whilst falling. However, as he fell, he heard music, and voices. They got clearer, and when he made a soft landing at the bottom, he heard a group of people shout:    -\"Surprise!!\"Hardly believing it, he found himself right in the middle of a big party. The partygoers were all those people who had never returned to the town. They explained to him that this place had been the idea of an old mayor of the town. That mayor had tried to accomplish great things, but was always held back by the fears of the people around him. So the mayor invented the story of the monster to demonstrate to people how such an attitude was so limiting. So the young man stayed there, enjoying the party and the company of all those who had dared to approach the cave. And what about the town? In the town they still believe that to enter the cave of fear is the worst of all punishments…", "moral1": "Las pequenas mentiras y ocultamientos son tan malos como los grandes, porque para ocultarlos siempre obligan a crear nuevas y mayores mentiras. ", "moral2": "If we pray with faith and believe, god will answer our prayer. ", "moral3": "A simple story to help children see vegetables with new eyes. ", "moral4": "Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool. ", "moral5": "Often rumours and idle gossip are based on nothing but speculation, and spread without being questioned.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 411, "story": "Once upon a time there was a little drop of water who dreamed of becoming a snowflake and turning the landscape white. Years passed, and then there was a great drought which evaporated the little drop from the lake where he lived. When he reached the sky, he became part of a small cloud. As soon as the weather turned cold, the little drop looked for a nice bit of countryside where he could fall, and help cover the place in snow. But only a little bit of snow fell, and as soon as it touched the ground, it melted. And there the little drop had to remain, waiting for the sun's rays to shine again, and send him back up to the clouds. When the sun shone, the little drop ascended once more, turned to snow again, and down he fell. Again, just after landing, he melted. This happened several times. Finally, the little drop went and joined a great big cloud, where millions of other drops had crowded together. Despite being gigantic, conditions in that cloud were rather uncomfortable. A few of the drops were ordering everyone else around, making them squash up together, amid a great racket. -\"Biggest drops at the bottom! smallest drops at the top! come on, come on! there's no time to waste…\"Our little drop wasn't keen on all this, and he considered falling down to earth again, but a nice, friendly drop next to him managed to talk him out of it. -\"Where are you going?! you don't want to take part?\"Seeing how surprised our little drop looked, the friendly drop explained they were preparing for a big snowfall. -\"All of us here love being snow, and covering the land for days; that's why we've all gathered together here. years ago I would try doing it on my own, but I learned I couldn't manage it without help. I found this nice cloud, where we all help each other a little. and thanks to our teamwork, we've made some of the best snowfalls ever!\"A little later, both drops were flying down through the sky as snowflakes, surrounded by millions and millions of other flakes, turning the green fields white. And with great joy, our little drop realised that when everyone worked together they could achieve what had at first seemed impossible.", "moral1": "It is possible for even a mouse to confer benefits on a lion. ", "moral2": "Fighting is never worth it! ", "moral3": "Don't be jealous. ", "moral4": "Think before you act. ", "moral5": "It is often necessary to work with others in an organized way in order to achieve great things.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 412, "story": "A greek philosopher was walking along one day, thinking about things, when he saw two very tall women towering away in the distance; they were the size of several men placed one on top of another. The philosopher, as wise as he was fearful, ran to hide behind some bushes, intending to listen to their conversation. The huge women came and sat nearby, but before they could start speaking the king's youngest son appeared. He was bleeding from one ear and shouted pleadingly towards the women:   -\"Justice! I want justice! that villain cut my ear!\"He pointed to another boy, his younger brother, who arrived wielding a bloody sword. -\"We will be delighted to give you justice, young prince,\" Replied the two women, -\"That's why we are the goddesses of justice. just choose which of the two of us you would prefer to help you.\" -\"What's the difference?\" The victim asked, -\"What would each of you do?\" -\"I,\" Said one of the goddesses, who looked the more weak and delicate, -\"Will ask your brother what was the cause of his action, and I will listen to his explanation. then I will oblige him to protect your other ear with his life, and to make you the most beautiful helmet to cover your scar and to be your ears when you need it.\" -\" I, for my part,\" Said the other goddess    -\"Will not let him go unpunished for his action. I will punish him with a hundred lashes and one year of imprisonment, and he must compensate you for your pain with a thousand gold coins. and I will give you the sword and you can choose if you're able to keep the ear or, on the contrary, you want both ears to end up on the ground. well, what is your decision? who do you want to apply justice for the offence?\"The prince looked at the two goddesses. Then he put his hand to the wound, and on touching it his face gave a gesture of undeniable pain, which ended with a look of anger and affection for his brother. And in a firm voice, addressing the second of the goddesses he gave his answer. -\"I'd rather it was you who helps me. I love him, but it would be unfair if my brother doesn't receive his punishment.\"And so, from his hiding place in the bushes, the philosopher saw the culprit get his comeuppance, and watched how the older brother was content to make a small wound on his brother's ear, without seriously damaging it. A while passed and the princes had left, one without an ear and the other served justice, and the philosopher was still in hiding when the least expected thing happened. In front of his eyes, the second of the goddesses changed her clothes and took her true form. She wasn't a goddess at all, but the powerful aries, the god of war. Aries bid goodbye to his companion, with a mischievous smile:   -\"I've done it again, dear themis. your friends, mankind, can barely distinguish between your righteousness and my revenge. bwahahaha! I will prepare my weapons, a new war between brothers is approaching … ha, ha, ha, ha.\"When aries had left and the philosopher was trying to quietly make off, the goddess spoke aloud:   -\"Tell me, good philosopher, would you have known how to choose correctly? did you know how to distinguish between the past and the future?\"And with that strange greeting began many long and friendly talks. And that's how, from the very hand of the goddess of justice, the philosopher learned that true justice lies in improving the future, moving it away from past wrongs, while false justice and vengeance is incapable of forgiving and forgetting past wrongs, and doing so fixes the future, it always ending up being just as bad.", "moral1": "Always be ready to help someone who has helped you. ", "moral2": "Everything has its own value. ", "moral3": "True justice requires looking to the future and using compassion so as not to turn into just another form of vengeance. ", "moral4": "True friendship goes much further than superficially knowing people, or getting on well with lots of people. ", "moral5": "To the selfish all are selfish.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 413, "story": "Once upon a time there were four seeds who were good friends of each other. Taken up by the wind they finally landed in a jungle clearing. There they remained, hidden on the ground, hoping they would be able to grow up and become beautiful trees. But when the first seed began germinating, they realised it wouldn't be such an easy task. In that clearing there lived a group of monkeys, and the smallest monkeys would amuse themselves by throwing bananas at any plant they noticed was starting to grow. Using this game, the monkeys learnt how to throw bananas and they also kept the clearing free of vegetation. They threw so many bananas at that first seed that it was almost split in two. And when it told the other seeds what happened, they all agreed it would be better to wait for that group of monkeys to move on, before they attempted to grow. Well, they all thought that, apart from one, who thought she should at least attempt it. And when she tried she was pelted with bananas, and was left folded over in two. The other seeds got together and asked her to stop trying, but that little seed was completely determined to become a tree, and time and again she would try and try. On each new occasion the little monkeys had slightly improved their aim, and so the little seed ended up doubled over yet again. But the seed didn't give up. Every time they pelted her with bananas, she tried even harder, despite her friends begging her to stop, and telling her to wait until the monkeys left. And so, for days, weeks and months the little plant was attacked by the monkeys, and she always ended stooped and doubled over. For a few days she would manage to avoid the bananas, but then the next day some monkey would hit her, and it would all start over again. And then, one day, she didn't double over. She was hit by a banana, and then another, but none of them managed to make her stoop. She had taken so many blows, and been doubled over so many times, that she was full of hard knots and scars that helped her to grow more strongly than the other seeds. So, her slim trunk got thicker and more resistant, until it could withstand the impact of a banana. And she was already so well developed that nor could the little monkeys uproot her from the ground. And there she stayed, growing, growing and growing. Thanks to the extraordinary strength of her trunk she could continue overcoming all difficulties, until she became the most majestic tree in the jungle. Meanwhile her friends remained hidden in the ground, and they continued as ever, hoping that those horrible monkeys would abandon the clearing, never realising that those very same monkeys were the only ones capable of strengthening the seeds' trunks by their method of throwing bananas, something that would prepare the seeds for all the problems they would confront during their growth.", "moral1": "On the way to achieving our goals, and in the difficulties we overcome, we often develop that which we needed to succeed. ", "moral2": "We can never imagine the pain a person has to go through because of sacrifice he make. We must appreciate and be thankful to those who silently sacrifice and endure pain for sake of others. ", "moral3": "Second, many times in life we prejudge things we experience in life because they are not packaged as we expect them to be due to this we misunderstanding others. ", "moral4": "Do not be in a hurry to change one evil for another. ", "moral5": "A tender, happy story with a positive approach to the deaths of loved ones.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 414, "story": "Mr. And mrs. Screecher lived in a mad house! The mummy, mrs. Mouthy screecher, couldn't ask for anything without raising her voice. But her shouts seemed like whispers compared to those of her daughter, little squeals screecher. People said that she had made all the cockroaches and creatures of the village flee with just a single shriek. I don't think they were exaggerating, because the truth is that no one could possibly get a moment's rest until squeals was asleep. She asked for everything at the top of her lungs. And then there was the daddy, mr. Silent screecher, a magnificent crackpot inventor who hadn't created anything in years. Well, what would you expect with all the noise? That's why he invented the gobbling-mosquitoes: amazing mosquitoes that were scientifically modified to swallow people's screams. In fact, they did their job so well that no one even noticed the day he invented them because they devoured all his shouts of joy and it was as if nothing had happened. Of course, shouts are just made of air, which doesn't really fill you up, so it wasn't long until the mosquitoes went off in search of food. They didn't have to travel far because just one floor below they found mouthy and squeals, whose shouts were enough to fill them up and turn them into big fat flies. The mosquitoes fought each other to gobble up the shouts even before they came out of their mouths and so, for days, no one heard mouthy and squeals say a single word. When the people of the village saw them, it looked like they were shouting furiously with a cloud of mosquitoes around their heads. \"Poor little things\" The people thought, \"They've finally lost their voices\". \"Well, it's a break for all of us. no one could possibly put up with all their screaming\". But their throats were not the problem. Squeals herself discovered this when she started to grow weak after several days without eating. No one knew she was hungry because she asked for food with such loud screams that the gobbling-mosquitoes that swallowed them up died of indigestion! \"I'm hungry\" She said very softly, when she had no energy left. \"Wow, what a beautiful voice you have!\" Said her neighbour, as she made her a sandwich, \"I've never heard you speak before!\" Feeling better, squeals discovered that when she spoke more quietly, the words came out of her mouth beautifully. People admired her lovely voice and everyone was so much nicer to her. Up until then, people only paid attention to her to keep her quiet. When she told her mummy, she too stopped screaming and they both realised that life could be much happier and quieter. Thanks to the new quietness, mr. Silent screecher was even able to start an outstanding collection of inventions that made him famous all over the world. What happened to the gobbling-mosquitoes? Well, when squeals and mouthy stopped shouting, the mosquitoes became smaller and smaller until they were almost invisible. Just when they were about to disappear altogether, they realised that the world was full of howling humans and that they would never go hungry again. As for you, I hope that you will be clever and it won't be your screams that the gobbling-mosquitoes munch on next! Translated by aoife phillips, saint paul's high school, bessbrook. This translation was the 2019 winner of the spanish a-level translation competition for schools organized by the spanish section of the department of languages, information and communications at manchester metropolitan university. Congratulations, aoife!", "moral1": "Wisdom can win might. ", "moral2": "Responsibility is to be measured by how we approach the seemingly less important tasks in life. ", "moral3": "If you love someone then don't hold back your feelings. Never hide your problems and feeling from the one who cares for you and love you. ", "moral4": "One should help others in need, we get the rewards of our helpful acts in return. ", "moral5": "Shouting is damaging to the family environment; you can achieve much more through a little calm.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 415, "story": "There was once a boy who was very rich and clever. He had practically everything a boy could ever want, so he was only interested in the most rare and curious of objects. This happened to him in relation to a very old mirror, and he convinced his parents to buy it from a mysterious old man. When the mirror arrived home, the boy went to see his reflection in it. His face looked very sad indeed. He tried smiling and making funny faces, but his reflection continued with its sad expression. Surprised, the boy went off to buy sweets. He came home as happy as can be, to look in the mirror, but his image was still sad-looking. He bought all kinds of toys and old junk, but forever looked sad in that mirror. Fed up, the boy stuck the mirror off in a corner. \"Crikey, what a terrible mirror! it's the first time I've seen a mirror that didn't work properly!\"That same afternoon he went into the street to play and to buy a few toys, but on his way to the park he saw a little boy who was crying his heart out. The boy was crying so much, and looked so lonely, that the rich boy went over to help him and to see what had happened. The little one told him that he had lost his parents. Together the two boys set off in search of them. As the little boy wouldn't stop crying, our boy spent his money on buying him sweets to cheer him up. Finally, after much walking, they found his parents who were out looking for him, very worried. The rich boy said goodbye, and walked off towards the park. But, seeing the time, he decided to turn round and head for home, without having been able to play, without toys, and without money. At home, he went to his room, and noticed a shining light in the corner; the same corner he had left the mirror in. Seeing this, he went over to the mirror, and realised that the light was coming from his own body, so radiant with happiness he had become. And so he understood the mystery of that mirror, the only mirror which could faithfully reflect the true joy of its owner. He realised it was true; he felt genuinely happy at having helped that little boy. And since then, each morning when he looked in that mirror and failed to see a special shine, he already knew what he had to do to bring it back.", "moral1": "A metaphor about good posture for children, looking at possible future consequences of too much comfort. ", "moral2": "Helping others brings the greatest happiness. ", "moral3": "We can all achieve great things, and we have within ourselves all that is needed to do so. We should not give such great importance to physical beauty, nor should we want to change only according to how others see us. ", "moral4": "Always confess of your mistakes. It will take away a load of guilt from your heart which will boost your conscience and no one will take an advantage of your secret mistakes! Accept your mistake, apologize and seek forgiveness politely. ", "moral5": "You reap what you sow. Regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. Always respect, care for and love them.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 416, "story": "Once upon a time, a girl and a boy were playing together and happened upon a secret laboratory. They entered and found a mysterious machine. They pressed a button and the machine shrunk the boy to the size of a marble. The children tried to reverse this action, but couldn't do it, and couldn't find anyone to help. The girl picked up her friend and put him in her backpack, to take him home. The backpack was very disorganised and full of all kinds of things, and the journey home was just terrible for the boy, who couldn't help but cry. When the girl tried to get him out of the bag, things were so jumbled that she couldn't find him. After many attempts and many tears, she decided to remove every object, one by one. Thanks to this approach she finally found her friend. Both children learnt the importance of keeping things in order, even inside a backpack. The next day they went back to the laboratory, where a nice inventor managed to return the boy to his normal size.", "moral1": "Old woman with precious stone.. ! ! ", "moral2": "Not everyone around us is a real friend. True friends take care of us. ", "moral3": "Orderliness is important. ", "moral4": "Being mentally strong is far more important that being physically strong. ", "moral5": "Better starve free than be a fat slave.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 417, "story": "Once upon a time there was a burger who had many lives. Each day she would wake up in the burger bar, and patiently wait her turn to be cooked by the chefs, before being served to the customers. While being eaten, she would do everything possible to make herself really delicious, and with the customer's final bite she would feel like the lights had gone out and she had simply fallen asleep. The next day the whole process would repeat itself. The little burger could have continued quietly living this way for many years if it hadn't been for the fact that, one day, while she was waiting her turn at the cooking range, she heard one of the customers referring to her as \"Junk food\". And, boy, did this make her angry! She was so furious that she almost spontaneously combusted. From then on she realised that many people used that term about her and her sisters. And after listening closely to any radio or television program about junk food or healthy food, she arrived at a horrifying conclusion: it was true, she was \"Junk food\". Now she understood why most of her favourite customers were now much fatter than they had been when she first met them, and why those who came most often didn't look too well. The burger felt terrible; all this was her fault! So she tried to find some solution, some way they could shake off that terrible name. And then she hit on it. Whenever she saw one of the kids who visited almost daily, she would choose the best place to be chosen, and would wait to be served. Once he was with the child, and the important moment wasn't far off - the first bite - the burger would concentrate as much as she could and… nothing happened. The child sank their teeth into the burger and chewed the mouthful just as usual. Then along came another bite, with the burger concentrating as before, but everything happened just as before… several more bites and the burger was about to give up, when she heard the child's voice:   -\"Blimey, how strange! this burger doesn't taste of anything.\"That was just the start of what turned out to be a perfect plan. The burger convinced all her sisters not to have any flavour whenever they were with a customer that visited too often, in return for being even more tasty when the customer came only rarely. In this way they began to see fewer chubby, unhealthy-looking faces in the restaurant, and many of their old familiar friends started looking much better, while getting to eat much tastier burgers. And these burgers became much more popular from then on, because, everywhere, it's more enjoyable to taste something after a while of not having had it.", "moral1": "The next time you see a copy of that touching creation, take a second look. Let it be your reminder, if you still need one, that no one - no one - ever makes it alone! ", "moral2": "Teaching how to eat junk food sparingly, and not abuse it. ", "moral3": "Do not forego a certain gain for an uncertain profit. ", "moral4": "If you help others, they will help you. ", "moral5": "Choose your company wisely.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 418, "story": "Julian finally left his village when there was no one left living there. He had never left his beloved village before, but intrigued by the fact that everyone had gone to the city, he decided to go and see for himself what wonderful things those cities had. So he packed a knapsack with a few clothes, put on his best smile, and off he went to the city. On reaching the city, he was given a most unexpected welcome. A couple of policemen stopped julian and questioned him in great detail. It turned out that julian had seemed 'suspiciously happy' for someone with hardly any possessions. In the end, the police had to let him go, but they were still suspicious about this apparently simple and good-natured fellow. The first thing julian noticed about the city was all the rushing around. Everyone was in such a hurry that he thought that there must be something special happening that day, which no one wanted to miss. Curious as to what it was, julian started following a man who looked like he was hurrying to see whatever it was that was happening. However, after several hours following him, the man arrived at a small flat and went inside. He had done or seen nothing of interest that whole day. That night julian slept in a park. The park was strewn with bits of paper and plastic. As the bins were completely empty, julian thought how cool it was that the city had seemingly invented plants with petals made of paper and plastic. He only believed this until the following morning, when a man came by and dropped his chocolate wrapper. Julian carried on walking through the city streets, trying to understand what was going on, when he arrived at a group of big warehouses, which many people were entering. \"This must be the best museum in the world,\" He thought, on entering, and seeing all the useless-looking things they had inside. But then he saw that people were picking these things up, paying for them, and taking them away. \"Why would anyone want a watch which doesn't show the minutes?\" He wondered to himself, after seeing a woman very contentedly leaving with the most modern of watches on her wrist. He thought pretty much the same when seeing a pair of shoes with impossibly high heels, and then some electronic device which did a thousand things, and none of them well. Once again, he decided to follow the lady with the watch. He saw her joy turn into disappointment when her friends gave her new watch a look of disapproval. Julian started regretting having left his village, just to come to this place where no one seemed happy. Then he saw a few kids playing. Now, they certainly did seem happy, playing, running about, chasing each other. Except for one child, who seemed troubled by a little machine they were calling a console. He was hitting it so hard with his fingers, and making all kinds of faces and angry gestures, that when one of the other children came over to invite him to play with them, the boy with the console just rudely walked away. Julian thought that the boy was trying to destroy that little machine because it was making him so unhappy. He decided to help the boy. Julian went over, took the console, threw it on the ground, stamped on it, and looked at the boy with great satisfaction. At this the boy flew into a rage, as did all the other children there, and nearly all the adults. They pursued julian so relentlessly that he had to run away. He didn't stop running until he reached the road leading back to his village. As he was making his way home he couldn't help wondering whether the whole world had gone mad.", "moral1": "We often get so carried away by the materialism of modern life, that we lose sight of the most important things: the things which bring happiness. ", "moral2": "It doesn't matter what work you do, you have to have some interest in that, if you want to achieve greater heights with your work. ", "moral3": "We should not make any promise hastily. ", "moral4": "Idea for everyone, to help see the positive aspect in all experiences. ", "moral5": "Three brief adventures to illustrate the nature of justice.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 419, "story": "There was once a very special little witch. She was special because she was good hearted, but she had no idea how to put that into practice. From the time when she very young, she had been told off many times by the witches. They told her she had to be wicked like all the rest of them. The little witch suffered greatly; she didn't want to be wicked. All her spells were a disaster, and she couldn't find anyone to teach her how to put her goodness into action. So the little witch was sad most of the time. One day she heard that the old witches were planning to cast a spell on a big mountain and turn it into a volcano, which would destroy a small town. The good little witch thought about how she could prevent this, but she didn't really know how to. When she went to speak to the townsfolk to warn them, they threw her out and pelted her with stones, shouting    -\"Get away from here, witch!\"The little witch ran off, and sat crying at the side of the road. Soon a few children came by and, seeing her crying, tried to console her. She told them that she was a good witch, but she didn't know how to put her goodness into practice, and that everyone treated her badly. The children told her that being good was very easy. All you had to do was help others, do good deeds for them. -\"And what can I do for you guys?\", asked the witch. -\"You could give us some sweets!\" They told her, happily. The witch was very embarrassed; she had no sweets on her, and she knew no spell for making them. But the children didn't mind, and off they went to play. Feeling somewhat encouraged by this, the little witch set off for her cave ready to help everyone. However, on her way, she came across the old witches casting their spell on the mountain. The mountain had already turned into a volcano and was beginning to spit fire. The little witch wanted to prevent this happening, but she didn't know how. Then a whole load of magic words came into her head. She said them and, before she knew it, the fire on the mountain had turned into a stream of sweets. The mountain launched thousands of sweets into the air and they fell onto the town below. And that's how the little witch learned how to do good; by sincerely wanting to help others. The children realised that all this had been thanks to her, and they let everyone know. From that day onwards, no one in the town thought of her, or treat her, like a wicked witch. She made friends with everyone there, and did what she could to help them. And in memory of her spell, since then they always called her the sweet witch.", "moral1": "Goodness consists mainly in helping others. ", "moral2": "We should not judge other's. We should just be good and look for good in other's and devote our life to god with true heart. ", "moral3": "By contributing just a small part of what we have, together we can achieve a lot. ", "moral4": "False confidence often leads into danger. ", "moral5": "A fun way to encourage kids to read and use their imagination.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 420, "story": "There was once a boy called mario who loved to have loads of friends. He showed off a lot, always talking about how many friends he had at school, and how he was so friendly with everyone. One day his grandfather said to him, -\"Mario, I bet you a big bag of popcorn you don't have as many friends as you think. I'm sure many of them are nothing more than companions, acquaintances, or partners in crime.\"Mario accepted the bet without hesitation. However, he wasn't sure how he could test whether or not his schoolmates were real friends, so he asked his grandpa. The old man answered, -\"I have just exactly what you need, it's in the attic. wait here a minute.\" Grandpa left, soon returning as though carrying something in his hand, but mario could see nothing there. -\"Take it. it's a very special chair. because it's invisible it's rather tricky to sit on, but if you take it to school and you manage to sit on it, you'll activate its magic and you'll be able to tell who your real friends are.\"Mario, brave and determined, took the strange invisible chair and set off for school. At break time he asked everyone to form a circle, and he put himself in the middle, with his chair. -\"Nobody move. you're about to see something amazing.\" And mario attempted sitting on the chair. Having difficulty seeing it, he missed and fell straight onto his backside. Everyone had a pretty good laugh. -\"Wait, wait, just a slight technical problem,\" He said, making another attempt. But again he missed the seat, causing more surprised looks, and a few cat calls. Mario wouldn't be beaten. He kept trying to sit on the magic chair, and kept falling to the ground… until, suddenly, he tried again and didn't fall. This time he sat, hovering in mid-air…then it was that he finally experienced the magic that his grandfather had been talking about. Looking around, mario saw george, lucas, and diana - three of his best friends - holding him up, so he wouldn't fall. Meanwhile, many others he had thought of as friends had done nothing but make fun of him, enjoying each and every fall. And there the show came to an end. Leaving with his three friends, he explained to them how his grandfather had so cleverly thought of a way to show him that true friends are those who care for us, and not just any acquaintance who happens to be passing by. Even less would a friend be someone who takes joy in our misfortunes. That evening the four children went to see mario's grandpa to pay out the bet. They had a great time listening to stories, and eating popcorn until fit to burst. And, from then on, they used the magic chair test on quite a few occasions. And whoever passed it became friends for life.", "moral1": "Ah, people often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves. ", "moral2": "For person in love time, place or health nothing matter. What matter's is love and care for his or her partner despite facing any kind of difficulties. ", "moral3": "This fable will admonish the passionate, that it is better to be injured with impunity, than to put ourselves in the power of another. ", "moral4": "Choose your company wisely. ", "moral5": "Not everyone around us is a real friend. True friends take care of us.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 421, "story": "There was once a forest made up of tiny trees that were all growing up together. They had been planted by a very old labourer who took care that they would all grow up to be straight and healthy. However, the area was battered by strong winds, and the little trees preferred to avoid the bothersome gusts, so they bent their trunks and branches to shelter themselves. The old man, knowing they could never grow well like this, set about straightening them out, and spent many hours tying their slim trunks to supporting posts, hoping his beloved trees would understand he was doing this for their own good. But those naughty trees had no desire to put up with all that wind. It mattered not to them that the old man would promise them that when they were tall and upright the air wouldn't bother them a jot. They always got by by bending and twisting themselves, hiding from the wind. Only one of those trees, one located right in the middle of the forest, forced itself to grow up straight, patiently bearing the annoying gusts. The years passed, and the old man died. And from then on the trees could grow however they liked, bending and crouching from the wind just as they pleased, with no one bothering them about it. All, that is, except the single straight tree in the centre of the forest, who remained determined to grow up just as a tree should. But as the forest grew, and the trees got thicker and stronger, they began to hear cracks from inside. Their branches and trunks needed to keep growing, but the trees were so twisted that the inexorable growth they were experiencing only brought them pain and suffering, even more than the suffering they had avoided by staying out of the wind. Each day and night, in the depths of the forest, one could hear the cracking and snapping of the trees, and it sounded like groans and sobbing. And around that area the place became known as the wailing forest. And it was a place with a special charm since, right in its centre, surrounded by thousands of short, knotty, twisted trees, rose one impressive tree that was long and straight like no other. And that tree, the only one that never creaked or cracked, continued growing and growing, without a worry for the capricious wind and its accomplice, the breeze.", "moral1": "Once you know this then key is in your hand. ", "moral2": "Don't tease others if you can't stand to be teased. ", "moral3": "A metaphor about good posture for children, looking at possible future consequences of too much comfort. ", "moral4": "Friends are the greatest help for overcoming difficulties and taking us to where we couldn't reach alone. ", "moral5": "One who learns from old and take their advice serious will lead a safe and better life.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 422, "story": "There was once a clown named lemon. He was a lot of fun, but also very careless. Whenever he did anything, he almost always ended up tearing his jacket, getting a hole in his sock, or ripping the knee of his trousers. Everyone said he should take more care, but lemon found that really boring. So, one day, he had the happy idea of buying himself a sewing machine. This machine was so fantastic that it sewed everything up within a moment. It seemed like lemon wouldn't have to worry about his things anymore. Soon, the most important day in lemon's life arrived. It was the day when everyone in town prepared a party for him, in celebration of lemon's many years of service in making the citizens chuckle. On that day he wouldn't have to wear his colourful clown suit. That day he would be dressed like anyone else; very elegantly in his suit, and everyone commenting on his smart appearance. However, the night before, he had a look in his closet, and there wasn't a single suit in good condition. They were all ripped and torn, with dozens of stitching marks. Lemon couldn't possibly go to the party dressed in those. Well, lemon was sharp and quick-witted, and he solved this problem by attending the gala celebration in his usual clown suit. That definitely amused the audience, but lemon wasn't as keen on it. He had dreamed of being, just for one day in the year, the hero of the show, and not just the clown. Very early the next day, lemon replaced all those damaged old suits, and since then, he has looked after his clothes with great care. He realised that using short-term remedies ends up being no remedy at all.", "moral1": "Pay attention to where you step. ", "moral2": "One who learns from old and take their advice serious will lead a safe and better life. ", "moral3": "Sometimes when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into right place. ", "moral4": "Trying to continually cover up faults, ends up with there being no way to conceal them when it is most important. ", "moral5": "We often get so carried away by the materialism of modern life, that we lose sight of the most important things: the things which bring happiness.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 423, "story": "Once upon a time there was a precious sword. Now, this sword belonged to a great king, and for as long as anyone could remember, the king spent all his time in his palace, enjoying his shows and parties. One day a great dispute broke out between this king and the king of a neighbouring country. It ended with both declaring war. The sword was greatly excited at the prospect of taking part in its first real battle. It would show everyone how truly brave and special it was, and would become renowned throughout the kingdom. On the way to the front line, the sword imagined itself the winner of many battles. However, when they arrived, the first battle had already taken place, and the sword got to see the results of war. What it saw had nothing in common with what the sword had imagined. No elegant shining knights, triumphant, with their weapons gleaming in the sunlight. Instead, all the sword saw was broken weapons, and hordes of hungry and thirsty men. There was hardly any food left. Everything was covered in dirt and shrouded in a disgusting smell. Many were half dead and scattered on the ground, bleeding from multiple wounds…at this, the sword realised it liked neither wars nor battles. It decided it preferred to live in peace and spend its time taking part in tournaments and competitions. So, on the night before what was going to be the big final battle, the sword tried to find a way to prevent it from taking place. After a while, the sword started to vibrate. First it gave out a low buzz, but this gradually got louder, until it became an annoying metallic noise. The swords and armour of the other soldiers asked the king's sword what it was doing. It told them \"I don't want there to be a battle tomorrow. I don't like war\". One answered, \"No one likes it, but what can we do?\"\"Make yourself vibrate, just like I'm doing\", said the king's sword. \"If we make enough noise no one will sleep.\"So the weapons started vibrating, and the noise became deafening. It was so loud that it reached the enemy camp, and the weapons there, who were equally sick of the war, joined the protest. The next morning, when the battle should have begun, not a single soldier was ready to fight. No one had managed to get even a wink of sleep, not even the kings or the generals. So they spent the whole day catching up on sleep. During the evening they started to wake up, and decided to put off the battle for the next day. However, the weapons, led by the king's sword, spent the night repeating their peace song, and again no soldier could rest. The battle had to be postponed yet again, and this carried on for the next seven days. On the evening of the seventh day, the kings of the two armies met to see what they could do about the situation. Both were furious from their previous dispute, but after being together for a while they started to discuss their sleepless nights, the surprise on their soldier's faces, the confusion of day with night, and the amusing situations all this had created. It wasn't long before both were laughing, like friends, at these little stories. Fortunately, they forgot their old disputes and they put an end to the war, each returning to their own land with the double joy of not having had to fight, and having regained a friend. And from then on, from time to time the kings would meet up to talk about their experiences as kings. They now understood that the things which united them were much more numerous than anything that set them apart from each other.", "moral1": "Two ideas. That wars and battles are not romantic, and that we can all do something to bring about peace. ", "moral2": "Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions. ", "moral3": "Lack of fortitude leads to senseless, disproportionate consequence. ", "moral4": "Our parents loves us, make selfless sacrifices to keep up happy and safe. So, always respect and love your parents because you don't know what they had given up for you. ", "moral5": "We should respect other people's problems  and should not trouble them.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 424, "story": "There was once a tiny, tiny star about the same size as a mosquito. The star lived in space, next to its parents, which were two absolutely enormous stars. The tiny star was very curious, and always wanted to know what was going on. She wanted to travel around to see for herself, but her parents told her that she was still too little to go off on her own, and that she would have to wait. One day, the star saw a little blue planet. The planet looked so lovely that the tiny star forgot her parents' rules, and off she went to get a better look at it. But she flew so fast, so incredibly fast, that she soon got lost, and didn't know where home was. When she arrived on the blue planet, which was the earth, the people and animals thought she was a very bright firefly, and everyone wanted to catch her. She fled as fast she could, frightened, and she hid herself under a sheet. Seeing the sheet moving, everyone thought that she was a ghost, and they ran off terrified. The little star used her new disguise to have fun, scaring the living daylights out of everyone she met. As she went on she arrived at a mountain, where a great dragon lived. The little star tried to scare the dragon too, but she didn't know that it was a ghost-eating dragon. She only got a whiff of this when she found herself surrounded by the flames that the dragon had spit at her. Luckily, she was a very hot little star, so she managed to escape the dragon and its flames. However, she had been frightened to death, and this combined with the sadness of missing her parents. She cried for a while, but then, as night fell, she got an idea to help her find her parents. She went to a very high mountain and found a big boulder. Then, looking up at the sky, she hid behind the boulder, then reappeared, then hid again.. And so on. Her parents were very worried about her, and were searching everywhere to find her. They saw her light appearing and disappearing off in the distance. Instantly, off they flew to find her. So the little star had tasted adventure and learnt many things, but she no longer wanted to go off on her own until she was much older.", "moral1": "Don't be greedy for you may lose everything. ", "moral2": "Expect no reward for serving the one who has no honor. Staying in a company of selfish people will not do anyone any favor. ", "moral3": "If you help others, then they will also help you. ", "moral4": "A quest searching for generosity ending in an unexpected way. ", "moral5": "For some things, children are still too young, and they should allow their parents to guide them.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 425, "story": "August heat was a little city mouse who lived peacefully in a big house. The house had all the comforts any mouse could ever dream of; there was always warm water to bathe in, hot food, plenty of clothes and whatever else. A rather unusual kind of mouse lived with august. His name was percy veering, and despite all those comforts, every day he would give something up. He could quite easily wash in cold water as if it were warm, or chew leeks as though they were lumps of cheese. The worst was when he tried to convince august that acting in this way would be for his own good. \"Come on, man, you'll make yourself stronger. you're becoming a real softy!\", percy would say to him. And poor august would turn away, snuggle into his blanket, and read a good book, wondering how there could be such stupid people around. Misfortune would have it that, one night, so much snow fell on the city that our two friends' little mouse-house was completely snowed in and cut off from the outside world. They tried to get out, but the cold was intense, and they didn't think they could dig a tunnel through so much snow. They decided to wait it out. The days went by, and still the snow remained; now there was no food left. Percy endured it quite well, but august - deprived of his hot baths, his food, and his warm shelter, was on the verge of losing control. He was a cultured kind of a mouse, who had studied widely; he knew that he wouldn't be able to stand more than three days without food. This was the same amount of time they had worked out they would need to dig a tunnel through the snow. They now had no choice but to get digging. But as soon as he touched that cold snow, august turned away. He couldn't do it. Not with something so terribly cold, not even as hungry as he was, not even knowing that he would soon die! Percy, though, managed it quite well, and started digging, all the time encouraging his friend to do the same. But august was paralysed; he just could not stand such terrible conditions. He couldn't even think straight. Then he looked at percy, 'that idiot', and understood that that mouse was a lot wiser than he looked. Unlike himself, percy had trained himself to do things because he really wanted to do them, and not just because they were the most appealing things to do at any given moment. He could order his legs to dig regardless of whether they were purple with cold - something which was impossible for august, no matter how much he wanted to do it. And with those thoughts, and a tear of helplessness, he lay down upon the mountain of feathers that was his bed, ready to let himself die. When he opened his eyes, he thought he was in heaven; the face of an angel was smiling at him. But then with great joy he realised that it was just a nurse. She told him they had been treating him for days, ever since a very brave mouse had arrived at the hospital, his four legs frozen, and given instructions on where to find august. Then the brave mouse had passed out. When august ran to thank percy for all his help, he found him standing up, having greatly recovered. Percy had lost several fingers, and an ear, but he looked cheerful enough. August felt very guilty since he hadn't lost a thing. Percy told him, \"Don't worry, if it hadn't been for those fingers and that ear, I wouldn't be here either. what better use could they have had?!\"Of course, they continued to be great friends, but august no longer thought of percy as an idiot. By percy's side he set about regaining control over his own pampered and demanding little body, each day giving up one of those unnecessary comforts of modern mouse life.", "moral1": "We can all achieve great things, and we have within ourselves all that is needed to do so. We should not give such great importance to physical beauty, nor should we want to change only according to how others see us. ", "moral2": "It is better to be practical than learned. ", "moral3": "Treat woman with respect and let her be the one to decide for herself. ", "moral4": "Yesterday I was recruiting you but today you are staff,! ! ", "moral5": "Small daily renunciations are what develop strength and will power.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 426, "story": "Charlie could not remember how many times he had heard his grandpa tell this story: \"Everyone's soul,\" Said grandpa, \"Is like a fidgety bug. it is always looking about, trying to be happier; more content. have you noticed that? all this wanting to laugh, to have a good time, to be happy… these things are a sure sign that the soul is forever searching. souls don't have legs, but they need a way to get from one place to another so that they can keep looking. that's why they live in a body, like yours or mine.\"\"Do they ever escape?\" Charlie would always ask. \"Yes, of course!\" Said grandpa, \"Souls spend very little time in the body after they realise that the best place to be is heaven. so, right from the time when we're very small, our souls only think of going to heaven, of how to get there.\"\"And how do they get to heaven?\" Charlie would ask, \"Do they fly there?\"\"Well of course!\" Grandpa would say, smiling. \"That's why they have to change vehicles. when a star comes by on its way to heaven, the soul makes a great leap right onto it, leaving the body here on earth, discarded.\"\"Discarded? so it doesn't move any more?\" Asked charlie. \"Exactly, not even a wiggle,\" Said grandpa. \"Here we say someone has died, and it makes us sad, because our souls are what give life to our bodies, and they are what make us love other people. but remember I said they are like fidgety bugs, and that's why, when they see their star shooting off to heaven, they leave without the slightest worry or hesitation. now, many souls take a long time to find their star. I mean, look at me, and how old I am! my soul has been searching for its star for so many years, and still hasn't had any luck. but some souls, like those of the best children or the best parents, know better how to find their star. and that's why they find it, leap onto it, and leave us so soon.\"\"And do I have a soul too?\" Asked charlie, \"Is it searching for its star?\"\"Sure, charlie,\" Said grandpa. \"You are your soul. and the day you find your star you'll forget all about us here. you'll be on your way to heaven to have a great time with all the souls who are already there.\"Satisfied with these words, charlie always left his grandpa alone and went happily down to the river. There he used to sit looking up at the sky, searching for some little star. And on the day his grandpa died, thanks to this explanation, charlie cried only a little bit. He was sad that he wouldn't see his grandpa again, nor hear his stories, but he was happy that finally grandpa's soul had been lucky enough to find its star after such a long time. And charlie smiled at the fact that his grandpa had found his star precisely while walking down by the river; the exact place where charlie had gone so many times to look for his own.", "moral1": "A tender, happy story with a positive approach to the deaths of loved ones. ", "moral2": "Do not listen to the advice of him who seeks to lower you to his own level. ", "moral3": "Cycle of deeds always gives us back what we give to others. If we do good to others, our good will happen, if we do bad to others, our turn will also come. ", "moral4": "Envy is the ulcer of the soul. ", "moral5": "Counsel without help is useless.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 427, "story": "Once upon a time there was a giant bathtub that had been dumped in the middle of the forest. It was the perfect home for all types of little insects. They had to be careful of just one thing while living there: to ensure the plughole remained free from obstruction because otherwise they might all drown if rain fell suddenly. The burly beetles were put in charge of keeping an eye on the plughole to make sure that it was never blocked. However, one day disaster struck. The plughole was blocked by something huge, something gigantic - a watermelon! The watermelon was so big that not even the biggest beetle, not even the five biggest, could shift it. In fact, it was so big that not even all of the beetles working together could move the watermelon from the plughole! All the strongest insects tried their very best to move the watermelon but couldn't budge it even the tiniest bit. The smartest insects then tried to use their brains to come up with a way to move the watermelon but they had no luck either. Eventually, the wisest insects started to plan the escape from the bathtub. Amidst all the sadness, a ridiculous foreign ant had the cheek to ask if she could take the watermelon away with her. Very funny, indeed! It took a lot of insects to calm the beetles down and stop them from crushing the funny little ant. But the ant wasn't joking at all! At the end of the day, she returned, this time with thousands upon thousands of other ants. In perfect order, each ant went up to the watermelon, bit off a piece and walked off with it. \"You're not going to get anywhere by doing that\" Said a grasshopper to one ant that stopped for a second to rest. \"The watermelon is exactly the same as it was before you bit your piece off!\"\"Hmmm, are you sure about that?\" The ant responded in a funny accent, as if it had never occurred to her. Then, without giving it another thought, she resumed her journey. However, that little piece must have had an effect. Just a few days later, there was not a single trace of the giant watermelon. From that day on, many of the most difficult jobs in the bathtub became small ones that were easier to carry out little by little.", "moral1": "Tasks that seem impossible can be achieved if done little by little. ", "moral2": "We are all gifted with energy to find a success in our life, but fail to gather a courage which is required to reach heights of success and end up clinging to the things that are familiar to us. We need to free ourselves from our comfort zone to explore new opportunities and find a success beyond our capacity. ", "moral3": "We need to learn to accept people with deficiencies. We can do this by putting ourselves in their place, and trying to help them. ", "moral4": "Be not greedy for a little passing pleasure. It may destroy you. ", "moral5": "Do not get greedy. Be happy and content with what you have.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 428, "story": "That weekend miss ellis handed out another of her famous experiment assignments. Her pupils loved that form of teaching, in which they themselves had to think up experiments that would aid in understanding. Many had to do with science, chemistry, but others - the most famous experiments - had to do with people and their behaviour. And on that occasion the subject was really difficult: freedom. How can one conduct an experiment on freedom? What could you show about freedom through experiments? On their way home, the students discussed these, and other similar questions. However, they had already done a good job on other experiments, and this time was no exception. On monday, the students returned with their ideas for an experiment, and they explained them one by one. All the ideas were very interesting but, to cut a long story short, miss ellis has asked me to tell you only about amanda, charlie, and andrea's experiments - which she liked the most. Amanda took out five different coloured boxes and gave them to the teacher to choose one. Miss ellis gratefully took the pink box, and smiled. Then amanda took out five yellow boxes, and asked charlie to choose one. Charlie, annoyed, carelessly chose one. Miss ellis, amused, asked amanda what the experiment was called. \"I've called it 'choices'.\" For freedom to exist you have to choose between different options. That's why charlie was a bit annoyed, because when the boxes are all the same colour, you are not really allowed to choose. But miss ellis has been pleased because she got to choose the box she liked the most\".charlie had prepared another kind of experiment, a more lively one. he chose two class members. lucas was a bright but indecisive boy, and paul was one of the worst students. charlie made them go up to join miss ellis at the blackboard. then he divided the class into three groups.to the first group he said: \"I'm going to ask you a difficult question. You can choose one of the three people at the blackboard to help you answer it. Whoever gets the answer right will win a big bag of sweets\". everyone in the first group chose the teacher.then charlie said to the second group: \"You will be asked the same question, but before we start you should know that I have given paul a piece of paper with the question and its answer written on it\". amid the sound of complaints from the first group, the second group all chose paul.then charlie spoke to the last group: \"It's your turn. What I told the second group was a lie. I gave the paper to lucas\". amid booing and a few laughs, paul showed that his hands were empty, and lucas showed everyone that he did indeed have a piece of paper with the question and answer on it. and lucas was the only one who managed to answer the difficult question correctly.while the winners were sharing the sweets out to everyone, charlie explained: \"This experiment is called 'no freedom without truth' \"It shows that you can only choose freely if you know the whole truth of the situation. groups one and two were free to choose who they wanted, but as they didn't know the full truth of the set-up, they were not really choosing freely. if they had known, then they would have chosen differently.andrea's experiment was very different. she had come to class with laylow, her hamster, and some pieces of cheese and bread, to prepare a few different tests. in the first she covered a piece of cheese with a glass. and at its side she placed a piece of bread, without covering it. when she set laylow free, the hamster went straight for the cheese, banging his nose against the glass. laylow tried to get to the cheese for a good old while, but having no success he settled for the bread. andrea carried on with some similar experiments, a little cruel, but amusing, in which poor laylow could never get to the cheese and had to choose the bread. finally, andrea put a lump of cheese and a lump of bread on the table, both uncovered. this time, laylow, bored, went straight over and ate the bread.everyone enjoyed the experiment, and while miss ellis rewarded laylow with the cheese, andrea explained: \"The experiment is called 'limits'. It shows that, whether we know it or not, our freedom always has limits, and that these limits are not always outside ourselves. They can be inside us too, as with laylow, who thought he would never be able to get the cheese. Many more interesting experiments were performed that day, and maybe sometime we'll get to talk about them, but what is clear is that miss ellis's students ended up knowing a lot more about freedom than do many much older people.", "moral1": "Zen can bring new valuation into everything. It transforms everything, negates nothing. Mind control and calmness can change a lot in our field of work. ", "moral2": "Life might not give you second chance. Never waste any moment while you still have chance. Value people and relations in life. Have a wonderful life with no regrets because we know no one have promised tomorrow. Live today and enjoy every moment of life. ", "moral3": "Three short examples to demonstrate essential aspects of freedom. ", "moral4": "Las pequenas mentiras y ocultamientos son tan malos como los grandes, porque para ocultarlos siempre obligan a crear nuevas y mayores mentiras. ", "moral5": "We should not judge someone by his looks.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 429, "story": "Once upon a time lived on a cloud that was grown up over a very beautiful country. One day, she saw another much bigger cloud and she felt so much envy, than the cloud decided that in order to get bigger and grow more, her water would never abandon her, and will never start raining again. Indeed, the cloud grew up, while his country was getting dried. First, rivers dried up, then people, animals, plants, and finally, the whole country became a desert. The cloud did not care much, but she also did not realize that by being over a desert there was no place where she could obtain new water to keep growing. So slowly, the cloud began to lose size, and was unable to do anything to stop it. The cloud then realized her mistake, and that her greed and selfishness were the cause of her vanishing; but just before evaporating, when she was just a sigh of cotton, there started blowing a gentle breeze. The cloud was so small and weighed so little that the wind took her far away, to a faraway beautiful country, where once again she recovered her original size. Having learned this lesson, our cloud remained small and modest, but she became so generous when raining, that her new country became even greener, giving away to all people there the most beautiful rainbow in the world.", "moral1": "Friends in fine weather only, are not worth much. ", "moral2": "Selfishness and greed have negative and unexpected consequences. ", "moral3": "Do not trust flatterers. ", "moral4": "Whenever a people is reduced to the last extremity, the high position of its chiefs is in danger; the humble commonalty easily finds safety in obscurity. ", "moral5": "When two people fight the third one gets the profit.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 430, "story": "On noah's ark things were getting a bit boring. Noah and his animals had spent so many days secluded there that they started organising games and activities to amuse themselves. But, with all that pent up energy, the games got rather rowdy, and a woodpecker ended up drilling a hole in the bottom of the ark. As water began entering the boat, the hole got bigger. So, more water came in, and things got a bit worrying. One by one, different animals tried to fix the hole. They even got competitive about it because everyone wanted to be the animal that had saved the ark. The beaver built a dam over the hole, but not even that worked. Everyone was scared, worried that the boat would sink. That was, until the bee started talking. The bee explained to everyone how it was that bees always worked together, as a team, each one doing the job they were best at. On hearing this, all the animals set about working together, each one playing their part by contributing their own special talent. The birds grabbed onto parts of the ark with their beaks, and flapped their wings furiously, lifting the boat up a little. The elephants sucked up the water in their trunks and shot it back into the sea. The fastest animals ran here and there, collecting materials. Those used to making nests took this material and stuffed it quickly into the hole. And so, working together, the animals managed to reduce the amount of water coming into the ark, but they still hadn't stopped it completely. Desperate, they kept asking each other if there were any other animals that could help. They searched and searched, but there were no other animals left in the ark. Then, suddenly, a little fish swam in through the hole. The animals realised that they still had not asked for help from all the sea creatures. They asked the little fish to go and summon help to save their boat. He swam off and soon fish after fish arrived at the ark. Even a big whale came, and the whale pressed its great belly against the hole in the ship. This stopped any more water entering, and it gave the animals on the ark time to close up the hole.", "moral1": "Vedagiriswarar temple. ", "moral2": "Much outcry, little outcome. ", "moral3": "Parents take care of a child in every condition and when your parents attain old age.. Don't look at them as burden. Have patience with your parents when they need you most. . ", "moral4": "Tasks that look impossible for individuals can be achieved by working together as a team. ", "moral5": "We need to learn to accept people with deficiencies. We can do this by putting ourselves in their place, and trying to help them.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 431, "story": "There was once a farmer who devised a competition between his dog and his rabbit. He made a hole in one of his biggest fields, and hid a carrot and a bone in it. He wanted to see which animal would find them first. The rabbit was very cheerful and optimistic, and he threw himself into looking for the carrot, digging here and there, totally convinced that he would find it. But the dog was pessimistic, and after sniffing around for a bit, he lay down on the ground and began to complain how difficult it was to find one bone in such a big field. The rabbit dug for hours, and with every new hole the dog complained even more about how difficult this was, even for the rabbit. The rabbit, on the other hand, thought that each hole dug was one hole less that needed digging. When there was no place in the whole field left to dig, the rabbit dug a tunnel to right under where the dog had been lying all that time. There he found the carrot and the bone. And this is how it was that the dog lost due to his pessimism. Because, thanks to his great instinct, he had already found the right place at the very beginning!", "moral1": "Respect life, follow and obey rules. Don't make anyone else to pay and bear for your mistakes. Do not make the mistakes which cost others something that can never be replaced. Always have a giving hand and extend your help to those in need and sorrow. ", "moral2": "Precious things are without value to those who cannot prize them. ", "moral3": "Many of our natural shortfalls can be replaced by a positive attitude and perseverance. ", "moral4": "'tis better to live secure in poverty, than to be consumed by the cares attendant upon riches. ", "moral5": " if you do good, good will come to you.  one good turn deserves another.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 432, "story": "Once upon a time there was a kingdom with an ancient prophecy that spoke of a princess without a palace. The prophecy said that as soon as that princess found her palace, she would be the wisest and fairest queen there had ever been. That kingdom had a royal family who had lived in a beautiful palace for generations. But there was a great earthquake which destroyed the palace and killed the king and queen. Their two daughters, princess nora and princess sabina, managed to survive. After this tragedy, nora understood that she, being the elder sister, might be the princess mentioned in the prophecy. Accompanied by her sister, nora devoted herself to finding her new palace. During their travels they met a wise old man who gave them an old key that would open the palace doors. \"I have no idea where the palace will be\", said the old man, \"All I know is that you should try this key wherever you seek it\". And nora went with her sister, trying the key on all the palace doors they found. When there were no more palaces to try, they thought maybe the palace would just be some large important house, but neither did the key fit any of those. Fed up, the sisters lost hope of ever finding their palace. They had spent so much time away, travelling and searching, that no one now missed them. Neither did they have any money or jewels left, and when they arrived at a poor village they had to work in the fields alongside all the poor people who, not knowing that the sisters were royalty, took them in as though they were two homeless orphans. The sisters lived there for some years. They worked hard, and knew what hunger was, and how life could be so difficult, but people loved them so much that they came to be very happy, and they gradually forgot their royal past. One night, while tidying nora's things, sabina found the old key. Amused, she took it to her sister, and they reminisced about their search for their own magnificent palace. \"There still must be some palace, hidden in some little forest, just waiting for us to find it,\" Said nora, with a glimmer of hope. \"Well, you know what I think,\" Answered her younger sister, \"That I don't need anything else to be happy. we spent months travelling from castle to castle to live the life of queens, but I have never been so happy as I am now, even though we don't have much. if I had to choose a palace,\" She continued, joyfully dancing about by the door, \"It would be this little cabin.\" She ended, laughing, and then with a solemn gesture placing the key in the cabin door. Just then, the room filled with lights and music, and from that old door arose a wonderful palace filled with life and colour. The place became totally transformed; there were fountains, gardens, and animals. The village people marvelled at all of this. The only thing which remained as it had been was the cabin door, reminding everyone of how sabina the wonderful - which was what they called their wise queen - had found that in a simple, humble life lay the doorway to happiness, not only for herself, but for all the inhabitants of that land.", "moral1": "He used to pray to god about god. ", "moral2": "If you help others, they will help you. ", "moral3": "The ancients devised such a portraiture of time, to signify that slothful delay should not hinder the execution of our purposes. ", "moral4": "Often we choose to go in big malls or big grocery shops for a shopping. We always pay the fixed price without bargaining. That is fine as we all have choices and people who run their business have their liabilities too. However, we need to spare a moment and think that why we have no courage or reason to bargain while shopping at big shops and why we try to bargain heavily with small street vendors? Think wisely. Always be helpful and supportive to someone who works hard to earn and has a need for it. Think, what mr. Phillips had thought for a second and why he decided to buy from the old lady. . ", "moral5": "Happiness is not to be found in the showy and sophisticated things in life, but rather in the right way to approach life and live it.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 433, "story": "Amanda was really excited. They had waited many days, but finally, that night, the baby turtles would hatch out on the beach. And her daddy was going to take her to see them! So, amanda and her father got up when it was still dark, took their torches, and carefully made their way to the beach. Her father made her promise to respect the baby turtles, not to make any noise, and to do what he told her. Well, amanda was willing to do almost anything if it meant that she could go and see the turtles hatch. She didn't really know what it would be like, but her older brother had told her that the turtles are born on the beach just a few metres from the water's edge. After hatching they quickly scuttle towards the sea. All that sounded very exciting to her. Crouching quietly, by the light of only one of the torches on a low setting, amanda and her daddy waited. She looked all over, hoping to see mother turtle, and she almost missed the appearance of the first baby turtle. It was so tiny! It moved very clumsily, like most babies; and without waiting for either its brothers or sisters or mother, it started to scuttle towards the sea. Gradually, more and more baby turtles appeared, and all ran towards the water. Amanda and her daddy stayed hidden and quiet, watching the wonderful spectacle of that crazy race to the sea. But then something happened which, to amanda, seemed horrible. Some seagulls and other birds arrived, and they started eating some of the little turtles. She kept looking everywhere to see whether daddy turtle would turn up to give those birds a good hiding. But he never came. Amanda was watching all this with tears in her eyes, and when the first group of baby turtles finally reached the water and were safe from the birds, she gave out a little cry of happiness. Even with the birds eating quite a few little turtles, in the end many more reached the sea, and amanda was very pleased that they had managed to do so. On their way home, her father, who had noticed the tears in amanda's eyes, explained to her that turtles were born that way. Mother turtle lays many eggs, hides them in the sand, and off she goes. When the baby turtles hatch out, they have to try to reach the sea on their own. That's why so many are born, because lots of them get eaten by other animals, and not only on the sand, also in the water. He explained to her that the few turtles who manage to become adults live for many, many years. Amanda was really glad to have learned so much about the turtles that night, but as they continued home all she could think of was how happy she was to have a family; happy that her parents and her brothers and sisters had helped her and cared for her so much right from the day she was born.", "moral1": "One should keep trying continuously, because who know if next attempt could be last attempt which can change one's life. ", "moral2": "Acting when we are furious or annoyed results in less clever and intelligent actions. ", "moral3": "A story in praise of families, and how much we receive from them without realizing. ", "moral4": "Don't give up. ", "moral5": "Destructive words to someone who is not feeling right can kill them. So always think before you speak.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 434, "story": "The day had arrived. Brodek, the young dragon would have to choose his side, and become either a dragon of light or a dragon of darkness. Both groups, natural enemies, hated each other to death, and each dragon, when its time came, had to choose one side and join its army. Nearly all dragons decided while they were still young, and trained for years before the big change. But brodek was undecided. And now time had run out. At dawn, his wings would be covered with the dark blue of night or the gold of the sun, and so they would remain forever, and everything would be hatred for the sun or for the moon, without remedy. This was the price of the magic and terrible gift of breathing fire. Because of all this, brodek went to the forest to think, where he hoped to find an answer. But there, sitting in the silence of the night, there were no answers. Just a beautiful white full moon, with pale silver shimmer. And the wind in the leaves of the trees was softer and cooler than usual, as if saying farewell to the young dragon. And night, a deep night full of distant stars …for nothing in the world did brodek want to become a dragon of light in order to hate all that wonder, and he felt his wings slowly begin to dye into the colour of the night. But the night was losing its strength and making way for the first light of dawn. It was one of brodek's favourite times of day, and he enjoyed the pink tones of the sky, the gentle heat of the first ray of sun on his face, the glinting crystal and fire shining on the waters, and the joy that was awaking in the woods with the first birdsong …no, neither did he want to be a dragon of the night and have to hate such beauty. And before tears flooded his eyes, before even knowing the final colour of his wings, brodek flew to the lake, dove in as deep as he could to quench his thirst for peace, and then turned and flew up into the sky, as high as he could, as if trying to escape from the unjust land and his cruel fate. And when he had flown so high that the cold prevented him from moving his wings, he opened his mouth to spit out a great flame, as if to spend it completely, to never have it again. But instead of fire, from his mouth came a thin layer of frost that covered the fields below, as if his desire for peace and the lake water had worked a miracle. And only then did he discover that he wouldn't be a dragon of the darkness, and neither would he be a dragon of the light, since now one of his wings belonged to the moon, and the other to the sun. And every so often, brodek again decorates the fields with his magical frosty breath, as if to remind the world that it is not necessary to choose between day and night when you really don't know how to hate.", "moral1": "Be responsible. ", "moral2": "He that is neither one thing nor the other has no friends. ", "moral3": "There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach. ", "moral4": "A story for learning to notice and enjoy everything around us, rejecting any form of hate. ", "moral5": "When life gives opportunity, grab the first one.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 435, "story": "There was once a frog who lived in a pond next to an abandoned palace. Occasionally a traveling witch would come and stay in the palace. One day, the frog decided to go and have a look at the abandoned palace. He hopped over and jumped up to an old window frame. Instead of being filled with glass, the window frame was filled with what looked like a soap bubble. The frog was amused and wanted to pop the bubble by jumping through it. However, this was no soap bubble; it was the remains of a magic potion. As the frog jumped through it he found himself entering a very different place. It looked like he was entering a very rich person's house. The place smelt nice and was heated. But that didn't last very long: a dog spotted the frog and was about to catch him. Fortunately, with three great leaps, the frog managed to jump back out of the window… only to find himself now in a wonderful pond, full of frogs and toads of great beauty. The pond had an abundance of flies, and the frogs and toads croaked happily all day long. Our frog was neither handsome nor ugly; he was just pretty normal looking. This meant he wasn't greatly welcomed by the other frogs and toads, but he was enjoying himself so much that this didn't matter much to him. He lived there for many days, but one night a group of toads who were sick of the frog's common appearance, grabbed him while sleeping and threw him back through the window. The frog woke up in a dark, dilapidated, cold and uncomfortable bedroom. There was a young boy there, and the boy welcomed the frog with great happiness. Soon the boy and the frog were inseparable companions. The boy looked after him as best he could; he even caught flies for the frog. However, the frog couldn't help thinking about all the comforts of the wonderful pond he had experienced. One night, when the cold was worsening, and the firewood had run out, the frog hopped to the window and leapt out. He came out at the north pole! The frog felt like he was dying of cold, so he quickly jumped back through the window. This time he found himself in a desert, and when he again jumped through the window he was back among the arctic snows. It didn't matter how many times he jumped back and forth, he would always come out at either the north pole or the desert. While he was changing from one place to the other he remembered his good master, the poor boy, and how he, the frog, had been so ungrateful to the boy, and so loving of his own comfort, and how this had meant him ending up in this situation, half dead from hunger, and jumping from the worst of cold to the most searing heat.", "moral1": "Never be over confident of the things you can do. ", "moral2": "No gratitude from the wicked. ", "moral3": "Always think.. What you ask for.. Because it's not necessary that things will go way you think it will happen. . ", "moral4": "one man's pleasure may be another's pain. ", "moral5": "We should focus more on what we have than what we don't, as senseless ambition can lead to us losing everything.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 436, "story": "Lady hippopotamus, mrs. Crocodile and tiny mother mosquito were talking animatedly of how good their children were with all the inhabitants of the swamp. The spoke so well of them that several passers-by wanted to see their children's good deeds. So, the next day, hippopotamini, croco-dale and mosquite-joe set about showing everyone how good they could be. The little hippo decided to bring water to all the sick animals in the area who were injured or hadn't enough strength to go down to the lake to drink. To many his gesture was wonderful, because that year had been very dry, and they were so far from the lake that they thought they would not survive until the next rains. For its part, the little crocodile spent the whole day watching from the shore and acting as a lifeguard, preventing a whole bunch of lost animals from drowning, and they were sincerely grateful and surprised to have been saved by a crocodile. Everyone congratulated hippopotamini and croco-dale, and wondered what the little mosquito could do that would be comparable with such wonderful deeds. Mosquite-joe thought he wouldn't be able to match his much bigger friends. But rather than give up, he spent the day talking to one and all, visiting friends here and there, and he turned up that night with an army of animals made up of monkeys, ants, lions, elephants, snakes, buffalo, scorpions, giraffes … and their aim was to spend a whole day improving life around the lake. And so hard did they work, and in such a good spirit, that one day was enough to completely renew the place and solve most of the problems there. All the inhabitants of the marsh were really happy. And no longer did anyone have their doubts about mosquite-joe. He had proved himself to be so good that he was able to make others even better than himself.", "moral1": "Goodness has a strength way beyond that of the individual, leading others to do good; and it's within the reach of all of us. ", "moral2": "Learn from your mistakes. ", "moral3": "Traditions pass from one generation to another but some routine that we follow might be started in past just because of environment they lived in. ", "moral4": "Never play tricks on your neighbors unless you can stand it yourself. ", "moral5": "Of the good and evil in this world, there are many complications behind them which are hard to understand, so we should not really focus on surface and judge anyone without understanding them first.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 437, "story": "Simon was a small plastic figurine who could be placed in any corner whatsoever of the christmas nativity scene. He was born in a huge factory in china and wasn't very well painted, which is why he invariably ended up a long way from the stable, filling just any old space or being nibbled by the children of the house. Nonetheless, he loved the baby jesus, who looked and smiled at him every day from his crib. His only dream was that one year they would put him near the crib…one night before christmas, mary gathered everyone together. \"We need your help. a big war is about to begin, and baby jesus has had to go away to try and avert it. somebody has to stand in for him until he returns.\" \"I'll do it\", said a lovely little angel. \"I don't think it will be too hard to play the role of a baby.\" That little angel took up its place in the manger and another one had to take its place in the empty spot left. This other angel was replaced by a little shepherd… in short, many of the figurines had to switch places. As a result of the changes, simon ended up as a shepherd, much closer to the manger than ever before. Things did not work out. The angel was lovely and did cry like a baby, but it was obvious that it wasn't baby jesus. Joseph had to ask it to leave and they looked for someone else. Once again the figurines switched places and simon ended up closer still to the manger. The new baby did not play the role of baby jesus properly and neither did the many others who were tried throughout the night. Thanks to all the changes, simon had been moved very close to the manger. He was very excited and helped out with everything he could: brushing the animals, cleaning the stable, fetching water, chatting with the elders, singing with the angels… he did such a good job that when they finally found a good replacement, mary and joseph let him stay there, close by. He was the happiest figurine in the whole world, but there was one thing on his mind: when they had chosen the latest replacement, he had been out fetching water and had not seen who it was. Every time he looked, the baby was covered by sheets and, given that nobody seemed to miss the real baby, simon secretly hoped it was jesus who had returned. One day he could wait no longer and, since it was early and everybody was asleep, he took a peek under the sheets…as he lifted his head out from underneath, a giant tear rolled down his cheek. Maria looked at him affectionately. \"He's not here…\" \"I know\", said mary. \"There's no-one here. jesus's replacement isn't here in the manger, simon. it's you.\" \"But I'm just a badly-made figurine.\" \"You're not that badly made, if you managed to make no one notice that jesus wasn't really here. look, simon, you have done what jesus does best: love everyone so much that they feel truly special. didn't you feel the same way when he looked at you every day? now everyone else gets that same feeling thanks to you.\" Simon smiled. \"Jesus has asked me to tell you to keep the secret. he is still out looking for replacements like you in all corners of the world, to make it a better place. would you still like to be the invisible boy in this nativity?\" Of course he did! And that is how simon joined the long list of people who, just as jesus wished, celebrate christmas by making their little world that tiny bit better. Translated by jessica wood, niamh williams, daisy millard and dominic bentley, manchester metropolitan university", "moral1": "If you are might, you are right. ", "moral2": "Love always elevates the character of man. It never lowers him, provided love be love. ", "moral3": "Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool. ", "moral4": "Each and every one of us is important, and the best way to make others feel that way is through acts of love and kindness. ", "moral5": "Thirdly, we come across situations where we are tempted to support wrong acts. However, like son we should build the faith that god is always there for us and avoid falling for such temptations.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 438, "story": "There was once a merchant who, after years of bad business, was cursing his bad luck. A traveller was passing by, and he asked the merchant what was troubling him. Hearing that the merchant was a man of great ill fortune, the traveller opened his knapsack and pulled out a strange-looking device made from two crystal glasses stuck together. They were decorated with strange drawings. One glass was green, and the other red, and inside each glass were some strange seeds, each the same colour as their glass. \"Well, you've just run into some good luck, meeting me,\" Said the traveller. \"This is exactly what you need: two little pots of luck.\"The merchant was somewhat surprised, but the traveller explained to him that these seeds were seeds of luck. The green seeds brought good luck, and the red seeds brought bad luck. The two glasses were joined, and when one filled up, it caused multiple incidents of good or bad luck, according to which type of seed was overflowing the glass. The merchant, thrilled, thanked him for the gift, and hardly managed to hear the traveller's last words, warning the merchant how difficult it was to use the glasses effectively. Expectantly, he carefully examined the green seeds; the lucky ones. Though he wasn't familiar with them, he was sure he could find someone that could sell him several new containers, and so he covered the top of the vessel with great care, being sure not to drop it. Then he looked at the red seeds, and thought that the best way to avoid them filling the glass would be to empty them out, right there. So that's what he did, and off he went, continuing his journey. A little later, he met a woman who, seeing his seed jars, must have recognised them. She ran up to him and asked him for a good handful of seeds. The merchant roundly refused, and the woman left, cursing him under her breath. \"What do they want me to do?\" He thought, sadly, \"I can't just throw away my good luck.\" He continued on his way, and had many other similar encounters. As time went on, the merchant saw that only the red jar was filling up. It seemed more or less logical, because otherwise the jars wouldn't have much power. He just stopped every now and then to empty the red seeds out. However, the red jar was filling up faster and faster, and it reached a point where he could hardly empty it before it had filled up again. Finally it started overflowing. \"Well, that's gone and done it,\" Thought the merchant, \"All I need now is another pile of bad luck.\" He looked all the way back down the road, and saw that the seeds he had emptied out, had grown into great big weeds which had choked to death all the other plants in the area. When the local villagers saw this, they were furious, and set about finding who had caused the destruction of their crops. The merchant almost escaped suspicion, but the woman who he had refused to give seeds to betrayed him, and he had to run from that village through a hail of kicks and punches. And that was only the start of the series of ill fortune the merchant had to suffer. Without doubt, those seeds were extremely powerful, and all that power had backfired against him. In just three days he tried a hundred times to get rid of those jars, but it would never stop his run of bad luck. Instead, he had to find some way to fill up the green jar, and not spill any more red seeds. So he removed the lid of the green jar, to find, to his horror, that most of the green seeds had disappeared… while he was lamenting his poor luck, he took a moment to examine the pictures on the jars. They seemed to be instructions. In the pictures the red jar was always closed, and the green one always open. It seemed that anyone could take as many green seeds as they liked. He decided to continue his journey in that manner. Soon he met a man who asked him for some seeds, and the merchant told the man to help himself. Immediately after this his luck began to change. The villagers, who had been chasing the merchant weren't far off now, but his new friend - who he had given the seeds to - came to the rescue by pointing them in the wrong direction. Similar things occurred with many others he met on the road. The merchant realised that if, instead of throwing them away, he gave the seeds as a gift to others, then the green jar was the one that would fill up. After offering the seeds to everyone, the green jar would begin to overflow. Of course, good luck stayed with him, and wonderful things started happening. One man he helped became a very rich man, and this rich man thanked the merchant in the form of luxuries and expensive gifts. Other people considered the merchant to be such a good man that they put him forward to be mayor. Some time later, the merchant bumped into the traveller who had given him the jars. After greeting him, the merchant told him of his adventures, and he thanked him profusely. But before taking his leave, he asked the traveller: \"Why did you give me the lucky jars? did you no longer want to have so much good luck?\"And the traveller, laughing loudly, answered: \"Don't tell me you still have them! those seeds don't really do anything!… the 'magic' of the jars is pure foolishness: all they do is make some stupid seeds increase or decrease in number. some of them are edible, some of them poisonous, but they have no effect at all on luck. I heard they were invented by a wizard's stupid, clumsy, apprentice.\"\"You what?!\" Exclaimed the merchant, shocked. \"I think it was an old teacher who found them and realised they would be a good way to teach people about how best to use your luck. in effect, keep the bad for yourself, and share the good with others. and, in truth, that is the only way to attract the good luck and avoid the bad, and boy, does it work! when you shared out your bad luck, and tried to keep the good luck to yourself, you were sure that no one would want to share the good with you, only the bad. the seeds had nothing to do with all this. everything that happened to you was your own work. do you see now?\"And the merchant certainly did understand now! And as the traveller walked off into the distance, with the little jars in his hand, he searched the faces of the townsfolk, looking for who, among them, most needed to learn how best to use their luck.", "moral1": "Let not others exploit your gentleness. ", "moral2": "We should be with the one of our kind. ", "moral3": "Think before you act. ", "moral4": "The least of our enemies is often the most to be feared. Pride over a success should not throw us off our guard. ", "moral5": "The best way to have good luck is to share all the good things you have. Grateful friends are the foundation of your good fortune.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 439, "story": "From an early age, parker always said that he would be an astronaut. But no matter how much he studied, worked, and took tests, he was never selected. Finally, he grew over the maximum age for taking the selection tests. He would never be able to fulfill his dream. People thought about all the time and effort parker had put into trying to be an astronaut, and they felt sorry for him. Despite what he was told about having to abandon his ambition, parker continued training and studying, as though he was going to sit the tests next month. He carried this on as he got older, and when he was a very old man he heard that they were doing some very important medical experiments. For those experiments they needed a very old astronaut. Parker, who now walked with a stick, was the only old man in the whole world who was trained to fly in a rocket. So, when no one expected it, parker found himself flying in space, all in the aid of science. The knowledge gained during those missions helped to cure one of the worst sicknesses for old people, and parker was celebrated as a hero. Photos of the astronaut with a walking stick and no teeth spread all over the world, and became a symbol of how you can never train or learn too much. It showed that persistent effort always brings reward, even though that reward may not be in the form we had first expected.", "moral1": "Even if our plans are not fulfilled in the way we expected, remaining prepared and persistent will bring about other things just as good or better. ", "moral2": "Don't judge a book by its cover. ", "moral3": "Quite often, we try and impose our perspectives on others and then wonder what went wrong. ", "moral4": "Be kind to others. ", "moral5": "Everyone has capability. One just need to believe in it and follow a disciplined way to utilize that capability fully.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 440, "story": "Flora was a carnivorous plant, but truly in the meat-eating sense. She lived in a supermarket, next to her friend porky the butcher's counter. Porky treated her with great affection and attention, and always had some morsel of meat to give her at the end of each day. But one day, flora didn't get her ration of meat. Nor the next day, and she got so worried that she decided to spy on porky. What she found out was that he wasn't giving her anything because he was putting lots of big slabs of meat in a big yellow box. Pretending not to know anything about it, flora asked porky if she could have a little of the food kept in the yellow box. He responded very severely that she could not, and added,\"Don't even think about it, flora! don't ever think about touching the meat in that box\". The plant felt hurt, as well as hungry, and she couldn't stop wondering who porky was keeping all that delicious-looking meat for. With her negative thoughts she was filling up with anger. That very night, when the shop was empty, she went over to the box, opened it, and ate that meat until her belly ached…the next morning, when porky arrived and discovered the theft, flora felt terrible. He asked her several times whether she had taken the meat. At first she denied it, but seeing porky's worry and nerves she decided to confess. \"What have you done? you reckless thing!\" Porky exploded, \"I told you not to touch it! all that meat was poisoned!! that's why I haven't been able to give you anything for days. they sent us a spoiled delivery…\"Without delay, they found a pharmabotanovet, with a greenhouse-hospital, who managed to save flora's life. She was already feeling great pain in her roots, and her leaves were changing colour. The shock hit everyone hard, but at least flora learnt to stick to the rules set by those who most love us. That's much safer than just doing whatever you want.", "moral1": "God helps those who help themselves. ", "moral2": "You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies. ", "moral3": "Trust a friend. ", "moral4": "Behind the rules laid out by those who love us lies a desire to help us and protect us, even though it might not seem so to us. ", "moral5": "Good for the evil are fast forgotten.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 441, "story": "Daniel had a unique gift. He was the only person who could see everyone's 'hammer of truth'. At first he couldn't work out what that big lump of steel was, hanging over everyone's head. But, with time, he realised that it was connected to the little white lies people would say to avoid hurting or annoying others. Daniel saw that each time anyone told a person one of those little white lies, the hammer above the person's head would rise slightly. The more deceived someone was, the further above their head was the hammer. Initially, daniel was amused to see some of the hammers hanging really high above, but then he discovered that the hammers always fall at some point. When the person discovered the truth, down it would fall. \"It's strange,\" He thought, seeing a hammer crash down onto an unsuspecting head, \"Everyone tries to keep this person from suffering, but all they're doing is… taking a run up to make sure the blow lands all the heavier!\" The discovery seemed so important to daniel that he wrote a great book about the subject. Everyone told him how much they had enjoyed reading it, and what a good writer he was. He did interviews, and began to give conferences. Daniel felt good about helping out so many people. That was, until one day someone asked him to sign a copy of his book. Daniel opened the book, and saw that it was empty… he only had time to quickly glance upwards before the great hammer blow fell. No one had read the book. A printing error meant the book had been produced with no writing on the pages. With all his dreams and illusions destroyed by that one hammer blow, daniel sat and managed to smile. Without doubt, what he had needed was a book like his very own…", "moral1": "Here is no such thing as a pious lie. When the truth is discovered, the accumulation of deception will multiply the pain experienced. ", "moral2": "Market values of things depends on to whom and how that thing is being sold. An expert salesman can sell things with his quick thinking and convincing ability by reading the customers behavior and response. ", "moral3": "A mother's love and upbringing can help change the destiny of a child. ", "moral4": "Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction. ", "moral5": "Cheating will not get you anything. If you cheat, you will pay soon enough.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 442, "story": "Every month, julia and her cousins would go for the big family meal at their grandparents' house. They would always wait excitedly for the moment their grandfather would give them a few coins, \"So you can buy yourself something.\" Then all the children would run off to buy chewing gum, lollies, or wine gums. The grandparents, aunts, uncles, and parents commented that, behaving like this, the children would never learn to manage their money. So they proposed a special test, in which the children would have to show, over the course of a year, just what they could manage to get with those few coins. Some of the children thought that they would save their money, but ruben and nico, the two smallest kids, paid no attention, and they continued spending it all on sweets. Every time, they would show off their sweets in front of the other children, laughing and making fun of their cousins. They made clara and joe so angry that these two could no longer stand to keep saving their money. They joined ruben and nico in spending whatever they had, as soon as possible, on sweets. Monty was a clever boy, and he decided to start managing his money by exchanging it: buying and selling things, or betting it with other children, in card games. Soon he had surprised the whole family. He had accumulated a lot of money for little effort. The way he was going, he would end up almost a rich man. However, monty was not being very careful, and he got involved in more and more risky deals. A few months later he hadn't a single penny left, after placing a losing bet on a horse race. Alex, on the other hand, had a will of iron. He saved and saved all the money he was given, wanting to win the competition, and at the end of the year he had collected more money than anyone. Even better, with so much money, he managed to buy sweets at a reduced price, so that on the day of the competition he was presented with enough sweets for much more than a year. And even then, he still had enough left over for a toy. He was the clear winner, and the rest of his cousins learnt from him the advantages of knowing how to save and how to wait. There was also julia. Poor julia didn't enjoy the day of the competition, because even though she had had a wonderful secret plan, she had spent her money without giving her plan enough time to work. However, she was so sure that her plan was a good one, that she decided to carry on with it, and maybe change the expressions on her relatives' faces, who had seemed to be saying \"What a disaster that girl is. she couldn't manage to save anything.\"When she was about to complete the second year of her plan, julia surprised everyone by turning up at the grandparents' house with a violin and a lot of money. What was even more impressive was hearing her play. She did it really well. Everyone knew that julia adored the violin, even though the family couldn't afford to pay for her to have lessons. So julia had got to know a poor violinist who played in the park, and she offered him all the coins her grandfather had given her, if he would teach her how to play. Although it wasn't much money, on seeing julia's excitement, the violinist agreed, and he taught her happily for months. Julia showed so much desire and interest that a little after a year the violinist loaned her a violin so they could play together in the park, as a duo. They were so successful that gradually she managed to buy her own violin, with quite a bit of money to spare. From then on, the whole family helped her, and she became a very famous violinist. And she would always tell people how it was possible, with just a few coins well spent, to make your wildest dreams a reality.", "moral1": "The least of our enemies is often the most to be feared. Pride over a success should not throw us off our guard. ", "moral2": "We can be happy even with little in our life but once we are given something bigger we desire for more and more and for that we lose our sleep and happiness. ", "moral3": "A little money well spent can achieve a lot more than we had imagined, especially if it helps us to learn and develop ourselves. ", "moral4": "Selfishness and greed have negative and unexpected consequences. ", "moral5": "Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 443, "story": "Mickey was a nice, cheerful, optimistic boy. No one could remember ever having seen him angry; he didn't mind whatever people said to him. He seemed incapable of insulting anyone. Even his teachers admired his good disposition, which was so unusual that a rumour was going round that mickey's goodness must be due to some special secret. The fact that there was a supposed secret meant that no one could think about anything else. They interrogated mickey so much that, one afternoon, he invited his favourite teacher, mr. Anthony, to tea. When they had finished, mickey showed mr. Anthony around the house. When mickey opened his bedroom door, the teacher froze, and a big smile spread across his face. The huge far wall was a unique collage of thousands of colours and shapes! It was the loveliest decoration mr. Anthony had ever seen. \"Some people at school think I never think badly of anyone,\" Mickey started to explain, \"And that nothing at all bothers me, and that I never want to insult anyone, but that's not true at all. I'm just like anyone else. I used to get angrier than all the other kids. but years ago, with the help of my parents, I started a small collage. I could use any kind of material and colour for it. with every little piece I stuck on I added some bad thought or act.\"It was true. The teacher looked closely at the wall. In each one of the small pieces he could read, in tiny letters, 'fool', 'idiot', 'pain', 'bore', and a thousand other negative things. \"This is how I started turning all my bad times into an opportunity to add to my collage. now I like the collage so much that, each time someone makes me angry, I couldn't be happier. they've given me a new piece for my work of art.\"That day they discussed many things, but what the teacher never forgot was how an ordinary boy had shown him that the secret to having a cheerful and optimistic character is to convert the bad times into a chance to smile. Without telling anyone, on that very day, mr. Anthony began his own collage. He would recommend it so often to his students that, years later, they called that neighbourhood 'art town'. Each house contained its own magnificent works of art, made by those cheerful and optimistic children.", "moral1": "Therefore, keep reaching out because you may pull someone out of darkness and guide them to light. ", "moral2": "It's a lot of hard work and it's a lot of worrying constantly and if you don't love it, you are going to fail. So you have got to love it and you have got to have passion and I think that's the high-order bit. ", "moral3": "We are never alone. Our family, friends are always there for us. Even if we feel that we are all alone and no one is there for us. Always remember that god is with us always. ", "moral4": "Sharing is the nice thing to do. ", "moral5": "Idea for everyone, to help see the positive aspect in all experiences.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 444, "story": "Adalina was no ordinary fairy. No one knew why, but she had no wings. And, what's more, she was a princess, daughter of the great fairy queen. As she was so tiny, like a flower, life was just a series of problems for her. Not only couldn't she fly, but she hardly had any magical powers, since fairy magic comes from their delicate crystal wings. So, from an early age, adalina had depended on the help of others for many things. She grew up thanking people, smiling and being friendly, so naturally all the creatures in the forest were delighted to help her. But when she reached the age to become queen, many fairies doubted she could be a good queen with such a disability. They argued and protested so much that adalina had to agree to take a test in which she would have to demonstrate to everyone the wonders she could work. The little fairy became extremely sad. What could she do? She was hardly magic at all, and couldn't even travel far with those little legs of hers. But while adalina sat on a stone next to the river, trying to think of something that would surprise the other fairies, the news of the test was spreading among the friendly forest animals. Before long, hundreds of creatures were by her side, ready to help her however she needed. -\"Thank you so much, little friends. I feel much better with you by my side,\" She said with the sweetest of smiles, -\"But I don't know whether you'll be able to help me.\" -\"Of course we will!\" Answered the squirrel, -\"Tell us, what will you do to surprise those foolish fairies?\" -\"Wow…. if only I could, I would love to capture the first ray of sunshine before it touches the earth, and keep it in a dewdrop, so that when it was needed it could be used as a lantern for all who live in the forest. or… I'd also like to paint a rainbow in the night sky, under the pale moonlight, so that the nocturnal creatures could see its beauty… but I don't have any magic or any wings to keep it in…\" -\"Well, you must have your magic kept somewhere else then! look!\" An old tortoise shouted excitedly, as it flew through the air, leaving a trail of green behind it. It was true. When adalina had been telling her friends of her deepest wishes, a wave of magic had washed over them, and there they all were, flying through the air, making a magic rainbow, and capturing not just one but hundreds of rays of sunshine within fine drops of water that filled the sky with tiny brilliant lamps. For the whole day and night you could see squirrels, mice, frogs, birds and fish leaping through the sky, filling it with light and colour, in a spectacle never seen before and that filled the forest dwellers with delight. Adalina was declared queen of the fairies, despite her not knowing from where such a powerful magic had come. And it wasn't until some time later that the young queen understood that she was the first of the great fairies, whose magic is to be found not in one's wings but within all one's true friends.", "moral1": "Always stay in company of people who are loyal and trustworthy. People, who listen to what you tell them, are not always the ones you can count on when you need them the most. ", "moral2": "A brave attitude is one of the best remedies for abuse and harassment. ", "moral3": "Of the good and evil in this world, there are many complications behind them which are hard to understand, so we should not really focus on surface and judge anyone without understanding them first. ", "moral4": "Friends are the greatest help for overcoming difficulties and taking us to where we couldn't reach alone. ", "moral5": "True friends do not distinguish between rich and poor. They are always there for you when you need them.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 445, "story": "They say that one time someone confused a boy's chubby red cheeks for two tomatoes. And when that person tried to pick the tomatoes he burnt his hand. And that was the least he could expect, because alfie was the most easily embarrassed person you could imagine; and he greatly feared ridicule. Even the slightest annoyance would turn his face as red as a chilli. And so it was, that one day something truly ridiculous happened to alfie, something which almost made him explode with embarrassment. He was with his friend jamie, practicing for a play jamie was going to be in: the three little pigs. After a while spent rehearsing the play, alfie remembered that he'd invited dora to his house that afternoon. Dora was the sweetest, prettiest, cleverest girl in his class. Alfie ran straight to the playground, found dora, and said to her,\"What do you reckon? should we go to my place? I can give you a sausage sandwich…\"And just as he finished saying this, he realised that he had forgotten to remove the mask and costume of the little pig! Dora was speechless. Everyone in the playground started laughing, and poor alfie, unable to react, just thought, \"Earth, swallow me up!\"Suddenly, alfie disappeared into the ground, and found himself in an incredible place. Everyone in that place had wanted the earth to swallow them up! And it was no surprise at all, because the faces of the people there were all covered with expressions of utter embarrassment. Alfie met an athlete who had run a race in the wrong direction, and had thought he had won it by a huge distance. He met a bald young lady whose wig had blown off during a storm, and he met a bride who had stepped on the train of her wedding dress, and ended up rolling about like a meatball. Soon, alfie found out that the only way to escape from that place was through laughter. But not just any kind of laughter; you could only escape by learning to laugh at yourself. It wasn't easy, some folk had spent years there, under the earth, refusing to find anything amusing about their own embarrassment. But alfie managed to overcome this, and learned how to find the humour in those moments of shame and embarrassment. He also learned to use them in a way that made others laugh, and bring them a little joy. When he remembered himself in the little pig mask, talking about sausage sandwiches with dora, he couldn't stop laughing at the whole situation. As soon as he realised all this, alfie was instantly returned to the playground, in front of dora, just where he had left her. But this time, far from getting embarrassed and tongue-tied, he smiled at her, took off his little piggy mask, wiggled his little piggy bottom, and said,\"Come on, cheer up! today I have great ham in store!\" Dora and the others laughed, and from that day on, alfie became one of the funniest kids at school, able to make himself and others laugh at whatever happened to them.", "moral1": "Everything was ready but he was not ready. ", "moral2": "When we say something, how we say it and what words we chose to pass that message, makes great difference to it. Always choose your words wisely. ", "moral3": "The best way to combat shyness and fear of ridicule is to learn to laugh at yourself. ", "moral4": "It is easy and also contemptible to kick a man that is down. ", "moral5": "As a footballer you always want to test yourself against the best.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 446, "story": "Ricky lived in a lovely, futuristic house, which had everything you could ever want. Though he didn't help much around the house, ricky was still as pleased as punch when his parents bought him the latest model of butler robot. As soon as it arrived, off it went; cooking, cleaning, ironing, and - most importantly - gathering up old clothes from ricky's bedroom floor, which ricky didn't like having to walk on. On that first day, when ricky went to sleep, he had left his bedroom in a truly disastrous state. When he woke up the next morning, everything was perfectly clean and tidy. In fact, it was actually \"Too\" Clean; now ricky couldn't find his favourite t-shirt, nor his favourite toy. However much he searched, the two items did not reappear, and the same was starting to happen with other things. Ricky cast a suspicious eye on the gleaming butler robot. He hatched a plan to spy on the robot, and began following it around the house. Finally he caught it red-handed, picking up one of ricky's toys to hide it. Off he went, running to his parents, to tell them that the butler was broken and badly programmed. Ricky asked them to have it changed. But his parents told him absolutely not; it was impossible, they were delighted with the new butler, and it cooked like a dream. So ricky needed to get some kind of proof; maybe take some hidden photos. He kept on at his parents, about how much good stuff the robot was hiding. This outweighed however good a cook it was, ricky argued. One day, the robot was whirring past, and heard the boy's complaints. The robot returned with one of the boy's toys, and some clothes for him. \"Here, sir. I did not know it was bothering you,\" Said the butler, with its metallic voice. \"How could it not, you thief?! you've been nicking my stuff for weeks!\" The boy answered, furiously. \"The objects were left on the floor. I therefore calculated that you did not like them. I am programmed to collect all that is not wanted, and at night I send it to places other humans can use it. I am a maximum efficiency machine. were you unaware?\" The robot said, with a certain pride. Ricky started feeling ashamed. He had spent all his life treating things as though they were useless. He looked after nothing. Yet it was true that many other people would be delighted to treat those things with all the care in the world. And he understood that the robot was neither broken nor misprogrammed, rather, it had been programmed extremely well! Since then, ricky decided to become a 'maximum efficiency boy', and he put real care into how he treated his things. He kept them tidy, and made sure he didn't have more than was necessary. And, often, he would buy things, and take them along with his good friend, the robot, to help out those other people who needed them.", "moral1": "We must first make trial of a man before we entrust ourselves to him. ", "moral2": "Treating things well, with care, is also a sign of respect to those who cannot enjoy such things, and who -given the chance - would surely treat them well. ", "moral3": "Abstain2 and enjoy. ", "moral4": "Only cowards insult dying majesty6. ", "moral5": "No great task can be completed without sufficient order in the details.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 447, "story": "When the evil witch of the summits imprisoned the seven princesses in the seven castles of the seven mountains, guarded by seven falcons, seven ogres and seven dragons, no one thought they would ever return alive. However, years later, the brave sir pentin joined a veteran band of noble knights to ride to the great summits, defeat the falcons, ogres and dragons, and liberate the princesses. The knights entered each castle to rescue the young ladies. These places were so cold and dark that the princesses looked almost dead. The brave knights wondered what kind of terrible evil there must be in the witch's black heart to have imprisoned the princesses there. When liberated, the young girls were enormously grateful to their rescuers, since life in those cells was the emptiest and most boring one could ever imagine. Smiling, they listened to the knights recount their deeds, and they fell in love with their bravery and fearlessness. But on arriving at the final castle, which looked no different from the others, they discovered a beautiful interior, wonderfully decorated and maintained, filled with light and colour. One could even hear beautiful background music, as though this was some magical place. And when they ran to rescue the seventh princess from her alcove in the highest tower, as they had done with the others, they didn't find her there. They searched everywhere for her until, following the magical music, they ended up in a small living room. They found no magic there, but sat in the room was a joyful princess skillfully playing a harp. Nothing disconcerted the knights more than the young girl's happy and enthusiastic attitude. She was cultured, ingenious, elegant, and had a special gift for the arts. Unlike the other princesses, in whom the effect of their imprisonment was easily visible, the last princess seemed to have lived a much more active and interesting life. Yet, after much questioning and inquiry, the knights could only conclude that she had been equally imprisoned and solitary as the others. Surprised, they searched the palace, looking for an explanation, until they arrived at the library. Many books were missing, and only then did they realise the reason: the whole of the rest of the castle was full of books. On each table and piece of furniture you could easily find a book of some sort. The princess had never stopped reading! And so it was that she had managed to learn and live so many experiences that it seemed, to her, that she had never been imprisoned at all. She had lived her incarceration busy with so many activities that she had never once been bored. The return journey was certainly a strange one. The princesses - apart from the final one - turned out to be so boring and uninteresting that none of the knights was able to return their love. On the contrary, all the knights were very taken by the young clara, who, not being carried away by the knights' deeds or the gleam of their armour, was able to choose her true love, at her leisure, much later on. But then, that's a whole other story.", "moral1": "We have to learn how to make the most of time, because it's through time that we do everything we enjoy. ", "moral2": "The 7 wonders are - to be able to see, to be able to hear, to be able to feel, to laugh, to think, to be kind, to love! ", "moral3": "For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone, but those of another praying for us. ", "moral4": "Being bored is always your own doing, all you need is a good book to kill boredom and feed your spirit. ", "moral5": "Don't bully anyone. Ever!", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 448, "story": "What I'm about to tell you happened a long, long time ago, when I went to visit my aunt nina. She lived in an old house, with a great courtyard and many flowers. I loved going to stay with nina because I could play in her garden in the mornings, help her cook, and above all… have breakfast in bed! She always made my bed up on a sofa which stood against a wall in her bedroom. There I used to sleep every night, and as I was drifting off I liked to look at a big damp stain on the wall. I tried to make shapes out of that stain: faces, characters. One rainy night something very strange happened. Suddenly, I saw something extraordinary come out of that wall. It looked like a ghost made of cotton… except that it was dark, as dark as thunderclouds. I felt the ghost touching my shoulder, and as it did so, it turned into a grey lady of incredible beauty. Then, in a deep, but sweet, kind voice she said:   -\"Good evening! my name is storm, and don't let my colour fool you, I'm really a very good fairy. want to come with me?\"And she offered me her hand. It was a slim, transparent hand, and smelled of raindrops. I was so surprised that I could not answer. The next thing I knew, I had been carried by some invisible force, taken from the warmth of my bed, and transported through the bedroom wall, through the middle of that damp stain…    -\"Come on, come along, you'll love where we're going,\" Said the fairy, and with that we moved up, soaring, flying, faster and faster towards the heavens. We meandered through the air while behind us lightning struck and thunder roared, and through all of it I didn't feel the slightest fear. Along I went in complete confidence, holding onto storm's hand, and the rain fell incessantly beneath us. It seemed to come in waves, softly murmuring through the sky… storm smiled at me, and higher and higher we went. Then, just as smoothly as we had ascended, we began to float back down. We descended through a gradually clearing fog, and headed towards an area filled with light. In the blink of an eye we were bathed in sunlight, and around us were seven other figures. Seven more fairies, each just as beautiful and transparent as storm, each as sweet and kind, and they smiled at me just like she had…! Instead of magic wands they each had a slim golden paintbrush in one hand, and a painters' palette in the other. Out from the fog which had surrounded us appeared flowers, plants, animals, all manner of things, but every one of them was completely colourless…each of the seven fairies took their leave of us and alighted upon a flower, a plant, an animal; any object of their choosing. Little by little, object by object, the fairies brought colour to the scene, until finally everything was just as we see it every day. My friend storm painted some chimney smoke, a beautiful horse, several little birds, and a cat that was so plump and gleaming that it looked like a silk pompom… well, I was so shocked by all this that I couldn't say a word. But an even bigger surprise was in store. I turned to look back at the path we had taken to arrive there, and saw that it was nothing less than… a rainbow, complete with all its resplendent colours. Meanwhile, storm and her friends took me by the hands and began to dance, singing a song:   -\"How beautiful are the plants after the rain, the soaked flowers; everything gleaming, raindrops painting in their colours, a fresh coat! we're on light patrol, and this is our song!\"And indeed I danced and sang with them, clapping in rhythm, and wanting to ask the fairies so many questions! When the song ended I would ask them. Of that I was sure. I was just about to let my curiosity off the leash when, suddenly, I heard my aunt nina's voice saying:    -\"So now you sing in your sleep, do you? I think you're in need of a good breakfast. come on, I'll bring you some hot tea, and toast with peach jam, the kind I make especially for you!\"I thought that if I told her what I'd seen, she wouldn't believe me. Then she said this to me:    -\"So you enjoyed your journey through the damp stain?\"As my breakfast was getting cold, and I was going to be late for school, I didn't have time to answer her. Anyhow, I still believe that whenever it rains storm and her friends come to visit us, and they leave everything looking bright, fresh, and new… just as though it had just been painted by fairies. This story was kindly contributed by alibruji. You can visit her wonderful website at www. Alibrujilas. Com. Ar", "moral1": "When two people fight the third one gets the profit. ", "moral2": "A beautiful dream journey to a land of fairies. ", "moral3": "Respect is the value that sustains the arena in which all other values partake. ", "moral4": "Do not give your enemies the slightest reason to attack your reputation. Your enemies will seize any excuse to attack you. ", "moral5": "Much outcry, little outcome.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 449, "story": "When young nerino was made chief of the tribe, everyone expected that - as was the custom on the island - he would direct his attention to fighting the great fiery-eyed beast; a horrible creature that had terrorised the tribespeople for centuries. Nerino had promised to slay the beast and, though he was a good fighter, he seemed no better than the others who had previously perished in the attempt. The tribe reckoned that, as chief, he wouldn't last much more than a year. This was about the amount of time needed to train and prepare a band of warriors, prior to ascending to the volcano's summit, where their horrendous enemy lived. And once they got there, no matter how strong or brave they were, all the warriors would be annihilated within a couple of hours. However, nothing was done. Nerino didn't train any fighters, nothing out of the ordinary was done, no new assault tactics were devised. When summer came - the time the monster attacked most frequently, engulfing all in flames from his fiery eye - all the tribe did was move their village. Everyone looked worringly and insistently at nerino. They demanded that he fight, that he do something, that he should be brave and fulfil the destiny of a chief. But nerino simply said:    -\"I shall defeat the beast, but now is not the time.\"And so the years passed by, and nerino became an old man. And though they respected him as their chief, and his strategy of moving their village around the island had saved many lives, all the people believed he was a coward. Yet, just when no-one expected it, nerino finally assembled a squad of fighters. He announced this suddenly, without warning, on a cold winter night. Snow was rare on the island, but now it blanketed the ground, and the band of warriors had to march out barefoot, with frozen feet. They hurriedly ascended the volcano and, at the summit, they approached the monster's cave. Nerino confidently entered, while his companions performed the usual death preparation rituals, ready to leave this life…when they were all inside they cave they saw old nerino standing over the beast. The monster was lying, curled up, on the ground, trembling and groaning, close to death. Nerino and his warriors easily took the creature prisoner. On arriving back at the village, everyone wanted to hear about nerino's fight with the monster. Not even the tiniest baby was absent when nerino began telling his story:   -\"I never intended to fight against something so terrifying, and nor did I do so today,\" He said, filling all with surprise and expectation. He continued. -\"Did none of you notice that the beast would never attack during the worst days of winter? or that, after an especially cold spell, his fire was never very strong, nor his attacks very damaging? for many years I was waiting for a snow as heavy as this one. all along, we didn't need fighters; we needed the cold. when we got to the volcano, the monster was so weak he couldn't fight. finally we have put an end to fighting and death. now we have the beast, and his fiery eye, at our service.\"Everyone congratulated the chief for his wisdom, particularly those who had most criticised him for supposed cowardice. And so it was that even the most impatient among the tribe learned that, sometimes, patience can be much more useful than action, even if it means you require the bravery to accept people treating you like a coward.", "moral1": "They are not wise who give to themselves the credit due toothers. ", "moral2": "Patience helps to solve problems at the right time, although this sometimes obliges us to endure great pressure. ", "moral3": "Don't be mean to others. There is beauty in everyone. ", "moral4": "Those who disparage what they cannot perform, ought to apply this lesson to themselves. ", "moral5": "Many times in life you will get to meet people like shop owner, at such times do not panic and think wisely. Quick and wise thinking can help you get out of difficult situation.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 450, "story": "Once upon a time there were two friends who lived in a palace with their families, who worked in service of the king. One of these boys knew a girl he liked so much that he wanted to give her a present. One day, he was walking with his friend in the main palace hall, and he saw a big vase filled with the loveliest flowers you could imagine. He decided to take one to give to the girl, thinking that no one would see him do so. He did the same thing the next day, and the next, and the next… until, one day, the king noticed how few flowers were left in the vase. He was so angry that he called everyone in the palace to assemble. When they were all before the king, the boy thought he should say it had been him who took the flowers. However, his friend told him to be quiet, because the king would be terribly angry with him. The boy was paralysed with fear, but when the king came near he decided to confess. As soon as the boy said that he had done it, the king went red with anger, but on hearing what the boy had done with the flowers, a smile appeared on the king's face, and he said, \"I couldn't have thought of a better use for my flowers.\"And, from that day, the boy and the king became great friends. They went to the vase and took two of those wonderful flowers, one for the girl, and the other for the queen.", "moral1": "Don't be greedy for you may lose everything. ", "moral2": "Wishes don't always give you what you want. ", "moral3": "Be nice! ", "moral4": "The next time you see a copy of that touching creation, take a second look. Remember the sacrifice others may have made for your success in life. Always, respect them and care for them as what they could have done for themselves, they did that for your happiness. ", "moral5": "Overcoming fear to tell the truth is difficult, but in the end it isn't so bad.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 451, "story": "One day, miss ellis gave her pupils a new assignment: an assignment on happiness. Her pupils would be \"Happiness collectors\", and were to see what would happen when they tried to bring happiness to those around them. As part of their assignment, all the students did really delightful, wonderful things, but what carla chalmers did left everyone gobsmacked. Several days after the assignment had been handed out, carla turned up carrying a big sack. \"Here in this bag I have all the happiness I've collected so far,\" She said, smiling. On seeing this, everyone was filled with expectation, but carla didn't want to show anyone what was in the sack. Instead, she pulled out a small box and gave it to her teacher. When miss ellis had taken the box, carla took an instant camera out of her own pocket and stood with it at the ready. \"Open it, miss ellis.\"The teacher slowly opened the box and looked inside. A big smile shone on her face, and at that moment carla snapped a photo. Carla's photo popped out the camera, and she offered it to miss ellis along with a sheet of paper. The teacher read the paper in silence, and when she had finished she gestured over at the sack. \"Oh, so it's….\"\"Yes!\" Interrupted carla, undoing the knot which sealed the sack, \"It's a great big pile of smiles!\"She opened the sack and hundreds of photos fell out, all of different smiles, each one of them beautiful. The rest of the class tried to work out how carla had managed to create such a great big chain of happiness. All there was in the box was a photo of a big smile. But everyone who had seen it had felt happiness being transmitted to them, and in return, without even thinking about it, every person had responded with a smile of their own. With all her classmates now smiling, carla took a photo of each one of them. She gave them their own photo along with a slip of paper, which asked them to do the same with other people, and to send a copy of the photos to her home address. And for months afterwards, carla's post box was always full to the brim with photos of happy, smiling people. And so it was that she managed to spread understanding of the simple truth that every time you smile you are sending a gift to the world.", "moral1": "We should not judge people by their appearance only but rather for what they are underneath. ", "moral2": "Though our deeds may not be known to others but god always knows what we have done ­ good or bad. Thus, we should overcome the temptation to do something incorrect, thinking about what god would think of our deed, regardless of what others think. ", "moral3": "As it is truly said, if you can, help others.. If you cannot do that, at least do not harm them. ", "moral4": "To smile is to be cheerful in a wonderful, contagious, and effortless way. ", "moral5": "So we should not fight amongst ourselves.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 452, "story": "There was once a land in which the sound of a magic trumpet could be heard everywhere. The music ensured that there would be happiness and joy for all. However, one day, the trumpet disappeared, and everyone in that land ended up feeling sad. No one did anything, except for a little girl who went off, determined to find the trumpet. She asked everywhere, and then someone took her to see the wise old man of the mountains. The man told her that the trumpet was in the well of shadows, and he gave her a violin which might turn out to be useful. When the girl arrived at the well, she found some musicians next to it. They were playing sad tunes, and she went over to play with them. However, on hearing such sad music, the girl realised that no one, including the trumpet, would want to come out of the well to be greeted by that kind of atmosphere. So she started to play the cheeriest, happiest music she could. She didn't give up, and even managed to cheer up the other musicians. Together they improved the atmosphere around the well so much that the trumpet came out, more joyful than ever. And, once again, happiness returned to that land. Thanks to this, the girl realised the value of offering joy to others, it being the best remedy for those who are sad. And from that day onwards, in that land, anyone who saw someone looking sad would send them their happiest smiles, along with a little music.", "moral1": "It is very important to transmit cheerfulness to others. ", "moral2": "Never be so careless and so straight that you get robbed of your own dreams, or cannot take care of yourself. ", "moral3": "Do not do something dangerous to make yourself look more cool. ", "moral4": "Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction. ", "moral5": "Retribution is certain.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 453, "story": "There was once a little grey planet that was very sad. The people living there hadn't looked after it, despite them having all the inventions and space ships you could ever need. They had contaminated the whole countryside so much with rubbish and pollution that there were no plants or animals left. One day, a little boy was walking on the planet, when he passed a cave and noticed a small red flower inside. The flower was very sick - almost dying - so the boy carefully dug up the flower, with roots, soil and everything. Then, he started looking for a place where he could look after it. He searched all over the planet, but everywhere was so contaminated that there was no place the flower could possibly live in. Then he looked up at the sky and noticed the moon. It seemed to the boy that maybe the plant could survive there. So the little boy put on his astronaut suit, and climbed into a space ship. He put the little red flower in the back, and off they went to the moon. Far away from all that pollution - and with the boy visiting it every day to tend it - the flower started to grow. The flower was so well cared for, that it had soon germinated, giving birth to others, and these other flowers spread onto other flowers. Before long, the whole moon was completely covered with flowers. That's why, whenever the little boy's flowers open up, for a few minutes the moon takes on a soft red sheen, like a warning light. Maybe it's telling us that if you don't look after your planet, a day will come when flowers will only be able to grow on the moon.", "moral1": "For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone, but those of another praying for us. Value your friends, don't leave your loved ones behind. ", "moral2": "At times when we face difficulties in life, we should just trust in god and push. By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains but know that it is still god who moves mountains. ", "moral3": "We tend to think a lot. Sometimes answers are just simple. ", "moral4": "Distrust interested advice. ", "moral5": "If we don't actively care for the environment, it could seriously deteriorate.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 454, "story": "In chipper jungle, everything was peaceful and happy until jemima turned up. Jemima was an extremely tall giraffe, with a long bendy neck like some rubber plant. She got on everyone's nerves because she was just the nosiest and most gossipy animal anyone had ever known. What made it worse was that, thanks to her height and her long, bendy neck, there was no den or nest beyond her reach. There she'd be, always sticking her head in. She observed everything, and made sure everyone knew what was going on. This annoyed so many animals that they had a meeting and decided to teach her a lesson. At that time big bongo, the most important of all the monkeys, decided to move to an old abandoned den, and he did the place up until it was the cosiest home in the whole jungle. Jemima couldn't help her curiosity, and one night she tiptoed over there and approached the bedroom window. The window was open and she stuck her head inside. She was just on time to see big bongo leaving the bedroom. So, jemima pushed her neck further in so that she could follow him to the next room. It was dark inside and she couldn't see very well, but she followed him down a corridor, and then into another bedroom, and then another…until at last jemima couldn't follow him any more. She had run out of neck. Big bongo had ran all around his house, and now jemima's neck was in one enormous tangle. Then all the other animals, who were in on the trick, came over to the house to let jemima know what they thought of her irritating nosiness. She felt so embarrassed that she decided from then on that she would use her long neck for more constructive tasks than poking into the lives of others.", "moral1": "Don't judge a book by its cover. ", "moral2": "One should not get arrogant and look down on others. ", "moral3": "Curiosity about other people's business shows a lack of respect. We all have a right to privacy. ", "moral4": "Before doing things, you need to plan them and have the patience to do them at the right time. ", "moral5": "Let not the fortunate man, unmindful of the uncertainty of fortune, despise the lowly one, seeing that he knows not what he may come to himself.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 455, "story": "Albert's father was an extremely important and busy man who worked so many hours that he often had to work whole weekends. One sunday, albert woke early and, hearing his dad opening the front door to go to his office, albert ran to ask him some questions:   -\"Why do you have to go to work today, daddy? we could play …\" -\"I can't. I have some very important matters to see to.\" -\"And why are they so important, daddy?\" -\"Well, because if they turn out well, they will mean a great deal for the company.\" -\"And why will they mean a great deal?\" -\"Well, because the company will make a lot of money, and it's possible they'll promote me.\" -\"And why do you want them to promote you?\" -\"Well, to have a better job and earn more money.\" -\"Great! and when you have a better job will you be able to play with me?\"Albert's father thought for a while, so the boy continued with his questions. -\"And why do you need to earn more money?\" -\"Well, to be able to have a bigger and better house, and so that you can have more things.\" -\"And what would we need a bigger house for? for somewhere to put all those new things?\" -\"No, my son, because with a bigger house we'll be more comfortable and we'll be able to do more things.\"Albert thought for a while, then smiled. -\"Will we be able to do more things together? great! then go quickly. I will wait the remaining years before we have a bigger house.\"On hearing this, albert's father closed the front door, without leaving. Albert was growing up very fast, and his father knew he couldn't wait for so long. So he took off his jacket, left his computer and his reports, and sat with albert to play with him. Albert, who was as surprised as he was delighted, said:   -\"Yes, I think the promotion and the new house can wait for a few years.\"", "moral1": "It is useless attacking the insensible. ", "moral2": "Think and work hard, you may find solution to any problem. ", "moral3": "A short reflection to ask ourselves why we do certain things, and how we use our time. ", "moral4": "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. ", "moral5": "Even in difficult situation never lose mind. Discussing problems can help us to think of new ways to deal with situation.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 456, "story": "There was once a boy who was afraid of the dark. He thought that when it was dark his bedroom filled up with monsters. But there came a time when he was too old to be allowed to keep sleeping with the light on. That first night he was paralysed with fear, his mind full of monsters. So much so, that he went over to his wardrobe to get a torch. But when he opened the wardrobe door he came face to face with a monster, and he let out the loudest scream in the world. The monster took a step backwards, grabbed its multicoloured hair with its tentacles and… started crying! The monster cried for so long that the boy's shock and fear subsided. He calmed the monster as much as he could, and started talking to him, asking him why he was crying, and what he was doing there. The monster told him he lived in the wardrobe, but almost never went out, because he was afraid of the boy. When the boy asked him why, the monster told him the boy's face seemed to him the most horrible thing he'd ever seen with eyes, ears and a nose. The boy felt exactly the same way about the monster, who had an enormous head full of mouths and hair. The two of them talked so much that they became quite friendly, and they realised that both of them had been afraid of the same thing: the unknown. To lose their fear all they had to do was get to know each other. Together they travelled the world, seeing lions, tigers, crocodiles, dragons… it was the first time either of them had seen such creatures, but they made the effort to get to know them, and ended up dispelling their fear, and becoming friends. And, although his parents weren't too happy, because they thought he was too old to still believe in monsters, the truth of it was that all kinds of creatures visited the boy's bedroom each night. And, instead of fearing them he had learned to get to know them and befriend them.", "moral1": "If we learn to support and care for each other, we can make our life heaven and live happily. Giving and sharing brings inner joy. ", "moral2": "We can easily represent things as we wish them to be. ", "moral3": "Most fear is without foundation, and plays on what is unknown or different. ", "moral4": "From this circumstance, we are not able to see our own faults: but as soon as others make a slip, we are ready to censure. ", "moral5": "Those who achieve notoriety often mistake it for fame.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 457, "story": "Soppo was an enormous giant, the biggest there had ever been. He could drink a river dry, or eat a whole forest as if it were a salad. And, without doubt, his favourite delicacy was the clouds in the sky; fresh, spongy, the kind he ate so many of that he'd almost always end up with an upset stomach. He'd have such pains in his belly that he'd end up crying, and the flow of his tears created great floods and torrents. Soppo lived quietly and just how he liked, fearing nothing and no one, coming and going as he pleased. However, despite all that he wasn't happy: he didn't have even one single friend. What's more, every time he visited a country, there was nothing but problems: with him eating so many clouds the rains for the crops would disappear and, what with his stomach aches and crying, everything would then get flooded, not to mention all the woods and farms he would eat his way through… in the end, whenever he was spotted, everyone would flee in terror, and soppo never got to spend any time with anyone at all. One night, seeing him crying, various stars came down and asked him why he was so sad. On hearing his story they commented:   -\"Poor giant. he doesn't know how to make friends. yet the earth is the most special planet of all, and it's full of all kinds of friends.\" -\"But, where can I find friends? how do I do that?\" Replied the giant. -\"By giving people a hand or doing something for them. that is what makes friendship. you didn't know that?\" Replied the stars, amused. -\"Gee,\" Sighed soppo    -\"That never occurred to me. what did you guys do to make friends?\" -\"Well, we learned to show people the way at night time, and serve as guides to many sailors. they're great friends. they tell us stories and keep us company every night.\"So the giant and the stars kept chatting a while, and over the following days soppo thought about nothing else but ways to find friends. But he couldn't think of any way to manage it. Several days later he went to ask for help from the moon. Being old and wise the moon answered:   -\"You won't know how to help someone until you know them well. what do you know about these people you want to become your friends?\"Soppo thought for a while, because really he knew hardly anything about human beings. They were so small that he'd never worried much about them. So he thought to himself he would find out about them, and he spent long days observing their little lives. This is how he discovered why everyone ran off when seeing him, and he realised he was causing droughts by eating all the clouds, and that his weeping flooded them out, and he learned a thousand other things that filled him pity and joy. That night the giant ran to greet the stars. -\"Now I know how I'm going to make friends…. by eating and crying!!\"And so it was. From that day on, soppo watched the skies, and when the clouds were preparing enormous storms he would feast himself on some of them. Then, when he spotted some place where there was a shortage of water, he would cry above it. Before long, soppo changed from being the worse that could happen to a country, to being a blessing for everyone, and he was never short of a good friend to spend a while with, to listen to, or to offer a helping hand.", "moral1": "Regardless of our wishes, or even our intent, it is to our nature alone that we will be faithful. ", "moral2": "It is easy to despise what you cannot get. ", "moral3": "You cannot escape your fate. ", "moral4": "Friendship begins from giving to friends without expecting anything in return, and being attentive to their needs. ", "moral5": "Traditions pass from one generation to another but some routine that we follow might be started in past just because of environment they lived in.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 458, "story": "Pancho had met his friend, zero-zero, in an interplanetary chat; and, as soon as he could, he booked a space flight to go and visit him. But while zero-zero was showing him the wonders of his planet, pancho tripped over and bumped his head on a sphere that was lying by the path. After the impact, the sphere opened up, and from out of it came a little man. The little man had an enormous bruise on his head, and was hopping mad. Zero-zero was scared, so much so that he could hardly speak. And before pancho could ask forgiveness, two enormous, uniformed robots turned up. They took out a few small devices and scanned the whole area. When they had finished this, from out of one of the devices their emerged a small metal card that one of the robots presented to the little man. Without a word they grabbed pancho and the little man and whisked them away at top speed. Before he knew it, pancho was locked up inside a large sphere, with the little man and a very serious-looking robot dressed in a black toga. Before knowing what was going on, he heard the robot say: \"Go ahead\". Without hesitation the little man then gave him a lusty blow to the head. After this, the robot took out another device, checked pancho's throbbing head, and finally issued him with a small metal card. -\"Too hard. it is now your turn. do not exceed what is stamped on the card.\"Pancho had no idea what was happening. He looked around him. Through the transparent walls he could see numerous other spheres, each one containing a robot dressed in a toga, along with people hitting and pushing each other, clutching little metal cards in their hands. The little man, standing before him, looked at pancho with fear, and the robot remained expectantly at their side. -\"You may hit him. remember, no more than on the card,\" Continued the robot. Pancho was hesitant. The robot in the toga impatiently explained:   -\"This is a process of perfect justice. you must not worry about anything. both of you will receive exactly the same harm that you have dished out. if one of you exceeds the limit you will receive another card with the exact value required for everything to be equalised.\"Perfect justice? That sounded very nice. No one could come out worse than anyone else, and everyone would suffer what they had made others suffer. Pancho was surprised at how advanced they were on this planet. He was so keen to remark on it to zero-zero that he ran towards the door. -\"You may not leave,\" Said the robot, blocking his way, -\"You must complete the process, you must spend the points on your card.\"Pancho was pensive. He had no desire to hit that poor little man any further, even though it was true that the little guy had really whacked him one…   -\"It's fine. I forgive him,\" He said, finally. -\"No,\" Repeated the robot, \"You must use the points on your card. this is a process of perfect justice.\"What a pain! How could it be impossible to forgive someone? Pancho began to feel annoyed at this rather snooty robot, so he took his card, tore it in two, and said, -\"Look! now there are no points left.\"The robot appeared to break down. It started emitting whistling noises, lots of lights all over its body lit up, and it lost control of its movements. Just when it appeared that it was going to explode, the robot returned to normal, and quietly said:   -\"It is correct. now you may leave. thank you for using the system of perfect justice.\"The door opened, but before he could greet the shocked zero-zero, pancho had to remove the little man from himself, who was embracing him and thanking him as though pancho had saved his life. On leaving the sphere, pancho began to understand. All around he could see perfect justice system users lain on camp beds and looking tired and exhausted. Zero-zero explained that the main problem with the perfect justice system was that it was almost impossible to give out the exactly correct amount of harm, and the judgments and exchanges of blows would end up going on for days and days. So scared was everyone of ending up in the judgment process that many people lived isolated lives, inside small glass spheres, just like the little man pancho had fallen on. A few days later, pancho returned home, but his name was never forgotten on that planet. Previously, no one had forgiven anyone anything, but thanks to him they had discovered that forgiveness is a necessary part of justice.", "moral1": "Always be kind to people because you never know, when and how one can be of help to you in your time of need. ", "moral2": "We can easily represent things as we wish them to be. ", "moral3": "To smile is to be cheerful in a wonderful, contagious, and effortless way. ", "moral4": "Forgiveness is a fundamental part of justice. ", "moral5": "Example is more powerful than precept4.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 459, "story": "Pete hated losing at anything. His parents, teachers, and many others, said he didn't know how to lose, but the truth of it was that he couldn't stand losing, not even at marbles. It was so great, and he felt so good, when he won, that he never wanted to give up that feeling; not for anything in the world. On top of that, losing made him feel precisely the opposite. It seemed to pete that losing was the worst thing that could happen to anyone. If there was a game pete wasn't brilliant at, he simply wouldn't play it. But if he was going to win he would take part, even if the game lasted only a minute. And the kind of things he was really good at, like table football, you could hardly stop him playing. A new kid started at pete's school, and his name was albert. Albert was a cracking table football player, and it didn't take pete and albert long before they challenged each other to a game. Pete prepared for the match with great seriousness. He was concentrated and intense. Albert, on the other hand, seemed not to be taking the thing at all seriously. He walked about the whole time, smiling and cracking jokes about all sorts of things. But on the football table, albert was a real phenomenon. He scored goals again and again, laughing and joking all the time. However, albert was paying so little attention to the match that pete managed to change the scoreboard while his opponent was looking elsewhere, and so pete managed to win by cheating. Pete made a big thing of his win, but it seemed not to matter to albert. - \"It's been fun. we should play again some other time\", said albert. On that day, people at school talked about little else. Pete's great victory was on everyone's lips. But, that night, pete didn't feel so happy. He had won, but even with that there was no trace of the joyful feeling he usually enjoyed so much. What's more, albert hadn't felt bad about losing. He almost seemed to enjoy it. And, to top it all, the next day pete saw albert playing basketball. He was absolutely hopeless; he lost time after time. But that happy smile never left his face. For several days pete watched the new guy. He was great at some things, terrible at others - to an embarrassing degree - but he enjoyed everything equally. Pete began learning that to enjoy a game you didn't have to have a scoreboard; nor did you have to have winning and losing. What you had to do was enjoy the game for its own sake, trying to do well, and enjoying each aspect of it. Finally, pete found himself playing hide and seek, telling a joke while playing table football, and regretting that a particularly fun game he was playing was soon about to end. And without really knowing why, the older kids started commenting amongst themselves, - \"Good fun playing with pete, that kid sure isn't a sore loser.\"", "moral1": "Do not judge others. Be your own judge and you will be truly happy. If you will try to judge others, you are likely to burn your fingers. ", "moral2": "It is useless attacking the insensible. ", "moral3": "The other shore always looks greener. ", "moral4": "A story to explain the importance of taking things in the proper measure, using the example of medicine. ", "moral5": "To know how to win or lose gracefully is important to actually enjoy what you're actually doing, and not to give so much importance to the result.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 460, "story": "There was once a boy who always treated his mother horribly, shouting at her, insulting her. It didn't matter to him how sad he made her. One day, without knowing how, he woke up in an immense and lonely place. He was sitting on a rock from which four huge pillars rose up into the sky, appearing to support the entire world. He was all alone, but soon an enormous flock of crows with beaks made of steel landed on the rock, and set about violently chipping away at it. After the crows left, a mysterious door in one of the pillars opened, and through it came a charming and pretty girl. -\"Have you come to help us? that's great! we need all the people we can get.\"The boy was puzzled, and spotting his confusion, the little girl explained. -\"So you don't know where you are? this is the centre of the earth. these pillars support the whole planet, and this rock keeps the pillars in place.\" -\"And how can I help you?\" Said the boy, confused. -\"Well, to help look after the rock, of course. anyone can see by your face that you're the best person for the job,\" Answered the girl, -\"The birds you saw are only increasing in number, and if we don't look after this rock it will eventually crumble and everything will come crashing down.\" -\"And what do you see in my face?!\" Exclaimed the boy, surprised. -\"I've never looked after a rock in my whole life!\" -\"But you'll learn how, even if you've never done it. here, look in this mirror,\" Said the girl, holding one in front of the boy's face. The boy could clearly see he now had the face of a bird, and his nose was gradually turning into steel. There he stood, shocked and worried, not a word passing his lips. -\"All those crows used to be children like you and I, \" Explained the girl, -\"But they decided not to look after the rock. now that they're older they've turned into evil birds; all they do is destroy. up to now, you haven't done much to look after it, but now that you know, will you help me to preserve all this?\" She said all this with a smile, taking his hand in hers. The boy still didn't quite understand all this. He looked closely at the pillars and could see that each one was made of thousands and thousands of little figurines, representing the best virtues: sincerity, effort, honesty, generosity…closely inspecting the ground beneath him, he could see that the enormous rock was made up of little instances of children showing respect to their mothers, grandparents, brothers, sisters, and old people. What the crows were trying to do was cover over these instances by carving out scenes of shouting and insults. Next to his feet, he could see his own little carving, representing the last time he shouted at his mother. That image, in such a strange place, made him realise that the only thing keeping the columns standing was respect. Respect was sustaining the world. The boy, filled with regret, stayed there and looked after the rock for many days. He carried out his task joyfully, going without sleep to repel every crow attack. He carried on until, exhausted by his efforts, he collapsed; completely spent. When he woke he was back in his bed at home, and he didn't know whether it had all been a dream. However, what he was now sure of was that no crow would ever again get the chance to carve a picture of him shouting at his mother.", "moral1": "Union is strength. ", "moral2": "Hatred of someone will be a burden to your heart to carry for lifetime. Negativity about someone will keep peace of your own mind and heart away from you. Therefore, forgiving others is best attitude to live a peaceful and happy life. ", "moral3": "Many depend on collaboration and compromise to do well in life. ", "moral4": "You can do everything better when you practice with effort and joy. ", "moral5": "Respect is the value that sustains the arena in which all other values partake.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 461, "story": "Once upon a time there was a little glutton who only ate sweets and candy. One day, in an antique shop he found an old magnifying glass. He liked it very much, and his parents bought it for him. He was so happy with his magnifying glass! As soon as he could, he used it to look at a little ant. It was great! The ant looked so big. But then a strange thing happened. When he took the magnifying glass away, the ant stayed the same size it had appeared through the glass. Very surprised, the boy kept experimenting, and he found that anything he looked at through the magnifying glass would get bigger, and stay that way. Suddenly, he realised how he could best use this special ability, and he ran home. At home he took all the candies and sweets, and he made them gigantic with his magnifying glass. Then he completely stuffed himself with them, until he could eat nothing more. However, the next morning he woke up totally swollen, a bit purple, and with a huge bellyache. When the doctor came to see him, he said it was the worst case of upset tummy he had ever seen. Night and day, the little glutton suffered so much that for a long time he didn't want to hear mention of large amounts of food. His parents were happy about this. Thanks to their son's latest gluttony their pantry was full of the food he could not eat. What's more, he gave up being a glutton who only ever ate sweets and candy. He wanted nothing to do with them. And so it was that the little glutton learned that even with the best things in life, if you have too many of them, you will end up feeling ill. He decided to keep the magnifying glass in a box until he found something that would really be worth making bigger. How about you? What would you use the magnifying glass for?", "moral1": "Nothing is good when taken to excess. ", "moral2": "False confidence often leads into danger. ", "moral3": "Honesty has no class. Respect everyone regardless of their financial and social status. It's always a good deed to give the one who deserves. ", "moral4": "The best way to strengthen your will and do difficult things is by doing them straight away, without thinking about the time or effort they will take. ", "moral5": "I am always on duty and my duty is that I have to adhere to the words of my guru, as if your pilot is to save the plane in every situation, in the same way I have to save my faith.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 462, "story": "A long, long time ago there was a wizard who accidentally invented a rather unusual spell. Whoever the spell was used on would get perfect teeth. As he didn't know what to do with this discovery, the wizard decided to use it on one of his toads. After the spell was cast, the toad became a very smiley happy amphibian. Not only could he now eat all sorts of foods, but he also started speaking. \"I'm delighted with the change\", repeated the toad, proudly, \"I much prefer the consumption of candy to feeding on filthy flies\". The wizard noticed that the toad was taking little care about choosing what to eat, and he kept telling the toad, \"Look after your teeth, mr toad. brush them so you don't get a toothache. and, above all, don't eat so many sweets…\"But the toad didn't pay much attention. He thought his teeth were too strong for him to have to brush them, and he liked sweets so much that he didn't even try to eat less. One day, a tooth started decaying and, gradually, the decay spread throughout his mouth. Before long, the toad discovered that there were holes in all his teeth, and they were starting to fall out. He decided to start looking after them, but by then it was too late. And when his last tooth fell out, he lost the ability to talk. Poor mr. Toad! If he hadn't lost that last tooth he could have told the wizard that if he gave him teeth again he would brush them every day. After all, there's nothing more disgusting than having to go back to eating bugs. Yuck!", "moral1": "Everything is fair in love. ", "moral2": "Someone who harm's no one is still very far from being good. ", "moral3": "the evil doer often comes to harm through his own deceit. ", "moral4": "A nice way to explain to children the importance of brushing their teeth, and not eating too many sweets. ", "moral5": "Money can't buy everything!", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 463, "story": "There was once a boy whose parents were the custodians of an impressive old castle. The place was full of old paintings, arms and armour. One day, the boy noticed something strange about one of the main paintings. Normally, it showed one of the old kings, with sceptre in hand, standing next to his son and some members of the court. But the king had disappeared from the painting. The boy was very worried by this, and he thought he must have made some mistake; but a while later he walked past the painting once more, and noticed that the sceptre had been left there by the king, and was leaning over. The boy was intrigued. Even more so when, soon after, he saw that the angle of the sceptre had increased. At that rate, in a few hours it would end up hitting the prince on the head. So the boy started looking throughout the castle for the missing king. Finally, he found him in one of the castle bathrooms, quietly enjoying a wonderful bubble bath in the biggest bathtub in the whole building. The boy was speechless. On seeing his shock, the king explained to him that he had spent years and years hanging on the walls of that castle, and no one had cleaned the dust off him; not even once. He had gotten so dirty that he couldn't stand it a second more, and had had to run off to get a bath. When the boy had recovered from the surprise, he respectfully explained to the king what was about to happen with the sceptre and the prince. The king hurried out of the bath, to return to his place in the painting, thanking the boy for the warning, and begging him to ask his parents to clean the paintings every now and again. But the boy didn't need to ask his parents. From that day on, he himself cleaned and cared for all the paintings and sculptures in that castle, making sure that none of the figures would ever again have to escape to have a good bath.", "moral1": "Anger and fight is not solution for problem. One should think before act. ", "moral2": "We should not give up even in worse situations and think about solution. If there is someone stronger than us even then we should look for solution because mental strength is more powerful than physical strength. ", "moral3": "It's important to keep things clean. ", "moral4": "We can never imagine the pain a person has to go through because of sacrifice he make. We must appreciate and be thankful to those who silently sacrifice and endure pain for sake of others. ", "moral5": "It is better to be a master of one art than to be a jack of many arts.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 464, "story": "That year, the christmas present conference was full to overflowing. In the audience were all the toymakers in the world, and many others who weren't toymakers, but who had lately come to be regular attendees. There were also those who, of course, could never miss the conference; the distributors: santa claus and the three wise kings. Like every year, the discussions dealt with what kind of toys were the most educational or the most fun. Another common topic of conversation was what size of toys should be made. Yeah, that was something they often argued about, because the three wise kings and father christmas complained that every year the toys were getting bigger, and this was causing serious transportation problems. However, something happened to make this conference different from all the previous ones. A little boy snuck in. Never had any child ever attended those meetings, and when they realised that there was a boy sitting next to the three kings, no one really knew how long he'd been there. When santa claus was talking to an important toymaker about the size of a very in-demand doll, the toymaker shouted    -\"What are you talking about, fatso?! if you were a bit slimmer you could fit more in the sleigh!\" The little boy saw this, stood up, and said, -\"It's fine, don't argue. I'll deliver everything the three wise kings and father christmas can't carry.\"The attendees roared with laughter for quite a while, dismissing the boy's suggestion. While they were still laughing, the boy got up, a tear fell from the corner of his eye, and he left the hall, head hanging…that christmas was like most others, if a little colder. In the street, everyone was carrying on with their lives, and there wasn't much talk of the wonderful stories and events of that season. And when the children received their presents, they were hardly excited at all. It seemed that yuletide was really no longer of much importance. At the next christmas present conference, everyone was worried about how christmas seemed to be losing its magic. The discussions began once more, until there suddenly appeared, in the doorway, the boy they had laughed so long and hard at the previous year. This time he was with his mother, a beautiful woman. On seeing her, the three kings jumped up in excitement:    -\"Mary!\" They ran over and embraced her. Then she approached the stage, took the floor, and said, -\"Every year, my son celebrates his birthday by throwing a big party - the biggest in the world - and he fills it with all his best gifts for young and old alike. now he tells me he no longer wants to celebrate it, that none of you really enjoy his party, that you are more interested in other things… can someone tell me what you have all done to him?\"It started to dawn on most of those present what they had done, and where they had become so confused. A very old toymaker - one who had never spoken up in those meetings - approached the boy, knelt, and said, -\"Forgive me, lord. I want no other gift than those you offer. though I never knew it, you were forever delivering that which neither the kings, nor santa claus, nor anyone else, could give us. love, peace, and joy. and last year it was so terribly missed… forgive me.\"One after another, everyone there asked the boy's forgiveness, admitting that his gifts were the best available in any festive season; gifts which fill the hearts of good people, gifts that make every christmas a little bit better…", "moral1": "Love always elevates the character of man. It never lowers him, provided love be love. ", "moral2": "Whenever you face any difficulties in life, you shouldn't get scared and understand that life is meant to be a series of challenges that we overcome, not avoid. Don't pray that god will remove the obstacles, pray that he will give you the strength to overcome them. ", "moral3": "Every one is more or less master of his own fate. ", "moral4": "Trying to rescue christmas from modern-day materialism. ", "moral5": "Quite often, we try and impose our perspectives on others and then wonder what went wrong.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 465, "story": "One day, mister arnold was teaching a lesson, and things were going as normally as ever. He was explaining the story of mankind to his pupils. He told them that, in the beginning, men were nomads; that they never stayed in the same place for very long. Instead, they would travel about, here and there, in search of food, wherever it was to be found. And when the food ran out, they would move off somewhere else. He taught them about the invention of farming and keeping animals. This was an important discovery, because by learning to cultivate the land, and care for animals, mankind would always have food readily available. It also meant that people could remain living in one place, and this made it easier to set about tasks that would take a long while to complete, like building towns, cities, and all that was in them. All the children were listening, spellbound by this story, until lucy jumped up:\"And if that was so important, and improved everything so much, why are we nomads all over again, mister arnold?\"Mister arnold didn't know what to say. Lucy was a very intelligent girl. He knew that she lived with her parents in a house, so she must know that her family were not nomads; so what did she mean? \"We have all become nomads again,\" Continued lucy, \"The other day, outside the city, they were cutting the forest down. a while ago a fisherman told me how they fish. it's the same with everyone: when there's no more forest left the foresters go elsewhere, and when the fish run out the fishermen move on. that's what the nomads did, isn't it?\" The teacher nodded, thoughtfully. Really, lucy was right. Mankind had turned into nomads. Instead of looking after the land in a way that we could be sure it would keep supplying our needs, we kept exploiting it until the land was bare and barren. And then off we would go to the next place! The class spent the rest of the afternoon talking about what they could do to demonstrate how to be more civilised…the next day everyone attended class wearing a green t-shirt, with a message that said \"I am not a nomad!\"And, from then on, they set about showing that indeed they were not. Every time they knew they needed something, they made sure that they would get it using care and restraint. If they needed wood or paper, they would ensure that they got the recycled kind. They ordered their fish from fish farms, making sure that the fish they received were not too young and too small. They only used animals that were well cared for, and brought up on farms…and so, from their little town, those children managed to give up being nomads again, just as prehistoric men had done, so many thousands of years ago.", "moral1": "In our life new challenges keeps us active. If you steadily win challenges, you are happy. These challenges keeps you energized. ", "moral2": "It is up to us to live in a sustainable world. ", "moral3": "When we attach ourselves to purely material things we are only making ourselves poorer, even though we may have more things. ", "moral4": "Trying to rescue christmas from modern-day materialism. ", "moral5": "Never give up.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 466, "story": "Peggy pigtails was a good girl, and she was quite quiet and reserved. Not many words passed her lips, partly due to shyness, and partly because she sometimes felt she had nothing interesting to say. But that all changed when peggy and her family moved houses. On arriving at the new place, she discovered a huge attic full of old junk. In one pile she found a big chest containing all kinds of strange things. Under them all, she found something special. It was an old book with a great heavy, thick cover, with gold writing on it. But what made it truly special was how it shone in the darkness of that attic, and in the most magical, fantastical way. What's more, the book was actually floating in the air. Peggy could find nothing holding it up. She took the book down to her room and hid it there until nighttime, putting her puppy on guard duty over it. That night, when she was sure no one would disturb her, she sat with her doggy and started reading the book. It was a storybook, but peggy could hardly get any of it read. She had only just started when her dog started speaking to her:\"What an interesting book you've found! it seems to have some lovely stories!\" Peggy couldn't believe it, but the puppy continued talking, telling her all sorts of things, and asking a thousand questions. After some time, peggy regained her composure and asked,    \"So how come you're talking?\" \"I don't know,\" Answered the dog. \"Instead of just thinking things, now I'm saying them too… it hasn't changed much for me; I guess it was the book that did it, though.\"Peggy decided to investigate the matter, and she thought she would show the book to some other animals. One after another, the animals all started talking, and, before long, peggy was chatting - in the most friendly manner - with a dog, three cats, two doves, a parrot, and five lizards. All the animals spoke as though they'd been doing so all their lives, and all of them had some pretty interesting tales to tell! \"Sure, babe!\" Lemmy the lizard told her, \"We all lead pretty incredible lives!\"Peggy pigtails spent the next several days nattering with her new friends, and really enjoyed it. One day, though, unaware as to why, the book disappeared; and with it went the animals' voices. Peggy looked everywhere, but couldn't find that book. Within a few days, she was missing the chats with her new animal friends so much that she could hardly think of anything else. Then she remembered what lemmy the lizard said to her, and she realised that she hardly spoke at all to her classmates or other children, and they probably had incredible lives too! So, from that day, little by little, peggy started talking more to her schoolmates, trying to find out about their lives. In the end, without realising it, she came to have more friends than anyone else in the whole school. And never again was she short of someone to have a good old natter with.", "moral1": "When we open ourselves to communicating with others, we enjoy getting to know them, because we all have things of value to share. ", "moral2": "The size does not matter. ", "moral3": "We never know how much time we have in our life so we should value each and every moment of life. Give time to what's important. Spend time with family and enjoy life while we can. ", "moral4": "Greatness carries its own penalties. ", "moral5": "Selfishness and greed have negative and unexpected consequences.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 467, "story": "Susannah was a shy but clever girl. She couldn't see too well, and had worn glasses for as long as she could remember. And again, for as long as she could remember, some of her classmates had habitually picked on her and made fun of her big glasses. The worst thing was that lewis had started calling her 'four eyes', and as he was a very popular member of the class, the nickname stuck. Now everyone knew her as suzy four eyes. She acted like she didn't mind, but in fact susannah couldn't stand it. One day, the class went on a school outing to visit some famous caves. The children were walking towards the caves, when lewis put his foot in a hole and slipped. While falling, he grabbed onto susannah, who was walking next to him, and both plummeted down the hole, out of sight. After some time they landed in a very big dark, cave. All that could be seen was a single ray of light coming from the cave roof, many metres above, and some tree roots and trunks which had fallen through the hole. Susannah and lewis shouted for help, but no one came. Crouched together in the deathly cold of the cave, they endured a long dark night. The next morning they still hadn't been found, and without the small ray of light from above, they wouldn't have been able to see anything at all. Lewis continued shouting for help, while he used the meagre light to look for a way out. But after hours of searching and scrambling, he had found nothing, and started feeling scared. It must have been noontime, because susannah noticed that the ray of light was descending from the hole in a straight line, and landing on the floor in front of her. Quickly, she took a piece of wood that had fallen into the cave, and, using her glasses as a magnifying glass, she focused the ray of light onto the wood until a little flame sprang up. Now they had a torch. Lewis watched all this with surprise and excitement. He grabbed some more branches, and off they went together, to explore the cave. It took them some time, and they had to burn quite a few torches, but finally they found a way out. Amid hugs and cries of relief, lewis gave susannah his heartfelt thanks. He knew that she couldn't stand people calling her four eyes, and now he regretted having given her that name. Especially seeing that it was her glasses that had saved them both. When they met up with the search party, susannah and lewis were faced with a barrage of questions, some even from the police and journalists. Lewis came forward and said: \"What a stroke of luck I had! I could not have been with a better fellow adventurer than laser light suzy!\" Lewis told everyone what had happened, and from that day there was no longer any four eyes at their school. But don't ask how many laser light kids there are, because there are really quite a few.", "moral1": " if you do good, good will come to you.  one good turn deserves another. ", "moral2": "Don't make fun of people's physical characteristics or deficiencies. Everyone gives the best of what they have, and often, unpopular people can offer more than the popular ones. ", "moral3": "Self-help is always respected. ", "moral4": "Never judge anyone because you never know how their life is and what they're going through. ", "moral5": "A boy who is exceptional at everything except at having patience, loses everything because of it.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 468, "story": "One night, a hedgehog was scanning the sky with his telescope, when he saw what seemed to be a spaceship flying to the moon. When he managed to properly focus on it, he found out that it was a craft belonging to an unfortunate martian who seemed to have had an accident, and had to make an emergency landing on the moon. The hedgehog realised that surely only he himself had seen this, so he decided to try to save the martian. He called together a few animals to help. They couldn't think what to do, so they called for more and more animals to join in. In the end, practically everyone in the forest was involved. It occurred to them that if they stood on top of each other, they could build a big tower and perhaps reach the moon. That proved somewhat difficult, and most animals ended up having had a finger in their eye, someone's foot in their ear, and numerous bumps on the head. However, after much perseverance, they finally reached the moon and rescued the martian. Most unfortunately, while he was coming down the tower of animals, the bear couldn't help sneezing. He happened to be allergic to moon dust. The whole tower crashed to earth with a great din comprising howls, roars, and other assorted animal cries. Seeing all this, the martian thought that the animals would very angry with him because they would blame it all on him. But it was just the opposite. As they recovered from the fall, the animals jumped and clapped with joy, happy to have achieved something so difficult together. The whole day was spent partying. The martian observed everything, and when he returned to his planet the other martians were astonished at what had happened. And so it was that those simple and helpful animals taught the martians the importance of working together, joyfully, in a team. Since then, martians no longer travel alone during their journeys through space. Now they go in groups, always willing to help each other, and make sacrifices whenever necessary.", "moral1": "Practice is very important whether it is in sports or in studies or anything else. One cannot succeed without practice. If you will be sitting on mere luck without practice then at the end you will be left with nothing but regret. Therefore, by putting patience, hard work and perseverance with practice, one can get to his or her destination. ", "moral2": "There's no point in accumulating things if you don't know how to enjoy them. ", "moral3": "It is very important to have a feedback loop, where you are constantly thinking about what you have done and how you could be doing it better. ", "moral4": "The satisfaction of working together in friendship is much greater than the minor inconveniences it brings. ", "moral5": "Humility and generosity can help to achieve a lot, more than those who set conditions to do the same task.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 469, "story": "Once upon a time there was a wicked wizard. One night the wizard visited a city and stole a thousand tongues from its sleeping inhabitants. He took these tongues and cast a spell on them. The spell meant that these tongues could only say bad things about people. Then the wizard returned the tongues to their owners, who suspected nothing. In very little time, that city was filled with the sound of people saying bad things about each other,\"Yes, he did that, she did the other, boy, was that guy a bore, and the other guy was really clumsy…\"Soon everyone was angry with everyone else, and this brought the wicked wizard no end of satisfaction. On seeing all this, the good wizard decided to intervene with his own powers. He cast a spell on the ears of the city dwellers. Under this spell, whenever the ears heard people criticising others, they would close up tightly, so that nothing could be heard. And so started the great and terrible battle between tongues and ears. The one endlessly criticising, the other blocking all this out. Who won the battle? Well, with the passing of time, the tongues started to feel completely useless. Why talk if no one was listening? Being tongues, they liked to be heard, so they gradually started to change the kind of things they would say. When the tongues realised that saying good things about people meant they would be listened to once again, they were filled with joy, and forgot forever the spell they had been under. Even to this day, the wicked wizard continues casting spells on tongues all over the world. But thanks to the good wizard now everyone knows that to put an end to gossiping, all one has to do is pay no attention to it.", "moral1": "Life is short.   spend much time as you can loving and caring people who love you.   enjoy each moment with them before it's too late.   there is nothing important than family. ", "moral2": "Parents value obedience the most. ", "moral3": "Constantly criticizing others, instead of seeing the good in them, is nothing to be proud of. ", "moral4": "Continue your struggle and you will emerge as winner. ", "moral5": "Let not the fortunate man, unmindful of the uncertainty of fortune, despise the lowly one, seeing that he knows not what he may come to himself.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 470, "story": "Once upon a time there was a river. This river was rather unfriendly and lonesome. The river could not remember how long ago he had decided that he no longer wanted to put up with anything or anyone. He lived alone, refusing to share his water with any fish, plant or animal. And so his life went on, sadly and filled with loneliness, for many centuries. One day, a little girl with a goldfish bowl came to the bank of this river. In the bowl lived scamp, her favourite little fish. The girl was about to move to another country, and she wouldn't be able to take scamp with her. So she had decided to give scamp his freedom. When scamp fell into the river, he immediately felt the river's loneliness. Scamp tried talking to the river, but the river told scamp to go away. Now, scamp was a very happy little fish, and he wasn't going to give up so easily. He asked and asked, swam and swam, and finally he started jumping in and out of the water. The river, feeling all the jumping and splashing, started to laugh. It tickled! After a while, this put the river in such a good mood that he started talking to scamp. Almost without knowing it, by the end of that day, scamp and the river had become very good friends. The river spent that night thinking about how much fun it was to have friends, and how much he had missed by not having them. He asked himself why he had never had them, but he couldn't remember. The next morning, scamp woke the river with a few playful splashes… and that was when the river remembered why he had decided to be such an unfriendly river: he remembered that he was very ticklish, and that he wouldn't have been able to stand it! Now he remembered perfectly how he had told everyone to scoot, that he wasn't going to put up with all that tickling. But, remembering how sad and lonely he had felt for so many years, the river realised that although it may sometimes be a bit inconvenient or uncomfortable, it was always better to have friends and to try to be happy.", "moral1": "Not everyone around us is a real friend. True friends take care of us. ", "moral2": "Kindness effects more than severity. ", "moral3": "It's always better to have friends and be happy - even though it may bring discomfort - than isolate yourself from people in order to avoid problems. ", "moral4": "This fable will admonish the passionate, that it is better to be injured with impunity, than to put ourselves in the power of another. ", "moral5": "Safety is the first importance.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 471, "story": "Andy never wanted to go to bed on time. His parents had explained to him how important it was to go to bed early and get a good rest. But andy paid no attention to them, and they didn't know what to do. That was, until one weekend when they were visiting andy's grandparents. Grandpa peter heard all about it and said: \"This sounds like a job for tubby, my pot-bellied cat\". They loaded the cat onto the car and returned home. Tubby was a slow, inflated-looking kind of a cat. He wasn't much of a bother because most of the time no one knew where he was. That night, at bedtime, the same problem arose. Andy had no intention of going to bed, and even though his parents waited a while to see if tubby would solve the problem, nothing happened. \"Grandpa really does make up some nonsense\", said andy's father, \"I really think he's starting to lose it\". Hours later, andy finally decided to go to bed. But what a surprise when he entered his bedroom! Tubby was in his bed, totally sprawled out, pot-belly in the air, and snoring like an express train. Andy tried to shift the cat, but there was no way of moving him an inch. That night he hardly slept a wink, being pushed over into one tiny corner of his bed. The next day the same thing happened, even though andy was much more tired from not having slept. When the third day arrived, he had understood that if he wanted to sleep in his bed, he would have to get into it before tubby did. That night, when his parents merely started hinting at the topic of bedtime, andy shot upstairs like a bullet, and dived into bed. His parents could not believe it. They knew nothing about tubby in the bed, nor did they understand why andy went to bed on time, without complaint. They were so happy about this that they stayed up quite late, celebrating, but… … can you guess where tubby slept that night?", "moral1": "Every living being is an engine geared to the wheel work of the universe. Though seemingly affected only by its immediate surrounding, the sphere of external influence extends to infinite distance. ", "moral2": "Heaven and hell are not after life, they are here and now. These gates are always open but your choices at any moment in life, pave path for you if its gonna be heaven or hell. ", "moral3": "Abstain2 and enjoy. ", "moral4": "Funny story which encourages children to go to bed early. ", "moral5": "Those who would mend others, should first mend themselves.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 472, "story": "Camilla chomp was a very greedy, gluttonous little girl. She hardly had any friends because she thought it was much more fun to spend her time alone, eating cake and pudding. Her parents were worried, so they took all the sweet food in the house and hid it. So camilla left the house, desperately looking for something sweet to eat. On she went, until she ended up in a small abandoned hut full of old pots and glasses of all shapes and sizes. Out of all of them, the one that most caught camilla's attention was a shiny little bottle made of gold-coloured glass. It seemed to be full of chocolate, and camilla took a quick swig. It was delicious, but she felt a strange tickling sensation, so she read the label. \"Glass tears\", it said, and in small print it explained: \"Magically converts tears into chocolate.\"Wow, was camilla excited! She ran everywhere looking for someone who was crying, and she came upon a little girl who was weeping disconsolately. Sure enough, her tears were converted into chocolate, and as they ran down her cheeks, to her mouth, they sweetened her lips. That soon stopped her crying. Camilla and the girl spent a fun time together, tasting the delicious tears, and they parted as friends. Something similar happened with a woman who had dropped some plates, and with an old man who couldn't find his walking stick. The appearance of camilla and the chocolate tears cheered up those sad faces, helping them smile once again. Soon camilla realised that cheering people up was much more valuable even than chocolate. Her mad search for sweet food stopped, and her search became one for sad people who she could try to help. And from those sweet encounters came a mountain of friends that filled her life with meaning and happiness.", "moral1": "Be nice and try to help others. ", "moral2": "The best way to make friends is to be genuinely concerned about others. ", "moral3": "It is better to be useful than to be beautiful. ", "moral4": "The next time you see a copy of that touching creation, take a second look. Let it be your reminder, if you still need one, that no one - no one - ever makes it alone! ", "moral5": "It is better to be practical than learned.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 473, "story": "Walter felt trapped. He saw himself as a normal boy, who really wanted to learn, play, and enjoy himself. But nothing turned out the way he wanted. No one around him seemed to understand what he said, no matter how much he would gesture, shout, or wave his arms about. And to top it all, not even his own body would do what he wanted. Sometimes he tried to talk, and all that came out were senseless noises. Or he would try to pick something up, and his hands would throw it to the floor. Or he would try to hug his mother, and end up shoving her away. And sometimes he couldn't even think straight. All this made him feel very angry and powerless, and many people around him grew to believe that he was a dangerous, aggressive boy. They would leave him alone and take no interest in him. When this happened, walter felt sad, and thought to himself: \"If only they knew what it is like to be me…\" Then, one day, walter met alice, a wonderful special little girl. She seemed to be the only person who understood his suffering. With great patience, she spent hours and hours teaching walter how to control his hands, how to say words properly, and how to control his wild thoughts. And when, after a long time and lots of care, walter was ready, alice helped him understand the mystery. It only needed a couple of photographs, already somehow familiar to walter, but on that occasion, being much better prepared to understand, he realised: walter and alice were normal children like everyone else, the only difference was that they were trapped inside disabled bodies. And then, thanks to alice, the doors of walter's prison were flung open.", "moral1": "Honesty is the best policy. ", "moral2": "Do not try to ape your betters. ", "moral3": "We need to learn to accept people with deficiencies. We can do this by putting ourselves in their place, and trying to help them. ", "moral4": "One should not make fun of poverty of any poor, respect one's talent and encourage them. It is possible that because of you some one reach their destination. ", "moral5": "In our life we just keep on rushing to do things but forget to understand that we need to stop and let our-self rest and have time to think better and clear about life.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 474, "story": "There was once a very unfair prince, although he seemed like the perfect prince: handsome, brave, and intelligent. Prince lapio gave the impression that no one had ever explained to him the nature of justice. If two people came to him over some dispute, expecting him to resolve the matter, he would decide in favour of whichever one seemed most charming, or most handsome, or whoever had the best-looking sword. Tired of all this, lapio's father, the king, decided to get a wise man to teach his son about justice. \"My wise friend, please take him away,\" Said the king, \"And don't bring him back until he's ready to be a just and fair king.\"The wise man left by boat, with the prince, but they suffered a shipwreck and ended up together, as the only survivors, on a desert island. There they had no food or water. For the first few days, prince lapio, a great hunter, managed to catch some fish. When the old wise man asked him to share the fish with him, the young prince refused. However, some days later, the prince's fishing became less successful, while the old man was managing to catch birds almost every day. Just as the prince had done, the wise man refused to share his catch. Lapio got thinner and thinner, until he finally burst into tears and begged the wise man to share some of his food to save him from starving to death. \"I will only share them with you\", said the wise man, \"If you show me you've learnt your lesson.\" The prince, having learned what the wise man was trying to teach him, said, \"Justice consists of sharing what we have, equally.\" The wise man congratulated him, and gave him some food. That same afternoon a ship rescued them from the island. On their return journey they stopped a while by a mountain, where a man recognised the prince, and told him: \"I am max, chief of the maximum tribe. please help us, we are having trouble with the neighbouring tribe: the minimums. we both share meat and vegetables, and we argue about how to share them out.\" \"Very easily solved,\" Answered the prince, \"Count how many of you there are altogether, and share the food in equal proportions.\" And so, he had already made good use of what the wise man had taught him. But after saying this, came the sound of thousands of cries from the mountainside. A hoard or angry men came running over, and led by the chief, who had asked the question, they leapt on prince lapio, and took him prisoner. Lapio couldn't understand this at all. They threw him in a prison cell, and told him, \"You tried to kill our people. if you don't solve this problem by daybreak tomorrow, you will stay in prison forever.\" They had done this to the prince because the minimums were small and numerous, whereas the maximums were enormous, but there were very few of them. So the solution suggested by the prince would have starved the maximums to death. The prince understood the situation, and spent all that night thinking. The next morning, when they asked him for a solution, he said: \"Don't share the food equally. instead, share it out according to how much each person eats. give people food according to their size.\" The maximums liked this answer so much that they released the prince, held a great party, garlanded him with gold and jewels, and bid him and the wise man a safe journey. As they were walking along, the prince commented, \"I've learned something new. it is not fair to give the same to all. the fair thing is to share, but you must take people's differing needs into account.\" The wise man smiled with satisfaction. Already close to the palace, they stopped in a small village. A man of very poor appearance received them and made sure they were well attended. Meanwhile, another man, of similar poor appearance, threw himself to the ground in front of them, begging. A third, who seemed to be a rich man, sent two of his servants to tend to the prince and the wise man, and provided them with what they needed. The prince so enjoyed his time there that, on his departure, he presented the villagers with all the gold which the maximums had given him. Hearing this, the poor man, the beggar, and the rich man, all ran up to the prince, each one asking for his share. \" How will you share it out?\" Asked the wise man, \"The three are very different, and it looks like the one who gives away more gold is the rich man…\"The prince hesitated. The wise man was right. The rich man had to pay his servants, he was the one who had spent most gold, and he had looked after them well. However, the prince was starting to develop a sense of justice, and something told him that his first conclusion on this matter was not sufficient. Finally, the prince took his gold and made three piles: one very big, another medium sized, and the last one small. In that order he gave them to the poor man, the rich man, and the beggar. Saying his goodbyes, the prince set off with the wise man, heading back to the palace. They walked in silence, and when they reached the palace gate, the wise man asked: \"Tell me something, young prince. what does justice mean to you?\" \"I think justice lies in sharing, taking into account necessities, but also the merits of the individual.\" \"Is that why you gave the smallest pile to the troublemaking beggar?\" Asked the wise man, contentedly. \"Yes, that's why. I gave the big pile to the poor man who looked after us so well. in him I saw both necessity and merit, since, he helped us all he could, despite being poor. the medium pile was for the rich man. even though he attended to us wonderfully, he really did not have much need for more gold. the small pile I gave to the bothersome beggar because he did nothing worthy of reward. however, given his great need, it was also right to give hive something to live on.\" Explained the prince. \"I think you'll be a fine king, prince lapio\", concluded the wise man, embracing the prince. And he was right. From then on, the prince became known throughout the kingdom for his fairness and wisdom. Some years later, his ascent to the throne was celebrated by all. And so it was, that king lapio became remembered as the best leader the kingdom had ever had.", "moral1": "Don't underestimate the ability of others. ", "moral2": "Secret of happiness is to enjoy life but never to forget our responsibility. ", "moral3": "Three brief adventures to illustrate the nature of justice. ", "moral4": "Respect life, follow and obey rules. Don't make anyone else to pay and bear for your mistakes. Do not make the mistakes which cost others something that can never be replaced. Always have a giving hand and extend your help to those in need and sorrow. ", "moral5": "Let the sluggard always labour at the proper time, lest when he has nothing, he beg in vain.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 475, "story": "There were once two doors in the same house. One was a beautiful living-room door, and the other was just an ordinary bathroom door. What they had in common was that both led awful lives the house was full of naughty children who were always slamming and kicking the doors. Each night, when everyone was asleep, the doors would talk about their miserable fortune. The living-room door was always sick and tired, ready to explode with anger, but the bathroom door would calm him down, saying: \"Don't worry, it's normal. they're children, they'll soon learn. put up with it a little longer and you'll see that things will improve.\"And so the living-room door would calm down for a while. But one day, after a big party and innumerable slamming and kicking of the doors, the living-room door finally lost it, saying, \"Ok. that's enough! the next time someone slams me I'm going to break, and they'll learn a thing or two.\"This time, he did not listen to the bathroom door, and the next day, the first time he was slammed, the living-room door broke. This caused a great rumpus in the house, and the children were warned to be more careful. This filled the living-room door with satisfaction. Finally he was tasting sweet revenge. However, after the first few days of this, the owners of the house got tired of the inconvenience of having a broken door. Instead of mending the door, they decided to replace it. The old door was removed and thrown outside, next to the rubbish. There lay the beautiful living-room door, regretting what it had done. For not being able to put up with things for just a little longer, it now found itself discarded, waiting to be turned into sawdust. Meanwhile, his friend, the ordinary bathroom door, remained in its place, and the children were treating it with greater care…fortunately, the living-room door did not end up as sawdust. Instead, a very poor man found him amongst the rubbish, and although the door was broken, the man knew that this door was the best he would be able to find for his poor house. The door, in turn, was happy to have the chance to be a proper door again, and to graciously accept the discomforts of a job as hard as being a door.", "moral1": "The trickster is easily tricked. ", "moral2": "The spirit of sacrifice helps you to put up with difficult circumstances until things improve. ", "moral3": "One should not be too suspicious unnecessarily because some times our negative thoughts becomes reason for our sickness. ", "moral4": "Realities are more important than dreams. ", "moral5": "Expect no reward for serving the wicked.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 476, "story": "Once there were two brothers who were great friends and always played together. However, one day they had a huge argument about one of their toys. In the end, they decided that from then on they would only be allowed to play with their own individual toys. They had so many toys and things that they agreed to spend the next day sorting out which toy belonged to whom. So the next day each brother got to work, making a pile of his own things. When they had finished doing the big toys it was time to sort the little stuff. However, they had already taken so long that it was time for bed, so they left the small toys for the next day. The same thing happened the next day, because they had started dividing up parts of the house. Day after day it was the same story. They were spending their whole time deciding what, among all kinds of things, belonged to either one of them. Anything would set them off: seeing an animal, a tree, or even a stone. In the end, they had accumulated two complete mountains of stuff which had to be kept out in front of the house. As the years passed, nothing changed: every morning they would meet up to argue about which things belonged to whom. They were getting older, and everyone now knew them as \"The grumpy old men\". No one had ever seen them smile. That was, until one morning they went out and found that their two mountains of stuff had been totally mixed up together. Someone had been there, mixing their things up! After all that time and effort they had spent to separate everything! Furious, the brothers tried to find who had done it. Soon they found a pair of children playing on the other side of the mountains of stuff. They were happily playing together, picking everything up, careless of whether they were mixing it all together. They looked really happy, enjoying themselves to the max. Seeing the children so happy, the two grumpy old brothers realised how foolish they had been for so many years. They had given up playing with anything, instead spending their whole lives arguing over what was theirs to play with. How sad they felt, for spending their lives in anger. At the same time, though, they were happy to have finally realised their foolishness. They spent that day, and the rest of their days, playing together with those two children, mixing everything up, and sharing it all. People even stopped calling them the grumpy old men. Now people called them the 'big kids'.", "moral1": "If we spend more time worrying about what is ours, instead of sharing and using it, we all lose out. ", "moral2": "The world will look beautiful only if we could ignore others weakness and celebrate their strength. ", "moral3": "Make mistakes and learn from them but never repeat mistakes. . ", "moral4": "Respect is the value that sustains the arena in which all other values partake. ", "moral5": "Do not forego a certain gain for an uncertain profit.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 477, "story": "Raymond didn't want to learn how to read. So many letters stuck together seemed like an enormous bore to him. He couldn't understand why so many adults and other children enjoyed reading so much. He kept an eye on the letters and couldn't see anything of interest happening. He preferred hearing stories about monsters and horrible beasts. One day, he went to mr. Maskell's fancy dress shop. He loved that shop. Mr maskell could create the most amazing monster outfits, and every year there were many new ones, even when it must have been really difficult to make each one. That day the storeowner was reading, and this caught raymond's attention. -\"Why do you read so much, when books say nothing interesting?\" -\"What do you mean?\" Answered mr. Maskell. -\"It's obvious, they say nothing about monsters or beasts\", added raymond. -\"I can't believe it!\" Exclaimed mr. Maskell, surprised. \"I still haven't told you my secret?\"Then he showed raymond the book he was reading. -\"What do you see here?\"Reluctantly, and with some difficulty, raymond started reading it. -\"No, no! not like that. you have to see all of it. if you want to get it, you have to step back a bit, and even maybe turn your head a bit. do you now see anything different?\"Right that second raymond saw it: the lines and letters of the page formed a big picture which reminded him of a dinosaur! An enormous smile spread right across raymond's face. He started turning the pages, and discovered many other creatures traced out by the length of the lines. They were on the right, on the left, everywhere…   -\"Well, now you know how I can invent so many monsters\", said mr. Maskell, winking. -\"All you have to do is read that page and then look at the shape of the lines to find which kind of monster is hiding there. did you know that everything has something special about it? you just have to know how to find it.\"Raymond left, excited by his new discovery. From then on, it was unusual to see him without a book in his hands, looking for whatever the page was hiding, and hardly realising that he was learning thousands of new things as he did so. How about you? Have you found anything hidden in this story? … don't forget you can turn the writing around", "moral1": "Familiarity breeds contempt. Acquaintance with evil blinds us to its dangers. ", "moral2": "We should trust god because he provides us for everything. If you want to ask for something pray to god. ", "moral3": "The true leader proves himself by his qualities. ", "moral4": "A fun way to encourage kids to read and use their imagination. ", "moral5": "Never talk to strangers or go with strangers unless you have permission from your guardian.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 478, "story": "Word had spread that there were thieves in the garden.  mr beetle feared his house would be next given that everybody knew he had just finished gathering in his supply of food for the year. That day he decided to be on the lookout from the window of his house.  using a spyglass, he watched everything that moved and saw a dangerous black spider and a pretty ladybird approach at the same time.  the beetle would have loved to go and speak to the ladybird but he had to protect his house from the spider.  the spider came closer so, plucking up all his courage, he went out to the front door to confront him. It took a while to scare him off but eventually the beetle returned triumphantly to his house, only to find that the door was open and all his food had disappeared.  when he stepped outside again, he had just enough time to see the ladybird in the distance making off with all the food.  feeling upset, he went to report it to the garden police, who told him that they had thought he might be next and so had sent their best agent - a spider who had recently arrived as back-up - to help him. That's how the beetle learned not to judge others by their appearance.", "moral1": "In our life new challenges keeps us active. If you steadily win challenges, you are happy. These challenges keeps you energized. ", "moral2": "We should not judge people by their appearance only but rather for what they are underneath. ", "moral3": "No one can escape death. . ", "moral4": "Sometimes life's best lessons come from the hardest situations. ", "moral5": "We all have reasons for behaving as we do. It is better to be understanding and try to bring out the good that we all have in ourselves, rather than be judgemental and condemnatory.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 479, "story": "Of all the stars that shine in the sky, there had always been one that was brighter and more beautiful than the others. The whole sky's planets and stars looked on in admiration, wondering what could be the important mission that this star was to carry out. And the star itself did exactly the same, aware of its own incomparable beauty. The speculation ended when a group of angels came to the star:   -\"Hurry. your time has arrived, the lord calls upon you to carry out an important mission.\"And the star went as fast as he could and found out that her mission was to show where the most important event in history would take place. The star was filled with pride, and dressed herself in her most beautiful costume of glint and bedazzlement. She proceeded to follow the angels, who would show her the right place. The star shone with such strength and beauty that she was seen from all parts of the world, and so much so that a group of wise men decided to follow her, knowing that she must be pointing to something important. For days, the star followed the angels, showing the way, and she was eager to discover what place she was going to illuminate. However, when the angels stopped, and with great joy said \"Here it is!\" The star could not believe it. There were no palaces, no castles or mansions, no gold or jewels. Only a small, half-abandoned, dirty, smelly stable. -\"Oh, no! not that! I can not waste my shine and beauty lighting up a place like this! I was born for something greater than this!\"And though the angels tried to calm her, the star's fury grew and grew, and so much pride and arrogance bubbled up inside her that she began to burn. And thus she consumed herself and disappeared. Well, what a problem! There were only a few days left before the big moment, and they were without a star. The angels, in a panic, ran to heaven to tell god what had happened. After thinking for a moment, god said:   -\"In that case, search for the the smallest, most humble and joyful of all the stars you can find, and bring it here.\"Surprised by the order, but unquestioning, because the lord often did this kind of thing, the angels flew through the heavens in search of the smallest, most joyful star. It was a tiny star, as small as a grain of sand. He knew so little that he gave no importance to his brightness, and he spent his whole time laughing and chatting with his friends, the biggest stars. When this star was brought to the lord, he was told:   -\"The most perfect star in creation, the most wonderful, the most brilliant has failed due to its pride. I thought that you, the most humble and joyful of all the stars, should be the one chosen to take its place and light up the most important event in history: the birth of baby jesus in bethlehem.\"The star was filled with so much emotion and joy that he had already arrived over bethlehem, led by the angels, before he realised that his brilliance was negligible and that, however much he tried, he could not illuminate things much better than a firefly could. -\"Ok,\" He said to himself. -\"How come I didn't think before accepting this assignment? I'm the smallest star there is! it is totally impossible for me to do as well as that great shining star … the shame of it! I'm going to mess up an opportunity that all the stars in the heavens would have loved to have had …\"Then he thought again, \"All the stars in the heavens.\" Of course they would love to take part in something like this! And without hesitation, the start took to the skies with a message for all his friends:   -\"On december 25th , at midnight, I want to share with you all the greatest glory that can exist for a star: to light up the birth of god! I will await you in the little town of bethlehem, by a small stable.\"And indeed, none of the stars rejected this generous invitation. So many stars joined together, that they formed the most beautiful star of christmas that would ever be seen, even though the little star couldn't even be seen amid all the brilliance. And happy at his excellent service, and as a reward for his humility and generosity, god transformed this little messenger into a beautiful shooting star, and gave him the gift of granting wishes every time saw his beautiful trail gleaming in the night sky was seen.", "moral1": "A charming tale to encourage older siblings to be more generous with their younger brothers and sisters, and to prevent jealousy. ", "moral2": "Not everyone around us is a real friend. True friends take care of us. ", "moral3": "Try to watch your thoughts and see how they come and go. Stay in quietness, moment of peace will be brief at first but in time they will get longer. ", "moral4": "The world will look beautiful only if we could ignore others weakness and celebrate their strength. ", "moral5": "Humility and generosity can help to achieve a lot, more than those who set conditions to do the same task.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 480, "story": "The princess of the fairies was ill. The doctors could not find what the problem was, but luckily two little dragons managed to find out what was wrong. The problem was that the princess wasn't seeing anyone smile. So the two little dragons set off around the world, trying to find some smiles. Well, they didn't come across a single one. So off they flew, to the planets, to the stars, searching for a smile. They travelled so far and for so long, with no success, that one of the dragons decided to head back, so he could be with the princess when she died, which she surely would soon. But the other dragon decided to carry on, and in the very next planet he visited - a small and dark planet which was hardly visible - he found out an amazing fact: all the smiles in the universe were right there, gathering for a party. The dragon told the smiles what the problem was, and without hesitation millions of smiles agreed to accompany him on his return home. The dragon arrived, and as soon as the princess's gaze fell on so many smiles, she instantly regained her health and happiness. The first dragon, on seeing this, was immensely happy that his friend had been more persevering and patient than himself.", "moral1": "Everything has its own value. ", "moral2": "Making most of every opportunity. We should take the very little opportunity work hard and let it grow. ", "moral3": "Sometimes we are about to achieve our goals, but give up through lack of perseverance and patience. ", "moral4": "What we do in sport often makes great trouble for others. ", "moral5": "Friendship is best demonstrated during difficult times.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 481, "story": "Corky was a brave young man, an expert swordsman, and he dreamed of becoming the best fighter in the world. In the whole army there wasn't a single soldier who could beat him. He hoped to become head of the army one day, so he could replace the cowardly old general who was currently in charge. The king liked corky, but when corky told him about his ambition to be appointed , the king looked a bit shocked and said,\"Your desire is sincere, but I'm afraid it can't happen right now. you still have much to learn.\"That was the worst thing that could have happened to corky, who became so furious that he stormed out of the palace, determined to learn all there was to know about fighting wars. He went to all kinds of schools and colleges, improving his technique and his strength, but without really learning any new secrets, until one day he went to a very special school, a huge grey fortress on top of a great mountain. He had heard it was the best military school in the world, and only very few students were allowed to train there. On his way he learnt that the old general had studied there, and corky proceeded, ever more determined to be accepted into the school to learn the great secrets of war. Before entering the fortress, he was made to hand in all his weapons. \"You won't be needing those any more. here you'll be getting better ones\", said the guard. Corky was impressed, and he handed his weapons to a little grey man who immediately threw them into a pit. One of the instructors, a serious old man of few words, accompanied corky to his room. As he left, the old man said, \"In a hundred days the training will start.\" A hundred days! At first corky thought this was a joke, but he soon realised the man had been serious. The first days were filled with nervous tension, and corky tried all manner of silly tactics to try to get them to start the training. It didn't work, though, and he ended up waiting patiently, enjoying each day as it was. On the hundred and first day the first lesson began. \"You have already learned how to use your main weapon: patience\", began the wise old teacher. Corky could hardly believe it, and he let out a brief chuckle. The old man went on to remind him of all the crazy stunts corky had pulled in the first days, when he had been overcome by impatience. Corky had to admit the teacher was right. \"Now it's time to learn how to win every battle,\" Said the old man. That sounded good to corky, that is, until he found himself tied hand and foot to a chair; a chair standing on top of a small pedestal, and with dozens of villagers climbing up to try to give him a good whack. He had little time to act, and the ropes were tight; he couldn't get out of this one. When the villagers climbed on the pedestal, they set to work, giving him a good beating. The very same exercise was repeated for days, and corky knew he would have to try some new tactics. He tried, and failed many times, until it dawned on him that the only way to prevent the attack would be to deal with the villagers' anger. In the following days he kept talking to them, until he managed to convince them that he was no threat to them, but rather a friend. In the end, he was so persuasive that they gave up their hostility by themselves, and such a friendship developed that they offered to avenge corky by turning on the teacher. It was day two hundred and two. \"You already control the most powerful weapon - the weapon of words. that which you couldn't achieve with strength or sword, you managed with your tongue,\" Said the old man. Corky agreed, and he prepared to continue his training. \"Now, this is the most important part of all. here you will face the other students\", said the teacher. He accompanied corky to a hall where seven other warriors were waiting. Every one of them looked strong, brave and fierce, just as corky did. Not only that, but in each one you could detect hints of the wisdom gained in the first two lessons. \"Here you will fight, every man for himself. the winner will be the last man standing\", said the teacher. And so, every morning, the seven warriors would fight it out. Each one disarmed, each one wise, they called for the group of villagers, and the warriors set about trying to influence the villagers against their opponents, using only words and patience. Each one devised tricks and deceptions to attack the others when they least expected it; and without so much as aiming a blow themselves, they succeeded in directing a ferocious battle. However, as the days passed, corky realised that both his own strength, and his villagers, were weakening. So he changed his tactics. Using his gift of the gab, corky gave up the fight, and he proposed using his villagers to help the others recover. His opponents were grateful to have one less enemy, as well as the welcome offer of help, and they intensified their fighting. Meanwhile, more and more villagers began to join corky's group, until finally one of the seven, named thunder, managed to triumph over the others. At thunder's side there now remained only a few villagers. When thunder had finished the fight and seemed victorious, the teacher stepped in, saying \"No, only one can still remain standing\". Thunder sent corky a threatening look, but corky stepped forward and said,\"You really want to fight? can't you see there are fifty times more of us? these men gave up everything for me, I have let them live freely and in peace, you have no choice.\"On hearing this, the few villagers left at thunder's side moved over and joined corky. He had won! The old man then entered, grinning from ear to ear. \"Of all the great weapons, peace is my favourite. sooner or later everyone joins the side of peace,\" He said. Corky smiled. Truly, in that school he had learned to wield much more powerful weapons than those he had handed in at the gate. Days later corky said his goodbyes, giving thanks to the old man. He returned to the palace, prepared to ask for forgiveness from the king for his imprudence. When the king saw him approach humbly, with neither shield nor weapons, he gave corky a wise and knowing smile. \"What's new, general?\"", "moral1": "There are always better ways to get what you desire than violence. With violence, everyone ends up losing in the long run. ", "moral2": "Therefore, keep reaching out because you may pull someone out of darkness and guide them to light. ", "moral3": "Many times in life situation come when we drop, crumple and get dirt by making wrong decisions. We fell like worthless but no matter what happens, you will never lose you value. ", "moral4": "Knowing how to lose graciously can mean that you actually win. ", "moral5": "Meaning: if you have done anything wrong by mistake, you should admit it and apologize for your mistake and do things to make it right.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 482, "story": "Reggie couldn't hear a thing. He was a normal boy, but he had been born deaf. He was well known to everyone in town, and they were all very fond of him. Unfortunately, though, he always seemed to end up being treated differently from everyone else. Children worried that they would hurt him, that maybe he wouldn't hear the ball being hit in his direction. Adults acted like he was incapable of understanding them, as though he was some kind of baby. Reggie didn't like this very much. But the person who disliked it the most was his friend michael, who decided one day that things had to change. Michael's father was the town's mayor, and michael managed to convince him that this year, in honour of reggie, they should dedicate one day of the festival to deaf people. During that whole day everyone in town would have to wear earplugs. People liked the idea, because everyone loved reggie. The day became known as the day of silence, and when it arrived everyone stuck plugs in their ears, in a spirit of great fun. That morning was filled with practical jokes, mischief and laughter. But, as the hours passed, people became more and more aware of how difficult life was when you couldn't hear anything. However, learning about how life was more difficult for the deaf was nothing compared to the greatest discovery of the day: reggie was amazing! On that day no one was thinking of reggie as just a deaf person. This meant he could be treated just like any other little boy; and people saw a whole new side of him. Not only that, but reggie had a bright and sharp mind. On that day, using his usual gestures, reggie was the one who could communicate best with everyone. This meant that people paid more attention to what he was saying, and they were surprised by his intelligence, his creativity, and his ability to find solutions to almost any problem. They realised that he had always been like that, and that in normal life all reggie needed was a little more time than others to communicate. That was the only difference. So the day of silence was the day reggie's true nature became known. And it was the day everyone realised you have to give people a chance to show how valuable they are. People in town wanted to make sure that others would learn this lesson. So, from that day on, whenever a visitor came to town, they were welcomed joyfully and a helmet was plonked on their head. A helmet with great thick ear flaps; a helmet which meant you couldn't hear the slightest thing.", "moral1": "Never play tricks on your neighbors unless you can stand it yourself. ", "moral2": "Example is the best precept. ", "moral3": "We should trust god with everything. God has arranged everything in this nature very wisely and everything that exist and happens, happens for a reason. ", "moral4": "Humility and generosity can help to achieve a lot, more than those who set conditions to do the same task. ", "moral5": "We should give everyone with a disability a chance to show their good qualities. We should treat them as normally as possible.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 483, "story": "A long, long time ago, before people and their cities filled the earth, even before many things even had a name, there was a mysterious place that was guarded by the fairy of the lake. Fair and generous, each of her followers were ever willing to serve her. There was a time in which some evil beings threatened the lake and its surrounding forests, and the fairy's followers joined her on a dangerous journey across rivers, swamps and deserts in search of the crystal stone, their only hope of being saved. The fairy warned them of the dangers and difficulties that lay ahead, of how hard it would be to endure the whole journey, but none of her followers were afraid. They all promised to accompany her to wherever it was needed, and that same day the fairy and her fifty most loyal followers set out on their journey. As it turned out, the voyage was even harder and more terrible than the fairy had imagined and warned them about. They were met by terrifying beasts. They had to march day and night, lost in deserts, hungry and thirsty. Faced by such adversity, many followers lost heart and abandoned the quest. Finally, only one remained, and his name was shadow. Shadow was by no means the bravest, he was not the best fighter, nor was he the most quick-witted or the most fun. However, what he did do was stay loyal to the fairy, right to the very end. Whenever the fairy asked shadow why he had not done as the others and simply abandoned her, shadow would always say, 'I told you I would follow you in spite of all difficulties, and that is what I am doing. I am not going to turn my back on you just because the journey has been hard. 'thanks to her loyal shadow, the fairy finally managed to find the crystal stone. Unfortunately, there was a monster guarding the stone, and this monster was not about to give up the stone easily. At this, shadow, in a final act of loyalty, offered himself in exchange for the stone. The monster accepted, and so shadow spent the rest of his days in the monster's service. The powerful magic of the crystal stone meant that the fairy could return to the lake and make the evil beings disappear. But every night she would cry at the absence of her loyal shadow, because from shadow's act of self-sacrifice had arisen a love stronger than any other. And in memory of shadow, and to show everyone the value of loyalty and commitment, the fairy presented every being on earth with its own shadow during the day; but when nighttime comes all these shadows travel to the lake, to spend time with the sad fairy, and to try to console her for her loss.", "moral1": "The fundamental basis of friendship and love is to remain loyal and committed during times of adversity. ", "moral2": "Helping others and sharing with others give the ultimate happiness and riches. ", "moral3": "In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is how you choose to react to it and what you make out of it. Life is all about leaning, adopting and converting all the struggles that we experience into something positive. ", "moral4": "Don't steal stuff. ", "moral5": "Love to faults is always blind, always is to joy inclined. Lawless, winged and unconfined and breaks all chains from every mind.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 484, "story": "Pinty tailor was a little boy who enjoyed going to school and doing all sorts of things, except for art and writing. Using brushes and pencils did not come easy to pinty, so his works of art did not end happily, and he would just give up in disgust. But one day pinty found a pencil of such lovely colours that he could not resist, and he tried drawing a circle. As ever, it did not go well, and he was about to throw the pencil away when his drawing began to speak to him. 'psst! You aren't going to leave me like this, are you? Come on, the least you can do is draw me a pair of eyes! ' said the drawing. Pinty was understandably shocked, but he managed to draw two little spots inside the circle. 'much better, now I can see myself,' said the circle, looking around at itself… 'arghh! But what have you done to me?! ''I don't draw very well,' said pinty, trying to make excuses. 'ok, no problem,' the drawing interrupted him, 'I'm sure that if you try again you'll do better. Go on, rub me out! ' so pinty erased the circle and drew another one. Like the first one, it was not very round. 'hey! You forgot the eyes again! ''oh, yeah. ''hmmm, I think I'm going to have to teach you how to draw until you can do me well,' said the circle with its quick, squeaky little voice. To pinty, who remained almost paralysed with shock, this did not seem like a bad idea, and he immediately found himself drawing and erasing circles. The circle would not stop saying 'rub this out, but carefully; it hurts,' or 'draw me some hair, quickly, I look like a lollipop! ' and other funny remarks. After spending nearly the whole afternoon together, pinty could already draw the little figure much better than most of his classmates could have. He was enjoying it so much that he did not want to stop drawing with this crazy new teacher of his. Before going to bed that night, pinty gave his new instructor a hearty thank you for having taught him how to draw so well. 'but I didn't do anything, silly! ' answered the little drawing, in its usual quick manner. 'don't you see that you've been practicing a lot, and enjoying it all the while? I bet that's the first time you've done that! 'pinty stopped to think. The truth was that previously, he had drawn so badly because he had never practiced more than ten minutes at a time, and he had always done it angrily and grudgingly. Without doubt, what the little drawing had said was correct. 'ok, you're right, but thank you anyway,' said pinty, and before he went to bed he carefully placed the pencil in his school bag. The next morning pinty jumped out of bed and went running to find his pencil, but it was not there. He searched everywhere, but there was no sign of it. And the sheet of paper on which he had drawn the little figure, although still full of rubbing out marks, was completely blank. Pinty began to worry, and he did not know if he had really spent the previous afternoon talking with the little man or whether he had dreamt the whole thing. So, to try to settle the matter, he took a pencil and some paper and tried to draw a little man. It turned out not bad at all, except for a couple of jagged lines. He imagined his bossy little teacher telling him to round out those edges, and that it looked like he was trying to give him spots. Pinty gladly rubbed out those bits and redrew them. He realised that the crazy little teacher had been right: it made no difference whether you had the magic pencil or not; to manage to do things, you only needed to keep trying and to enjoy doing so. From that day on, whenever pinty tried to draw or paint, or do anything else, he always had fun imagining the result of his work protesting to him and saying 'come on, my friend, do me a bit better than that! I can't go to the party looking like this! '", "moral1": "The best way to make friends is to be genuinely concerned about others. ", "moral2": "A tender story about feelings and the heart's desires. ", "moral3": "For some things, children are still too young, and they should allow their parents to guide them. ", "moral4": "You can do everything better when you practice with effort and joy. ", "moral5": "This is said to those who are over-squeamish in their folly, and, to gain a reputation for wisdom, would censure heaven itself.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 485, "story": "Johnny jones was a nice, popular boy, who everyone loved. He was so much fun, so good, and so kind with everyone that they treated him wonderfully, always giving him presents and looking out for him. And as everything he needed was given to him without asking, johnny became weak. He was so spoiled by everyone that he couldn't endure any hardship, nor did he have any strength of will. You would think that him having a little stone in his shoe was almost killing him. If he felt cold he would put so many clothes on that you would think he was at the north pole. If it was hot, he couldn't keep his top on for even a minute. And if he were to fall and hurt himself… well, that was a nightmare. Someone would have to call an ambulance. He became so well known for being weak that one day johnny heard a mother saying to her son \"Come on, my boy, get up and stop crying. you're behaving like johnny jones\". That made johnny feel so ashamed that he didn't know what to do. But he was sure that he would prefer to be known as a good boy rather than a softie. For several days he tried to see how much he could put up with hardship. It was true: he couldn't endure anything. Any little pain made him cry like a tap. Worried, he spoke to his father about all this, though he was afraid maybe he would be laughed at for having such worries. His father, far from laughing at johnny, told him that the same had happened to him when he was a boy, but that a teacher had taught him a secret trick to turn him into the toughest boy of all. -\"And what is the trick?\" -\"Eat a candy less, study a minute more, and count to five before crying\". Johnny could not believe it. - \"Just that?\" - \"Yes, just that.\" - said his father, -\"It's very simple, but I warn you that it won't be easy.\"Johnny went off happy as a lark, ready to follow that advice to the letter. He went to see his mother, and she noticed how happy he was when she offered him two candies. \"One candy less\", thought johnny, so he only took one. It wasn't easy, though, and he realised his father and been right. To leave one candy sitting in his mother's hand really took it out of him! That same afternoon he had another chance to put the trick into practice, by studying for one minute more. The outcome was that he missed the first minute of his favourite program! But having achieved this gave him a great feeling of satisfaction. The same happened when he bumped into the corner of the kitchen table. He only managed to count to four before crying, but his mother was well impressed at that. Over the following days johnny kept applying the motto to his life. Eat one candy less, study one minute more, and count to five before crying. And the more he put this into practice, the easier it got. Before long he realised that not only could he eat fewer candies, study more minutes, and cry fewer times, but he could also do things that before would have seemed impossible, like eating vegetables or running for a good while. Happy, he took some paper and wrote down the trick. He kept this in a wooden chest. The chest had a sign on it, saying \"Important things I'll be telling my kids\".", "moral1": "Strength of will can be developed through small but consistent efforts. ", "moral2": "Obeying your parents is the best policy for children. ", "moral3": "Envying what is natural in others but not in yourself, can drive you to unwise forms of behaviour. ", "moral4": "Greed is always harmful. ", "moral5": " life is like a basket of fruits. Either you have to make a choice of eating the fruit you love or be content with something that is healthy!  choose wisely else you may have to spend your life wondering, what if..  as long as you stay true to yourself and honest, you can't go wrong with any of these two choices.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 486, "story": "Once upon a time, there was a forest where all the animals lived happily together. One day a family went to spend the day in the countryside, and one little boy left his socks there. Soon after the family left, a racoon came by, found the socks, and decided to try them on. They fit so well, and he liked them so much, that he wouldn't take them off. He spent his days walking through the forest in his new socks. All the animals talked about the racoon's new look, and some of them were a bit envious that he was getting so much attention. Before long, in that forest, there began appearing squirrels in shirts, rabbits in boots, moles with hats on, and even a bird wearing underpants! Doctor bear, the forest physician, would shake his head, telling people:    -\"This can't be good. animals don't wear clothes; we don't need them.\" But no one listened to him, they said he was just old-fashioned, and ignorant of the latest trends. However, it wasn't long before the first consequences of fashion-fever began to take effect. Several times the squirrel snagged his shirt on tree bark, stopping him in mid-leap, and sending him plummeting to the ground from a great height. The mole tried to fit into his hole without first taking his hat off. He was stuck in that hole all day. One of the birds got in a tangle with the clothes it was wearing, and had to make a crash-landing on some thistles, getting stuck full of thorns. Even the racoon, thanks to his brightly coloured socks, slipped from one of the river rocks and almost drowned. When the casualties came to see doctor bear, he gave them all the same prescription:    -\"Off with you, and get rid of those clothes, because one day they're going to kill you.\" Those who listened to the doctor's advice stopped having accidents. And the animals realised that they didn't need clothes at all. Starting to wear them had been very silly, and they had only done it to make others envious of them, and to get attention.", "moral1": "Traitors may expect treachery. ", "moral2": "One should always be aware of flatterers. There could be some hidden purpose of admiration. ", "moral3": "We often end up doing stupid things just to imitate others or to make others envious. ", "moral4": "The next time you see a copy of that touching creation, take a second look. Remember the sacrifice others may have made for your success in life. Always, respect them and care for them as what they could have done for themselves, they did that for your happiness. ", "moral5": "Curiosity about other people's business shows a lack of respect. We all have a right to privacy.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 487, "story": "For those few days the big hollow tree was buzzing with activity. It was time for the scuttleball world championship. Scuttleball was soccer for ants; and it was definitely their favourite sport. Ants of all shapes and sizes, from every nook and cranny in the world, had arrived. There were teams of red ants, black ants, flying ants, termites… and even some bizarre multicoloured ants. And, of course, every team had its own loyal band of supporters. As the tournament went on the excitement only increased, and the supporters got more and more devoted to their own particular team. Before long, the inevitable happened. In the stand a black ant shouted \"Midgets!\" At a group of red ants. The red ants answered with a bit of pushing and shoving, and almost instantly the whole thing turned into a great big ball of legs, jaws, and antennae. In the end, thousands of ants were in hospital, and the tournament had to be suspended. No one can deny that there's almost always trouble when different kinds of ant get together. But this time things had gone too far, so a meeting of ant elders was called. The elders discussed the matter for days, trying to reach a solution which would end this kind of trouble once and for all. Finally, they came to a decision: \"We believe that ants of all teams are equal. it seems, though, that this tournament is being used to try to prove which kind of ant is the best. we know that all the different types of ant are indeed pretty impressive. therefore, we say that comparisons should not be made, and that from this day on every scuttleball team will be made up of different kinds of ant\". That decision caused quite a commotion, but soon the crowds of ants started forming themselves into new teams, mixed teams, and each ant was free to choose which team he would support. The tension on the terraces was reduced, and the ants began to see that they could enjoy the matches without so much arguing. N. B. This story is for children, but it could have its uses for adults too. In any case, I hope you'll understand that after the penalty shoot-out yesterday, against italy in the european cup, my little ones would only accept a story involving soccer.", "moral1": "By contributing just a small part of what we have, together we can achieve a lot. ", "moral2": "For some things, children are still too young, and they should allow their parents to guide them. ", "moral3": "Treat everyone around you with your ethics, not with theirs. Treat the people the way you want to be treated by them. ", "moral4": "Truth will always prevail. ", "moral5": "Sport is just a game. It should not arouse feelings of aggression and anger.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 488, "story": "Fran the frog was the best chef in the whole swamp, and all the toads and frogs of the region enjoyed coming to her very select restaurant. Her 'flies in spicy bug sauce' and her 'caramelised dragon flies wings with honey of bee' were the kind of delicacies that every self-respecting frog should try; and that made fran feel truly proud. One day, toby came to her restaurant, ready for a nosh. Toby was a great big toad, and certainly wasn't the brightest. When fran's fine creations were brought before him he complained, saying that that wasn't food, and that what he really wanted was a botfly burger. Fran came out of the kitchen to see what the problem was, and toby told her that these dishes weren't good enough for - and certainly wouldn't fill - a smooth newt. This made fran so offended, and furious, that she went to the kitchen, came back with a frying pan, and whacked toby squarely on the forehead. A slight scuffle ensued. Even though fran realised she should have controlled her temper, and she kept asking toby to forgive her, the toad was so angry that he said he could only forgive her if she handed him the frying pan so he could hit her back. Everyone tried to calm toby down, knowing full well that, given his strength, he could easily crack little fran's head open with that frying pan. Toby would not accept an apology, and fran felt awful for having bashed him, so she tried everything. She gave him a special cream for bruises, she poured him an exquisite puddlewater liqueur. Even better than that, she cooked him a…  beautiful botfly burger! But toby the toad still insisted he would not be satisfied until he got to return the blow he had received. It had reached the stage where he was almost getting out of control. Then a very old toad entered the restaurant, shuffling along with the help of two crutches. - wait toby, - said the old toad -you can give her a whack after I've broken your leg. Remember that you are the reason why I have to walk with these crutches. Toby didn't know what to say. He recognised the old toad. It was reddit, his old teacher. When toby was small, reddit had saved him from a bunch of young hooligans. In the process, reddit had lost a leg. Toby remembered that it had all happened because he had been highly disobedient, but he had never given a thought to reddit until now…toby now realised he was being very unfair to fran. Everyone, including himself, made mistakes sometimes. And if we are to return blow for blow, wound for wound, all we are doing is prolonging the damage. So, even though his head still hurt and he thought fran had made quite a remarkable mistake with that frying pan, seeing her feeling so sorry, and doing everything she could to put things right, toby decided to forgive her. Apology accepted, they spent the rest of the evening laughing at what had happened, and enjoying wonderful botfly burgers. And everyone heartily agreed that that was a rather better idea than getting into problems with pans.", "moral1": "The law of an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth solves nothing. What does solve things is knowing how to forgive. ", "moral2": "Flattery is not a proof of true admiration. Do not let flattery throw you off your guard against an enemy. ", "moral3": "Selfishness and greed have negative and unexpected consequences. ", "moral4": "Tell the truth. ", "moral5": "You're perfect the way you are!", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 489, "story": "A king who had no children announced a competition to decide who would be made a prince and heir to the throne. The boy who passed all the tests, although excellent, was impatient, and that worried the king. So the king decided to test the boy, taking him to the forest with a dog, and pointing him to a great treasure in the centre of the woods. The king left the boy with the dog, saying that if, upon his return, the boy and the treasures were still there, waiting for him, then the boy would receive the kingdom. The boy accepted the challenge, but soon he grew impatient, and despite the dog's warnings, the boy entered into the forest. As soon as he did so, the treasure disappeared. And so, the boy lost both the treasure and the chance to inherit the kingdom", "moral1": "We should not guess or imagine the intentions of others. Talking is how we come to understand others, and clear up a great many problems. ", "moral2": "A boy who is exceptional at everything except at having patience, loses everything because of it. ", "moral3": "Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield. ", "moral4": "We should focus more on what we have than what we don't, as senseless ambition can lead to us losing everything. ", "moral5": "Happiness is best shared.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 490, "story": "A strange legend has it that ladybirds forgive but don't forget. Apparently, at first they didn't have their distinctive black spots. The ladybirds had been pushed to the verge of extinction when, while being led by their famous guide, caius insectus, a storm flooded the path they were travelling. Caius insectus disappeared into the flood, and the few ladybirds who survived had to choose a new guide and leader. They decided that their new leader would be the first ladybird to successfully travel south to the great lake and return to describe it. Many young ladybirds eagerly launched themselves into this adventure. One by one they returned and told of how beautiful the southern lake was at that time of year, with its crystal clear waters, bordered by flowered meadows. However, the last of the ladybirds was late in getting back. They waited for him for three days, and when he finally returned, he was downcast and embarrassed. He hadn't managed to reach the lake. Everyone criticised him for his slowness and stupidity, and they prepared to continue their journey the next day. Following their new guide, they spent a morning walking northwards until they reached some tall thick grassland, where they halted, astonished. In front of them was the great lake! But there were no crystal clear waters, or flowered meadows. The heavy rain had turned it into a huge green puddle surrounded by mud. Everyone understood what had happened. Without realising it, they had been swept beyond the lake by the flood. When the ladybirds had gone out looking for the lake, they had gone in the wrong direction. Now they could see that, apart from that one late ladybird, they had all wanted to be the great guide, and they had not had any qualms to lie in order to get what they wanted. And so, the late little ladybird, the only one who they now really trusted, was made the great guide. They also decided that every time one of them was discovered lying they would paint a black spot on that ladybird's back, so there'd be no way to erase it. Nor would a ladybird know how many spots they had on their back. From then on, when a ladybird looks at another's back, it can tell whether that ladybird is trustworthy. Likewise, when people show themselves to be dishonest other people paint spots on their impressions of them. It's enough to have just one black spot to change from a simple red insect into a ladybird. So, no matter what the prize may be, we should not allow anyone to paint that spot upon us.", "moral1": "Paying attention to detail and taking your time is the way to do a job well done. ", "moral2": "Honesty is valued by all, and when we are dishonest, people lose faith in us. ", "moral3": "No one can escape death. . ", "moral4": "When life gives opportunity, grab the first one. ", "moral5": "We don't understand problems of other until we face one. It's better to help someone when you can. Helping others bring happiness not only to other but to yourself also.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 491, "story": "Once upon a time, there was a bird made of stone. She was a beautiful creature, and she was also magic. She lived near the entrance to a picturesque forest between two mountains. The bird was so heavy that she had to walk along the ground. Despite this, though, she enjoyed looking up at the trees every day, dreaming of one day being able to fly and enjoy viewing the beautiful countryside from up high. But that dream disappeared after the great fire. All that was left of the trees were charred stumps, and any plants and animals that lived there had gone. The stone bird was the only form of life able to survive the fire, but when she saw what had become of the forest, she was overcome with sadness, and couldn't stop crying. She cried and cried for hours, then days. She cried with such feeling that her tears were wearing away her stone body. Finally the body was completely worn away and the bird had turned into a puddle of water. But when the sun came out, that puddle of tears evaporated into the sky and became a happy little cloud which could fly over the trees and see everything below. Since then, the little cloud has travelled all over the world, enjoying the views of all the forests and beautiful countryside. And remembering what destruction fire brought to its own forest, the cloud is now very careful to pour its rain down on any tree it sees burning.", "moral1": "Destructive words to someone who is not feeling right can kill them. So always think before you speak. ", "moral2": "Using positive words will have better results that using negative words. To break out of bad habit we need to develop good habit and automatically things will start to get better and we will feel positive. ", "moral3": "Choose a friend wisely. ", "moral4": "A story to develop sensitivity and love of nature. ", "moral5": "Everything in your life will never be perfect. Do not waste too much time correcting what is wrong. Get busy doing the right things.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 492, "story": "Brenda bongos was a happy, artistic girl, a girl with one big ambition - to play the drums in a band. But one big obstacle lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a band brenda had to practice a lot, but she lived next-door to a lot of old people - many of them sick - in a care home. She knew that the sound of beating drums and crashing cymbals would really get on their nerves. Brenda was a very good, respectful, girl. She always tried to find a way of practicing her drums without bothering other people. So, she had tried playing in the strangest places; a basement, a kitchen, an attic, and even in a shower. But it was no good; there was always someone it would annoy. However, determined to practice as much as she could, brenda spent most of her time playing on books and boxes, and looking for new places to practice. One day, while watching a science documentary on tv, she heard that sound cannot travel in space, because there's no air. At that moment, brenda bongos decided to become a sort of musical astronaut. With the help of a lot of time, a lot of books, and a lot of work, brenda built a space bubble. This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside. All that would be left inside was a drum kit and a chair. Brenda got into the space suit she had made, entered the bubble, turned on the machine, and… she played those drums like a wild child! It wasn't long before brenda bongos - 'the musical astronaut' - had become very famous. So many people came to see her play in her space bubble that she had to mount a pair of speakers so that everyone could listen to her play. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. Her fame spread so much that the government proposed that she form part of a unique space journey. Finally, brenda was a real musical astronaut, and had gone far beyond her first ambition of playing drums in a band. Years later, when they asked her how she had achieved all this, she thought for a moment, and said, \"If those old people next-door hadn't mattered so much to me, I wouldn't have gone to such lengths to find a solution, and none of this would have ever happened.\"", "moral1": "Act in haste and repent at leisure and often in pain. ", "moral2": "Funny story which encourages children to go to bed early. ", "moral3": "To become a great person, one fails many times, had to face many difficulties and overcome those difficulties with their will power and determination. Only after that they were able to become great. ", "moral4": "There is always a good solution. If we persist in looking for it, we can end up achieving much more than we had envisioned. ", "moral5": "The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. So find time to be your spouse's friend and do those little things for each other.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 493, "story": "There was once a teacher who gave his pupils some seeds so they could plant, and look after, their very own sunflower. One boy in the class, who loved sunflower seeds, was so excited that he planted the seed and looked after it with great care for many days. When the first shoot finally appeared, the boy, filled with impatience, went to see his teacher. -\"Can I uproot it yet?\" He asked, anxiously. The teacher answered that he would still have to tend the plant for quite some time before he would be able to collect many seeds from just one sunflower. The boy was disappointed, but he kept on looking after his sunflower. However, he grew increasingly impatient, and did little else but pester his teacher about wanting to take out the plant. Despite the teacher asking him to be patient, as soon as the boy saw the sunflower's first seeds, he cut the plant so he could eat them. But the plant was still green, the seeds were not ripe, and of course they couldn't be eaten. The boy was devastated: he had put so much effort into caring for the sunflower, but in the end he had squandered it all for a simple lack of patience. And he was even angrier when he saw how enormous his classmates' sunflowers grew. Ultimately, he resolved not to be so impatient in the future, and to listen to his teacher. Fortunately, he wasn't completely out of luck, and his friends were good enough to share their delicious sunflower seeds with him.", "moral1": "No gratitude5 from the wicked. ", "moral2": "When patience is necessary, impatience can drive us to make bad decisions. ", "moral3": "Traitors may expect treachery. ", "moral4": "We should not judge someone by his looks. ", "moral5": "It is easier to get into the enemy's toils4 than out again.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 494, "story": "A young queen was given a special present from a great wizard. It was a magic chest which would bring happiness to the whole kingdom whenever it was opened in a place where there was a spirit of generosity. The queen travelled all over her kingdom, looking for the most generous people. When she had collected them all, she opened the magic chest. However, nothing whatsoever happened. That was, until one day when, returning to her castle, the queen saw a poor little boy begging. The queen would have given the boy some money, but she didn't have any with her. So the boy asked her if she could give him the old chest she had, so he could sell it for a little money, in town. At first the queen hesitated, because she had been told the chest was magic. But on seeing how poor the boy was, she gave it to him. The boy took the chest and opened it. Immediately, all the most wonderful things one could imagine started flying out of the chest, accompanied by the sound of singing: \"Why look for it in others? goodness always starts in yourself\", went the song. And as well as enjoying all the wonders of the magic chest, the queen learned to set an example in virtue, and she became the best queen ever to reign over that kingdom.", "moral1": "A quest searching for generosity ending in an unexpected way. ", "moral2": "True art is thoughtful, delights and endures. ", "moral3": "Inside of a ring or out, nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong. ", "moral4": "Little by little does the trick. ", "moral5": "We should live in harmony and not distrub others.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 495, "story": "Once upon a time, a boy moved houses. On entering his new bedroom he saw that it was full of toys, storybooks, pens, pencils… and all of it was perfectly tidy. That day he played all he liked, but went to bed without having tidied up. Mysteriously, the next morning all the toys had been put back in their proper place. He was sure that no one had entered his bedroom, but the boy didn't pay it much mind. The exact same thing happened that day, and the next, but when the fourth day arrived and he went to get his first toy of the day, the toy jumped out of his hands and said, \"I don't want to play with you!\"The boy thought he was seeing things, but the same happened with every toy he touched. Finally, an old teddy bear said to him: \"Why are you surprised that we don't want to play with you? you always leave us so far from our proper place, the place we feel most comfortable and happy. do you have any idea how difficult it is for the books to climb back up onto their shelves, or for the pens to jump into their tin? you haven't a clue how uncomfortable and cold the floor is! we won't play with you any more until you promise to leave us in our little houses before you go off to bed.\"The boy remembered how comfy and content he felt in his bed, and how bad he felt when he had once slept in a chair. He realised how badly he had treated his friends, the toys. He asked their forgiveness, and from that day he always put his toys nicely in their special places before he got into bed.", "moral1": "Nothing is good when taken to excess. ", "moral2": "Never judge other's on what you see. ", "moral3": "A story using a fun device to explain to children the importance of tidying away their things and treating them with respect. ", "moral4": "Key to happiness is being content with whatever we have. . ", "moral5": "Kids follow what their parents do and not what their parents say. Kids reflect their parent's characteristics, so we should be careful with our actions.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 496, "story": "Once upon a time, a boy was walking through a wood and he thought he could hear a sad cry, as though someone was crying while singing. Following the sound he came to a big, round, mysterious, grey fountain. The sad sobbing seemed to be coming from the fountain pool. The boy swept aside the pool's dirty surface water and saw a group of grey fish swimming in a slow circle through the pond. With each lap they made, their little voices opened and out came the sobbing sound. Amused by this, the boy tried to catch one of these incredible talking fish. But when he stuck his arm into the water it turned grey right up to the elbow. As this happened, a huge sadness entered into him, and he suddenly understood how sorrowful the fish was feeling. He felt just like the earth on his arm; dirty and contaminated. He quickly pulled his arm out of the water, and ran from that place. But the arm stayed grey, and the boy continued feeling sad. He tried so many times to cheer himself up, but nothing worked. That was, until he realised that if he were to make the earth happy then that happiness would be, in turn, transmitted back to him, through the earth on his arm. From then on he set about looking after the countryside. He cared for the plants, he did what he could to keep the water from being polluted, and he encouraged others to do the same. He was so successful that his hand started to recover its normal colour. When the grey had disappeared completely, he started feeling happy again, and he decided to go and visit the fountain. When he was still some way from the fountain he could hear the fish singing happy hymns, and he heard them joyfully splashing in the crystal clear waters of that magic fountain. It was plain to see that the earth had returned to its original happiness; and the boy felt even happier at the sight.", "moral1": "Happiness is not to be found in the showy and sophisticated things in life, but rather in the right way to approach life and live it. ", "moral2": "Teaching someone how to do something small can have a great reward. ", "moral3": "A quest searching for generosity ending in an unexpected way. ", "moral4": "Caring for the environment is a cause for real happiness. ", "moral5": " life is like a basket of fruits. Either you have to make a choice of eating the fruit you love or be content with something that is healthy!  choose wisely else you may have to spend your life wondering, what if..  as long as you stay true to yourself and honest, you can't go wrong with any of these two choices.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 497, "story": "Once upon a time, there was a tortoise on a ship, and the ship sank. Some time later the tortoise made it to a desert land surrounded by water on all sides except for one. The landward side led up to a big, steep, craggy mountain. To avoid starving to death, the tortoise decided to climb to the top of the mountain, hoping that he would be able to cross to the other side. When he got to the snow-covered summit he was freezing cold, and then a blizzard started. He just managed to make out a small pathway leading down the other side of the mountain. But the path was guarded by a big monster that wouldn't stop shouting. \"Uuh uuh uuh!\"Such a sight and sound almost killed the tortoise with fright, and all he wanted to do was hide his head inside his shell. But, looking around him, he saw that many other animals were lying frozen to death, and with looks of horror on their faces. So the tortoise didn't go into his shell. He summoned up all his courage to move down the path towards the monster. The closer the tortoise got, the more the monster changed its shape. Then, when he was almost upon it, the tortoise realised that what he had thought was a monster, was only a great pile of rocks, which formed a shape just like a monster. As for the \"Uuh uuh uuh\", the tortoise realised this was just the sound of the wind blowing through a small cave. The tortoise carried on, and eventually descended into a beautiful valley, filled with woods, and plenty of food. The tortoise lived very happily here, and became known everywhere as the brave little tortoise.", "moral1": "Never be so careless and so straight that you get robbed of your own dreams, or cannot take care of yourself. ", "moral2": "Never waste time for what can be done today. ", "moral3": "Most problems have solutions. We just need to think in different way. ", "moral4": "The only way to successfully deal with a life and death situation is to face up to the fear it brings. ", "moral5": "Paying attention to detail and taking your time is the way to do a job well done.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 498, "story": "Clever clark's life in the school for cartoon characters was horrible. Clark was  a character from an ordinary comic, an intelligent kid, and that was it. But his classmates really were something special. Some were incredible superheroes, others were great wizards, or space travelers. And they all had such extraordinary powers that it made clark look like a simpleton. So spectacular were their abilities and adventures that the world of cartoon characters was a bit of a bore to them. -\"What a pain this is,\" They would say, -\"We always win here, and the villains are pitiful. we want real villains, so we can give them a taste of our powers!\"All this unnerved clark. How would they face the real world, knowing how difficult it was? But his classmates got their way, and one day they all woke up in the real world. This world was really dangerous, and when the characters tried to save it - using their superpowers - they realised the real world was under some sort of spell. It must have been a terrible spell because everything seemed back to front. It was impossible to teleport from place to place, fly through the air, or use your laser vision. Any little knock or bump was terribly painful, space weapons didn't work, and none of the spells they knew had any effect. How could they save the world if their powers were useless? But then clark came along. It seemed like the spell had no effect on him, because he was just as intelligent as ever. He instantly understood what was going on. Along with clark there were other characters that hadn't lost their qualities. These were normal characters: boys and girls who were happy, fun, creative, charming, hard-working and affectionate… and they were able to live just the same in the real world as they had in the comic world. And while their 'powerful' classmates could do nothing else but wonder what had happened to their powers, this new group of normal heroes put all their abilities into practice to help save the world from the current danger. And they were a great success, because the danger threatening the world was none other than the world filling up with children who spent their time doing nothing, expecting to be given some magical and mysterious power that would enable them to solve everything.", "moral1": "Children should learn to distinguish between fiction and reality, and understand that it's much better to have personal qualities  than powers . ", "moral2": "You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies. ", "moral3": "Respect is something you have to earn, you cannot force it on others to respect you. There is a thin line between fear and respect, every one of us should understand it and do necessary corrections in our personalities. ", "moral4": "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. ", "moral5": "If we don't actively care for the environment, it could seriously deteriorate.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 499, "story": "Once upon a time, a hippopotamus lived in a river next to a big and solitary tree. One day, a bird came and nested in the tree. The songs and the flight of the bird caused such envy in the hippo that he couldn't think of anything else. Every day he would lament the fact that he had been born a hippo. This, despite the many times the bird told the hippo he was so lucky to be so big and such a good swimmer. Finally, the hippo made his mind up that he would come out of the river, climb the tree, go out to perch on a branch, and start singing. However, when he tried to climb the tree it was all too clear that the hippo didn't have wings, nor claws to climb with, and neither could he hop. Realising that he would never manage it, he angrily rammed his whole weight against the tree until it came crashing to the ground. Then, triumphantly, he stepped onto the leaves of the fallen tree, and began singing. Unfortunately, hippos can't sing either. All that came from his mouth were horrible noises, and when the other animals heard this they all gathered round to make fun of the hippo standing on the branch of a fallen tree, trying to sing like a bird. He was so embarrassed by this that he decided to never again regret being a hippo. He also felt bad about having knocked the tree over. He used all his strength to raise the tree back up again, replant it, and look after it until it had completely recovered.", "moral1": "A beautiful dream journey to a land of fairies. ", "moral2": "Envying what is natural in others but not in yourself, can drive you to unwise forms of behaviour. ", "moral3": "Many of our natural shortfalls can be replaced by a positive attitude and perseverance. ", "moral4": "Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool. ", "moral5": "Goodness has a strength way beyond that of the individual, leading others to do good; and it's within the reach of all of us.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 500, "story": "Dark night at the forest. The wind shakes the leaves of trees, as if to extract its essence to take away and join their large collection of sounds, each taken from a different place. Today, the wind is full of anger, fights, crying, insults, threats. \"Nothing useful,\" Thinks the witch, just before the wind brings a smile to their domains; it is a simple smile, wanting to exist, and the witch traps it quickly, without hesitation. \"That's it,\" Said satisfied. His biggest secret, his most powerful spell, its most valuable potion is finally complete. As always, he will help thousand recipients to overcome adversity, giving the ancient even more fame in the region, if it is possible at all. And as always, too, they will wonder what dark arts were used to create such a powerful potion. But the magician will not reveal his secret, how could he say its just a mix of 3 smiles and gentle good humor, and that this is more than enough to tackle all the ills? Nobody would believe him, so he won't lose time with explanations; just will travel to the forest at night, close to the area next to the oak, where the wind brings from time to time a fresh smile.", "moral1": "Do not play tricks on your neighbors unless you can stand the same treatment yourself. ", "moral2": "Never be mean to people or to animals because sometimes they can retaliate. ", "moral3": "Good sense of humor and smiling are the best ingredients to cope with adversity. ", "moral4": "Once you know this then key is in your hand. ", "moral5": "The strong and the weak cannot keep company.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 501, "story": "In a far away land there was once a type of small wild car that would drive freely around the countryside. They didn't need motorways or gasoline, since all they needed to be able to move was good thoughts and desires - a rather original idea of their eccentric inventor. Those cars became really famous, and the wild car races were everyone's favourite pastime. Every boy dreamt about driving one, as their light weight and their honesty and sincerity made them ideal drivers. And as it was difficult to find light children with such good hearts that they could maintain good thoughts throughout an entire race, there were often tests to discover new talent, during which every boy would have a unique opportunity to demonstrate his ability with the wild cars. So, one day, the testing team arrived at the small town where nicky lived. Nicky was a good kid who, like many others, didn't sleep that night, while queueing up, waiting his turn to drive one of the cars. During the wait, many boys rehearsed and practiced their good wishes and thoughts, but as soon as the gates were opened, a great lot of elbowing and pushing revealed that not all were as good as they appeared. However, the organisers expected this kind of thing, and after a few simple tests such as thanking someone for giving you a chocolate, helping to prepare the races, and respectfully attending to a rather annoying little old lady, there was only a small group of really good children left. Nicky was among them. So, those children took turns to get into the cars and do a few laps of the circuit. Nicky would go last, but it didn't bother him much, since he enjoyed seeing up close how the cars accelerated. When his turn came, his heart was beating ten to the dozen. Due to the excitement, he could hardly run, and so was about the last to get into his car. He was so happy, that he was a little late in realising that there was one last boy yet to get into his car; a boy who walked using crutches, and who hadn't been able to reach the car earlier. Nicky could hear the head of testing say:   -\"I'm very sorry, my boy, there are no cars left, and this is the last test of the day. the cars have to be rested soon. come on, you'll get your opportunity some other day…\"Seeing the shine of excitement disappear from that boy's face, and witnessing his deep sadness, nicky took a deep breath, got out of his car and said:   -\"It's ok, he can have my car.\"The engine of that car roared like never before, while the injured boy got in, filled with joy. Nicky was happy at what he had done, though a little bit disappointed. But before setting off, the other boy saw the hint of sadness in nicky's face and, grateful to him, reached out his hand, saying:   -\"Get in. we'll go together, even though it'll make us a bit slower.\"Nicky leapt in. The two happily embraced, but they hardly managed to do anything else. Their car thundered like a rocket, and made off at the speed of light! That race broke all known records, and during that season nicky and his friend won every competition they entered, becoming the idols of all, spreading their friendship and good wishes to every corner of the world.", "moral1": "In yielding the rights of others, we may endanger our own. ", "moral2": "Positive feelings are shown in practice, above all when this demands sacrifice. ", "moral3": "Greed is always harmful. ", "moral4": "Every action has an opposite reaction. ", "moral5": "To become a great person, one fails many times, had to face many difficulties and overcome those difficulties with their will power and determination. Only after that they were able to become great.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 502, "story": "There was once a lion without a roar. The lion had always been this way, he had never been able to roar. But no one on the plains knew this. Since from an early age he realised he could not roar, he had learnt to talk softly with everyone, and to listen to them. He learned to convince others of his point of view without having to raise the volume levels. This won him the affection and trust of all the inhabitants of the plain. But one day the lion spoke to a pig who was so stupid and stubborn, that the lion could not find a way to make the pig be sensible. He felt a strong urge to roar at the pig, but the fact that he could not made the lion feel at some disadvantage. To try to solve this problem, he spent a few months inventing a roaring machine which he could use whenever he might need it. A short while after completing the roaring machine, the stupid and stubborn pig turned up. He annoyed the lion so much that the lion used the machine. It sent out a truly terrifying roar. \"Grrrrrrrrrroauuuuuuuurrrr!!!\"Not only did this give the pig a terrible fright, it also shocked all the animals on the plain. So much so that for months none of them dared to come out. The lion became sad and lonely, and had plenty of time to realise that he didn't need to roar in order get others to pay attention to him. Without knowing it, his lack of a roar had made him good at talking to others and convincing them. So, little by little, using his kind and cordial tone of voice he managed to restore the animals trust in him, and never again did he consider returning to roaring or shouting.", "moral1": "Most fear is without foundation, and plays on what is unknown or different. ", "moral2": "We should not judge people by their appearance only but rather for what they are underneath. ", "moral3": "In life, opportunities come unknowingly without any recolonization. We fail to recognize it and keep complaining that life didn't give us the opportunity to lead a successful life. Always take every chance you get to make a better life. ", "moral4": "A good friend can turn a bad day into a good one. ", "moral5": "Shouts and threats are not the best way to make friends, nor to get what you want.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 503, "story": "Once upon a time there was a genie, of the type who comes out of magic lamps and makes wishes come true. Unfortunately, this particular genie was famous for botching things up. Whenever someone rubbed the magic lamp, he would come out and say, \"What is your wish?\" Then a great cloud of smoke would appear and hundreds of things would fly through the air. When people stated their wish the object of their desire would appear in a cloud of dirt, covered in dust. So many, and so embarrassing were his botches that no one wanted him. His lamp ended up being used only to throw at people, just like a common old box; and the genie didn't come out of it for years, and became sad and depressed. That was, until a lonely boy found the lamp, and could hear the sad cries of the genie inside. So the boy decided to try to become the genie's friend, and the wish he asked to be granted was to be able to enter and leave the lamp, just like the genie could, so they could spend time together. The genie was happy to grant this wish, and as soon as the boy entered the lamp, he could see what the genie's problem was. It wasn't that he was a bad genie. It was just that he couldn't have been less tidy! In the lamp everything was thrown all over the place, whether it be jewellery, books, boats or camels. It was obvious that the place hadn't seen a duster for years. Being a genie, he had all sorts of stuff in there, and as the lamp was small, everything was crammed in together that whenever the genie tried to get something, a cloud of dust would fly up. The boy held his head in his hands, and the genie apologised, saying that a genie's job was very important and he hadn't had time for cleaning. But the boy remembered his mother's advice, and told the genie that the more important his job was, the more important it was that he keep all his things in order. And together they decided to give the place a good clean. It took them quite a few days, but when they finished, everything was gleaming and in its correct place. Now it was dead easy to find whatever gift was asked for, and to retrieve it without breaking anything. And so it was that the genie began to be respected and admired once more. He learned that nothing great can be achieved without order and cleanliness in all things.", "moral1": "Wealth unused might as well not exist. ", "moral2": "A lying prince finds his lies finally backfiring on him. ", "moral3": "He loses character who puts himself on a level with the undeserving. ", "moral4": "It will do you no harm to find yourself ridiculous. Resign yourself to be the fool you are. We must always take risks. That is our destiny. ", "moral5": "No great task can be completed without sufficient order in the details.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 504, "story": "The tiger was clever, quick and strong. He was always making fun of the other animals, particularly of the puny bumblebee and the slow and clumsy elephant. One day, the animals were having a meeting in a cave, when there was a landslide which sealed up the cave entrance. Everyone expected the tiger to save them, but he couldn't. In the end, the bumblebee escaped through a tiny gap between the rocks. He flew off in search of the elephant, who hadn't gone to the meeting because he was feeling sad. The elephant came and moved the rocks, setting the animals free. The animals congratulated both the elephant and the bumblebee, and were keen to be their friends. The last animal to leave the cave was the tiger, shamefacedly. He learned his lesson, and from that day one he only saw the good in all the other animals.", "moral1": "Be kind to others. ", "moral2": "A guilty conscience need no accuser. ", "moral3": "We should help those in need or facing problem. Even if it doesn't concern us. Because in life we never know how things turn out at end. . ", "moral4": "Animals are trapped in a cave during their meeting. The only way to be saved is by using very special abilities. ", "moral5": "Friendship begins from giving to friends without expecting anything in return, and being attentive to their needs.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 505, "story": "Louis was the kind of kid whose favourite activity was lying about staring at the ceiling, or sitting quietly in front of the tv. He knew his parents didn't like that he spent so much time like that, but he liked the comfort of that kind of life and, after all, he wasn't doing badly at school …one day, while out hiking, louis sat down to rest a while and the next thing he knew, he had lost the rest of the group. But right at that moment, while getting to his feet, he was stunned to see a little dwarf walking quickly through the trees. The dwarf seemed so angry, grumbling and moaning, that he didn't realise that a huge boulder was rolling down the hill towards him. And but for the reflexes of louis, who jumped in to save the dwarf, the little guy would have been crushed. After recovering from the shock, the dwarf was so grateful that he insisted he take louis to show him one of the dwarves' secret places. So off they went through the mountains and arrived at a small clearing. In the middle of the clearing there appeared to be a well. -\"This is a magic well,\" Explained the dwarf. -\"Every so often some wonderful gifts come out of it, and whoever is here at the time can use them and enjoy them.\"Louis didn't know whether to believe this story, but at that same moment a really cool bicycle appeared from out of the well. -\"Can  I can keep it?\" Louis asked. -\"Sure, it's all yours! enjoy it!\"Louis went over and spent a long time looking at the bike, really excited by it. Finally, he got on to try it out. But not for long, because without any warning, the bike disappeared, and louis' backside hit the dirt. He would have been really angry with the dwarf, had it not been for the fact that the costume of his favourite superhero had just come out of the well, complete with all the accessories. Again, louis spent a long time inspecting everything about the costume. And again, just after he had dressed himself in it and started playing, the gift disappeared. And so it continued. Before his eyes came a procession of all the things louis liked, but not a single one of them stuck around for very long. At first he was angry because he wanted to keep everything to take home, but realising that this wouldn't be possible, he contented himself with enjoying each of the wonders provided by the well, until he could do so no longer. He sat down and had a rest with his friend the dwarf, and the dwarf explained that the well had always worked this way, constantly making wonderful gifts, and those gifts always disappeared shortly afterwards. And he told louis how everyone ended up accepting that the well was better that way, offering something new every time. Time passed so quickly that, before they knew it, everyone was out looking for louis. Hearing their shouts, the dwarf ran away, and only had time to say:   -\"I can't let them see me, and neither can I allow you to remember where this place is. but lest you forget me I'll present you with a gift.\"He handed louis a small parcel, and before disappearing the dwarf said:   -\"It's a miniature copy of the well, but it's just as magical. learn to look at it in the right way, and it will provide you with great joy. goodbye, and thanks for saving me!\"With all the commotion that ensued after he was found in the woods, louis forgot about the gift until a few days later. He decided to open it in his room, as if it were a secret, only to discover that the gift was a simple clock with a picture of louis playing near the well. -\"The dwarf was kidding me,\" He thought    -\"I knew it would have been too much to get a real copy of that well.\" So louis sat back on the bed to practice his speciality of whiling away the time. However, when the hand of the clock had turned five minutes, a small glow came out of the clock, and the picture of louis happily playing burst into a thousand pieces, which came back together to form the image of a child looking lonely and bored. The same happened another five minutes later, and every time five more minutes had passed without louis having done anything. Louis began to understand. What if the gifts from the well were the minutes themselves? Was that what the dwarf had been talking about when he said louis needed to learn how to look at the gift properly? That way louis would have everything: time cannot stop, and therefore you have to really make sure you enjoy the gifts you're given when they come, because once they go they're gone for good and will never return. Then he thought about the minutes he had been given in life, so many of them spent watching television or lying in his room, and those minutes would never return! And he realised that, as with gifts from the well, you had to start enjoying them right away. And ever since that day it was as though there were two or three louis' in the house. Wherever he was, he learned to open his eyes and to discover in every moment what a fantastic gift he had been given by the well of time. And in this way he learned to read books he would never have read, play games he never would have played, make friends he never would have made, and learning lessons he never would have learned …  he learned to see every thing around him as a gift, a gift to be enjoyed to the maximum. And even when watching tv now, it seemed like he watched it with more interest, because he was no longer willing to waste any of the gifts given by the magic well of time.", "moral1": "This life will give us many opportunity to meet teacher in one or other form therefore we should always keep on learning good things by becoming a disciple in life. ", "moral2": "Everything has its own value. ", "moral3": "The best way to combat shyness and fear of ridicule is to learn to laugh at yourself. ", "moral4": "We should not judge someone by his looks. ", "moral5": "We have to learn how to make the most of time, because it's through time that we do everything we enjoy.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 506, "story": "There was once a little boy who told tales about absolutely everything. Whenever anyone asked who had done this, or who had said that, the little boy jumped up and shouted out the guilty person's name. At his school the children ended up never speaking to each other; they were tired of the little boy using their words to tell tales. Because they no longer spoke, the children started to lose their voices, until no one could say anything at all. This made things very boring for the little boy. He was left on his own, feeling lonely, and the others resented him for being the cause of everyone losing their voice…wondering what he could do to solve the problem, it occurred to him that he could become the one who asks the questions, and leaves them unanswered. This plan worked, and now that there were so many questions needing an answer, everyone's voices gradually started working again. Even better, people became friendlier towards him for having cured them. And so it was that he learned not to tell tales about everything. He realised it was much more fun to let others speak for themselves.", "moral1": "Telling tales about others is not only unfriendly, it also hinders others from telling their stories themselves. ", "moral2": "We should not underestimate others. ", "moral3": "Will finds the way. ", "moral4": "Do not expect constancy in others if you have none yourself. ", "moral5": "To have compassion and being able to take good care of others is a remarkable quality.. It is the law of the nature that the more selfless you are the more you will receive.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 507, "story": "There was once a heroic knight. He was one of the knights whose triumphant deeds are still recounted in the old stories, in all languages, everywhere. His bravery was great, and his sword was feared, but he was tired of hunting for dragons, ogres and monsters in story after story. He decided to abandon that fairytale world, and come and test out his bravery and skill in the real world. However, when he arrived here, he found no terrible creatures, no evil wizards, not even a poor stepmother to wave his sword at. It was very strange. All he saw were worried people, with the same looks on their faces as he had seen on the faces of people he was rescuing from dragons or ogres. It didn't seem like there was anyone to put them in such fear, or to make them live in a state of such anxiety. Everyone hurried here and there, not speaking to anyone, as though something terrible was about to happen. But, at the end of the day, nothing really bad had ever happened. And so it was, day after day. The knight thought that maybe this could turn out to be his most heroic adventure ever, and he decided to totally devote himself to finding the source of this mysterious worry in the real world. He searched, he inquired, he investigated, he sailed, he climbed… but he found nothing. Not willing to give up, he returned to the fairytale world to speak to the wise old man. \"Tell me, wise one. what is the great invisible enemy that strikes fear into the hearts of people in the real world? I still haven't found it, but I won't rest until I have defeated whatever it is, and freed everyone. just like I did here, for so many cities.\"The wise old man was quiet for a long while, then finally said: \"You have neither the strength nor courage to win this battle. the enemy does not exist, yet it is powerful, and as numerous as the stars in the sky.\" \"What?!\" Protested the knight, \"Is that even possible?\" \"In the real world, because they have no dragons or ogres, they invent their enemies, and they carry them inside. each person there has an enemy made to measure, which lives inside their heart. for some it is called greed, for others envy, for others selfishness, pessimism or desperation. they have sown the seeds of negativity in their souls, and take the fruits with them wherever they go. it is no easy task to uproot all that.\" \"I will do it,\" Answered the knight, \"I will set them free.\"And so the knight returned to the real world, bringing all his weapons with him. Everyone he met, he would offer to free them from their negative inner life. However, no one paid him the slightest attention, all he found was indifference and looks of surprise. Finally, exhausted and confused, he threw down his weapons and went over to a rock at the side of the road, to rest. On his way there he tripped over his sword, and fell to the ground, knocking his head against a cockerel which had been crowing in the vicinity. A sad looking little man was passing by, and when he saw this he burst out laughing, so much so that he could hardly stay on his feet. The knight was angry, but on looking closely at the man, he could see in his eyes a joyful shine that he had never yet seen in the real world…and so it was, that the knight finally found the solution to the deep sickness of the people in the real world. They only needed a smile, a laugh, a little help to banish their negative feelings, and to finally enjoy life… from that day on, the knight, armed with a big smile, started recruiting an army of liberators: a large and growing group of people able to remind anyone of the joy that is life. And what do you know! The knight won the battle just as impressively as he always had.", "moral1": "At times when we face difficulties in life, we should just trust in god and push. By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains but know that it is still god who moves mountains. ", "moral2": "Friendly wins over smart. ", "moral3": "Our greatest obstacle to happiness is our own self, with its fears, vain preoccupations, and negative patterns of thought. ", "moral4": "We should not trust blindly. ", "moral5": "Wherever there is love, wealth and success will follow.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 508, "story": "The science teacher, mr litmus, had asked his students to study some particular animal. They would write a short report, and tell the rest of the class their conclusions. Some talked about dogs, others about horses, some chose fish. But the most interesting discovery of all was made by little sophie:\"I found that flies are terribly grumpy\", she said, very sure of herself. Everyone smiled, waiting for her to continue. Then sophie explained: \"I spent hours in my house, watching flies. when they flied normally, everything was ok, but when they found a window they would really start buzzing. I had always thought they made that noise with their wings, but they don't. with my daddy's binoculars I inspected the flies really closely, and saw that what they were really doing was shouting and protesting. they were so hysterical that they couldn't fly out the window, and they would just beat their heads against the glass again and again. if only they had watched the butterfly that passed by. they would have seen that the top of the window was open. the butterfly tried to tell them, but it had no effect at all. the flies just kept on shouting and complaining\". Mr litmus was amused, and explained to the class that that form of fly behaviour had nothing to do with anger. Instead, it was an example of creatures having different levels of intelligence and awareness. They agreed that the next day they would bring a list of creatures in their order of intelligence…and this was what caused a big rumpus in the science class. Many parents had to come and complain, because their children… had listed their parents as among the least intelligent of creatures! This, said the children, was because the parents did nothing but complain, and they never listened to anyone. And, although mr litmus had to do a lot of explaining, and calm down quite a few parents, it helped some of them realise that, although they weren't stupid, they often behaved not terribly intelligently.", "moral1": "Repeated lie can make one doubt himself but one should not be carried away by what other said. ", "moral2": "Never make someone a priority, when all you are to them is an option. ", "moral3": "He deserves to be suspected, who has once done an injury; and an intimacy with him is always to be renewed with caution. ", "moral4": "Acting when we are furious or annoyed results in less clever and intelligent actions. ", "moral5": "What we give to others, life gives us the same in return. Your life is not an accident or a coincidence, but it is the shadow of your actions.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 509, "story": "Once upon a time there was a good, cheerful wizard who loved to use his magic to make everyone happy. He was also quite an unusual wizard because he was allergic to a load of different foods. He had to be very careful what he put in his mouth. He was always being invited to parties, and he would always gladly accept, because he always had new tricks and games to try out. In the beginning, everyone was considerate about his allergies, and they took special care to prepare food that he would be able to eat safely. But as time went on, people tired of having to prepare special foods for him. They began to forget his dietary requirements. After having enjoyed his magic, people would leave him by himself, and the parties became less enjoyable. Sometimes they didn't even bother to tell him what was in the food, and, more than once, he ended up with a black tongue, a red face, and a very itchy body. Angry at such lack of consideration, he waved his wand and cast a huffy spell that gave everyone a special allergy. Some became allergic to birds or frogs, others to fruit or meat, some to raindrops… and so, each person had to take special care from then on. Whenever people met up to eat or have a party, they ended up having to go to the doctor. Ending parties in this way was such a pain that, gradually, people began making an effort to learn what each other's allergies were. Now they would prepare everything carefully, so that they could have a good time together without getting sick. Visits to the doctor decreased, and in less than a year, life in town returned to normal, filled with parties and celebrations, always attended by the wizard, who gave life and joy to the occasion. Even better, now he could stay and enjoy the whole party. No one would have suspected that, in that town, every single person was strongly allergic to something. Some time later, without anyone knowing, the wizard waved his wand again and undid the spell. The people had learned well how to be considerate towards others, and how they could enjoy each others' company even better just by making a little effort to adapt to each and every person.", "moral1": "The more honor the more danger. ", "moral2": "With very little effort, and some tact, you can be considerate to, and include everyone. ", "moral3": "Worrying doesn't take away tomorrow's trouble, it takes away today's peace. ", "moral4": "Don't trick people. ", "moral5": "The least of our enemies is often the most to be feared. Pride over a success should not throw us off our guard.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 510, "story": "Gail the whale lived in a small salty lake. She was the only whale in that territory, and she led a very comfortable life. In fact, this easy life made her a bit fussy. But, one year, there was such an incredibly hot summer that the lake's water really warmed up. Gail, used to such an ideal existence, could hardly stand the hot water. A little fish, which had spent some time in a child's goldfish bowl, told gail that humans used fans to cool themselves down in summer. From then on, gail the whale couldn't think of anything else apart from how to build her very own fan. Everyone told her that she was overreacting, and that the hot weather would soon pass, but gail got to work, constructing her enormous fan. When it was finally finished, she started fanning away at herself. Unlucky for the fish! The giant fan beat the little lake's waters so strongly that huge waves rolled right across it. The waves crashed onto the lakeshore, leaving the lake half empty, and gail stranded in only a few inches of water. \"You couldn't just hang on for while. you had to empty the lake,\" Some unhappy-looking fish berated her. \"So impatient! so selfish!\" Others shouted. But the worst of it for gail was not the insults, but the fact that with so little water around her, the heat was becoming unbearable. Preparing herself to die of heatstroke, she said her goodbyes to all her friends, and they asked for her forgiveness. She assured them all that if she were to live again she would be stronger and learn to put up with life's discomforts. Yet, once again, gail the whale was overreacting. She managed to survive those hot days without dying, although, of course, she suffered. When the next rains arrived, the lake filled up again, and the weather improved. Naturally, gail had to keep her promise, and show everyone that she had learned not to be so dependent on comfort, so impatient, and so fussy.", "moral1": "Ah, people often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves. ", "moral2": "Follow your heart, no matter what. No dream is too big or too small, when one work hard to live it. ", "moral3": "Lack of fortitude leads to senseless, disproportionate consequence. ", "moral4": "It's always better to have friends and be happy - even though it may bring discomfort - than isolate yourself from people in order to avoid problems. ", "moral5": "Someone who harm's no one is still very far from being good.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 511, "story": "A long time ago, in an italian city, they built a beautiful tower which was admired by everyone passing through. A little further down the road, in a neighbouring city, they had built a tower of similar beauty. The two towers were equally well known. The people of the second city, envious and filled with pride, planned to destroy the neighbouring tower so it wouldn't take attention away from their own. One dark night, they came to the tower, with picks and shovels, and began to quietly undermine its foundations. The next morning, the tower was leaning slightly, but nobody seemed to notice. The same happened for the following few days, until a little girl who was passing by pointed up at the tower and said: \"I think that the tower is going to fall down.\" And everyone around looked closely, and could see that she was right. Nervousness spread through the city. They tried no end of solutions to try to straighten the tower, but the days passed, and nothing seemed to work. That was, until one day when the same little girl was walking by again, and she leant her arm on the side of the tower, to rest. She felt the tower trembling slightly, amid the sound of creaking and groaning. When she took her hand off it, the movement and the noises stopped. And when she put it back on again, the same happened. The girl spent a while doing this, until she was completely certain of what she had discovered: \"The tower is ticklish!!\"She ran to get some flowers and plants, and she planted them right next to the tower. Now if the tower leant over any further it would be tickled by the petals and leaves of those plants. Being a ticklish tower, it would then have to return back to where it had been. In this way, the girl managed to make sure that the tower didn't collapse, but still kept it leaning a little. The fact that it was leaning made it even more famous, and this taught a fine lesson to the envious people of the neighbouring city. Being jealous types, they tried to copy the lean of the first tower, but they couldn't do it, and the tower ended up collapsing, leaving the city not only without a tower, but also without a city hall.", "moral1": "When we fail to appreciate the good things others possess, and allow envy to take over, we end up in a lot of trouble. ", "moral2": "Look before you leap. ", "moral3": "Don't talk to strangers. ", "moral4": "The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential, these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. ", "moral5": "We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; in feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 512, "story": "There was once a little worm who lived in an apple in a tree next to a house where some children lived. Every morning, when the children had left for school, their toys would appear at the bedroom window and wave to the little worm. One day, though, the worm didn't wave back, and the toys, worried, started shouting for him. There was no answer, so the toys left the house and went into the garden. They looked for him everywhere, but found nothing. The toys kept looking, until they heard a strange noise coming from the garage. They ran over and found nothing but some more toys. But when they were all quiet they could still hear the noise, and it led them to a football. Everyone started shouting for the worm again, and from inside the ball appeared a little head, saying: \"Ok, fine, but I'm sleeping. can't anyone have any peace in their house anymore?\" They all laughed, and then the worm understood that he was no longer in his apple. Amid his surprised expressions, and his friends questioning, in walked a stray cat and said, - \"I saw everything; I can tell you what happened.\" And so the cat told them that the previous night the little worm had been out on the town, enjoying himself. When he returned to the tree it was already dark and he couldn't see his apple. He had ended up sleeping inside the football, which the children had earlier kicked into the tree's branches. And the next morning, before leaving, the children's father had collected the ball. They all enjoyed hearing about the adventure, and were glad nothing bad had happened to the little worm. However, while the worm was returning to his tree, a bit annoyed by the toys' laughter, he thought to himself that he would have to be a bit more careful to get home before dark…", "moral1": "To ask for help and support when we need is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign of wisdom. It is a call for greater strength that lives in our togetherness. ", "moral2": "Some men are of more consequence in their own eyes than in the eyes of their neighbors. ", "moral3": "Greediness will make you lose everything. ", "moral4": "He that finds discontentment in one place is not likely to find happiness in another. ", "moral5": "Children should come home before it gets dark.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 513, "story": "Once upon a time, a juggling clown came to a village. The clown went from town to town, earning a little money from his show. In that village he began his act in the square. While everyone was enjoying the show, a naughty boy started to make fun of the clown, telling him to leave the village. The shouts and insults made the clown nervous, and he dropped one of his juggling balls. Some others in the crowd started booing because of this mistake, and in the end the clown had to leave quickly. He ran off, leaving four of the juggling balls. But neither the clown nor his juggling balls were in any way ordinary. During that night, each one of the balls magically turned into a naughty boy, just like the one who had shouted the insults. All except one ball, which turned into another clown. For the whole of the next day, the copies of the naughty boy walked round the village, making trouble for everyone. In the afternoon, the copy of the clown started his juggling show, and the same thing happened as the previous day. But, this time, there were four naughty boys shouting, instead of one. Again, the clown had to run off, leaving another four balls behind. Once more, during the night, three of those balls turned into copies of the naughty boy, and one turned into a clown. And so the same story repeated itself for several days, until the village was filled with naughty boys who would leave no one in peace. The village elders decided to put an end to all this. They made sure that none of the naughty boys would disrespect or insult anyone. When the clown's show began, the elders prevented the boys even making a squeak. So the clown managed to finish his show, and could spend that night in the village. That night, three of the copies of the naughty boy disappeared, and the same happened until only the clown and the original naughty boy remained. The boy, and everyone in the village, had been shown just how far they could go. From then on, instead of running visitors away, that village made every effort to make sure that visitors would spend a nice day there. The villagers had discovered just how much a humble travelling clown can teach with his show.", "moral1": "Be happy with what you are. Everyone of god's creation have it's own qualities and reason to be here. ", "moral2": "You cannot escape your fate. ", "moral3": "God has given us strength and capability to do our part. We should always learn to see things in positive way and see yourself in position to help others who need. ", "moral4": "This is for those who speak when there is no occasion, and who sleep when it is requisite to be on the watch. ", "moral5": "If nothing is done to remedy it, disrespect multiplies and spreads. So it's everyone's responsibility to prevent such behaviour.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 514, "story": "Many years ago, when giants still roamed the earth, there was a particularly frightening and powerful one. But unlike other giants, effort didn't spend his time eating people or causing disasters: his sole mission was to defend the entrance to the palace of the wind's tears, a magical, wonderful place filled with incredible riches. Many were those who wanted to get their hands on the palace's wonders, but to do so they inevitably had to overcome the formidable effort. And he was just invincible in a fight. When anyone would stand in front of the palace's great garden, carrying their best weapons, looking for the giant and preparing their strategy, the giant would appear looking quite big, but not too much to take on. However, right from that moment, effort would begin growing and growing, and become faster and faster, smarter and more ferocious, and it was just a matter of time before he would end up crushing his opponents, no matter how many shields and how much armour they had. Even the most learned and intelligent had failed miserably. However much care they took with their tactics and the preparation of their attacks, the ever-growing effort crushed them mercilessly. But all that happened before john. John was a normal guy, not even very clever. Since he had heard that in the palace of wind's tears you would find the fountain of success and intelligence, which would provide plenty of these attributes to whoever drank from it, he was determined to fight the giant. So, thinking he wouldn't be capable of preparing a battle based on cunning, nor of inventing the best of strategies, he arrived at the palace and before the giant came into view, john rushed through the gardens at top speed, shouting:   -\"Effort! effort! where are you? I'm going to crush you!\"Splat! Wow! How strange! In the middle of the most important battle of his life john had just stepped on a dog poo …but when he made to clean the shoe, the young man realised it wasn't that at all. He had stepped on what looked like a bug. And looking at it more closely, john saw that whatever it was looked just like the giant, but it was tiny. John waited a good while for effort to appear, but nothing happened. It couldn't be that the giant had not heard john's cries to come and fight, so john finally understood what had happened. He'd been the first to defeat the giant! He had squashed the giant like a worm! Proud and satisfied with his achievement, he entered the palace. Just as people had told him, in that place he found success, intelligence, and many other things. He met the queen of the winds, who told him that she herself had created effort in the form of a small, weak creature who got bigger and bigger with the more fear and time his opponents spent on thinking about him, and that the secret to returning to the palace whenever john wanted was to not give effort even a second to grow. And to this day effort continues protecting most of the good things in life. But all you have to do is avoid giving him even a second to grow. Fight him instantly to overcome him.", "moral1": "On other wing, he had engraved: any action committed in anger is an action doomed to failure. ", "moral2": "Selfishness and greed have negative and unexpected consequences. ", "moral3": "The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore. ", "moral4": "We need to be thankful for what we have. ", "moral5": "The best way to strengthen your will and do difficult things is by doing them straight away, without thinking about the time or effort they will take.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 515, "story": "In a small village there lived a boy called leo. He was a small, slim kid, and he lived forever in fear because some boys from a neighboring village would harass poor leo and try to have fun at his expense. One day, a young wizard was passing by the village and saw leo being made fun of. When the other boys left, the wizard went over to leo and gave him a beautiful lion's tail, along with a small tie that allowed leo to hang the lion's tail from his belt. -\"It's a magic tail. when the person wearing it acts bravely, he or she will turn into a ferocious lion.\"Having seen the young wizard's powers some days earlier during his act, leo didn't doubt his words, and from that time on he wore the lion's tail hanging from his belt, hoping that the horrible kids would turn up so he could teach them a good lesson. But when the boys came along, leo was scared and he tried to run away. However, they soon caught him up and surrounded him. The usual jokes and pushing started, then leo felt the lion's tail hanging from his belt. Then, summoning up all his courage, leo tensed his body, made two fists, and looked up, fixedly into the eyes of each of the boys, and with all the calmness and ferocity in the world, he promised that if they didn't leave him alone at that instant one of them - even if it were only one - would regret it for ever… today, tomorrow, and any other day. He kept looking them in the eye, with his hardest expression, ready to do what he had promised. Leo felt goosebumps all over. This must be the sign that he was turning into a lion, because the looks on the boys' faces were definitely changing. They all took a step back, looked at each other, and finally ran off. Leo wanted to take off after them and give them a good beating with his new body, but when he tried to move, he felt his legs were short and just normal, so he had to abandon the idea. Not far off, the wizard observed, smiling. He ran over to leo. Leo was very happy, though a bit disappointed that his new lion body had lasted only a short time, and he hadn't managed to fight them. -\"You wouldn't have been able to anyway,\" The wizard told him, -\"No one fights with lions, because simply from seeing them, and knowing how brave and ferocious they are, everyone runs away. have you ever seen a lion fighting?\"It was true. Leo couldn't remember ever having seen a lion fighting. Leo became filled with thought, looking at the lion's tail. And he understood everything. There had been no magic, no transformation, no nothing. What happened was that a good friend had shown him that bullies and other cowardly animals never dare to confront a truly brave boy.", "moral1": "In yielding the rights of others, we may endanger our own. ", "moral2": "Never trust a friend who deserts you at a pinch. ", "moral3": "Treating things well, with care, is also a sign of respect to those who cannot enjoy such things, and who -given the chance - would surely treat them well. ", "moral4": "A brave attitude is one of the best remedies for abuse and harassment. ", "moral5": "A courtly lie is praised by the wicked; plain-spoken truth brings destruction on the good.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 516, "story": "Rodd and todd. So were named the two lucky children chosen to go and see santa claus himself up at the north pole. A magic sleigh was sent to their homes to collect them, and they flew north, pirouetting through the clouds, as christmas music played. Everything they came across was marvellous, never in their wildest dreams could they have imagined it all, and they excitedly waited to see that loveable red figure who had spent so many years bringing them gifts every christmas. When the moment finally arrived, they entered a great hall and were left alone. The hall was dark and empty: all there was was a large desk right at the back, and a big chair behind it. Some elves came in and said:\"Santa claus is very busy. you'll only be able to see him for a short while, so make the most of it.\"Rodd and todd waited a long time, in silence, thinking of what to say. But they forgot everything when the hall began filling with lights and colours. Santa claus appeared on the big chair, and as soon as he did so, the large desk became covered with all the toys the two boys had ever wanted. How exciting! While todd ran to hug santa claus, rodd went over to the bicycle he had always dreamed of having. Santa was only there for a few seconds, just enough for todd to say \"Thank you\", and for him to feel like the happiest boy in the world, and santa disappeared before rodd had even looked at him. Rodd felt like he'd wasted his great good fortune, and he had done so by first looking at the toys. He cried and complained, demanding that santa come back, but within a few hours the two boys had been returned to their homes. From that day on, every time rodd saw a toy he felt the excitement of receiving a present, but he would instantly look around to see what else of importance he was missing. And in this way he came to see the sad eyes of the lonely, the poverty of children whose greatest gift would be a piece of bread, or the suffering of others who had gone for years without a hug or hearing \"I love you\". And, unlike that night at the north pole, when he hadn't known how to choose, rodd learned to go in the right direction, helping those who had nothing, giving love to those who almost never received it, and putting smiles on the faces of the unhappy. All by himself, he managed to  change the atmosphere of his town, and no one could know him without being grateful to him. And, one christmas, while he was sleeping, he felt someone tugging his leg. Rodd opened his eyes and saw the long white beard and the soft red suit, and he sank into the big, warm embrace. And so they were, together for a while, until rodd spoke, in a quiet voice, accompanied by tears. \"Forgive me. I didn't know how to choose what was most important.\"But santa claus answered with a smile:\"Forget that. tonight it was me who had to choose, and I chose to spend some time with the best boy in the world, just before I leave you the great gift you've earned for yourself. thank you!\"And the next morning, there were no presents under the christmas tree. That christmas, the gift had been so big that it couldn't fit down the chimney; the only place it could fit was in rodd's heart.", "moral1": "Be content with your lot;one cannot be first in everything. ", "moral2": "We may have tons of wealth, but that doesn't make us generous. Offering helping hand when we have nothing or very little wealth makes it more valuable. ", "moral3": "A christmas story to remind children what is truly important during this period and the whole year through. ", "moral4": "If you complain, you will never be able to see finish line and will quit even before you get there. Therefore, if one want to accomplish anything then one have to stop complaining and start working toward self improvement. The feeling of deep gratitude can arise only when we become aware of what existence is giving to us. Our attitude towards life is our own choice. Whether we choose gratitude or complaint, that is exactly what life will reflect back to us. ", "moral5": "Human minds settle into fixed ways of looking at the world and that's always been true and it's probably always going to be true.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 517, "story": "Once upon a time there was a place where animals were suffering greatly from drought and hunger. A very poor bunny was walking sadly through the fields when, all of a sudden, a wizard appeared in front of him. The wizard offered the bunny a bag filled with little bouquets of flowers. \"They are magical, and they're even more magical if you know how to use them properly\", said the wizard. The bunny was dying of hunger, but he decided not to eat the bouquets. He wanted to put them to good use. On his way home, the bunny met a very old and very poor sheep who could hardly walk any more. \"Can you spare me something?\" Asked the sheep. The bunny had nothing except his bouquets, and since they were magical, he was reluctant to give them to the sheep. But he remembered how his parents had always taught him to share everything; so he pulled a bouquet out of the bag and gave it to the sheep. As soon as he did this, the bunch shone with a thousand colours. Magic was at work. The bunny continued on his way, feeling both happy and a bit annoyed. He had given away one of the bouquets, but at the same time it was obvious that the sheep needed it more than he did. As he continued his journey, the very same thing happened to the bunny when he met a blind duck and then a lame cockerel. When the bunny arrived home, he had only one magical bouquet left. He told his parents all about what had happened with the wizard, and his parents were very proud of the bunny's behaviour. He was about to pull out the final bouquet, when his little brother arrived home, crying with hunger. The bunny gave his brother the magical bouquet. At that moment, with a great rumble of thunder, the wizard appeared again. He asked the bunny \"Where are the magical bouquets I gave you? what have you done with them?\" The bunny was frightened and he started to apologise. But the wizard interrupted, saying \"Didn't I tell you that if you used them well they'd be even more magical? well, go outside and see what you've done!\"The bunny went out, shaking. And what he saw was that, thanks to the way he had used his magical bouquets, for as far as the eye could see the whole countryside had turned into wonderful, green farmland. Farmland with enough water and food to feed all the animals! And the bunny felt very happy that he had acted as he had, and that the magic of his generosity would bring happiness to everyone.", "moral1": "Generosity can often be rewarded in the most unexpected and impressive ways. ", "moral2": "It's always better to have friends and be happy - even though it may bring discomfort - than isolate yourself from people in order to avoid problems. ", "moral3": "Many times in life you will get to meet people like shop owner, at such times do not panic and think wisely. Quick and wise thinking can help you get out of difficult situation. ", "moral4": "Everyone in this nature is unique. We should understand our own strength and instead of imitating other we should try to do what best we can do with our ability. ", "moral5": "A tender, happy story with a positive approach to the deaths of loved ones.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 518, "story": "One day, a train was approaching the small town of cheekyville. On the train was a strange guy with a big suitcase. He was called william warbler - the man, not the suitcase - and he looked very common indeed. What made him most unusual, though, was the fact that whenever he needed to communicate he did it by singing opera. It didn't matter to william whether it was simply a matter of answering a brief greeting, like 'good day'. He would clear his voice and respond,\"Gooood dayyy to youuuuuuuu….. toooooo!\"It wouldn't be unfair to say that almost everyone considered william warbler a massive pain in the neck. No one could get a normal, spoken, word out of him. And, as no one knew how he made his living - and he lived quite simply, always wearing his same old second-hand suit - they often treated him with disdain. They made fun of his singing, calling him 'don no one', 'poor-rotti', and 'lazy miserables'. William had been in cheekyville for some years, when, one day, a rumour spread round town like wildfire: william had secured a role in a very important opera in the nation's capital, and there were posters everywhere advertising the event. Everyone in the capital went to see it, and it was a great success. At the end of its run - to everyone in cheekyville's surprise -  when william was being interviewed by reporters, he answered their questions by speaking rather than singing. And he did it with great courtesy, and with a clears and pleasant voice. From that day, william gave up singing at all hours. Now he did it only during his stage appearances and world tours. Some people suspected why he had changed, but others still had no idea, and continued believing him to be somewhat mad. They wouldn't have thought so if they had seen what william kept in his big suitcase. It was a large stone, with a hand-carved message on it. The message said: \"Practice, my boy. practice every second, for you never know when your chance will come.\"Little did people realise that he only got the role in the opera because the director had heard william singing while out buying a newspaper.", "moral1": "You don't achieve things by waiting for them to happen, but by actively working to bring about everything that would help these things to happen. ", "moral2": "Success comes as a result of hard work and constant effort. ", "moral3": "Be not greedy for a little passing pleasure. It may destroy you. ", "moral4": "Better no rule than cruel rule. ", "moral5": "Life is short.   spend much time as you can loving and caring people who love you.   enjoy each moment with them before it's too late.   there is nothing important than family.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 519, "story": "Once upon a time a boy was walking through the forest, looking for fruit. He spent so much time searching, that night fell and he got lost. He scrambled through the darkness for a long while, until he could hear a loud disturbance off in the distance. He followed the noise and discovered that it was coming from a small cottage, with a light at its window. The boy thought that maybe he could spend the night with the people inside. He knocked at the door several times, but no one answered. There was still a huge racket coming from inside, and the boy decided to just enter. When he opened the door there was total silence. Stepping inside, he saw thousands of shocked eyes looking back at him: vases, mirrors, paintings, chairs…  everything in that house was alive! And it was all looking at him! \"Good evening,\" Said the boy. Once again the racket started, this time made up of replies and joyful outbursts. \"Wow, how scary,\" He heard some saying, \"Bah, it's just a little boy,\" He heard from behind him. The annoying din of voices continued for quite a while…\"Silence!!!\" The boy shouted, as loud as he could, \"Where am I?\" Once more all the objects in the house answered him simultaneously. \"Quiet, please!!\" He begged. \"You, the table, please answer. who's in charge here? and how come you're all alive?\" \"That little wand, the one next to your feet, he used to be in charge, but his magic has run out. he shared it all out between us.\"Indeed, a small wand by the boy's feet was the only object in the whole house that didn't seem alive. Understanding that this was the origin of such chaos, the boy thought about trying to rectify the situation. \"Aren't you all ashamed to be so selfish? why don't you give the wand back some of his magic?\"A light murmur began to fill the room, and the old mirror finally whispered, \"Ok, agreed.\" With one of his eyes the mirror fired a drop of golden light at the little wand, and after a few seconds, the wand began coughing and spluttering. \"He's alive!\" Said a book, happily. And the book fired its own little drop of golden magic. The others followed, each sharing some of their magic with the little wand, which responded by taking on a brilliant, gleaming appearance, adorned by hundreds of different colours. Filled with joy, the wand floated up into the boy's hand, and covered him with a cloud of stars. And so it was that the boy became the forest wizard, and with great happiness and wisdom he lived out his life, encouraging all to share what they had.", "moral1": "You should try to help others when you can. ", "moral2": "When we open ourselves to communicating with others, we enjoy getting to know them, because we all have things of value to share. ", "moral3": "Generosity can often be rewarded in the most unexpected and impressive ways. ", "moral4": "By contributing just a small part of what we have, together we can achieve a lot. ", "moral5": "You never know what your parents had been through to see you happy. So never judge them and respect and care for them always.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 520, "story": "Long ago, in the land of the magic jelly babies, there were some small colourful beings called luckys. They were round, furry and soft, and very funny and loving. They were born out of the most beautiful flowers, and were a constant source of good luck for anyone nearby. For this reason, all the people there would always be accompanied by their own group of luckys. And people would compete to make the luckys their friends by offering them toys, treats and all sorts of gifts. Well, everyone, that is, apart from violet - a girl who never wanted to get her luckys by using gifts. She preferred to treat them as real friends, and she did her utmost to give them affection, do them favours, talk to them and be concerned about their lives… in short, she spent so much time on befriending and looking after each of her furry little friends that she was by far the person with the lowest number of luckys. One day, news came that underneath the honey waterfalls lived thousands of ownerless luckys, so the people gathered up many gifts and sweets to travel there in search of more good fortune. Violet was very happy with the luckys she already had, and had not planned to make the trip, but when he saw she had been left all alone she gave in to curiosity and happily set off. However, when she arrived at the waterfalls all she found were sad, solitary people, sitting next to their piles of gifts and goodies. There was no sign of the luckys. -\"Be careful, the waterfall swallowed up all our luckys,\" Warned one woman, -\"It opens up and the luckys end up inside. go! before it's too late!\"But it was already too late. The waterfalls opened and closed with a great noise. However, looking around her, violet saw that none of her dear luckys were missing. -\"They haven't been swallowed up,\" Everyone said, gathering around; not believing it. Before they could say much more, the waterfalls reopened. This time they stayed open for longer, and inside them you could see all the happy, content luckys surrounded by the biggest and best gifts you could imagine. When the waterfalls closed, violet's luckys were still with her. Finally, the waterfalls opened a third time, remaining open, and a strange and amusing looking man spoke to the luckys with a sweet voice. -\"Come with me, little luckys. here you will have more and better things than you could ever imagine. we'll be great friends!\"The offer was so tempting that violet turned to her luckys and said:   -\"You can go with him if you want, guys. that place looks wonderful. I'm not surprised that the other luckys like it so much.\"But not a single one of her luckys left her. Instead, they hugged their friend so much that nobody doubted that for those little guys the truly wonderful young thing was to be with violet. Then a boy, turning to the waterfall, said \"I'm going to get my luckys back!\"That boy was the first one to say so, but everyone knew how attentive violet had been with her luckys, and so they instantly knew what they had to do to get their own luckys back. And one by one they went under the waterfall to give their luckys the love, the care and the generosity that would make them their true friends, instead of all the gifts they had previously been using.", "moral1": "Don't judge a book by its cover. ", "moral2": "What some highly trained people cannot achieve due to giving up too soon, can be achieved by less trained people who apply persistent effort. ", "moral3": "Real friends cannot be bought with gifts; it requires affection, attention and generosity. ", "moral4": "The deceitful have no friends. ", "moral5": "Better one safe way than a hundred on which you cannot reckon.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 521, "story": "Once upon a time a boy was walking through the countryside when he saw, between some clouds, an angel singing a beautiful song. The angel soon disappeared. The boy thought that it must be the doorway to heaven, and that it would be fun to see what was up there. So he started building a great big tower of wood, reaching up to the clouds. However, when the tower was very tall, it collapsed. He tried building it with adobe, with bricks, and then with steel, but his tower always collapsed. Just when he was about to give up, the angel returned, this time surrounded by other angels. The angel sang again, and the boy listened closely. The message of the song was that one could only reach that heavenly place if you really wanted to, with all your heart. No longer was the boy just curious, now he desired with all his might to go up and visit heaven with the angels. But he just couldn't manage it, and overcome by his sense of powerlessness and sorrow, he sat down and began to cry. He cried and cried and cried, so much so, that when the sun appeared from behind the clouds it created a magnificent rainbow. The rainbow led directly up to the doors of heaven. The boy traveled up the rainbow, filled with joy, and knowing that only with sincere, heartfelt desire could one ever open the doors to heaven.", "moral1": "A tender story about feelings and the heart's desires. ", "moral2": "Just take care of my eyes dear. ", "moral3": "Don't trick people. ", "moral4": "Pride goes before a fall. ", "moral5": "One man cannot fight a battle. But team can. Team work helps in achieving our goals.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 522, "story": "There was once a forest where all the animals played happily and contentedly together. So much so, that the sun noticed them and wanted to join in. The animals told the sun he could play with them, but when the sun left his place in the sky, and came down to the forest, none of the animals could stand the heat, and they all went running to hide. The sun went back up into the clouds, feeling terribly sad. So sad, that no longer did he want to come out every day and light up the world. Without the sun, life was beginning to run down, the lovely forest and its animals included. Knowing what the problem was, the animals had a meeting to think of ways to cheer the sun up. Someone suggested that they play with the sun at night, when he no longer shone. That would avoid the heat of his rays. So that's what they did. All the animals had to make a great effort to rest during the day, so that they could play at night. But they so wanted to cheer the sun up that all the animals managed it. Soon the sun and with it, happiness, returned to the forest and to the rest of the world. N. B. This story is not from one unique author. It is one of the wonderful tales created by a group from the 'creative story workshop', which I ran at tajamar college in madrid. I want to thank everyone who participated, because it was a very enriching and amusing experience.", "moral1": "When one is prepared spiritually, mentally and physically, he has nothing to fear. ", "moral2": "One should be attentive of his surroundings. ", "moral3": "We should be greedy and should treat everyone nicely. ", "moral4": "Quick thinking and good presence of mind can get you out of difficult circumstances. ", "moral5": "Wanting to bring happiness to all is the foundation of good companionship.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 523, "story": "Two bats were training for a great flying competition in which all bats took part. On the day of the race, the smaller bat flew incredibly well, clearly deserving the prize. The other bat, although very disappointed at not having won, ran to congratulate him, while the other bats started criticising him or went away in anger. Grateful, the new champion decided to share the prize. The little bat had not only won the race and the prize, but he had also won a friend. And all this came about from knowing how to lose in a sporting manner.", "moral1": "Everything is fair in love. ", "moral2": "If you control your desires then it will help you to live a better life but if you give in to your desires and follow whatever mind says, then you will become slave of your own desires or  mind. ", "moral3": "Knowing how to lose graciously can mean that you actually win. ", "moral4": "True love is hard to get.   love is all about giving to other person without greed of gaining anything in return, if other person rejects it, its him or her who will be losing the most important thing in life. So never feel dejected. ", "moral5": "Never judge anyone because you never know how their life is and what they're going through.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 524, "story": "There was once a young man who liked puppets so much that he became an apprentice to a master puppet-maker. Sadly, the young man was very clumsy, and his teacher and the other apprentices were always telling him he had no ability when it came to making puppets, and that he would never amount to anything. Even so, he enjoyed it so much that he worked day after day to improve. Despite his efforts, they would always find something wrong with the puppets he had made, and they ended up throwing him out of the workshop. He wasn't going to give up, so the young man decided that from then on he would spend all his time making just one kind of puppet. On he went, and whenever he found a fault in his puppet he would abandon it and start again right from square one. The years passed, and with each new attempt his puppet became a little bit better. By now, his puppet was much better than anything his old fellow apprentices could make, but he kept making improvements, seeking perfection. Living like that, the man wasn't making any money, and many people laughed at how poor he was. By the time he was an old man, his puppet was truly wonderful. So much so, that finally one day, after so many years of work, he finished work on his puppet, and said: \"I can't find anything wrong with it. this time it is perfect\", and for the first time in all those years, instead of abandoning his puppet, he put it up on the shelf, feeling truly satisfied and happy. And the rest is history. That perfect puppet came to life, had a thousand adventures, and gave that old man - whose name was geppetto - more joy than any other famous puppet-maker ever got from any of their creations.", "moral1": "We may have tons of wealth, but that doesn't make us generous. Offering helping hand when we have nothing or very little wealth makes it more valuable. ", "moral2": "Facing your fear, will gradually lead to less anxiety about it and one will be able to handle situation more calmly. ", "moral3": "Trying hard to do things well is much more satisfying than doing them just to an ordinary standard. ", "moral4": "We should not disrespect and discriminate people on basis of caste, class or race. ", "moral5": "Everything in your life will never be perfect. Do not waste too much time correcting what is wrong. Get busy doing the right things.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 525, "story": "Rocky was on the patio, crying. Some of his schoolmates had been picking on him, as they did quite often. Nothing upset him more. But no matter how much he told them, shouted at them, or threatened them, they wouldn't stop. An older boy, who had seen all this, came over and said:\"If you want this to stop you'll have to be like the little bull, sparky hooves. should I tell you his story?\" \"Yeah!\" Said rocky. \"Sparky hooves was a fighting bull. his field was next to the farmer's house and sparky could see through the farmer's window. one day sparky stood next to the house, watching the farmer's telly, and they were televising a bullfight. sparky realised that this is what lay ahead of him, and so he spent the rest of his life preparing for that day, the day of his fight. soon that day arrived. when sparky entered the bullring, he was jabbed in the back. it was very painful, and sparky felt like his blood was boiling, screaming for revenge. but he knew exactly what he needed to do, and he remained still. soon the bullfighter appeared, trying to provoke sparky, swishing his cape in the air. sparky felt like sticking his horns deep into this stupid guy, but he swallowed his anger, kept still, and waited. no matter what they did, trying to provoke him with jabs, waved flags, and red capes, sparky kept still. after some time, the crowd started whistling and booing. it got so bad that the bullfight organisers decided to change the bull. this had been the most boring bull anyone could remember. so sparky hooves was returned to his field, and allowed to live out his life in peace. never again did they put him in a bullring, because everyone knew that he would provide no amusement\". \"Yeah, but what does this have to do with me?\", asked rocky. \"Well, everything, my friend. they took sparky to a bullring because they wanted to have fun at his expense. the more he would have responded to the provocation, the more they would have enjoyed themselves, and they wouldn't have stopped until the thing was finished. the same is happening to you when they make fun of you. they enjoy it because they see how angry they make you. but if you did what sparky hooves did, not reacting to anything, they'd get bored and look for someone else to pick on, someone who provides more amusement\". Rocky believed none of it. However, in the next few days, he gradually tried to put this advice into practice. At first it wasn't easy, but as rocky kept to his plan, the bullies got bored with him. In a few days they found more interesting things to do than pick on rocky.", "moral1": "When we fail to appreciate the good things others possess, and allow envy to take over, we end up in a lot of trouble. ", "moral2": "Always clean up your mess. ", "moral3": "Gratitude and greed go not together. ", "moral4": "Telling tales about others is not only unfriendly, it also hinders others from telling their stories themselves. ", "moral5": "The best thing to do with bullies is ignore them.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 526, "story": "Once upon a time there was a very evil and unpleasant crook who only ever thought about how to get money. Seeing anyone happy bothered the crook enormously. What he hated most was when people were polite and courteous to each other, saying things like please and thank you, and don't mention it. It annoyed him even more if they were smiling when they said these things. The crook thought all those kinds of words were a useless waste, and weren't good for anything. So what he did was spend a lot of time inventing a machine which could steal words. With this machine, he planned to steal 'please', 'thank you', 'don't mention it', and similar words people used to be polite. He was convinced that no one would notice if those words were to suddenly disappear. When he had stolen these words, he intended to take them apart and sell the letters to book publishers. After he started up his machine, people would open their mouths, intending to say kind and polite things, but nothing came out. All those words ended up inside the big machine. Just as the crook had hoped, in the beginning nothing happened. It looked like people really didn't need to be polite after all. However, after a while, people started to feel like they were always in a bad mood, doing everything reluctantly, and feeling like everyone else was being forever demanding of them. So, within a few days, everyone was angry and arguing over the slightest little thing. The crook was terribly happy with his success, but he didn't count on a couple of very special little girls. Those girls were deaf, and had to communicate using sign language. Now, because the machine couldn't steal gestures, these girls continued being kind and polite. Soon they realised what had been happening to everyone else, and they found out about the crook and his wicked plan. The girls followed him to his hideout on the top of a hill next to the sea. There they found the enormous machine busy separating all the words into letters. The crook had gone to take a nap, so the girls crept up to the machine and started being polite and courteous to each other. Try as it might, the contraption couldn't steal those words, and it started to suffer a power overload, which got more and more serious as the girls went on communicating. Finally, it exploded, sending all the letters it had gathered flying into the sky. These letters started coming down, like rain, and most ended up in the sea. After that, everyone could be polite and thoughtful again. The anger and the arguments stopped, proving that good manners are very useful for keeping people together in a spirit of happiness. Seeing all those letters fall into the sea gave those two little girls an idea. A little while later they opened a factory. Making alphabetti spaghetti soup!", "moral1": "The calmer we are and the less disturbed our nerves, the more shall we love and the better will our work. ", "moral2": "Be happy with what you have. ", "moral3": "Making most of every opportunity. We should take the very little opportunity work hard and let it grow. ", "moral4": "Never leave your work on someone else's behalf. It may be quite luring at the beginning but will turn deadly afterwards. ", "moral5": "Good manners help us live together in a pleasant atmosphere.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 527, "story": "Once upon a time, in a small country, people decided to investigate what it was that parents really liked the most. A competition was organised. It would use the latest invention of professor crank-shafte: the gladometer. To date, the gladometer is the only contraption ever built capable of measuring joy and happiness. So, one by one, the children demonstrated their own particular talents to their parents. And the gladometer faithfully measured their parents' reactions. One boy turned up with a trained pig; the pig sang and danced. A girl came and played the violin like an angel, and an intelligent boy came and read his very big book. The parent's happiness was plain to see. Finally, a boy came to the gladometer carrying nothing. Nor did he know how to do anything. When the organisers asked him what he was going to do, he simply said:\"I am very obedient.\"This said, the machine measured such a high reading that it began violently vibrating, and finally exploded. The boy who had done nothing won all the prizes that day, for solving the mystery of what pleases parents the most.", "moral1": "Parents value obedience the most. ", "moral2": "A fine coat is not always an indication of an attractive mind. ", "moral3": "Cycle of deeds always gives us back what we give to others. If we do good to others, our good will happen, if we do bad to others, our turn will also come. ", "moral4": "Trying to continually cover up faults, ends up with there being no way to conceal them when it is most important. ", "moral5": "Positive thoughts and action leads to positive result.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 528, "story": "The first anyone heard about the creature in the attic was after one of the children went up there to look for an old book. Everything was dark, but between the shadows, the boy could clearly see two eyes watching him intently from above, with a horrific expression on its face. They were big eyes, about a metre apart, giving some idea of the size of that terrible being's head. The boy yelled with every bit of air in his lungs, ran out, and locked the door, leaving the monster in the attic, growling to himself. For the next two days the people in that village were living in terror. The growls from the attic and the beating on the attic door continued, and news of the blighter's cruel nature spread across the land. The disgraceful behaviour only got worse, but no one was brave enough to go up to that attic and confront the beast. Before long, a norwegian fisherman passed by. Some days earlier his whaling ship had sunk, and this fellow seemed like a formidable old sea dog; a hard character indeed. Some men in the village asked him to help them confront the awful creature. The norwegian did not hesitate to help, in return for a little money, but when he approached the attic and heard the growls of the monster, his expression changed and he went downstairs to ask for a lot more money. He also asked for some tools, a big net, and a cart. If he was to triumph against the beast, he wanted to take it away, as a trophy. All the village folk were gathered around, and watched as the norwegian opened the attic door, and went inside, to be met by deep, shuddering growls. After the fisherman had been inside for a short while the noises stopped. Never again would the villagers see the norwegian, or hear the sounds of the beast. Neither did anyone ever dare to go up to the attic again. Do you want to know what happened behind that door? Are you sure? Well, when the norwegian opened the door, he could see the eye of olaf, his enormous and fierce helmsman. The eye was also reflected in a mirror, giving the impression of both belonging to the same head. Olaf's other eye had been covered by a patch for years. Both men continued talking in cries, in their own language, as the whaler told his imprisoned friend that the nervous villagers had given him so much money that they would be able to return and take another ship to carry on fishing. Together they managed to find a way to escape the attic, get to the cart, and disappear forever. And so it was, that fear, and fear alone, impoverished that whole village and enabled the fishermen to recover. And so it happens to this very day. Senseless fear drives us to foolishness, and often allows others to take advantage of us.", "moral1": "We are imprisoned by many irrational fears, which drive us to foolish acts. ", "moral2": "Go for your dreams! ", "moral3": "False confidence often leads into danger. ", "moral4": "No one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before. ", "moral5": "Sharing is the nice thing to do.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 529, "story": "There was once a rather amusing king. It was very unusual. No matter how many times he told people to do things, they would never obey him. As he was also a peaceful and just king, who didn't want to punish or imprison anyone, he ended up with no authority. So the king decided to get a great wizard to come up with a magic potion which would get people to obey him. The old wizard - the wisest man in the kingdom - cast a thousand spells, and made just as many potions. They produced some interesting results, like a fighting snail, or a dancing ant… but he couldn't find a way to get people to obey the king. A young man, who was passing through, heard about the problem, and went quickly to the palace, telling the king that he knew the solution. The king seemed excited, and the young man gave him two small pieces of parchment, with incredibly colourful writing on them. -\"These are the spells that I have prepared for you, your highness. use the first before saying that which you want your subjects to do, and use the second when they have done it. a smile will indicate that the person remains under your power. do this, and the spell will last forever.\"Everyone was intrigued, curious to hear the spells; especially the king. Before using them he read them several times to himself, trying to memorise them. A servant was passing by, carrying a large turkey in his arms. The king said to him, -\"Please, apolonio, come here and let me see that magnificent turkey.\"Apolonio, surprised by the king's kindness, and never having heard him say 'please' before, approached the king. The king, and everyone else there, was surprised by how effective the spell had proven. The king, after looking at the turkey with little interest, said, -\"Thank you, apolonio, you may go.\" And the servant left, smiling. It had worked! And, even better, apolonio remained under the king's power, just as the young man had said! The grateful king, festooned the young man with riches, and the young man decided to continue on his journey. But before he left, the old wizard approached him, asking him where he had gotten his extraordinary magical powers, begging the man to share them with him. The young man, who was nothing more than an intelligent teacher, told the wizard the truth:   -\"My magic does not lie in those worthless parchments which I wrote on arriving at the palace. I got my magic from school as a child. my teacher constantly repeated that with good manners you could get anything. and he was right. your good king only needed good manners and some politeness to get just what he wanted.\"The wizard, understanding the truth of this, spent that night destroying all his contraptions, and magical junk. He replaced them with a good book on manners, ready to continue educating his blunt and impolite king.", "moral1": "Always trust god. Even if today we face difficulties and not able to understand why we go through such time, if we keep faith in god then on our path of life we will discover that anything that happened, happened for a reason. ", "moral2": "We let go of many good things in our life because of our greed of having even better things. Our human nature is such that we always want better and better. But in the search of better, we let go of many good things which could have given us similar satisfaction and made us happy. Learn make your choice wisely. ", "moral3": "Good manners so facilitate communication with others that they allow you to get much more than by using authority. ", "moral4": "Money can not get everything. Learn to be satisfied with what you have and you will always be happy. ", "moral5": "Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forgive the ones who don't and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it'd be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 530, "story": "Once, there were several researchers in the forest, trying to study the rarest beast in the world. No one had seen it, and its existence was only known by some remains, and by its highly characteristic call. The call was similar to that of a dog with a toothache: \"Oooh..wa-oooooh!\"Everyone wanted to be the first to photograph and study it. The 'beast' was a nocturnal creature, so during the day the scientists would pass their time studying other matters or in discussion. The most remarkable of them was sir walter tick-fondler. He was a very pleasant and reliable chap, with a tiny little moustache and a huge explorer's hat. Every day, before tea, he would spend an hour sitting at his desk, putting all his equipment and bits and pieces in their proper place. He did this with meticulous precision. The notebook went right at the far edge of the desk, on the right hand side, slightly beyond the recorder, and next to the five pencils which were always in the same order: black, red, blue, green and yellow. The lamp was always towards the end of the desk, next to the camera, on the left… and so it was with all his things, even with the smallest of details. Everyone was amused that this gentleman was such a perfect example of the famous english obsession with order. The researchers spent many nights in that area before the creature appeared, and before it did so some of them even doubted its existence. It appeared suddenly, while everything was quiet. Only a few metres away, the scientists heard its call loud and clear. The famous call of the dog with a toothache. It lasted only an instant, because all the commotion of the researchers scrabbling for their cameras and notebooks scared the creature, and it shot off before it could apparently be seen or studied in any detail. The next morning they all compared their findings. Some had managed to record its call, others had noted down how it moved, and the most fortunate of all had even managed to photograph parts of its tail or legs. They all congratulated each other on what they had got, but when they saw what sir walter had they were shocked. He had taken several complete photos, as well as recording its cry, and making full-colour annotations on the creature! And they were all perfect! They ran to congratulate him as the best researcher of them all. They now understood that his obsession with order had been the best way to prepare himself for working in the dark. This had meant sir walter had no problem in finding and using the recorder, the camera, the notebook and the pencils, all in just fractions of a second and without having to look for them. Of course, the work he did on 'the rarest creature in the world' made sir walter famous. He founded a successful school for researchers and scientists called ioto: 'in order to investigate', and had the honour of naming the animal. And as it had all been such fun and he so enjoyed the field trip, after recording that characteristic call, he didn't hesitate to name the animal the 'whatahoot'.", "moral1": "When friendships are real, they are not glass threads or frost work but the solidest things we can know. ", "moral2": "Face your fears. ", "moral3": "Dreams that seem impossible can be realized with determination and persistence, no matter what the odds are. ", "moral4": "Order is an excellent aid to getting things done both well and quickly. ", "moral5": "Happiness is best shared.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 531, "story": "In a lost land of tropical forests, on top of the only mountain in the region, trapped inside an old volcanic crater system, lived the last ever group of large, ferocious dinosaurs. For thousands and thousands of years they had survived all the changes on earth, and now, led by the great ferocitaurus, they were planning to come out of hiding and to dominate the world once more. Ferocitaurus was an awesome tyrannosaurus rex who had decided they had spent too much time isolated from the rest of the world. So, over a few years, the dinosaurs worked together, demolishing the walls of the great crater. When the work was done, all the dinosaurs carefully sharpened their claws and teeth, in readiness to terrorise the world once again. On leaving their home of thousands of years, everything was new to them, very different to what they had been used to inside the crater. However, for days, the dinosaurs continued on, resolute. Finally, from the top of some mountains, they saw a small town. Its houses and townsfolk seemed like tiny dots. Never having seen human beings before, the dinosaurs leapt down the mountainside, ready to destroy anything that stood in their way…however, as they approached that little town, the houses were getting bigger and bigger… and when the dinosaurs finally arrived, it turned out that the houses were much bigger than the dinosaurs themselves. A boy who was passing by said: \"Daddy! daddy! I've found some tiny dinosaurs! can I keep them?\"And such is life. The terrifying ferocitaurus and his friends ended up as pets for the village children. Seeing how millions of years of evolution had turned their species into midget dinosaurs, they learned that nothing lasted forever, and that you must always be ready to adapt.", "moral1": "Little friends may prove great friends. ", "moral2": "Honesty is valued by all, and when we are dishonest, people lose faith in us. ", "moral3": "Don't judge people by how they look. ", "moral4": "Paying attention to detail and taking your time is the way to do a job well done. ", "moral5": "We have to accept that things can change. The best way to deal with change is to remain flexible and adaptable.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 532, "story": "There was once a boy who would never get dressed when his parents told him to, nor would he put on what they wanted him to after his bath. He preferred to dress in a much stranger manner, but above all, he liked to take his time. His parents were always in a rush, and wanted him to be a lot quicker, but the boy didn't like this, and he would slow down even more. One day, his parents were in their usual hurry, and they got so angry when he refused to dress, that they told him that he would have to go out naked. The boy didn't mind this in the least. So out they went. While the boy was standing naked outside his house, waiting for his parents to bring the car, along came the local pig farmer. The pig farmer was hard of hearing and had poor eyesight. Not only that, but he'd also forgotten to put his glasses on that day. When he saw the little boy's pink skin, he thought it was one of his pigs. And, with a bit of shouting, prodding, and pushing, the farmer managed to get the boy safely back to a pigsty. The boy protested the whole way there, but as the farmer was almost deaf, his complaints didn't help him. And there he was for the whole day, living amongst the pigs, thought to be a pig, and sharing their food and home. Finally, though, his parents found him. The boy had had such a regrettable day that never again did he want to be mistaken for anything other than a human being. Nowadays he's the first to get dressed, and look perfectly neat and tidy, just like those children in the clothes catalogues.", "moral1": "Getting mad over little things can make situations worse. ", "moral2": "One should not be too suspicious unnecessarily because some times our negative thoughts becomes reason for our sickness. ", "moral3": "It is good taste and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap to any creative functioning. ", "moral4": "Facing your fear, will gradually lead to less anxiety about it and one will be able to handle situation more calmly. ", "moral5": "A fun story to try to impress upon young children the importance of getting dressed quickly and properly.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 533, "story": "One day, in the jungle, a set of bathroom scales appeared. The animals played with it for quite some time until a parrot who had escaped from the zoo explained to them how it worked. All the animals took turns to weigh themselves. At first this was a big game; every day each animal would see how much weight they had gained or lost. However, before long, many animals began to obsess about their weight. The first thing they would do each day would be to run to the scales, weigh themselves, and spend the rest of the day with a grumpy expression on their faces. This because, no matter what the scales said, the animals always weighed the same, in other words: \"More than they wanted to\". As the months passed, the scales began to suffer the animals' disapproval. The scales were regularly kicked, or given poisonous looks. One day, the scales decided that from the following morning things would have to change. That morning, the first to run to weigh itself was the zebra. However, as soon as it stepped onto the scales, the scales began tickling the zebra's hooves. Soon the scales found just the right spot, and the zebra couldn't stop giggling. This was so much fun for the zebra that from that day on it no longer worried about its weight, and off it went to happily eat its breakfast for the first time in ages. The same happened to whoever went to weigh themselves that day… so that, before long, no one was worried any longer about their weight. Rather, they all commented on how much fun the scales and its tickling were. As the months and the years passed, the scales stopped reading weight and began reading good humour and optimism instead. Soon everyone happily discovered that this was a much better indicator of beauty and a person's value. Finally, in the jungle everyone forgot about that antiquated and old-fashioned measurement known as the kilo.", "moral1": "The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. So find time to be your spouse's friend and do those little things for each other. ", "moral2": "Obsession with weight and physical appearance is a sure way to put yourself in a bad mood and create health problems. ", "moral3": "If you control your desires then it will help you to live a better life but if you give in to your desires and follow whatever mind says, then you will become slave of your own desires or  mind. ", "moral4": "Those who achieve notoriety often mistake it for fame. ", "moral5": "Children should learn to distinguish between fiction and reality, and understand that it's much better to have personal qualities  than powers .", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 534, "story": "Bobby the mountain climber was famous for his attempts to climb the big snowy mountain. He had tried it at least thirty times, but had always failed. He began the ascent at a good pace, focussing on the snowy summit, imagining the marvellous view and the sense of freedom up there. But as he went on, and his strength dwindled, his gaze would lower, and more often would he look at his worn out boots. Finally, when the clouds had gathered round him, and he understood that he wouldn't be able to enjoy the view from the summit that day, he would sit down to rest, relieved to be able to start the descent back down to the village, though slightly worried about all the jokes he would have to endure. On one of these occasions he went up the mountain accompanied by old peeper, the town optician, who bore witness to the failure. It was peeper who most encouraged bobby to try again, and he presented him with a pair of special sunglasses. \"If it starts clouding over, put these glasses on, or if your feet start hurting put them on too. these are special glasses; they'll help you.\"Bobby accepted the gift without giving it much mind, but when his feet started hurting again he remembered what peeper had said, and he put on the glasses. The pain was pretty bad, but with those new sunglasses he could still manage to see the snow-covered summit; so on he continued. Just as nearly always seemed to happen, misfortune returned in the form of cloud cover. But this time it was so light that he could still see the summit through the clouds. And so bobby kept climbing, leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his pain, and finally arriving at the summit. It was certainly worth it. His feeling of triumph was incomparable; almost as magnificent as that wonderful view, resplendent in its silence, the mountain below surrounded by a dense sea of clouds. Bobby didn't remember the clouds being as thick as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and understood everything. Peeper had engraved a light image on the lenses, in the form of the snow-covered summit. It was made in such a way that you could only see it if you looked upwards. Peeper had understood that whenever bobby lost sight of his objective, he would similarly lose sight of his dream, and his will to continue would wane. Bobby realised that the only obstacle to reaching the summit had been his own discouragement. When he could no longer see the top of the mountain, the problems had set in. He thanked peeper for using that little trick to help him see that his aims were not impossible, and that they were still there, where they had always been.", "moral1": "If we lose sight of our main aims we can often abandon things when the first difficulties arise. ", "moral2": "Divided we fall. United we stand. ", "moral3": "In our life new challenges keeps us active. If you steadily win challenges, you are happy. These challenges keeps you energized. ", "moral4": "There is always a good solution. If we persist in looking for it, we can end up achieving much more than we had envisioned. ", "moral5": "Be good and helpful to others always. Your goodness will bring goodness in the world.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 535, "story": "There was once a bat for whom having to go out and hunt insects was just a terrible amount of effort. He was such a lover of comfort that, one day, when he happened to look through a window and saw a bird in its cage, and that it was given all its food and water without having to do anything at all, the bat decided to become a child's pet. The bat changed his whole routine. He got up at dawn to fly to parks so he could be spotted by some child who might adopt him as a pet. However, as bats aren't particularly attractive, the children paid him little attention. So the bat decided to improve his appearance. He made a beak, stuck a load of feathers to his body, and learned how to whistle so that his bat calls weren't quite as horrible as before. And so it was, that with great good fortune, he met a little boy who hardly every wore his glasses and was so short-sighted that this strange-looking black little bird's ridiculous appearance didn't really matter. The bat was happy in his cage, in a warm and comfortable house. There he felt like the best of all bats, and certainly the cleverest. But that feeling lasted only up to the time he started feeling hungry. When he wanted to eat there were no flies or insects there for him, only a load of birdseed and cereal for which the bat felt the height of disgust… so much so, that he was determined to die of hunger rather than sample that bird food. However, his new owner, noticing the bat getting thinner, decided he wasn't going to let his little bird starve to death. Using a syringe and a spoon, he made sure that this was the first bat ever to become intimately acquainted with birdseed…some days later, the batbird managed to escape the cage and return home. He was so ashamed and embarrassed that he made sure he told no one what had happened. However, he couldn't stop the other bats commenting on how much effort he now made when they were out hunting flies, how strong and tough he had become, and how he no longer seemed to worry about the inconveniences and discomforts of living in freedom.", "moral1": "Honesty has no class. Respect everyone regardless of their financial and social status. It's always a good deed to give the one who deserves. ", "moral2": "Everything in life has its unpleasant or uncomfortable side. These aspects cannot be removed from life. ", "moral3": "When we have capability to win but still have inner compassion to sacrifice for others then we know that we are on the path of enlightenment. ", "moral4": "Pride goes before a fall. ", "moral5": "Goodness has a strength way beyond that of the individual, leading others to do good; and it's within the reach of all of us.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 536, "story": "Once upon a time, there was a shepherd who bought a flock of sheep, but when he got to know them a little better, he realised that these sheep just would not stop bleating. All day long, it was. -\"Baaah baaah,\" What a deafening racket; and they just ignored the shepherd's commands. He used all the means at his disposal to get the sheep to listen to him and to his dogs, but it was hopeless. Finally, seeing as the sheep wouldn't stop talking, the shepherd decided to at least have some fun with it. He bought an enormous ear, and transported it out to his fields on the back of his wagon. Surprisingly, on seeing the ear, the sheep all stopped bleating to each other, and began telling the ear all their woes and complaints. When the shepherd drove his wagon, the sheep would even follow him about, just so that they could carry on talking to the ear. And so it was, that the shepherd understood that even sheep have something to say, and just want to be listened to. And thanks to this occurrence, mankind now has the world's only ear-on-a-wagon shepherd.", "moral1": "Treat woman with respect and let her be the one to decide for herself. ", "moral2": "We all desire to have more and because of that we waste chance of enjoying what we already have.. In order to live a happy and healthy life, we should learn to be happy with what we have. . ", "moral3": "Obeying your parents is the best policy for children. ", "moral4": "Regardless of how big your achievements are, you always should be humble and grounded. ", "moral5": "A fun way of demonstrating what effect listening to others has, instead of simply talking to them all the time.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 537, "story": "Pete sparks was a sensitive boy. So sensitive that even his hair was ticklish. You only had to touch his hair a little bit and he would burst out laughing. And when this ticklish laughter started, no one could make him stop. So pete grew up used to strange situations. When his granny's friends came to visit, he would always end up in stitches because there was never any shortage of little old ladies rubbing his head and saying \"How cute!\"Windy days were the worst, with pete on the ground, paralyzed by laughter whenever the breeze blew on his locks, which, incidentally, were pretty long because at the barber shop no one could manage to cut his hair, due to the non-stop giggling. To see pete laugh, as well as being great fun, was terribly contagious. When pete started feeling ticklish, everyone ended up in endless laughter, and they had to just give up whatever they were doing. As pete grew up, people started to ban him from certain places. Some activities are serious business, and cannot be done amid gales of laughter. So pete tried everything to control his ticklishness: he tried wearing a thousand different hats, he used ultra strong hairsprays and gels, he shaved his head, and he even went on a yoga course to see if he could bear the tickling by learning to relax himself. But nothing worked; it was impossible. He wanted, with all his heart, to just be a normal boy. So, as time went on, he began to feel sad and ill-fated for being different. This went on until, one day in the street, he met a special clown. The clown was very old and could hardly walk, but when he saw pete in tears, he went to cheer him up. It didn't take long to make pete laugh, and they started to talk. Pete told him about his ticklish problem, and he asked the clown how such an old man could carry on being a clown. \"I have no one to replace me\", said the clown, \"And I have a very serious job to do\". Pete looked at him, surprised, and thought \"Serious? a clown?\", trying to understand what the old man had told him. \"Come, I'll show you\" Said the clown. So the clown took pete all over the city, to many hospitals, shelters, refuges, schools… all were full of children who were sick, or orphaned, children with very serious problems. But as soon as they saw the clown, their faces changed completely and lit up with a smile. Their short while spent with the clown changed everything for them, but that day was even more special, because in every show pete's ticklishness would inevitably make an appearance, and his contagious laughter would end up with the kids laid on the floor, dying with laughter. When the visit came to an end, the old clown winked at pete and said \"Now do you see what a serious job it is? that's why I can't retire, even at my age\". \"It's true,\" Answered pete, smiling and returning the wink, \"Not everyone could do it, you have to have a special gift for laughter. and that's so hard to find\". This said, the wind again set off his ticklishness and his laughter. And that is how pete became a clown, and replaced the special old man. And from that day onward, the fact that pete was different actually made him happy, thanks to his special gift.", "moral1": "Everything which makes us different makes us, at the same time, special, and there are always ways to benefit from these gifts. ", "moral2": "The frog couldn't make it due to its own inability to decide when it had to jump out. We all need to adjust according to the situations but there are times when we need to face the situation and take the appropriate action when we have the strength to do so before it's too late. Walk out before you need to jump. ", "moral3": "Let not others exploit your gentleness. ", "moral4": "Curiosity about other people's business shows a lack of respect. We all have a right to privacy. ", "moral5": "Never lie.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 538, "story": "A loutish kid and his mates were visiting a theme park. They arrived very early and everything was empty and clean. A park cleaner came by, singing and dancing as he swept. As everything was already so clean, the group of friends found it amusing to see how the cleaner worked so joyfully, and so early in the morning. They had a great time making fun of him. But the cleaner didn't mind, and just kept sweeping the area clean. So the gang started throwing bags and bits of paper on the ground, 'to give him something to do'. When more visitors started arriving, and saw the lout and his friends throwing litter about, they thought it was one of the park's fun activities. So they joined in, and as more people arrived, the park became covered in rubbish. The park cleaner couldn't cope. No one seemed to be bothered, but something strange started happening. As time went on, the park attractions were emptying, and more people were looking down at the rubbish on the ground. By the end of the day no one was on any of the park rides; they were all standing about, looking at the ground. \"Well,\" Said the park authorities, \"What's going on here?\"Well… everyone was looking for something! It turned out that some time during that day, everyone had dropped something on the ground, but now that it was covered with litter, whenever anyone dropped anything… it was almost impossible to find it! There was no other solution than have everyone help to clean the park, so they could find their things. Encouraged by the park cleaner, the visitors swept the ground, singing and dancing all the while. It became so much fun that from that day they created a new activity in the park, in which everyone, armed with brushes and bags, spent a while cleaning, laughing, and dancing.", "moral1": "Greediness will make you lose everything. ", "moral2": "Do not be in a hurry to change one evil for another. ", "moral3": "Material happiness is just like filthy, polluted river because it's a mere reflection of true happiness in spiritual world. We can never achieve happiness we are looking for, how hard we endeavor in material life. Instead we should look upward, toward god, who is source of real happiness. ", "moral4": "It's better to be clean and tidy from the start, and anyone can clean up in a joyful spirit. ", "moral5": "We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 539, "story": "A long, long time ago, thousands of children in the world didn't know how to tell whether they were treating others well or badly. They could hit their brothers and sisters, thinking they were doing good. They could be filled with regret at having helped their mother or having tidied their bedroom. The whole day through, the fairies had to explain to the kids whether they had been good or bad. It was a tremendously boring and tiring job. One of the fairies was called sparkles, and she was great fun. She thought it would be better to teach the children a few things, and so she invented a talking pillow for her favourite girl, alicia. When alicia went to bed, the pillow would ask her:    -\"Tell me, my girl, what did you do today?\"Whenever alicia told her that she had done bad things, the pillow would make annoying noises through the night, and contort itself into all kinds of uncomfortable lumps and bumps. Of course, alicia could hardly get any sleep. But when alicia talked of good things she had done, the pillow would purr like a pussycat, would wish alicia a good night, and would play sweet soft music the whole night through. Before long, the girl had learnt how to behave so that her pillow would play lovely music every night. Sparkles the fairy then decided to use the pillow on another little girl who was giving her a lot of trouble. At first, alicia was afraid that she might forget how to be good, but she remembered the words she had heard every night, and she would say to herself:    -\"Let's see then, alicia. what did you do today?\"Alicia was pleased to find that she herself now knew whether she had behaved well or not. And when she had been good, she slept wonderfully. Just like when the talking pillow had been there, she found it hard to sleep whenever she had done something bad. And she could only feel peace if she promised to make right, the next day, whatever harm she had done.", "moral1": "When life gives opportunity, grab the first one. ", "moral2": "Thinking over the things you have done during the day, is a great help for forming a conscience. ", "moral3": "Do not malignant or blame anyone without knowing the fact or a truth. Your words may ruin someone's reputation without any fault of theirs. ", "moral4": "No great task can be completed without sufficient order in the details. ", "moral5": "We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 540, "story": "Anna dyatt was driving every doctor in the area mad. Her dad had a belly which he used to open doors with, and her mum was of similar proportions; but anna was a very slim and svelte girl. Anna had always been very picky about food. Her parents said she hardly ever ate the wonderful stews or fabulous pizzas made by her mother. Neither did she enjoy, as her father clearly did, all the delicious tarts and ice creams they would snack on every evening. When people asked her why she ate so little, anna would not know what to say; she only knew that she would prefer to have other things to eat. Naturally, everyone wondered who she had taken after…one day, anna went to see a new doctor. Although this new doctor was rather old, he looked fantastic; a lot different from those other doctors with fat bellies, who always looked so tired when they had to get up and walk anywhere. When anna's parents told the doctor about her problems with food, the doctor was very interested. He took them all to a dark, quiet room which contained a strange machine. The machine looked a bit like an old-fashioned speaker. -\"Come here, anna, put this on,\" Said the doctor, as he put a helmet covered with lights and buttons, on her head. This helmet was connected to the machine by a few wires. When the helmet was on, the doctor left and came back with a plateful of fish. He placed it in front of anna, and cranked the machine up. Immediately, the machine started playing sounds of the sea: waves crashing on the shore, the relaxing sound of dolphin and whale calls… it was an enchanting music, and they listened to it for some time before the doctor again went out, and returned to replace the fish with a dish of fruit and vegetables. The sounds of the sea subsided, and in their place came the sound of breezes blowing through tree leaves, birdsong, and the sound of raindrops. Any of them could have happily spent hours listening to those soothing sounds of nature, but the doctor changed the plate again, and this time it was a dish full of meat. The machine started making more lively sounds; the sound of farm animals, crying and calling across fields and prairies. This wasn't as beautiful and relaxing as the previous sounds, but it was still quite pleasant and evocative. Then the doctor came into the room with an enormous, strong-smelling pizza, which really made anna's parents' mouths water. When he set the dish down, the machine seemed to break down, and instead of some beautiful sound, out came a horrible din, like some accident in a shipyard. -\"No, it hasn't broken. it's supposed to sound like that,\" The doctor reassured them. However, the noise was so disturbing, that the family had to ask the doctor to please change the type of food. The doctor came back with plate after plate: ice creams, sweets, burgers, candy… but they all provoked sounds which were equally as ugly as that of the pizza. So much so, that anna's parents asked the doctor to put the plate of fruit back there. -\"What I'm showing you both is that anna is not ill at all,\" Said the doctor, who could see that the parents were starting to understand. -\"She has the gift of being able to mentally interpret each type of food's own signature tune. this music comes from where the food was born, raised, and prepared. it's entirely natural that anna would want to eat the foods whose music is most beautiful. and that's why she's so slim, healthy, and fit.\"Then the doctor told them all the marvellous story of that machine, which he had invented for himself. However, what most impressed mr and mrs dyatt was when they themselves put on the helmet and tried the machine. They too could generate the same kind of music which anna's mind had; except the volume was much lower. So anna's parents left the doctor's surgery ready, in future, to pay more attention to the barely audible music they heard inside when seeing food. And, from that day, in the dyatt house, pizzas, burgers, puddings, and ice creams were replaced by fruit, vegetables, and fish. These days, they all look fantastic, and if you meet a dyatt they'll be sure to ask you their favourite question:what did your dinner sound like today?", "moral1": "In our life there are time when we are confronted on all sides with negative thoughts and possibilities but still in midst of any storm, we should focus on doing what's most important to do at that time and should always keep our faith in god. ", "moral2": "Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you feel it, you can't help but move to it. ", "moral3": "We have to come out of our comfort zone to live a successful life. ", "moral4": "Not only children should get involved in eating more healthily. It is emphasised that the most elaborate, most processed, foods are usually the least healthy. ", "moral5": "We should not get bothered about people pointing mistakes in our work. Instead we should continue to work hard to achieve our goal.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 541, "story": "Many, many years ago everyone was strong and healthy. They ate a very varied diet, and especially loved fruit, vegetables, and fish. Everyone took daily exercise, and they enjoyed themselves playing and leaping about. The earth was the healthiest place you could imagine, and it was clear that both adults and children were full of joy and good moods. All that made the dark witches furious. They only ever wanted to do harm and make problems for people. The worst of all of these witches was sourface; she was evil, and could be relied on to come up with the nastiest ideas. She suggested that all the witches combine their energies to invent a potion which would take away people's desire to live happily. So, one night, all the witches gathered down in the swampy forest and worked together on that evil spell. The spell was so powerful, and would need so much energy to cast, that when one of the witches got one of the words wrong, there was a huge explosion. So big was the explosion, that it completely destroyed the forest. It turned all those evil witches into tiny little creatures, like germs, and left them trapped in a green liquid inside a small glass bottle, which lay lost in the swamp. There they were trapped for centuries, until one day a little boy found the bottle. Thinking it contained some kind of soft drink, he drank the lot. The evil, microscopic witches took advantage of this situation, and even though they were tiny and couldn't hurt anyone, they soon learned to change the little boy's likes and dislikes in order to get him to do what they wanted. In a few days, a funny feeling in his mouth and tongue meant the boy no longer wanted to eat vegetables, fruit, or fish. All he wanted to do was eat ice cream, pizza, burgers, and candy. Then a nibbling feeling all over his body meant he no longer enjoyed playing and running about with his friends. All that stuff tired him out; he now just wanted to stay in the house, sitting or lying about. So, his life got more and more boring, he started feeling ill, and before long he had no desire to do anything. The evil potion had worked! And the worst thing of all was that the witches learned to jump from one person to another, like a virus. They managed to turn the influence of the potion into the most contagious of diseases: the disease of wasting your life. It was a long while before, with the help of his microscope, doctor fitton-helthie discovered that the little witches were causing all this disease. There was no vaccine or cough mixture to get rid of them, but the good doctor discovered that the witches could not stand joy and good humour. It turned out that the best cure was to make a strong effort to live a healthy, joyful, and happy life. When a person became healthy, the little witches would leave that body as soon as they could, riding off on a sneeze. From then on, the best remedy was not pills or injections, but just a little bit of effort to eat some fruit, vegetables, and fish, and to do some exercise. And whoever came to see doctor fitton-helthie, and took his advice, ended up totally well, being cured of the waste-of-life disease.", "moral1": "Although you have to make some effort to live a healthy and happy life, it pays to eat a little of everything, and do some exercise. ", "moral2": "Continue your struggle and you will emerge as winner. ", "moral3": "If we pray with faith and believe, god will answer our prayer. ", "moral4": "Fine feathers don't make fine birds. ", "moral5": "True friendship doesn't distinguish between high and low status or between riches and poverty.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 542, "story": "Claire just loved cough mixture. It was very sweet and so, whenever she started catching a cold, she went running to her mother for a dose. And every time she would ask for a bit extra. Her mother often explained to her that you have to take medicine in the correct amounts, but claire wasn't convinced. One night, she had a very strange dream. In it she was minuscule - smaller than a mosquito - and she was living inside a child. She and many others there were responsible for taking some little red balls to the other end of a big bridge. There, some musicians would collect the balls and turn them into musical notes. They were really happy to do this, because when each little ball reached its destination, the conductor of the orchestra added the new note to the tune, continuing the beautiful music which was delighting them all. Before long, they began to run out of little red balls, and for a while the music lost its power and its joy. The child they were living in was becoming sick. Fortunately, the child soon took some cough medicine and the little red balls started appearing again. Likewise, the music became more powerful and joyful, as it had been before. Suddenly, a loud alarm bell went off. The child had taken too much cough mixture! Just then, hundreds of enormous red balls appeared all at once, and they were so heavy that they could hardly move them. A great chaotic commotion began, and the music stopped once more. Claire, with an enormous effort, finally managed to lift one, and she started to walk the bridge. But it was so heavy that the bridge itself collapsed under her feet. And as she was falling, she heard how the music had stopped forever…clair suddenly woke up, with a fright. Thinking about her dream she understood that taking something so good and so tasty like her cough medicine, was a good thing when it was what was needed, but could be very dangerous if you took too much. From then on, she only wanted to take medicine when she really needed it, and whenever she took it she would say to her mother:    -\"Just the right amount, ok? I don't want my body filling up with the big red balls.\"", "moral1": "Thinking over the things you have done during the day, is a great help for forming a conscience. ", "moral2": "A story to explain the importance of taking things in the proper measure, using the example of medicine. ", "moral3": "It is often necessary to work with others in an organized way in order to achieve great things. ", "moral4": "Go for your dreams! ", "moral5": "We should not judge other's. We should just be good and look for good in other's and devote our life to god with true heart.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 543, "story": "Once, a man was walking on a mountain when he found an incredible cave. Stored inside were all kinds of treasure and precious stones, and when he saw it, the man concealed the cave entrance and stayed there, guarding it. From that day on, the man would hide all his valuables in the cave, and to avoid anyone suspecting he was rich, he gave up his job, his home, and his friends. He constantly watched the approaches to his cave, wanting no one to find out about it, and fearing thieves, he guarded the cave the whole night through. He was so dedicated to the cave that he hardly ate or drank. Before long, he fell ill. Many days passed, and he got thinner and sicker, losing all his strength, until he was on the point of dying. One day, when he could hardly move at all, he realised that it was his greed which had brought him to this extreme end. He now understood that guarding his treasure had been of no use and no good whatsoever. Just before he died, he decided to share it with others. He crawled into the cave to get a handful of jewels, but discovered, to his horror, that the cave was almost empty. All he could find was a small emerald, which had only a dull sheen to it. The man took it, and left the cave, intending to give it to the first person to come by. Soon a woman approached, and she accepted the emerald with great joy. The man said to her, \"I would have given you many more treasures, my dear, but I don't know where they went. this is all I have left.\"\"Are you sure there's nothing else?\" Replied the woman. The man shook his head, and pointed to the cave. Now he could see that there were, indeed, some treasures still there; he saw some gold coins. \"Take them with you,\" The woman took both the emerald and the coins, and went away happy. In a while, an old man came by and asked the man what he was doing there. \"What bad luck! just a moment ago I gave a woman the few riches left from the fabulous hoard of treasure I was guarding.\" \"Are you sure there is nothing left?\", the old man asked him. The man showed him the cave, and they found a chest filled with jewels and some bags of gold. The man was shocked, and the old man explained to him, \"At last! at last someone has freed himself from the spell of this cave. you see, this is the cave of a thousand treasures, and you're the first to pass its great test. many are they that have dedicated their lives to this cave, only to end up realising there was nothing here…\"\"And why does this happen?\" Said the man, \"Why do these treasures appear and disappear?\" \"My son, this magic cave has as many riches as does your own heart. when someone discovers it, the cave fills with the treasure they bring with them, but later, when they all devoted themselves to guarding the treasure, their hearts begin emptying, and so does the cave. the only way to fill it is by filling your heart with all that is good, as you did by giving that last jewel to the woman. didn't you feel better for having done it? that was because the cave was filling up again…\"And so, the man understood it was better to share than to keep things to yourself. And, from that day, thanks to the cave and the old man, the man became ever noble and generous.", "moral1": "Regardless of how big your achievements are, you always should be humble and grounded. ", "moral2": "The man who talks for both sides is not to be trusted by either. ", "moral3": "When we attach ourselves to purely material things we are only making ourselves poorer, even though we may have more things. ", "moral4": "Be good and helpful to others always. Your goodness will bring goodness in the world. ", "moral5": "It is better to be useful than to be beautiful.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 544, "story": "Once upon a time, there was a lovely vegetable patch, on which grew a very leafy tree. Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful appearance, and were the pride and joy of the garden's owner. What no one knew was that the vegetables in the patch and the tree couldn't stand each other. The vegetables hated the tree's shadow, because it left them only just enough light to survive. The tree, on the other hand, resented the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water before it could get to him, leaving him with just enough to survive. The situation became so extreme that the vegetables got totally fed up and decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would dry up. The tree answered back by refusing to shade the vegetables from the hot midday sun, so they too began to dry up. Before long, the vegetables were really scrawny, and the tree's branches were drying up. None of them suspected that the gardener, on seeing his vegetable patch deteriorating, would stop watering it. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables really learned what thirst was. There seemed to be no solution, but one of the vegetables, a small courgette, understood what was going on, and decided to resolve it. Despite the little water available, and the unforgiving heat, the little courgette did all he could to grow, grow, grow… he managed to grow so big that the gardener started watering the patch again. Now the gardener wanted to enter that beautiful big courgette in some gardening contest. And so it was that the vegetables and the tree realised that it was better to help each other than to fight. They should really learn how to live in harmony with those around them, doing the best they could. So they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water in the best combination to grow good vegetables. Seeing how well they were doing, the gardener now gave the best of care to his vegetable patch, watering and fertilising it better than any other patch for miles around.", "moral1": "Those who have plenty want more and so lose all they have. ", "moral2": "Many depend on collaboration and compromise to do well in life. ", "moral3": "When because of relation to just a king, our problems can be solved then what if we we connect ourselves to world's king I. E. God then we can come over any kind of problems in our life and we will never have to face any injustice. ", "moral4": "We can never imagine the pain a person has to go through because of sacrifice he make. We must appreciate and be thankful to those who silently sacrifice and endure pain for sake of others. ", "moral5": "Curiosity about other people's business shows a lack of respect. We all have a right to privacy.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 545, "story": "Wincey wise was a young lady who worked cleaning the king's advisers' building. She was a very intelligent and studious girl, and wasn't going to waste the opportunity of being around these wise men. Even so, after a year there, listening to their meetings through the keyhole, she was worried. The wise men never talked about anything new. They just went on about old matters: when he did this and he learned that. Wincey had been reading all the books the men mentioned, and about all the subjects they discussed. But there came a time when she didn't know what to learn next. She had read everything on what the advisers talked about. So wincey started reading about all kinds of other things. Meanwhile, a very long drought had begun - something which had never happened in that land. The wise men proposed solutions, but as it was something that had never happened before, none of their ideas worked. Wincey, who had read all about climate, and seeing that she knew a great deal more than them, dared to interrupt their deliberations to suggest some solutions. The advisers ignored her; they said she was just a girl, that they were the experts, and not to bother them again. Wincey felt so saddened and offended that she gave up her job there, went home, and spent several days holed up in her attic. When she left she was pushing a trolley, and she pushed it straight to the palace. She showed the king her invention: a strange contraption with lots of buttons and a huge tuba sticking out the top. \"This is the cloudsqueezer,\" Said wincey, \"It will put an end to the drought.\"\"Hmm,\" Said the king, looking doubtful, \"Does it really work?\" Wincey bent over the machine, whispered a few words into it, and the words were transformed into strange deep noises, which came out of the tuba, like a speaker. Soon, a light shower began falling outside. It stopped as suddenly as it had started. \"Did you cast a spell?\" Said the king, \"Are you some kind of witch?\"\"You what?\" Answered wincey, \"It's just a bit of science.\" The king seemed to approve, and he called for his advisers to come and see the new invention. Wincey gave another demonstration. On seeing the rain fall, the advisers launched into a great scholarly debate. Was the effect based on atmospheric turbulence? Was it a product of lunar reflectivity? And so many other equally ignorant theories that wincey couldn't help but chuckle to herself. While they had been theorising, the rain outside just got harder and harder. It ended up raining heavier than anyone had ever seen. The advisers kept talking, and it rained all the harder. So much so, that the king had to tell wincey to disconnect the machine. She turned off the cloudsqueezer, and the rain stopped. In front of astonished faces, she explained. \"The cloudsqueezer is just a translator. it translates and amplifies words so that the clouds can understand them.\" \"So, how come it starts to rain?\" Asked the king. \"Ahh, that's because the clouds have a good sense of humour. every time they hear a bit of foolishness they cry with laughter!\"Everyone looked accusingly at the king's advisers, and the wise men could do nothing but blush like tomatoes, in shame. That experience turned out of great use to the king. Not only did the drought come to an end, but, from that day on, they always kept the cloudsqueezer switched on. To avoid being shamed by the clouds tears of laughter, the people of that land soon learned to study what they could, and to keep quiet on themes about which they were ignorant.", "moral1": "We should not trust blindly. ", "moral2": "Words may be deeds. ", "moral3": "Friends reveal themselves by helping others. ", "moral4": "We should never give up learning. Nor should we ever think we know everything. ", "moral5": "Thus did the sagacity of one man find out what had baffled the superficial enquiries of many.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 546, "story": "There once was a king whose son was a dishonest telltale. This prince would threaten to punish the servants if they ever let the king know this. One day, the king and the prince left the castle together. They arrived at a village, at which point they separated. The prince went back to his normal behaviour, getting on everyone's nerves, but the king returned unannounced and caught the prince red-handed, up to his tricks. The prince took advantage of the fact that in that village there was a youth who looked just like him. He told his father that it had been the youth who had done all these bad things. However, the king, seeing what a lying snitch this person was, concluded that the boy in the village must be his real son, the prince. So the king took the boy back with him to the palace, and left the real prince in the village. While there, the prince finally came to regret his previous life filled with lies and accusations. The other young man heard of this, and decided to forgive the prince. He confessed to the king that he wasn't his real son after all. The king left the castle and brought his son home, and the two young men ended up as inseparable friends.", "moral1": "Pride hath a fall. ", "moral2": "From this circumstance, we are not able to see our own faults: but as soon as others make a slip, we are ready to censure. ", "moral3": "Life is never easy. To maintain a perfect marriage is much harder. But we still have to believe in marriage, believe in true love. ", "moral4": "You never know what your parents had been through to see you happy. So never judge them and respect and care for them always. ", "moral5": "A lying prince finds his lies finally backfiring on him.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 547, "story": "There was once a jar of fresh, clean water. Every drop of water in the jar felt immensely proud of being so clear and pure. Day after day they would congratulate each other on how clean and beautiful they were. That was, until one day when one of the drops got bored with his ultra-clean existence. He wanted to try what it was like being a dirty drop. The other drops tried to talk him out of it, but he stuck to his guns. Hardly realising, when the drop came back all dirty he turned all the other drops in the jar into dirty drops too. They tried to get clean again, but couldn't. They tried everything to shake off the dirtiness. Finally, much later, someone dipped the jar in a fountain, and only when a lot of clean water entered the jar, did the drops regain their old transparency and purity. Now they all know that if they all want to be nice clean drops, then each and every one of them has to stay clean, even if they find it difficult. Putting right the mistake of one single drop entails a lot of work for everyone else. The same happens with us and our friends. If we want to live in a jar of clean water, each one of us will have to be a clean drop. None of us should try being the dirty drop who spoils everything. How about you? What are you? A clean drop?", "moral1": "This is meant for those to whom fortune has granted honor and renown, leaving them void of common sense. ", "moral2": "It's much harder to undo an unwise act than it is to act wisely right from the start. ", "moral3": "We should try to take eyes off from our problems and enjoy each one of your blessings, each moment that life gives you.. Be happy and live life positively. . ", "moral4": "A fun way of demonstrating what effect listening to others has, instead of simply talking to them all the time. ", "moral5": "The less people know and understand about them, the more positively they attempt to argue concerning them, while on the other hand to know and understand a multitude of things renders men cautious in passing judgment upon anything new.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 548, "story": "There was once a king who adored music so much that he searched the world for the best instrument there was. One day, a wizard offered the king a harp. The king took it to the palace, but when he started playing it the harp was out of tune. Many other musicians tried it, and they agreed that the harp was useless and the king had been deceived. The harp was thrown out as rubbish. A poor little girl later found the harp, and even though she didn't know how to play, decided to have a go. She played and played, the whole day through, for months and years, always with the harp out of tune, but playing better and better. Then one day, suddenly, the harp started to play the most beautiful melodies. It was a magic harp, and could only be played well by someone willing to put in the necessary interest and effort. The king heard the music from his window, and summoned the girl to the palace. When the king saw the harp playing he was filled with joy. At that moment he made the girl his own private musician, giving her and her family many riches.", "moral1": "Traditions pass from one generation to another but some routine that we follow might be started in past just because of environment they lived in. ", "moral2": "Behind the rules laid out by those who love us lies a desire to help us and protect us, even though it might not seem so to us. ", "moral3": "Not only children should get involved in eating more healthily. It is emphasised that the most elaborate, most processed, foods are usually the least healthy. ", "moral4": "What some highly trained people cannot achieve due to giving up too soon, can be achieved by less trained people who apply persistent effort. ", "moral5": "Never be who you're are not.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 549, "story": "Paca the frog's life changed the day she watched tv for the first time. It was a rock concert and paca was fascinated - not by the music, but by the singers' long hair. -oh! What long and pretty hair. I want something like that, something that shows that I'm special. But paca was only a frog. She hadn't been to school and didn't even know that frogs don't have hair, so she thought that her hair would grow if she gave concerts. Her croak didn't work with rock music, opera or pop, but she carried on performing everywhere she went. She went to towns and cities, to the sea and mountains, into streets and gardens… until one day she gave a concert in a hairdresser's. While paca was singing, without anyone knowing that there was a frog there, the hairdresser was cutting a customer's hair. A large piece fell onto paca's head, and, seeing herself with so much hair, she thought that her dream was finally coming true. In her excitement, she sang with such strength and enthusiasm that she woke up fredo, the hairdresser's cat. Seeing the pile of moving hair, the cat pounced on it and gobbled it up, mistaking it for a mouse. Paca wasn't saved by her long hair or by her musical style. Being a frog saved her, because fredo didn't like the cold touch and slippery feel of her skin and he spat her out. However, the reminders of the attack stayed forever, marked with large scars on paca's skin, as well as in her memory. So, in that way she learned that being a frog also had its good side. From that moment on, paca studied all the advantages of being a frog and the best way to use them. She started a school for frogs, where she produced the most talented and happiest frogs. Note: story translated by luke botcherby, rainford high technology college, merseyside. This translation was the winner of the spanish a-level translation competition for schools organized by the spanish section of the department of languages, information and communications at manchester metropolitan university. Congratulations, luke!", "moral1": "One who learns from old and take their advice serious will lead a safe and better life. ", "moral2": "Accepting ourselves just as we are, avoiding unrealistic whims, is the first step to get our best and build a solid self esteem. ", "moral3": "United we stand, divided we fall. ", "moral4": "Treat everyone around you with your ethics, not with theirs. Treat the people the way you want to be treated by them. ", "moral5": "The gods help them that help themselves.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 550, "story": "According to legend, stickybeard was the most sweet-toothed pirate who ever existed. He spent years raiding and pillaging sweetshops, and, so they say, he buried the greatest hoard of treasure any child could imagine, in some forgotten place. So when tony and his friends found a strange old wooden chest, along with what seemed to be a treasure map for children, they were understandably excited. They readied themselves for the great stickybeard treasure hunt. Off they went, and, following clues from the map, they arrived at a dark cave next to a lake. There they found another, smaller, chest. In it they found a few sweets, a big sign containing just the letter d, and another map with further instructions for finding the treasure. This helped the children get over the initial disappointment of realising they hadn't yet found the great treasure of stickybeard. Tony and his friends took several days to decode the map, and had to consult quite a few books to manage it. It led them to a great big hollow tree, where, again, they found another chest containing some sweets, a new map, and a big letter o written on a piece of paper. And so they carried on, finding two similar chests with some sweets and the letters c and b. However, the last map they found was really strange. Rather than a map, it seemed more like a list of incomprehensible instructions. \"You have the treasure in your mind, it's something that you'll need to find, a portrait painting once was done, in which you see your granny's son, and then I really think you ought to, place it by your granny's daughter, then you need to add the letters, collected by you letter getters, the secret will then be revealed, that secret for so long concealed, the one that brings your dreams much nearer, the way to achieve them made much clearer.\"They spent a long time arguing about the meaning of this puzzle, and the only thing they could agree on was that the riddle was talking about some paintings of a couple of parents. The rest remained a mystery. The discussions went on until, one day, they were talking about it in tony's living room, staring quizzically at the letters they had collected. Alex, one of tony's friends, looked at the portrait of tony's parents on the table, and suddenly he jumped up:\"I've got it!\"Everyone looked at him, quizzically, but instead of speaking, alex went to the table. He rearranged the pieces of paper with the letters on them. O…b…d…c\"Hey, tony,\" Said alex, \"Stickybeard was a spanish pirate, wasn't he?\" \"Yeah, he was….. and?\" \"Well, my mother is spanish, and here's how they say those letters in spanish…\" Everyone was looking at alex with confused expressions, \"Oh - bay - day - say!\" \"What?\" Asked tony \"In spanish when you say the letters o,b,d, c it sounds like oh-bay-day-say… and that's the word 'obedece', which is spanish for 'obey'. what stickybeard was trying to say in his own language was 'obey your parents'!\" \"Obey your parents!\" Everyone shouted. And even though there was no treasure chest filled with thousands of sweets, they were all willing to follow that great piece of advice. How could they not do so, when it came from someone like the famous stickybeard?", "moral1": "Don't give up. ", "moral2": "Life is short.   spend much time as you can loving and caring people who love you.   enjoy each moment with them before it's too late.   there is nothing important than family. ", "moral3": "Obeying your parents is the best policy for children. ", "moral4": "Fighting is never worth it! ", "moral5": "Those who have plenty want more and so lose all they have.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 551, "story": "Redbeard was the fiercest, most terrifying pirate on the seven seas. They said his attacks and boardings throughout the world had amassed him a fabulous amount of treasure, the greatest ever known. Like any good pirate, redbeard trusted no one, and always kept his treasure right under his feet, in the enormous hold of his ship. One day, he heard talk of a magnificent treasure that was to cross the sea in one of the world's most powerful ships. It was a tremendously big galleon, and it was very well armed, but no one enjoyed stealing treasure from big ships and then sinking them more than redbeard, even though he was already so rich that he would have needed many lifetimes simply to spend the gold and jewels he had amassed. So, the pirate carefully prepared an attack on the open sea. As ever, the boarding was a success, and they were soon busy moving the fabulous treasure from the galleon over to redbeard's ship. Without doubt, this was a formidable haul of treasure, almost as big as what redbeard already had. He rubbed his hands, thinking about continuing to multiply his riches. When they had loaded all the treasure, they sank the galleon, and the pirates prepared a great feast to celebrate the deed. As drunk as they became, they didn't realise that their own ship was gradually sinking, since the treasure haul had been so big and heavy that the boat could not stay afloat. By the time they realised, there was nothing that could be done. The ship went to the bottom of the sea with all its wicked pirates, led by redbeard himself. And there they remain to this day, with the treasure trove that had become so huge… but that never quite managed to equal redbeard's greed and stupidity.", "moral1": "Think and work hard, you may find solution to any problem. ", "moral2": "We should not guess or imagine the intentions of others. Talking is how we come to understand others, and clear up a great many problems. ", "moral3": "Money can not get everything. Learn to be satisfied with what you have and you will always be happy. ", "moral4": "There's no point in accumulating things if you don't know how to enjoy them. ", "moral5": "One should not panic in difficult times and think wisely.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 552, "story": "Once upon a time, there was a painting spider, one of those artistic species of spider, that live in the basements of museums and galleries. They live there alongside paintings left and forgotten for years; certainly a suitable place to spin the most impressive of webs. Our spider spun the best webs in the whole museum, and his house was really spectacular. All his efforts went into looking after the web, which he considered to be the most valuable in the world. However, as time went on, the museum set about reorganising its paintings, and it started making space upstairs to put some of the basement paintings on display. Many of the basement spiders realised what was happening, and were cautious about it, but our spider paid it no mind:    -\"Doesn't matter,\" He would say, -\"It'll just be a few paintings.\"More and more paintings were removed from the basement, but the spider carried on reinforcing his web, -\"Where am I going to find a better place than this?\" He would say. That was, until early one morning when, too quick for him to react, they took his own painting, along with the spider and his web. The spider realised that just for not having wanted to lose his web, he was now going to end up in the exhibition room. In an act of strength and decisiveness, he chose to abandon his magnificent web, the web he had worked his whole life to build up. And it's a good job he did so, because that way he saved himself from the insect killer they were spraying on the paintings up in the exhibition room. In his escape, after overcoming many difficulties, the spider ended up in a secluded little garden, where he found such a quiet corner that there he was able to spin an even better web, and became a much happier spider.", "moral1": "Things change, and we have to adapt to this and make the most of the new opportunities this brings; even when that means renouncing what we already have. ", "moral2": "By correct thinking one can turn a bad situation to one's favor. ", "moral3": "Some people are worth taking risk and always value feelings of friends and family and be there. Even a small act can be reason for someone smile. ", "moral4": "A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. ", "moral5": "Cycle of deeds always gives us back what we give to others. If we do good to others, our good will happen, if we do bad to others, our turn will also come.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 553, "story": "Lulu and lily were two spinach plants who were born on the same vegetable patch. They had been friends all their lives. Together they had endured terrible frosts, snowstorms, and scorching hot summer days. Through it all they had always supported each other, looking forward to the time every spinach plant dreams of: the moment they are served on a child's dinner plate, the moment they get to pass on all their gathered strength. So when harvest time arrived, lulu and lily were happy at being sent together to the spinach preparation factory, and then on to the packaging company and to the supermarket. At the supermarket they sat together, displayed on one of the very best shelves. They were both excited to see ladies passing by with their baskets. They were especially thrilled when any lady with a child came nearby. A whole day passed without anyone showing any interest in them, but just before closing time, a lady walked too close to their shelf, and without realising, knocked lulu off the shelf. Lulu fell to the floor, right in front of the lady, and the lady's foot kicked lulu under the stack of shelves. No one realised what had happened, and lulu spent the whole night crying, knowing that she would be left under the shelves until she moulded away. Lily, very upset, regretted her friend's bad luck, but was unable to do anything. The next day, a lady with an adorable little boy seemed like she was going to buy lily, but this did not cheer lily up. She was thinking about her poor friend. In what was both a moment of madness and a moment of true friendship, she made one last attempt to help her lifelong friend. Just as the boy was about to grab lily from the shelf, lily threw herself to the floor and rolled under the shelves, ending up next to lulu. The boy, surprised and amused, bent down and, without knowing it, picked up both lulu and lily. Lily ended up with a pair of broken stalks, but it was a price worth paying to save her friend. And some hours later, sitting on a plate at lulu's side, she felt like the happiest piece of spinach in the world, for managing to fulfil her dream alongside her best friend.", "moral1": "Friendship is best demonstrated during difficult times. ", "moral2": "Look before you leap. ", "moral3": "Great is the power of steady misrepresentation but the history of science shows that fortunately this power does not long endure. ", "moral4": "Sometimes we are about to achieve our goals, but give up through lack of perseverance and patience. ", "moral5": "May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to needs of others with kindness and compassion.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 554, "story": "One day, miss ellis arrived at class accompanied by a young woman and two girls. \"Today I have brought cinderella and snow white with me. they are accompanied by cruela, their stepmother.\" Such an introduction certainly suggested they would discover something of interest that day, and that the teacher had done sufficient lesson preparation. When everyone was seated, and mrs. Cruela was preparing to speak, all the classroom lights went out. Amid the darkness two tremendous slaps could be heard, and a short time afterwards both cinderella and snow white could be heard crying. Just then, the lights came on again and everyone could see the two girls weeping. -\"Who did that?\" Asked miss ellis. Without hesitating, all the children pointed at the stepmother. Mrs. Cruela shook her head, but at that moment the lights went off again. Then two loud thumps resounded around the classroom, and clara and phillip began crying. When the lights came on again the two of them were weeping and looking angrily at the stepmother, who everyone was pointing at accusatively. The stepmother began to speak again, saying she was innocent, but again the lights went out. However, this time it took only a couple of seconds for the lights to come back on. When they did, everyone could see what was happening: cinderella and snow white were running towards charlie and robert, with their arms raised, ready to hit the children. Seeing this, all the children asked cruela to forgive them. In reality she was a very nice, kind woman, who didn't know what to do with her rebellious stepdaughters, who she loved greatly but who would cause problems wherever they went…   -\"And that's what I wanted to teach you all today, children,\" Said miss ellis. -\"Let us not make judgments based on prejudice and surface appearances like race, beauty, or even names. that would be the most unfair thing we could do, don't you think?\"", "moral1": "It is most unfair and mistaken to allow ourselves to judge based on appearance or superfluous things like race, beauty or name. ", "moral2": "Don't judge a book by its cover. ", "moral3": "We cannot expect any one to share our misfortunes unless we are willing to share our good fortune also. ", "moral4": "This complaint befits him whom hope has disappointed. ", "moral5": "God will always give massive possibilities as well as problems that we can handle effortlessly. Everything given to us is within our means.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 555, "story": "Teary joe was a boy with a special ability: he could make himself cry in less than a second. If he disliked something, or things became difficult, or someone contradicted him, teary joe would not hesitate to put on a pitiful face and set great big tears running down his cheeks. In this way he managed to get practically everything he wanted, because no one could resist the pity inspired by his tearful little face. But one day, teary joe met pipo. Pipo was asking people in the street for some change, in return for him helping them in any way he could. Pipo was very poor; he had no home and no family, so he made a living however he could. Even so, pipo always had the biggest of smiles on his face. Joe took to pipo, so he decided to help him out in making some money. He went over next to pipo, took off his hat, put it face-up on the ground, and started crying with the most pitiful of expressions. Instant success! In a few minutes, joe's hat was full of coins and sweets, but when joe offered all this to pipo, pipo declined. -\"I prefer deserving what I receive,\" Answered pipo with his usual smile, -\"It's much more fun making an effort to get things. you know what? today I've washed a dog, I've collected hundreds of nails with a magnet, tidied a wardrobe full of paintings, accompanied a blind old lady to the park.. maybe I haven't gotten everything I've wanted, but I've done a load of interesting things. and how about you? how have things been for you?\"Teary joe didn't answer; he just walked sadly away. Joe had gotten everything he wanted, but he'd done practically nothing of interest the whole day. He hadn't even enjoyed himself, what with spending almost all his time crying. That evening, having returned home, joe requested a delicious cake for his supper. When his mother said no, joe tried to cry but, remembering pipo and how joyful he was, and seeing his own reflection in the mirror, joe couldn't do it. Instead, he asked himself how could use the situation to do something interesting. So he tried to get the cake in some other way. To the joy and surprise of his parents, joe spent the whole evening helping his mother to tidy and label the pantry, water the plants and organise the library books. In the end there was no cake. But that wasn't so bad, because joe discovered it had been much more fun doing all those things that evening rather than just sitting crying to get a piece of cake that, in the end, wouldn't have been worth it.", "moral1": "Be wise and shun the quack. ", "moral2": "Children who cry to get what they want are missing out on a lot of great stuff. ", "moral3": "A true friend will help you get through difficult times. ", "moral4": "Better bend than break. ", "moral5": "We should trust god because he provides us for everything. If you want to ask for something pray to god.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 556, "story": "Long ago, there was a magical place that held some of the world's great wonders and treasures. It was not an obscure place, nor was it hidden, and anyone could try to enter and enjoy its delights. All you had to do was fulfill one requirement: be a good person. You didn't have to be heroic or extraordinary: just a good person. One day, two young friends - ali and benaissa - went there to seek their fortune. Everyone who went there had to face their test alone, and ali was the first to try his luck. He soon found himself in a beautiful garden. It was decorated with hundreds of statues that looked so real that you felt that at any moment they could start walking about. Or perhaps cry, because the expressions on their faces were rather sad and melancholic. But ali refused to be distracted from his objective, and putting aside his desire to stay with the statues, he kept going until he arrived at the entrance to a large forest. The entrance was guarded by two grey stone statues which were very different from the others: one had an angry expression, and the other looked really joyful. Next to the entrance was an inscription: \"Tell the statues about the goodness of your character.\"So ali got ready, cleared his throat and loudly said:   -\"I'm ali. a good person. I've never done anyone any harm, and no one has any complaint about me.\"After a long silence, the statue with the joyful expression came to life, and stepping down from his pedestal, kindly said:   -\"Excellent, your goodness is perfect for this place. as this place is full of statues like you. they too do no harm to anyone, and no one has any complaint about them!\"And in the same instant ali felt his whole body become completely paralysed. He couldn't even move his eyes. But he could still see, hear and feel. Just enough to understand that he had become just one more statue to decorate the garden. Soon after, it was benaissa's turn to enjoy the wonders of the garden. But unlike his friend, the sight of those statues, and their sad, immobile eyes moved him so much that he approached each one and touched them, caressing their faces, secretly hoping that they were alive. As he touched them he felt the warmth of life, and could not get out of his mind the idea that they were indeed still alive, but imprisoned by some horrible curse. He wondered about their lives, and how they could have ended up here. Several times he ran to the fountain to bring water to wet their lips. And then he saw ali, so still and sad, just like the others. Benaissa, forgetting why he had gone there, did his best to free his friend, and many others, but without success. Finally, overcome by despair, he approached the statues guarding the entrance to the great forest. He read the inscription, but ignoring it, loudly said:   -\"Some other day I will defend my good deeds. but today I have a friend trapped by a curse, and many others with him, and I would like to ask your help to save them …\"When he had finished, the statue with the angry expression came to life amid the noise of his own grunts and complaints. And without losing his angry air, he said:   -\"What rotten luck! here we have one who isn't a statue. well, we'll just have to let him go …! and on top of that he gets to take away one of our statues! so, which one do you want?\"Benaissa looked over to his friend, and ali - who could move again - ran over and hugged him. Meanwhile, the trees of the forest opened the way to reveal a world of wonder and happiness. When a happy benaissa was just about to enter, it was ali himself who stopped him. And looking back, to all other statues, ali said determinedly:   -\"Wait, benaissa. I will not behave like a statue anymore. let's do something for these people.\"And so the two friends ended up finding a way to release all the statues in the garden from their life of imprisonment. And these hundreds of people emerged hopeful of having a second chance to prove that never again would they live like statues. From that day forward they wouldn't simply live to do no wrong and to avoid having enemies. On the contrary, they would live to do a lot of good in the world and end up surrounded by friends.", "moral1": "A fine coat is not always an indication of an attractive mind. ", "moral2": "Clothes may disguise a fool, but his words will give him away. ", "moral3": "Someone who harm's no one is still very far from being good. ", "moral4": "Positive feelings are shown in practice, above all when this demands sacrifice. ", "moral5": "Think before you act.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 557, "story": "There was once a boy who - although very good and obedient - hated eating cabbage. Whenever he had to eat it he would complain and get extremely angry. One day, his mother decided to send him to the market to buy… a cabbage! So the boy was, of course, disgusted at this turn of events. At the market, the boy reluctantly purchased one, but this wasn't just any old cabbage. It happened to be a cabbage which hated children. After an enormous argument, the boy and the cabbage set off for home, in silence, their anger barely below the surface the whole time. On the way, while crossing the river, the boy slipped and both of them fell into the rapids and were pulled under by the current. With great effort, they managed to come to the surface, grab onto a plank of wood, and stay afloat. They had to spend so much time together, adrift on that plank, that after becoming mightily bored, they ended up conversing. They got to know each other, and became friends. They played many bizarre games, like the fish without a rod, the tiny hiding place, and the king of the mountain. Chatting with his new friend, the boy understood the importance, at his young age, of vegetables like the cabbage, and how wrong it is to always be bad-mouthing them. The cabbage, for his part, realised that sometimes his flavour was a touch strong, and strange to children. So they agreed that when they reached home, the boy would treat the cabbage with great respect, and the cabbage would do its best to taste like spaghetti. Their agreement was nothing if not a great success. The boy's mother was greatly surprised at how willingly he ate the cabbage, and the boy prepared the best hiding place in his tummy for the cabbage, shouting \"Mmm! what great spaghetti!\"", "moral1": "Hard work pays off. ", "moral2": "Think before you act. ", "moral3": "Instead of creating trouble for someone we should try to help people whenever we can because when we give someone it not only bring happiness to them but to ourselves. Joy of giving is much more than taking. . ", "moral4": "A little sincerity is a dangerous thing and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal. ", "moral5": "A simple story to help children see vegetables with new eyes.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 558, "story": "Once upon a time there were two beautiful princesses whom, when still young, had been kidnapped by a hostile king. The king arranged to have them taken to a forgotten lake where they were abandoned on a small island. Here they were to remain for ever, guarded by a terrifying lake monster. Only when the wicked king and his court of wizards and fortune-tellers had been overthrown did it become known that a brave prince was destined to liberate the princesses from their captivity. When the wind carried this news to the island, it filled the princesses' lives with hope. The youngest, who was much sweeter and more beautiful than her sister, patiently waited for her love, making small decorations from flowers and clay, and singing love songs. The older princess, however, didn't enjoy having to wait. -\"I'll have to do something to help the prince rescue me. at least so he knows where I am, or he knows what the lake monster's like.\" Determined to help the prince, she set to work, making signal fires, building towers, digging tunnels and a thousand other things. However, the terrible lake monster always did his best to scupper her plans. As time went on, the older sister felt increasingly uncomfortable. She knew the prince would choose the younger sister, so she felt there wasn't much sense in keeping waiting. From that point on, she concentrated on trying to escape from the island and the lake monster, not worrying any more about the prince or whether he would rescue them. Every morning she would prepare a different escape plan, but the monster would always manage to ruin it. The escape attempts went on day after day, and always ended with the monster capturing her. They became like a game of cat and mouse between the princess and her guard. Each escape attempt was more original and ingenious than its predecessor, and each form of discovery was ever more subtle and surprising. They put so much effort and imagination into their plans that at the end of each day the princess and the monster would spend hours chatting like friends, about how they had each prepared their strategy. And when the moon came out they would say farewell, until tomorrow, and the monster would dive back down to the watery depths. One day, the monster bid farewell to the princess like this:   -\"Tomorrow I will allow you to go. you are a clever and brave young girl. you don't deserve to remain imprisoned like this.\"But the following morning the princess didn't try to escape. She sat by the water, waiting until the monster appeared. -\"Why haven't you gone?\" Asked the monster. -\"I didn't want to leave you here all alone. it's true that you're scary, and you're enormous, but you too are clever, and you deserve something better than just guarding princesses. why don't you come with me?\" -\"I can't,\" Answered the monster, sadly    -\"I can't leave the island, I'm attached to it by a long chain. you will have to leave on your own.\"The princess approached the terrifying beast and hugged it with all her might. So tightly did she hug the monster that it broke up into a thousand pieces. And out from among those pieces appeared a slim, smiling young man, with the same intelligent expression as had had the lake monster. And so it was that the princesses discovered their rescuing prince, and that he had been with them all along. They hadn't known that for him to rescue them, first they would have to rescue him. This was only made possible thanks to the spirit and positive attitude of the older sister. And the prince, being the clever young man he was, was in doubt about which princess he would choose to marry… leaving the younger sister to her songs, her beauty and her sweetness,. Ever waiting for some foolish prince that would love a girl with so little initiative.", "moral1": "A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth. ", "moral2": "You don't achieve things by waiting for them to happen, but by actively working to bring about everything that would help these things to happen. ", "moral3": "A fine coat is not always an indication of an attractive mind. ", "moral4": "When patience is necessary, impatience can drive us to make bad decisions. ", "moral5": "Being too proud can be harmful for life.. ! !", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 559, "story": "Once, a group of schoolchildren were on an outing. Almost all of them were playing ball; except monty, who was seen as a bit of a fool - only good for poking fun at. He didn't like fights, or sports, or anything really. He wouldn't even defend himself when they started hitting him! He was so strange, that not even on that day of the outing did he play football with the others. The one time he kicked the ball that day, it ended up over in a little cave. When they went in to get the ball, they found a wooden chest containing an enormous book. The book was giving off a magical shine. The children ran to give the book to the teacher, who was fascinated by it. They all agreed to read it in class in the coming days. The book was called 'the great gifts', and it recounted wonderful tales about great inventors, artists, wise writers, explorers, and treasure hunters. With each story the children became more wide-eyed, and they were enchanted by all those characters with special gifts. They finally reached the last page of the book, which spoke about the origin of those great figures. The teacher read:    -\"There's a place in heaven called the fountain of hearts, where, prior to birth, each heart is assigned its special gifts. they use a little bit of everything to make normal people. but, now and again, something goes wrong, and some hearts end up much emptier than normal. in those cases, the hearts fill up with a last gift which makes the person exceptional. they can lack many other qualities; in many ways they will be different from everyone else, and they may well be seen as strange children. however, when their special gift is discovered, their achievements will become part of books like this one.\"When the teacher closed the book there was a long silence in the classroom. While the children were all thinking about their own gifts, monty came out with one of his bizarre comments:    -\"And if you get a heart transplant, and they give you a pig's heart, will you take on a pig's qualities?\" He asked, in all seriousness. Everyone wanted to burst out laughing, but, looking at monty, they understood that he was exactly one of the special cases, as the book had described. They felt ashamed of every time they had laughed at his clumsiness and funny quirks. From that day forward, never again did they try making fun of monty. Instead, they all worked together to try to help him discover his special gift. His gift turned out to be an incredible artistic talent. Monty became the most famous painter of his era.", "moral1": "Children who at first seem strange often turn out to be very special. We should help them to find their own individual talents. ", "moral2": "Bossy does not get you anywhere. ", "moral3": "Never leave your work on someone else's behalf. It may be quite luring at the beginning but will turn deadly afterwards. ", "moral4": "We don't understand problems of other until we face one. It's better to help someone when you can. Helping others bring happiness not only to other but to yourself also. ", "moral5": "No great task can be completed without sufficient order in the details.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 560, "story": "One day, a living dinosaur was found and taken to a zoo where only scientists had access to it. However, they held a competition to allow one boy, who would demonstrate the greatest passion for dinosaurs, to see it. Two boys who lived for dinosaurs reached the final. To demonstrate their passion, they had to bring everything dinosaur-related they had in their houses. The first boy quickly filled the trunk each of them was given. But the second boy, who was very tidy and organised, fit everything carefully in the trunk. At the final, the second boy won because he had managed to get more things in his trunk, and off he went to see the dinosaur.", "moral1": "Do not sacrifice your freedom for the sake of pomp and show. ", "moral2": "A guilty conscience need no accuser. ", "moral3": "Being tidy and organised has more advantages than might be obvious. ", "moral4": "For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone, but those of another praying for us. ", "moral5": "Envying what is natural in others but not in yourself, can drive you to unwise forms of behaviour.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 561, "story": "Thomas crum was a boy made from blue and orange plasticine, and he lived in a school. Even though he had many good qualities, he had started to lack respect for others. When his aunt agatha, a big multi-coloured ball of plasticine, gave him a drum for his birthday, he was a nightmare. It didn't matter to him if everyone asked him to play the drum a little quieter, or to go and play somewhere else: thomas went all round the classroom beating his drum, and the fact that he was annoying others didn't affect him in the least. His classmates stopped wanting to play with him. They suffered so much from his noisy drum that even coco wiseman, a very intelligent figure made of lego, invented some special earplugs which allowed you to hear normal sounds, but blocked out the annoying ones. On seeing that the others were ignoring him, and not even being annoyed any more, thomas got very angry with coco wiseman. After a big fight, the inventor ended up falling to the floor all the way from the height of the table. On impact, the blocks he was made of broke up and separated. Even though it was an accident, everyone was angry with thomas. No one wanted anything more to do with him, although that didn't bother him a great deal. Everything would have stayed like that if it hadn't have been for the fact that a few days later, a lovely cuckoo clock was put in the classroom, just next to the shelf thomas slept on. The cuckoo clock was constantly making noise. -\"Tick tock, tick tock,\" And to top it all, every hour the cuckoo came out to do its    -\"Cuckoo cuckoo!\" Thomas couldn't get any rest at all. However, the others, with their special earplugs, were fine. Then thomas started to realise just how much he had annoyed everyone with his drum, and how stupid it had been to fight with coco wiseman. Coco was the only one who would be able to help him now. Determined to rectify the situation, and so everyone would eventually see he was becoming the best-behaved, most respectful boy, he spent all his time reconstructing coco wiseman in secret. He spent many days and nights working on him, and he finally finished the job just when he could hardly have gone on any longer, what with hardly getting any sleep because of the cuckoo clock. When coco was built and came back to life, everyone got a huge surprise, and they enthusiastically congratulated and thanked thomas for all his work. Thomas, in return, asked them to forgive him for his lack of consideration. And so, although coco wiseman was a bit angry at him, thomas managed to convince him to make a pair of earplugs for him too. Finally thomas could get some sleep, and never again was he as inconsiderate as he had been before.", "moral1": "As a footballer you always want to test yourself against the best. ", "moral2": "You can not keep everything you want. ", "moral3": "Luck won't favour always. ", "moral4": "Respect and consideration for others are fundamental for living in groups, because there will always be something which annoys people. ", "moral5": "No great task can be completed without sufficient order in the details.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 562, "story": "Bobby buns was a very amusing and lively waiter who had his own cafe. He was also very fortunate, because during a visit to his parents' village he discovered that one of the young cows in the latest herd was pretty special. Instead of producing milk, this cow produced milk coffee. Intending to make himself rich, bobby took the cow straight to the city. When he arrived, bobby's wife told him that first he would have to reorganise the cafe so they had a place to put the cow. Bobby was so excited and impatient that he ignored this advice, and took the cow straight to the cafe. The result was quite spectacular. The cow was featured in the newspapers and on tv. Customers came from far and wide to taste the delicious fresh milk coffee. However, after this initial buzz of excitement, it turned out that having a cow in the middle of a cafe was not at all comfortable. Every day the cow broke twenty or thirty cups simply by swishing its tail. The cafe smelt like a stable. The hay the cow ate got spread all over the place, and the cow left so little room in the cafe that there would always be someone getting too close and stepping in a cow pat…and so the cafe began to lose customers. To top it all, the authorities came to do an inspection. They imposed such a heavy fine that bobby almost had to close the place. And so it was, that bobby buns realised that he had to be more patient and organised. He should wait until everything was ready before serving his freshly milked milk coffees. However, bobby was a lucky sort of chap. While the cafe was being reorganised, he took the cow back to the village. There he discovered that one of the new hens laid chocolate eggs. This time he knew he had to be patient, and wait until everything was prepared, so he could have a cafe with a cow, a chicken, milk coffee, chocolate eggs, and buns. When this was all in place, his cafe became the most famous and successful in the whole city.", "moral1": "Paying attention to detail and taking your time is the way to do a job well done. ", "moral2": "The next time you see a copy of that touching creation, take a second look. Remember the sacrifice others may have made for your success in life. Always, respect them and care for them as what they could have done for themselves, they did that for your happiness. ", "moral3": "True love is hard to get.   love is all about giving to other person without greed of gaining anything in return, if other person rejects it, its him or her who will be losing the most important thing in life. So never feel dejected. ", "moral4": "Before doing things, you need to plan them and have the patience to do them at the right time. ", "moral5": "Always be ready to help someone who has helped you.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 563, "story": "In the dark lands of the witches and the trolls, there lived, a long time ago, the most terrible dragon that had ever existed. His magic powers enabled him to take on cloud form, so he could move as fast as the wind. He could make himself as light as a feather, and take any form, from a simple lamb to a fierce ogre. And, being a cloud dragon, he was the only creature capable of firing not only flames from his mouth, but also brilliant lightning bolts. The cloud dragon would attack towns and villages just for pleasure, for the simple fact of hearing people's cries at his terrible appearances. But he only really found true fun when the humans would send one of their knights and heroes to try to kill him. On those occasions he would entertain himself by making interminable rains fall on their armour, or sending little lightning bolts that would scorch the knights and make all their hair stand up. Then he would transform himself into a dense fog, and, the knight, unable to see anything around himself, wasn't even aware that the cloud he was in was rising and starting to fly. And after playing with the knight in the air for a good while, by which point the knight would be completely dizzy, the dragon would return to his natural form, leaving the poor hero floating in mid-air. Then he wouldn't be able to stop laughing, his flames of laughter licking at the knight as he fell at a great velocity into the mountain snows where, hurt, frozen and singed, the abandoned knight would have to search for the long route home. Only young yela, the king's youngest son, who had long been famous for his constant naughtiness, felt some kind of sympathy for the dragon. Something inside told him that there couldn't be anyone who was really as bad as that and, as had happened to him from an early age, the dragon would be able to learn to behave well. So, when he went in search of the dragon, he did so without shield or armour, totally unarmed, ready to find out what it was that made the dragon behave as he did. As soon as the dragon saw the young prince coming, he began his repertoire of tricks and teasing. Yela found his tricks were really unique, even amusing, and he dared to enjoy those moments spent with the dragon. When yela was finally dropped into the snow, he got up, singed and hurt, but smiling, and he shouted:    -\"Come on! again! yee-haaa!\"The cloud dragon was surprised, but it seemed like he had been waiting for that for centuries, since he didn't hesitate to repeat his tricks and even add some more, for the young prince's enjoyment. The dragon was having such fun that he began taking special care with his playmate, to the point that, when they stopped to rest a while, they did it together, smiling, like two good friends. Yela not only carried on letting the dragon play with him. The prince himself started playing practical jokes, putting on shows, and being naughty, and together they created many new tricks. Finally, yela got to know the dragon's family, only to learn that, despite being hundreds of years old, the dragon was no more than a child; an enormous kid wanting to be naughty and have fun. And so, the prince was able to return to his kingdom on a great cloud in the shape of a dragon, amid the joy and admiration of all. And with the help of children, comedians, actors and buffoons they managed to bring such joy to the young dragon's life that never again did he feel the need to harm anyone for entertainment. And as payment for all the fun the dragon provided rain, shade and fire to the kingdom whenever it was needed.", "moral1": "Funny story which encourages children to go to bed early. ", "moral2": "When there is danger around smaller differences are best forgotten. ", "moral3": "Friends can do amazing things together. ", "moral4": "It is useless attacking the insensible. ", "moral5": "We all have reasons for behaving as we do. It is better to be understanding and try to bring out the good that we all have in ourselves, rather than be judgemental and condemnatory.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 564, "story": "A small village in florence, in italy, was covered in snow. The spirit of christmas filled the air. Schools were closed. Chocolates and stars, santa caps and yuletide trees were displayed alongside the shops. It had always been the favourite season of david. David was only ten, but he enjoyed hanging out with the older boys. To be a part of their group with their acceptance and to play with them, david would do anything they might ask. One day, the older boys were making snowman. \"L can bring my dad's woolen scarf for the snowman,\" Said david, who wished to be liked by the older boys. The older boys took the hint and said, \"Bring the headscarf and some money. we will all buy frozen dessert with the money.\" A little disheartened, david explained, \"But I do not have any money.\" \"Take it from your father's wallet. are you afraid?\" Said one among the boys. On his way back home, david saw his friend rhea. Rhea visited school with david, and their parents were friends too. \"What happened, david? why are you looking devastated? mother has baked your favourite pie. why don't you come home for some?\" Asked rhea. Rhea liked david and really cared for him. Pushing rhea roughly to the side, david exclaimed, \"Don't ask me!\" And went home, leaving her in tears. A confused and desperate david tried to steal money from his father's wallet and got caught red-handed! \"What are you doing david? are you stealing money?\" Disappointed david's father asked in dismay. \"I am so sorry father. I will never steal again,\" Said david in tears. David's  father wanted to know what made david so desperate, that he began to steal, as he has never shown such behavior before. \"What happened son? I never expected this from you,\" Said his father. Bursting call at tears, david said, \"Those boys I tried to befriending asked me steal it from your wallet.\" Father smiled and picked up david in his arms, and explained, \"Son, true friends will never ask you to steal. be friends with people that will have your best in their interest and can never encourage you follow the incorrect path.\" David understood what his father said and never cared to play with the older boys again, or to be friends with them. He also went to rhea's home to say sorry to her, and had the pie together.", "moral1": "Overcoming fear to tell the truth is difficult, but in the end it isn't so bad. ", "moral2": "Much outcry, little outcome. ", "moral3": "Treating things well, with care, is also a sign of respect to those who cannot enjoy such things, and who -given the chance - would surely treat them well. ", "moral4": "It is very important to have a feedback loop, where you are constantly thinking about what you have done and how you could be doing it better. ", "moral5": "Choose your company wisely.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 565, "story": "Makaal was an enormous, strong, bully in class. He pushed round the other boys, beat them up, ate their lunch, and made them do his homework. His endless torture was unbearable. One day the boys got together and decided to face up against makaal. \"When he beats one among us, all folks will stand together to fight back,\" Said a boy. The other said, \"If he eats our lunch, we'll stand together to retrieve it back from him.\" Another one said, \"I won't do his homework anymore. if he forces, we'll march to the teacher together to complain.\" It was decided that they will all stand together when makaal bullies anybody of them again. When the time came, those boys stood together, as a team and showed makaal that they weren't scared of him anymore. Makaal tried to push them harder. In the process, he got beaten up by all the boys. Thereafter, makaal never bullied anybody again, as he was shown his place.", "moral1": "Lack of fortitude leads to senseless, disproportionate consequence. ", "moral2": "One man cannot fight a battle. But team can. Team work helps in achieving our goals. ", "moral3": "Clothes may disguise a fool, but his words will give him away. ", "moral4": "A kindness is never wasted. ", "moral5": "Don't tease others if you can't stand to be teased.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 566, "story": "One day a leopard saw a gorgeous deer grazing within the sun. The leopard was hungry and wanted to hunt the deer for a meal. \"That deer looks delicious. I will be able to quietly go near it and attack! the deer wouldn't even know what struck it,\" The leopard thought. On the opposite side, the deer was chewing on fresh, green grass. \"This grass is so sweet. I should be coming here every day. the flowers have such sweet nectar, the grass is so supple\" Thought the deer. Suddenly, in the open land, from a distance the deer could see the leopard slowly crawling towards it. Instantly the deer leapt and ran for its life. The leopard chased the deer. \"I must run faster!\" Exclaimed the deer, and put all its concentration on putting distance from the leopard. The leopard, which was not such fast a runner, and had underestimated the deer, soon saw the deer disappearing out of sight.", "moral1": "We curse and blame the things in our surroundings and never understand that we need a change in us. ", "moral2": "Do not attempt too much at once. ", "moral3": "Never be over confident of the things you can do. ", "moral4": "Sometimes we are about to achieve our goals, but give up through lack of perseverance and patience. ", "moral5": "We should trust god and believe that whatever happen, happens to our own good. If we follow this philosophy, then we will stop worrying too much and it would make our life more happier.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 567, "story": "Jane was a sensible, confident and arguably the most beautiful girl in her class. She was always very pleased with herself \"I always get a+ in my tests,\" Announced jane. All the pupils within the class wanted to be friends with jane due to her popularity. Sonya was new in school. Jane didn't like her. Hence, nobody spoke or played with sonya. Sonya was an all-rounder. But achievements never got into her head. One fine morning, the teacher announced, \"Let's have a contest today. whoever comes first, wins a prize. it will be a multiple skill testing contest\". Now sonya was home-schooled in south africa. Not only had she deep knowledge on all the subjects, but also she had camped in the wild, faced wild animals together with her father, rode horses, dived in a lake, etc. She had seen and learnt what nobody else had in her class, with firsthand experience. Sonya thought to herself, \"L need to teach jane a lesson.\" In mental math test, sonya gave all the right answers and came first. She drew a picturesque landscape and came first within the drawing competition. In oral competition, sonya recited from the famous shakespeare's play. The teacher was very impressed and said, \"That was just brilliant sonya. class, we've a winner. she is sonya!\" The entire class applauded at sonya's victory and congratulated her. Everybody befriended sonya and jane learnt her lesson. \"I am pitying being mean and selfish,\" Jane thought. Jane corrected her attitude, apologized to sonya and have become friends together with her.", "moral1": "Any idea that is constantly held in the mind and emotionalized, begins at once to clothe itself in the most convenient and appropriate physical form that is available. ", "moral2": "Continue your struggle and you will emerge as winner. ", "moral3": "Regardless of how big your achievements are, you always should be humble and grounded. ", "moral4": "It's never to late to start on path of goodness and righteousness. ", "moral5": "If you complain, you will never be able to see finish line and will quit even before you get there. Therefore, if one want to accomplish anything then one have to stop complaining and start working toward self improvement. The feeling of deep gratitude can arise only when we become aware of what existence is giving to us. Our attitude towards life is our own choice. Whether we choose gratitude or complaint, that is exactly what life will reflect back to us.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 568, "story": "Ray was a naughty little boy. But he was smart and intelligent. He always came first in school, would never lose a race, or a game of chess. He was so pleased with himself that he would always refuse to assist others. Whenever he was asked for help or favors, he would refuse. \"Ray, are you able to please attend the market and buy some eggs?\" Asked his mother. Ray gave an excuse and denied, \"Sorry mother. I would be busy with my homework.\" A friend of ray wanted his help one day and asked, \"Please help me solve this math problem.\" \"You must use your brain and solve it yourself,\" Replied the arrogant ray. Only one thing mattered to ray. His precious pen! He thought it had been his lucky pen. One day ray lost that pen, and he had a test subsequent day. Worried ray looked everywhere for the pen, but couldn't find it. Helplessly, he went to his mother for her help and asked, \"Mother! I lost my lucky pen! please help me find it. I even have a test tomorrow.\" The mother knew ray had to be taught a lesson. She ignored his request and said, \"I'm sorry son. I'm going out with aunty christine. I would be busy.\" With tears rolling down his eyes, ray visited his ally for help, \"L have lost my pen. it's my lucky pen. I cannot write the test without it. please help me find it.\" \"I'm sorry ray. I have to revise for tomorrow's test, would not have the time to waste\" His friend replied. Ray sat at his desk, crying his eyes out, when his mother walked in to offer his lucky pen to him. \"L found it under the sofa, within the drawing room,\" Said the mother. \"Oh many many thanks mother! thanks such a million!\" Said ray. And thus, ray learnt his lesson, the hard way. After that day, ray helped everyone when possible for him.", "moral1": "You should try to help others when you can. ", "moral2": "You cannot escape your fate. ", "moral3": "Being satisfied with what we are and what we have is the key to happiness. Wanting to be most powerful and feeling of being unsatisfied have no end. ", "moral4": "There is no substitute for hard work. Dreams cannot be fulfilled without hard work. ", "moral5": "We are often not so eager for what we seek, after we have found it. Do not foolishly ask for things that would bring ruin if they were granted.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 569, "story": "John was a simpleton. He never had ill thoughts in his mind. One day on his way home, he found a gold coin. He picked it up and wondered, \"What am I getting to do with it?\" He sat by the river and began dreaming about all the items he could buy with that gold coin. \"L can purchase a hen and sell eggs within the market,\" John thought. \"With all that cash, I should be able to be able to buy even more hens.\" John's imagination had no limits. \"Very soon ready to I should be able to be able to open my own poultry farm,\" John continued day dreaming. \"I am going to be ready to sell chicken meat once I have numerous hens. I will have the biggest chicken meat farm. everybody will want to shop for fresh chicken meat and eggs from my poultry.\" John built a castle on dreams based on that one gold coin. \"L will even start a little cafe and serve the foremost delicious chicken pie along with scrambled eggs. even the king will visit my cafe and praise the deliciousness of my chicken pie.\" By now, john was lost in his deep slumber. He dreamt, \"The king will reward me for the delicious pie and greet with me.\" In his sleep john moved his hand thinking he was shaking hands with the king, and dropped the coin. A thief was passing by and saw john sleeping. He picked up the gold coin, took his bag and fled. After a short time john awakened only to understand he was robbed. \"Oh dear! what happened? what is going to happen to my cafe now?\" Rued john. Poor john went home empty handed.", "moral1": "Greed makes one deaf to sound advice. ", "moral2": "It is easy and also contemptible to kick a man that is down. ", "moral3": "One good turn deserves another. ", "moral4": "Never be so careless and so straight that you get robbed of your own dreams, or cannot take care of yourself. ", "moral5": "Never judge other's on what you see.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 570, "story": "The magpie builds the most comfortable and beautiful nests on the world. So , one day all the other birds asked him to teach them how to make really good nests. The magpie agreed. He said, \"Firstly,take some mud and make a sort of round shape.\" \"Oh, that's it!\" Cried the thrush and he flew away. Since then the thrushes are building their nests in that way. Then the magpie continued, \"Next, take some twigs and arrange them around the mud.\" \"So that's it\" Exclaimed the blackbird and he left. In that way the blackbirds are building their nests even today. So it wnt on, every  bird taking away a little piece of the knowledge but none of them remained there until the end. The magpiewent on working without looking up, but when he saw that nobody is there he got angry and flew away. He never again showed the others how to build nests.", "moral1": "What is most truly valuable is often underrated. ", "moral2": "The useful is of much more importance and value, than the ornamental. ", "moral3": "We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction. ", "moral4": "Don't be greedy for you may lose everything. ", "moral5": "It is wise to wait the end to get to know everything.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 571, "story": "Once upon a time , a dog invited a pelican over for a teeat at his house. The dog had prepared a variety of dishes forthe pelican. When the pelican arrived at the house of the dog , the dog served the food on a flat plate. The pelican struggled very hard to eat from the plate and gave up trying. He felt insulted and left the house. Then the pelican thought to teach the dog a leson. The next day, the pelican invited the dog to his house. The dog  was served food in a botle. The dog tried its best to eat from the bottle but failed in doing so. The dog felt insulted and said , \"Is this how you would treat your guest?\" The pelican replied, \" Was the way correct  how you treated me when I came for the dinner at your house?\" The dog felt ashamed and apologized from the pelican. Then they both had dinner in their respected plates and enjoyed the dinner.", "moral1": "Real friends cannot be bought with gifts; it requires affection, attention and generosity. ", "moral2": "Facing your fear, will gradually lead to less anxiety about it and one will be able to handle situation more calmly. ", "moral3": "We should treat others how we want them to treat us. ", "moral4": "Do not judge others. Be your own judge and you will be truly happy. If you will try to judge others, you are likely to burn your fingers. ", "moral5": "We need to help each other.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 572, "story": "There lived a hunter in a village with his family. He alos had a pet dog that was very faithful. One day , the hunter had to leave the house for one day, so he went to the city with his wife. He left his son with his faithful dog. That night , a wolf came into the house and attacked the baby. On seeing this, the faithful dog pounced  over the wolf and fought with him. After a long fight the dog killed the wolf. The next morning, the hunter and his wife retruned from the city. The dog was waiting outside for his master. When he saw his master, he licked its feet. The hunter saw the stains of blood on the dog's mouth. He thought that the dog had killed his son. He became very angry and killed the dog with his gun. Then he rushed inside to have a look at the baby. When he found his son safe inside him, he wept bitterly.", "moral1": "Those who enter by the back stairs must not complain if they are thrown out by the window. ", "moral2": "From this circumstance, we are not able to see our own faults: but as soon as others make a slip, we are ready to censure. ", "moral3": "Haste makes waste. ", "moral4": "Be good and helpful to others always. Your goodness will bring goodness in the world. ", "moral5": "We should live in harmony and not distrub others.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 573, "story": "Ln a village,I every night, a pack of wolves prowled round a field of fat, juicy sheeps, licking their lips hopefully. But the. Farmer's dogs always barked to warn their master. So, the wolves ran away in fear. One night a wolf crept up to the dogs and said, \"You're like us, with long noses and tails. the only difference is that you wear collars and obey your master. join us, and we can divide these nice fat sheep between us.\" The dogs scratched their heads  thoughtfully. Then they said, \"That's a good idea we'd like  some juicy lamb chops.\" So, the dogs let the wolves into the field. The clever wolves immediately killed all the dogs and then took the sheeps for themselves.", "moral1": "Do good get good,! ! ", "moral2": "Do not play tricks on your neighbors unless you can stand the same treatment yourself. ", "moral3": "We should be with the one of our kind. ", "moral4": "Being mentally strong is far more important that being physically strong. ", "moral5": "Once a wolf, always a wolf.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 574, "story": "One day, a bear felt hungry. So, he came out of his den to look for food. The bear went to the river to catch some fish. He stood by the river and saw enough fish to eat. He pounced on the fish, and caught it. But then, the bear thought, \"This is too small fish to fill my stomach. I must catch a bigger fish.\" So, he let off the small fish and waited for some time. Then again a small fish came and he let it go thinking that the small fish would not fill his belly. This way he caught many small fish, but let all of them go off. By sunset, the bear had not caught any big fish. He slowly began to feel tired. At the end he remained empty stomach and thought, \"All those small fish, together would have. filled up my belly, but now it was too late.\" He remained hungry that day.", "moral1": "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. ", "moral2": "Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield. ", "moral3": "Thus did the sagacity of one man find out what had baffled the superficial enquiries of many. ", "moral4": "A small fish in hand is worth a big fish in the water. ' ", "moral5": "Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others, automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter. It is the principal source of success in life.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 575, "story": "Once upon a time, a cat was wandering in search of food. While wandering, she saw a big drum lying under a tree in a field. The cat  thought that there might be some other small animal inside the  drum that would make a tasty meal for her. The cat tried to open  the drum but it was too tough to tear off. The cat thought of a plan and began to beat the drum with both her front paws. A dog  attracted towards the sound, came near it. The cat said to the  dog, \"Your majesty, there is some animal hiding inside the drum. can you tear off the top of the drum and catch the prey?\" The dog was himself hungry. So, he hit the top of the drum with his heavy paws. The drum opened, but there was no animal inside. The dog became very angry and said to the cat, \"You have wasted my time. there is no food inside the drum. so I will kill and eat you.\" The dog  pounced upon the cat and killed  ate her.", "moral1": "Look before you leap. ", "moral2": "Greed is always harmful. ", "moral3": "The less people know and understand about them, the more positively they attempt to argue concerning them, while on the other hand to know and understand a multitude of things renders men cautious in passing judgment upon anything new. ", "moral4": "Real friends cannot be bought with gifts; it requires affection, attention and generosity. ", "moral5": "Appearances are deceptive.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 576, "story": "A doe had the misfortune to lose one of her eyes. Due to lost vision of one eye, she could not see any one approaching her on that side. She thought of an idea to save herself from any danger. She started feeding on a high cliff near the sea, with her sound eye looking towards the land now she could see whenever the hunters approached her on land the hunters thought of a plan to catch the doe they knew that she was blind from one eye so they hired a boat rowed under the cliff where she used to feed and they shot her from the sea. \"Ah\", cried she with her dying voice.", "moral1": "Retribution is certain. ", "moral2": "Fair weather friends are not worth much. ", "moral3": "You cannot escape your fate. ", "moral4": "Always love and respect your parents as we can never understand how much parents sacrifice for us. We should learn to respect and value their sacrifices and hard work. When grown up kids should give time and care to their parents. ", "moral5": "Obscurity often brings safety.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 577, "story": "Long time ago, there lived four cows in a jungle. They were best friends. They always grazed together and saved each other in danger. Due to this unity, even the tigers and lions could not kill and eat them. A lion had indeed an eye upon these cows. But he could never find the right opportunity to make them his prey. One day, the cows had a fight among themselves. Each one grazed separately her own way. The lion and the tiger got to know about the fight of the cows. So, they planned to trick all the cows. One day, lion and the tiger found the right opportunity to attack them. So, they hid themselves behind the bushes and waited for the lonely cow. When a lonely cow came closer to the bushes, they pounced upon her and kill her for his meals. In this way, all the four cows were killed one by one by them.", "moral1": "It is most unfair and mistaken to allow ourselves to judge based on appearance or superfluous things like race, beauty or name. ", "moral2": "Unity is strength. ", "moral3": "Don't talk to strangers. ", "moral4": "Selfishness and greed have negative and unexpected consequences. ", "moral5": "Honesty is valued by all, and when we are dishonest, people lose faith in us.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 578, "story": "One day a dog was roaming on the streets in search of a place for its afternoon nap. While searching for the place, the dog jumped into the manger of an ox. The dog found a cosy place and lay upon the straw. After a while, the ox returned from afternoon work to the  manger. The ox felt hungry and wanted to eat some of the straw. The dog in a rage, beingawakened from his nap, stood up and barked at the ox. When the ox came near, the dog attemptedto bite him. At last the ox had to give upthe hope of getting at the straw and went away.", "moral1": "Do not let your hopes carry you away from reality. ", "moral2": "People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves. ", "moral3": "Don't be greedy for you may lose everything. ", "moral4": "Will finds the way. ", "moral5": "Be good and helpful to others always. Your goodness will bring goodness in the world.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 579, "story": "There lived a skinny wolf who could not get enough to eat because of the watchfulness of the shepherds. One night he found a sheep skin that had been cast aside and forgotten. The next day, dressed in the skin, the wolf strolled into the pasture with the sheep. The shepherd was sitting in the feild leaving the sheep grazing. The wolf dressed in the skin of sheep followed the flock of sheep but did not harm them. After a few days, the shepherd saw that only few sheep were left and only one sheep has turned fatty. When he noticed properly, he found the wolf under the skin of sheep then the shepherdtook a knife and killed the wolf.", "moral1": "We have to accept that things can change. The best way to deal with change is to remain flexible and adaptable. ", "moral2": "Traditions pass from one generation to another but some routine that we follow might be started in past just because of environment they lived in. ", "moral3": "Be content with your lot;one cannot be first in everything. ", "moral4": "Greed oft o'er reaches itself. ", "moral5": "the evil doer often comes to harm through his own deceit.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 580, "story": "There lived a lion that fell in love with the daughter of the woodcutter. The woodcutter did not want to give his daughter's hand to the lion, but he was afraid to refuse the lion. The woodcutter said to the lion, \"I will give you my daughter's hand on one condition.\" The lion asked, \"What condition is that?\" The woodcutter replied, \"You should allow me to extract your teeth, and cut off your claws, as my daughter is fearfully afraid of both.\" The lion loved the girl very much so he agreed with the condition of the woodcutter. But when the toothless, clawless lion asked for the girl's hand, the woodcutter, no longer afraid, drove him away into the forest.", "moral1": "Friendship begins from giving to friends without expecting anything in return, and being attentive to their needs. ", "moral2": "A fun way to encourage kids to read and use their imagination. ", "moral3": "Two blacks do not make a white. ", "moral4": "You cannot escape your fate. ", "moral5": "You should not cheat other or else you will have to pay for it soon enough. .", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 581, "story": "One night a fox was looking into a farmer's hen-coop. He saw a rooster and wanted to have it. I-ie tried to fool the rooster and thought of a plan. I-ie ,went to the rooster and cried, \"Good news, good news!\" The rooster asked, \"What is that?\" The fox answered, \"King lion has declared that no beast may hurt a bird. from now on all shall live united in brotherly friendship.\" The rooster said, \"Look here, someone is coming with whom we can share the good news.\" The fox doubtfully looked who was coming and said, \"What is it you see?\" The rooster replied, \"It is only my master's dog that is coming towards us.\" On hearing about the dog, the fox began to turn away. The rooster said, \"Will you not stop and share the news with the dog.\" \"I would gladly do so,\" Said the fox, \"But I fear he may not have heard of king lion's decree.\"", "moral1": "Learn from the misfortunes of others. ", "moral2": "The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. So find time to be your spouse's friend and do those little things for each other. ", "moral3": "Obsession with weight and physical appearance is a sure way to put yourself in a bad mood and create health problems. ", "moral4": "He that is neither one thing nor the other has no friends. ", "moral5": "You cannot escape your fate.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 582, "story": "Once upon a time there lived two calves and a chicken in a house. The owner of the house treated the chicken well and gave him best food to eat. The two calves were made to work hard in the fields the whole day and they were given grass and hay to eat. The younger calf said, \"Why should the chicken get all the comforts when we work hard the whole day?\" The elder calf said, \"Never envy anyone as you don't know what price it had to pay for all the comforts. soon, the daughter of the house is going to get married and the chicken will be killed for meat. hence, it is being   giving the best food to eat.\" The   younger calf understood what the  elder calf said. From that day, the  younger calf was happy with its living.", "moral1": "A little money well spent can achieve a lot more than we had imagined, especially if it helps us to learn and develop ourselves. ", "moral2": "If we learn to be satisfied with what we have then we can always be happy and content. ", "moral3": "We should be happy with the giving of god rather than complaining because of the comforts others have. ", "moral4": "Many people in life behave same way pursuing meaningless goals. ", "moral5": "Accepting ourselves just as we are, avoiding unrealistic whims, is the first step to get our best and build a solid self esteem.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 583, "story": "One day a dung beetle was flying in the streets. Suddenly, it spotted a dustbin at a corner. She went to it and found some; liquor bottles. She flew near the bottles and licked the few remaining drops. Then, buzzing happily, it returned to its heap of dung. After sometime, an elephant was passing by the dung heap. It smelled the dung and moved away due to its foul smell. The beetle saw this and got angry. It was under the effect of the liquor, so she thought that the elephant was a weak animal; she went to the elephant and said, \"Let's fight and see who wins.\" The  elephant looked at the beetle, but ignored her. The beetle was overexcited and started challenging the elephant. The elephant lost his patience and crushed the bettle at once under his limbs.", "moral1": "We should not challenge a person having a high potential. ", "moral2": "You shouldn't brag about how brave you think you are. ", "moral3": "Do not grudge others what you cannot enjoy yourself. ", "moral4": "We should try to take eyes off from our problems and enjoy each one of your blessings, each moment that life gives you.. Be happy and live life positively. . ", "moral5": "Everyone has capability. One just need to believe in it and follow a disciplined way to utilize that capability fully.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 584, "story": "One day a doe brought her son to a wise deer teacher. She said to the teacher, \"My dear master, please teach my son tricks to save himself from danger.\" The teacher agreed and started teaching the doe from the next day. For the first few days, he took the lessons, but as the days passed it became restless. He was interested in playing rather than learning tricks to save himself from dangers. Soon he also started missing his classes. One day, while playing, he stepped on to a snare and got trapped. When his mother got to know about the incident, she broke into tears. The teacher went up to her and said, \"Dear sister, sorry for what happened to your son. I tried to teach him, but he was not willing to learn. \"", "moral1": "Distrust interested advice. ", "moral2": "Wise men can unveil wickedness. ", "moral3": "Failure is a part of learning. We should never give up the struggle in life. You fail not because you are destined to fail, but because there are lessons which you need to learn as you move on with your life. ", "moral4": "When things go bad, it's easy to get discourage but we shouldn't lose heart. Always believe in god even in midst of pain and suffering. ", "moral5": "A teacher can't do anything , if he student is not willing to learn.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 585, "story": "All the ponds had dried up because there was no rain from a month. The life of the fish in the ponds had become very difficult. A crane came to the fish and said, \"Come on friends, I will take you to a pond in the deep water. there is plenty of water for you all.\" All the fish held a meeting and discussed about the offer of the crane. At last all the fish agreed to the offer. The fish trusted the crane. But the crane took the fish one by one to the woods and ate them up. Gnly the bones of fish were left. The last creature left in the pond was a crab. The crane took the crab on its back. But as the crane was about to consume the crab, it clawed the crane so hard that its head broke and the wicked crane died.", "moral1": "We should not trust blindly. ", "moral2": "Pride goes before a fall. ", "moral3": "If we make every attempt to increase out knowledge in order to use it for human good, it will make a difference in us and in our world. ", "moral4": "Do not play tricks on your neighbors unless you can stand the same treatment yourself. ", "moral5": "Just because you are bigger than others doesn't mean you will survive.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 586, "story": "There lived a mouse that was hungry from many days. She could find no food at all. She looked here and there, but found no food. Hence, she grew thin. One day the mouse found a basket full of corn. There was a small hole in the basket. She went inside and began to eat the corn greedily. As she was very hungry, she went on eating and eating. Now, she had grown very fat. After the meal, the mouse tried to come out of the basket, she could not. Now, she was too fat to pass through the hole. She said, \"How shall I come out?\" Just then a rat came along, and he heard the mouse. The rat said, \"Mouse, if you want to come out of the basket, you must wait till you have grown as thin were when you went in.\"", "moral1": "God helps those who help themselves. ", "moral2": "We should bot be greedy. ", "moral3": "Necessity is the mother of invention. ", "moral4": "One should never give up. We need to be confident in ourselves and move ahead in life with positive attitude and hard work. ", "moral5": "In our life we just keep on rushing to do things but forget to understand that we need to stop and let our-self rest and have time to think better and clear about life.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 587, "story": "There lived a doe with soft reddish brown fur, a fluffy white tail and big bright eyes. One day she was grazing in the forest. Suddenly, a young buck saw the doe and fell in love with her. The buck started following the doe and praised her beauty. There lived a group of fairies in the forest and they saw the doe and the buck secretly. One day, the buck followed the doe to the village despite of the dangers it could come across. While walking, the doe felt that there was a man hiding ahead. She feared of the trap in which she could get trapped. The doe thought and let the hunter killed him. Seeing this, the fairies blamed the doe for his death. One of the wisest fairies said, \" It was the infatuation of the buck that killed it. \"", "moral1": "Infatuation gives one a false feeling of happiness at frist but in the end it leads to destruction. ", "moral2": "Never make someone a priority, when all you are to them is an option. ", "moral3": "Great is the power of steady misrepresentation but the history of science shows that fortunately this power does not long endure. ", "moral4": "We can be happy even with little in our life but once we are given something bigger we desire for more and more and for that we lose our sleep and happiness. ", "moral5": "Never leave your work on someone else's behalf. It may be quite luring at the beginning but will turn deadly afterwards.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 588, "story": "One summer's day a grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing merrily. An ant passed by, carrying an ear of corn to  the nest. The grasshopper said, \"Why not come and chat with me\" The ant refused and said, \"L am helping to lay up food for the winter and you should also do the same.\" The grasshopper said, \"Why should I bother about the winters? we have got plenty of food at present.\" But the ant went on its way and continued to gather food. When the winter came the grasshopper had no food and found himself dying out of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the grasshopper went to the ant and asked for food. The ant refused and said, \"You should have worked out in summers rather than justsitting and singing.\"", "moral1": "Responsibility is to be measured by how we approach the seemingly less important tasks in life. ", "moral2": "It is best to prepare for the days of necessity. ", "moral3": "Justice means minding one's own business and not meddling with other men's concern. ", "moral4": "Be glad and satisfied with what we have. ", "moral5": "He that finds discontentment in one place is not likely to find happiness in another.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 589, "story": "Once upon a time there lived a greedy hippo. Hippo always used to eat a lot. I-lippo also ate the food of other animals. One day, after a hearty breakfast, the hippo went to have a bath in a pool. He took his swimming tube. But he was so fat that it got stuck in the pool. All the other animals  who lived nearby rushed to pull hippo out. The animals tried hard and finally succeeded. The hippo did not thank the animals. He ran away and again ate up all the food. The animals decided to teach the hippo a lesson. One day, the animal's baked a bread with soap filled in it. The hippo came and ate the bread. The hippo went to bed at night. Soon he felt some trouble in his stomach. When he got to know that the animals tricked him, he packed his bags and left the jungle. The animals were happy.", "moral1": "Never judge other's on what you see. ", "moral2": "One swallow does not make a summer. ", "moral3": "When two people quarrel some one else gains. ", "moral4": "Always be kind to people because you never know, when and how one can be of help to you in your time of need. ", "moral5": "We should not be greedy. We should thank everypne for helping us.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 590, "story": "Once upon a time, there lived a washerman who had a thin donkey. His donkey used to carry loads of clothes to the river bank every day. The donkey was not satisfied with the food that the washer man gave to him, so he wandered in the fields nearby and ate the crops. One night, the donkey met a jackal and became his friend both of them went out in a field and found cucumbers. They ate them to full their stomach. They were happy and decided to come daily to full up their stomach. Once, after a tasty meal of cucumbers, the donkey thought to sing a song. The jackal warned the donkey not to sing. The donkey did not listen to the jackal and started singing. The jackal immediately jumped over the fence and went away. On hearing a donkey braying in a  the field, the guard woke up and rushed out to beat the donkey the   donkey ran to save his life. The donkey realised his mistake and felt sorry for not listening to the good advice of the jackal.", "moral1": "Your mind is also like that. When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time. It will settle down on its own. You don't have to put in any effort to calm it down. We can judge and take best decisions of our life when we stay calm. ", "moral2": "Think before you act. ", "moral3": "Happiness and misery are only confusion.. Problems are part of life, but this doesn't mean that you keep thinking about them, you keep them aside and keep moving forward, learn to grow towards the purpose of life.. ! ! ", "moral4": "Greediness will make you lose everything. ", "moral5": "A good friend can turn a bad day into a good one.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 591, "story": "Once upon a time, there lived a shepherd. Every morning, he used to take out his sheep to graze in the field. While his sheep would graze, he would sit and watch them grazing. One day, he was sitting in the field and his sheeps were grazing the field. Suddenly, he saw a wolf behind a tree. The shepherd got afraid as he thought that the wolf would harm his sheeps. He tookhis flock of sheep back home. The wolf followed the flock of sheep and did not harm them. One day, he was called at home. The shepherd thought that his sheeps would be safe with the wolf. I-le called the wolf and let it live in his farm and he went home. After a few days the shepherd returned back. On reaching his home he saw that the wolf had eaten up most of his sheeps. Only a few sheep were left. He took a stick and made the wolf exit from his farm. The shepherd sat in the corner and said, \"Lt was my fault. I am a foolish man. I trusted the my sheep.\" He went inside his house and cried. Now he could not get his sheeps back again.", "moral1": "Everyone in this nature is unique. We should understand our own strength and instead of imitating other we should try to do what best we can do with our ability. ", "moral2": "True justice requires looking to the future and using compassion so as not to turn into just another form of vengeance. ", "moral3": "Think and work hard, you may find solution to any problem. ", "moral4": "We should not trust everyone easily. ", "moral5": "Do not grudge others what you cannot enjoy yourself.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 592, "story": "There lived two tribes on the banks of a river the tribe that lived upstream caught fish by stretching their nets across the river. They beat the water with long sticks to make the fish swim into their nets. This made the water muddy. Due to this, the tribe that lived downstream became angry. They said to the downstream tribe, \"How can we live when you always making our drinking water so dirty? you must stop catching fish.\" The upstream tribe also became angry and replied, \"We will not stop catching fish.\" None of the tribes listened and hence theywent for a war. In the war, all the people of both the tribes were killed. As a result the river became calm again, and the fish were left in peace.", "moral1": "We should live in harmony and not distrub others. ", "moral2": "Always stop to think whether your fun may not be the cause of another's unhappiness. ", "moral3": "He who does a thing well does not need to boast. ", "moral4": "Friends can do amazing things together. ", "moral5": "Cheating will not get you anything. If you cheat, you will pay soon enough.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 593, "story": "Tthere lived a giraffe. He was the tallest giraffe that anyone had ever seen. He was proud of his height. The monkeys were very annoyed with giraffe's behaviour. One young monkey thought to teach the giraffe a lesson. One day he said to the giraffe, \"There's some lovely juicy fruit growing on that tree, but you wouldn't be able to reach it \" The giraffe said, \"Lt is impossible. just watch me.\" Then the giraffe reared up its long neck, and put out the tongue, but the fruit was  just out of reach. \"I said you couldn't reach it,\" Said the  monkey. \"But I can.\" Suddenly, the monkey jumped on to the giraffe's back and scrambled up his neck. Then he stretched out his long arm and picked the fruit. The monkey said, \"We could not do it alone, but we can do it together.\" And after that, the tallest giraffe didn't boast any m o r e , a n d it became  best friend of monkey.", "moral1": "Be nice and try to help others. ", "moral2": "You reap what you sow. Regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. Always respect, care for and love them. ", "moral3": "We should not underestimate others. ", "moral4": "Counsel without help is useless. ", "moral5": "There is always a way.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 594, "story": "A monkey and a tortoise were best friends. The tortoise saw monkey flying from one tree to another and said, \"I also want to fly like you.\" So, the monkey curled his strong tail around a branch, and showed how they sprang from one tree to another. Tortoise said, \"It looks hard.\" And without another word, his head disappeared into his shell and he went fast asleep. Soon it was night and the monkey went away. Then the tortoise came out of the shell and tried to leap on to a branch, but his tiny legs were too short to cling on to it. He fell on to monkey's banana skin. The sticky banana skin stuck sideways on the hard shell and looked just like a pair of wings. They flapped upwards, and the tortoise began to fly from tree to tree. Then he reached the monkey's place. The monkey was amazed to see the. The tortoise became quite famous, and monkey was proud to be his friend.", "moral1": "You live but once, you might as well be amusing. ", "moral2": "Greatness has its penalties. ", "moral3": "You cannot escape your fate. ", "moral4": "Look before you leap. ", "moral5": "We should try and try to succeed in our life.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 595, "story": "One day, an ox was drinking at a pool. Suddenly, hevvalked on a brood of young frogs and crushed one of them to death. The mother frog was coming up. She found one of her sons and inquired of his brothers what had become of him. One of the brothers replied, \"Dear mother, he is dead. a very huge beast with four great feet came to the pool, and crushed him to death with his cloven heel.\" The frog, puffing herself, inquired, \"Was the beast such big in size?\" \" Stop, mother, to puff yourself out,\" Said her son, \"And do not be angry. I assure you, sooner burst than successfully imitate the hugeness of that monster.\"", "moral1": "Failure is a part of learning. We should never give up the struggle in life. You fail not because you are destined to fail, but because there are lessons which you need to learn as you move on with your life. ", "moral2": "The law of an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth solves nothing. What does solve things is knowing how to forgive. ", "moral3": "Lack of fortitude leads to senseless, disproportionate consequence. ", "moral4": "You can do everything better when you practice with effort and joy. ", "moral5": "Impossible things we cannot hope to attain, and it is of no use to try.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 596, "story": "Margaret, a hen, lived with her friend the grasshopper. They lived in miserable conditions as they had spent all the earned money. To add to this their friend, cow had died and they did not know what to do. \"If only the good lord would give us another cow!\" They sighed, \"We shall never be able to buy another one.\" \"Work with faith and the lord will help you,\" Said their neighbor, the dog. \"What can we do?\" Asked the hen. The dog replied, \"You must work harder. you both are expert spinners, embroiders and sewers. work for some extra hours and you will earn more than you have done up to now. also decrease your expenses. put aside what you earn in your extra-work hours and soon you will have enough money to buy a good cow.\" The hen and the grasshopper followed the advice of the dog and at the end of the year they had the necessary money for the cow. They also make a better  living through their saving.", "moral1": "The problem may not be with the other one as we always think, could be very much within us! ", "moral2": "Rich rewards will come to him, who works on with simling vim. ", "moral3": "A quest searching for generosity ending in an unexpected way. ", "moral4": "Don't put all your eggs in one basket. ", "moral5": "To become a great person, one fails many times, had to face many difficulties and overcome those difficulties with their will power and determination. Only after that they were able to become great.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 597, "story": "One day the tortoise was roaming in the jungle. The tortoise saw an eagle resting on a tree top. The tortoise went to the eagle and asked him, \"Can l also sit like you and do nothing ?\" The eagle answered, \"Sure , why not.\" The tortoise smiled and sat on the ground below the eagle. The tortoise rested there for hours. Soon the tortoise went in a deep sleep. Suddenly a hunter came in his jeep to the forest to hunt a tortoise. The hunter suddenly saw a tortoise sleeping under a tree. The hunter got down from the jeep and silently went to the tortoise. The hunter took his net and caught the tortoise.", "moral1": "You can get more things done with kindness. ", "moral2": "One good turn deserves another. ", "moral3": "Many times in life you will get to meet people like shop owner, at such times do not panic and think wisely. Quick and wise thinking can help you get out of difficult situation. ", "moral4": "To be sitting and nothing , you must be sitting very, veryhigh up. ", "moral5": "Better one safe way than a hundred on which you cannot reckon.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 598, "story": "The oak tree always thought that he was far stronger than the reeds. He said to himself \"I stand upright in a storm. I don't bend my head in fear every time the wind blows. but these reeds are really so weak.\" That very night blew a storm and the mighty oak tree was uprooted. \"Good god!\" Sighed the reeds, \"Our way is better. we bend but we don't break.\"", "moral1": "Pride hath a fall. ", "moral2": "Greed is always harmful. ", "moral3": "Respect is the value that sustains the arena in which all other values partake. ", "moral4": "Cunning often outwits itself. ", "moral5": "Only cowards insult dying majesty6.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 599, "story": "Once a wolf saw a goat atop a hill and said, \"Come down here, miss goat! the grass here is greener and longer.\" \"Thank you,\" Answered the goat, \"The grass down there may be much better. but, if I come down you will get a good meal. so, I prefer to stay here -  where you can't reach. at least I am quite safe.\"", "moral1": "We have to come out of our comfort zone to live a successful life. ", "moral2": "Ability proves itself by deeds. ", "moral3": "We should not be too quick to judge other's. ", "moral4": "He who seeks to injure others often injures only himself. ", "moral5": "Let not others exploit your gentleness.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 600, "story": "A thirsty crow once found a pitcher with a little water in it. But when he  tired to drink the water, he could not. The pitcher was tall and his beak  didn't reach the water. The cleaver crow thought and hit upon a plan. He went on dropping pebbles  into the pitcher. The water rose up to its neck and he quenched his thirst.", "moral1": "Many times in life you will get to meet people like shop owner, at such times do not panic and think wisely. Quick and wise thinking can help you get out of difficult situation. ", "moral2": "Health is wealth. An unhealthy person can never earn wealth or be happy in life. ", "moral3": "God is always there to take care of his devotees. One who firmly believes in god and devote themselves to service of god and mankind, god will always come in one or another form to help them. ", "moral4": "Will finds the way. ", "moral5": "When we have capability to win but still have inner compassion to sacrifice for others then we know that we are on the path of enlightenment.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 601, "story": "One day a peacock met a crane and said, \"So sorry for you. you have so dull  feathers. look at the fine colors of my feathers.\" \"Well!\" Replied the crane, \"Your look are brighter than mine. but whereas I  can fly high up into the sky, all you can do is to strut about on the  ground.\"", "moral1": "The success of the wicked is a temptation to many. ", "moral2": "We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. ", "moral3": "Ostentation brings nothing positive. Sooner or later it will become a weakness. ", "moral4": "Real friends cannot be bought with gifts; it requires affection, attention and generosity. ", "moral5": "Never find fault with others.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 602, "story": "A fisherman had been fishing for along time but without luck. At  last he tugged at his net and saw a small fish caught in it. \"Please let me go,\" Begged the fish, \"I will grow bigger in a few days and  then you can catch me again.\" The fisherman said, \"Now that I have caught you I won't let you go. if I  leave you, I may never see you again.\"", "moral1": "A bird in hand is worth two in bush. ", "moral2": "Greedy and rich man, this fable has a lesson for you, who, though you have a superabundance, still give nothing to the poor. ", "moral3": "Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten. ", "moral4": "Helping others brings the greatest happiness. ", "moral5": "It's always better to have friends and be happy - even though it may bring discomfort - than isolate yourself from people in order to avoid problems.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 603, "story": "A town-mouse paid a visit to his friend who lived in the countryside. The country-mouse was happy to see his friend. So he prepared a fine feast  for him. The town-mouse looked at the fruit and the car of corn with hatred  \"Is this how you live ?\" He asked, \"Life in the country does not offer  much.\" He persuaded the country-mouse to accompany him to the town and see all the  good things there. So, the country-mouse packed all his belongings and off they went to the  city. The country-mouse was really surprised to see the things there. But as  soon as they settled down to enjoy a fine meal of cheese and fruit, a big  cat leapt in through the window. Seeing the cat, both the mice ran into  their hole to save themselves, so the cat ate up all the cheese and fruit. When the cat had gone away, the mice came out of their hole. \"I am going,\" Cried the country-mouse, \"I like my simple fare in safety than  this grand feast in such a danger.\"", "moral1": "Quality is better than quantity. ", "moral2": "Always trust god. Even if today we face difficulties and not able to understand why we go through such time, if we keep faith in god then on our path of life we will discover that anything that happened, happened for a reason. ", "moral3": "Safety is the first importance. ", "moral4": "He who is once deceived is doubly cautious. ", "moral5": "Go for your dreams!", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 604, "story": "Two foxes watched a wild boar sharpening his tusks on a tree-trunk. \"Why  do you do that?\" Asked one of them, \"The huntsmen are not out today.\" \"Let that be so,\" Answered the boar, \"But whenever my life is in danger, I  shall need my tusks and there will be no time to sharpen them.\"", "moral1": "God is always there to take care of his devotees. One who firmly believes in god and devote themselves to service of god and mankind, god will always come in one or another form to help them. ", "moral2": "Those persons ought to recognize this as applicable to themselves, whose object is private advantage, and who boast to the unthinking of an unreal merit. ", "moral3": "Curiosity about other people's business shows a lack of respect. We all have a right to privacy. ", "moral4": "Lost time cannot be recalled. ", "moral5": "A reminder to all of us working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 605, "story": "A cock was scratching the ground with his claws looking for a tasty morsel  to eat. While doing so, he chanced to turn over a stone and find a shining  gem under it. \"Cock-a doodle-do !\" Cried the cock and said, \"It looks very fine and it may  be valuable to some people. but I would rather have found a nice grain of  corn.\"", "moral1": "Do not act in haste. ", "moral2": "We are often not so eager for what we seek, after we have found it. Do not foolishly ask for things that would bring ruin if they were granted. ", "moral3": "Treat everyone around you with your ethics, not with theirs. Treat the people the way you want to be treated by them. ", "moral4": "We have to accept that things can change. The best way to deal with change is to remain flexible and adaptable. ", "moral5": "Gems can't pacify hunger.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 606, "story": "Once upon a time, there was a carpenter who used to work for a merchant in a distant city. One day while working his saw broke. Carpenter needed to get a new saw as soon as possible. So he went to a near by village and looked for a blacksmith. Carpenter came to know that there was only one such shop in that village. He went to blacksmith's shop and said, \"My saw is broken, can you make a good saw for me?\"Blacksmith said, \"Sure, I will make it but it will take time. you can come tomorrow at same time to collect your saw.\"Carpenter offered him to pay more than original price and asked him to make a saw same day. But blacksmith refused saying, \"It's not about money. if I make a tool in such hurry then I will not be satisfied with my work and I don't want to lack anything from my side while making tools. I can give you saw tomorrow only.\"Seeing no other option carpenter agreed. Next day, carpenter got his saw. Saw was very good, carpenter was able to do his job more smoothly and better than before. Carpenter was much impressed by blacksmith work, so he went to inform merchant about blacksmith work. Merchant also checked that saw and asked to carpenter, \"How much did that blacksmith take for this saw?\"Carpenter replied, \"10rs.\"Merchant thought that in city anyone would be willing to pay three times the original price for such good quality saw. Then why don't I order a dozen of saws and sell them in city. Thinking this he went to village. When merchant meet blacksmith he said, \"I will give you a big order for saws and will pay you 15rs for every saw you make but I have a condition that after today you will only work for me.\"Blacksmith said, \"I can't accept your condition.\"Merchant thought that may be he needed more money. He said, \"Ok I will give you 20rs per piece. is my condition acceptable now?\"Blacksmith said, \"No, I still can't accept your condition. I will determine value of my hard work myself. I cannot work for you. I am satisfied with my price and I don't want more than this.\"Merchant was surprised at his response and said, \"You are a very strange man, who refuses money? I am paying you double the original price.\"Blacksmith said, \"You will take saws from me and then take it to city and sell it to poor buyers at high price. I cannot become a medium for exploitation of the poor. if today I get lured then many people will have to pay for it. therefore, I can't accept your offer.\"Merchant immediately understood that blacksmith stands firm on his principles and was a honest and true man who cannot be buy with any amount of wealth.", "moral1": "We should not guess or imagine the intentions of others. Talking is how we come to understand others, and clear up a great many problems. ", "moral2": "It is a great quality to rise your interest and think about others. Blacksmith could have easily earned good money but he knew that his slight greed would prove to be disadvantageous to many needy people. ", "moral3": "Secret to happiness is to value what god have given us and discard comparison that only lead to unhappiness. ", "moral4": "God helps those who help themselves. ", "moral5": "Those who achieve notoriety often mistake it for fame.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 607, "story": "Once a traveler from far away place came to king's court. Traveler seemed rich with dignified personality. He was wearing big and beautiful turban. No one in country had seen such turban, everyone in court started to talk about his turban as it was very colorful and was decorated with bright little things. King also liked that turban and asked traveler, \"You turban looks beautiful, from where did you bought this turban and what's it cost?\"Man replied, \"This is a very expensive turban. I had to spend thousand gold coins to get this turban.\"Listening to traveler reply one of king's minister went to king and said in his ear, \"Be careful! this turban does not seem to be worth more than 50 gold coins and he is telling you that he got it from thousand gold coins.\"Traveler saw minister talking to king and understood what minister must saying to king just by looking at his face. Traveler was no newbie, he had seen many courts and king and his ministers. As soon as minister went back to his place. Traveler said, \"My lord, should I leave then? I was said that there is only one king in this world who is capable of buying this turban.\"Then he paused for a minute and said, \"I have been to many kingdoms and everywhere I heard that there is only one king who was buy this turban for one thousand gold coins. is this not the kingdom of great king who can buy this turban?is this is not the place I was looking for? should I keep looking for the right one?\"Listening to this, king ordered his servant to bring two thousand gold coins and buy that turban. Seeing this minister was surprised. After deal was done, when minister leaving court, traveler went to him and said, \"You may know price of the turban but I know the weakness of the king.\" Similarly, there are many people who do not know god but still they pretend to be messenger of god because they know weakness of human mind and they exploit that in name of god.", "moral1": "Do not malignant or blame anyone without knowing the fact or a truth. Your words may ruin someone's reputation without any fault of theirs. ", "moral2": "It's important to be kind, as it will always be rewarded. ", "moral3": "Remember, for the one who knows the power of god, see no weakness in anyone and one who recognizes god, will never exploit others. ", "moral4": "United we stand, divided we fall. ", "moral5": "Why do we fight at home? The reason is ego and lack of mutual trust. Husband and wife are complimentary of each other. That's why if one make mistakes then other should act wisely, keep calm and try to solve problem with love not with anger. In household life, one's shortcoming should be given less attention and trust should be given more importance.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 608, "story": "Long ago, there was a small village by the river. Everyone lived happily and would regularly go to temple to pray. Once during monsoon season, it rained heavily and because of this river started overflowing, flood entered village. Knowing this everyone started to evacuate village, to go to a safe place. One man ran to temple to inform priest about situation. When man reached temple he said to priest, \"Flood water has entered into our homes and soon it will reach temple also. everyone is leaving village as in no time it will sunk under water! you must come along too..\"Priest replied, \"You go. I will stay here and wait for god. I served god everyday. therefore, I trust that god will himself come to save me. I will not leave temple, until god come. you may leave.\"Man still insisted but priest didn't listen. At last man left. Soon, water entered temple and reached waist height. Priest climbed on the higher platform inside temple. Just then a man with a boat who was passing by, saw priest in temple and came to rescue priest. He said, \"Water has entered temple. I am on my way to safe place. please climb boat and come with me.\"But again priest refused to leave saying that god will come to rescue him. So boatman left. Soon, whole temple was filled with flood water. Priest had to climb to the top of the temple and kept praying to god to save him. Soon, a rescue helicopter came and dropped a ladder for priest and asked him to climb ladder. Again priest refused to leave by giving same reason. So helicopter left with others. After sometime, even the top of temple was nearly submerged under water. With difficulty priest was keeping his head out of water, he looked up and started complaining, \"O god. I worshiped you for all my life and kept my faith in you! still you didn't come to save me! why?\"Just then a voice came from sky and said, \"Oh mad man, I came to save you three time. I came running to ask you to leave with other, then I came as boat man, then I came with a helicopter! but you refused every time. what is my fault if you didn't recognize me?\"Priest realized his mistake and asked for forgiveness. After this priest got another chance to go to safe place, this time he accepted.", "moral1": "We have to accept that things can change. The best way to deal with change is to remain flexible and adaptable. ", "moral2": "Skills, knowledge, abilities and experiences are only useful if you are at the right place. ", "moral3": "We should not be greedy. We should thank everypne for helping us. ", "moral4": "Those persons ought to recognize this as applicable to themselves, whose object is private advantage, and who boast to the unthinking of an unreal merit. ", "moral5": "In life, many times we fail to recognize opportunity and keep complaining that life didn't give us opportunity to lead successful life. Therefore, take every chance you get to make life better.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 609, "story": "Once upon a time, in a village lived a lazy man who didn't like to work and would always look for an easier way to feed himself. One day, while searching for his food, he saw a fruit farm. He looked around and didn't see anyone guarding that farm, so he decided to steal some fruits from farm. He walked into farm and started to climb the tree, just at that time farmer came and saw him climbing tree. Farmer shouted at him and asked him to come down. Lazy man got scared and didn't came down. Seeing this farmer went inside and came back with a big stick to hit him. When lazy man saw this, he quickly came down before farmer could reach him and ran towards near by forest and hid there. After sometime, he got up and while passing through forest, he saw a fox who had only two legs and was crawling. Lazy man thought, \"How can this fox stay alive in such condition? this fox can't run, how he is able to feed himself or stay safe from threat of other animals?\"Just then he saw a lion coming toward that fox, with a piece of meat in his mouth. Seeing lion all other animals ran away but fox stayed there only.. But what happened next surprised that lazy man. He saw that lion dropped that piece of meat in front of fox. Fox ate that meat. Lazy man was happy to see god's play. He thought, \"God who is creator of all always have a plan set to take care of all living beings.\"Thinking this, he thought that if god had such plan for fox then god must have something planned for him too. So, he moved forward and found a tree alongside road. He sat below tree and started waiting for someone to feed him too. He kept looking at road waiting for his food. He waited for two days but still no one came with food. At last, when he couldn't bear his hunger anymore, he left in search for some food. On his way, he met an old sage and told him everything that happened. Sage gave him some food and water. After eating food, lazy man questioned sage, \"Oh wise one, god had shown his mercy upon a crippled fox but no one came for me. why god was so cruel to me?\"Old sage smiled and said, \"It's true that creator has plan for everyone. you are also part of god's plan too but son you took his sign in wrong way. he didn't wanted you to be like the fox but he wanted you to be like the lion.\"", "moral1": "It is easy to despise what you cannot get. ", "moral2": "Often we misunderstand the signs. God has given everyone a strength and ability to do their part. Always learn to see the things in a positive way and see yourself in a strong position to help the ones who need. Don't go for the easy choice. Make a right choice. ", "moral3": "It's not wrong to ask for help but if one want to start any work or do it on time, than that work should be done by himself. As self-help is always respected and other also help those who help themselves. ", "moral4": "Always confess of your mistakes. It will take away a load of guilt from your heart which will boost your conscience and no one will take an advantage of your secret mistakes! Accept your mistake, apologize and seek forgiveness politely. ", "moral5": "Never play tricks on your neighbors unless you can stand it yourself.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 610, "story": "In ancient times, children were sent to gurukul to study. Students used to study and do small chores under their guru's guidance while staying in gurukul. One boy name varadraja was also sent to gurukul to study. Soon, he got friendly with other students in gurukul but he was very weak in studies. He would do daily chores diligently but anything that guru ji taught, was poorly understood by him and for this reason he was often ridiculed by others. At year end, all his classmates were promoted to next class but he couldn't make it. Guru ji finally gave up and said to him, \"Son, varadraja, I have tried everything and made all efforts to help you to learn but still you can't understand anything. so it's better for you to go home and help your family with household work.\"Varadraja also thought that perhaps studies in not something that he can do and with heavy heart left for his home. It was afternoon time. He started feeling thirsty, so he went around looking for some water. Looking around, he found that some women were filling water from a well. He went near well to drink some water. When he got near well, he saw some marks on solid stone kept near well which were used under rope to draw water from well. He asked woman, \"How did you made this mark?\"Woman replied, \"Son, we didn't made this mark. it's there because of this soft rope repeatedly used over it while drawing water from well. repeated use of rope made such marks on this stone.\"Listening to this varadraja got into thinking. He pondered that when repeated movement of a soft rope can make deep marks on such solid stone then why can't I learn with constant practice. Thinking this, varadraja went back to gurukul with a lot of enthusiasm and started studying tirelessly. Guru ji was also happy to see him working hard and cooperated fully. After a few years, this boy varadraja became a great scholar of sanskrit grammar who composed siddhantakumudi, madhyasiddhantakumudi, sarasiddhantakamudi, girvanapadamanjari.", "moral1": "Practice is very important whether it is in sports or in studies or anything else. One cannot succeed without practice. If you will be sitting on mere luck without practice then at the end you will be left with nothing but regret. Therefore, by putting patience, hard work and perseverance with practice, one can get to his or her destination. ", "moral2": "Learn from the misfortunes of others. ", "moral3": "The frog couldn't make it due to its own inability to decide when it had to jump out. We all need to adjust according to the situations but there are times when we need to face the situation and take the appropriate action when we have the strength to do so before it's too late. Walk out before you need to jump. ", "moral4": "The best way to combat shyness and fear of ridicule is to learn to laugh at yourself. ", "moral5": "Gentle smile can achieve what brutal force can't.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 611, "story": "Once a scholar was passing through a village where his childhood friend used to live. He decided to visit his friend's house. When he arrived at his friend's house, he saw that his friend was living in poverty, along with his two brothers. Scholar met his friend and after a talking for a while. He got up to leave as he didn't want to put burden on him but his friend asked him to stay. Because his friend insisted, he decided to stay for night. In evening, while talking to his friend, scholar noticed that his brothers went to backyard of their house and started smashing out legumes from the legume tree present there. After that both his friend's brothers took those legume and went to market to sell it, to earn some money. Scholar asked his friend about it and came to know that his friend and brothers are living like that for long time. They would just sell those legume every time they needed money. Later evening when brothers returned, they bought some pluses and flour to make food. Quantity of food made was so less that it was enough for only two people. Seeing that one brother made excuse that he is fasting so he won't be eating any food. Another brother said that he had bad stomach and because of that he won't be able to eat food. Only friend and scholar sat down to eat. At night, scholar couldn't sleep thinking about how to help his friend. Just then an idea came in his mind. When everyone was asleep, scholar woke up and picked up an axe, went to courtyard, cut down that legume tree. After cutting that tree, scholar ran away overnight. In morning, when friend and his brothers woke up and went to backyard, they were shocked to see this. When friend looked for scholar and couldn't find him, he understood that it was his doing. Soon, crowd gather and everyone started condemning scholar for cutting that tree and destroying only support for livelihood of three brothers. All three brothers had tears in their eyes. 3 years passed by. By chance, scholar had to pass through that same village. Scholar thought to meeting his friend but was afraid to step into the village. He still he gather his courage, even ready to be beaten, he slowly reached in front of his friend's house. But to his surprise, this time, it was not a hut but a big house at place of his friends hut. When scholar knocked at door. Seeing scholar's friend and his brothers fell at his feet crying. His friend welcomed him inside and said, \"That day you cut down that legume tree, our only income source and left. we were very angry with you.but now we understand why you had cut that legume that night. as long as we live with the support, we couldn't have progressed.if you had not cut that legume tree that day, we wouldn't have thought of working again and lived in poverty like that forever. when we lost that source and looked for ways to earn our livelihood. we worked hard and became prosperous.\"Leaning: whenever there is support, we adopt to being impoverishment in laziness. We don't do anything until we have absolute no need, until darkness surround us. Such trees are planted in every sphere of out life and if we are stuck then we need to cut such trees in one stroke because that's only way to progress.", "moral1": "He who does a thing well does not need to boast. ", "moral2": "We have to come out of our comfort zone to live a successful life. ", "moral3": "If nothing is done to remedy it, disrespect multiplies and spreads. So it's everyone's responsibility to prevent such behaviour. ", "moral4": "The spirit of sacrifice helps you to put up with difficult circumstances until things improve. ", "moral5": "We should not judge people by their appearance only but rather for what they are underneath.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 612, "story": "Once akbar went to market. There he saw a parrot, which was very pretty. Owner had taught parrot good things. Akbar got happy listening to that parrot and decided to buy that parrot. Akbar gave owner a good price and brought that parrot to his palace. Whenever akbar asked parrot something, he would answer that immediately. In few days, parrot became even more close to him. Akbar ordered royal arrangements for it's stay in the palace. He told his servants to take special care for this parrot. He also said to his servants that this parrot should not die any under circumstances and if anyone come to him to tell about parrot's death then he would hung him as punishment. Servants took special care of that parrot and took care so that parrot wouldn't have any problem but then one day suddenly akbar's beloved parrot died. Now, servants of palace were stirred as to who will tell akbar about this because whoever would inform him of parrot's death would be hanged. Servants were very scared and after much deliberation, they decided to go to birbal for help. One servant went to birbal and told him everything. Hearing all, birbal agreed to tell this news to emperor akbar himself. Birbal went to akbar and sad, \"Maharaj, there is sad news.\"Akbar asked, \"What happened?\"Birbal said, \"Your dear parrot, is neither eating anything nor drinking.\"Then he paused for a minute and said, \"Neither speaking anything, nor opening his eyes, nor acting, nor,\"Akbar angrily said, \"Nor what? why don't you just say that it is dead?\"Birbal said, \"Yes maharaj, but I have not said this to you. therefore, please spare my life.\"Listening to this, even akbar couldn't say anything to him. In this way, birbal saved his as well as his servants life.", "moral1": "The only way to successfully deal with a life and death situation is to face up to the fear it brings. ", "moral2": "Distrust interested advice. ", "moral3": "Second, many times in life we prejudge things we experience in life because they are not packaged as we expect them to be due to this we misunderstanding others. ", "moral4": "One should not panic in difficult times and think wisely. ", "moral5": "Shouting is damaging to the family environment; you can achieve much more through a little calm.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 613, "story": "Once a couple of pigeons started living on a tree in a forest. After sometime, pigeon laid three eggs on branch of tree. One day, couple went out in search of food, leaving there eggs behind. When pigeons came back, they saw that there eggs were not there. They searched and asked around, they came to know that while they were away, a fox came there in search of food and it climbed on tree, where fox saw pigeon eggs. Hungry fox instantly ate those eggs and went away. Hearing this, pigeon got dishearten and just then decided to build a nest for it's eggs, so that never again any animal would eat his eggs. Pigeon gathered straws and started building a nest but then it realized that he doesn't know how to build a nest. Pigeon called other birds of forest for help. All birds came to his aid and started to teach him how to build a nest but before they could complete telling him, pigeon said that he learned everything and will build his nest himself. Hearing this, all birds went back. Now, pigeon started building a nest. He started keeping straws here and there but then again here he realized that he still doesn't understand how to build a nest. He again called birds for help. Birds came and started building nest for him, pigeon was seeing what birds were doing. When half of nest was built, pigeon shouted loudly - leave it all. Now I understand how it can be made and I will built rest of nest myself. This time birds got very angry and left. Again pigeon tried to build nest but then again he couldn't make out a nest using straws. Pigeon again called birds to help him but this time not a single bird came to help and till today pigeon can not build his nest. When we don't know how to do any work and ask others for help, we should not just pretend to understand when we don't because person who is helping will help, once or twice but not every time.", "moral1": "Choose your friends wisely. ", "moral2": "Honesty is valued by all, and when we are dishonest, people lose faith in us. ", "moral3": "Therefore, while respecting one's help, we should learn that work with full devotion. ", "moral4": "Better no rule than cruel rule. ", "moral5": "God has given us strength and capability to do our part. We should always learn to see things in positive way and see yourself in position to help others who need.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 614, "story": "Once a priest was invited to king's palace. When priest was done with prayer, king honored him with gifts and asked, \"Can you tell me where god lives? where he looks? what can he do?\"Hearing king's question, priest was taken aback and replied, \"O king, give me sometime to answer this question.\"King gave priest a month time. Priest returned home and started to think about answers. With passing time priest started to get worried as he couldn't think of way to answer king's question. Seeing him worried, his son asked him reason for his concern. Priest told him about king's question. Listening to it his son said, \"Father, don't worry, I will answer. take me with you.\"When month was over, priest went to palace with his son and said to king, \"O king, my son will answer your question.\"King asked same question to priest's son, \"Tell me where does god live? which way he looks? what can he do?\"Priest son said to king, \"O king, I will answer but first I need a glass of milk?\"King ordered his servant to bring a glass of milk for boy. Boy took glass of milk and put his finger in milk and started moving it again and again inside milk. Seeing this, king asked, \"What are you doing?\"Boy replied, \"I hear there is butter in milk. I am looking for butter in this milk! but there is not butter here.\"King replied, \"Of course milk contain butter but it doesn't look like this. first milk is made into curd and them curd is churned to obtain butter.\"Priest's son said, \"O king! this is answer to your first question. just as milk gets curdled and then we get butter after churning that curdled milk, similarly god exists in every living being but to know them true devotion is required.\"King was pleased with this answer and asked him, \"Now answer my second question, where does god look?\"Child said, \"I will answer this but for that I need a candle.\"King immediately asked servant to bring a candle and give it to that boy. Boy lit the candle and asked king, \"O king! tell me which side is light of this candle on?\"King replied, \"It's light is uniform in all directions.\"Then boy said, \"This is answer to your second question. because god is omnipotent, he looks equally towards actions of each and every living being\". Now, he became more eager to know answer of third question. King said, \"Answer my last question, what can god do?\"Boy said, \"O king! I will answer this but for this I have to come to your place and you will have to come to my place.\"King hesitated a bit but he was anxious to know answer, so he gave his consent. Now, boy came up and sat on king's throne and king went to sit at boy's place. Sitting on throne boy said, \"O king! this is answer to your last question. you asked what god can do?god can make a poor like me to sit on king's throne and king like you to sit at place of a poor. god can make a beggar a king and turn a king into a beggar in an instant.\"King was extremely pleased with answer of that priest's son and made him his royal advisor.", "moral1": "To smile is to be cheerful in a wonderful, contagious, and effortless way. ", "moral2": " if you do good, good will come to you.  one good turn deserves another. ", "moral3": "Try to watch your thoughts and see how they come and go. Stay in quietness, moment of peace will be brief at first but in time they will get longer. ", "moral4": "God resides in heart of every living being. If you trust and have faith in god, he will show you right path. Every being should worship god so that one can connect with power inside him. ", "moral5": "Please all, and you will please none.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 615, "story": "Once there was shepherd who had 15 sheep. He would take them to grounds daily, for grazing and then in evening would bring back to their fence which was enclosed by barbed wire and would lock the fence entry from outside. Everything was going okay until one morning when shepherd was taking sheep out for grazing, he found that one sheep was missing. He thought that may be fence was broken but when he looked around he found out that fence was not broken. So there was no possibility of wild animals to come in from outside and attack sheep. Then shepherd turned to rest of sheep and asked, \"Do you know sheep how disappeared from here? did something happen here at night?\"All sheep waved their head in no. Shepherd couldn't find reason. He took sheep out for grazing like routine, he bought them back to fence and locked fence from outside. Next morning, when shepherd arrived, he was shocked to see that even today a sheep was missing. Shepherd tried to find reason but couldn't understand how and where sheep disappeared. He even tried asking other sheep but nothing was found. It started to happen continuously and everyday a sheep would disappear. Day came when only two sheep were left in the fence. Shepherd was very sad and disappointed and considered it his bad luck. He took remaining two sheep out for grazing and in evening put them back inside fence. As he was about to leave, a voice came from behind saying, \"Wait, don't leave me alone, otherwise this wolf will kill me tonight.\"Shepherd immediately turned back and said, \"Wolf! where is wolf?\"Sheep pointing toward another sheep said, \"He who stands in front of you is not a sheep but a wolf in skin of a sheep.when a sheep went missing for first time, I was not able to sleep that night because of fear. that night I saw that after midnight, this wolf under sheep skin, killed the sheep sleeping next to it.\"When wolf saw that his secret had been revealed, he tried to run away but shepherd hit it hard with stick until it became unable to move. Now, shepherd understood whole story and shouted at sheep asking, \"When you knew this thing before, why didn't you tell me before when I asked?\"Sheep replied, \"I was scared seeing that wolf killing other sheep and didn't dare to speak truth. at that time I thought that may be wolf will leave after eating couple of sheep only.but today, am only one left and now I had only one option to save myself and that was to gather up my courage and tell you the truth. that's why I was able to tell you everything today.\"Shepherd said, \"How did you thing that wolf will leave on it's own after killing one or two sheep! wolf is wolf, it cannot change its nature. just think how your silence gave wolf way to kill so many innocent sheep. if you had already shown courage to speak the truth, things would have been different..\"", "moral1": "It is unwise to treat old friends badly for the sake of new ones. ", "moral2": "Similarly, there are many occasions in life where a little courage can make a big difference but just like that sheep, most of us sit in silence until trouble comes to our heads. Therefore, we should learn to show courage to tell truth at right time and fight against wrong happening around us. ", "moral3": "Always treat your parents with care and love. We should understand their value and spend time with them. ", "moral4": "The safeguards of virtue2 are hateful to those with evil intentions. ", "moral5": "Wicked deeds will not stay hid.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 616, "story": "One day a woodcutter was passing through the forest. At one place, he saw an eagle trapper in a trap placed there by a hunter. Woodcutter felt pity toward that eagle. He checked around to see if hunter was near by and then seeing no one he ran toward trapped eagle and freed him from that trap. Eagle thanked woodcutter and flew away. Some days later, woodcutter was sitting on a mound and eating food, suddenly an eagle came from somewhere and snatched his food, flew away with it and sat on a near by tree. In attempt to save his food, woodcutter lost his balance and fell down from that mound. When woodcutter looked at that eagle, he recognized him and realized it was same eagle whom he had saved previously. Woodcutter got angry thinking that even when he helped eagle, eagle snatched his food. Woodcutter started cursing that eagle. Just then eagle said, \"Mister, I saw a poisonous snake behind you and it was about to bite you that's why I came and snatched your food and flew away.and because of that you fell from that mound and snake was not able to bite you.\"When woodcutter looked behind, he saw that snake, he realized what eagle said was true and thanked him for saving his life. First, if you help others, then they will also help you.", "moral1": "Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick is to not to get bogged down by it. We can get out of the deepest wells by not stopping. And by never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up! ", "moral2": "Second, many times in life we prejudge things we experience in life because they are not packaged as we expect them to be due to this we misunderstanding others. ", "moral3": "Love can tame the wildest. ", "moral4": "Men of evil reputation, when they perform a good deed, fail to get credit for it. ", "moral5": "Do not depend on the promises of those whose interest it is to deceive you.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 617, "story": "Once in a village, lived two friends sonu and monu. One day, they both had to go to another village for some work. On their way, sonu saw a beautiful sword hanging by a tree. He quickly went ahead and grabbed it and shouted happily, \"What a beautiful sword I have found.\"At this his friend monu interrupted him and said, \"We both are traveling together, so you should say that we have got a beautiful sword.\"Sonu replied, \"Oh no no, I saw this sword and got it. therefore, it is mine only.\"Saying this he kept that sword beside him. Monu didn't say anything anymore and two started moving forward. When they were about to reach another village, a bunch of people appeared in front of them. And suddenly one of those people caught sonu by neck saying, \"I caught him, he is the murderer. he have sword used for murder in our village.\"Listening to this, sonu got scared and said to monu, \"My friend, we are caught in trouble.\"At this monu replied, \"No, not we. it's only you who got in trouble.\"Just then people started to take sonu with him to put him in jail. Monu felt bad for his friend and cleared the misunderstanding caused because of that sword and got sonu out of that trouble. Later, sonu apologized to monu for his selfish behavior and thanked him for helping him in time of difficulty.", "moral1": "A courtly lie is praised by the wicked; plain-spoken truth brings destruction on the good. ", "moral2": "We may have tons of wealth, but that doesn't make us generous. Offering helping hand when we have nothing or very little wealth makes it more valuable. ", "moral3": "Act in haste and repent at leisure and often in pain. ", "moral4": "We should not only share our sorrows but also our happiness with our friends. ", "moral5": "Lost time cannot be recalled.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 618, "story": "A scholar named bukhari used to live in saudi. He was known for his honesty. Once he embarked on a long voyage by sea. Before starting journey, he kept a thousand dinars with him for his journey. During journey, bukhari met other travelers and made friends with them. Bukhari shared his wisdom and knowledge with them. Among all, he got close with one of travelers. One day while talking bukhari told him about one thousand dinars he had with him and and then showed him. Seeing that much money, traveler got greedy. Traveler started to think of a plan to get that money from bukhari. One morning, traveler started to cry loudly and said, \"My one thousand dinars were stolen. what will I do now?\"Seeing him crying, ship staff came and said, \"Why are you panicking. whoever had stolen that money, couldn't have gone anywhere. that person will be caught soon.\"Soon, search began. One by one every passenger was searched, when bukhari turn came, ship staff and passenger who had gotten well acquainted with him till now said, \"We shouldn't search you. it would be a crime to even doubt you.\"Hearing this, bukhari said, \"No. no. money had been stolen, if you won't check now then suspicion will remain in his heart. so you should search me too.\"Bukhari was searched. Nothing was found from them. At last no money was found. After two days, same traveler went to bukhari and sadly asked, \"You had thousand dinars but they couldn't find anything when they searched you. where did that money go?\"Bukhari smiled and said, \"I threw them into sea. you want to know why?\"Traveler asked, \"Why?\"Bukhari replied, \"It's because I had earned only two riches in life - one is honesty and other is people's trust. if that money had been recovered from me and I would have told them that its mine then people would have believed it but still people would have doubted my honesty and truth.\"", "moral1": "Appearances are deceptive. ", "moral2": "Once lost money can be earned again but if one's prestige and people trust is lost then it won't be possible to gain that again. ", "moral3": "True friendship goes much further than superficially knowing people, or getting on well with lots of people. ", "moral4": "Every obstacle we face in our life has an opportunity! ", "moral5": "A nice way to explain to children the importance of brushing their teeth, and not eating too many sweets.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 619, "story": "Long ago, in india, in a village lived a weaver who was very calm, humble and loyal by nature. People around knew that he never get angry. So, one day some boys from neighborhood thought to prank weaver to make him angry. They all reached at weaver shop. Among kids, there was one kid who came from wealthy family. He went ahead and pointed toward a sari and said, \"What's cost of this?\"Weaver replied, \"100rs\"Then boy took that sari and cut it into two pieces for purpose of teasing him and then took one piece in his hand and said, \"I don't want whole sari, I want only half. how much will it cost?\"Weaver calmly replied, \"50rs\"Now, boy took that piece and again cut that in half. Now, he took left over half piece in his hand and asked again, \"I don't want even half. how much will this piece cost?\"Weaver replied, \"25rs\"Boy likewise cut the sari again and finally said, \"I don't want this sari anymore. now, it is useless to me.\"Weaver replied, \"Boy, it not only useless to you, it is not of use to anybody.\"Boy felt ashamed and said, \"I made a loss to you. I would like to pay you full price for this sari, I cut.\"Weaver said, \"When you didn't buy that sari, how could I take money from you.\"Boy's pride got hurt and he said,\"I am rich, you are poor. if I pay you for these pieces it wouldn't hurt me but how will you cover your loss? you have to face this loss because of me, so please let me pay for it.\"Weaver smiled and said, \"You can't compensate for loss that occurred. just think of how much hard work a farmer did to grow cotton. then another person did hard work to make threads from cotton and then I colored those thread and weaved this sari.this much hard work could be successful only when someone wears it, benefits from it, uses it. but you cut it into pieces and how can this loss be compensated just by rupee?\"In voice of weaver there was extreme kindness and mildness, instead of resentment. Boy became ashamed of his act and he had tears in his eyes. He fell on weaver's feet and asked for forgiveness. Weaver lovingly asked him to get up, patted his back and said, \"Boy, if I had taken money from you then it could have work for me but your life could have turn into piece same as you did with sari.I lost one sari, I can make it again but once your life is destroyed because of your ego, from where will you bring another? your repentance is precious to me.\"", "moral1": "Think and work hard, you may find solution to any problem. ", "moral2": "Saint kabir das ji. ", "moral3": "Sometimes life's best lessons come from the hardest situations. ", "moral4": "Second, there is not shame in honest work. Third, be thankful for what you have. Fourth, never be friends with trickster, for in end they will trick you too. ", "moral5": "When we say something, how we say it and what words we chose to pass that message, makes great difference to it. Always choose your words wisely.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 620, "story": "Long ago in a village lived a priest used to stay at local temple and had a little daughter. Once he earned 500rs and thought of saving that money for his daughter's wedding. So he went money lender shop in village and deposited that money to him. After few years when his daughter turned eighteen, priest went to money lender and asked for money but he refused saying, \"When did you gave me money? did I gave you something in written?\"Priest came back empty handed. He became very upset and was worried for preparation of his daughter's wedding. Few days later, priest decided to go to king and complain about this. Priest went to king's court and narrated everything that happened. After listening to him king said, \"Tomorrow my procession will pass by your village and at that time you stand near money lender shop.\"Next day, as king said, his procession came to priest's village. There everyone bowed to king and greeted him with flowers and gifts. Money lender also came forward to greet king. Priest was standing near money lender's shop. As soon as king came near shop, he saw priest and bowed to him and greeted him saying, \"Guru ji, why are you here? you are my guru. please come with me.\"Priest went with king. After procession moved far away from shop, king said, \"Pandit ji. we have done our work. now all depends on your luck.\"On other side, money lender who was surprised to see all this thought, \"I think pandit ji have good relations with king. what if he complains him and I lose everything.\"Money lender immediately asked his servant to find priest. Servant found him and bought him back to moneylender shop with great respect. As soon as priest came, money lender bowed to him and said, \"Pandit ji, I worked hard and looked into old account. there I found that you have deposited 500rs here. in last ten years, 5000rs interest have also been raised on that amount.pandit ji your daughter is also like my own daughter. so here are 1000rs more as gift from my side for your daughter's wedding.\"Thus because of king's small act, money lender not only gave back priest principle amount but also gave huge amount of interest for it.", "moral1": "Key to happiness is being content with whatever we have. . ", "moral2": "Orderliness is important. ", "moral3": "The trickster is easily tricked. ", "moral4": "When because of relation to just a king, our problems can be solved then what if we we connect ourselves to world's king I. E. God then we can come over any kind of problems in our life and we will never have to face any injustice. ", "moral5": "Usually believe in what elders say.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 621, "story": "Long ago, in a village lived a sage who was very famous and had many disciples. One day one of his disciples came to him and asked, \"Guru ji, who is your guru? from whom did you gain your knowledge?\"Sage smiled at disciples question and replied, \"I have thousands of guru! if I start to count then it will take more than month to count but still I will tell you about three guru's of my life.\"Sage said, \"One of my guru was a thief.once I lost my way and when I reached some far away village, it got pretty late and all shops and house were closed. at last, I found a man who was trying to jump over a wall into a house.I asked him - can you tell a place where I can stay for night?he replied - it late night and it will be very difficult to find a place to stay at this time. you can stay with me but I am thief. if you still want to come to my place then you can stay there.he was such sweet person that I stayed with him for a month! every night before leaving he would say to me - I am going for work. have rest and do your prayers.whenever he would return from home I would ask him if he got anything. he would say - I didn't got anything today but if god wish then soon I will get something.he would never feel disappointed and sad.when many years passed while meditating but still I felt like nothing happened, there were many moments when I felt sad and frustrated and thought of quitting. at those time I would suddenly remember thief's who used to say that if god wishes soon I will get something.thinking that gave me strength and always motivated to continue working hard.another was dog.it was a very hot day and I was thirsty and was searching for water. just then I saw a dog who came running towards a river.when dog got close to river and looked into river, he saw another dog which was his own reflection. dog got scared to see another dog and barked at it and then stepped back but because he was thirsty he would again get near river to drink water. this happened many times.eventually despite his fear, he jumped into river and reflection disappeared. seeing this courage of dog, I learned that if a person despite his fear, move forward. person who fights his fear, will definitely succeed in life.third guru was a small kid.once I was passing by a village. on way I saw a small kid walking toward a church carrying a lighted candle.I joking asked him - did you light up this candle?he replied - yes I did.then I said - there was a moment when candle was extinguished and then a moment came when candle is burning. can you show me the source from where light came?kid laughed and just then extinguished candle and said - did you see light going away? where did it do? you tell me.at that moment my ego was shattered and I gained knowledge. at that time I realized my own stupidity and started to learn for real.\" What does it mean to be disciple? To be disciple means to be open to all existence. Be ready to learn from all sides at all time. Every moment of life gives us a chance to learn something.", "moral1": "Generosity can often be rewarded in the most unexpected and impressive ways. ", "moral2": "This life will give us many opportunity to meet teacher in one or other form therefore we should always keep on learning good things by becoming a disciple in life. ", "moral3": "It all depends on the point of view, and who tells the story. ", "moral4": "Deeds count, not boasting words. ", "moral5": "The strong are apt to settle questions to their own advantage.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 622, "story": "Reason for fights in married life and it's solution everyday people from far off places used to come to listen satsang done by saint kabir. One day after satsang was over, a man kept sitting. When everyone left. He went to saint kabir and said, \"I have to ask you something. I am a householder and I always get in fight with my family members, specially my wife. I want to know why I have so much trouble at home and how it can be overcome.\"Saint kabir kept quiet for a while and then called his wife and said, \"Bring me a lighted lantern.\"Kabir's wife went and brought back a lighted lantern. Man was surprised to see this and thought to himself, \"Why saint kabir had asked for lighted lantern in such an afternoon.\"After a while kabir again called his wife and said, \"Listen, bring me some sweet.\"This time instead of something sweet, his wife came back with some snacks and gave it to kabir. Seeing this man thought, \"It is probably house of lunatics. salty snacks instead of sweet and lantern in daytime.\"Then with disappointed look on his face man said, \"Kabir ji. I am leaving.\"Saint kabir asked, \"Is your problem solved now? or is there anything more you need to ask?\"Man replied, \"Solution! what kind of solution is this? I couldn't understand.\"Saint kabir said, \"When I asked for lighted lantern, my wife could have said - are you crazy? why do you need lantern in such afternoon?but she thought I might need it for some work, so she bought it without saying anything.when I asked for sweet. she bought back snacks. may be there was nothing sweet in house, so she bought snacks, that's what I thought and didn't said anything.\"Kabir continued, \"What's there to dispute about it. when we avoid fighting and trust each other, we can save ourselves from getting into quarrel.\"That man understood that saint kabir did all this to show him solution for his problem. Then kabir said, \"In household life, balance is made by trusting each other, if husband makes a mistake.. woman take care of it and if there is an error with woman, then husband ignores it. that's basic mantra of family life.\"", "moral1": "It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. ", "moral2": "A bird in hand is worth two in bush. ", "moral3": "Why do we fight at home? The reason is ego and lack of mutual trust. Husband and wife are complimentary of each other. That's why if one make mistakes then other should act wisely, keep calm and try to solve problem with love not with anger. In household life, one's shortcoming should be given less attention and trust should be given more importance. ", "moral4": "Never find fault with others. ", "moral5": "Asceticism doesn't lie in mere words. He is an ascetic who treats everyone alike. Asceticism doesn't lie in visiting burial places. It lies not in wandering about nor in bathing at places of pilgrimage. Asceticism is to remain pure amidst impurities.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 623, "story": "Once in a village lived a merchant who had great faith in god. One day when he was returning to his village from work, on his way he saw a shining stone. Merchant liked that stone very much and picked it up. On his way he thought, \"I can get a beautiful idol of god carved from this stone and keep it in home.\"Thinking this, he went to a famous sculptor shop and said, \"I want you to carve a beautiful god idol from this stone.\"Sculptor replied, \"Sure. you can back after a week to take carved idol.\"After merchant left, sculptor started his work. He took his tools and as soon as sculptor hit the stone, he realized that stone was very hard. Sculptor stuck again with full fervor but stone did not budge. Now, sculptor got worried. He continued to hammer that stone but stone didn't break. Sculptor tried for several days and worked 99% from his side trying to carve that stone but he couldn't break stone. Few days later when merchant came back to get carved idol, sculptor told him that he was not able to make idol with this stone as it was too hard. Merchant became sad and left with stone. Later, merchant went to another shop and asked sculptor to make idol from same stone. Sculptor took up his tools and started hitting stone to cut it, as soon as sculptor stuck first hammer on stone, it broke as it was greatly weakened by hits of first sculptor. Merchant was very happy to see this and later sculptor carved out a beautiful idol of god from that stone. After receiving idol, on his way back merchant thought of condition of first sculptor, how he worked 99% but finally got tired and gave up. If he had done one more strike, he would have succeeded. Same applies in our life. Many people feel that despite so many efforts, they are not able to succeed but truth is that they get tired before last attempt.", "moral1": "No great task can be completed without sufficient order in the details. ", "moral2": "You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil. ", "moral3": "Thoughtless imitation will end in danger. ", "moral4": "One should keep trying continuously, because who know if next attempt could be last attempt which can change one's life. ", "moral5": "Even when we're much weaker, we can defend ourselves from bullies by using what they themselves fear.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 624, "story": "Once there was a farmer who was returning home, after working in his fields. On his way there was sweet shop. Farmer was tired and hungry. When he walked by sweet shop, he couldn't resist sweet aroma coming from sweets shop. He wanted to buy sweets but he didn't had enough money to buy sweets. So, he decided to stand near shop for sometime and started enjoying aroma of sweets. When shop owner saw farmer enjoying aroma of sweets, he didn't like that and went to farmer and asked him to give money. Farmer got shocked and said, \"But I have not bought any sweet nor tasted them, then why?\"Shop owner replied, \"Even if you have not taken sweets but still you have enjoyed fragrance of sweets I made. enjoying aroma of sweets is same as eating sweets, so now you have to pay.\"Farmer got little nervous at first but then he thought of something and took out some coins from his pockets and tucked them in between his hands and shake them. After doing this, he started going his way. Seeing this, shop owner stopped him and said, \"Stop. you can't leave without first paying.\"Farmer replied, \"Just as you said, enjoying scents is equivalent to eating sweets, similarly listening to clinking of coins is also equivalent to taking money.\"", "moral1": "Many times in life you will get to meet people like shop owner, at such times do not panic and think wisely. Quick and wise thinking can help you get out of difficult situation. ", "moral2": "Helping others brings the greatest happiness. ", "moral3": "Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick is to not to get bogged down by it. We can get out of the deepest wells by not stopping. And by never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up! ", "moral4": "We should help those in need or facing problem. Even if it doesn't concern us. Because in life we never know how things turn out at end. . ", "moral5": "It is very foolish to be greedy.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 625, "story": "One day, a little boy asked his father, \"What does word great means?\"Boy said, \"I have read many time that this person is great, he did this and that. please explain me who are these great people and how they become great?\"Father said, \"Okay.\"Father thought of a idea to teach his son about being great. Father asked his son to bring two plants and then told him to plant one of them inside house and other outside house. Boy did as his father said. Now, father called his son and asked, \"What do you think? which one of these two plants will be bigger and safe?\"Boy replied, \"Papa, plant which is inside our house will be safe, therefore it will grow big where as plant outside house is not safe at all, it will have to withstand many season and no one will be there to take care of it. it can be eaten by animals.\"Father smiled and said, \"We will know this at right time and at same that time I will give you answer for your question.\"Boy left for higher studies and after four years he came back to his house. When he saw that plant which he had planted there before leaving, he said to his father, \"See, I told you that nothing will happen to this plant and it will be safe and grow big.\"Father smiled and said, \"You should go outside and see another plant.\"When boy went outside, he saw a big tree. Boy couldn't believe his eyes. He couldn't understand how plant outside was able to grow much bigger than plant inside house. Then father explained to his son that plant outside was able to grow this big because it faced every season and many difficulties. Because plant inside was safe, it didn't face any weather not did it get proper sunlight, therefore it didn't became big.", "moral1": "It's because everyone understand anything from their own perspective. Sometimes we need to change our way to help so that person can accept that help. ", "moral2": "Those who try to deceive may expect to be paid in their own coin. ", "moral3": "To become a great person, one fails many times, had to face many difficulties and overcome those difficulties with their will power and determination. Only after that they were able to become great. ", "moral4": "Second, there is not shame in honest work. Third, be thankful for what you have. Fourth, never be friends with trickster, for in end they will trick you too. ", "moral5": "True friendship doesn't distinguish between high and low status or between riches and poverty.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 626, "story": "Once a man from village wearing old dirty clothes arrived at a large hotel with his 16 years old daughter. Seeing both of them sitting, waiter placed two glasses of water in front of them and asked, \"What should I bring for you?\"Man said, \"I promised my daughter that if she come first in her class 10th exams, at district level then I will bring her to largest hotel in city to give her treat as reward. she got first place.now it's my turn to fulfill my promise. so, please bring a dosa for her.\"Waiter asked, \"What to bring for you sir?\"Man replied, \"Nothing. I have only enough money to pay for one dosa.\"Hearing this whole thing, waiter went to owner and told whole story and said, \"Sir, I want them to have complete breakfast meal. at present I have no money. so, please deduct bill amount from my salary.\"Owner said, \"Today, we will give a party to them for success of his promising daughter on behalf of hotel.\"Hoteliers decorated a table and celebrated success of poor girl with his father and all attendees. Owner also packed them a large bag with three dosas and a box of sweet as gift to be distributed in girl's neighborhood. After receiving so much respect, poor man went to his house with tears of joys in his eyes. Time passed. Same girl passed the examination of I. A. S  and came back to her home town as city's collector. After returning there, she sent a message to hotel owner that city collector will come for breakfast and booked a table for her. Hotel owner decorated a table well and upon hearing news about arrival of city's collector at hotel, entire hotel was flooded with customers. Same girl as city's collector arrived at hotel with her parents. Everyone at hotel stood in her honor. Owner presented her with a bouquet and requested her to order. Just then, girl stood up and bowed in front of hotel owner and waiter and said, \"May be both to you did not recognize me. I ma same girl whose father didn't have money to afford another dosa.there was no money and still both of you, presenting a true example of humanity, held a great party in joy of me being passed and packed sweets for my whole neighborhood too.today, I became collector because of both of you. I was encourage to work harder and achieve my dream. I will always remember you both for your favor.\"Then she turned around and announced, \"Today's party is from my side and I will pay bill for all customers present and entire hotel staff.\"", "moral1": "Wisdom is more able than power. ", "moral2": "Health is wealth. An unhealthy person can never earn wealth or be happy in life. ", "moral3": "One should not make fun of poverty of any poor, respect one's talent and encourage them. It is possible that because of you some one reach their destination. ", "moral4": "We all are gifted with energy to find success in our life but fail to gather a courage which is required to reach heights of success and end up clinging to things that are familiar to us.  we need to free ourselves from our comfort zone to explore new opportunities and find success beyond our capacity. ", "moral5": "Once you know this then key is in your hand.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 627, "story": "Long ago, lived a wise king. King wanted to appoint a new chief minister for his kingdom, so he decided to test wisdom of three ministers whom he found capable of becoming one. Next day, early morning, he called all three ministers to his chamber and said to them, \"I want you all to bring me as many young animals as you can from the forest. I want to keep them in royal zoo and all you have one day for this task.\"Soon, those three ministers set out to forest in search of young animals. Ministers went to different forests. In evening they came back. When king ask them to show what they could find. First minister bought five young elephant calf and two bear cubs to court. Second minister bought two tiger cubs and 2 elephant calf to court. When king looked at third minister, he was surprised to see that he came empty handed. King asked him, \"Why have you return empty-handed?\"Minister replied, \"Your highness, these animals are too young to be separated from their mothers. in fact, their mothers would also miss them terribly. when I thought about this, I didn't have heart to separate young one's from their parents to bring them here.\"Listening to this king smiled and knew that third minister would be right choice for chief minister's post. King said, \"I am glad that you were so thoughtful about these animals. I was only testing three of you.\"King thanked all three ministers and because of third minster's kind gesture, king declared him to be chief minister of his kingdom.", "moral1": "Positive thoughts and action leads to positive result. ", "moral2": "Your job doesn't always define you, but being a good human being does. ", "moral3": "It will do you no harm to find yourself ridiculous. Resign yourself to be the fool you are. We must always take risks. That is our destiny. ", "moral4": "Always think twice before trusting someone. It's good to make friends but one should not just blindly trust someone. ", "moral5": "One should not panic in difficult times and think wisely.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 628, "story": "Once there used to a monastery where rules were very strict. One rule was not to speak even a word. All monks in monastery adhered to this rule. Every one who joined monastery had taken up strict vow of silence. Though there was a rule to not speak a word, once monk completed one years of vow of silence, he was given a chance to speak but even at that time monk was allowed to speak only two words. In monastery a young man joined. When his first year ended, head monk called him and said, \"Your first years of silence is complete. now you are allowed to speak but remember that you can speak only two words.\"Young monk thought for while and finally spoke, \"Bed, hard.\"Head monk understood. Young man left. Young man continued to live in monastery. Another year passed. Again after completion of next years, head monk again called that young monk and said, \"So, what do you have to say this time?\"Young monk said, \"Food stinks.\"Young man still continued to live in that monastery. Again another year passed. Again head monk asked, \"What are your two words this time?\"\"I quit\", exclaimed young monk. Head monk thought and said, \"Well, I can see why!\"Head monk of the monastery said, \"Good, anyway all you have been doing these three years was nothing but complaining!\"", "moral1": "You should try to help others when you can. ", "moral2": "So we should not fight amongst ourselves. ", "moral3": "If you complain, you will never be able to see finish line and will quit even before you get there. Therefore, if one want to accomplish anything then one have to stop complaining and start working toward self improvement. The feeling of deep gratitude can arise only when we become aware of what existence is giving to us. Our attitude towards life is our own choice. Whether we choose gratitude or complaint, that is exactly what life will reflect back to us. ", "moral4": "Learn from the misfortunes of others. ", "moral5": "Sincere actions, truthful statements and a transparent life style distinguish a true saint from pretenders.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 629, "story": "Once a first grade teacher thought of giving her class a fun assignment. Because thanksgiving day was near, she asked kids to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful. Many would celebrate holiday with turkey and other traditional goodies of season, so teacher's thought were that it would be subject of most of her student's art. When she got art work of all student, she saw that a kid made a different kind of picture. That picture was made by kid who was shy and wouldn't play much. He would depend on his teacher and stand close by her side most of time when other kids played. When teacher asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew an empty hand. Nothing else, just an empty hand. That art captured imagination of other kids, whose hand could it be? One child guessed that it was hand of a farmer because farmer raises turkeys. Another said it represents hand of police officer because they protect and care for people. Another guessed that it was hand of god, for god feed us. Discussion went on. Teacher almost forgot about the young artist himself. When students had gone on to another assignments, teacher went to that kid desk and bent down and asked him - whose hand it is? Little boy looked away and muttered, it's your teacher. Just then teacher recalled times, she had taken his hand and walked him here and there, how often she had said to kid - take my hand and we will go outside. Let me show you how to hold pencil and many other things. Kid was most thankful for his teacher's hand. Tears came from her eyes, brushing that aside she hugged that kid and went on with her work. In this world, people might not say thanks always but they will remember the hands that reaches out to them.", "moral1": "In life, opportunities come unknowingly without any recolonization. We fail to recognize it and keep complaining that life didn't give us the opportunity to lead a successful life. Always take every chance you get to make a better life. ", "moral2": "Good for the evil are fast forgotten. ", "moral3": "It is always best to communicate how you feel. ", "moral4": "We often make much of the ornamental and despise the useful. ", "moral5": "Therefore, keep reaching out because you may pull someone out of darkness and guide them to light.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 630, "story": "Once an old man was sitting at gate of a town. A man, horse rider, saw him and stop there. He asked to old man, \"What are the people of this town like?\"Old man asked, \"Why do you ask this?\"Rider replied, \"People of town I came from are very indecent. I was upset and disturbed by them. so, I had to leave that town. now, I want to become resident of some new town. that's why I am asking you about people of this town.\"Old man replied, \"Brother, if that case then you better move on. people of this town are even worse, they are more wicked, more indecent. here you will get into trouble, you go and look somewhere else.\"Rider moved on. Just behind him another rider came. Man looked around and then stop near old man and said, \"How are people of this village?.\"Old man asked again, \"How were people of village you have left?\"Man replied, \"People of that village were very loving and friendly. everyone cared for each other and helped at times of need. I didn't want to leave but for some reason I had to leave that town. now I am looking for a new place to live.\"Old man replied, \"You are welcome. you will find people of this village even more loving than people of that village.\"A man who was sitting there, heard both conversation. Man said to old man, \"You surprised me. to first person you said that villagers were vile and wicked and that why he should move on but when other one came, you said to him that he need not to go any further as people of this village are very loving. why so?\"", "moral1": "From this story we learn very deep meaning, that is: never in your life have the arrogance to say that you have achieved something. If you have achieved something, it is the divine will, it is the divine intervention that has always protected you, cleared your path and given you the right opportunities at the right time. ", "moral2": "People are just the way you are. Everywhere men are same. What matter is how you live. ", "moral3": "Gratitude and greed go not together. ", "moral4": "This happen with most of us, we focus so much on point out other people mistake that we don't realized that we ourselves are doing same mistake. For peaceful mind and happy self, instead of pointing out others mistake we should look for our own mistake and correct that mistake. ", "moral5": "We can easily represent things as we wish them to be.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 631, "story": "Once a zen monk bokuju was passing through a street in village. Suddenly, a man came up and struck him with a stick. Bokuju fell down and with him that stick also fell there. He got up and picked up that stick. Man who had hit him and was running away, when bokuju saw that, he took that stick and started running after him. He ran after him, calling, \"Wait, take your stick with you..!\"Bokuju followed after that man and at last was able to gave him that stick back. But because of all shouting and commotion, crowd gather to see that was happening. When crowd got to know what happened, one person from crowd came to bokuju and said, \"That man struck you hard and you have no said anything..! why?\"Bokuju said, \"A fact is a fact. he had hit, that's all. he was the hitter and I was hit. it is just as if I am passing under a tree or sitting under a tree and a branch falls down. what will I do then? what can I do?\"Man said, \"But a branch is a branch, this is a man. we cannot say anything to branch fell from tree, we cannot punish it because tree had no mind but this..\"Bokuju said, \"To me this man is also just a tree and if I cannot say anything to tree, why should I bother to say anything to this man? what happened had already happened. I am not going to interpret it. why get worried about it now? it is finished, over.\"", "moral1": "Friendship means never to abandon your friends at difficult times. ", "moral2": "It sometimes happens that one man has all the toil4, and another all the profit. ", "moral3": "We should not trust blindly. ", "moral4": "Saint kabir das ji. ", "moral5": "This is mind of sage - not choosing, not asking, not saying this should be and this should not be. Whatsoever happens, he accepts it in its totality. This acceptance gives him freedom, capacity to see.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 632, "story": "Once a young man went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed written exam as well as initial interview. Now, he had to go for final interview for which he had to face an interview with director of company. Director discovered from young man's cv that his academic achievements were excellent. When interview starteddirector asked, \"Did you obtain any scholarships in school?\"Young man answered, \"No.\"Director asked, \"Who paid for your school fees?\"Young man replied, \"Parents.\"Director asked, \"Where did they work?\"Young man said, \"They worked as clothes cleaner.\"Then director requested young man to show his hands. When young man showed his hands, director saw that were smooth and perfect. Director asked, \"Have you ever helped your parents to wash the clothes?\"Young man replied, \"Never, my parents always wanted me to study and read more books. besides, my parents can wash clothes faster than me.\"Director said to young man,\"I have a request. when you go home today, go and clean your parents hands and then see me tomorrow morning.\"Young man felt dejected. He went back home and asked his parents to let him clean his hands. His parents had mixed feelings, they felt strange but happy. They showed their hands to their son. Young man cleaned their hands slowly. Tear fell from his eyes, as he did that. It was first time he noticed that his parents hands were so wrinkled and had many bruises in their hands. Some bruises were so painful that they winced when he touched it. This was first time, young man realized that it was this pair of hands that washed clothes everyday to enable him to pay his school fees. Bruises on their hands were price that parents had to pay for his education and future. That night, parents and son talked for very long time. Next morning, young man went to director's office. Director noticed tears in young man eyes. He asked, \"Can you tell me, what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?\"Young man answered, \"I cleaned my parents hands and also finished cleaning all remaining clothes. now, I know what appreciation is.by helping my parents, only now do I realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done on your own.without my parents, I would not be who I am today.. I have come to appreciate the importance and value of helping one's family.\"Director said, \"That's what I am looking for in a manager. I want to recruit person who can appreciate the help of others.a person who knows the suffering of others to get things done and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life, you are hired.\"A child who had been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop and entitlement mentality and would always put himself first. He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts.", "moral1": "To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors.   we all know, how our parents cared for us for every little thing.  love them, respect them, and care for them. ", "moral2": "A fun story to try to impress upon young children the importance of getting dressed quickly and properly. ", "moral3": "Those who have plenty want more and so lose all they have. ", "moral4": "The most important thing is your child learns how to appreciate the effort and experience, the difficulty and learns the need to work with others to get things done. ", "moral5": "Never steal or who knows what will happen.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 633, "story": "A man came home late from work. He was tired and irritated. When he reach home, he found his 5 years old waiting for him at door. When his son saw him, he asked, \"Daddy, may I ask you a question?\"Father replied, \"Yeah, sure what it is?\"Son asked, \"Daddy, how much do you make an hour?\"Father replied angrily, \"That's none of your business. why do you ask such a thing?\"Son said, \"I just want to know. please tell me, how much do you make an hour?\"Father replied, \"If you must know. I make 100rs. an hour.\"With his head down son replied, \"Oh! daddy, may I please borrow 50rs.?\"Father was furious, \"If the only reason you asked all this so that you can borrow some money to buy some silly toy or other nonsense then you march yourself straight to you room.\"Listening to this, little boy quietly went to his room and shut door. Few mins later when man calmed down and started to think about conversation with his boy, he thought, \"May be there was something he really wanted to buy with that money because he really didn't ask for money very often.\"Man went to little boy's room and opened door. He went near boy and asked, \"Are you asleep, son?\"Boy replied, \"No daddy, I am awake.\"Man said, \"I have been thinking that maybe I was too hard on you earlier. here's money you asked for.\"Saying this father gave little boy 50rs note. Little boy sat straight up, smiling, he yelled, \"Oh. thank you daddy!\"Then reaching out under his pillow, he pulled out some cramped up bills. When man saw that boy already had money, he started to get angry. Little boy slowly counted his money. Father grumbled, \"Why you asked for money if you already have some?\"Little boy replied, \"Because I didn't had enough but now I do.\"Then boy giving that money to his father said, \"Daddy, I have 100rs. now. can I buy an hour of you time? please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.\"Father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son and felt sorry for getting angry at him.", "moral1": "A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. ", "moral2": "Act in haste and repent at leisure and often in pain. ", "moral3": "A reminder to all of us working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. ", "moral4": "Quite often, we try and impose our perspectives on others and then wonder what went wrong. ", "moral5": "The only way to successfully deal with a life and death situation is to face up to the fear it brings.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 634, "story": "Once a young boy and his father were walking along a forest path. At one point, they came across a large tree branch on the ground in front of them. Seeing that, boy asked his father, \"If I try, do you think I could move that branch?\"Father replied, \"I am sure you can, if you use all your strength.\"Boy was motivated, he went to ward that branch and tried his best to lift or push that branch aside but he wasn't able to move it. Disappointed he looked at his father and said, \"Dad, I couldn't move it.\"His dad encouraged him and said, \"Try again.\"Again, boy tried hard to lift it but couldn't. Then he tried to push it, struggled real hard but still couldn't even move it. Boy was sad and said to his father, \"Dad, I used all my strength but still couldn't move it.\"His father smiled and said, \"Son, I advised you to use all your strength. I am here with you but still you didn't ask for my help,\"Then with help of his father boy was able to move that branch aside. We haven't used all out strength until we have recognized, appreciated and galvanized the strength and support of those who love and surround us and those who care about our purpose. Our real strength lies not in being independent but in interdependence. No individual person has all the strength, all resources and all stamina required for complete blossoming of their vision.", "moral1": "Always trust god. Even if today we face difficulties and not able to understand why we go through such time, if we keep faith in god then on our path of life we will discover that anything that happened, happened for a reason. ", "moral2": "We can all achieve great things, and we have within ourselves all that is needed to do so. We should not give such great importance to physical beauty, nor should we want to change only according to how others see us. ", "moral3": "Cycle of deeds always gives us back what we give to others. If we do good to others, our good will happen, if we do bad to others, our turn will also come. ", "moral4": "Do not let your fancy make you forget realities. ", "moral5": "To ask for help and support when we need is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign of wisdom. It is a call for greater strength that lives in our togetherness.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 635, "story": "Once lived a saint so good that angels came to earth. Angels saw that saint whole day could be summed up by two words - he gave, he forgave yet these words never passed his lips. These words were expressed in his smile, his kindness, forbearance and charity. Angel went back and told god about saint and said, \"Lord, grant him gift of miracles.\"God replied, \"Ask what it is that he wishes.\"Angels came back to earth. They came to saint and said, \"We are here to grant you a gift of miracles. would you like to have touch of your hands to heal the sick?\"Saint answered, \"No. let god do that.\"Then angels asked, \"Would you like to convert guilty souls and bring back their heart to right path?\"Saint replied, \"No, that's angels mission. it is not for me to convert.\"Then angels asked, \"Would you like to become a model of patience, attracting men by luster of your virtues and thus glorifying god?\"Saint replied, \"No. if men get attracted to me, then they would become estranged from god.\"\"What is it that you desire then?\", asked angels. Saint asked, \"What can I wish for? that god gives me his grace. with that would I not have everything?\"This time angels said, \"You must ask for a miracle or one will be forced upon you.\"\"Very well. then.. I want that I may do a great deal of good without ever knowing it.\", said saint. Angels were perplexed. They discussed and resolved upon following plan: every time the saint's shadow fell behind him or to either side, so that he could not see it, it would have the power to cure disease, soothe pain and comfort sorrow. After this. When the saint walked along, his shadow, thrown on the ground on either side or behind him, made arid paths green, caused withered plants to bloom, gave clear water to dried-up brooks, fresh color to pale children and joy to unhappy men and women. The saint simply went about his daily life diffusing virtue as the stars diffuse light and the flowers scent, without being aware of it. The people, respecting his humility, followed him silently, never speaking to him about his miracles. Soon they even forgot his name and called him \"The holy shadow\".", "moral1": "In relationship, both husband and wife have to understand each other and support each other instead of blaming other for mistakes. ", "moral2": "It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. ", "moral3": "When we say something, how we say it and what words we chose to pass that message, makes great difference to it. Always choose your words wisely. ", "moral4": "Meaning of this: that finally you have to sacrifice your center so you cannot think in terms of the ego again, you cannot utter I to annihilate yourself utterly, to erase yourself utterly. Nothing belongs to you, on the contrary, you belong to god. You become a holy shadow. ", "moral5": "Relationship is not only about looks but love and care two people have for each other.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 636, "story": "Once in a city, at construction site of a building, construction supervisor who was on 6th floor had to tell something to a worker working on ground floor. He called him many times but because of construction noise, worker on ground couldn't hear him. Than to get workers attention, supervisor threw a ten rupee note from up. Because there was no wind flowing, note fell right in front of worker. Worker saw that note, picked it up and continued with his work. When supervisor saw this, he tried again to draw worker attention. This time he threw 500 rupee note and hoped that this time because the amount was big, worker would look up to check. But again, when worker saw that note, he picked it up, put it in his pocket and got back to his work. Supervisor thought for moment. Then, to draw worker attention, he picked up a small stone and threw on worker. Stone hit worker head. This time worker looked up and at last supervisor communicated with worker. Story is same as of our life:god from up wants to communicate with us but we are too busy doing out worldly jobs. Then god gives us small gifts and we just keep it without even seeing where we got it from. Again god gives us many gifts but we still remain same and just keep gift without seeing from where it came, without thanking god. We just say that we are lucky and then continue on with our worldly jobs. Then we get hit by small stone, which we call problems. When we get into problem then we look up and we communicate with god.", "moral1": "People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves. ", "moral2": "Even in difficult situation never lose mind. Discussing problems can help us to think of new ways to deal with situation. ", "moral3": "So cultivate, strengthen and cherish it now, for it is the only part of us who will follow us and be always with us. ", "moral4": "Never steal or who knows what will happen. ", "moral5": "So, every time we get gift, we should thank god immediately and not to wait until we get hit by problems.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 637, "story": "Once cute couple who couldn't live without each other even for a day, had turned bitter. Both were fighting over little things and both didn't like way things changed. It was their anniversary day and wife anisha was waiting for her husband raj to show up. She was waiting to see if her husband remembered it was their anniversary. Just then door bell rang, she ran towards door. It was raining outside, her husband was at door wet and smiling with a bunch of flowers in his hands. Both were happy, they started re-living their old days, making up for fights and then planned to have dinner with light music. But moment paused when phone in bedroom rang. Anisha went inside to pick it up. It was a man on other side and he said, \"Hello mam, I am calling from police station. is this mr. raj's number?\"She replied, \"Yes, it is.\"\"I am sorry mam but there was an accident and a man died. we got this number from his wallet. we need out to come and identify his body.\", said man. Anisha heart sank. She was shocked. She replied, \"But my husband is with me..\"Man replied, \"Sorry mam but incident took place at 3pm, when he was boarding the train.\"Anisha was about to lose her conscience. She thought, \"How could this happen?\"She had heard about soul of person coming to meet loved one before it leaves. Anisha ran into other room and her husband was not there. She thought, \"It was true. he had left her for good.\"She said, \"Oh god! I would have died for another chance to mend every little fight!\"She fell on floor in pain. She started crying profusely and thought, \"She lost her chance! forever!\"Suddenly, there was a noise from bathroom, door opened and raj came out and said, \"Darling, I forgot to tell you that my wallet got stolen today..\"Life might not give everyone a second chance. So never waste a moment. When you can still make up for your wrongs! !", "moral1": "No one had promised tomorrow. Live life with no regrets. ", "moral2": "Wishes don't always give you what you want. ", "moral3": "Little by little does the trick. ", "moral4": "One should keep trying continuously, because who know if next attempt could be last attempt which can change one's life. ", "moral5": " always be honest.  honesty is always rewarded.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 638, "story": "Long ago there was a king who had kept ten wild dogs. Any server not matter how long that server worked for king, just at one mistake, server would be punished. Servant at fault would be thrown in front of those wild dogs as punishment. Dogs would attack and torture them and sometimes would even eat them alive. Once, one of the servant gave a bad opinion which king didn't like at all. So, he ordered that servant should be thrown in front of those wild dogs. Servant said to king, \"I served you for ten years but today I did a small mistake and I get this. before leaving I have one last request.\"King asked, \"What?\"Servant said, \"Please give me ten days.\"Kings gave permission. Just after this, servant went to guard who took care of dogs and asked him, \"I would like to serve dogs for next ten days. please allow me.\"Guard was baffled but still agreed. Everyday, servant dedicated all his day, to feed, to clean, to wash all those wild dogs. He would comfort them and took utmost care for them in those ten days. When ten days ended, king ordered servant to be thrown in front of dogs for his punishment. When dogs were released, everyone was surprised to see that those voracious wild dogs were not attacking him but were licking him, playing with him. King was baffled by what he was seeing and said, \"What happened to my dogs?\"At this servant replied, \"I served dogs for only ten days and they didn't forgot my service. however I served you for ten years and yet at my first mistake, you forgot everything and ordered to throw me in front of wild dogs to be eaten alive.\"King realized his mistake and ordered servant to be released. From that day on wards king stopped giving such punishment to his servers.", "moral1": "Being satisfied with what we are and what we have is the key to happiness. Wanting to be most powerful and feeling of being unsatisfied have no end. ", "moral2": "People tend to forget good things, a person did for them as soon as that person makes a mistake towards them. One should not throw out the history that is filled with good, quality action just because of one mistake that hurt you. ", "moral3": "Divided we fall. United we stand. ", "moral4": "To smile is to be cheerful in a wonderful, contagious, and effortless way. ", "moral5": "When one is prepared spiritually, mentally and physically, he has nothing to fear.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 639, "story": "Once a fox was roaming around in forest looking for food. He looked everywhere but couldn't find any food. Then, he looked up and saw a crow sitting on a tree, holding a piece of bread in his beak. Seeing that bread, fox started to drool overjust then fox called crow and saying, \"Master, crow..\"When crow looked at him. He said, \"How handsome you look..!\"Crow was always concerned about his looks and was pleased to hear fox words as no one has ever praised him before. Fox continued to praise his looks and crow got more and more happy to hear fox. Then fox said, \"I am sure you have golden voice too.\"Crow thought to himself that no one has ever said such praise for his voice. Since fox was saying it, crow thought to himself, \"But surely, if an intelligent fellow like fox says that I have golden voice then it must be right.\"Crow smiled grew wider. \"I will be happy if you could sing a song for me\", said fox. Crow was very much pleased to hear sweet talks from fox and thought to himself, \"I think this fox have an ear for music and he really want to listen to me. I will sing for him.\"Crow forgot about piece of bread he was holding in his mouth and opened his mouth wide to sing. As soon as he opened his mouth, piece to bread fell off, quickly fox jumped over and caught that piece in his mouth and gobbled it up. As soon as fox ate that piece he left and crow had nothing left to eat. At this point crow understood that he was deceived by the flattery of fox and he was a fool to open his mouth with piece of bread in it. Crow learnt his lesson and thought that, \"Next time, I will not be deceived by such flattery.\"", "moral1": "A guilty conscience need no accuser. ", "moral2": "Don't fall for sweet words. ", "moral3": "We can easily represent things as we wish them to be. ", "moral4": "Never brag because then nobody would want to be your friend. ", "moral5": "Counsel without help is useless.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 640, "story": "Once in a forest, near a city, lived two beggars. There were in same profession but there were not many alms they could get and because of that they became enemies. One was blind and other was lame. They were always quarreling about territories. Because there were two of them, there was great struggle and competition for them. They were enemies for years. One day, forest caught fire. Blind man was able to walk and run but it was still dangerous for him to walk away from forest because he couldn't see whether he was going in right direction. He had no way to know if he was walking toward fire or away from fire. On other side, there was lame man who couldn't run or even walk properly. He could see that fire was spreading fast and winds were strong. He could see that there was still way to escape fire. Soon, he saw blind beggar passing by. He stopped him and asked to walk together as it will be easier for them to save themselves from fire. Blind man understood. Both of them forgot all their antagonism and fights as they knew that it was not time to fight but unite. Just then blind man took upon his shoulder lame man and they became one. Now blind man had eyes and lame had legs. Lame man could see and he started to direct blind man where they had to run and fast and which directions had to be avoided. Blind man was strong enough to run while carrying lame man on his shoulder. In end they both were able to come out of forest without being injured.", "moral1": "We should not judge someone by his looks. ", "moral2": "Do not promise to do something that you cannot do and do not to say something that you cannot be responsible for. ", "moral3": "Meaning: if you have done anything wrong by mistake, you should admit it and apologize for your mistake and do things to make it right.   ", "moral4": "We all can achieve our goals by helping one another in times of need. ", "moral5": "If we learn to support and care for each other, we can make our life heaven and live happily. Giving and sharing brings inner joy.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 641, "story": "Long ago, there lived a sufi mystic, who used to say everyday in his prayers - thank you god for all that you go on doing for me. How can I repay? I feel so grateful. Once he was traveling far and it happened that for continues three days, he was refused shelter by people around as they thought him to be heretics. He was not even given any food or water. For whole three days, he went on hungry and thirsty,even after three days of hunger and thirst, at night he was praying, \"Thank you god. how can I repay you? I feel so grateful.\"One of his disciple who was traveling with him, saw this and said, \"Master, it's time to say something!! just think for a moment.what are you thanking for? for three days, we have been hungry, thirsty, no shelter and in desert, at mercy of wild animals.so, for what you are being grateful for?\"Sufi laughed and said, \"You don't understand. if I haven't eaten or drank anything for three days, that this is what I must have needed for these three days!!god always gives to me whatsoever I need.this must be my need for time, otherwise he would not have given it to me. I am thankful for it.he always takes care of me. he doesn't bother with what I desire, he gives me what he feels is right.I am thanking him, no food, no water, no shelter for three days, open sky with stars in desert, sleeping in open and still n wild animals has attacked us..still you are sad. why are you sad? it must have been our real need..!\"", "moral1": "True art is thoughtful, delights and endures. ", "moral2": "This is trust, joyful attitude. One should learn to trust god in every condition. ", "moral3": "Water in this story represents the 'good things in life'. Give life some 'water' to work with and it will return far more than you put in. ", "moral4": "Skills, knowledge, abilities and experiences are only useful if you are at the right place. ", "moral5": "To reach a solution, the first step is to believe that there is a solution. If we think that there is no solution, we won't be able to reach any.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 642, "story": "Beautiful story from upanishads.. Once there was young man name, svketu. He came back after completing his studies at university. He was a brilliant student and always topped in all exams with many medals and all the degrees that were allowed to study at university. He came back home with great pride. Young man wanted to share his knowledge and wanted to show his father that he has come back as learned man. Seeing this, his father looked at him and asked single question. He said, \"You have come full of knowledge but do you know the knower? you have accumulated much information, your consciousness is full of borrowed wisdom but what is this consciousness? do you know who you are?\"Svketu replied, \"But this question was never arised in university. I have learned the vedas and learned language, philosophy, poetry, literature, history and many other things. I have learned all that was available in university but this was not subject at all.you are asking a very strange question, nobody ever asked me such question in university. it was not on syllabus, not in any course I studied.\"Father said, \"You do one thing - be on fast for two weeks then I will ask you something else.\"Young man wanted to show his knowledge but his father was saying him to wait for two weeks and fast. At this young man started to talk about ultimate, absolute, brahman. Again his father said, \"You wait two weeks then we will discuss about all this.\"Young man agreed. He started fasting. After four days of fasting, his father asked him, \"What is brahman?\"In beginning, he answered a little bit, he recited what he had crammed but by end of week, he was so tired, exhausted and hungry that when his father asked, \"What is brahman?\"He said, \"Stop all this nonsense! I am hungry, I can think only of food and you are asking me what brahman is. right now, except food nothing is brahman.\"", "moral1": "We should focus more on what we have than what we don't, as senseless ambition can lead to us losing everything. ", "moral2": "Wealth unused might as well not exist. ", "moral3": "No gratitude from the wicked. ", "moral4": "So your whole knowledge is just because you were not starved. Because you were taken care of, your body was nourished, it was easy for you to talk about great philosophy. Now is the real question. Now bring your knowledge. . ! ", "moral5": "Inside of a ring or out, nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 643, "story": "Long ago, a man went in search of master. He was determined to find master for himself, and for that he was even ready to go around world. When he began his journey, just outside his village, he saw an old man who was sitting under a tree. Man went to him and said, \"You look like a wanderer, are you?\"Old man replied, \"Yes, I am a wanderer. I wandered all over the earth.\"Man thought to himself that old man look like right person to ask his question. So he said, \"Can I ask you a question?\"Old man replied, \"Sure.\"Man then said, \"I want to be a disciple of a perfect master. can you suggest to me where I should go? where can I find him?\"Old man suggested a few address to him. Young man thanked him went on. Man wandered for thirty years around the earth and he found no body who was up to his expectations. He dejected and depressed. He decided to come back to his village. Moment he was entering his village, he saw same old man who has become very old now, sitting under tree and suddenly he recognized him as his master! He fell at his feet and said, \"Why didn't you say it to me, that you are the master?\"Old man said, \"But that was not time for you. you couldn't recognize me at that time. you needed some experience.wandering around earth has given you a certain maturity, a certain understanding. now you can see.last time you met me but you had not see me. you had missed. you were asking me about some master. that was enough proof that you couldn't see me, couldn't feel my presence, you couldn't smell the fragrance.you were utterly blindly, hence I gave you some addresses, so you could go but even to be with wrong people is good because that how one learns.for thirty years I have been waiting for you, I have not left this place, this tree.\"Young man was not young anymore, looked at tree and even more surprised because at that time he remembered that in his dreams, in his visions he was always seeing that tree and there was always a feeling that he would find his master sitting under this tree.", "moral1": "Everything was ready but he was not ready. ", "moral2": "Men often applaud an imitation and hiss7 the real thing. ", "moral3": "We have to come out of our comfort zone to live a successful life. ", "moral4": "Expect no reward for serving the wicked. ", "moral5": "Rich rewards will come to him, who works on with simling vim.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 644, "story": "Once upon a time, in deep forest, lived a large group of monkeys. They had a king who big and wise. King had advised all monkeys, \"There are many poisonous fruits in this forest and ponds are possessed by demons. so if any of you see any unusual fruit or unknown pond then don't eat or drink until you ask me first.\"All monkeys agreed. One day, monkeys came to an unknown pond, even though monkeys were tired and thirsty, no one would drink water from it, without first asking their monkey king. So all monkeys sat on ground around that pond. When monkey king arrived, he asked, \"Did anyone drink water from this pond?\"All monkey replied, \"No, we followed your instructions and were waiting for you.\"Monkey king walked along bank, around the pond and examined footprints of animals that had gone into water and saw that none came out again. So, he realized that pond must be possessed by water demon. He said to all monkeys, \"This pond is possessed by water demon, so no one should go into it.\"Monkeys stayed on ground. After a while, water demon saw that none of monkey was trying to go into pond to drink water. So he rose out of middle of pond, taking shape of frightening monster. He has big blue belly with bulging green eyes. He said, \"Why are you just sitting around? come into pond and drink water.\"Monkey king questioned, \"Are you demon who owns this pond?\"Demon replied, \"Yes.\"Then monkey king asked, \"Do you eat whoever goes into water?\"\"Yes. I do. when someone come into pond forced by thirst, to drink water, I eat them all, even birds. I will enjoy eating you too.\", said demon. Monkey king remained calm and said, \"I will not let you eat me or even single one of my followers and yet we will drink all the water we want..!\"Demon said, \"Impossible! how will you do that?\"There were large number of bamboos growing around that pond. Monkey king noticed that. Monkey king replied, \"Each of us will drink using bamboo shoots as straws and you will not be able to touch us.\"Bamboo shoots grows in sections, with knots between each and each section is too small, so demon could grab monkey and gobble him up. Monkey king was no ordinary being. He took a young bamboo shoot, blew through it to make knots disappear and used it to sip water from pond. Then, he waved his hands and all bamboo growing around that pond lost their knots. They became a new kind of bamboo. Then all monkeys picked up bamboo shoots and easily drank their fill from the pond. Water demon couldn't believe his eyes. Grumbling to himself, he slid under the surface.", "moral1": "The other shore always looks greener. ", "moral2": "Don't steal stuff. ", "moral3": "One should be attentive of his surroundings. ", "moral4": "If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ", "moral5": "Thus did the sagacity of one man find out what had baffled the superficial enquiries of many.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 645, "story": "Ken started to feel that his married life had become more of an obligation. Joy and passion were long gone and he had lost interest in his wife rita. Soon, in his office he found a young girl who came to like him. With time he decided to divorce his wife. He told his wife about his decision. His wife was shocked at his decision and tried to talk his about it but in end she agreed for divorce. On decided day they both went to divorce division and all the formalities were completed. Now, they were both free individuals. On way out of court, ken looked at his ex-wife and said, \"It's getting dark. want to go for dinner?\"Rita looked at him and replied, \"Well, someone said that there is a restaurant which is dedicated to perform dinner for divorce couples.. would you like to go there for dinner?\"Ken agreed. They both went to restaurant divrzo. As they entered, a waitress welcomed them and led them to a room. After they were seated comfortably, waitress provided them with menu. After a while waitress came back and asked for their order. Ken looked at his wife and said, \"You make he orders..\"To this rita shook her head and replied, \"I am not sure what to order.. it's better you order..\"Listening to this waitress replied, \"Sorry.. sir, madam.. but we have a rule.. gentleman orders her favorite dishes. lady orders his favorite dishes. it names - the last memory.\"Instantly rita said, \"Ok then, a steamed fish and cold mixed cucumber in sauce. please remember not to put garlic into it. this gentleman doesn't eat it. thanks.\"Waitress then looked toward ken and said, \"Sir?\"Ken was struck dumb, he realized that even after 10 years of marriage he didn't knew her favorite dish. He sat there like dummy with nothing to say. \"Let's just have this for now. in fact, these are all our favorite.\", rita hastened to give him mediation. \"I suggest before food, you should try our special cold drink.\", said waitress. Both agreed and ordered that. Soon waitress came back with drinks. One was a light blue color with cracked ice. The other was a full glass of ruddy with steam. \"It names - half flame and half ocean. hope you will enjoy..!!\", said waitress and placed drinks on table and left. Both were sitting face to face and didn't know what to say at that moment. Just then waitress knocked at door gently and entered with bright red rose and said, \"Sir, do you still remember when you gave rose to this lady for very first time? now, when everything is over please give this lady rose for very last time. will you like to buy it?\"Rita trembled slightly and in retrospect, scene from ten years ago emerged in her mind, when they were both strangers, how they met and day when ken gave her rose fro first time on valentine's day. Unwittingly, her eyes laden with tears. She shook her head and said, \"No, thanks.\"Just then ken recalled that he hadn't bought her a flower for six years at least. He said, \"No, I will but it.\"Waitress tore the rose into half and put it into the drinks. It melted instantly. \"This rose is made of glutinous flour. it names - image of goodliness spirit. hope you enjoy this.\", said waitress and left. Ken tried to reach out for her hand but rita's hand moved back slightly. They gazed at each other silently. It seemed like thousands of words welled up from their heart yet their lips were silent. Suddenly room was black, alarm went off and smell of smoke was there. Both jumped up. Someone shouted loudly, \"Place is on fire! everyone run! hurry up!\"Listening to this, rita flung herself into ken's arm, \"I am scared\". Ken embraced her tightly, \"Don't be scared. I am here. let's get out together.\"When they got out, they saw that there was no trace of fire, just then waitress came and said, \"Sorry, sir, madam. there is no fire. smoke was made on purpose. it's fourth dish which we offer you. it names - choice of hearts.\"Waitress lead them back to room. Ken took rita hand in her hand and went back inside room. Ken said to rita, \"What lady said was right. actually we are dependent on each other. we should be together. we remarry tomorrow!\"Rita gnawed at her lips lightly and said, \"Are you willing?\"\"Yes, I am.\", he said as his eyes welled with tears. Ken called for bill then. Waitress handed them each a very delicate red bill saying, \"It's restaurant souvenir for you. it names - a bill forever. hope you would keep it forever.\"Tears streamed down his face, when he read content of bill. Rita asked anxiously, \"What happened?\"Ken passed bill to her and said, \"Honey, I am sorry!\"Content of husband bill was: a sweet home. Two hands full of toil. Great care and concern for you and the kids at all seasons. Prepare your favorite dishes. A light is on to welcome you home always. Defend your reputation with all her life. A genial smile of the seventy granny. A youth is faded away for you. - this is your wife. Rita shared he bill with him and said, \"My dear, I am sorry, you have been laborious all there years. I have ignored your feelings too.\"Content of wife bill was: a man's responsibility. A heart is attached to her and the kids always. Two shoulders to bear with burdens. A wrinkled face proves the hardships of life. The grievance is to endure. A man has been on the run all days. He is just a simpleton among all sentient beings. - this is your husband. They could not help but hugged and sobbed. They were greatly moved by the manager and the staff for their kindness. They went home hand in hand after expressed their deep gratitude to them. Manager looked at sight, delighted with smile and said, \"I have succeeded to retrieved a sweet home one again.. only if couple could to our restaurant before divorce.\"", "moral1": "Men often applaud an imitation and hiss7 the real thing. ", "moral2": "Water in this story represents the 'good things in life'. Give life some 'water' to work with and it will return far more than you put in. ", "moral3": "Two blacks do not make a white. ", "moral4": "Life is never easy. To maintain a perfect marriage is much harder. But we still have to believe in marriage, believe in true love. ", "moral5": "Not everyone around us is a real friend. True friends take care of us.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 646, "story": "Once upon a time, lived a an old couple. Old man was kind hearted. He had kept a young sparrow, which he tenderly nurtured. Where as old woman was cross-grained old thing and didn't liked sparrow and always treated it badly. One day, when sparrow had pecked at some paste with which old woman was going to starch her linen. When woman saw that, she flew into great rage and cut sparrow's tongue and then let it loose. In evening when old man came back home from and didn't saw sparrow, he asked his wife. Wife told him all that what happened. Hearing cruel tale, old man was sorely grieved and thought to himself, \"Alas! where can my bird be gone? poor thing! she must be in so much pain.\"Old man wandered far and wide, seeking for his pet and crying, \"Mr. sparrow! where are you? where are you living?\"But couldn't find it. Old man was sad because he lost his precious pet. One day, at foot of certain mountain, old man met his lost sparrow. Both were happy to meet each other. Sparrow led old man to his home and introduced him to his wife and chicks, set before him all sort of dainties and entertained him hospitably. Old man stayed there for some time and was treated royally by sparrow. At last, old man said that he would take his leave and return home. When old man was about to leave, sparrow offered him two wicker baskets and begged him to carry then with him as parting gift. One of those basked was heavy and other was light. So, old man said that as he was feeble and stricken in years, he would only accept the light one. Sparrow agreed. Old man shouldered it and left for his home. When old man got home, wife grew angry and began to scold him saying, \"Where have you been this many days?\"He showed her basket and said, \"While on hills, I met my sparrow, he invited me to his home and introduced me to his family. when I came back, they gave me this basket as parting gift.\"When they opened basket, they were surprised to see what was inside. It was full of gold and silver and precious things. When old woman saw all this, she changed her scolding and couldn't contain her joy. She thought that if she also go to same place then she will be able to get many more things. She said to old man, \"I will go and call upon the sparrows and me a pretty present. so please tell me place where is sparrow's house.\"Next day, woman set forth on her journey, following directions, she at last able to met tongue cut sparrow and exclaimed, \"Well met! mr. sparrow. I have been looking forward to the pleasure of seeing you.\"She tried to flatter and cajole sparrow by soft speeches. Sparrow invited old woman to its home but took no pain in treating her royally as it did to old man. When it was time for old woman to leave, sparrow didn't offer any parting gift. Still, old woman was not put off by this and asked sparrow fr something to carry away with her in remembrance of her visit. Accordingly, sparrow produced two baskets, as before. Greedy old woman chose heavier of two and took her leave with it. She couldn't wait to check what's inside, so just after walking a while, she opened basket but when she opened the basket to she what was inside, all sorts of hobgoblins and elves sprang out of it and began to torment her.", "moral1": "In yielding the rights of others, we may endanger our own. ", "moral2": "In life, opportunities come unknowingly without any recolonization. We fail to recognize it and keep complaining that life didn't give us the opportunity to lead a successful life. Always take every chance you get to make a better life. ", "moral3": "Ostentation brings nothing positive. Sooner or later it will become a weakness. ", "moral4": "One should help others in need, we get the rewards of our helpful acts in return. ", "moral5": "We should be greedy and should treat everyone nicely.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 647, "story": "Once a couple gave birth to a boy after eleven years of marriage. The boy was gem of their eyes. When boy was around two years old, one morning, when husband was going to office, he saw a medicine bottle open but because he was getting late for his office so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in cupboard. On other hand, his wife was preoccupied in kitchen with her work and forgot about it. Little boy was playing around, he saw medicine bottle and fascinated by it's color, he picked it up and drank it all. It happened to a poisonous one. A little while later when mother started looking for his boy, she saw that he was lying unconscious on floor with empty bottle of medicine lying near him. Seeing this, mother hurried him to the hospital, where he was declared dead. Mother was stunned. She was terrified, how to face her husband. When call got to husband, distraught father came to hospital and saw child dead, he looked at his wife and uttered just five words. Husband said to wife, \"I am with you darling.\"Husband's reaction was totally unexpected. His child was dead, can never be bought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with mother. Besides if only he had taken time to keep bottle away, this would not have happened. No one is to be blamed. She had lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from husband and that's what he gave her.", "moral1": "If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective than there would be fewer problems in world. Sometimes, we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame whether in a relationship, in a job or with people we know and by doing this, we miss out warmth in human relationship. ", "moral2": "The best way to make friends is to be genuinely concerned about others. ", "moral3": "We can be happy even with little in our life but once we are given something bigger we desire for more and more and for that we lose our sleep and happiness. ", "moral4": "The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential, these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. ", "moral5": "One good turn deserves another.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 648, "story": "Long ago, a city turned into ruins and its resident moved to far away towns. So mice decided to stay in that city as there was enough supply of food for mice. Slowly, mice grew in numbers and entire city was turned into city of mice. Far away from city was a very dense forest and a hugh river that passed through forest, supplying clean water to animals staying in jungle. During one summer, river ran dry and animals in forest started to dry of thirst. King of elephant herd asked all young elephants to go in search of another source of water. After few days, one elephant came back and informed king of elephant about lake near city of mice. King of elephant at once ordered herd to leave the forest and move toward lake. As soon as elephants saw lake, they rushed toward it. In their excitement, they didn't notice that hundred of mice were getting trampled under their feet. Mice tried to save themselves but still many were killed and injured. Once herd passed by, mice feared that on their way back from lake, elephant would unknowingly trample many more. So, an old mouse suggested that they should go to king of elephant and asked them to take other route to return to forest. Old muse went to elephant king and said, \"O elephant, as you travel through village, many mice are trampled. we will be very grateful if you could please consider changing your route. we will remember this favor and would return favor when you are in need.\"Elephant king laughed and said, \"How can you return favor. nevertheless, we honor you request and change our route.\"Month passed by. One day, king of near by kingdom was raising an army and wanted lost of elephants for his regiment. His servants went to forest and laid traps for catching elephants. Elephants got trapped, servants tied up them to trees with help of thick ropes and went back to inform king. King elephant was among those who got trapped. He started thinking of way to escape and remembered about old mouse promise. He called one of young elephants who had not fallen into trap and was still free. He asked him to go to city of mice and narrate entire incident and ask for help. Young elephant did same. Soon, thousands of mice came running to help their friends in hour of need. Within minutes, they cut loose ropes and elephants were free again. Elephant king thanked old mouse for remembering promise and rescuing them from their captors. Old mouse was happy that mice were able to help elephants and thus repay the debt.", "moral1": "We all have reasons for behaving as we do. It is better to be understanding and try to bring out the good that we all have in ourselves, rather than be judgemental and condemnatory. ", "moral2": "Nobody believes those who have dual word. ", "moral3": "Always be kind to people because you never know, when and how one can be of help to you in your time of need. ", "moral4": "Once you know this then key is in your hand. ", "moral5": "If we lose sight of our main aims we can often abandon things when the first difficulties arise.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 649, "story": "Plato was a greek philosopher, writer, teacher, public speaker and socrates most brilliant student. Plato's philosophy forms much of the foundation of western civilization. He laid the groundwork for ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics and early forms of science. The greatest wealth is to live content with little.", "moral1": "Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow. ", "moral2": "Justice means minding one's own business and not meddling with other men's concern. ", "moral3": "That's when tug of war begin between life and god. That's why some wounds we have because god wouldn't let go. We should be very grateful to god for being there with us. ", "moral4": "Greed is always harmful. ", "moral5": "Do not try to do impossible things.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 650, "story": "Once upon a time, there were two brother's who lived at forest edge. Older brother was arrogant and was always unkind and rude to his younger brother. Where as younger brother was kind and even if older brother disrespected him, treated him bad, took his things and food, he never did anything wrong to him. He always cared for his older brother. Both brothers used to go into forest in search of firewood to sell in market. One day, older brother alone went deep into forest, as he walked through forest, he chopped off branch of every tree until he came upon a special tree. As he was about to cut branch of tree with axe, a voice came from tree and asked him to stop. Tree said, \"Oh, kind sir, please spare my branches. I am a magical tree. if you spare me, I will provide you with golden apples.\"He agreed. Tree dropped some golden apples for him but he was disappointed and wanted to have many more apples. Overcome by greed, he threatened magical tree that if it didn't provide him with more apples then he will cut the entire tree. This time, instead of giving more apples, tree showered him with hundred of tiny needles. He fell to ground, crying in pain as sun began to set. In meantime, younger brother got worried when his older brother didn't return in evening. He went into forest to search for his older brother. He searched for him until he found him near trunk of tree, lying in pain with hundred of needles stuck on his body. Seeing this, younger brother rushed to him and started to painstakingly remove each needle with love. Once needles were out, older brother thanked his younger brother for his help and realized that how badly he treated his younger brother. He instantly apologized to his younger brother and promised that he would never mistreat him. He also apologized to magical tree for his behavior. Seeing this change of heart in older brother, magical tree gifted them with all the golden apples they could need.", "moral1": "It's important to be kind, as it will always be rewarded. ", "moral2": "It's much harder to undo an unwise act than it is to act wisely right from the start. ", "moral3": "A story for learning to notice and enjoy everything around us, rejecting any form of hate. ", "moral4": "You don't achieve things by waiting for them to happen, but by actively working to bring about everything that would help these things to happen. ", "moral5": "One should not get arrogant and look down on others.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 651, "story": "Bhagat singh was an indian socialist revolutionary whose two acts of dramatic violence against the british in india and execution at age 23 made him a folk hero of the indian independence. They may kill me but they cannot kill my ideas. They can crush my body but they will not be able to crush my spirit.", "moral1": "The enlightened man cannot sleep in the same way that the unenlightened one sleeps. When the unenlightened man sleeps, he is simply unconscious where as the enlightened man sleeps but he is not unconscious. ", "moral2": "Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others, automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter. It is the principal source of success in life. ", "moral3": "Love always elevates the character of man. It never lowers him, provided love be love. ", "moral4": "We tend to think a lot. Sometimes answers are just simple. ", "moral5": "Appearances are deceptive3.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 652, "story": "One day, a farmer was looking for a water source for his farm. So, one day he went to his neighbor and asked him if he can sell his well to him. Neighbor agreed. Farmer bought well. But neighbor was a cunning man. Next day, as farmer came to draw water from his well, his neighbor came and refused to let him take any water. Farmer was shocked. He asked, \"Why can't I take water? I already bought well from you.\"Neighbor replied, \"I sold you well, not the water.\"Distraught farmer went to emperor to ask for justice. He explained what had happened. Emperor called on birbal, his wisest courtier. Birbal asked neighbor, \"Why don't you let farmer take water from the well? you did sell well to farmer?\"Neighbor replied, \"I did sell well to farmer but not water with in it. therefore, he has no right to draw water from well.\"Birbal asked them to come later. Next day, all went to place where well was. There birbal said to neighbor, \"Look, you are right, you sold well not water.since you sold well not water, therefore you have no right to keep water in farmer's well. so, now you have two choice: either you pay rent to farmer or take it out immediately.\"Neighbor realized that his scheme had failed, neighbor apologized and went home.", "moral1": "Good sense of humor and smiling are the best ingredients to cope with adversity. ", "moral2": "Many times in life situation come when we drop, crumple and get dirt by making wrong decisions. We fell like worthless but no matter what happens, you will never lose you value. ", "moral3": "Cheating will not get you anything. If you cheat, you will pay soon enough. ", "moral4": "In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is how you choose to react to it and what you make out of it. Life is all about leaning, adopting and converting all the struggles that we experience into something positive. ", "moral5": "Unattached to wealth and power, happiness increases.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 653, "story": "Man needs entertainment simply to hide his madness. If he was perfectly sane, he would not need entertainment.", "moral1": "The less people know and understand about them, the more positively they attempt to argue concerning them, while on the other hand to know and understand a multitude of things renders men cautious in passing judgment upon anything new. ", "moral2": "We need to help each other. ", "moral3": "Don't judge a book by its cover. ", "moral4": "A courtly lie is praised by the wicked; plain-spoken truth brings destruction on the good. ", "moral5": "Being on the spiritual path is not about making life pleasant. It's about seeing how to transcend both the pleasant and the unpleasant.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 654, "story": "Oscar wilde was an irish poet and playwright best known for work such as the picture of dorian gray and the importance of being earnest. Many of wilde's plays were satirical comedies. Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.", "moral1": "It will do you no harm to find yourself ridiculous. Resign yourself to be the fool you are. We must always take risks. That is our destiny. ", "moral2": "He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast. ", "moral3": "Everyone in nature have a purpose and we should not just judge someone just by its appearance. We should learn to value goodness in nature of others. ", "moral4": "A little sincerity is a dangerous thing and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal. ", "moral5": "Wit has always an answer ready.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 655, "story": "Once upon a time, there lived a washer man who had a donkey. Donkey used to carry loads of clothes to river bank and back to home for washer man. Washer man would give donkey food but donkey was not satisfied with the food he got. So, he would wander and freely gaze on the green fields but instead of staying just into fields, he would sneak into villagers farm and eat vegetables growing there, before sneaking back home. One day, he met a jackal and soon they became good friends. At night, they would roam around fields together. Donkey would break into villagers farm to eat growing vegetables while jackal hunted farm animals. One night, both of them went out in a field and found cucumbers. They ate them to full their stomach. They were happy and decided to come daily to full up their stomach. Once, after a tasty meal of cucumbers, the donkey thought to sing a song. Jackal asked him not to sing there. He pleaded with him not to sing before they get out of that farm, as they would get caught if he sings there. However, donkey got annoyed and insisted on singing. He didn't listen to his friends and opened his mouth, began to bray loudly. Jackal knew that listening to such loud voice, farmer would wake up and they will be caught, so he immediately ran away. As expected, on hearing donkey's bray, farmer woke up and came rushing out and saw that all his vegetables were destroyed and donkey was there. Farmer caught donkey and thrashed him for eating vegetables and tied a mortar on donkey's neck and threw donkey away from his farm. Jackal was seeing all this from distance. When donkey came near, jackal said, \"Well. farmer has given you gift, a necklace for you singing.\"The donkey realized his mistake and felt sorry for not listening to the good advice of the jackal.", "moral1": "As in the body, so in the state, each member must work for the common good. ", "moral2": "We should be happy with the giving of god rather than complaining because of the comforts others have. ", "moral3": "There is time and place for everything. Think before act. ", "moral4": "This fable teaches that a fool is not to thrust himself upon those who do not want him, or affect to perform the part of one superior to him. ", "moral5": "We should trust god and believe that whatever happen, happens to our own good. If we follow this philosophy, then we will stop worrying too much and it would make our life more happier.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 656, "story": "The limit of man's knowledge in any subject possesses a high interest which is perhaps increased by its close neighborhood to the realms of imagination.", "moral1": "Most problems have solutions. We just need to think in different way. ", "moral2": "Nobody believes those who have dual word. ", "moral3": "Intelligence is based on how efficient a species became at doing the things they need to survive. ", "moral4": "Skills, knowledge, abilities and experiences are only useful if you are at the right place. ", "moral5": "Using positive words will have better results that using negative words. To break out of bad habit we need to develop good habit and automatically things will start to get better and we will feel positive.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 657, "story": "Charles robert darwin was a naturalist and geology expert from england, who is most well-known for propounding the 'theory of evolution' that is often regarded as among the most significant findings in the history of biology. A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.", "moral1": "Great is the power of steady misrepresentation but the history of science shows that fortunately this power does not long endure. ", "moral2": "We can never imagine the pain a person has to go through because of sacrifice he make. We must appreciate and be thankful to those who silently sacrifice and endure pain for sake of others. ", "moral3": "We should value our life for those who love us, not just give up for those who don't. ", "moral4": "Goodness consists mainly in helping others. ", "moral5": "Saint kabir das ji.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 658, "story": "Long ago on a bitter cold evening, there was a group of riders sitting by river side. Beside them was an old man, who was waiting for a ride to get across river. Old man's wait seemed endless and his body became numb and still from cold winds. Soon, one by one riders started to get up and go across river. Anxiously, old man watched several horseman rounded the bend. He let first one pass without any effort to get his attention and then another passed. Finally last rider spotted old man. As this one drew near, old man said, \"Sir, would you mind giving this old man a ride to other side, there doesn't appear to be a passageway by foot.\"Rider replied, \"Sure thing. hop aboard.\"Rider saw that old man's body was to stiff because of cold to move and get on horse, so he dismounted and helped old man onto horse. Rider didn't took old man just across river but to his destination, which was few miles away. As they were near old man's cottage, rider inquired, \"Sir, I noticed that you let several other riders pass by without making an effort to secure a ride. in such bitter weather why would you wait and didn't ask any other rider? I was last one to leave, what if I had refused and left you there?\"In meantime, they reached destination. Old man lowered himself slowly down from horse and looked straight into rider eyes and replied, \"I have been around for some time. I reckon I know people pretty good.I looked into eyes of other riders and immediately saw that they were not concern for my situation. it would have been useless to ask them for a ride.but when I looked into your eyes, kindness and compassion were evident. I knew then and there that your gentle spirit would not refuse and would give me assistance in my time of need.\"", "moral1": "May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to needs of others with kindness and compassion. ", "moral2": "Never leave your work on someone else's behalf. It may be quite luring at the beginning but will turn deadly afterwards. ", "moral3": "When patience is necessary, impatience can drive us to make bad decisions. ", "moral4": "To have compassion and being able to take good care of others is a remarkable quality.. It is the law of the nature that the more selfless you are the more you will receive. ", "moral5": "Everyone has capability. One just need to believe in it and follow a disciplined way to utilize that capability fully.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 659, "story": "Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion but an escape from emotion. It is not the expression of personality but an escape from personality.", "moral1": "It will do you no harm to find yourself ridiculous. Resign yourself to be the fool you are. We must always take risks. That is our destiny. ", "moral2": "It's easy to despise what you cannot have.  nothing comes easy without a hard work.  so, work hard and reach your goals. ", "moral3": "Our lives are fashioned by our choices. First we make our choices then our choices make us. ", "moral4": "Parents will always be there and give everything they could just to make you happy. We take them for granted, we don't appreciate all they do for us until it's too late.  when you find a path of success in your life, carry on but don't leave your parents behind as they are the true reason of your success. ", "moral5": "Unity is strength.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 660, "story": "From the starry night to the sunflowers series, post-impressionist vincent van gogh is known for his pioneering paintings. In addition to his collection of expressive works on canvas, the dutch artist crafted another creative portfolio during his short life: a compilation of letters. Great things are not done by impulse but by a series of small things brought together.", "moral1": "Nature exceeds nurture3. ", "moral2": "Evil deeds results in bad things and your wise thinking can help you get out of bad situation. So be wise and do good. ", "moral3": "Make mistakes and learn from them but never repeat mistakes. . ", "moral4": "Ah, people often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves. ", "moral5": "The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 661, "story": "Salvador dali's eccentric nature and talent for self-promotion made him the most famous representative of the surrealist movement and one of the most widely recognized artists in the world. Intelligence without ambition, is a bird without wings.", "moral1": "It is good taste and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap to any creative functioning. ", "moral2": "It is better to share than to hoard stuff for yourself. ", "moral3": "Gratitude and greed go not together. ", "moral4": "It's much harder to undo an unwise act than it is to act wisely right from the start. ", "moral5": "We often make much of the ornamental and despise the useful.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 662, "story": "One morning, genghis khan went out for hunting with his companions. His companions carried bows and arrows where as genghis khan carried his favorite falcon on his arm. He knew that his falcon was much better than any arrow because it could fly into skies and see everything that a human being couldn't. Despite the group's enthusiastic efforts, that day they found nothing. Disappointed khan and his men returned to encampment. Genghis khan was frustrated because of this and in order not to take out his frustration on his companions, genghis khan left the rest of party at camp and rode out alone with his falcon. Genghis khan went out in forest and stayed in forest longer than expected and because of this became tired and thirsty. It was summer time and all streams had dried up and he couldn't find anything to drink there. Just then to his amazement, he saw a thread of water flowing from rocks just in front of him. He removed falcon from his arm and took out a silver cup which he always carried with him. Then slowly he fill it with water, just a he was about to raise it to his lips, falcon flew up and plucked cup from his hands and dashed it on ground. Genghis khan was thirsty, this act of falcon made him furious but still falcon was his favorite so he thought that it might be thirsty that's why did this. He picked up hi cup again, cleaned of dirt and filled it again. When cup was only half filled, falcon attacked again, spilling water. Genghis khan adored his bird but he knew that under any circumstance, he wouldn't allow such disrespect as someone might be watching this scene from afar and later would tell other warriors that great conqueror genghis khan was incapable of taming a mere bird. This time, he drew his sword and then picked up cup again and refilled it, keeping an eye on stream and other on falcon. As soon as he had enough water in cup and was ready to drink, falcon again took flight and flew towards him spilling water, just than with one thrust, genghis khan pierced the bird's breast. Meanwhile, the thread of water had already dried up. Genghis was thirsty and in order to find water, he climbed rock in search of spring from which that thread of water was coming. To his surprise, there was pool of water and in middle of it was lying dead, one of most poisonous snake of that region. At that moment he realized that if he had drink that water, he would have died. Filled with remorse, khan returned to camp with dead falcon in his arms. He ordered a gold figurine of bird to be made, to always remember the lesson from this incident. On statue one wing, he had engraved: even when a friend does something you don't like, he continues to be your friend.", "moral1": "People that care for your words will do foolish things. ", "moral2": "A small ray of hope is enough to inspire the one who is ready to work hard to turn his dream into a reality. ", "moral3": "On other wing, he had engraved: any action committed in anger is an action doomed to failure. ", "moral4": "Be nice and try to help others. ", "moral5": "He that finds discontentment in one place is not likely to find happiness in another.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 663, "story": "Nikola tesla was an inventor and engineer who garnered over 300 patents in his lifetime. His most famous work, however, was the development of alternating current which laid the foundation for futuristic technologies. Be alone, that is the secret of invention. Be alone, that is when ideas are born.", "moral1": "False confidence often leads into danger. ", "moral2": "Every living being is an engine geared to the wheel work of the universe. Though seemingly affected only by its immediate surrounding, the sphere of external influence extends to infinite distance. ", "moral3": "No one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before. ", "moral4": "He that finds discontentment in one place is not likely to find happiness in another. ", "moral5": "Be real.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 664, "story": "Just nearby, in the ajanta caves, in the last cave there is a sculpture of gautam buddha sleeping. That pose has become known as the \"Lion's pose\" Because the lion also sleeps on its side without moving. When gautum buddha was alive, he used to sleep in same posture, whole night. He wouldn't move from side to side or even an inch from his sleeping position. One of gautam buddha's disciple named ananda was very much troubled because of this. Every night he could see that buddha was still. Sometimes, in middle of night he would wake up and would see that buddha was still in same position, absolutely still, just as he had always been. One night he couldn't resist his curiosity and went to buddha while he was sleeping. He wake him up and said, \"I know it's not good to disturb you at night because whole day you have been walking and teaching but I couldn't wait for morning to ask you this.for twenty years I have been watching you, I have waited for long but know I have to ask to you about it anyway.please tell me, how do you manage to remain in same posture that you go to sleep in, in same posture for whole night? do you sleep or do you simply go on keeping that posture.because I have to move continuously, I can't sleep still whole night.\"Gautam buddha said. \"I have found the right posture. now, there is no need to change it and I am awake as anyone even when my body is asleep. I have found the right posture for body but you are still searching for it.it is not simply a question of tossing and turning the body. it is because your mind is tossing and turning.I have gone beyond - there is no mind when I go to sleep. the body simply lies down like a corpse. have you even seen any corpse changing its posture?\" It is your mind. Once your mind is at rest, once it disappears, your body can remain asleep but your inner eye, your inner sensitivity, your awareness, can remain burning like a small flame - not only watching your body but also watching the silent mind and the stillness surrounding you.", "moral1": "We should not underestimate others. ", "moral2": "The enlightened man cannot sleep in the same way that the unenlightened one sleeps. When the unenlightened man sleeps, he is simply unconscious where as the enlightened man sleeps but he is not unconscious. ", "moral3": "Most problems have solutions. We just need to think in different way. ", "moral4": "Do not listen to the advice of him who seeks to lower you to his own level. ", "moral5": "Never lose hope. As there is saying god help those who help themselves.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 665, "story": "When you see a good person, think of becoming like her or him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.", "moral1": "Sometime we need to have patience and never give up to circumstances and fight again and again with our full strength to get success. ", "moral2": "If we want to be close to krishna, we have to surrender completely and just become his instrument. Have faith in him and always know that he is there with you always. ", "moral3": "God will always give massive possibilities as well as problems that we can handle effortlessly. Everything given to us is within our means. ", "moral4": "The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential, these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. ", "moral5": "Watch people do their most common actions, these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 666, "story": "Long ago, there lived three friends deer, crow and mouse lived in a jungle. They used to stay together, share meals together. One day, a turtle came to them and said, \"I am all alone. can I also join your company and become your friends?\"Crow said, \"Yes, you are welcome.\"Soon, they became good friends with turtle. One day, all of them were talking about hunters visits to forest and ways to stay safe from them. No sooner had they talked about it, a hunter appeared on scene. Seeing hunter, deer ran away, crow flew and mouse ran into hole. Turtle tired to crawl fast but was caught by hunter. Hunter wanted to trap deer but he got only turtle. He thought to himself that it's better to feast on turtle rather than to go hungry. Hunter took that turtle and started to walk away. Turtle's new friends become much worried about him being trapped by hunter. So, they decided to think of plan to help turtle and free him from hunter's net. Crow then flew high up in the sky to see hunter location. He found that hunter was walking along the river bank. Then they quickly made plan. While hunter was still along river bank, deer ran ahead of hunter unnoticed and lay on the hunter's path as if it's dead. When hunter saw deer from distance, lying in ground, he got very happy and thought that now he can have good feast on it and sell it's beautiful skin in market. Wanting to trap deer, hunter put the turtle on ground and ran to pick up deer. As soon as hunter went to fetch deer for it's tasty flesh and skin. Mouse came and gnawed through net and freed turtle. Turtle hurriedly crawled away into river water. When hunter reached near, to his surprise, deer suddenly sprang up to it's feet and darted away in jungle. Before hunter could try to understand what happened, deer had disappeared into forest. Dejected hunter turned back to collect turtle, he had left behind on ground. When hunter reached that place, he was shocked to see that only cut net was left behind and turtle went missing. Hunter couldn't understand what happened but now he had nothing to take back with him. Sadly, hunter went back empty handed. When hunter left friends gathered. Turtle thanked his friends and four friends once again started living happily together.", "moral1": "A true friend will help you get through difficult times. ", "moral2": "People that care for your words will do foolish things. ", "moral3": "Water in this story represents the 'good things in life'. Give life some 'water' to work with and it will return far more than you put in. ", "moral4": "One should not make fun of poverty of any poor, respect one's talent and encourage them. It is possible that because of you some one reach their destination. ", "moral5": "Never be over confident of the things you can do.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 667, "story": "Encouragingthe wise man in the storm prays god not for safety from danger but for deliverance from fear.", "moral1": "one man's pleasure may be another's pain. ", "moral2": "Repeated lie can make one doubt himself but one should not be carried away by what other said. ", "moral3": "When friendships are real, they are not glass threads or frost work but the solidest things we can know. ", "moral4": "We should not trust everyone easily. ", "moral5": "Nature exceeds nurture3.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 668, "story": "Once upon a time, there was a king who was very kind and generous. King had everything and people in his kingdom were happy but still king would feel unhappy and sad every time. His ministers always tried on or other ways to make king happy but none of them succeeded. King didn't understand what to do, how can he feel happy. One day, a wise person advised, \"You should bring piece of cloth from happiest person of this kingdom for king. if  king wear that person's cloth, then may ward off king's obscurity and sadness.\"Search was started in kingdom. Minister's went on to search for happiest man in their kingdom. They tried hard to find such person but everyone had one or other complain about their life. After days of hunting, one of ministers came across a sadhu who was totally engrossed in meditation. He seemed to be unaware of futile things happening around him. Sadhu was looking very happy and content. His infectious smile attracted minister's attention. Minister went to saint and asked him to come to go along with him to palace as king urgently needed to meet him. Sadhu agreed. Once in court, king welcomed and embraced him. After exchanging few pleasantries, king offered him a basket full of gems and jewelry. Sadhu inquired, \"I am a sadhu. all these things hold no significance for me. kindly tell me the purpose of this meeting.\"King hesitantly explained his condition and begged sadhu for his cloth. Sadhu smiled and said, \"I am just disciple of ideals I have set for my life. I only possess bare necessity for my survival and I lead a life like that of flowing stream. one day here, other there, ever roaming.therefore, only cloth I own, is one I am wearing. I don't have any to spare.\"Listening to this king realized that he doesn't need anything to be happy. Happiness comes from inside.", "moral1": "The primary reason for a person's dejection and sufferings is his own desires and fantasies. The moment we free ourselves from their shackles, we experience satisfaction, salvation and happiness all around. ", "moral2": "Second - never listen to the people who discourage you because they will keep quiet once you achieved your goal. So, be strong and take a step towards your success. ", "moral3": "Fair weather friends are not worth much. ", "moral4": "Fighting is never worth it! ", "moral5": "Children should come home before it gets dark.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 669, "story": "Ralph waldo emerson was an american essayist, lecturer, philosopher and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. His first two collections of essays are \"Essays: first series\" And \"Essays: second series\" Represent the core of his thinking. Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.", "moral1": "Always do what you are afraid to do. ", "moral2": "The fundamental basis of friendship and love is to remain loyal and committed during times of adversity. ", "moral3": "If we spend more time worrying about what is ours, instead of sharing and using it, we all lose out. ", "moral4": "Look before you leap. ", "moral5": "By correct thinking one can turn a bad situation to one's favor.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 670, "story": "Once upon a time, there was tortoise who was on ship. One day ship sank. Tortoise swam for a long time and reached a deserted island. The land side where tortoise came, led up to a big, steep craggy mountain. Tortoise was tired from long swimming. He looked around but there was nothing on land to eat. To avoid starving to death, tortoise decided to climb to top of mountain, hoping that he can find something to eat, on other side of mountain. Tortoise started to climb. As he got to snow covered summit of mountain, he was freezing cold. Suddenly a snow storm started. Tortoise struggled hard but managed to make out a small pathway leading towards other side of mountain. On path, tortoise saw from far that it was guarded by a big monster which was making a lot of noise. Tortoise was terrified to death. Hearing to noises, tortoise was so scared that he wanted to hide his head inside his shell but he controlled his fear and looked around. He saw that many other animals were lying dead. Tortoise understood that they all died due to unbearable cold. Tortoise understood that if he stayed there for long then he will die too. He knew he had to find a way to escape from that place soon. He rallied his spirit and gathered courage to move forward. Moving forward means he had to face that monster to cross that path which leads to other side of mountain. As tortoise started walking toward monster, monster changed shapes. When tortoise came very close to monster, suddenly, he realized that, it was actually a large pile of rocks which looked like monster from afar. Those rocks were gather in such form that made shape like monsters. While standing there, tortoise realized that sound he heard from far was just sound of wind blowing through a small cave. Overcoming that fear of monster, tortoise felt confident and carried on his journey and eventually descended into a beautiful valley where he found plenty of food and water. By avoiding any situation one cannot face the challenges of life. Something or the other will challenge us. It will create fear and insecurity in us. The only way to deal with the fear is to face it with all strength and faith.", "moral1": "The most important thing is your child learns how to appreciate the effort and experience, the difficulty and learns the need to work with others to get things done. ", "moral2": "Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties. ", "moral3": "I am always on duty and my duty is that I have to adhere to the words of my guru, as if your pilot is to save the plane in every situation, in the same way I have to save my faith. ", "moral4": "It is foolish to shape or  change the world, let's shape ourselves first.. Let us change our vision and the world will appear accordingly. ", "moral5": "Most of the fears will be imaginary. Every problem has a solution. When our mind is clouded with fear we cannot act rationally and wisely.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 671, "story": "David beckham is an english retired professional footballer. He is the first english player to win league titles in four countries: england, spain, the united states and france. He announced his retirement in may 2013 after a 20-year career, during which he won 19 major trophies. The only time you run out of chances is, when you stop taking them.", "moral1": "While doing any work, it is important to remember that god is watching us. Remembering god keeps us from going astray. ", "moral2": "Trying to continually cover up faults, ends up with there being no way to conceal them when it is most important. ", "moral3": "The more honor the more danger. ", "moral4": "As a footballer you always want to test yourself against the best. ", "moral5": "When facing problem, one must stay calm and find a way. One must take responsibility to overcome problems. Blaming other does not work to survive.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 672, "story": "Galileo galilei was a famous italian physicist, astronomer and philosopher who made significant contributions to the sciences of motion, astronomy and to the development of the scientific method. He is best known for improving the telescope to gain better knowledge of the planets and stars. I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him.", "moral1": "Kindness effects more than severity. ", "moral2": "Those who would mend others, should first mend themselves. ", "moral3": "The best way to combat shyness and fear of ridicule is to learn to laugh at yourself. ", "moral4": "That's when tug of war begin between life and god. That's why some wounds we have because god wouldn't let go. We should be very grateful to god for being there with us. ", "moral5": "The less people know and understand about them, the more positively they attempt to argue concerning them, while on the other hand to know and understand a multitude of things renders men cautious in passing judgment upon anything new.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 673, "story": "Once buddha came to preach his disciples. He had a beautiful piece of cloth  in his hand. Disciples were surprised as it was very unusual to see buddha with anything in his hands. When buddha was addressing everyone, he started tying knots in that piece of cloth. After tying four to five knots in that piece of cloth, he showed it to everyone and asked them, \"Is this same piece of cloth which I had bought initially or is there any difference?\"One of disciples said, \"Lord, it's same but it condition had changed.\"Buddha said, \"Correct. now if I wish, is it possible for me to bring condition of this cloth back to it's original form?\"Another disciple replied, \"Lord, it is possible but you will have to untie all the knots from that piece of cloth.\"Buddha asked, \"How would you untie the knots? will knots be untied by pulling the piece of cloth?\"Another disciple replied, \"Lord, if we observe carefully and figure out exactly how knots have been tied then it will be easier to untie the knots.but if we don't know that and try pulling the cloth from both side then we might make the knots tighter.\"Buddha said, \"Exactly. many time we argue and quarrel with our friends and family. if we insist that only we are right then knots become stronger.\"Then, as buddha untied knots, he explained, \"If we analyze reason behind knots and without expecting anything from other person, try to remove root cause of knots then we can easily untie all the knots. relationships become smooth just like this piece of cloth.\"", "moral1": "A beautiful dream journey to a land of fairies. ", "moral2": "When we say something, how we say it and what words we chose to pass that message, makes great difference to it. Always choose your words wisely. ", "moral3": "Wealth unused might as well not exist. ", "moral4": "Let us try not to have expectations from others, be happy with what we have and make others happy too. ", "moral5": "Be kind to others.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 674, "story": "Elvis presley was a famous singer and an actor. Presley was considered to be the \"King of rock  roll\". He was a famous american rock musician and icon. You have got to follow that dream, wherever that dream may lead.", "moral1": "Heaven and hell are not after life, they are here and now. These gates are always open but your choices at any moment in life, pave path for you if its gonna be heaven or hell. ", "moral2": "Little friends may prove great friends. ", "moral3": "Never lie. ", "moral4": "Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you feel it, you can't help but move to it. ", "moral5": "Caring for the environment is a cause for real happiness.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 675, "story": "The face of feminism, emma watson has never shied away from raising her voice against gender inequality. Similar to her famous on-screen character \"Hermione granger\" In the harry potter series. She has also been a spokesperson at the un. The less you reveal, the more people can wonder.", "moral1": "Many times in life you will get to meet people like shop owner, at such times do not panic and think wisely. Quick and wise thinking can help you get out of difficult situation. ", "moral2": "The entertainment industry is pretty nuts and having had that experience outside of it and going to university has really made a big difference. ", "moral3": "Fighting is never worth it! ", "moral4": "You're perfect the way you are! ", "moral5": "He that has many friends, has no friends.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 676, "story": "A company is a group organized to create a product or service and it is only as good as its people and how excited they are about creating.", "moral1": "Don't make fun of people's physical characteristics or deficiencies. Everyone gives the best of what they have, and often, unpopular people can offer more than the popular ones. ", "moral2": "It is very important to have a feedback loop, where you are constantly thinking about what you have done and how you could be doing it better. ", "moral3": "It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. ", "moral4": "Three brief adventures to illustrate the nature of justice. ", "moral5": "Enduring mental stress through difficult time in life is key to success. During hard times even strong people give up but if you keep going forward and don't give up.. You will be able to over come difficulties and hard time will be over.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 677, "story": "Once a man got lost in desert. Water in his flask had run out two days ago. He knew if soon he doesn't find water, he will die surely. Just then man saw a small hut ahead. He thought it may be a hallucination but he had no other option. So, he moved forward in direction of hut. As he got closer, he realized it was real. He reached hut and when he opened door of hut, he found that it was not occupied and seemed like it had been abandoned for long time. Man looked here and there, hoping to find water. He was surprised to see that, there was a water pump which had pipe going down through floors, perhaps deep to source of water. Man began working on hand pump but no water came out. He kept at it but still nothing happened. Finally he gave up from exhaustion and frustration. He felt like he is going to die. Just then he noticed a bottle in one corner of hut. It was filled with water and corked up. Quickly he grabbed that bottle and was about to gulp down water, when he noticed a piece of paper attached to it. \"Use this water to start the pump. don't forget to fill bottle again when you are done.\" Was written on paper. Man got in dilemma that if he follow instructions and hope that it works or ignore that paper and drink that water from bottle. He thought to himself, \"What to do? if I let water go into pump, what assurance do I have that it would work? what if pump malfunctioned?what if underground reservoir had long dried up? even if instruction is correct should I risk it?if it turned out to be false then pouring that water into pump would be throwing away last water, he could ever have.\"He closed his eyes, said his prayers and then with trembling hands, he poured that water into pump and started working the pump. Little while later, he heard a gurgling sound and then water came gushing out more than he could possibly use. He drank to his fill, got refreshed, filled his flask and also filled bottle and put cork back. After feeling much better, he looked around hut. He found a pencil and a map of region. Looking at map he realized that he was still far away nearest village but at least now he knew where he was and which direction to go. Before leaving the hut, he put bottle at it place back and added his own writing below the instruction: \"Believe me, it works.\" Story teaches us about keeping faith. Man didn't know if his action would be rewarded but he proceeded regardless. Without knowing what to expect, he made a leap of faith.", "moral1": "Evil deeds results in bad things and your wise thinking can help you get out of bad situation. So be wise and do good. ", "moral2": "Water in this story represents the 'good things in life'. Give life some 'water' to work with and it will return far more than you put in. ", "moral3": "Everything is fair in love. ", "moral4": "Fighting is never worth it! ", "moral5": "Better no rule than cruel rule.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 678, "story": "Artpainting is poetry that is seen rather than felt and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.", "moral1": "Little by little does the trick. ", "moral2": "If we pray with faith and believe, god will answer our prayer. ", "moral3": "Every one is more or less master of his own fate. ", "moral4": "He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast. ", "moral5": "Haste makes waste.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 679, "story": "Leonardo da vinci was a painter, architect, sculptor, military engineer. He was a famous artist and curious mind with an insatiable desire for knowledge who became a symbol of the renaissance. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.", "moral1": "How genius is often wasted through misfortune. ", "moral2": "A story for learning to notice and enjoy everything around us, rejecting any form of hate. ", "moral3": "Many depend on collaboration and compromise to do well in life. ", "moral4": "We can be happy even with little in our life but once we are given something bigger we desire for more and more and for that we lose our sleep and happiness. ", "moral5": "Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 680, "story": "Once a math teacher was teaching to class of six years old. She asked a boy, \"If I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple then how many apples will you have?\"With in seconds boy confidently replied, \"Four.\"Dismayed teacher was expecting an effortless answer - three. She thought may be boy hadn't listen to question carefully. So she said to boy, \"Please listen carefully this time. it's very simple. you will be able to answer correctly if you pay attention.\"Then she repeated, \"If I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple then how many apples will you have?\"This time, to be sure boy counted on finger and hesitatingly replied, \"Four.\"Listening to wrong answer again, teacher got disappointed. Her disappoint could be seen on her face. She remembered that boy loved strawberries. She thought may be if she change question and use strawberries instead of apple than may be he will pay attention and answer correctly. This time with exaggerated excitement and twinkling eyes she asked, \"If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and then one more strawberry, then how many will you have?\"Boy calculated on his finger again and with hesitating smile he replied, \"Three?\"Teacher was happy. Her approach worked and boy was able to answer right. So, once again she asked him, \"Now, if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple then how many apples will you have?\"Promptly boy answered, \"Four.\"Teacher was aghast. \"How? tell me. how?\", teacher asked with irritated voice. In low and hesitatingly voice, boy innocently replied, \"Because I already have one apple in my bag.\" When someone gives you an answer that is different from what you are expecting, it is not necessarily they are wrong. There may be an angle that we may not have understood at all. We need to learn to appreciate and understand different perspectives.", "moral1": "Quite often, we try and impose our perspectives on others and then wonder what went wrong. ", "moral2": "Don't make much ado about nothing. ", "moral3": "Don't choose to hang out with popular girls over your best friend! If you did, I cannot believe who you chose to be! ", "moral4": "A charming tale to encourage older siblings to be more generous with their younger brothers and sisters, and to prevent jealousy. ", "moral5": "Appearances are deceptive3.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 681, "story": "It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.", "moral1": "Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others, automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter. It is the principal source of success in life. ", "moral2": "Industry is itself a treasure. ", "moral3": "Once a wolf, always a wolf. ", "moral4": "A kindness is never wasted. ", "moral5": "If you keep lying, no one will believe you even if you are speaking the truth. Always speak the truth.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 682, "story": "Once upon a time lived a king who was very kind and took care of his kingdom people very well. One day, he was cutting an apple and accidentally he cut hi finger. King cried aloud, just then one of his minister who was present at that time, came toward king. Minister took a piece of cloth and while tying cloth to king's finger he said, \"Don't worry. whatever happen, happens for good. it's mercy of god. thank god.\"King got angry and said, \"What nonsense you are talking. so much blood is coming out. I am crying in pain and you are saying it's mercy of god. you are big fool. I will throw you in jail.\"Just then, king called his guards and asked them to throw minister into jail. Even then, minister smiled and said, \"Whatever happen, happens for good. thank you god.\"Next day, king went alone for hunting in forest. There were no guards or minister with him at that time. Soon, he lost way in forest and landed in enemy's tribal kingdom. King got surrounded by tribal head and his soldiers. They tied king to a tree. Tribal drank and danced around king and shouted, \"Let this man be sacrificed to our god.\"They started preparing for sacrifice. King was helpless and sad. He didn't know what to do. There was no one to help him. After all preparations were made, tribal priest came to inspect king saw that king had a bandage on his finger. Seeing this priest said to tribal head, \"This person had already cut on his finger. we need someone whose whole body is without any cuts. thus this person is unfit to be sacrificed and let him go back.\"Tribal head freed king. King got back to his kingdom safely and told this story to his minister who was put in jail. Minister then smiled and said, \"See, I told you whatever happens, happens for our own good. it's mercy of god.on that day you cut your finger and it saved your life and when you put me in jail, my life was also saved.\"King was confused and said, \"How's your life saved?\"Minister replied, \"Wherever you go, I have to be with you but on that day I was in jail, so couldn't come with you.if I had come with you then tribal king would have sacrificed me because there was no cuts on me. this way I was saved too. that's what I believe\"", "moral1": "We should trust god and believe that whatever happen, happens to our own good. If we follow this philosophy, then we will stop worrying too much and it would make our life more happier. ", "moral2": "Children who cry to get what they want are missing out on a lot of great stuff. ", "moral3": "The less people know and understand about them, the more positively they attempt to argue concerning them, while on the other hand to know and understand a multitude of things renders men cautious in passing judgment upon anything new. ", "moral4": "He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast. ", "moral5": "You reap what you sow. Regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. Always respect, care for and love them.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 683, "story": "Once a king called his three ministers and gave a bag to each of them and said, \"Go to forest and fill up the bag with fruits and bring it back another day.\"First minister was honest and hardworking. He thought that it was king's order so he did his best and filled bag by collecting best fruits available there. Second minister thought that since king is very busy person, so he may not look thoroughly into bag and check what has been collected and hence he collected whatever he could lay his hands on and quickly finished task. Because of this second minister bag was filled with mix of good and rotten fruits. Third minister thought that king would only see externally how much bag is filled up and hence he just filled it up with all dried leaves and dust. Next day, all ministers came back to court with their respective bags. King didn't see check any bag. He ordered all of them to be sent to isolated rooms for one months, where they will not be provided with any food but were allowed to carry their respective fruit bags to that room. First minister could spend month in that isolated room with comfort with fruit bag because he had chosen fresh and best fruits at that time. Second minister could survive for sometime with good fruits but later he developed diseases by eating rotten fruits he had collected. Third minister had collected only leaves and dust. So, he had nothing to eat while staying there. He barely survived t end of month. At end of month king called them. Seeing them he understood whole situation and first minister was rewarded for his honest work.", "moral1": "So, every time we get gift, we should thank god immediately and not to wait until we get hit by problems. ", "moral2": "If you love someone then don't hold back your feelings. Never hide your problems and feeling from the one who cares for you and love you. ", "moral3": "To the selfish all are selfish. ", "moral4": "Never judge anyone because you never know how their life is and what they're going through. ", "moral5": "One should carry out every work honestly. As one have to undergo the consequences of our own activities.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 684, "story": "Once in a forest which was divided by a river flowing through it. Here was a bridge which connected two sides of forest. Animals would pass over it to go to other side. Bridge was so narrow that at a time only one animal or person could walk over it. One day, a goat was crossing that bridge built over river. When goat was at half way on the bridge, she saw another goat was coming from opposite side of bridge. First goat asked second got to go back and give her place to cross bridge first but second goat refused and asked her to do same. Both goats were adamant and were not ready yo go back and give place to another to cross bridge. They quarreled for some time and then started to fight with each other using their horns. Both tried to push other with it's horn. At last, because of fight they both fell from the bridge and drowned into the river. Later that day, one more goat was crossing same bridge, when she was half way of bridge, she found that another goat was coming from opposite side of bridge. At first, both goats asked each other to go back and give place to other to cross bridge first but none of them agreed. After arguing for a while, first got thought and said, \"Let's try some other way. I will lie down on the bridge then you can safely walk over me and go to other side.\"Second goat agreed. When first goat lay down on bridge, second goat quickly walked over her and went to other side of bridge. Then first goat got up and went to opposite end of bridge and by doing this no one had to go back and crossed bridge safely.", "moral1": "Obeying your parents is the best policy for children. ", "moral2": "Anger and fight is not solution for problem. One should think before act. ", "moral3": "Wise men can unveil wickedness. ", "moral4": "Might makes right. ", "moral5": "Animals are trapped in a cave during their meeting. The only way to be saved is by using very special abilities.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 685, "story": "Once upon a time, there was cap seller who used to make caps and sell in nearby market. One day, he planned to go another city to sell caps. So, he packed all his caps in a box and started his journey. On his way to market of another city, he got tired. So, he decided to take some rest under a big banyan tree and slept off. After a while, cap seller woke up and looked around. He saw that his cap box was empty. He was shocked to see his box empty. He thought to himself, \"It took me months to make those caps. I must find them.\"Quickly, he started to look here and there in search of his caps. To his surprise, he saw that there were lots of monkey playing on that banyan tree, under which he slept. He saw that all monkey were wearing his caps and playing around. Seller got angry and in his anger, cap seller took some stones from ground and threw it on monkey, so that he can get his caps back. In return monkeys also started to throw stones on cap seller. After a while, cap seller realized that monkeys were imitating his actions. He thought for a while and got an idea. He took his own cap from his head and threw it on the ground. When monkey saw this action of cap seller, they immediately started imitating it and started throwing caps from their head to ground. As soon as monkey threw caps, cap seller gathered all his caps and packed them in box and went away.", "moral1": "Wisdom is powerful than strength. ", "moral2": "One should not get arrogant and look down on others. ", "moral3": "Choose a friend wisely. ", "moral4": "It is often necessary to work with others in an organized way in order to achieve great things. ", "moral5": "He who, courteous in his words, conceals deceit in his heart, may understand that he is himself described in this fable.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 686, "story": "Dr. A p j abdul kalam, popularly known as 'missile man'. He was known to be a great personality and a gentleman. He turned out to be a global leader. He was one the respectable scientist and played a critically important role in the development of the indian space programme. Teachera teacher should have a creative mind.", "moral1": "Caring for the environment is a cause for real happiness. ", "moral2": "If you help others, then they will also help you.   ", "moral3": "Dreams that seem impossible can be realized with determination and persistence, no matter what the odds are. ", "moral4": "All of us do not have equal talent. But, all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talents. ", "moral5": "If we don't actively care for the environment, it could seriously deteriorate.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 687, "story": "Once near trivandrum seashore, an elderly gentleman was reading bhagavad gita. At that time, a talented atheist young man came and took seat by side of that gentleman. Seeing elderly reading a religious book, young man taunted by saying, \"In age of science, only foolish people prefer to read old-fashioned books like bhagavad gita.if you would have devoted same time to science, then by now, then it would have helped country to scale great height.\"Elderly gentleman said nothing and asked, \"Who are you? what do you do?\"Young man replied, \"I m a science graduate from kolkata. I have come to make a career in bhabha atomic research centre.\"Young man further said to elderly to devote his attention to scientific research as by reading bhagavad gita, he wouldn't be able to achieve anything. Elderly gentleman smiled and rose up to leave. As soon as he got up, four security guards surrounded him and his driver brought his red beacon fitted official car. Seeing this young man panicked and asked, \"Who are you?\"Gentleman replied with a smile, \"Vikram sarabhai. chairman of bhabha atomic research centre.\"It was same center where young man had come to make his career in science. At that point of time, there were 13 research organizations in the name of vikram sarabhai, along with which he was also the chairman of committee for atomic planning, having being appointed to the same by the pm of india. Young man felt ashamed for his arrogance and he fell down at sarabhai's feet, crying profusely. Sarabhai asked him to get up and said, \"Behind every creation, there's always the creator. so, it doesn't matter whether it is the time of the mahabharata or today's india. never forget god.\"", "moral1": "It is very important to transmit cheerfulness to others. ", "moral2": "God loves cheerful giver. Amount doesn't matter. It is immaterial, the real coin that you are giving to god is you cheerfulness. ", "moral3": "Today's atheist people, by invoking the name of science, may dance as much as they want but history has witnessed that science has been created by the god believer theists only. ", "moral4": "Never steal or who knows what will happen. ", "moral5": "Intelligence is based on how efficient a species became at doing the things they need to survive.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 688, "story": "Once upon a time, a farmer and his wife used to live in a village. One day, he was ploughing his fields, suddenly he heard a sharp sound. When farmer checked, he found a small iron pot with a lid on it, buried under the soil. Farmer took pot to his house and showed it to his wife. They opened lid and a ghost came out of it. Ghost said, \"Thank you, my master, for releasing me from this pot. I got trapped in this pot many years ago but now you have freed me from this pot. so from now on, I am your slave. you can give me any task, I will do I for you.but there is only thing you have to remember is that I should never be idle. if you don't assign any work to me then I will eat you up.\"Farmer was happy to have help as he had lots of work to do. Farmer thought, \"I always have one or another work to do. I can keep him busy always.\"Farmer asked ghost, \"Plough fields.\"With in wink of an eye, ghost ploughed ten acres of field for farmer. Farmer was astounded. Next, he asked ghost to give water to whole field and again with wink of an eye, ghost watered whole field. Farmer couldn't believe his eyes. He thought that he would have enough work to keep him busy but ghost did all in wink of eye. Farmer asked ghost to broom and mope whole house, again ghost did it in seconds. Farmer got scared as he had no more work for ghost and as per condition, ghost will eat farmer if he doesn't keep him busy with another work. Farmer wife was also seeing all this. She said, \"We have to assign such kind of work to ghost where he will be busy till the time, we have another work.\"She was very wise, after thinking for a while, she said, \"Look, we have a dog, we can ask ghost to straighten tail of dog and this will keep ghost busy forever.\"Farmer understood and was happy with his wife's intelligent idea and then ordered ghost to straighten tail of dog. Ghost tried to straighten up tail but it keep on bending. In this way, farmer's problem was solved, a solution through which they can take help from ghost when needed and at same time, he wouldn't have to face any threat from ghost.", "moral1": "A charming tale to encourage older siblings to be more generous with their younger brothers and sisters, and to prevent jealousy. ", "moral2": "Paying attention to detail and taking your time is the way to do a job well done. ", "moral3": "Human minds settle into fixed ways of looking at the world and that's always been true and it's probably always going to be true. ", "moral4": "He who, courteous in his words, conceals deceit in his heart, may understand that he is himself described in this fable. ", "moral5": "By correct thinking one can turn a bad situation to one's favor.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 689, "story": "Coco chanel was a french fashion designer and a businesswoman who is famous for her timeless designs, trademark suits and little black dresses. Her designs emphasized simplicity and comfort that transformed the fashion industry. The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.", "moral1": "We often make much of the ornamental and despise the useful. ", "moral2": "You live but once, you might as well be amusing. ", "moral3": "We often get so carried away by the materialism of modern life, that we lose sight of the most important things: the things which bring happiness. ", "moral4": "To be sitting and nothing , you must be sitting very, veryhigh up. ", "moral5": "It is very important to transmit cheerfulness to others.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 690, "story": "Once upon a time, a farmer was living in a village near jungle. Farmer had big farm land where he used to cultivate crops and he also had some chickens, goats and cows in his yard. One day, farmer noticed that his chicken were less in numbers. When he monitored, he found that a fox from jungle was secretly pouching on chickens. Farmer got furious and planned to trap fox. He decided to lay trap near his yard. Next day, farmer laid a trap for fox and luckily fox got trapped in it. Farmer told his wife about fox. His wife asked him to leave fox far away, deep inside jungle so that it doesn't come back to their farm. But farmer was very angry about it's loss and wanted to take revenge. Farmer took a piece of cloth and dipped it in oil. Then he tied that piece of cloth to fox's tail and set fire to it. When fox tail was put on fire, it tried to escape from fire and started running in farmland, due this, crops in fields caught fire and started burning. Soon, whole farm caught fire. Farmer poured water on fox and farmland. When farmer realized his mistake, half of his crops was ruined. Because of his anger, farmer did his own loss.", "moral1": "Nature exceeds nurture3. ", "moral2": "Everyone has capability. One just need to believe in it and follow a disciplined way to utilize that capability fully. ", "moral3": "Make time to parents when they need you in their old age. Don't leave them behind as they are true reason for your success. ", "moral4": "One who learns from old and take their advice serious will lead a safe and better life. ", "moral5": "If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 691, "story": "My pain may be the reason for somebody's laugh but my laugh must never be the reason for somebody's pain.", "moral1": " life is like a basket of fruits. Either you have to make a choice of eating the fruit you love or be content with something that is healthy!  choose wisely else you may have to spend your life wondering, what if..  as long as you stay true to yourself and honest, you can't go wrong with any of these two choices. ", "moral2": "Your job doesn't always define you, but being a good human being does. ", "moral3": "Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people. ", "moral4": "Parents value obedience the most. ", "moral5": "This is for those who speak when there is no occasion, and who sleep when it is requisite to be on the watch.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 692, "story": "It was a warm sunny day. An owl was sleeping inside his hole. Suddenly he heard a croaking sound. Owl got disturbed and irritated, looked outside but he was not able to see in morning. Few minutes later, he again heard a sharp croaking sound, this time he was able to realize that it was grasshopper. Owl said to grasshopper, \"Get away from here. don't you see I am sleeping.\"Grasshopper replied, \"I am enjoying weather. I have right to sing whatever and wherever I want.\"Owl realized that it's a waste of time to argue with grasshopper. Owl didn't wanted to fight and sleep peacefully. Owl thought for moment and then said to grasshopper, \"Don't take me wrong. you sing very well. your voice is very melodious and is echoing in the whole surrounding. you are king of all singers.I have never heard such melodious voice but you are sitting very far. I can't hear your song clearly, can you please sing a bit louder?\"Listening to praise, grasshopper was filled with pride and started croaking in loud voice. Grasshopper croaked for long time and because of this he got tired and thirsty. Grasshopper said to owl, \"I can't sing anymore. I am tired and thirsty.\"Owl replied, \"You sing so well. please come to my hole and give me honor to serve you water.\"Grasshopper jumped from his place and sat near owl's hole. It was dark there so owl was able to see grasshopper. Without wasting a single minute, owl attacked grasshopper and ate it.", "moral1": "Good manners so facilitate communication with others that they allow you to get much more than by using authority. ", "moral2": "Be sure you can better your condition before you seek to change. ", "moral3": "So we should not fight amongst ourselves. ", "moral4": "One should always be aware of flatterers. There could be some hidden purpose of admiration. ", "moral5": "Equals make the best friends.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 693, "story": "Two cats were prowling together. One of the cats saw a big cake and missed. The other jumped up and picked it. Both started quarreling over that large piece of cake. First cat said that she saw it first so it's her but other cat refused about her claim and scratched her. Both started fighting. Just then a monkey was passing by. He saw them quarreling and asked what happened. Cats told him about matter. He advised them not to fight and said that he would help them settle quarrel justly. Cats agreed. Just then monkey broke cake into two pieces and then got pair of scales and put one piece in each pan. Monkey said that he would divide the cake equally for them but when weighed one piece weighed heavier than other. So, monkey took a big bite out of larger piece and ate it up. When weighed again other piece began to weigh heavier. So he bit other piece and tried to make it equal. In this way monkey went to biting first piece then other, till they became very small. Seeing small piece cakes were alarmed and asked monkey to give back rest of pieces. They said that now their quarrel is solved and they don't need any more help. But monkey replied that it was reward for his labor and saying this he put two pieces in his mouth. Cats lost the whole cake and sadly went away.", "moral1": "Don't wait for bad habits to grow in you, drop them while you have control over it else they will get control you. ", "moral2": "God resides in heart of every living being. If you trust and have faith in god, he will show you right path. Every being should worship god so that one can connect with power inside him. ", "moral3": "When two people fight the third one gets the profit. ", "moral4": "Fine feathers don't make fine birds. ", "moral5": "Do not let your vanity make you overestimate your powers.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 694, "story": "The wit of conversation consists more in finding it in others, than showing a great deal yourself. He who goes out of your company pleased with his own facetiousness and ingenuity, will the sooner come into it again.", "moral1": "Once you know this then key is in your hand. ", "moral2": "The man who talks for both sides is not to be trusted by either. ", "moral3": "The way to secure peace is to be prepared for war. They that are on their guard and appear ready to receive their adversaries, are in much less danger of being attacked, than the supine, secure and negligent. ", "moral4": "Look before you leap. ", "moral5": "Do not sacrifice your freedom for the sake of pomp and show.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 695, "story": "Once in a village, lived a little boy with his mother. His mother use to sell cow's milk to near by houses to make living. Little boy was good and used to help his mother with her work. One day, boy with his mother went to village temple. There, sweets offering was made to god by priest. Seeing sweets, little boy couldn't resist his temptation and went behind idol of god to steal some sweet. When no one was looking, little boy took some sweet from plate. But little boy's mother saw him stealing sweets. She got very angry and help little boy by his ears and dragged him outside temple. Little boy's mother angrily said, \"How dare you to steal inside temple. god is watching everything, now god will punish you.\"And she starting beating little boy. He started to cry but for his mother this act of stealing was unacceptable. Just then neighbor came, ans saw this. When she saw little boy mother beating him, she came for little boy rescue. She asked, \"Why are you beating him?\"\"This silly boy was stealing sweets from plate which was offered to god. how can he steal in front of god? is this what I taught him?\", little boy's mother said in sad voice. Neighbor asked his mother to calm down and then she turned to boy and said, \"Stealing is bad habit. even if you steal small things, it's not good. god is always watching us.\"\"I took out sweets from plate assuming that god was not watching me, just like the way my mother mix water in milk everyday before selling it and asked me not to tell anyone.I never tell anyone about her secret but now she is beating me and not keeping my secret.\", said little boy sobbing. Mother realized her mistake and then instead of beating him, she apologized to boy for her bad behavior and promised to be an honest person.", "moral1": "Kids follow what their parents do and not what their parents say. Kids reflect their parent's characteristics, so we should be careful with our actions. ", "moral2": "You have to change your life if you are not happy and wake up if things aren't going the way you want. ", "moral3": "The trickster is easily tricked. ", "moral4": "The ancients devised such a portraiture of time, to signify that slothful delay should not hinder the execution of our purposes. ", "moral5": "Facing your fear, will gradually lead to less anxiety about it and one will be able to handle situation more calmly.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 696, "story": "Once upon a time, lived a king who was very kind and wise. One day, he got curious to know about his subjects work and their well being. So, one day, he called his courtiers and said, \"Go, find how are people of my kingdom living and bring me person who knows about 'secret of work' but there is one condition, anyone you meet, shouldn't know that you were sent by king.\"Courtiers were confused about order but didn't ask for details and left. Next day, all courtiers gathered and discussed about what to do. At last, they finalized a plan and decided to follow it. Very next day, courtiers dressed like tribal and arranged a bullock cart with them and started to walk around kingdom. First, they saw a woodcutter, who was cutting down trees. They went to him and said, \"Do you like this job?\"Woodcutter replied, \"No, I don't like it. I have to do it because this work comes from our ancestors and because of that I was forced by my parents to do this job.\"Courtiers said bye to woodcutter and continued on their search. After walking for half an hour, courtiers saw a washer man, they went to him and said, \"Sir! we have come from far away. e are new to this place. we are here to meet one of our friend who lives near by, could you please tell us his address?\"Washer man replied angrily, \"Are you mad? can't you see I am busy.\"Courtier asked, \"Sir, do you like this job?\"Washer man again replied angrily, \"No, when I was small I didn't show interest in studies and never listened to my parents. now, I have to do this job of washer man, as I should look after my family and earn a living.\"Courtiers apologized for disturbing and went away. Courtiers continued on their journey and talked to many people but didn't find any satisfactory reply. So decided to go back and tell king that no one knows 'secret to work'. On their way back, they saw a small hut with candles and lamp burning. When courtiers looked inside, they saw that a man was studying book. Courtiers went inside and said, \"What are you doing?\"Man replied, \"I am studying. this is school where poor children come to learn and study.\"Courtiers asked him same question, \"Do you like this job?\"Man replied, \"Yes, I love this job. it gives me satisfaction and happiness teaching so many poor and uneducated children.\"Hearing this courtier were happy because courtier's knew that he was the one king asked for. They requested man to come with them. Next day, courtiers told everything that happened all day and then asked man to come inside. Courtier introduced man to king and told about him. King appreciated him for knowing 'secret of work' and awarded him and soon a big school was built.", "moral1": "Respect. ", "moral2": "It doesn't matter what work you do, you have to have some interest in that, if you want to achieve greater heights with your work. ", "moral3": "Think and work hard, you may find solution to any problem. ", "moral4": "The more honor the more danger. ", "moral5": "Might makes right.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 697, "story": "Once upon a time, there was king who was very wise and kind. He had son who was very lazy and didn't like to do anything. Even for little things prince would wait for his attendants to serve him every moment. All day, he would lie on his bed and because of his laziness, he became inactive. Only eating a lot of food and sleeping made him fat. Boy became so fat that he couldn't move around for long. One day, prince started to feel sick. King got worried called doctors to treat him but nothing could help him to cure prince's sickness. King became worried about his only son. One day, king got to know about sadhu who came to kingdom a while ago. King went to meet him for his blessings while conversing with each other, king told sadhu about his son, who was unwell. Sadhu smiled and told king that his son could be cured. King got happy and asked, \"What do I have to do, so that my son can be well.\"Sadhu asked to meet prince and said to king, \"I can only help if prince agree to come and meet me at my hut but there is one condition that he have to come by foot.\"King agreed. Arrangement were made for meet of prince and sadhu. Next day, prince accompanied by his attendants, after many years, came outside palace. As ordered by king prince had to walk all the way to reach sadhu's hut which was on outskirt of kingdom. When prince reached sadhu hut, he was breathless, sweating and uncomfortable. Sadhu noticed this and offered cool water to prince. He felt better. Then, sadhu bought out an iron ball, about size of football and gave it to attendants and asked prince that daily in morning and evening, he had to roll that ball in palace grounds. Prince returned and from next day, he started to obey sadhu's instructions. After fifteen days, sadhu came to palace to meet king and prince. Seeing prince sadhu was happy as he had lost an considerable amount of weight. And because of weight loss, prince was much more active and all of his sickness had disappeared. After this prince learned his lesson and didn't ignored his health because of his laziness and got fit and healthy with time.", "moral1": "A courtly lie is praised by the wicked; plain-spoken truth brings destruction on the good. ", "moral2": "Little by little does the trick. ", "moral3": "God is always there to take care of his devotees. One who firmly believes in god and devote themselves to service of god and mankind, god will always come in one or another form to help them. ", "moral4": "Health is wealth. An unhealthy person can never earn wealth or be happy in life. ", "moral5": "Fine feathers don't make fine birds.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 698, "story": "Aristotle was an ancient greek philosopher who studied under the famous scholar plato. He was an extremely curious individual writing works on poetry, science and animals which has led to him being considered the \"Father of western philosophy.\" Anyone can become angry - that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose and in the right way - this is not easy.", "moral1": "What some highly trained people cannot achieve due to giving up too soon, can be achieved by less trained people who apply persistent effort. ", "moral2": "Never steal or who knows what will happen. ", "moral3": "Always trust god. Even if today we face difficulties and not able to understand why we go through such time, if we keep faith in god then on our path of life we will discover that anything that happened, happened for a reason. ", "moral4": "We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; in feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best. ", "moral5": "Envy is the ulcer of the soul.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 699, "story": "While battle of kurushetra was at it's peak. Arjuna and karna were fighting each other. A flurry of arrows were being exchanged and even gods were witnessing it. During epic battle between two warriors. Arjuna would shoot his arrow and impact of these arrows were so much that karna's chariot would go back by 25-30 feet. People who were witnessing this, were amazed by arjuna skills. Even karna was no less, when he shot arrows, arjuna's chariot would also shake and go back by 3-4 feet. Lord krishna would applaud karna every time his arrow hit arjuna's chariot but not once did he praised arjuna's for his skills. At end of day, arjuna asked lord krishna, \"Oh lord, I shot so many arrows at karna's chariot, it was being displaced like feather in wind but not once during that you appreciated me.rather you would appreciate karna's skill despite his arrow was just displacing my chariot a little.\"Lord krishna replied, \"Oh arjuna, remember your chariot is protected by hanuman, who is sitting at top of your chariots flag and me as your charioteer in front and by sheshnag at it's wheel.yet whole chariot would still sway and displace whenever karna hit us with his arrow. where as karna's chariot is not protected by such force and he is on his own and yet he fights valiantly.\"It is said that after batter was over, krishna refused to get off chariot till arjuna got down and once krishna alighted from chariot, it caught fire and turned into dust. Then lord krishna said to arjuna, \"Oh arjuna, your chariot was destroyed by karna a long time ago, it was I who was still protecting it from getting destroyed.\"", "moral1": "Humility and generosity can help to achieve a lot, more than those who set conditions to do the same task. ", "moral2": "Don't cheat to just win. ", "moral3": "From this story we learn very deep meaning, that is: never in your life have the arrogance to say that you have achieved something. If you have achieved something, it is the divine will, it is the divine intervention that has always protected you, cleared your path and given you the right opportunities at the right time. ", "moral4": "This is said to those who are over-squeamish in their folly, and, to gain a reputation for wisdom, would censure heaven itself. ", "moral5": "Failure is a part of learning. We should never give up the struggle in life. You fail not because you are destined to fail, but because there are lessons which you need to learn as you move on with your life.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 700, "story": "Anne frank was a german-born dutch-jewish diarist. One of the most discussed jewish victims of the holocaust, she gained fame posthumously with the publication of the diary of a young girl, in which she documents her life in hiding from 1942 to 1944, during the german occupation of the netherlands in world war ii. How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.", "moral1": "We curse and blame the things in our surroundings and never understand that we need a change in us. ", "moral2": "Children should learn to distinguish between fiction and reality, and understand that it's much better to have personal qualities  than powers . ", "moral3": "Overcoming fear to tell the truth is difficult, but in the end it isn't so bad. ", "moral4": "Being in good company and having opportunity to meet someone with spiritual enlightenment can give right direction to our life. ", "moral5": "Our lives are fashioned by our choices. First we make our choices then our choices make us.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 701, "story": "Once in a city, lived a couple who had constant quarrels. In their neighbor lived another couple who lived quietly and happily. Couple would feel jealous of their neighbors because of nice calm atmosphere of their home. One day, wife told her husband, \"Go to neighbors and look what they are doing? find out reason for their such well being.\"Husband went to neighbors and hid outside their house. He started watching them and saw that:\"A woman who was wiping floor in room. suddenly something distracted her and she ran to kitchen.listening to voice, her husband rushed into room. he didn't noticed bucket of water and by mistake kicked it, so water overflowed on floor.few moments later woman came back and said, \"I am sorry, it's my fault because I didn't remove bucket from way. \"Just than her husband replied, \"No. It's my mistake. I should have noticed it. I am sorry because I didn't notice it and spilled all the water. \"After that both together cleaned that water and continued with their work.\"After seeing this, husband returned to her wife. Wife asked him, \"Did you understand the reason of their well being?\"Husband replied, \"I guess that I did. you see, in our home, both of us always seem to be right our actions and blame other for any mistake where as in their house, each of them takes the blame on himself and work together to correct whatever wrong happens.\"Couple understood their mistake and together learned to solve their problems and lived a happy life.", "moral1": "If we pray with faith and believe, god will answer our prayer. ", "moral2": "Diligence helps you prepare for the future. ", "moral3": "True friend is the one who always supports and stands by you in any situation. ", "moral4": "In relationship, both husband and wife have to understand each other and support each other instead of blaming other for mistakes. ", "moral5": "A story to encourage an appreciation of music in the youngest children.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 702, "story": "William shakespeare was a visionary man who led a visionary life through his plays.   shakespeare was a well known english poet and play writer. Famous for plays such as antony and cleopatra, coriolanus, hamlet, julius caesar, macbeth, othello, romeo and juliet and many many more. It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.", "moral1": "There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day. So be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path. The power of words… it is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. ", "moral2": "It is easy to propose impossible remedies. ", "moral3": "Love to faults is always blind, always is to joy inclined. Lawless, winged and unconfined and breaks all chains from every mind. ", "moral4": "Don't make much ado about nothing. ", "moral5": "One should carry out every work honestly. As one have to undergo the consequences of our own activities.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 703, "story": "Once there was a horse, who was beautiful and had many good qualities. Still that horse had desire to be more beautiful and perfect in every way. He was horse of one of cosmic gods. He went to god and requested, \"Lord, you have given me beauty and other good qualities. I am grateful to you.but I wish if you could make me more beautiful. I would be extremely grateful to you.\"God replied, \"I am ready to make you more beautiful but you tell me in what way you want to be changed?\"Horse got happy and replied, \"To me it seems that I am not well proportioned. my neck is too short and if you can make my neck a little longer, my upper body will be infinitely more beautiful.and if you can make my legs much longer and thinner then my lower body too will be beautiful.\"God said, \"Bless you.\"Horse went to his check mirror but he was shocked to see that he was converted into camel. Horse was so disheartened that it started to cry and said to god, \"I wanted to become more beautiful, in what way is this kind of outer form more beautiful?\"God said, \"This is exactly what you asked for. that's why you become camel.\"Horse cried, \"No.. no.. I didn't want to become a camel. I wish to remain as horse. as a horse everybody appreciated my good qualities. nobody will appreciate me as a camel.\"God replied, \"Now you understand. if you ask for longer neck and legs, then this I what will happen. never try to achieve or receive more than I have given you.if you want to lead a desire life then at every moment you will want more and more but you have no idea what outcome will be.each thing in my creation has it's own qualities. camel is not beautiful as you are but it cries heavy load and has tremendous sense of responsibilities.\"", "moral1": "Friends in fine weather only, are not worth much. ", "moral2": " we have a right to do what makes us happy and spend our hard earned money as we like for our happiness.  no one has right to envy at how you spend money earned by your hard work.   but, if you feel you had wasted your hard earned money for something to gain nothing even if it was occasionally, you have a chance to do something of a greater good for someone by following above story.  you may not be obligated to do so, but your little goodwill can light up someone's life in many ways. ", "moral3": "Be happy with what you are. Everyone of god's creation have it's own qualities and reason to be here. ", "moral4": "Funny story which encourages children to go to bed early. ", "moral5": "He who, courteous in his words, conceals deceit in his heart, may understand that he is himself described in this fable.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 704, "story": "Here are unbelievable facts about 10 miraculous temples of india. The stories, legends and beliefs associated with these places are all the more astounding. There are so many unexplained things related to these worship places that one can run short of explanations and ideas. Kamakhya templekamakhya temple is a famous pilgrimage situated at guwahati, assam. One of the 108 shakti peeths. Kamakhya devi is famous as the bleeding goddess. The mythical womb and vagina of shakti are supposedly installed in the 'garvagriha' or sanctum of the temple. In the month of ashaad , the goddess bleeds or menstruates. The temple then remains closed for 3 days and holy water is distributed among the devotees of kamakhya devi. Jwala ji templejwala ji shrine is located in the lower himalayan town of jawalamukhi in kangra district of himachal pradesh. In the temple there are 7 or 9 naturally occurring jyotis  that constantly burn. They are considered as the 7 divine sisters of maa bhagwati or the 9 incarnations of maa durga. Despite many scientific researches, the reason behind these natural flames couldn't be found out. The flame burns flawless and in blue colour. Akbar even tried to extinguish this eternal flame but couldn't get successful. Karni mata templekarni mata temple or otherwise known as rat temple is in a small town of deshnok, about 30 kms south of bikaner, rajasthan. Temple houses around 20,000 rats that are fed, protected and worshipped. Rats can be seen here eating from huge metal bowls of milk, sweets and grains, the leftovers of which are offered to the visitors. Balaji templemehandipur balaji temple is located in dausa district of rajasthan. Thousands of devotees flock to this temple to get cured and get evil spirits exorcised. You can see devotees doing strange things like pouring a bucket of hot water on head and still not burning themselves. Heavy stones pelted on people. People are chained like animals for being cured. It is important that one should never look backwards after performing prayers and then walk out of the temple premises. The reason for not looking back is that if there are any evil spirits behind, it will not follow the devotee. Tirunageshwaram templethis temple is one of the 9 navagraha temples of tamil nadu and is about 5kms from kumbakonam. Sundays are very auspicious for rahuraaghu poojas and devotees perform paal  abhishekam to rahu. The unique feature existing here is that during the abishekam  the color of milk changes from white to blue when poured upon the idol and again changes back to white when it has flown through the idol. This has been seen by common people. Tirunarayur kovilthis is a remarkable wonder that takes place only at tirunarayur or nachiyar kovil near kumbakonam, tamilnadu. This temple is one of the 108 divya desam temples of vishnu. This kal garuda's  weight doubles every few steps when taken out for a procession, until he steps out of his sannathi he can be easily carried by 4 persons. Then inside the temple his weight is known to increase as to be carried by 8 persons, then further outside the praharam he weighs heavier and as many as 16 persons are required to carry him, then 32 individuals carry him. Totally outside the temple not even 64 persons are enough to carry him and he would keep on getting heavier and heavier ahead. He would sweat a lot too so that his cloths get drenched in the sweat but after the procession is over, while returning to his sannadhi he would start losing his weight. Oppliliappan kovilthis temple is one of the 108 divya desam temples of vishnu, around 5kms from kumbakonam tamil nadu. In this temple salt is not allowed inside the temple  neither is it used in any food preparations, as the lord had promised that he would partake food without salt in this sthalam. But surprisingly, the temple prasadam's like puliyogara , pongal , dhadhyonnam  etc taste just as it would if salt were to be added, when you eat it you realise that there is no salt, but you won't miss the taste. Vadakkunnathan templetemple is situated at the heart of thrissur city. This is the first shiva temple created by lord parasurama. Shiva is worshipped in the form of a huge lingam, which is covered under a mound of ghee, formed by the daily abhishekam  with ghee over the years. This is the only temple where the lingam is not visible. It is said that the ghee offered here for centuries does not have any foul odour and it does not melt even in the hot tropical climate of kerala or with the heat of the hundreds of bright oil lamps burning nearby. Small scrapping of this solidified ghee are given to devotees as 'prasada', which is believed to have medicinal and curative properties. Gavi gangadhareshwara templetemple is dedicated to the hindu deity, lord shiva. Located in hulimavu, bannerghatta road in bangalore, karnataka, india. The temple is renowned due to a significant and almost magical phenomenon that occurs in the temple every year on a particular day in the month of january. It is known that if one offers ghee in this temple and the priests apply the ghee on the shiva lingam and rub on it then the ghee turns into butter miraculously. No technology can convert ghee back to butter yet but here it is possible.", "moral1": "The deceitful have no friends. ", "moral2": "Men often applaud an imitation and hiss7 the real thing. ", "moral3": "Vedagiriswarar temple. ", "moral4": "No great task can be completed without sufficient order in the details. ", "moral5": "It's not wrong to ask for help but if one want to start any work or do it on time, than that work should be done by himself. As self-help is always respected and other also help those who help themselves.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 705, "story": "Best selling author, award winning physicist and beloved star trek guest star stephen hawking was the first to set out a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. Quiet people have the loudest minds.", "moral1": "One good turn deserves another. ", "moral2": "No one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before. ", "moral3": "The more honor the more danger. ", "moral4": "No gratitude5 from the wicked. ", "moral5": "Happiness is best shared.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 706, "story": "Once upon a time, in a city lived a weaver. One day while weaving, wooden frame of his loom broke. So, he took axe and went to near by forest to bring wood for loom. On his way, he found a big tree and decided to cut it. As weaver raised his axe, a voice came from tree that said, \"This tree is my home, you must spare it.\"Weaver replied, \"But if I don;t get the required wood, then I won't be able to do my work and my family will starve to death.\"So, he requested spirit to go somewhere else so that he can cut tree. Voice said, \"Ok. if you don't cut the tree then I will give you a boon of your choice.\"Weaver replied, \"In that case, can I go home and ask my wife and friends for suggestions and return tomorrow?\"Voice agreed. Weaver returned to his city and on his way back he met his friend barber and explained him all that happened and asked him for his suggestions. Barber said, \"My dear friend, ask for a kingdom where you could be king and I would be your prime minister. this way both of us can enjoy life here after.\"Weaver said, \"True but let me ask my wife too.\"Saying this weaver quickly went to his home and narrated whole story and told her about his friends suggestion. His wife said, \"A king's life is full of hardships. he is always worried about friendships, wars, servants and other things. he never get a minute rest. you should not wish for kingdom or king's life.\"Weaver replied, \"You are right but than what should I ask for?\"Wife said, \"Every day you are able to weave a single piece of cloth which is barely enough to meet our daily needs. what if you can double it, then we can live a comfortable life.\"Weaver asked, \"How it that going to happen?\"Wife replied, \"You should ask for another pair of arm and another head, so that you can work on two piece of cloths at once. one in front of you and one behind you.with money earned from first peice we can live like always and with second piece money we can fulfill our special needs and live comfortably.\"After listening to wife, weaver said, \"You are faithful wife and you have spoken well. I will do what you suggested.\"Next day, weaver returned to that tree and said. \"I have decided on my request. I request you to give me a pair hands and an extra head.\"As soon as he said this, he became two headed and four armed person. He became very happy and begin to walk toward his home. People on way saw him and considered him as kind of demon. They got scared and hammered him with stones and sticks. Poor weaver died on spot.", "moral1": "Think about the consequences before you act. ", "moral2": "Asceticism doesn't lie in mere words. He is an ascetic who treats everyone alike. Asceticism doesn't lie in visiting burial places. It lies not in wandering about nor in bathing at places of pilgrimage. Asceticism is to remain pure amidst impurities. ", "moral3": "One who had no wits of his own, will perish. ", "moral4": "Don't be jealous. ", "moral5": "Those persons ought to recognize this as applicable to themselves, whose object is private advantage, and who boast to the unthinking of an unreal merit.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 707, "story": "Stephen king is an extremely popular american author with over 300 million copies of novels in publications. Known as the 'master of horror', king received the bram stoker award for lifetime achievement in 2002 for his immense contribution to horror writing. Be a writer of the soul.", "moral1": "It is up to us to live in a sustainable world. ", "moral2": "The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out. ", "moral3": "It's not always the way it looks. There can be different aspects to same situation. So, we should not make any judgement on basis of just what we see in front of us. ", "moral4": "We all can achieve our goals by helping one another in times of need. ", "moral5": "One should not get arrogant and look down on others.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 708, "story": "Dr. Seuss was a writer and cartoonist whose work conquered the heart of every child and put a smile on the face of every adult. He published over 60 books including how the grinch stole christmas, the cat in the hat and many others. For his special contribution to children's literature, dr. Seuss was awarded the pulitzer prize, an academy award, three emmy and three grammy awards. To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world.", "moral1": "The best way to have good luck is to share all the good things you have. Grateful friends are the foundation of your good fortune. ", "moral2": "Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forgive the ones who don't and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it'd be easy, they just promised it would be worth it. ", "moral3": "Don't hope my friend, decide. ", "moral4": "Unattached to wealth and power, happiness increases. ", "moral5": "Do not get greedy. Be happy and content with what you have.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 709, "story": "Muhammed ali is widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. He was the heavyweight champion of the world three times and has defeated some of the best boxers in the history of the sport. What keeps me going is goals.", "moral1": "We should be with the one of our kind. ", "moral2": "Our lives are same. We get so busy with everything that we don't take time to introspect ourselves. There is nothing wrong with activities and hard work but because of this we neglect what's more important. We all need time to relax and think and meditate, to learn and grow. If we don't take this much time for ourselves then we will become dull and lose our effectiveness. ", "moral3": "When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain. ", "moral4": "Inside of a ring or out, nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong. ", "moral5": "Many times, sharing and helping others give you real solutions to all problems. Help out each other to ease things.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 710, "story": "Once there was a little boy name steve and his elder sister neena, went to visit their grandparents on their farm. Steve loved to play with his slingshot. So one day he took his slingshot and went towards wood to practice with it. There he tried many times but could never hit target. It got late and he headed back for dinner. While walking back, he saw grandma's pet duck and just out of impulse, he shot toward it with his slingshot and shockingly it hit duck in the head and killed it. Steve got scared. He didn't had courage to tell his grandma about it and in panic, he hid his grandma's dead pet duck in wood pile but his sister neena saw all. When they returned for dinner, neena didn't said anything about duck. Next day, after lunch grandma called neena and asked her to wash dishes. Just then she said, \"Grandma, my little brother told me that he wanted to help in the kitchen.\"Steve was surprised to hear this but just then she whispered to steve, \"Remember the duck?\"Steve was scared of revealing truth. So he did the dishes. Later that day, grandpa asked kids to go fishing with them. Listening to this grandma said, \"Neena can't go as I want her to stay here with me and help with dinner preparation.\". Just then neena said, \"Well that's all right. I will go and my little brother can do all the work because he said he wanted to help.\"Saying this she gestured toward his brother threatening him to reveal truth about duck to grandparents. Steve go scared and again agreed to help with chores that were to be done by his sister. So neena went wishing and boy stayed to help. Now whenever grandma would ask neena for help, she would just ask steve to do that work. This went on for days, steve did all chores for both himself and his sister. Finally he couldn't stand it any longer. He came to his grandma and confessed about duck and told her that he had killed the duck. Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug and said, \"Sweetheart, I know. I saw whole thing. I was standing at window when all that happened and because it was mistake and I love you, I forgave you. I was wondering how long you would let your sister make a slave of you.\"", "moral1": "When one is prepared spiritually, mentally and physically, he has nothing to fear. ", "moral2": "Meaning: if you have done anything wrong by mistake, you should admit it and apologize for your mistake and do things to make it right.   ", "moral3": "Greed is always harmful. ", "moral4": "Pride hath a fall. ", "moral5": " always be honest.  honesty is always rewarded.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 711, "story": "Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive but adjust to the object and you shall find a way round or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.", "moral1": "Whatever your problems happen to be in the future, remember well that they cannot remain stationary but must move together with your living spirit. Otherwise, you will drift into artificiality or attempt to solidify the ever-flowing. To avoid that, you must change and be flexible. Remember the usefulness of a cup, is in its emptiness. ", "moral2": "It doesn't matter what work you do, you have to have some interest in that, if you want to achieve greater heights with your work. ", "moral3": " when you truly love someone, you will go to any extent to keep your loved one happy and sometimes it is good for us to act blind and ignore one another's short comings in order to be happy.  the beauty will fade with time, but heart and soul will always be the same.  love the person for what he or she is from inside, not from outside. ", "moral4": "Happiness is not to be found in the showy and sophisticated things in life, but rather in the right way to approach life and live it. ", "moral5": "Greed is always harmful.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 712, "story": "In china, once lived a man named lee. He was wise, kind and very friendly. Once he organized a banquet and invited all his friends. They all had good time and returned home. Some days later he went to meet one of his close friends. When lee saw him, he realized that his friend seems to be in some trouble. Lee asked him, \"What's matter? why you look so unwell?\"His friend replied, \"It was all because of banquet held at your home. at banquet when we were having drink, you proposed a toast to me and when we raised our glasses just then I noticed that there was small snake lying in wine glass.since then, I am not able to feel well. I lay in bed unable to do anything. I feel that because of that snake in wine something has happened to my health.\"Lee was puzzled to hear this. He asked his friend to take care and went back to home and look into matter. When lee checked about everything, at last he went to hall, where banquet was held. There he looked around, he realized the cause of his friend's sickness. Lee went back and once again invited his friend to his home. His friend refused. Lee knew cause of his sickness and insisted him to come so that he can help him get well soon. Friend agreed and went to his home with him. When they reached lee home, lee asked his friend to come with him to same room where banquet was held. There lee had laid table at same place, where it was kept on day of banquet. Now, lee asked his friend to again have a drink with him there. Glasses were filled with wine and then he raised roast to his friend. When they raised toast, lee pointed to shade of bow in glass and asked his friend to see. His friend observed nervously and said, \"It's same snake that I saw last time.\"Lee laughed and kept glass back and then removed bow that was hung on wall of his room with a painted snake on it. And again asked his friend to see through glass and asked, \"Could you snake anymore?\"His friend was surprised to find that snake was no longer in wine. Since whole truth came out, his friend recovered from his prolonged illness right away.", "moral1": "Think before you speak. ", "moral2": "We never know how much time we have in our life so we should value each and every moment of life. Give time to what's important. Spend time with family and enjoy life while we can. ", "moral3": "We should never give up learning. Nor should we ever think we know everything. ", "moral4": "One should not be too suspicious unnecessarily because some times our negative thoughts becomes reason for our sickness. ", "moral5": "Do good for others and it will come back to you in unexpected ways.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 713, "story": "Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can.", "moral1": "Abstain2 and enjoy. ", "moral2": "God does exist, what happens is people don't go to him and do not look for him that's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world. . ", "moral3": "Any idea that is constantly held in the mind and emotionalized, begins at once to clothe itself in the most convenient and appropriate physical form that is available. ", "moral4": "Empty words cannot become facts. ", "moral5": "When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 714, "story": "Maya angelou was a celebrated author, influential poet, dancer, actress, singer and civil right activist. Maya received over 50 honorary degrees. Motivationalnothing will work, unless you do.", "moral1": "Therefore, keep reaching out because you may pull someone out of darkness and guide them to light. ", "moral2": "It is easier to get into the enemy's toils4 than out again. ", "moral3": "Never make someone a priority, when all you are to them is an option. ", "moral4": "Do not be too hard to suit or you may have to be content with the worst or with nothing at all. ", "moral5": "One good turn deserves another.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 715, "story": "Once a farmer owned a land along atlantic sea coast. It was a difficult for farmer to do all the work alone. So he would constantly advertise to hire someone for help. Most people were reluctant to work on farms there because of dreaded awful storms occurring across ocean, wreaking havoc on buildings and crops. Still some people would come for interview but would refuse after knowing working conditions. Finally, one day, a short thin middle aged man came for interview. Farmer questioned, \"Are you a good farmhand?\"Man answered, \"Well, I can sleep when wind blows.\"Farmer didn't understand that but still he hired him because he desperately needed someone for help. Man started to work on farm. He would stay busy from dawn to dusk. Farmer was satisfied with his work. One night, wind howled loudly off shore. When farmer heard it, he jumped out of his bed and grabbed his lantern. He rushed to man sleeping in his quarters, so that they both could prepare for safety of things outside, before storm come. Farmer went inside and shocked man and yelled, \"Get up.. hurry.. storm is coming! we have to tie things before wind blow them away.\"Man rolled over in his bed and said firmly, \"No sir, I already told you, I can sleep when wind blows.\"Farmer was enraged by his response. He still couldn't understand what he meant but seeing him sleeping without care, made him angry and he wanted to fire him from his job. But farmer didn't had much time, so he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. When he went to secure things outside, to his amazement, he discovered that all of haystacks were already covered with tarpaulins. Cows were in shed and chickens in coop and doors were barred. Shutters were tightly secured and everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away if storm comes. Just then farmer understood meaning of words man said. Helper was able to sleep because he had done everything he could do to secure farm from storm. Farmer too returned to his bed and slept without worrying about things.", "moral1": "Always be honest. Honesty is always rewarded. ", "moral2": "Therefore, keep reaching out because you may pull someone out of darkness and guide them to light. ", "moral3": "You cannot escape your fate. ", "moral4": "When one is prepared spiritually, mentally and physically, he has nothing to fear. ", "moral5": "Always think for yourself.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 716, "story": "Samuel clemens also known as mark twain was a major american writer from missouri. His stories and novels are famous for their humor, vivid details and memorable characters. Mark twain never failed to display the brilliance of his mind using eloquent words that still inspires our generation today. Motivationalthe secret of getting ahead is getting started.", "moral1": "This fable will admonish the passionate, that it is better to be injured with impunity, than to put ourselves in the power of another. ", "moral2": "When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain. ", "moral3": "Don't judge people by how they look. ", "moral4": "Many times, sharing and helping others give you real solutions to all problems. Help out each other to ease things. ", "moral5": "Hatred of someone will be a burden to your heart to carry for lifetime. Negativity about someone will keep peace of your own mind and heart away from you. Therefore, forgiving others is best attitude to live a peaceful and happy life.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 717, "story": "Krishna and sudama were childhood friends. They meet at ashram of guru sandipani for first time. There they became close friends and after few years, both completed their studies and went apart. After leaving, krishna became king of dwarka and married to rukmani. Where as sudama led a life of poverty and married a poor brahman girl. He was not attached to any worldly possessions. Sudama wife as well didn't crave for luxuries. Soon, children were born to them. Sudama was poor and sometime, didn't even had any things to eat for whole day. Children grew older, they would ask for food and cry because of hunger. Sudama's wife couldn't bear to see them going to sleep hungry. She knew that sudama was friends with krishna, king of dwarka. So one day she asked sudama hesitantly, \"Your friend krishna is rich and powerful. can't you go to him and ask for some help?\"Sudama was not comfortable in seeking help from his friend but when his wife insisted for sake of children, he agreed to go and see his friend. Sudama didn't had any food in his house. So his wife borrowed two hand full of rice from a neighbor and wrapped it in a clean cloth and gave it to sudama as gift for his friend. Sudama left for dwarka. When sudama reached krishna's palace, guards didn't allowed him to enter palace because of his raged clothes. But still when sudama insisted that at least they can send a message to krishna that his friends has come to meet him. Guard informed krishna. Krishna was overjoyed knowing this and went at palace gate to welcome his friend himself. Krishna, king of dwarka welcomed sudama to his palace with utmost respect and then made him sit on his throne and sat himself near his feet and washed his feet. Krishna's wife rukmani fanned him gently. Sudama was overwhelmed by the love krishna has showered on him. Small bag of rice was nothing compared to riches of king to dwarka, because of this sudama hesitated to give gift of small bag of rice, to his friend. But krishna read his mind and snatched it from his hand. Seeing gift krishna opened it and was overjoyed to see it and said, \"Rice. I love it.\" And ate a handful of rice greedily. Before, krishna could take a second handful, rukmani  stopped him saying,\"One mouthful will give him all that he needs.\"Sudama was so overwhelmed by all the love that he didn't asked for anything or any help. Next morning, sudama left dwarka, his heart was full. Some days, later when he reached his place, he approached his house and instead of his hut, he saw a grand mansion. He searched for his wife and children, just then his wife came out of grand mansion wearing jewels and finest clothes. She told sudama, \"Look at krishna's might, we have been rid of our poverty. krishna has ended all our miseries.\" Just then sudama understood that his friend gave him everything without even asking. Sudama recollected krishna's pure love  his eyes welled up with tears of joy.", "moral1": "Of the good and evil in this world, there are many complications behind them which are hard to understand, so we should not really focus on surface and judge anyone without understanding them first. ", "moral2": "True friendship doesn't distinguish between high and low status or between riches and poverty. ", "moral3": "There is always a way if you think with ease. ", "moral4": "We should bot be greedy. ", "moral5": "Remember not to brag if it means others will be hurt by it.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 718, "story": "When you first start off trying to solve a problem, the first solutions you come up with are very complex and most people stop there. But if you keep going and live with the problem and peel more layers of the onion off, you can often times arrive at some very elegant and simple solutions. Most people just don't put in the time or energy to get there.", "moral1": "It's a lot of hard work and it's a lot of worrying constantly and if you don't love it, you are going to fail. So you have got to love it and you have got to have passion and I think that's the high-order bit. ", "moral2": "Friendship is best demonstrated during difficult times. ", "moral3": "You should be careful about whom you help. ", "moral4": "Pride goes before a fall. ", "moral5": "We should help those in need or facing problem. Even if it doesn't concern us. Because in life we never know how things turn out at end. .", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 719, "story": "Businessget closer than ever to your customer. So close that you tell them what they need well before they realize it themselves.", "moral1": "This is trust, joyful attitude. One should learn to trust god in every condition. ", "moral2": "Human minds settle into fixed ways of looking at the world and that's always been true and it's probably always going to be true. ", "moral3": "Vedagiriswarar temple. ", "moral4": "Don't envy the well-off until you know the price they pay. ", "moral5": "Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 720, "story": "Once a fox used to live near a garden, from there he would eat his fill and return. One day, gardener found out about him and patched the hole from which fox used to come inside garden. Fox was not able to find any way to get back into garden and grew hungrier, with each passing day. Seeing no other option, he decided to visit lion who used to live in near by forest, in hope of eating some leftover scraps from lion's hunt. Fox walked day and night, he reached lion's den. He sat at entrance of den and yelled, \"Hello my friend, it is your friend fox is here to pay you a visit.\"Lion roared, \"What brings you here? how you have been?\"Fox replied, \"I walked all the way to meet you. after all, we are friends but don't ask me how I am doing, for I am very sad today.\"Lion asked, \"Why, what happened?\"Fox replied, \"I haven't eaten in days. my belly is empty. I wasn't able to find any food on way here. do you have anything to eat?\"Lion replied, \"I am ashamed to say this but I have no food for you. though I recently caught a fat boar but I ate him all up. however if you can wait, I will see what I can hunt in forest tomorrow.\"Fox was too hungry to wait for another day. He thanked lion for offer and said, \"I know a dull camel that works in a mill near by. I can trick him into coming here. then you can kill him and we can both eat well.\"Lion agreed. Fox just then left to meet camel. When he reached there he saw that camel was working going round and round in circles, moving millstone, grinding wheat into flour. Seeing fox, camel asked, \"What brings you here?\"Fox replied, \"Hello, my friend. I came to meet you, visit my dear friend camel\"Camel replied, \"How have you been?\"Fox replied, \"I have never been happier. I am on my way to secret land that I recently discovered where grass is always green and where there is plenty to eat and there is no need to work for food.\"Fox then said in lower voice, \"Are you going to spend your life working?\"Camel thought for moment and replied, \"I have to work to earn my keep. working is hard but I am content.\"Fox got silent, after a while he said, \"I have an idea..! why don't you come with me to my secret land. we can both live there happily without working.\"Camel thought this over for a while and then agreed to accompany fox. Fox chewed through camel's rope and freed him from grind. Fox was already tired so he asked camel to let him ride on his back and he guides him to secret land. Camel agreed. On way, fox kept whispering things to camel, to keep him distracted. When they reached near lion's den, at that moment camel caught sight of lion hiding in bushes and discovered that it was a trap. Camel thought to himself, \"I must find a way out of this trap before it's too late.\"Camel immediately turned around and started walking back to mill. Confused fox asked, \"Why have you turned back now?\"Camel replied, \"I have forgotten something very important. I must fetch it immediately.\"Frustrated fox yelled, \"What's so important?\"Camel replied, \"It's a book of advice by my father.\" As he increased his pace to get away from lion, hiding in bushed. Fox realized that he was powerless to stop camel. So he decided to play along and tried to convince him to come back next day. Fox asked, \"What was so important in that book?\"Camel replied, \"There are five advice. first was never to go anywhere without this book.\"", "moral1": "Do not play tricks on your neighbors unless you can stand the same treatment yourself. ", "moral2": "May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to needs of others with kindness and compassion. ", "moral3": "Second, there is not shame in honest work. Third, be thankful for what you have. Fourth, never be friends with trickster, for in end they will trick you too. ", "moral4": "How genius is often wasted through misfortune. ", "moral5": "Life is all about making priorities, and family is one and only priority on top of all other, so spend all time you can with loved ones.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 721, "story": "Mohandas karamchand gandhi commonly known as mahatma gandhi. He was one of the most prominent leaders of the indian independence movement. He led his life in the most inspirational manner and that is why he has inspired so many generations and is still doing so. Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs but not every man's greed.", "moral1": "Everyone should care about their own things. ", "moral2": "A tender story about feelings and the heart's desires. ", "moral3": "A metaphor about good posture for children, looking at possible future consequences of too much comfort. ", "moral4": "Do not judge others. Be your own judge and you will be truly happy. If you will try to judge others, you are likely to burn your fingers. ", "moral5": "Two blacks do not make a white.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 722, "story": "Very interesting story once a man used to serve his old master, day and night. He would make food, bring water from well, massage his master's feet and do all things for his master. Old master used to say, \"Why are you wasting your time?\"Old master knew that there must be some desire, for which that man is serving him. Master used to ask him what he wants. One day man said, \"I am serving you because I want to learn miracle from you, even if it's just one miracle.\"Old master replied, \"But I don't know any miracle. you have unnecessarily wasted your time. you should find someone else, who knows miracle.\"Man replied, \"I have been told that you always deny that you know any miracle but I have seen that you go on continuously performing miracles.I have been told, 'don't listen and go on serving him. one day master will tell you secret but only when he finds you ripe.'perhaps am not ripe yet, not ready for your miracle that's why you are not telling me.\"Saying this man continued with his work. Few days passed by, old man saw that man was unnecessarily working. One day, old master called him and said, \"It seems that you will not leave unless I tell you the secret.\"Man replied, \"Yes. I will not leave without miracle.\"Old man said, \"Ok then I will tell you. here is the mantra using which miracles can be performed.what you have to do is first take bath, change your clothes to fresh clothes, close your door, sit alone and repeat this small mantra and repeat it five time, just five times. then you will be able to do any miracles you want to do.\"Listening to this man got happy. He took mantra, didn't even show any gratitude and simple rushed down the steps of temple. When man was in middle, old master shouted, \"Wait, I have forgotten one thing. while you repeat this mantra remember one thing - don't think of any monkey.\"Man was puzzled and said, \"Why should I think of monkey? I have never thought about it my whole life.\"Old master smiled and said, \"That's ok. just remember that. not to think of monkey at all. if monkey comes in, you have to repeat mantra five times again.\"Man replied, \"But why should monkey come?\"Old master said, \"I don't know. I just told you secret that has been told to me by my master.\"Man couldn't even get down stairs before he started thinking about monkeys. He thought to himself, \"I haven't even started reciting mantra yet and monkeys are coming.\"Man reached home, with his mind crowded with monkeys. Wherever he looked he could see only monkey. Man thought, \"Master is such an idiot. if he knew that monkey was trouble, he shouldn't have mentioned it. no elephant or lion or any other animal is coming to mind and monkey are not leaving.\"Man had bath, changed to fresh clothes and sat alone in his room which his eyes closed but it was useless. Monkeys were nudging him, they were all around him. Wherever he looked, he would see monkeys even in face of his wife and father. Man was going mad. Five times was too much, he wasn't even to complete mantra even once without thinking about monkey. By morning he was almost mad. He went back to old master and returned mantra and told him all about he had been thinking about and happening to him since he left. Master said, \"What can I do? that monkey comes with the mantra. without the monkey the mantra is useless. unless you can avoid monkeys you cannot perform miracles.\"Man replied, \"Please take your mantra, I don't want it and relieve me of monkeys.\"Old master said, \"Once you have left mantra with me they will not come.\"Man left and he was surprised that now there were no monkeys. He reached home and everything went back to normal. He felt strange. He took bath and thought, \"Although I have returned written mantra but because I tried to chant it yesterday many time, I remember it. there is no harm to try it now. now I can repeat it.\"Moment he started mantra, monkey started to appear. Just then man dropped the whole idea. If you try to stop a thought, you cannot. On contrary, the very effort to stop it gives it energy, the very effort to avoid it becomes attention. Whenever you want to avoid something, you are paying too much attention to it. If they come, don't feel bad because even slight feeling that it is not good and you have started fighting. There is no need to stop mind. Thoughts are rootless, you need not to be worried about them. You simply watch them. Simply be an impartial watcher, neither for not against. You simply sit inside yourself and look.", "moral1": "Envy is the ulcer of the soul. ", "moral2": "The only way to successfully deal with a life and death situation is to face up to the fear it brings. ", "moral3": "Work is worship. We should work hard for better future. ", "moral4": "We have to come out of our comfort zone to live a successful life. ", "moral5": "Once you know this then key is in your hand.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 723, "story": "Once in a village, a woman saw three old man sitting outside her house. They were sitting there for quiet a while. Woman went outside and said, \"I saw that you are sitting here for long, you must be hungry. please come in and have something to eat.\"Men asked, \"Is man of the house at home?\"Woman replied, \"No.\"Men replied, \"Then we cannot come in.\"Woman went inside. In evening when her husband came, she told him about people sitting outside and all that what happened. Husband said her wife to go and ask those man to come in and have some food. Woman went out and said, \"My husband is home. he is inviting you all. please come inside and have food.\"They replied, \"We do not go inside a house together.\"Woman questioned, \"Why?\"Then one of those old man explained. Pointing to one of his friends, he said - his name is wealth if he goes with you, your home will be filled with wealth always. Then pointing to another old man he said - he is success if he goes with you, your will always be successful in any endeavor you start. He introduced himself as love if I go with you then your home will be filled with love always. Then he said, \"Now, you go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home.\"Woman went inside and told his husband about what that old man said. Her husband was overjoyed to listen about it and said, \"Let's invite wealth. let him come and fill our home with wealth.\"Wife disagreed and said, \"No. why don't we invite success?\"Their daughter-in-law was listening to this. She came to them and suggested, \"Wouldn't it be better if we invite love in our home. then our home will be filled with love for ever.\"Husband and wife agreed to her advice. Woman again went out and said, \"Which one of you is love? please come in and be our guest.\"Love got up and started walking toward house. Just then other two also got up and started following him. Woman asked, \"You said that not all can come together. I invited only love. why are you coming in?\"Old men replied, \"If you had invited wealth or success then other two have stayed outside but since you invite love, wherever he goes, we go with him.\"", "moral1": "A fun story to try to impress upon young children the importance of getting dressed quickly and properly. ", "moral2": "Always be ready to help someone who has helped you. ", "moral3": "Friendship begins from giving to friends without expecting anything in return, and being attentive to their needs. ", "moral4": "Money can't buy everything! ", "moral5": "Wherever there is love, wealth and success will follow.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 724, "story": "Mahatma gandhi is revered the world over as one of most inspirational figures. Throughout his life, he was a fearless campaigner for the rights and dignity of all people and unwavering promotion of non-violence. Be the change that you want to see in the world.", "moral1": "Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions. ", "moral2": "Don't envy the well-off until you know the price they pay. ", "moral3": "Service without humility is selfishness and egotism. ", "moral4": "We all go through situations were we have to chose between right and wrong. It's up to us what we chose. ", "moral5": "Teaching how to eat junk food sparingly, and not abuse it.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 725, "story": "Keanu reeves is a canadian actor, director, producer and musician. He gained fame for his starring role performances in several blockbuster films like 'the matrix' and 'john wick'. Moneyfame is drag. The paparazzi culture is more pervasive than it used to be. On the positive side, it's nice not to have to worry about bills.", "moral1": "You have to change your life if you are not happy and wake up if things aren't going the way you want. ", "moral2": "Thus did the sagacity of one man find out what had baffled the superficial enquiries of many. ", "moral3": "Flattery is not a proof of true admiration. Do not let flattery throw you off your guard against an enemy. ", "moral4": "Do not do something dangerous to make yourself look more cool. ", "moral5": "Once a wolf, always a wolf.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 726, "story": "Once sultan of dubai decided to travel by sea with some of his favorite courtiers. All joined on decided day and sailed out into open sea. However, as ship moved away from land, one of his courtier, who had never seen been on sea before began to overcome with panic. Sitting on ship deck, he cried and shouted. Sultan tried to calm him down but he wouldn't listen. Many people on ship tried to calm him down but nothing could help him. Everyone's journey which should be fun and calm under clean blue skies, turned into a tormented one. Sultan didn't know what to do. Two days passed like this. That courtier refused to even eat or sleep. Everyone on ship was tormented by his behavior. Sultan thought may be it's better to return to portjust then one man came to him and said, \"Your highness, with your permission, I will be able to calm him. only if you allow me to use my ways without questioning.\"Without any hesitation, sultan said, \"Definitely. you have my permission. not only that if you succeed than I will reward for solving this problem.\"Wise man went outside and said to crew man, \"Throw him into the sea, right away.\"Crewman first hesitated but that man had sultan's permission, so they grabbed that man in hold and cast him into the ocean. Courtier thrashed about and sank, swallowed plenty of seawater. Then returned to surface and screamed louder than ever and sank again. This happened 2-3 times and then minister ordered for him to be dragged back on board. Man was back on ship, this time no one heard a single complaint from man and rest of journey was peaceful. Everyone had pleasurable, peaceful experience. After completing journey, ship returned to port. On returning, before leaving ship, sultan went to see that wise man and asked, \"How did you know that, by throwing that man into sea, he would be calmed down.?\"Man replied, \"Because of my marriage experience. after my marriage, I was always terrified of losing my wife and would never stop shouting and screaming at her, like that man did on ship.one day my wife couldn't take it anymore and left me. living without her was a terrible experience from me. she only returned when I promised that I would never shout at her or torment her with my fear.in same way, that man had never tasted salt water and had never known agony of drowning man. but when he was thrown into ocean and taken back on ship, only then he understood how marvelous it is to feel planks of ship under his feet.\"", "moral1": "Being too proud can be harmful for life.. ! ! ", "moral2": "Thinking clever can help gentle and weak to escape from fierce and strong. ", "moral3": "Facing your fear, will gradually lead to less anxiety about it and one will be able to handle situation more calmly. ", "moral4": "There are always better ways to get what you desire than violence. With violence, everyone ends up losing in the long run. ", "moral5": "The more honor the more danger.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 727, "story": "Rumi, the greatest sufi mystic and poet in the persian language, is famous for his lyrical poetry and his epic masnavi. Difficult timesthese pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them.", "moral1": "Everyone has been made for some particular work and the desire for that work has been put in every heart. ", "moral2": "It is always best to communicate how you feel. ", "moral3": "Gratitude and greed go not together. ", "moral4": "It is better to be useful than to be beautiful. ", "moral5": "We should not be greedy. We should thank everypne for helping us.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 728, "story": "Once a man was going to market with his donkey who was carrying two sacks of rice. After a while, man stopped on his way to rest under a tree. He tied his donkey near that tree. Rope was loosely tied. When he woke up from his nap, he couldn't find his donkey around. Man got worried and started searching for his donkey everywhere. While searching for his donkey, he met a boy and asked, \"Have you seen my donkey?\"Boy replied, \"Is your donkey blind from left eye and has lame right foot. was he carrying load of rice?\"Man got happy that now he will be able to find his donkey and said, \"Yes..! yes..! that's my donkey. where have you seen it?\"Boy answered, \"I haven't seen it.\"Man thought to himself, \"How could have boy known so much about my donkey without seeing it. may be he had stolen my donkey.\"Man asked boy again about his donkey. Boys still told him that he hadn't seen. Man got angry and took boy to village chief for solution. Man said to village chief that boy had stolen his donkey and now refusing to tell him about his donkey. Boy still insisted that he hadn't seen his donkey. Chief asked boy, \"Dear boy, if you hadn't seen donkey then how could you describe him so well.?\"Boy replied, \"I saw tracks of donkey on my way. donkey's foot steps of right were different from left and from that I understood that donkey that passed from that way was limping.then I saw that grass on right side was eaten but not on left side, from this I understood that donkey's was blind from left eye.there were grains of rice scattered on the ground on way, donkey had passed. from that I understood that donkey must be carrying load of rice.\"Village chief understood that boy was not guilty and praised him for his cleverness. Man understood his mistake and left to find his donkey.", "moral1": "Don't hope my friend, decide. ", "moral2": "Teaching someone how to do something small can have a great reward. ", "moral3": "We should not be too quick to judge other's. ", "moral4": "Friends are the greatest help for overcoming difficulties and taking us to where we couldn't reach alone. ", "moral5": "What we do in sport often makes great trouble for others.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 729, "story": "Guru nanak dev ji was the first of the ten sikh gurus and the founder of sikhism. The birthday of guru nanak dev ji is observed as \"Guru nanak gurpurab\" Across the globe. He is considered as one of the august religious thinkers ever. He who regards all men as equals is religious.", "moral1": "A fine coat is not always an indication of an attractive mind. ", "moral2": "Everything in your life will never be perfect. Do not waste too much time correcting what is wrong. Get busy doing the right things. ", "moral3": "The best way to make friends is to be genuinely concerned about others. ", "moral4": "We should trust god with everything. God has arranged everything in this nature very wisely and everything that exist and happens, happens for a reason. ", "moral5": "Asceticism doesn't lie in mere words. He is an ascetic who treats everyone alike. Asceticism doesn't lie in visiting burial places. It lies not in wandering about nor in bathing at places of pilgrimage. Asceticism is to remain pure amidst impurities.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 730, "story": "Once there was a man who used to climb mountains. One day he decided to climb a particular mountain and was so confident in his own abilities that he didn't even bother doing research and plan beforehand. On decided day, he packed up his gear and started his upward trek. When he reached half way up, he stopped and had some food and looked over thanked god for everything he had and for giving him chance to see this beautiful world for this height. Climber tarried a bit longer than he should have and soon sun was setting. Sky turned dark and clouds started moving in, man should have rest and continued going upward next day but still he continued on his mission. Because of all clouds and heights of mountains, climber couldn't see anything and lost his way. In daunted, man continued to climb mountains despite of his disorientation and confusion. He thought god will guide and protect him and with his faith he kept climbing for hours and not even sure if he was moving up or down or sideways. He continued climbing in night, growing cold - moving mare by instinct and what he think to be faith to guide his path. And then, while reaching out over an outcropping ledge, he slipped and fell into air, failing at great speed. He kept falling, in moments of fear, all good and bad episodes of his life started to come to his mind. He was thinking about how close death was getting, when all of a sudden he felt the rope tied to his waist pulled him very hard. He stopped falling and his body hung limp in air. Only rope was holding him and in that moment of stillness he had no other choice and screamed, \"Help me god..!\"All of a sudden a deep voice coming from sky answered, \"What do you want me to do?\"Man replied, \"Save me..\"God said, \"Do you really that I can save you?\"Man replied, \"Of course.. I believe.\"God asked, \"Will you do exactly as I tell you?\"Man replied, \"Of course, I will do whatever you ask of me.\"\"Then trust in me and cut the rope tied to your waist - free yourself and your will be saved.\", god replied. There was a moment of silence. Rope was only thing which was keeping man from falling, man began to weep and clutched tighter to rope and felt cold and darkness wrap itself around him. Voice spoke to him no more. Next morning rescue team reported that climber was found dead and frozen. His hands still clutched to rope. He was hanging only three feet above the ground.! Do people really believe in what they say, they believe in? Can they really trust the words of their own heart?", "moral1": "When you snoop, you may hear something you don't want to hear. ", "moral2": "Treat everyone around you with your ethics, not with theirs.  treat the people the way you want to be treated by them. ", "moral3": "Trust god with whole heart. Without god we lack eternal perspective.   our view is dim and our insight is confined by our narrow range of experience. ", "moral4": "Most of the fears will be imaginary. Every problem has a solution. When our mind is clouded with fear we cannot act rationally and wisely. ", "moral5": "Great man spread light of their wisdom through their every word and deed. Key to happiness is being content with what we have. .", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 731, "story": "It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you.", "moral1": "A man is known by the company he keeps. ", "moral2": "We should be with the one of our kind. ", "moral3": "When we face problems in our life, we complain about it.. But we should remember that everyone have their own fight and what we face might be just smallest of troubles what other face. ", "moral4": "In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. ", "moral5": "We should not trust everyone easily.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 732, "story": "Once a lamb was grazing with a flock of sheep. Soon, she found some sweet grass on edge of cliff and got separated from flock. She was enjoying herself so much that she didn't even notice a wolf approaching her. As soon as wolf jumped to pounce on her, lamb noticed and quickly started pleading, \"Please, please don't eat me.\"Wolf replied, \"Why shouldn't I eat you.. you are my food, I will eat you.\"Lamb pleadingly replied, \"I have just eaten grass. my stomach is full of grass and if you eat me now.. I will not taste good. if you wait for while, I will taste much better.\"Wolf thought that there was no way lamb could escape him now and agreed to wait. He sat down near lamb. After a while lamb said, \"If you allow me to dance, grass in my stomach will be digested faster.\"Wolf agreed. Lamb had bell tied to its neck. Lamb started dancing but no one could hear bell. So, while dancing lamb had another idea and said, \"Please, take bell from my neck and if you ring it as hard as you can then I will be able to dance even faster.\"Wolf wanted to eat lamb soon, so he didn't thought much and took bell from lamb's neck and started to ring it as hard as it can. Shepherd heard bell ringing and quickly sent his dogs to find missing lamb. Dogs found lamb and started barking loudly at wolf. Wolf got frightened and ran away. Lamb life was saved.", "moral1": "Make time to parents when they need you in their old age. Don't leave them behind as they are true reason for your success. ", "moral2": "It is very important to have a feedback loop, where you are constantly thinking about what you have done and how you could be doing it better. ", "moral3": "Thinking clever can help gentle and weak to escape from fierce and strong. ", "moral4": "Be happy with what you have. ", "moral5": "Obsession with weight and physical appearance is a sure way to put yourself in a bad mood and create health problems.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 733, "story": "Buddha, born with the name siddhartha gautama, was a teacher, philosopher and spiritual leader who is considered the founder of buddhism. Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.", "moral1": "Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people. ", "moral2": "We have to come out of our comfort zone to live a successful life. ", "moral3": "Life is short.   spend much time as you can loving and caring people who love you.   enjoy each moment with them before it's too late.   there is nothing important than family. ", "moral4": "Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass. Strive on diligently. Don't give up. ", "moral5": "He who, courteous in his words, conceals deceit in his heart, may understand that he is himself described in this fable.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 734, "story": "Once a man was perfect in archery. He went to emperor of china and said that he wants to be recognized as greatest and best archer in china and for that he was ready for any challenge. Emperor said, \"Have you heard about an old archer who lives deep in mountains?\"Man replied, \"I haven't but I am ready to contest.\"King laughed and said, \"You should go and meet him. if he recognizes you, I will recognize you because I don't know archery. bring in recognition from him and I will accept it without any further question.\"Man traveled to high mountains to meet him. There he is found a very old man whose back was bent, couldn't stand straight. Man asked him, \"Are you a archer?\"Old man replied, \"I used to be but half a century has passed. when I became a perfect archer, according to my master, I had to throw away my bows and arrows.king sent me information that he was going to send somebody. you think you are perfect? have you come for my recognition?\"Man replied, \"Yes.\"Old man then said, \"Then why are you carrying bow and arrows?\"Man replied, \"Strange.. I carry them because that's what my mastery is.\"Old man laughed and brought him out of his cottage to a mountain cliff. Old man was so old and cliff went so deep, thousands of feet into valley. It was so deep that if you miss a single step, you were gone. Just then old man walked on very edge of cliff, half of his feet hanging off cliff and half on cliff. Young man couldn't believe his eyes. Old man said, \"Now you also come, there is enough space for one more.\"Man tried just two steps and sat down, trembling, seeing the depth of valley. Seeing this old man laughed and said, \"What kind of archer you are? how many birds can you kill with a single arrow?\"Man replied, \"Of course, one.\"Old man smiled and said, \"It's a sheer wastage of one arrow to kill just one bird. you have to learn under a zen master. my master never allowed anybody the certificate unless he was able with one arrow to bring down the whole flock.\"Man questioned, \"How many can you kill?\"Old man replied, \"You say the number.\"Just then a flock of bird flew over mountain. Old man looked at birds and seven birds fell down. Man was surprised, \"My god.. how did this happen?\"Old man replied, \"When you can look with totality, your eyes can become arrow. you are a no voice, you couldn't even come to edge of cliff. if you are trembling inside then your archery can not be perfect.you may manage to hit targets but that is not the point. point is that you have an untrembling total presence only then your total presence becomes as sharp as arrow.\"Then old man said, \"You go back now and learn from this point. target is not target, you are the target. become total and if am still alive I will come and visit you to see whether I can give you recognition.\"Five years passed. These five years archer tried his best to be total and he succeeded. Old man came and asked, \"Where are your bow and arrows?\"Man replied, \"It must have been tow years not that I haven't seen any bow or arrow but it seems like centuries have passed. now, I can do what you were able to do.\"Old man didn't ask for any test and gave his recognition saying, \"I can see your eyes unwavering totality. I can see in your body spontaneous relaxness.for your recognition, I have come down from hills. now, you can go and tell king that I recognize your talent.\"", "moral1": "Wise men can unveil wickedness. ", "moral2": "We have to learn how to make the most of time, because it's through time that we do everything we enjoy. ", "moral3": "Zen can bring new valuation into everything. It transforms everything, negates nothing. Mind control and calmness can change a lot in our field of work. ", "moral4": "Think before you act. ", "moral5": "Always clean up your mess.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 735, "story": "Bill gates is known for being the chief executive and chairman of microsoft, the world's largest and most popular personal-computer software company. In business, the idea of measuring what you are doing, picking the measurements that count like customer satisfaction and performance… you thrive on that.", "moral1": "We can be happy even with little in our life but once we are given something bigger we desire for more and more and for that we lose our sleep and happiness. ", "moral2": "Do today's work today. Don't wait until later. ", "moral3": "Act in haste and repent at leisure and often in pain. ", "moral4": "We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering. ", "moral5": "If we make every attempt to increase out knowledge in order to use it for human good, it will make a difference in us and in our world.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 736, "story": "Once on a hot day, a thirsty crow flew over the fields looking for water. Crow was looking for water for long but was not able to find any. After a little while, he saw a jug of water below. Crow blew straight down to jug. Crow saw that there was some water inside jug but crow was not able to reach it using its beak. Crow tried to push it head inside but still couldn't reach because neck of jug was too narrow. Not able to reach inside, crow tried to push jug down so that water flow down but jug was too heavy. Crow sitting on jug thought for a while. Then it looked around and saw some pebbles lying near by. Seeing the, suddenly crow got an idea. It started picking up those pebbles one by one and dropped each of them in jug. As more and more pebbles filled in jug, water level kept rising. Crow plan worked. Soon, water it was high enough for crow to drink.", "moral1": "You live but once, you might as well be amusing. ", "moral2": "When we cannot get what we want, we pretend that it is not worth having. ", "moral3": "A story using a fun device to explain to children the importance of tidying away their things and treating them with respect. ", "moral4": "You reap what you sow. Regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. Always respect, care for and love them. ", "moral5": "Never lose hope. As there is saying god help those who help themselves.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 737, "story": "Born on october 28, 1955, bill gates is considered as one of the most influential people today. A philanthropist, entrepreneur, one of the two people that founded and built microsoft, the world's biggest software business. Motivationaldon't compare yourself with anyone in this world, if you do so, you are insulting yourself.", "moral1": "Fine feathers don't make fine birds. ", "moral2": "Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you. Find yourself. ", "moral3": "Don't give up. ", "moral4": "One should not get arrogant and look down on others. ", "moral5": "Parents take care of a child in every condition and when your parents attain old age.. Don't look at them as burden. Have patience with your parents when they need you most. .", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 738, "story": "Godthis attachment of love to god is indeed one that does not bind the soul but effectively breaks all its bondage.", "moral1": "Thoughtless imitation will end in danger. ", "moral2": "Whenever you face difficulty in life, trust in god. Don't lose hope and even if no one stands with you, god is always there for you, taking care of you. ", "moral3": "Wise men can unveil wickedness. ", "moral4": "The calmer we are and the less disturbed our nerves, the more shall we love and the better will our work. ", "moral5": "One swallow does not make a summer.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 739, "story": "Once a very well known doctor, named dr. Stephen was on his way to medical conference, where he was to be given an award for his medical research, he had done recently. Dr. Stephen was very excited to attend conference and wanted to reach at conference as soon as possible. However, an hours after flight took off, pilot made an announcement that there was problem with plane and they were going to make an emergency landing at nearest airport. Dr. Stephen got afraid that because of this he wouldn't be able to reach conference at time. He went to help desk and asked about immediate next flight to his destination. Woman at help desk told him that there is no flight for ten hours but suggested him that he can rent a car and drive down to city as it was only three hours away. Having no other choice, he agreed to idea and rented a car and started his journey. However as he left in car, weather suddenly changed and a heavy storm began. Heavy rain made it really difficult for him to see and he missed a turn, he was supposed to take. After two hours of driving, he knew he was lost. Driving in heavy rain and deserted road, made doctor felt tired and hungry. Frantically, he began to look for any sign of civilization. After some time, he came across a tattered house. Desperate, he got out of his car and knocked on door. An old woman opened door. Doctor explained his situation to her and asked her if he could use her telephone to make a call. Woman told him, that there was no electricity, nor did she had any phone but welcomed him to house for some food and warm drink. Hungry and exhausted, doctor accepted her kind offer and walked in. Woman gave him some food and hot tea and then excused herself to finish her prayer. Sitting on table sipping his tea, doctor watched woman in the dim light of candles as she prayed next to what appeared to be a small baby crib. Every time she finished a prayer, she would start another one. Doctor saw this and thought that she might need help. Soon, doctor seized the opportunity to speak to her as soon as she finished her prayer. He asked her if there was something he could help her with. Woman smiled and said, god has answered all her prayers except one. She said she didn't know why god hadn't answer this specific prayer yet but perhaps it was because of her weak faith. Doctor asked, \"If you don't mind telling what you pray for?\"Woman replied, \"This child in crib is my grandson. he has a very rare type of cancer and all doctor's who have seen him, were unable to treat him. I had been told that there is a doctor who specializes in this type of cancer but there is no way for me to get this doctor as he lived very far.\"She told him that because she can't reach doctor, she has been spending her days and night praying to god to help her find a way to get to dr. Stephen - doctor who could treat her grandson. Upon hearing her words, tears began to flow down the doctor's cheeks and he said: god is great, there was malfunction in the plane, a thunderstorm hit and I lost my way and all of this happened because god did not just answer your prayer by helping you find a way to get to dr. Stephen but he brought dr. Stephen to your house. I am dr. Stephen. Tears streaming down her cheeks.", "moral1": "If we pray with faith and believe, god will answer our prayer. ", "moral2": "Vices3 are their own punishment. ", "moral3": "Many depend on collaboration and compromise to do well in life. ", "moral4": "People that care for your words will do foolish things. ", "moral5": "Do not be found in close contact with evil persons.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 740, "story": "Golden wordstalk to yourself once in a day, otherwise you may miss meeting an excellent person in this world.", "moral1": "Every one is more or less master of his own fate. ", "moral2": "The fundamental basis of friendship and love is to remain loyal and committed during times of adversity. ", "moral3": "Do not judge others. Be your own judge and you will be truly happy. If you will try to judge others, you are likely to burn your fingers. ", "moral4": "Watch people do their most common actions, these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person. ", "moral5": "If you help others, then they will also help you.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 741, "story": "Swami vivekananda was an indian monk born in calcutta, bengal. He was the chief disciple of 19th century indian mystic ramakrishna. He was one of the key person that introduced indian philosophies like vedanta and yoga to the western world. You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual.", "moral1": "Parents should not let their child ruin their life or let them do wrong things because of anger. Parents should direct them in right direction and help them to change situation into positive one. If we want to see change in people first we have to bring that change in ourselves. ", "moral2": "We can never imagine the pain a person has to go through because of sacrifice he make. We must appreciate and be thankful to those who silently sacrifice and endure pain for sake of others. ", "moral3": "People tend to forget good things, a person did for them as soon as that person makes a mistake towards them. One should not throw out the history that is filled with good, quality action just because of one mistake that hurt you. ", "moral4": "Do not judge others. Be your own judge and you will be truly happy. If you will try to judge others, you are likely to burn your fingers. ", "moral5": "You should work like a master and not as a slave, work incessantly but do not do a slave's work.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 742, "story": "Once a archbishop became very much annoyed because of three people who had become known as saints and used to lived on small island. Archbishop got very jealous and angry that without sanction these people were started to known as saints and thousands of people were going to island to get their blessings. One day, he finally decided to go and see what kind of people were these, who got known to people as saints. When he went there, he saw that there were three people who were living on that small island. It was early morning, those three were sitting under a tree and looked simple, illiterate type. Archbishop was nervous before but now when he saw them, he thought to himself that people who came here to get blessed by these people were idiots as for him they were nothing more than poor people. Archbishop went to them and said, \"Do you think you are saints?\"They replied, \"How can we think of such high things? we are uneducated, illiterate poor people, not saints. but what can we do? people keep coming. we try to prevent them from coming and ask them to go to you but they don't listen.\"Archbishop questioned with authoritative tone, \"What is your prayer?\"They looked at each other and then one of them said, \"We feel very embarrassed because it's not a real prayer. we made it ourselves.\"When archbishop insisted, they said their prayer, \"You are three, we are three, have mercy on us.\"Listening to this archbishop laughed and said, \"This is your prayer??\"They said, \"We are ready to learn, if you teach us right prayer, proper prayer, we will try it but it should not be long because we may forget it or may make mistakes, get confused. our prayer is simple, we can't forget it or make any mistake in it.\"Archbishop read whole prayer of orthodox church but it was too long so they asked him to repeat it. Archbishop was happy to know that they don't even know prayer. He thought to himself, now I can convince people that they know nothing, not even prayer of church. When archbishop was about to leave, they thanked him and said, \"You could have just sent a message and we can come to you.\"Very happy and contented, archbishop left. When he was just in middle of lake. He saw those running on water, coming toward him, saying, \"Stop! we have forgotten prayer. please tell us once more.\"Archbishop looked at them - they were standing on water, running on water. He said, \"Forgive me. your prayer is right, you continue your prayer. your prayer has reached, my prayer has not reached. your are really saints, it does not matter whether church has sanctioned you or not.sanctions are needed by those who are not really saints. your very existence proves it. just forgive me, that I interfered in your life.\"", "moral1": "If we could see our fears as others see them we would realize that most of our fears make no sense! ", "moral2": "Thirdly, we come across situations where we are tempted to support wrong acts. However, like son we should build the faith that god is always there for us and avoid falling for such temptations. ", "moral3": "With purity of heart, with serenity of the mind, with calmness, even few words can become prayer. Existence has allowed enlightenment in so many different ways to people, all that we can say is that certain qualities - not very particular methods but certain qualities - when they come to meet within you, function not as a cause but something happens because of their presence. ", "moral4": "A kindness is never wasted. ", "moral5": "Kids can really amaze but we clip their wings  expecting them to do things as we see it right  not from their viewpoint. Let's give every child freedom to do their own thing  watch their dreams come true.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 743, "story": "Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.", "moral1": "Of the good and evil in this world, there are many complications behind them which are hard to understand, so we should not really focus on surface and judge anyone without understanding them first. ", "moral2": "Wanting to bring happiness to all is the foundation of good companionship. ", "moral3": "Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions. ", "moral4": "It is always best to communicate how you feel. ", "moral5": "Do not malignant or blame anyone without knowing the fact or a truth. Your words may ruin someone's reputation without any fault of theirs.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 744, "story": "Once a king was leading his army across snowy peaks of mountains that bounded his kingdom, into his neighbor's kingdom for war. When he was at peak where cold was unbearable, on his way he saw a yogi who was sitting there with his head between his knee, evidently to protect himself from chill wind. Yogi had no clothes on his body. King thought of him as poor man and was overcome with pity and took off his coat and offered it to yogi. Yogi refused to accept them and said, \"God has given me enough clothing to guard me against heat and cold. he has already given me all that I need. please give to someone who is poor.\"King was surprised at yogi's word. King then asked, \"But I don't see any clothes on you. where is that clothing?\"Yogi replied, \"God himself has woven it for me. I am wearing it since birth and will wear it until death.\"Then yogi pointed toward his skin and said, \"Here it is, my skin. you can give these coat and shawl to beggar or poor man who need it.\"Listening to this king started to go on his way, and when he was about to leave, yogi asked, \"Where are you going?\"King replied, \"I am going to my neighbor kingdom.\"Yogi had seen king's army and questioned again, \"Why?\"King proudly replied, \"I am going to neighboring kingdom to defeat it's king and add his kingdom to my own.\"Listening to this yogi smiled and said, \"If you are not satisfied with your own kingdom and prepared to sacrifice your life and lives of these thousand's soldiers to get more land then certainly, you are much poorer than me. so offer these clothes to yourself, you need them more than I do.\"King was greatly ashamed and understood futility of fame and fortune. He thanked yogi for opening his eye to his own poverty and decided not to go for war. That time king realized that contentment is the most precious treasure.", "moral1": "This happen with most of us, we focus so much on point out other people mistake that we don't realized that we ourselves are doing same mistake. For peaceful mind and happy self, instead of pointing out others mistake we should look for our own mistake and correct that mistake. ", "moral2": "We should try to help others in their time of need and never be afraid to help because sometimes helping others is like helping yourself. ", "moral3": "Health is wealth. An unhealthy person can never earn wealth or be happy in life. ", "moral4": "Don't talk to strangers. ", "moral5": "Great man spread light of their wisdom through their every word and deed. Key to happiness is being content with what we have. .", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 745, "story": "Socrates was a greek philosopher who's renowned for his contribution to the field of ethics. He is regarded as one of the most influential philosophers of the ancient era and is credited as one of the founders of western philosophy. True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life ourselves and the world around us.", "moral1": "Stealing is not a good thing!  you can always use your brain and ease out of the difficult situations. ", "moral2": "We curse and blame the things in our surroundings and never understand that we need a change in us. ", "moral3": "Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire, when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. ", "moral4": "Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow. ", "moral5": "Don't tease others if you can't stand to be teased.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 746, "story": "Socrates born around 470 bc, in athens, greece. He was a classical greek philosopher who made a huge impact on western logic and philosophy. He emphasized that great leaders should have knowledge, virtue and a complete understanding of themselves. To find yourself, think for yourself.", "moral1": "Envy is the ulcer of the soul. ", "moral2": "You should be careful about whom you help. ", "moral3": "Wise thinking and decisions can give productive results. When a person is hardworking and use available assets wisely, he or she can get good results. ", "moral4": "Failure is a part of learning. We should never give up the struggle in life. ", "moral5": "It is unwise to treat old friends badly for the sake of new ones.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 747, "story": "Once a farmer owned a horse and a donkey. Horse used to carry master and donkey used to carry his loads. One day, farmer went to market and did a lot of shopping. After shopping was over, farmer loaded all the supplies on donkey. It was too much for donkey to carry. Therefore, donkey asked horse, \"My dear friend, this load is too much for me to carry and will not be able to carry all this load back to home. please take some of it on your back.\"Horse arrogantly refused saying,\"It's your duty to carry loads. mine is just to carry master not all this load.\"Donkey managed to carry load for some distance but then he collapsed. Farmer saw collapsed donkey and shifted whole load from donkey to horse. Now horse thought to himself, \"If I had accepted the donkey's suggestion, I would have to carry just half the load.\"", "moral1": "Wise men can unveil wickedness. ", "moral2": "They who will not listen to reason but stubbornly go their own way against the friendly advice of those who are wiser than they, are on the road to misfortune. ", "moral3": "Be good and helpful to others always. Your goodness will bring goodness in the world. ", "moral4": "Think before you act. ", "moral5": "Self help is the best help. Heaven helps those who help themselves.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 748, "story": "Once narada  was going to vaikuntha to see god vishnu. While leaving from earth, on his way he saw an old sanyasi sitting under a tree. He went to him and said, \"I am going to meet god. is there any message you would like to give to me?\"Sanyasi replied, \"When you meet him, please ask him how much longer shall I wait? I have been sanyasi, the last three birth. when will I be able to attain liberation from his world?\"Narada said he would surely give message to god. Then narada went a little further and found another sanyasi under a tree, his eyes were closed and lost in his own world, playing instrument and singing hymns. Narada went to him and said, \"I am going to god's abode, do you have any message for him?\"Sanyasi kept singing. Narada shook him by shoulder and asked him again. He answered, \"No, I have nothing to ask. his grace is boundless, whatever my wants are, he has already provided. don't trouble him on my account. you don't even need to mention my name because I could have wished for and more. if possible just convey my gratitude.\"Saying this sanyasi started playing instrument and singing again. Narada left. He went to vaikuntha and returned. Upon return. First he went to old sanyasi and said, \"I conveyed your message and vishnu said - it would take as many births to attain liberation from this world as there are number of leaves on this tree.\"Listening to this old sanyasi was filled with rage and tore his books and threw away mala and shouted in anger, \"What injustice..! for three births I have done penance and tortured myself still so many births. it cannot be..!\"", "moral1": "It would take as many births as there are leaves on this tree, under which you sit. ", "moral2": "Once lost money can be earned again but if one's prestige and people trust is lost then it won't be possible to gain that again. ", "moral3": "Quality is better than quantity. ", "moral4": "Don't blame anyone without knowing fact or truth.. Your words may ruin someone's reputation without any fault of theirs.. Or even ruin their life. . ", "moral5": "A simple story to help children see vegetables with new eyes.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 749, "story": "Ben carson is an american neurosurgeon and politician. According to him, motivation to do something starts beneath oneself. Motivation is a driving force which helps accomplish goals, desires, aims and visions. Imagination can trigger one's motivation to take an ultra speed and one will thrive for success.", "moral1": "After experiencing setbacks and failures again and again most of us emotionally give up and stop trying. We start to believe that because we failed in past we will fail every time but that's just a barrier in our head. So, we should keep on working without fear of failure. ", "moral2": "Remember, for the one who knows the power of god, see no weakness in anyone and one who recognizes god, will never exploit others. ", "moral3": "We cannot expect any one to share our misfortunes unless we are willing to share our good fortune also. ", "moral4": "Whatever you do, do with all your might. ", "moral5": "If we make every attempt to increase out knowledge in order to use it for human good, it will make a difference in us and in our world.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 750, "story": "Once in a city lived a man with his family. He was very religious and used to teach his son everything he knew about religion and it's importance and was bringing up his son as perfectly as possible. Man decided to test, what his son has learned until now. One day when they were going to church man gave his son two coins: one rupee and ten rupee. Man said to him, \"You can chose what coin you want to put in donation plate. would it be one rupee coin or ten. after donation you can keep other coin for yourself.\"Man hoped that his son would put ten rupee coin in donation plate as he had been brought up in such a way - he could be expected to, relied upon. After they reached church, man waited outside for his son to come after making donation. He was very curious to know what happened, what his son chose. When son came out he asked, \"What did you donate?\"Boy told his father that he has donated one rupee coin and kept ten rupee coin for himself. Man couldn't believe it. He questioned his son, \"Why? why did you do this? we have always been inculcating great principles in you. I always told you that we should donate more.\"Boy replied, \"When I walked in church, priest was saying - 'god loveth a cheerful donator'. I could donate one rupee cheerfully not ten rupee.\"", "moral1": "Better beans and bacon in peacethan cakes and ale in fear. ", "moral2": "A resemblance to the great in some things does not make us great. ", "moral3": "When facing problem, one must stay calm and find a way. One must take responsibility to overcome problems. Blaming other does not work to survive. ", "moral4": "Do not listen to the advice of him who seeks to lower you to his own level. ", "moral5": "God loves cheerful giver. Amount doesn't matter. It is immaterial, the real coin that you are giving to god is you cheerfulness.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 751, "story": "Once in a jungle, a monkey used to live on mango tree which was near a river where lived a crocodile and his wife. One day crocodile went to monkey and asked for mangoes. Monkey happily gave him mangoes. Soon, crocodile and monkey became friends. Crocodile started to eat mangoes instead of swans or any other animal. Soon, he started to bring mangoes for his wife also instead of any other animal. Wife didn't like that. She knew about her husband friendship with monkey and didn't like their friendship either. So she devised a plan to kill monkey. In morning, she pretended to get serious illness and said to her husband that she might die if she didn't eat heart of monkey as medicine. Crocodile decided to kill his friend to save his wife. Crocodile went to monkey and said, \"My friend, you always gave me such sweet mangoes. I never gave you anything in return. today I want to give you party. will you come with me to my house?\"Monkey agreed. Crocodile said, \"Come on! sit on my back and I will bring you to my house.\"Monkey jumped and sit on back of crocodile. Crocodile started to swim across river. Just when they were in middle of river. Crocodile started to go deep in river. Monkey started to struggle. Monkey said, \"What are you doing? do you want to kill me?\"Crocodile replied, \"I am sorry, I have no choice. my wife is sick and she needs your heart for medicine.\"Monkey understood that it was his wife's trick to get monkey killed. Just then monkey replied, \"You are my friend. I will sacrifice myself for you. you can take my heart.\"Crocodile replied, \"Are you sure?\"Just then monkey started to tap his right side chest and said, \"If you kill me right here then you wont be able to get my heart.\"Crocodile questioned, \"Why?\"Monkey replied, \"Because my heart is not here.\"Crocodile asked, \"Then where is your heart?\"Monkey replied, \"You know that I always jump from one tree to another tree and it's too risky too take my heart with me everywhere. therefore I left my heart at mango tree.I can bring you my heart but for that you have to take me back to mango tree.\"Crocodile agreed and brought monkey back to mango tree. As soon as they got to mango tree, monkey climbed up on tree and jumped from a branch to another. After getting away, monkey said to crocodile, \"Tell your wife that she has no heart..!! you betrayed me. you don't know meaning of friendship. leave now. I have nothing to give you.\"Crocodile understood his mistake and left.", "moral1": "Enduring mental stress through difficult time in life is key to success. During hard times even strong people give up but if you keep going forward and don't give up.. You will be able to over come difficulties and hard time will be over. ", "moral2": "Many of our natural shortfalls can be replaced by a positive attitude and perseverance. ", "moral3": "When facing problem, one must stay calm and find a way. One must take responsibility to overcome problems. Blaming other does not work to survive. ", "moral4": "Just take care of my eyes dear. ", "moral5": "Always stay in company of people who are loyal and trustworthy. People, who listen to what you tell them, are not always the ones you can count on when you need them the most.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 752, "story": "Once a great philosopher came to buddha. He had lot of questions to ask. He came to buddha and started asking questions to him. Buddha listened to him and said, \"Do you really want answer? if you really want it, can you pay the price?\"Philosopher replied, \"My whole life, I have been searching for answers. I received many answers but from every answer I got, new questions raised.what price do you ask? I am ready to pay the full price. I just want answers to these questions and want to leave this earth with these questions answered.\"Buddha said, \"Good. most people want answers but are not willing to pay price. that's why I asked you.sit in silence for two years. this is the price.sit near me in silence for two years and when two years passed, I myself will tell you to ask questions. at that time you can ask whatever you want answered. I promise that I will answer everything, I will dispel all doubts.but for two years you have to sit completely still and silent. don't bring it up for two years.\"Philosopher was thinking whether to say yes or not. He thought to himself, \"Two years is long time, will he answer my questions then?\"He asked to buddha, \"Do you give full assurance that you will answer my every question after two years?\"Buddha replied, \"I give complete assurance. if you ask then I will definitely answer but if you do not ask, who will I answer?\"Just at that time, a disciple who was sitting in meditation under tree near by, began to laugh. Philosopher asked to buddha, \"Why is he laughing?\"Buddha replied, \"Ask him.\"Philosopher went to disciple and asked him reason. Disciple replied, \"If you want to ask something, ask now. I was deceived in same way. he made fool of me too.but I can tell you he is telling truth. if you ask after two years, he will definitely answer but who asks after two years?I have sat here silently for two years and not he goes on prodding me saying ask brother. after remaining silent for two years, nothing remains to be asked, every answer is received.if you want to ask, ask now, otherwise after two years nothing will be left to ask.\"Philosopher wanted to know answers so he stayed there with buddha. He would sit everyday silently. He had forgotten track of time because one whose thoughts have become slow, they lose awareness of time. But buddha remembered exact time. When two years were over. Buddha went to philosopher said, \"Now, you can ask any question. I will answer each and everything as I promised. do you have something to ask?\"Philosopher started laughing and said, \"That disciple was right. now when I have been sitting here for two year. I have nothing left to ask. through your grace, all answer has come.\"", "moral1": "Retribution is certain. ", "moral2": "We cannot expect any one to share our misfortunes unless we are willing to share our good fortune also. ", "moral3": "Answer are not given but received. Answer doesn't come from outside but from within. ", "moral4": "The useful is of much more importance and value, than the ornamental. ", "moral5": "Kids follow what their parents do and not what their parents say. Kids reflect their parent's characteristics, so we should be careful with our actions.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 753, "story": "Once in bharat, lived a naked fakir, nagarjuna. He was famous and loved by all. Queen who ruled at that time, also admired and respected him a lot. One day she asked him to come to palace, to be guest. Fakir went. When he came, queen asked him for favor. When fakir met queen, he said, \"What do you want?\"Queen replied, \"I want your begging bowl.\"Without asking anything, fakir gave it, only thing he had. Queen took that and in return gave him golden bowl, studded with diamonds. Queen said, \"Thank you. I will worship this begging bowl that you have carried for years. it will be my temple. besides, a man like you should not carry an ordinary bowl. so please keep this golden one which was made specially for you.\"Any ordinary fakir would have said that I can not touch it and have renounced the world but nagarjuna was no ordinary mystic, it was all same for him. So he took the bowl and left. When he left palace, a thief started following him. Fakir was staying outside town in a ruined ancient temple. Thief hid behind wall just outside the door. Thief thought that it wouldn't be difficult to steal bowl once fakir fell asleep. Fakir knew about thief. He thought, \"So why unnecessarily let him wait? be finished with it so that he can go and I can also rest.\"Thinking this fakir threw bowl outside door. Thief understood this act and couldn't go without thanking. He peeked him and said, \"Sir, accept my thanks but seeing a rare being and I cannot believe my eyes and I great desire has arisen in me. I am wasting my life being a thief and there are people like you.. can I come in and touch your feet?\"Fakir laughed and said, \"Sure, that's why I threw bowl outside, so that you could come inside.\"Thief came in and touched his feet. When he touched fakir's feet, he felt presence of divine. He asked fakir, \"How many lives will it take for me to become like you?\"Fakir replied, \"How many lives? it can happen today, it can happen now..\"Thief said, \"You must be kidding. how can it happen now? I am a well known thief and whole town knows about me and yet they have not been bale to catch hold of me.even king is afraid of me because I have entered and stolen from treasury. I am master thief. how can I be transformed right now?\"Fakir replied, \"If in an old house for centuries, there has been darkness and you bring a candle, can darkness say - 'for centuries and I have been here and I can not go out just because you have brought a candle in. I have lived here for so long.'can darkness give resistance? will it make any difference whether darkness is one day old or millions of years old.\"Thief understood the point: darkness can not resist light. When light comes, darkness disappears. Thief said, \"But what about my profession? have I to leave it?\"Fakir replied, \"That is for you to decide. I am not concerned with your profession. I can only give you secret of how to kindle a light within your being, then it's up to you..\"Thief said, \"But whenever I have gone to any saints, they always say first stop steal only then you can be initiated.\"Nagarjuna laughed and said, \"You just watch your breath - the ancient method of buddha. just watch your breath coming in, going out. whatever you do, just remember to watch your breath. even when you steal.when you enter someone's house in night or you have opened up the treasure or do whatsoever you want to do but don't forget watching your breath.\"Thief was surprised and said, \"This seems to be simple. no morality? no character needed? no other requirement?\"Fakir replied, \"Absolutely none. just watch your breath.\"That time thief left happily but after fifteen days he returned to fakir and fell at his feet. He said, \"I tried for fifteen days, it's impossible. if I watch my breath, I cannot steal and if I steal, I cannot watch my breath.watching the breath I become so silent, so alert, so conscious that even diamonds look like pebbles. you have created difficulty for me, a dilemma. now what am I supposed to do?\"Fakir smiled and said, \"Do whatsoever you want to do. if you want that silence, peace, bliss, that arises in you when you watch your breath then chose that.if you think all those diamonds and gold is more valuable then chose that. that is for you to chose. who am I to decide for your life?\"Thief said, \"I cannot chose to be unconscious again. I have never had such peace and bliss. I am never going back to being thief. please accept me as one of your disciples.\"After that thief became fakir's disciple.", "moral1": "The entertainment industry is pretty nuts and having had that experience outside of it and going to university has really made a big difference. ", "moral2": "Example is the best precept. ", "moral3": "It's never to late to start on path of goodness and righteousness. ", "moral4": "Treat woman with respect and let her be the one to decide for herself. ", "moral5": "Little friends may prove great friends.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 754, "story": "Once upon a time, in a farm lived two bulls. They used to work hard ploughing fields, pulling loads and bullock cart on road. One day they saw that a farmer bought a baby pig with him and started to take care of him. Farmer used to fed pig with large amount of very best rice and even rice porridge. Bulls saw this. Younger bull said to elder, \"My brother, in this household we both work very hard. we bring prosperity to farmer yet they fed us only grass and hay.where as this baby pig does nothing to support farmer and yet he feed him with finest and fanciest food.why this pig get such special treatment where as we are fed such simple food?\"Elder bull replied, \"My younger brother, it is dangerous to envy anybody. therefore you should not envy pig for being fed such rich food.food pig eats is in truth is food of death.\"Younger brother questioned, \"What do you mean by food of death?\"Elder bull replied, \"Soon, a wedding ceremony for farmer's daughter will be held and this pig will be part of wedding feast. that's the reason it is being fed and pampered in such rich fashion.\"Few days passed by. Bulls saw that on day on wedding, pig was dragged by his legs and killed and was cooked in various types of curries and devoured by guests. Seeing this elder bull said to younger, \"My dear brother, did you see what happened to pig?\"Younger bull replied, \"Yes. now I understand.\"Elder bull continued, \"This is result of being fed such rich food. our poor grass and hay are hundred times better than his best rice and rich porridge. for our food brings no harm to us but instead promises long life.\"", "moral1": "Don't envy the well-off until you know the price they pay. ", "moral2": "Service without humility is selfishness and egotism. ", "moral3": "This is meant for those to whom fortune has granted honor and renown, leaving them void of common sense. ", "moral4": "Our lives are same. We get so busy with everything that we don't take time to introspect ourselves. There is nothing wrong with activities and hard work but because of this we neglect what's more important. We all need time to relax and think and meditate, to learn and grow. If we don't take this much time for ourselves then we will become dull and lose our effectiveness. ", "moral5": "Thirdly, we come across situations where we are tempted to support wrong acts. However, like son we should build the faith that god is always there for us and avoid falling for such temptations.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 755, "story": "Once a saint was going to a city. On his way he saw a big tree and stop by to rest for sometime. Saint fell asleep. He saw a dream. In his dream he saw a man who was passing by that way with five donkeys carrying heavy load, which seem to be very difficult to carry by donkeys. Saint asked man, \"What have you kept in these bags which they are not even able to carry?\"Man replied, \"These are filled with things for human use. I am taking these to market to sell.\"Saint asked, \"Ok..! tell me what are things in these bags? I want to know too..\"Man replied, \"First donkey you see. it is laden with tyranny , it is sold at a very high rate.\"Saint asked, \"But who will buy tyranny?\"Man replied, \"Buyer for this are king's and ruling people that why it fetch high price.\"Saint asked, \"What is in bags of second horse?\"Man replied, \"These bundles are full of arrogance and it's buyers are scholars.\"Man continued, \"Then on third donkey there are bags of jealousy and it's customer are rich people, who are unable to tolerate each other's progress. there is an influx of people to buy it.\"Saint asked, \"What's in bags of fourth donkey?\"Man replied, \"Fourth donkey's bag are full of dishonesty and it's customer are business man, who cheats in market to get a lot of profit from sales.\"Saint was curious and asked, \"Then what's in bag of last one?\"Man smiled and said, \"It contains bundle of trickery and it's demand is among those who have no work and try to deceive others for their benefits.\"Just then saint woke up from his sleep and realized that the man he saw in his dream was satan  itself who was spreading evil in the world and it's victim become selfish people of weak mentality. Only way to avoid becoming victim of ill is to remember god and have full faith in him.", "moral1": "Better starve free than be a fat slave. ", "moral2": "Once lost money can be earned again but if one's prestige and people trust is lost then it won't be possible to gain that again. ", "moral3": "The best thing to do with bullies is ignore them. ", "moral4": "Using positive words will have better results that using negative words. To break out of bad habit we need to develop good habit and automatically things will start to get better and we will feel positive. ", "moral5": "While doing any work, it is important to remember that god is watching us. Remembering god keeps us from going astray.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 756, "story": "Once upon a time, there was a gardener who looked after king's pleasure garden. Garden was beautiful and sometimes animals from near by forest would come to garden. King had instructed gardener that if he sees any strange or rare animal in garden then he should at once inform king about it. One day, gardener saw a strange kind of deer at far end of garden. As soon as that deer saw man, he ran like wind. Gardener understood that it was rare breed deer who were known as \"Wind deer\" And were extremely timid and easily frightened by humans. Gardener informed king about wind-deer. King wanted to see that deer and asked gardener if he could catch that rare animal. Gardener replied to king, \"My lord.. if you give me some bee's honey than I could even bring him into the palace..!!\"So king ordered that he must be given as much honey as he wanted. Gardener knew that this particular deer loved to eat flowers and fruits in king's garden. So, gardener started to let himself be seen by that deer little by little, so that deer would be less frightened. Then he began to smear honey on grass where deer usually came to eat. Soon, deer began eating honey smeared grass. So, he developed craving for taste of this honey-grass. This craving made him come to garden everyday. Before long he would eat nothing else. .! Little by little, gardener came closer and closer to deer. At first deer would run away but later he lost his fear and came to think the man was harmless. As gardener became more and more friendly, eventually he got deer to eat honey-grass right out of his hand. Gardener continued this for sometime in order to build up confidence and trust. Meanwhile, gardener had set up row of curtains, making a wide path from far end of garden pleasure to king's palace. Curtains would keep deer from seeing any people that might scare him. When all was prepared, gardener took a bag of grass and container of honey with him. When deer came, he began to feed deer by his hands. Slowly, he continued to lead him with honey grass through curtained pathway right into the palace. Once inside, palace guards closed the doors and wind deer was trapped. Seeing so many people in palace, deer suddenly became frightened and began running around madly, trying to escape. King came down to hall and saw panic stricken deer and said, \"What a wind deer!! how could he have gotten into such state? ordinarily, if wind deer get even little bit frightened at particular place, he will not return to that place for rest of his life and will not return to a place where he has seen human for consecutive seven day.but look!! even such a shy wild creature can be enslaved by his cravings for taste of something sweet. which lured it into palace.\"Not wishing any harm to deer, king had him released into forest. Deer never returned to pleasure garden and never missed taste of honey grass again.", "moral1": "It's about trusting god even when we can't see what's ahead for us. We must be willing to let go of life we have planned so as to have life that is waiting for us. ", "moral2": "If we could see our fears as others see them we would realize that most of our fears make no sense! ", "moral3": "The problem may not be with the other one as we always think, could be very much within us! ", "moral4": "It's better to eat to live than to live to eat. ", "moral5": "The less people know and understand about them, the more positively they attempt to argue concerning them, while on the other hand to know and understand a multitude of things renders men cautious in passing judgment upon anything new.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 757, "story": "Once upon a time, lived a deer who was leader of thousand deer. He had two sons. One was slim and tall, with bright eyes and was called white. Another one was blackish in color and was named black. After both sons were fully grown, their father called them. He said, \"I am very old now, so I can't do all the necessary things to look after and take care of this big herd. I want you two to be leader instead of me, while I retire.\"This was announced and half of deer decided to follow black and other decided to follow white. So it was done. During harvest time rice is at it's tallest and deer can't help but go into paddies and eat it. To avoid destruction of their crops, farmers would dig pits and set sharp stakes in ground, build stone traps to capture and kill deer. Because of this when the harvest time comes, deer were always in danger. Knowing this, wise old deer called his two sons, who were chosen leaders. He advised them to take herds up into mountains, far from farm lands and then bring them back to low lands when harvest season is over. As this was only way he had saved his herd from being killed during harvest season. Wise old deer was too weak to take trip, so he remained there in hiding. He warned them to be careful on way and have safe journey. Both new leaders set out with their herd for mountains. White was wise enough to keep his father's advice in mind and understood dangers of moving his herd. So he was very careful. He knew it was safer to stay away from villages. He knew I wouldn't be safe to travel in day time. So he led his herd wide around the villages and moved only in middle of night. His herd reached mountain safe and sound. But black didn't pay attention to his father's advice and in hurry to reach mountain. He didn't even care about day or night and continued going with herd from villages and farm area. Because of this many were killed and wounded by villagers. Black reached forest with only few deer alive. Two herd stayed there until harvest season was over. White led his herd back carefully as before and brought all 500 deer back safe and sound while black herd was almost killed and some were lost during return. Seeing this old wise deer said, \"White has all his followers with him while black is coming back wounded with more than half his herd dead. therefore who follow a wise leader with good qualities and will always be safe. those who follow a foolish leader and is careless and think only of himself, will fall into troubles and be destroyed.\"After this white became chief of herd and was loved and admired by all.", "moral1": "One who learns from old and take their advice serious will lead a safe and better life. ", "moral2": "In unity is strength. ", "moral3": "Parents take care of a child in every condition and when your parents attain old age.. Don't look at them as burden. Have patience with your parents when they need you most. . ", "moral4": "When two people fight the third one gets the profit. ", "moral5": "The least of our enemies is often the most to be feared. Pride over a success should not throw us off our guard.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 758, "story": "Once upon a time, lived a high class rich man in a kingdom. As he rich man became older and realized that suffering for old age was about same for rich and poor. So, he gave up his wealth and went to forest to live as a monk. In forest he practiced meditation and freed himself from unwholesome thoughts and became contented and happy. Monk grew old and his peacefulness and friendliness gradually drew some followers. Among followers there was one monk who never lost this glimmer of inner happiness and always wore a big smile. His master knew secret of his happiness. In those times, most monks used to look pretty serious. Sometimes other monks would ask him why he was so happy. He chucked and said, \"Even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me an if thought I spoke lie then it would be dishonor to my master.\"One year, after rainy season, monk and his followers went to city where king permitted them to live in his pleasure garden for spring time. King was a good man, who took his responsibilities seriously and took good care of his people. He always think of ways to increase people's prosperity and welfare, save them from any danger from neighboring countries, often had to make peace between his own rival ministers of state. King always had one or other things to worry about. He had so much to worry about that he never had time to be happy. As summer approached, king learned that monks were preparing to return to forest. Considering master's health, king requested master monk to remain there in kingdom and let his followers return to forest. Master monk agreed. All followers returned to forest. There all continued practicing there meditation. Monk who used to smile all the time gained so much wisdom and peace that he became even happier than before. He missed his master and wanted to share his happiness with him. So he returned to city for a visit. When he arrived, he sat on a rug at the feet of his master and he didn't speak much but would say, \"What happiness! oh what happiness!\"At same time, king came to visit. He paid respect to master monk. However, monk who came from forest just kept saying, \"What happiness! oh what happiness!\"Monk didn't even stop to greet king and show proper respect. This disturbed king and he thought, \"With all my worries, as busy as I am. even when I took time for visit and this monk doesn't respect me enough to even recognize me. how insulting!!\"He said to master monk, \"Is this monk stupid? why is he so full of happiness. does he lie around here so lazy all the time?\"Master monk knew king thought and said, \"Oh king, have patience and I will tell you the source of his happiness.not many know but once he was a king, just as rich and mighty as you! then he was ordained a monk and gave up his kingly life. now he thinks his old happiness was nothing compared to his present joy!he used to be surrounded by armed men, who guarded and protected him. now, he sits alone in forest with nothing to fear, he has no need for armed guards. he has given up the burden of worrying about wealth to be protected.instead, free from worry of wealth and fear of power, his wisdom protects himself and others. he advances in meditation to such inner peace and that's why he can not keep himself from saying this.\"King understood at once. Hearing the story of happy monk made him feel at peace and stayed there for a while and received advice from both of them. He then honored them and returned to palace.", "moral1": "Unattached to wealth and power, happiness increases. ", "moral2": "Friends are for cheering you up in your worst moments. ", "moral3": "Whatever your problems happen to be in the future, remember well that they cannot remain stationary but must move together with your living spirit. Otherwise, you will drift into artificiality or attempt to solidify the ever-flowing. To avoid that, you must change and be flexible. Remember the usefulness of a cup, is in its emptiness. ", "moral4": "Don't judge people by their looks. ", "moral5": "People tend to forget good things, a person did for them as soon as that person makes a mistake towards them. One should not throw out the history that is filled with good, quality action just because of one mistake that hurt you.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 759, "story": "Once in a forest lives a squirrel who was very hardworking and honest. He used to work for his master day and night. From his work he would get more than enough to live by but still he used to work more. Squirrel was promised by his master that if he works with same dedication then one he would give him ten big sacks full of walnuts to him as rewards. Knowing this squirrel was happy to do more and more work. Sometimes squirrel used to work a lot and get tried and think of relaxing and resting a little but as soon as thought of relaxing came to his mind, he would remember about reward and think of eating all those nuts which he would get later. At that instant, he would stop thinking about rest and get back to work. Sometimes, he would see his friends playing around and would wish that if he could have some time and play with them but then again he would remember about reward and get back to work. This way years went by and a day came when his master called for him. Because squirrel was hardworking and honest, his master praised him for his work and gave him ten sacks of nuts as reward. Squirrel was retired from his work and was very happy to get rewards for all the hard work he had done for all these years. Now, finally squirrel was with sack full of nuts and started to think what he should do with all those nuts. Just then squirrel realized that while working entire life, his teeth got worn out. How will he eat all those nuts?", "moral1": "Friendly wins over smart. ", "moral2": "Often we misunderstand the signs. God has given everyone a strength and ability to do their part. Always learn to see the things in a positive way and see yourself in a strong position to help the ones who need. Don't go for the easy choice. Make a right choice. ", "moral3": "In relationship, both husband and wife have to understand each other and support each other instead of blaming other for mistakes. ", "moral4": "This story had become reality of today, ", "moral5": "Hatred of someone will be a burden to your heart to carry for lifetime. Negativity about someone will keep peace of your own mind and heart away from you. Therefore, forgiving others is best attitude to live a peaceful and happy life.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 760, "story": "Once upon a time, there was a valley surrounded by mountains. Many animals animals like rabbits, squirrels, deer etc made this lovely valley their home. They all lived peacefully in this valley as there was no wolf or lion. But one day, a lion climbed down the mountains and entered valley. Not sooner had he arrived, he started to chase after helpless animals and ate them one by one. All animals were scared to live there as there were worried that next it would be their turn. In worry, all animals gathered and discussed to think of a solution but there was no way that any animal in valley could fight that lion. So at last it was decided that everyday one of the animal would be selected by others and would go to lion and be eaten. That way rest of animals could live peacefully at least for a day. Following day, all gathered to select animal to be sent. It was decided that little rabbit would go to lion. Rabbit was scared but he knew that there was no other way. So he thought of finding a way to fight that lion. Rabbit went to lion's cave and said loudly, \"Come out of your cave. I am here to be your supper today.\"Lion was surprised and came out and sniffed rabbit and said, \"Wow..! what a delicious meal you will make..\"Just than rabbit sighed and said, \"I true that I came here by myself. I thought you were the scariest and most powerful animal in valley but on my way I saw another lion was more scary and powerful than you.\"Surprised lion replied, \"What? what do you mean I am not the scariest? I am only lion here in this valley..\"Rabbit replied, \"Oh.. you don't know about another lion.. no matter you should go ahead and eat me because even if I escape you clutches, no animal could hope to escape the other lion.\"Lion bristled at rabbit's word and said, \"Take me to this other lion and I will spare you for today.\"Rabbit sighed again and said, \"What difference does it make.. in the end I will be eaten by a lion but if still you want to meet that lion, come with me.\"So lion started to walk with rabbit until they reached an old abandoned well which rabbit saw on his way to meet lion. Reaching near it, rabbit stopped and pointed, \"There.. he lives there. lion who is stronger and scarier than you. all you have to do is look down into the well and I am sure you can see him there.\"At this lion jumped on to well wall and peered down, \"There he saw his own reflection in the water at bottom of well as if another lion was looking back at him.\"Lion yelled into the well, \"Ahh!! there I see you coward..!!\"No sooner had he done this, than his own voice echoed back from bottom of well. Listening to echoed voice lion got angry and said,\"Did you just called me coward? how dare you.. come here and we will see who is stronger and scarier.\"Again his own voice echoed from the well. Lion got more angry, seeing this rabbit said, \" Don't think he is going to come out. you should teach him a lesson and go inside to show him that you are king of this valley.\"Lion heard this and without hesitation jumped into the well, chasing after his own reflection. As soon as he jumped he got trapped inside well and couldn't ever came out and valley was rid of evil lion.", "moral1": "One who had no wits of his own, will perish. ", "moral2": "A fun way to encourage kids to read and use their imagination. ", "moral3": "We should help those in need or facing problem. Even if it doesn't concern us. Because in life we never know how things turn out at end. . ", "moral4": "Wisdom is stronger than physical strength. ", "moral5": "Example is the best precept.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 761, "story": "Once upon a time, in a village lived a farmer who was very kind and good nature. His name was shankar. He lived in hut with his wife and children. He had a small piece of land and earned money by selling whatever crops he could produce on this land. Shankar was kind and used to help everyone. Everyone in village knew that anytime if needed they can depend on him for help and there seemed to be none who hated this man and was loved by all. But there was one person who hated him. He was shankar's neighbor mintu. Mintu was lazy and didn't put as much effort in cultivation as shankar and yet he was jealous of shankar's crop yield and his earning. Because mintu didn't work hard he had very less crop to sell compared to shakara's crop yield. One year, mintu could no longer contain his jealousy and just days before harvest. He set shankar's fire to crop at night. Shankar was sleeping at that time but when alerted by other neighbors, he woke up and was able to save much of his crop from burning. When flamed were doused, shankar saw from where fire was started and could tell what happened but he let the matter rest and decided to take action only if same thing happens again. Same year mitnu was able to gain much more profit that shankar and was happy. Shankar was sad that he couldn't make much money because of damaged caused by fire. Few days later, shankar was awakened by sound of lamentations and went out to check. He found people were gather at mintu's hut. Shankar rushed to see what happened. He found that mintu's son had fallen ill and village doctor was unable to provide any medicine to cure his illness. Shankar knew what he had to do. He went out side took his cycle and rode ten miles and fetched a more experienced doctor who lived in that town. This doctor was able to guess disease properly and provided right cure for it. Within hours mintu's boy was better. Mintu went with doctor to take him back to his town. A day later, when shankar went back to check on mintu's son health, seeing him mintu began to weep bitterly and confessed to his sins. Shankar told him that he already knew about it. Astonished mintu said, \"You knew that I had set fire to your crops and yet you went so far to fetch doctor for my son..!\"Shankar replied, \"I did what I knew was right. could I do wrong just because you had done so?\"Mintu stood up and embraced shankar and cried. From that day mintu changed himself. He became a good and hard working person like shankar and everyone was surprised. When other asked him how he changed so much, he only replied, \"It was goodness and love of shankar that transformed me.\"", "moral1": "Truth always triumphs. ", "moral2": "Positive thoughts and action leads to positive result. ", "moral3": "The flatterer seeks some benefit at your expense. ", "moral4": "Be good and helpful to others always. Your goodness will bring goodness in the world. ", "moral5": "To achieve anything worthy in life one needs attitude and will. Skills and techniques can be learned, can be taught but not will. We need to work toward our goal with full determination to succeed.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 762, "story": "Once there was a wandering dervish  was lost in desert and was starving. He had nothing with him. As he was walking along an old pathway in desert, in search of something to eat, he found an empty sack that had been thrown there on road by previous passer by. Dervish picked that sack up and swing it over his shoulder, praying loudly, \"Thank you god for giving a starving man an empty sack.\" And continued walking. After walking some distance, he came across an old hunting bow whose string were broken. He picked it up and put it in sack and prayed loudly, \"Thank god for giving a starving man a hunting bow with broken string.\"A bit further down the road, he saw an old tree that was dry and dead and bore no fruit. He broke a few branches off that old tree and put them in his sack and again loudly he prayed, \"Thank you god for leading a starving man to a old dry and dead tree.\"After walking some more, he found a dented old dusted cooking pot. He picked it up and blew the dust off it and put it in his sack too. He again loudly prayed, \"Thank you god for giving a starving man a dented old pot full of dust.\"As he continued walking, he found a fishing hook but no fishing pole. He picked up that fishing hook too and put it in his sack and again prayed, \"Thank god for giving a starving man a fishing hook with no fishing pole.\"Finally, after two days of walking, his path ended at a river which was so large that he couldn't see other side. Old dervish fell to his knees at river bank and prayed loudly, \"Thank god for leading a starving man to such large river that he can not hope to cross.\"Then he sat there and emptied his sack. He took the fishing hook and tied it to the broken string of hunting bow and started using it as a fishing pole. He caught himself a fish and then took that old pot cleaned it in river and used it to cook fish over a fire that he had made from dried branches that he got from old dry and dead tree.", "moral1": "False confidence often leads into danger. ", "moral2": "Always trust god. Even if today we face difficulties and not able to understand why we go through such time, if we keep faith in god then on our path of life we will discover that anything that happened, happened for a reason. ", "moral3": "A quest searching for generosity ending in an unexpected way. ", "moral4": "Better starve free than be a fat slave. ", "moral5": "Abstain2 and enjoy.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 763, "story": "Once upon a time, there was a king who was gone to visit neighboring kingdoms. He was gifted a pair of baby macaw  by king of last kingdom he visited. King loved the gift as they were the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. Upon returning the kingdom, king called for a bird trainer and asked him to take care of those parrots and train them. King arranged a place for them in palace garden. He often looked at them from his palace window. Time passed, both macaw's grew to be big and beautiful parrots. One day, trainer came to palace and informed king that though one of parrots was flying majestically high in sky, the other one was not moving from its branch since day it had arrived. Upon hearing this, king summoned best trainer and healers from neighboring kingdoms. They all tried their best but couldn't make parrot fly. King even asked his courtiers to try to find a way to make parrot fly but all failed. Finally, king thought and asked his courtier to bring someone who is more familiar with natural habitat and take him to the parrot to see if he can understand what's problem with parrot. Courtier bought a farmer and took him to place where parrots were. Next morning, king was thrilled to see parrot flying high above the palace. He asked his servant to call that farmer to meet him. Servant quickly went and asked farmer to come to king's courtroom. Farmer came and stood before king. King asked him, \"How did you make the parrot fly?\"Farmer folded his hand with respect and said to king, \"It was easy, very easy your majesty. I simply cut the branch where bird was sitting.\"", "moral1": "Health is wealth. An unhealthy person can never earn wealth or be happy in life. ", "moral2": "Do not do something dangerous to make yourself look more cool. ", "moral3": "We all are gifted with energy to find success in our life but fail to gather a courage which is required to reach heights of success and end up clinging to things that are familiar to us.  we need to free ourselves from our comfort zone to explore new opportunities and find success beyond our capacity. ", "moral4": "Every action has an opposite reaction. ", "moral5": "We need to help each other.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 764, "story": "Once there was a king who had presented his daughter with a beautiful diamond necklace but one day necklace was lost. Announcement was made in kingdom. People in kingdom searched everywhere but still couldn't find it. At last king put a reward for 5000 gold coins for anyone who find and bring back that necklace. One day a man was walking to his home along a river which was dirty and filthy. When he looked down he saw something shimmering in river. He realized that it was the diamond necklace. He knew about the award. So he bend down and put his hand in dirty river water and tried to grab that necklace but couldn't get it. He took out his hand and looked again and saw that necklace was still there. So, he tried again but couldn't get it again. Man tried many times but still couldn't get that necklace. Feeling sad and depressed started walking back to home. Next day again he was passing by river and again he saw that necklace, right there. This time man was determined to get it and plunged into river, though it was disgusting to do so as river was very dirty and his whole body was covered in filth and dirt and became filthy. He plunged in and searched everywhere and yet he failed to get necklace. This time he was really bewildered and came out feeling very depressed that he could not get the necklace that would get him 5000 gold coins. Just then a saint who was walking by saw him and asked him what was the matter. Man didn't want to share secret with him thinking he might take necklace for himself. So, he refused to tell. But saint could see that man was troubled and being compassionate again asked him about his problem. This time man decided to put some faith in saint and told him about the necklace and how he tried to catch it and yet couldn't get it. Saint understood this problem and told him that perhaps he should try to look upwards, instead of river. When man looked upward, he saw that necklace was dangling on the branch of tree and realized that all this time he had been trying to capture a mere reflection of real necklace.", "moral1": "Don't cheat to just win. ", "moral2": "In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is how you choose to react to it and what you make out of it. Life is all about leaning, adopting and converting all the struggles that we experience into something positive. ", "moral3": "Great is the power of steady misrepresentation but the history of science shows that fortunately this power does not long endure. ", "moral4": "Material happiness is just like filthy, polluted river because it's a mere reflection of true happiness in spiritual world. We can never achieve happiness we are looking for, how hard we endeavor in material life. Instead we should look upward, toward god, who is source of real happiness. ", "moral5": "False confidence often leads into danger.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 765, "story": "In a village, lived two very good friends one was mintu whose age was 5 and other was shinu whose age was 10. They used to do everything together like playing, sleeping, eating. Younger one was smarter and lean where as elder one was stronger and bulky. One day there were playing and running behind each other, they entered forest near village. They were so engaged in playing that they didn't notice that they were in the forest. Suddenly shinu slipped into a pit while running and started shouting and asking for help. Mintu heard him and immediately ran back to him and without even wasting anything he found a long strong vine and threw it's one end to shinu while holding other end in his own hands. Shinu was bulky while mintu was younger and lean still he kept holding on that vine and tried for hours together to pull shinu out of pit and finally after trying three hours, he was able to get shinu out of that pit. Both friends hugged each other and started running back to village. In meantime, their parents got worried about them and started searching from them all around village. At last they started to go toward forest. As they entered forest they saw both of them coming out. Parents were relieved to see them and hugged them. After a while, everyone asked them where they were all this time. Both of them told everything that happened but no one in crowd believed their words. One person asked mintu, \"How were you able to pull up a person who is double you size and weight?\"Mintu confidently replied, \"With help of vine.\"Still no one was able to believe them and thought they were making up story and started to scold them and asked them to tell the truth. Then a saint who was passing by saw all this and listened to them. People were scolding kids saying that they were lying. But saint interrupted them and said, \"Whatever children saying is absolutely true.\"A person from the crowd asked, \"But how, how can a five year old pull out a ten year old kid out from pit?\"Saint replied, \"Mintu was able to help because - there was no one near him to say you cannot do it, even his heart.\"Everyone in crowd felt ashamed and left. This simple yet effective story tell us that there are two things that will stop you from reaching your goal. One is people around you who say \"You cannot do it\" And the other is \"You yourself\". First- belief in yourself. There is nothing you cannot do yourself. Everything is possible in this world if you have strong determination. Never feel that you don't have the capability to do things because you never know what wonders you can make.", "moral1": "Goodness consists mainly in helping others. ", "moral2": "Second - never listen to the people who discourage you because they will keep quiet once you achieved your goal. So, be strong and take a step towards your success. ", "moral3": "Fine feathers don't make fine birds. ", "moral4": "Most fear is without foundation, and plays on what is unknown or different. ", "moral5": "Do not attempt too much at once.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 766, "story": "In a small village lived a man name ram who was kind and always happy. He used to smile always and had kind and encouraging words to say, whenever it was necessary. Everyone who met him, left feeling better and happier and elated. One of his neighbor always saw him. He saw that lots of people came to meet him yet ram never got angry on anyone or had fight with anyone he met. Neighbor thought to himself, \"How he could always be so kind and helpful. how is it that he held no grudge toward anyone, and always was happy.\"So he got curious and wanted to know his secret for being happy always. Once upon meeting him, he couldn't keep his curiosity and asked, \"Most people are selfish and unsatisfied. they do not smile as often as you do, neither are they as helpful or kind as you are. how do you explain it?\"Ram smiled and replied, \"When you make peace with yourself, you can be in peace with rest of the world. if you can recognize spirit in yourself and in everyone then you will find it natural to be kind and well disposed to all.if your thoughts are under your control, you can become strong and firm.human personality is like a robot programmed to do certain task. habits and thoughts are tools and programs that control one's personality. become free from being programmed then inner goodness and happiness that resides with in a person will reveal.\"After listening all this neighbor questioned, \"But its too much work. good habits have to be developed and ability to control thoughts has to be strengthened which is difficult and endless. it is not an easy task.\"Ram replied, \"Don't think about difficulties. just quieten your feelings and thoughts and try to stay in peace. don not let yourself to be carried away by thoughts.\"\"Is that all?\", neighbor questioned.", "moral1": "Try to watch your thoughts and see how they come and go. Stay in quietness, moment of peace will be brief at first but in time they will get longer. ", "moral2": "Friends can do amazing things together. ", "moral3": "Many people in life behave same way pursuing meaningless goals. ", "moral4": "Nature exceeds nurture3. ", "moral5": "Self-help is always respected.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 767, "story": "Lao tzu was an ancient chinese philosopher, existed in the 6th century b. C and is considered a central figure in chinese culture, writer who's believed to be the author of the tao te ching and the father of chinese taoism. \"Knowledge is a treasure but practice is the key to it.\"", "moral1": "Thirdly, we come across situations where we are tempted to support wrong acts. However, like son we should build the faith that god is always there for us and avoid falling for such temptations. ", "moral2": "Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people. ", "moral3": "Infatuation gives one a false feeling of happiness at frist but in the end it leads to destruction. ", "moral4": "Industry is itself a treasure. ", "moral5": "Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 768, "story": "Once a famous scientist was interviewed by a reporter. Reported asked him,\"What do you think you set you apart from others?\"He replied, \"I think it all came from an experience that occured in my childhood.when I was 3 years old, I was trying to get a bottle of milk from refrigerator and while doing so I lost my grip and bottle slipped out of my hands and fell, spilling all the milk over the kitchen floor.when my mother came to kitchen and saw all mess, instead of yelling at me or giving me lecture or punishing me,she said, 'robby, I have rarely seen such hugh puddle of milk.. well, damage has already been done, would you like to get down and play in milk for few minutes before we clean it up..?'and indeed, I did started playing in that milk.while I was playing in milk, after a few minutes my mother came back and said, \"You know, whenever you make a mess like this eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything back to its proper order. \"Then she asked, 'how would you like to do it? we can use a sponge or a towel or a mop to clean this up. which do you prefer?'I chose sponge and then I cleaned that up that spilled milk with my mother's help.my mother then said, 'you know what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big bottle with two hands.now let's go out in back yard and fill same size bottle with water and see if you can discover way to carry it without dropping it.'that way I learned that if I grasp bottle at near tip with both hands then I could carry it without dropping it.\"At end of interview scientist remarked that, \"It was at that moment I knew that I don't need to be afraid to make mistakes. instead I learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new and that's what scientific experiments are all about.. even if an experiment doesn't work, we usually learn something valuable from it.\"", "moral1": "The flatterer lives at the expense of those who will listen to him. ", "moral2": "A story to explain the importance of taking things in the proper measure, using the example of medicine. ", "moral3": "Make mistakes and learn from them but never repeat mistakes. . ", "moral4": "Every living being is an engine geared to the wheel work of the universe. Though seemingly affected only by its immediate surrounding, the sphere of external influence extends to infinite distance. ", "moral5": "It is better to be a master of one art than to be a jack of many arts.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 769, "story": "Thomas alva edison was an american inventor and businessman who held a world record of 1,093 patents. Some of his inventions that influenced the world greatly are - light bulb, motion picture camera, phonograph, battery. Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.", "moral1": "Words may be deeds. ", "moral2": "Don't judge people by how they look. ", "moral3": "When a man desires a thing so deeply that he is willing to stake his entire future on a single turn of the wheel in order to get it, he is sure to win. ", "moral4": " always be honest.  honesty is always rewarded. ", "moral5": "Respect life, follow and obey rules. Don't make anyone else to pay and bear for your mistakes. Do not make the mistakes which cost others something that can never be replaced. Always have a giving hand and extend your help to those in need and sorrow.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 770, "story": "Alexander iii of macedon also known as alexander the great, was born in the ancient greek in 356 bc and died in 323 bc. He ascended to the macedonian throne at age 20 after his father's death and by age 30, he had created a vast empire that stretched from greece to india. He is considered one of the greatest military leaders in history. There is nothing impossible to him who will try.", "moral1": "I would rather live a short life of glory than a long one of obscurity. ", "moral2": "Pride hath a fall. ", "moral3": "There is time and place for everything. Think before act. ", "moral4": "Look before you leap. ", "moral5": "No great task can be completed without sufficient order in the details.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 771, "story": "Once in a city lived a boy steve who loved to play video games. He was good at playing games yet he became expert in all kind of tricks and cheating because he couldn't stand losing to anyone. He became so expert at cheating that he could play practically win any game by cheating without even being noticed. He would win at any game he played. He won so many times that everyone around him saw him as champion. No one wants to play with someone who is always going to win and it meant that almost no one around him wanted to play with him. But there was one poor boy tom who would play with him always. Champion enjoyed himself at poor boy's expense and always making that poor boy look ridiculous as he lose. One day steve got bored with all playing around and thought that he could win bigger. So he decided to apply for video games championship as he thought that there he would find some competitors worthy of himself. At championship, he was keen to show his skills. When competition started everyone played there best. Steve also tried to play his best but just then he realized that he was so habitual of using cheats and tricks that without them, he was not able to play well. He felt terribly embarrassed, he was good player but without his tricks and cheat he was not able to beat anyone. He was soon eliminated from competition. He sat there, sad and pensive. Finally competition ended and champion name was announced. Steve was surprised to know that it was poor boy tom, whom he had always beaten.! At that time, steve realized his mistake and learned that it hadn't mattered to the poor boy if he lost and got a good beating because what he was really doing was learning from each of his defeats and from so much learning he had been transformed into a real master. From then on, the boy who had loved winning gave up wanting to win all the time. He was quite happy to lose sometimes, because that was when he would learn how to win on the really important occasions.", "moral1": "Give important to things that really matters. Set priorities. Rest is just sand. ", "moral2": "Do not listen to the advice of him who seeks to lower you to his own level. ", "moral3": "It is very important to have a feedback loop, where you are constantly thinking about what you have done and how you could be doing it better. ", "moral4": "Learning is more important than winning. ", "moral5": "Treat everyone around you with your ethics, not with theirs.  treat the people the way you want to be treated by them.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 772, "story": "Lord krishna and sudama were childhood friends. While krishna thrived and prospered, sudama didn't. He lead a life of poor brahman, living in small hut with his wife and kids. Most day, kids wouldn't even get to eat from what sudama got as alms. So, one day his wife suggested that he should go to his friend krishna for help. Sudama was reluctant to ask for favors but also didn't want to see his kids suffer. So he agreed. On day of his departure, sudama wife borrowed some rice from neighbor and gave it to sudama to take it to his friend as gift. Sudama took it and set out to dwaraka, krishna's kingdom. He was amazed to see the beautiful city. He reached palace gates where he was obstructed by guards. Sudama was wearing torn dhoti and had poor appearance. Seeing his appearance guards didn't allow him to enter palace. Sudama requested them at least to inform krishna that his friend sudama has come to meet him. Guard, although reluctant, goes and informs the lord. On hearing that sudama was here, krishna stopped doing whatever he was doing and ran barefoot to meet his childhood friend. Krishna hugs sudama welcomed him to his abode and treats him with utmost love and respect. Sudama felt ashamed to present poor man's rice gift to krishna and tires to hide it but all-knowing krishna asked sudama for his gift that he brought for him. Krishna took those rice and ate them with love. Krishna and his friend spend time laughing and talking about their childhood but overwhelmed by the kindness and compassion showed by his friend, sudama was unable to ask krishna for help. Sudama returned without asking for any help from his friend krishna. But to his surprise when he returned home, he find out that his hut has been replaced by a huge mansion and his wife and kids are dressed in fine clothes. Sudama realized how lucky he was to have a true friend like krishna. He didn't even ask but krishna knew what sudama wanted and gave it to him.", "moral1": "Our parents loves us, make selfless sacrifices to keep up happy and safe. So, always respect and love your parents because you don't know what they had given up for you. ", "moral2": "True friends do not distinguish between rich and poor. They are always there for you when you need them. ", "moral3": "Don't give up. ", "moral4": "Do not grudge others what you cannot enjoy yourself. ", "moral5": "Your mind is also like that. When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time. It will settle down on its own. You don't have to put in any effort to calm it down. We can judge and take best decisions of our life when we stay calm.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 773, "story": "In ancient greek, there was a king named midas. He had a loving wife and daughter. He had lots of money and everything he needed but still he was not satisfied with what he had. He wanted to have more and more riches. One day, midas saw that a satyr named silenus was drunk and passed out in his garden. Midas knew that satyrs always bring good luck so he bought him in and let him rest in his palace. Silenus is friend of dionysus. When dionysus got to know about midas kindness toward his friend silenus, he decided to reward him. He asked midas to wish for something. Midas had everything but yet he wanted more riches. So, he said, \"I wish everything I touch turns to gold.\"Although dionysus knew it was not a great idea but still he granted his wish and left. Midas touched a thing near by and it immediately turned into gold. Midas was happy that his wish was granted. He went around his palace touching random things and turning them all of those things into gold. After sometime, he got hungry and took an apple to eat but to his surprise before he could bite, apple turned into shiny gold apple. After that he tried to eat other things but everything he touched turned into gold. His daughter was standing near by and got sad and worried, she came to his father. Midas went and hugged his daughter, before he could realize, his daughter was turned into a lifeless golden statue. Midas loved his daughter more than anything in this world. Aghast, midas ran back to the garden and called for dionysus. He begged him to take away his powers. Midas begged dionysus to save his daughter, dionysus felt pity for him and told him that if he got to near by river barefoot and bring pot filled with water back 100 times and pour it on his daughter only then his daughter could be saved and everything could be turn back to normal. Midas did same and saved his daughter. Midas learned his lesson and lived rest of his live contended with what he had.", "moral1": "Just because you are bigger than others doesn't mean you will survive. ", "moral2": "It is good taste and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap to any creative functioning. ", "moral3": "True art is thoughtful, delights and endures. ", "moral4": "Do not get greedy. Be happy and content with what you have. ", "moral5": "If one doesn't understand and experience the difficulty it takes to earn the comfort provided by their loved ones, than they will never value it.   the most important thing is to experience the difficulty and learn to value hard work behind all the given comfort.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 774, "story": "Once a sage was passing through market place. On his way he saw a man selling dates. Seeing him, sage thought for a while about eating those dates but then he controlled his desire and left but later at night he was not able to sleep at all. Next morning, he went to a near by forest to collect wood. He collected a lot of fallen wooden sticks and made a big bundle of wood and keep it on his shoulders. Bundle was very heavy. Sage would walk a bit and then rest and then walk and then as he was carrying more than what he could handle. But yet he thought to himself, \"If you want to eat dates then you have to carry burden of these sticks and bear with it..\"After walking for 2 miles, he reached market place and sold those sticks. He got enough money to buy dates. Sage was very happy. He went back to place where person was selling dates and bought dates. After buying those dates, he happily started walking back to his place. On his way, he thought to himself, \"Today, you desired for dates, tomorrow you will desire for something else. then you will desire for new clothes, then for woman to marry and then children, then you will become slave of your mind and desires.\"Just then sage saw a man passing by. He called that man and gave all those dates to him and saved himself from becoming slaves of his desires.", "moral1": "If you control your desires then it will help you to live a better life but if you give in to your desires and follow whatever mind says, then you will become slave of your own desires or  mind. ", "moral2": "It is very foolish to be greedy. ", "moral3": "We often get so carried away by the materialism of modern life, that we lose sight of the most important things: the things which bring happiness. ", "moral4": "Sometimes we work hard and focus on important thing but forget to notice small things that we over look because of pressure and work. So we need to sit and think for little and we can find solution. ", "moral5": "Don't judge a book by its cover.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 775, "story": "Once an accomplished young archer got to know about a zen master who was famous for his prowess in archery. Young archer was proud of his skills and went to zen master and dared him to a test of their skills. On the day of test, both came on decided place. First was young man's turn. In first round, his arrows easily hit bull's eye on his targets. In next round, he split the first arrow's into two. His proficiency was extraordinary.. \"Think you can match that?\", he asked the old man condescendingly. Instead of responding, zen master gestured him to follow him higher up on the mountains. After walking for while, they arrived at a deep gorge. There was an old unsteady log spanned the distance to other side. Zen master serenely walked on to the middle of the log and then aimed at a distant tree. In a clean movement, loosed an arrow flew straight into the tree trunk. \"Your turn now,\" Said he, stepping back casually onto the cliff edge. The youth stared into the chasm yawning below and trembled uncontrollably. He could not put a foot onto the log, much less take aim at anything beyond. The master observed, \"You have great control over your bow but little with the mind that lets loose the arrow!\"", "moral1": "Without knowledge we tend to misunderstood and ruin relationship therefore we should think wisely. ", "moral2": "When there is danger around smaller differences are best forgotten. ", "moral3": "Love to faults is always blind, always is to joy inclined. Lawless, winged and unconfined and breaks all chains from every mind. ", "moral4": "Many times, sharing and helping others give you real solutions to all problems. Help out each other to ease things. ", "moral5": "One should kill one's own ego to attain true power and skill.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 776, "story": "In city of kyoto, lived a zen master called keichu. He was a head of huge cathedral in city. He was well respected for his astute perceptiveness. When kitagaki took over as governor of city of kyoto, he went to meet keichu. Upon reaching cathedral, kitagaki presented his business card to keichu's attendant and asked him to let him know. Attendant asked katagaki to wait and went inside. Attendant bowed in front of master and said, \"Master, there is someone to see you..\"Keichu asked, \"Who is it?\"Attendant gave keichu the governor's calling card which read: kitagaki, governor of kyoto. Seeing card keichu threw it saying, \"I have nothing to do with this fellow. tell him to leave right away..!!\"Attendant picked up the calling card and dashed to the hall where kitagaki was waiting. \"My apologies, dear sir. master does not wish to see you,\" He told the governor, remorsefully returning his card. Kitagaki was startled. He took his card and was about to leave when he read words on his card, realizing his mistake.", "moral1": "Better one safe way than a hundred on which you cannot reckon. ", "moral2": "Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool. ", "moral3": "Don't cheat to just win. ", "moral4": "At once he took pen out of his pocket and scratched out something from his card. ", "moral5": "Look before you leap.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 777, "story": "Once there was demon named sauhaat, demon who had hundred hands. He was so powerful that no king in world could fight him. One by one he defeated every king in world and then dashed towards heaven to challenge god. Sauhaat went to god's court and proudly said, \"I am most powerful being in this entire universe. I have defeated everyone in this universe and now I have come to defeat you..if you don't want to fight me then step down from throne and declare me new god..\"God smiled and stepped down from his throne. After a while god invited all demigods in coronation for sauhaat. Everyone there was terrified of this decision. Demigod talked among themselves, \"How could god do that? doesn't he know the amount of destruction that will take place if sauhaat becomes god..\"Despite all these. Sauhaat's coronation was completed and he sat on throne. As soon as he sat, he began hearing various unfamiliar voices to which he had no clue. The voices were actually wishes and demands that creatures from all across the universe expected god to fulfill. Sauhaat couldn't bear the burden for more than a minute and his brain exploded leading to his death. The demigods praised god for his cleverness and all of thanked him for saving all.", "moral1": "If we don't actively care for the environment, it could seriously deteriorate. ", "moral2": "Being mentally strong is far more important that being physically strong. ", "moral3": "One should never give up. We need to be confident in ourselves and move ahead in life with positive attitude and hard work. ", "moral4": "Be not greedy for a little passing pleasure. It may destroy you. ", "moral5": "Choose your company wisely.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 778, "story": "One day a cat was walking down the street and suddenly a big and scary dog came in front of it out of nowhere. Cat got scared and tried to run away but dog was fast and caught the cat. Cat begged to dog for mercy and asked him to let it go but dog refused. After seeing that dog wouldn't let it go. Cat put forward a deal to dog. Cat said, \"If you let me go now.. then I will regularly provide you with food. whatever I catch, I will give you all and would only eat whatever is left..\"Dog liked the deal. He agreed and also warned cat that if she try to cheat him or run away then she has to face dire consequences. As promised, from that day onward, cat would provide dog with food. Now dog wouldn't have to go and look for food. After a month, dog grew fat since it didn't had to run or catch his prey himself any longer. One day, dog waited for cat but cat didn't came with food for dog on time. Dog grew impatient and went to look for cat. Dog found the cat devouring a mouse but itself, got angry and said, \"You have broken your promise.. I will eat you now..\"Cat got scared and started to run for its life. Dog chased her but since dog had grown fat, it got difficult for it to match cat's speed. After about 5 minutes of chase, they had reached the end of a cliff. It was a do or die situation for the cat so it jumped across the cliff and luckily made it. The dog on the other hand who had lost all its agility because of its increased weight, fell over the cliff. The cat breathed a sigh of relief and walked away.", "moral1": "He deserves to be suspected, who has once done an injury; and an intimacy with him is always to be renewed with caution. ", "moral2": "We have to forget the bad things done to us and engrave the good things in the stone. ", "moral3": "Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick is to not to get bogged down by it. We can get out of the deepest wells by not stopping. And by never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up! ", "moral4": "Never leave your work on someone else's behalf. It may be quite luring at the beginning but will turn deadly afterwards. ", "moral5": "Little friends may prove great friends.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 779, "story": "Once swami vivekananda ji was in rajasthan. He walking in desert in thirst and hunger. His body was in pain and scorching heat was taking a toll on his body. Swami ji tried hard and walked till his body allowed. At last when was not able to walk anymore, he fell down. At that time, some women from near by village were walking from that way carrying water in pots. One of them saw swami ji and rushed toward him to help him. When she went near him, she took some water from pot and helped swami ji to drink some water. Just then she took her safforn dupatta and gave it to swami ji and said, \"Son, take this cloth and cover your head with turban as it will help you to cool off your head from further heat.. it will help you to beat the sun..\"After drinking water swami ji gained conciseness. See that lady swami ji was filled with gratitude toward that lady and tears came in his eyes. He said, \"Ma durga, I know it's you.. you always come to my rescue..\"Swami ji knew that ma durga  came to his rescue in this scorching heat.. Then from that day onward, swami ji started wearing saffron turban.", "moral1": "God is always there to take care of his devotees. One who firmly believes in god and devote themselves to service of god and mankind, god will always come in one or another form to help them. ", "moral2": "A story using a fun device to explain to children the importance of tidying away their things and treating them with respect. ", "moral3": "Those who impose upon the inexperienced by deceitful promises, fail not to cajole them by-and-bye with pretended reasons. ", "moral4": "Human minds settle into fixed ways of looking at the world and that's always been true and it's probably always going to be true. ", "moral5": "Encouragement wins over criticism.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 780, "story": "Once a group of monkeys used to live deep in forest. During one winter, monkeys were feeling cold and needed some fire to lessen cold around them. In meantime, one of those monkey found a firefly which was glowing. It appeared as a ember of fire to him. Seeing it, that monkey called all other monkeys and said, \"See.. I found some fire.. we can get heat from this.\"Other monkeys joined him and started to blow at firefly in hope of getting heat for themselves to keep them warm. There was a sparrow who was sitting on the tree near by and was noticing all this. Sparrow felt pity for those foolish monkeys. Considering the vain attempts the monkeys were busy with, it thought of advising them against it, \"What big fools you are. you are blowing at some firefly and it can't help you to give warms. you will never be able to make any fire out of this.\"But monkeys ignored sparrows advice and continued to blow at firefly. Sparrow kept on seeing all this and yet again felt pity for those monkeys and said, \"What you are doing is waste of time. go and find some shelter nearby cave. you may find a cave or a tunnel where you will be protected from the cold winds.\"Again monkeys ignored it advice. After sometime, sparrow again advised them to leave that firefly. This time monkeys started to felt irritated and one of them said, \"What's your problem? why are you interfering in our task?\"Seeing that monkeys wouldn't listen to her. Sparrow came close to moneys to explain that their efforts were useless. Monkeys were already frustrated by cold and their efforts to blow that firefly to make some more fire. Sparrow's continues talks made them more angry. Soon one of monkeys got so angry that he caught sparrow and smashed it against a stone in anger to shut it up. Sparrow was dead with in minute.", "moral1": "Two blacks do not make a white. ", "moral2": "God helps those who help themselves. ", "moral3": "It's good to help others and give advice to others but advising foolish again and again can be harmful for one self. So, never give advice unless you are asked for it. ", "moral4": "We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. ", "moral5": "He who seeks to injure others often injures only himself.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 781, "story": "Once a king wanted to organize a grand feast. He had got all kind of dishes prepared but there was one specific fish which he couldn't get. So he made an announcement in kingdom that whoever brings that fish to palace then he would be rewarded handsomely. Many fisherman tried but couldn't find that fish. Just day before feast a fisherman came with that big fish. At the entry of palace, gatekeeper asked him for reason to come. When fisherman told him about the fish and reward, gatekeeper told him that he would allow him only to go in if her promise to give him half the reward. Fisherman agreed. On seeing the fish king was highly pleased and wanted to reward him with lot of money but fisherman refused. Instead he demanded that he want hundred lashes on his back. King was surprised but as fisherman insisted at last he agreed. King ordered a servant to give him a hundred lashed. When fisherman had received fifty lashes he asked them to stop. He said, \"I promised someone to share the half of reward with him. I would like to call him..\"King asked, \"Who is that person?\"Fisherman replied, \"Gatekeeper of this palace, when I was entering palace, gatekeeper told me that he would allow to come in only on one condition.. that is if I share half of my reward with him..\"King understood whole situation and gatekeeper was given remaining fifty lashed and dismissed from his service. Fisherman was rewarded handsomely for his work and intelligence.", "moral1": "Example is more powerful than precept4. ", "moral2": "Evil deeds results in bad things and your wise thinking can help you get out of bad situation. So be wise and do good. ", "moral3": "one man's pleasure may be another's pain. ", "moral4": "Try before you trust. ", "moral5": "Being satisfied with what we are and what we have is the key to happiness. Wanting to be most powerful and feeling of being unsatisfied have no end.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 782, "story": "Once nasruddin was invited to party a mayor's place. On day of party he went to mayor's place wearing very fancy clothes. When mayor meet him, mayor's eyes were caught on his big beautiful and fancy turban. Mayor said, \"Wow..!! what a magnificent turban.. I have never seen anything like it. if possible I want to buy it.. how much will you sell it for?\"Nasruddin calmly replied, \"I can sell it to you for thousand dollar..\"Near by there was a local merchant who was listening to all this conversation. Listening to this he went to mayor and took him aside and remarked, \"This price.. definitely exceeds the market value of comparable items..\"Listening to this, mayor went back to nasruddin and said, \"Your price sounds very expensive..\"Nasruddin replied, \"Well.. price me sound costly for such item but price is based on how much I bought it for and I payed a lot for it.and I knew that there is only one mayor in the entire universe with taste exquisite enough to buy such a turban at this cost.\"Upon hearing this compliment, mayor immediately demanded that nasruddin be paid full price for the turban and bought that turban from him. After this nasruddin walked over to local merchant and said, \"You might know the market values of turbans but I know the market value of complimenting the mayor.\"", "moral1": "Market values of things depends on to whom and how that thing is being sold. An expert salesman can sell things with his quick thinking and convincing ability by reading the customers behavior and response. ", "moral2": "If nothing is done to remedy it, disrespect multiplies and spreads. So it's everyone's responsibility to prevent such behaviour. ", "moral3": "We should not give up even in worse situations and think about solution. If there is someone stronger than us even then we should look for solution because mental strength is more powerful than physical strength. ", "moral4": "Let him who would instruct a wiser man, consider this as said to himself. ", "moral5": "It's about trusting god even when we can't see what's ahead for us. We must be willing to let go of life we have planned so as to have life that is waiting for us.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 783, "story": "Once nasirudin and friend was passing by a river and saw that a man was caught in river current and was hanging on to some rocks in order to avoid being carried away by current. Seeing this nasirudin friend quickly went up to help that man. He bend down and extended his arm to man and said, \"Give me your hand.. so that I can help you out..\"However, man didn't cooperate. Friend was surprised and didn't know what else to do to help that man. Seeing this, nasirudin came close to his friend and asked to man,\"What do you do for a living?\"Man replied, \"I am a tax collector..\"Listening to this reply nasirudin bend down and extended his hand to man saying, \"Then take my hand..\"This time man cooperated and was able to get out of river. After that man left. Nasirudin's friend asked, \"How come he didn't take my hand for help and when you asked he cooperated?\"Nasirudin smiled and replied, \"He is a tax collector and tax collector speaks language of take not the language of give..\" Many times we try to help people but they don't cooperate, it's not because one is not doing enough to help but because person who needs help wouldn't understand what you are saying or doing to help him.", "moral1": "Order is an excellent aid to getting things done both well and quickly. ", "moral2": "You should not cheat other or else you will have to pay for it soon enough. . ", "moral3": "Our greatest obstacle to happiness is our own self, with its fears, vain preoccupations, and negative patterns of thought. ", "moral4": "It's because everyone understand anything from their own perspective. Sometimes we need to change our way to help so that person can accept that help. ", "moral5": "You reap what you sow. Regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. Always respect, care for and love them.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 784, "story": "In district of rajasthan lived a man who was always troubled by one or other problem and was not happy with his life. One day, he got to know that a saint with his convoy has come to city. Man decided to go to saint. In evening he went to his place and after waiting for a while, he got to meet saint. He said, \"Baba, I am very unhappy with my life. I am surrounded by problem all the time, office tension, health problem, problems at home, please tell me a way so that my all problem ends and I can live a peaceful and happy life.\"Saint smiled and said, \"Son, I will give you a solution tomorrow morning.. but meanwhile can you do me a small job of mine?\"Man agreed. Saint continued, \"There are hundred camels in our convey.. I want that tonight you take care of them.. when all hundred camels sit down, then you too go to sleep.\"Saying this saint went to his tent and man went to look after camel for night. Next morning saint went to man and asked, \"Son, did you have good sleep last night??\"Man became sad and replied, \"Baba, I couldn't even sleep for a moment. I tried a lot but I couldn't get all camels to sit together at a time. some sat down themselves but some wouldn't sit even if I try and if one sit other gets up on other side.\"Saint smiled and said, \"If am not wrong, this is what happened last night??1. there were many camels who sat themselves at night. 2. many others sat because of your efforts. 3. others didn't sit even after trying to make them sit, and then later you found that some of them sat themselves with time..man replied, \"Yes.. Yes.. !! \"Saint continued, \"Now, do you understood something?? Problems in our life are just like that.. 1. Some will solve themselves. 2. Some will be solved with your efforts 3. Some will not be solved even with efforts.. Leave these problems on time.. They will solve at right time by themselves.. Last night you experienced that no matter how much you try but you can't get all camels to sit at same time. If you make one camel sit then other will be standing somewhere else.. In the same way if you solve a problem then you will see another problem standing there. It's life. Problems are part of life, sometimes it's less and sometime there are too many problems.", "moral1": "God helps those who help themselves. ", "moral2": "A resemblance to the great in some things does not make us great. ", "moral3": "Common sense is always worth more than cunning. ", "moral4": "The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore. ", "moral5": "Happiness and misery are only confusion.. Problems are part of life, but this doesn't mean that you keep thinking about them, you keep them aside and keep moving forward, learn to grow towards the purpose of life.. ! !", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 785, "story": "Once there was a very beautiful garden. Near garden was a small stream flowing down. One day, a bee came there looking for flowers. Bee came flying over stream but while trying to pass through that, it's wings got wet and not being able to fly anymore, it got dropped into pool. Just near by a sparrow was sitting on a tree. Sparrow saw bee struggling and felt bad for it. So she plucked a leaf from tree and flew up to bee and souped bee with that leaf and dropped it out of water. As soon as wings got dry, bee was again able to fly. Bee thanked sparrow and flew back to it's comb. Some days later, sparrow was sleeping on tree. Bee was also flying around looking for flowers. Meanwhile, a boy was playing there and he had sling in his hand. Bee saw that boy was aiming his sling at sleeping sparrow. Bee understood boy's intention and as boy was about to shoot at sparrow, bee bit on boy's neck which made boy cried. The boy cried so loudly. The sparrow woke up and flew away.", "moral1": "Do good for others and it will come back to you in unexpected ways. ", "moral2": "Never trust a friend who deserts you at a pinch. ", "moral3": "When someone needs you.. Just be there. . ", "moral4": "Never steal or who knows what will happen. ", "moral5": "No gratitude from the wicked.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 786, "story": "Once upon a time, a hunter lived near forest and used to go for hunt everyday. One day he went to forest for hunt but couldn't hunt anything till evening. He got tired and decided to walk back home. On his way he saw a parrot's nest and said to himself, \"I will catch these parrot tomorrow morning.\"Parrot on tree heard that and got worried because she couldn't leave nest with it's children. Parrot needed to find out a way to save itself and children from that hunter. While looking for way, she met her friend who was a snake. She went to him and told all about hunter. Snake was clever and pitied her situation. Snake thought of a plan and told parrot about it. Parrot agreed for plan and flew back to it's nest. Next day in morning hunter went to tree with parrot's nest. Seeing it hunter started to climb tree. As soon as hunter started climbing tree, parrot stood on branch next to that man and said, \"I know you are here to kill me and my children for food.. but if you kill us your stomach won't be full.. please don't kill us.. I beg you..\"With teary eyes parrot continued, \"If you let us live, I will tell you a place with great treasures.. I will take you there and you can have all the treasure, just don't kill us..\"Hunter was very happy, extremely pleased. He said that: \"Sure..!! if you know where the treasures are! bring me there. I will not kill your children.\"Hunter let go of that tree and started to follow parrot. Parrot took him to a small hill with big hole. The parrot held up her wing pointed to the hole and told: \"Gentle man, that is the hole with the treasures in it. you can dig it and take those treasures up to get much as you need.\"Because of strong desire for treasures, hunter started to dig in with both hand hurriedly. After digging for while, hunter got bit by snake, who was already hiding there as planned by parrot and snake. The poison got quickly into the hunter's body. A few minutes later, he died. Parrot thanked snake for his idea and help then flew back to her children.", "moral1": "Men often condemn others for what they see no wrong in doing themselves. ", "moral2": "Even in difficult situation never lose mind. Discussing problems can help us to think of new ways to deal with situation. ", "moral3": "You live but once, you might as well be amusing. ", "moral4": "We need to learn to accept people with deficiencies. We can do this by putting ourselves in their place, and trying to help them. ", "moral5": "There is always a way.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 787, "story": "Once in a city lived a religious scholar. Most time of his day would pass studying and praying. His daily routine was to wake up before dawn and then get ready to pray and would study for hours. In evening he would do minimal financial dealings, just enough to earn him basic needs and again study till late at night. His neighbor was a laborer, who would also wake up early in morning and get off to his work. He would struggle to earn his bare living because of which he wouldn't get time to study scripture or get much time to pray. Whenever two neighbors would pass each other in yard, scholar would throw the crass materialist a look of contempt toward his neighbor and then hurry on to his pursuits. Where aspoor laborer would sigh and think to himself, \"How unfortunate of me.. we both wake up early but scholar study for hours while I am off to mundane burdens of daily life, not able to get time even pray properly..\"Time pass and two men concluded their earth's journey and their soul's stood before heavenly court where the life of every man is weighed upon the balance scales of divine judgment. It was scholar turn, an advocate angel placed scholar's many virtues on side of scale which included his many hours of scripture studies, prayers, his frugality and honesty. But then came prosecuting angel, who placed a single object on the other side of the scales - the look of contempt that the scholar would occasionally send his neighbor's way. Slowly, the left side of the scales began to dip until it equaled and then exceeded, the formidable load on the right. Now it was poor laborer turn, his prosecuting angel loaded his miserable, spiritually void life on the left scales. Then advocating angel had but one weight to offer-the sorrowful, covetous sigh the laborer would emit when he encountered his learned neighbor. But when placed on the right side of the scales, the sigh counter weighted everything on the negative side, lifting and validating every moment of hardship and misery in the laborer's life. Deep meaning: regardless of how much scholar learned, it didn't refine him enough to see the good in his laboring neighbor and yet despite the neighbor's spiritual lack, his sigh expressing his deep desire to live a life of a scholar surpassed that.", "moral1": "One should not get arrogant and look down on others. ", "moral2": "Respect life, follow and obey rules. Don't make anyone else to pay and bear for your mistakes. Do not make the mistakes which cost others something that can never be replaced. Always have a giving hand and extend your help to those in need and sorrow. ", "moral3": "We should be happy with the giving of god rather than complaining because of the comforts others have. ", "moral4": "Share with others. ", "moral5": "When a man desires a thing so deeply that he is willing to stake his entire future on a single turn of the wheel in order to get it, he is sure to win.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 788, "story": "Once upon a time in a kingdom, a king's advisor was famous for his wisdom. One day while going to palace with one of his friend and on his way, he saw a dead mouse.. Seeing that mouse he said to his friend, \"Even from such small beginnings as this dead mouse, an energetic young fellow could build a fortune. if he worked hard and used his intelligence, he could start a business and support a wife and family.\"There was a young man who heard that and knew about king's advisor. So he decided to follow his advice and then picked up that mouse and went off with it. As luck would have it, son a shopkeeper stopped him and said, \"Can I buy that mouse?? my cat has been pestering for a mouse. I will give you two copper coins for it..\"Young man happily accepted and left off with those two coins. On his way he saw a cake shop and bought cake worth 2 copper coins. He took some water and those cake, and sat on road side at road crossing. As he expected, some people were returning from their work. Seeing young man, those people bought those cake and water in return for some flowers they had. By evening time, he got some flowers with him and sold them in city. He got himself some money by selling those flowers. Next day again, young man went to sweet cake shop and bought some cakes then again sold them to people returning from work. This went on for few days until one day because of storm and rain he couldn't sell those cakes. On his way back to home he saw big garden which seemed untidy as many branches have been blown off trees because of wind and were lying around. He went to gardener and said to him that he will clear away garden for him, if he could let him keep branches. Gardner agreed. Just then he looked around and saw some kids playing, he called them and said, \"If you help me pick sticks and branches, I will give you one cake each in return..\"Kids agreed and helped him. He took all those sticks and went along his way. On his way, he saw a potter and he knew potter is always looking for good wood. So he went to him and as expected potter bought those woods and paid young man handsome price for those. With all the profit he made during this time, he opened up a refreshment shop. His shop was earning well. Some days he would offer sweet cakes and water free of cost. He built up a good reputation and made many friends through his shop. One day, one of his customer informed him that a new ship from foreign country had anchored in port. Young man saw this a new opportunity and thought up of a good business plan. He knew that the foreign ship was from a country that had no rubies of its own, where gold too was expensive. So he went to one of his jeweler friend and bought a valuable gold ring with embedded ruby at low price. He met ship's captain and gave that ring as advance on his commission because of which caption agreed to send all his passengers to him for snacks. Soon young man's shop became best shop in city. Acting as a middle man in this way, after several ships came into port, in couple of years the man became very rich. One day he remembered about king's advisor and decided to pay him a visit. With him he bought gold coin worth half of his entire wealth as gift for king's advisor. Advisor was amazed to receive such generous gift and asked, \"How did you earn so much wealth to afford such a generous gift?\"Young man told him all about his journey. Hearing all this, the royal adviser thought to himself, \"It would not be good to lose the talents of such an energetic man. I too have much wealth, as well as my beloved only daughter. as this man is single, he deserves to marry her. then he can inherit my wealth in addition to his own and my daughter will be well cared for.\"This all came to pass, and after the wise adviser died, the one who had followed his advice became the richest man in the city. The king appointed him to the adviser's position. Throughout his remaining life, he generously gave his money for the happiness and well being of many people.", "moral1": "We should not disrespect and discriminate people on basis of caste, class or race. ", "moral2": "With hard work and ability, skill and good relation with people, even from small beginning one can achieve great heights. ", "moral3": "Everything was ready but he was not ready. ", "moral4": "Don't cheat to just win. ", "moral5": "Friendship begins from giving to friends without expecting anything in return, and being attentive to their needs.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 789, "story": "Once a poor boy rohit got employed in a diamond shop. He used to live his mother and was very hard working and honest person. This impressed his employer and with in year boy got double raise in his salary. One day his childhood friend anuj came to visit him from his village. While rohit would be away at work, he would stay home and help rohit's mother with household chores. One day while rohit was on his way to deliver diamonds to customer, he got a call from anuj. When rohit received call, anuj said, \"Rohit, you mother got sick and is continuously vomiting.. please come home as soon as possible..\"Rohit got worried but he was out for work and won't be able to be back at home at that instant. He replied, \"Is she alright?? I am on my way to make a delivery from work, it would take me sometime to reach.. I will be very grateful to you if you can take her to hospital..\"Anuj instantly replied, \"But she is calling for you only..you should come home instantly. I can make delivery for you then don't worry about it..\"They were childhood friends and seeing no other option, rohit agreed and started to go toward his home. Anuj was waiting mid way for him to take package for delivery. Rohit handed him package with delivery address and rushed toward his home. Anuj took package. He knew about rohit job was related to dealing with diamonds. So instead of taking it to destination, he took it to a secluded place and opened it, to see sparkling diamonds. He got amazed to see those diamonds and without wasting anymore time, he rushed toward railway station to run away with those diamonds but as he was about to board train, he was caught by police. Later on he was presented before court, where he accepted his crime and told that he was jealous of his friend's growth and wanted to ruin his career. While leaving court anuj stopped and asked rohit, \"How did you know that I was at station??\"Rohit replied, \"I believe precaution is better than cure.. so that why I always fit a transmitter at bottom on every package that I deliver. the transmitter sends signals to my phone at regular intervals which informs me about the real-time location of the package. so when I traced that you were heading towards station with the package, I understood something was wrong and informed the police.\"", "moral1": "A bird in hand is worth two in bush. ", "moral2": "One should not be jealous of other's progress and try to cheat. As cheating will never get you anywhere and you will end up paying for it regardless of how smart you think you are. ", "moral3": "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. ", "moral4": "When we fail in action and feel depressed, we should not forget about god. When ever we are not able to keep up we should seek help from god and have faith in him. ", "moral5": "Saint kabir das ji.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 790, "story": "Once in a company, around team of 40 employees from different departments were working together on a project. Team consisted of bright and enthusiastic young members but problem was that they wouldn't share information with each other and it was a problem. So one day project head, invited them for a event at company. In this event there were several fun activities organist for everyone. For one of activity project head brought team into a room which was full of fun decorations and hundreds of balloons. In center of room was a big box full of balloons that had not been blown up yet. Everyone was excited and were guessing about what kind of activity it could be.. Project leader took mic and said, \"Each one of you pick up a balloon and blow it up.. then write your name on it..\"All members were able to get their names on balloon without popping any balloon. When everyone was done, project head asked them to leave their balloons and exit room. Few minutes later, team was asked to come back into room and were told that they had to find balloon they left behind with their own name on it among hundreds of balloons scattered there. As there were hundreds of balloons with just 40 balloons with names on it, so project head told warned them that first three to find their own name balloon will be winner and if any of balloon pop then person responsible for popping that balloon would be disqualified. Carefully everyone tried to find out balloon with their own name on it but even after 20 minutes not even a single person was able to find their balloon. Project head came and told them that this round was over and everyone should go for next round of activity. For next round project head told them that, if any team member find any balloon with name on it then give it to person whose name was on it.. Everyone did same and with in couple of minutes every member of team had their own balloon with their own name on it. At end of this round, project head came sand said, \"You can now understand that we are much more efficient when we are willing to share with each other and we are better problem solvers when we are working together, not individually.\"", "moral1": "True art is thoughtful, delights and endures. ", "moral2": "Fine feathers don't make fine birds. ", "moral3": "Often times members of teams create obstacles that get in the way of teamwork by solely focusing on their own pursuits and goals. They hoard information, avoid collaboration and distance themselves. It is bad for the team and it is bad for that individual. ", "moral4": "We all go through situations were we have to chose between right and wrong. It's up to us what we chose. ", "moral5": "Traitors may expect treachery.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 791, "story": "Once there was a famous sage who used to live up in himalaya mountains far away at place where not many people would go. Still people who heard about him would walk up the difficult path to meet him. One day a group of travelers who went up on mountains, got to know about that sage and his wisdom. So they decided to visit him. On reaching there, they all greeted sage. Each of them wanted to talk to him about their pwn problems and ask for solution, so they started to fight among themselves about who would go first. Fight among them got loud and soon it was chaos there, each one of them was saying that his problem is bigger and he needs to talk to sage first, sage watched this commotion for a while and not seeing them getting to any decision, he shouted, \"Silence..\"People got silent immediately. Then sage said, \"I have a solution, all of you sit down in a circle on ground and wait for a bit..\"Saying this he left and came back with some sheets, pen and an empty bowl. He passed paper and pen to each one of them and placed bowl in middle. He instructed, \"All of you write down a problem which you think that trouble you most and then fold that paper and put that folded paper in bowl.\"Everyone started writing and when everyone finished writing, they put their paper in basket then sage pick up that bowl and mixed all those. Then he calmly handed that basket to a person sitting in circle and said, \"Now pass the basket around and pick up which ever paper is on top. read the problem and if you choose, make it your own or take back your own problem.\"One by one each of them picked out a paper and read each other's problem. When they read other's problem they were horrified. Each one of them came to conclusion that even their worst problem not as worse as other person's problem. Within minutes each of them exchanged their problems and when they finally had their original paper in hand they felt content. They thanked the sage and went on their way.", "moral1": "When one is prepared spiritually, mentally and physically, he has nothing to fear. ", "moral2": "Pride hath a fall. ", "moral3": "When we face problems in our life, we complain about it.. But we should remember that everyone have their own fight and what we face might be just smallest of troubles what other face. ", "moral4": "A reminder to all of us working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. ", "moral5": "Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 792, "story": "Once a woman saw that bus stop near her house had no bench. So she bought a small bench and installed it at bus stop near her house. Everyone used to ask her reason and she would reply, \"It's my neighborhood. who better to tend it than me?\"When bench was installed - mothers, kids, homeless, teenagers and many other would sit there and wait for bus. One day, lady saw that bench was covered with bold letters written with spray paint. Lady went home and bought back solvent and gloves and scrubbed it off. Later many time it would be covered with spray paint, lady would scrub that off. One day, she found that bench corners were broken, she re-mortared it. Passengers came and went, some left garbage. Lady would go and pick that up and would say, \"I want it to be beautiful and clean here.. if I don't pick it up then from who can I expect to pick it up..\"Some days later, she found that bench slab corners was broken. Lady cursed and cried and she wasn't sure anymore what to do.. For week that bench parts sat there broken and no one came forward to mend it. Finally that lady asked some neighbors for help and loaded it into her van and then drove it to a mason and asked him to cut off broken part and make a shorter bench and then they reinstalled it. People began sitting on it again and comfort themselves while waiting.. Just two days later she saw that bench was off it's leg from one side. She tired to move but was not able to do it. She looked at bench and light graffiti marks left on it and then she walked home and fetched her husband to help her set it back in place with another round of mortar.", "moral1": "Evil or destruction is easy. It is fast and frequently dramatic but goodness is tenacious. It grows out of the humble, persistent efforts of individuals  who are determined to bring beauty and care taking to the people that they touch and the communities in which they live. ", "moral2": "It's not wrong to ask for help but if one want to start any work or do it on time, than that work should be done by himself. As self-help is always respected and other also help those who help themselves. ", "moral3": "Many times, sharing and helping others give you real solutions to all problems. Help out each other to ease things. ", "moral4": "A nod for the wise and a rod for the fool. ", "moral5": "We should trust god with everything. God has arranged everything in this nature very wisely and everything that exist and happens, happens for a reason.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 793, "story": "Once in a village lived a brahmin. People would invite him to their home for performing religious rituals and would offer him gift or fees before he leave. One such day, a wealthy man presented him with a goat as a gift. Brahmin was happy to get goat as reward and slung it over his shoulder and began his journey toward his home. On his way to home, three thug's saw him and thought that goat would make a delicious meal for them. So they devised a plan to get that goat by fooling that brahmin. As soon as brahmin arrived at a lonely place, one of those man came out of hiding and said to brahmin in shocking manner, \"Why a pious man like you needs to carry a dog on his shoulder?\"Brahmin was surprised to hear such words and said, \"Can't you see right?? it's not a dog but a goat..\"He replied, \"I am sorry but I told you what I saw..\" And left. Brahmin continued his journey. He had walked barely some distance just then another one came out of hiding and said, \"Why are you carrying a dead calf on your shoulder?\"Brahmin was already irritated and yelled, \"How can you mistake a living goat as dead calf?\"\"I think you seem to be highly mistaken.. either you don't know what a goat looks like or you think of me as fool who would believe your lie..\" Saying this he left. Brahmin got annoyed but continued his journey.. After walking a while, third one came out and laughingly said, \"Why are you carrying a donkey on your shoulder??\"Hearing those words, brahmin got really angry but didn't said anything. After walking a while he thought to himself, \"Is it really a goat??\"He kept on thinking about what those men said and thought that may be those were right and it's not a goat. Brahmin got scared and hurled that goat on roadside and ran away. As soon as brahmin left, all three men got together and laughed at him. They took that goat and had a feast.", "moral1": "No one can escape death. . ", "moral2": "Repeated lie can make one doubt himself but one should not be carried away by what other said. ", "moral3": "Destructive words to someone who is not feeling right can kill them. So always think before you speak. ", "moral4": "We don't understand problems of other until we face one. It's better to help someone when you can. Helping others bring happiness not only to other but to yourself also. ", "moral5": "People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 794, "story": "Once a teacher asked his two students to come and meet him at start of a track which was near a forest. Students reached there on decided time and greeted their teacher. Teacher showed them track and said, \"You both have to start here and reach end point of track.. completing this track will also affect the result of test which will happen next week..\"He wished them luck and started race.. Both of them started together. Just after a while students saw that track was divided into two path. First student decided to follow path which seemed clear and was easier to go through. Where as second student decided to go by path which was not so easy as it was blocked by fallen logs and other obstacles. First student finished first and felt clever as he came first and passed that track easily avoiding all the hindrances and obstacles of other path. Second student took a while to reach end point as he had to pass through that path battling obstacles in that path. Second student was happy that he was able to complete that race despite taking difficult path. When second student reached end point, first student proudly said, \"I am glad I chose easier path as they would have only slow me down..\"Teacher smiled and asked them to join him at specific location for next week test. Next week student and teacher meet at decided location. For next test students were called near a ravine. Teacher looked at students and said, \"You have to jump to other side of this ravine..\"Students were taken back as the distance was few meter wide. First student saw the width of ravine and couldn't get courage to jump it as he never did that before. He got scared and stepped back from test. Then teacher looked at second student. Second student remembered his track of his last test and how he jumped wide gaps there. He measured his run up, sprinted towards the ravine and launched himself into the air.. And he made it,!! After completing test, teacher said to first student, \"In your previous test the difficult path was made such a way that completing it would have prepared you for this one. when you chose easier path it helped you to complete that test easily but you were not able to prepare for tougher exams.\"", "moral1": "Things change, and we have to adapt to this and make the most of the new opportunities this brings; even when that means renouncing what we already have. ", "moral2": "The best way to strengthen your will and do difficult things is by doing them straight away, without thinking about the time or effort they will take. ", "moral3": "Do not listen to the advice of him who seeks to lower you to his own level. ", "moral4": "one man's pleasure may be another's pain. ", "moral5": "Whenever you face any difficulties in life, you shouldn't get scared and understand that life is meant to be a series of challenges that we overcome, not avoid. Don't pray that god will remove the obstacles, pray that he will give you the strength to overcome them.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 795, "story": "Once a village was attacked by a fearsome tiger. Attacks became so regular that villagers were scared to go out even in daytime. So, one day all village elders get together to think of solution. After discussion they decided that they would set out traps all around village. They dug deep holes and filled each whole with lots of meat and then covered them up with branches and leaves. Next morning, when villagers came out they found that tiger was trapped in one of those hole. They decided to leave it there to die. Two days later, a young man had come from city and as he was going to enter village, he heard a sound. When he approached that sound, he saw tiger at bottom of pit. Seeing that young man, tiger made a pity face and said, \"Please help me get out of here. I am trapped here and will die if you don't help me. if you help me will be in your debt forever..\"Young man replied, \"But you are tiger, if I let you out then promise that you will not eat me..\"Tiger wanted to get out of that hole and said, \"I promise you.. I will not eat you ever..\"Young man felt pity for that tiger and took a long branch from near by, then lowered it into the hole. With help of that branch tiger hauled himself up. After getting out of that hole, tiger took a sigh of relief and then licked his lips saying, \"Well.. thank you.. you little snack.. \"Young man was scared to hear that and said, \"But you said that you won't eat me..\"Tiger replied, \"I am hungry and you shouldn't have trusted me..\"As tiger was about to pounce on that young man, he yelled, \"Wait,!! let's ask that cow over there if you should keep your promise or not..\"Tiger was happy to get out of hole and thought it would be fun to play with it's food for little while, so he agreed. When young man saw a little rabbit near by and explained his situation, little rabbit replied, \"Before I make decision.. I need to see exactly what happened.\"They went near that deep pit again. Seeing things happening slow, tiger got impatient and want to eat that young man quickly.. So he leapt into hole and said, \"He was coming from that side and I was stuck here.. see..\"Just then tiger realized that it was stuck again in that hole and started roaring with rage.. Seeing this little rabbit quickly told that young man to go on his way and think twice before rescuing another hungry tiger. .", "moral1": "Regardless of how big your achievements are, you always should be humble and grounded. ", "moral2": "Always trust god. Even if today we face difficulties and not able to understand why we go through such time, if we keep faith in god then on our path of life we will discover that anything that happened, happened for a reason. ", "moral3": "For some things, children are still too young, and they should allow their parents to guide them. ", "moral4": "You should be careful about whom you help. ", "moral5": "Little by little does the trick.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 796, "story": "Once a sage who was on pilgrimage came to a village. Just on outskirt of village, there was a temple. Sage decided to stay in that temple for a while. Few days passed by, villagers got familiar with that ascetic and started to come to meet him. With time villagers started to come to meet him for help and suggestion. People started to share their problems and clear their doubts about spirituality. Sometime, he would conduct spiritual discourse for villagers. Once in a discourse, he said, \"Always remember, one cannot be totally happy with enjoyment to all five senses. hence, one should accept every situation in life, be satisfied with whatever one has and concentrate his mind towards chanting god's name. he should serve god selflessly. true bliss lies only in god.\"Hearing this one of villager got up and angrily said, \"It's easy to say that one should not go after five senses but practically it's not possible.I have three children, daughter is 23 yr old and I am still not able to find groom for her. my 19 yr old son yet have to complete his education and my youngest is 12 yr old.my salary is not enough to take care of all needs of my family and because of this my wife also have lots of stress..now, in such situation.. how can you expect me not to worry and chant god's name..?\"Hearing this, sage smiled and replied, \"Will your problem be solved by worrying?? how many problems you were able to solve by worrying?? even when we are aware of fact that, no problems can be solved by worrying, do we stop worrying??if instead to worrying about all this, you divert your mind towards chanting god's name then you will be able find way to come out all of these worries..god is always there for us and chanting god's name can bring peace to our mind and we can try to work out situations better way.. hence, one should find sometime from his busy schedule to chant god's name,\"Villager understood and bowed down before sage and thanked him for his wise words.", "moral1": "You never know what your parents had been through to see you happy. So never judge them and respect and care for them always. ", "moral2": "Worrying doesn't take away tomorrow's trouble, it takes away today's peace. ", "moral3": "Don't hurt people just because you're jealous of them. ", "moral4": "Give important to things that really matters. Set priorities. Rest is just sand. ", "moral5": "Vices3 are their own punishment.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 797, "story": "Once an pious old man had to travel with lot of luggage by train. So, he went to ticket counter and asked for train as well as luggage ticket for his travel to another city. Seeing old man, clerk recognized him. Clerk was an old acquaintance of that old man. Clerk greeted him. While giving ticket, he gave him train ticket and said, \"You don't have to take luggage ticket and worry about carrying luggage without ticket, I will be on same train and will ensure you that no one ask you for ticket for extra luggage..\"Old man asked him, \"Ok.. but how far you would be traveling?\"Clerk told him name of station and said, \"Don't worry even if you have to travel further then I will instruct ticket checker on next train to let you travel without any problem..\"Old man replied, \"But how far will that person will accompany me?\"Clerk replied, \"He will accompany you to till last station of train..\"Old man replied, \"But my journey will not stop there,\"Perplexed clerk at ticket counter asked, \"How far will you be traveling?\"Old man replied, \"I have to go beyond all these worldly stations. after death I will go to see god. who will accompany me there and help me get through there?\"Clerk was speechless.. !! Old man explained, \"This train is public property and no one should be allowed to carry extra baggage and travel without paying correct fare..today, I may be able to cleverly evade this authorities but I can not fool god..\"Listening to this clerk realized his mistake and apologized to old man and handed him ticket for extra luggage.", "moral1": "Intelligence is based on how efficient a species became at doing the things they need to survive. ", "moral2": "In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is how you choose to react to it and what you make out of it. Life is all about leaning, adopting and converting all the struggles that we experience into something positive. ", "moral3": "Though our deeds may not be known to others but god always knows what we have done ­ good or bad. Thus, we should overcome the temptation to do something incorrect, thinking about what god would think of our deed, regardless of what others think. ", "moral4": "We must first make trial of a man before we entrust ourselves to him. ", "moral5": "It's important to be kind, as it will always be rewarded.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 798, "story": "Once lived a brave king who had fought many battles and won but unfortunately in his last battle he was badly wounded. King was saved but in that battle he lost his one eye and a leg. One day while king was seeing some of painting of previous king's of that kingdom. He realized that he never had his portrait made. So he thought to himself, \"I should have painting of myself too, then my pupil will remember me for years to come..\"Next day, king asked his minister to make an announcement in kingdom and ask all painters to come to palace on decided day. Minister did same and on decided day all painters from kingdom came to his palace. When all painters were present in court, king came and said, \"I want you to make beautiful portrait of me..\"All of them started to discuss about it with each other. After a few minute, king asked, \"Who will paint my portrait?\"No one came forward as everyone was worried that it would be almost impossible to make of beautiful portrait of king with only one eye and one leg and if they make a bad portrait, it could angry king. While everyone was discussing what to do.. One painter came forward and said that he would love to make a beautiful portrait of king. After a month portrait was displayed for people of kingdom. Other painters also came to see that painting as they were curious about it and were surprised to see how beautifully that young painter has captured beauty and bravery of king even with only one eye and a leg. In painting - king aiming for a hunt with an eye closed and a leg bent. Everyone appreciated painter for his idea and how beautifully he executed it and made a beautiful portrait of king.", "moral1": "It is best to prepare for the days of necessity. ", "moral2": "He who does a thing well does not need to boast. ", "moral3": "God helps those who help themselves. ", "moral4": "Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. ", "moral5": "The world will look beautiful only if we could ignore others weakness and celebrate their strength.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 799, "story": "Once a traveler was passing by a forest. It was hot afternoon and was feeling very tired. After a while he sat under a tree to rest. He felt relived sitting under shade of that tree. While resting he started to feel thirsty and thought that only if he could have some water then he could quench his thirst. As soon as he wished for water, a pitcher full of water appeared before him like magic. He was happy to see water and drank it. After a while, traveler started to fell hungry and starting to think of food and thought to himself only if he could have some food to eat. As soon as he thought of it, a plate full of tasty food appeared before him. He ate to his full satisfaction. Eating too much food made him drowsy. He lied down under that tree and he murmured to himself, \"It's too difficult to sleep on this rough surface. it would be nice if I could sleep on soft bed..\"As he uttered these words, a very soft comfortable bed appeared before him. As soon as he saw that bed, he took it and slept on it. Traveler was unaware that he was sleeping under not any ordinary tree but kalpavriksha. After a while, when he woke up from his sleep, he saw that it was almost night time and he was all alone in forest. He started to think about all the wild animal in forest and he started to think of negative things in his mind. He started to think that - a tiger might come and kill him. As soon as he thought of it, a ferocious tiger appeared and killed him.", "moral1": "Greed oft o'er reaches itself. ", "moral2": "A positive thinking leads to positive results. It anticipates happiness and favorable result from every situation. Hence, we should always be positive. ", "moral3": "Be humble. ", "moral4": "It is very foolish to be greedy. ", "moral5": "If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 800, "story": "Once in a forest, a sparrow had nest on a tree where she laid her eggs. She was expecting her newborns to come out of egg soon. But one day, an elephant went berserk and went on to crush all the trees branches in it's way. When sparrow saw that elephant approaching her nest's way she asked him to stop but elephant didn't listen and destroyed that branch also on which sparrows has is nest. As branch fell, so did the nest and her eggs fell on ground and broke. Sparrow was heart broken to see her broken eggs and began to cry. Seeing this a woodpecker, came to her and asked her reason for crying. Sparrow old her everything that happened. Wood pecker consoled her and said, \"You can't do anything by crying. you can't change what happened..\"Sparrow replied, \"That's true but my children were killed by that elephant. if you can help.. please suggest me a way to destroy that elephant.\"Woodpecker replied, \"Sure.. I will help you my friend.\"She took her to one of her friend fly. After meeting her they told them all about what happened and reason to come to her. Fly listened to them and then took them to her friend who was a frog. They all went to frog and explained everything to him. Frog listened to them and said, \"Elephant is big but he is alone.. no one from us can beat him alone but if we work together we can beat him.. I have a plan.\"Everyone agreed to be part of plan to help sparrow and then frog explained them the plan, \"When the sun is scorching, fly would buzz in his ears. when he closes his eyes in sheer ecstasy, the woodpecker's task would be to peck his eyes and make him blind.in this scorching summer, he will certainly search for water but being blinded already he will not be able to do so. I will then sit on the edge of the nearby pit and croak at the top of my voice.when the thirsty elephant hears me, he will think there is a pond or lake nearby and follow my voice. and when he does so, he will fall into the pit and perish. this way, we can avenge the death of the sparrow's children..!!\"Next day everyone executed their part successfully and as result elephant fell into muddy pit and was severely wounded.", "moral1": "Each and every one of us is important, and the best way to make others feel that way is through acts of love and kindness. ", "moral2": "One should not get greedy and try to cheat other and live life with honesty. ", "moral3": "Even the low and humble achieve results when they work together. ", "moral4": "Distrust interested advice. ", "moral5": "No gratitude from the wicked.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 801, "story": "Once in a village lived a farmer who used to work from dawn to dusk. Once he planted his crops and soon after this a sparrow build her nest in between field. Just after sometime, sparrow laid two eggs. Soon two little sparrow came out of those eggs and started to live happily with their mother sparrow. Days passed by and soon harvesting season came. Everyone in village started to harvest their fields. Sparrow and its little one knew that soon they had to move away from that field. Farmer had to go for some work and sparrows heard farmer saying, \"I will call my neighbor and ask them to start harvest work in my field.\"Listening to this little one's said to their mother, \"Mother, tonight we should fly away..!!\" Mother sparrow replied, \"Not so soon kids. I don't think farmer's harvesting will be start anytime soon..\"Co-incidentally mother sparrow words came true and neighbor didn't turn up next day at field for harvesting. Next day when farmer came to field he said, \"I think I should call my relatives and ask them to start harvest..\"Sparrows heard that too and little one's said, \"Mother, now we shall leave tonight..\" Mother sparrow smiled and said, \"We don't have to leave yet. don't worry and relax.\"Next day no one showed up at field. Little one's were surprised to see that their mother words came true again. Again farmer came to field and sparrows heard him talking to himself. He said, \"Tomorrow, I start harvesting in field myself..\"This time mother sparrow said, \"It's time to leave this field. tonight we will fly away..\" Little one's were confused and asked their mother, \"Why now??\"Mother sparrow replied, \"Last two times farmer was dependent on others to start his field harvest but this time he decided to do it himself..\"", "moral1": "What we do in sport often makes great trouble for others. ", "moral2": "One's inner progress can not be judged based on what person does on outside.. How you are within your self and that's all that matters. . ", "moral3": "Love your neighbors. ", "moral4": "It's not wrong to ask for help but if one want to start any work or do it on time, than that work should be done by himself. As self-help is always respected and other also help those who help themselves. ", "moral5": "Sometimes when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into right place.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 802, "story": "Once there was a king who was very proud of his archery skills. One day he went out and while he was passing through his kingdom. There on reaching a village he saw some trees with painted with archery target and all arrow were struck exactly at the bull's eye of each target on trees. King was surprised to see that and stopped his chariot. He asked his soldier to go and inquire about one who have displayed such wonderful archery skills. Soon soldier came back with people from around the village. They told that it was done by a boy from their village. Soon boy was bought in front of king. When king saw that boy he got curious and asked him that where he learned such wonderful archery and asked him to show his skills to him also. When boy heard about displaying his skills he hesitated and then told king that he had no skill or formal training in archery. He used to strike arrows at trees carelessly and later paint concentric circles around the point where each arrow struck the trunk. He told king that he liked archery and he thought that with this he could easily deceive anyone and convince them about his archery skills. Similarly in life we meet many people are like that who look good and beautiful on outside, only to deceive other but are full of hypocrisy and sins. We see or meet many people who pretend expertise in holiness and impress people by deceptive appearances but they just want to deceive people. Individuals pretending to be saints or prophets may proclaim publicly about their achievements or attributes but only genuine quality will get lasting recognition.", "moral1": "Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. ", "moral2": "Don't be greedy for you may lose everything. ", "moral3": "Thinking over the things you have done during the day, is a great help for forming a conscience. ", "moral4": "Sincere actions, truthful statements and a transparent life style distinguish a true saint from pretenders. ", "moral5": "We should not give up even in worse situations and think about solution. If there is someone stronger than us even then we should look for solution because mental strength is more powerful than physical strength.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 803, "story": "Once a little girl bought a small gift for her father. When she came home, she looked for wrapping paper and then wrapped it up good to gift it to her father. At night when father came home, she happily came to him and presented that small wrapped gift to her father. When father saw that gift wrapped up in gold wrapping paper which was very costly and then he saw a lot of waste that wrapping paper lying near by. Seeing this father got angry, as money was tight and they couldn't afford any waste. He shouted at her and asked her not to buy things like that and went inside. Little girl got sad. Nevertheless, a few days later, little girl again bought a gift for her father and said, \"This is for you daddy..\"Father felt embarrassed about his over-reaction few days back. Father happily took that gift and opened it but to his surprise it was empty. He got confused. Father took her daughter into her arms and said, \"Don't you know that when you give someone a gift, there suppose to be something inside,\"Little got tears in her eyes and crying she replied, \"But daddy it's not empty.. I blew lots of kisses into the box and they are all for you..\"Listening to her reply father got emotional and hugged her tightly. He asked her to forgive him for his rude behavior. A little while later, the girl died in an accident. Her father kept the box by his bed for many years and whenever he was feeling down, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.", "moral1": "Whenever a people is reduced to the last extremity, the high position of its chiefs is in danger; the humble commonalty easily finds safety in obscurity. ", "moral2": "Encouragement wins over criticism. ", "moral3": "Love is most precious gift in the world. ", "moral4": "There is no substitute for hard work. Dreams cannot be fulfilled without hard work. ", "moral5": "Don't put all your eggs in one basket.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 804, "story": "Once shri lal bahadur shashtri ji went to a textile mill and he was accompanied by owner of mill. After going around mill, shashtri ji went to see warehouse of that mill. There he saw some sarees on display. Seeing those, shashtri ji requested owner of mill to show him some sarees. Owner was happy with his request and asked his salesman to bring best sarees to him. Owner showed him various kinds of sarees and each one of them were unique and of high quality. Shashtri ji liked one of those sarees and asked owner about its price. Mill owner told him that cost of that saree was 800rs. After knowing saree cost, shashtri ji said, \"This is too expensive. can you please show me sarees which are less expensive..\"Owner asked his salesman to bring little less expensive sarees to him. So the mill owner started showing him other sarees, quoting prices like rs. 500, rs. 400 and so on. Shashtri ji said, \"These are still too expensive.. are there cheaper sarees which a poor person like me can afford??\"Owner was surprised by his response and said, \"But, you are prime minister of india. how can you be called poor?? moreover, you don't have to pay for any saree you take because this would be a gift for you..\"\"No.. my dear friend, I can't accept such expensive gifts..\", replied shashtri ji. Owner still insisted that it was his privilege that prime minister of india visited him and in return he want to offer saree as gift. To this shashtri ji replied, \"Yes, I may be the prime minister, but that does not mean that I should accept all those things that I cannot afford and give them to my wife. although, I am a prime minister, I am of limited means. please show me some cheaper sarees. I will buy those that I can afford.\"Finally shashtri ji purchased a cheaper saree which he could afford for his wife.", "moral1": "The man who talks for both sides is not to be trusted by either. ", "moral2": "Do not let your fancy make you forget realities. ", "moral3": "Lal bahadur shastri ji was so honest and noble that temptations could not sway him at all. ", "moral4": "True friendship doesn't distinguish between high and low status or between riches and poverty. ", "moral5": "We should not give up even in worse situations and think about solution. If there is someone stronger than us even then we should look for solution because mental strength is more powerful than physical strength.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 805, "story": "Once in a city, lived a man who was married to a very beautiful girl. Everyone in city would compliment him about his wife's beauty. Seeing this wife felt proud and happy. Both started to live a happy married life. After some years, wife got infected with a rare skin diseases. They consulted every doctor but no one was able to treat her disease. When wife got to know that because to disease she will lose her beauty with time. She became scared that she will lose love of her husband as she wouldn't be looking beautiful anymore. Husband tried to cheer her every day but she would stay sad and started to avoid being in front of her husband. But then one day, husband went out of town for some work. While returning back to town, he met with an accident. In that accident he lost both of his eyes. Wife felt very bad but with time they both learned to live normal life. She wouldn't avoid her husband anymore and would stay by his side and help him with his routine and work. Years passed and wife's beauty faded away. She couldn't see herself in mirror anymore but still she would stay with her husband without thinking about her condition. One day, wife died and husband was left alone. Husband loved her wife a lot and didn't want to live in that place anymore. So after completing his responsibilities of conducting funeral, he prepared to leave city. Just before leaving, a neighbor came to him and said, \"Will you be able to live alone?? for all these years your wife stayed by your side but now you are all alone.. will you able to move around without anyone's help?\"Husband replied, \"My friend, I am not blind.. I just pretended to be blind because if my wife knew I could see that in her worst condition, then she that feeling would have been more hurt.she was already in so much pain and I didn't want to see her in any more pain. that's why pretended to be blind for so many years. she was a very good wife and I just wanted her to be happy.\"", "moral1": "Relationship is not only about looks but love and care two people have for each other. ", "moral2": "It is very important to transmit cheerfulness to others. ", "moral3": "The race is not always to the swift. ", "moral4": "Give important to things that really matters. Set priorities. Rest is just sand. ", "moral5": "Life is never easy. To maintain a perfect marriage is much harder. But we still have to believe in marriage, believe in true love.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 806, "story": "Once upon a time, in a city people used to set-up bird house in side their garden as act of kindness for bird. In that city, lived a rich man how had put up a bird's house near his kitchen, where a wise pigeon started living. While living there pigeon noticed that, cook of that house was very cruel person and he didn't liked animals or birds very much. So, pigeon always kept his distance from that cook. Pigeon would leave early morning and come back late at night to rest. Pigeon was happy and content with having a place to sleep at night. Few days later, a crow came to that bird house because of smell of food cooked in kitchen. Crow wanted to have that fresh made meat for himself. When pigeon noticed that he warned crow that it's not safe to go in that kitchen as cook was a cruel person and would not spare him if caught stealing. Pigeon advised him to look for food somewhere else but crow wanted to have that food. Crow started to live with pigeon in that bird house and started to look for opportunity to go in that kitchen in absence of cook.. Then one day when pigeon was out, crow got an opportunity. He saw that cook had prepared fresh fish in big stew pot and while it was cooking, lid was kept bit off, to allow steam to escape. Watching from the bird house, he saw the cook go outside to rest. Meanwhile, crow flew into the kitchen and sat on the edge of the stew pot. First he looked for the biggest piece of fish he could find. Then he stuck his head inside and reached for it. But in so doing, he knocked the lid off. The clattering sound brought the cook into the kitchen at once. Cook saw the crow standing on the edge of the pot, he closed the door and window of the kitchen. Crow tired to fly away but cook grabbed him and plucked out all his feathers. Then cook threw that crow outside kitchen and closed windows. The crow sweated and suffered from the terrible burning pain. He cried in agony all day long. In the evening, the pigeon returned and was shocked to see the terrible state of his friend the crow. He said, \"Obviously, you didn't listen to me at all. your greed has done this to you. I'm so sad there's nothing I can do to save you.\"Soon crow died from pain and seeing this wise pigeon chose to fly away from that place to safer bird house.", "moral1": "Do good get good,! ! ", "moral2": "He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast. ", "moral3": "God will always give massive possibilities as well as problems that we can handle effortlessly. Everything given to us is within our means. ", "moral4": "Greed makes one deaf to sound advice. ", "moral5": "The deceitful have no friends.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 807, "story": "Once a man went to a barber shop to get his hair cut. There a conversation started between him and his barber. After some discussions, they started one about existence of god. Barber was an atheist and said, \"I don't believe that god exist..\"Client replied, \"Why do you say that?\"Barber said, \"Look, if god existed then why would be there so many sick people? would there be abandoned children?if god existed, would there have been so much suffering and pain? I don't think if god existed he would have permitted all these things to happen..\"Client stopped arguing. Barber was happy to win that argument and finished his job. After his hair was done, client went outside. Just after man left barbershop, he saw a man in street with long untidy hair and beard. It looked like person was homeless and he hadn't had got any hair cut from long time. Client again went to barber shop with that man and said, \"You know what.. barber's do not exist..!!\"Barber was confused and said, \"How can you say that..? I am barber..\"Client exclaimed, \"No..!! they don't exist because if they did there would be no people with long hair and beard like this man who walks in the street.\"Barber laughed and said, \"If people don't come for hair cut then it's not barber's fault..\"", "moral1": "Never be mean to people or to animals because sometimes they can retaliate. ", "moral2": "Our lives are same. We get so busy with everything that we don't take time to introspect ourselves. There is nothing wrong with activities and hard work but because of this we neglect what's more important. We all need time to relax and think and meditate, to learn and grow. If we don't take this much time for ourselves then we will become dull and lose our effectiveness. ", "moral3": "God does exist, what happens is people don't go to him and do not look for him that's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world. . ", "moral4": "Helping others brings the greatest happiness. ", "moral5": "'tis better to live secure in poverty, than to be consumed by the cares attendant upon riches.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 808, "story": "Once in a far away place lived a man who had faith in god. One night, a man was sleeping soundly. Suddenly a huge sound woke him up. When he opened his eyes, he saw that his room was filled with light. Just then god appeared before him, showed him a large rock outside his house and told him to push that rock with all his might. Next morning when man woke up, he remembered what he saw that night. He got outside and pushed it with all his might but wasn't able to move it. Despite it man didn't give up and from that day he made his routine to push that rock daily with all his might. For many years he toiled from sun up to sun down, his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive surface of that large rock, pushing with all of his might. Each night the man returned to his cabin sore and worn out, feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain as that rock never moved a bit even after many years. Not seeing any progress, man started to get discourage and just then devil showed up in his dream and said, \"You have been pushing that rock for long time but it hasn't moved.. why to go through all that pain? it's impossible to move that rock that's why it's better to leave it at this and live easy life..\"Saying this devil disappeared. Man was disheartened but still he decided to pray to god and tell him about his troubled thoughts. He prayed, \"I have labored  long and hard in your service, putting up all my strength for what you have asked me to do and yet after all this time.I have not even budged that rock by millimeter.. what am I doing wrong?? why am I failing?\"Just than god appeared and said, \"My child, I asked you to serve me and you accepted it. I told you to push that rock but I never said that I expected you to move it..!!your task was to push and after all these your you think you have failed but is it really so??look at yourself, your arms are strong and muscled, your back sinewy and brown, your hands are callused from constant pressure, your legs have become massive and hard.facing opposition you have grown and your abilities now surpass that you used to have.you haven't moved the rock but your calling was to be obedient and to push and to exercise your faith and trust in my wisdom. this you have done.\"", "moral1": "Nobody believes those who have dual word. ", "moral2": "Two ideas. That wars and battles are not romantic, and that we can all do something to bring about peace. ", "moral3": "At times when we face difficulties in life, we should just trust in god and push. By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains but know that it is still god who moves mountains. ", "moral4": "Take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves. ", "moral5": "Be nice!", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 809, "story": "Once in a town lived a rich man. He had very successful business. He met a man who used to visit to his shop daily. With time they became friends. One day rich man had to go out of town with his family. He was worried about his money kept in house. He talked to this about his family, they suggested him that he should ask his friend for help. Rich man thought that his friend stay with him most of time but still he never got any chance to test his friends loyalty and didn't knew if he should trust him with his life's earning. Still rich man called his friend and told him about his problem and then went inside to bring keys of his locker in which he used to keep his money and gave him keys of his locker and left with his family. After few days, rich man returned to his town. Next day he informed his friend about his return in town and   invited him to his house. As soon as friend entered his house, he started shouting, \"Didn't you trusted me? why had you put rocks in your locker?? and if you hadn't put money there then why did you gave me key of that locker?\"Everyone at home was shocked to hear what his friend said. Rich man smiled and said, \"But how do you know what was inside that locker? you must have opened that locker in my absence.\"Friend kept silent. Rich man continued, \"I had kept those rocks inside that locker because I wanted to test your friendship..\"Saying this rich man asked him to leave and never to meet him again. Friend left his house in shame.", "moral1": "Common sense is always worth more than cunning. ", "moral2": "Always think twice before trusting someone. It's good to make friends but one should not just blindly trust someone. ", "moral3": "Don't be jealous. ", "moral4": "There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach. ", "moral5": "It is wise to wait the end to get to know everything.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 810, "story": "Once a man and his dog were walking along a beautiful road. Just then man realized that he had died and his dog who was there, had been dead for years. He was happy to see his companion with him. While both were walking forward, man wondered where that road was leading him. After a while, he saw a big stone wall which was shining and glittering. When he walked along side that big wall, he saw a big magnificent gate which was made of pure gold. At door he saw a guard. Man was feeling thirsty. So he went to him and said, \"Excuse me sir, where are we?\" Guard replied, \"This is heaven..\"Man got surprised and said,\"Wow.. sir would you happen to have some water??\" Guard replied, \"Of course, why don't you come in..?\"Gate began to open, man gestured toward his dog and said, \"Come in too, my friend..\"Seeing this guard stopped him and said, \"Sorry but we don't allow animals here. if you want to have water, you have to come alone..\"Man thought for a moment and then refused to enter that gate without his dog. He turned back and continued looking for water on his way with his dog. After long walk, at top of hill, he saw farm fence. He continued walking and soon reached an entrance with a gate which was open. There he saw an old man leaned against tree, reading a book,man went to him and said, \"Excuse me sir, do you have any water?\" Old man replied, \"Sure, why don't you come in?\"Man questioned, \"Sir, can I bring my friend along?\" Old man replied, \"Sure..\"They went through gate and there old man gave them water. Man filled a bowl and gave it to his dog first and then had some himself. After their thirst was quenched. Man asked old man, \"What is this place?\" Old man replied, \"This is heaven..\"Man got confused and said, \"But on way here I saw a fancy place and it's guard told me, that was heaven too..\" Old man smiled and replied, \"Oh that place with golden gate.. it's hell..\"\"But isn't it wrong that they use your place name??\", man questioned. Old man replied, \"It's fine.. we are just happy that they screen out people who would leave their friend behind,\"", "moral1": "Similarly, there are many occasions in life where a little courage can make a big difference but just like that sheep, most of us sit in silence until trouble comes to our heads. Therefore, we should learn to show courage to tell truth at right time and fight against wrong happening around us. ", "moral2": "Service without humility is selfishness and egotism. ", "moral3": "Friendship means never to abandon your friends at difficult times. ", "moral4": "We can also learn from our mistakes. ", "moral5": "Continue your struggle and you will emerge as winner.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 811, "story": "Once in a forest lived a bird. She had a nest on a tree where she laid her eggs. She used to stay there and take care of her eggs. But one day an elephant came roaming near that tree. A while later bird saw that elephant started to eat branch from that tree. Soon elephant reached for branch on which bird's nest was built. Seeing this, bird requesting elephant said, \"Please do not eat this branch. I have my nest on this branch and there I have laid my eggs. if you break that branch my eggs will get broken.\"Bird pleaded with him but elephant ignored her request and said, \"I can't do anything about it, I want to eat that branch..\"Just after saying that elephant broke that branch because of which bird's nest and all her eggs fell on the ground and got broken. Bird got very sad and began to cry but she swore that she will take revenge for her loss, done by elephant. Bird went away and flew to the nearest village. There she went inside a temple and took a piece of sweet which was offered to god by priest. With that piece of sweet, she went toward forest again and there she threw that piece near an ants colony. Soon ants began to get attracted toward that piece of sweet and after a while many ants got stuck to that piece of sweet to eat it. Bird took that piece of sweet with ants into her claws and flew back toward that elephant. As soon as she saw that elephant who had broken her nest and eggs, she threw that piece of sweet into it's ears. In a while, ants started biting in elephant's ear because of which elephant felt pain and started to jump sound like mad and fell into a pit. Elephant suffered a lot. Later elephant got to know about what bird did and understood his fault and apologized to bird. After that elephant learned that he should never think of someone smaller that him as weak and hurt them. Never harm or do injustice to someone just because that person is weaker than you as everyone have their own strength and weakness.", "moral1": "Goodness consists mainly in helping others. ", "moral2": "Do not lie to a perceptive person. ", "moral3": "A guilty conscience need no accuser. ", "moral4": "Of the good and evil in this world, there are many complications behind them which are hard to understand, so we should not really focus on surface and judge anyone without understanding them first. ", "moral5": "As it is truly said, if you can, help others.. If you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 812, "story": "Once upon a time a beggar came to yudhisthira. He asked him for help. Yudhisthira was busy that time so he just replied, \"Come tomorrow..\"Beggar left. After beggar went away, bheema  took a big drum and starting beating drum furiously. With every beat he started walking toward city with that big drum. Yudhisthira saw this and was surprised at his act. So he went to bheema to ask him about it. Bheema replied, \"Brother, I just found out that you have won battle against time and I wanted to tell this to everyone in this city.\"Yudhisthira looked at him and said, \"What do you mean?\"Bheema smiled and replied, \"You just told that beggar to come tomorrow.. how do you know that beggar would still be living tomorrow?? do you know that you would still be here tomorrow??even if you both are alive, can you be sure that you would still in position to give anything to him?? or do you know he will still be needing anything from you tomorrow?? how do you know that you both can meet tomorrow for sure?that's why I said that you are first person who has won time and that what I wanted to tell all people of this kingdom.\"Yudhisthira got the message behind this talk and called that beggar right away to give the necessary help.", "moral1": " if you do good, good will come to you.  one good turn deserves another. ", "moral2": "May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to needs of others with kindness and compassion. ", "moral3": "We never know what is there in future, what would come next moment. We should not leave things on tomorrow. ", "moral4": "Watch people do their most common actions, these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person. ", "moral5": "Often rumours and idle gossip are based on nothing but speculation, and spread without being questioned.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 813, "story": "One night, akbar had a dream that he had lost all his teeth except one. Akbar got greatly disturbed by that strange dream. Next morning he called his astrologer and asked him about meaning of his dream. Astrologer replied, \"My lord, this dream was an indication that all his relatives would die one by one before him.\"Akbar became very angry and sad. He asked him to leave his court. Later he asked several other astrologers about meaning of his dream but all replied same. Akbar became very sad and was distressed by the interpretation. He sent all astrologers back without giving them anything in return for their interpretation. Few days later, akbar meet birbal and told him about his worry. He told him about his dream and interpretation of all the astrologers. Birbal listened to him and then thought for a while. Then he said, \"My lord.. you don't need to worry. that dream meant that you will longer and more fulfilled life than any of your relatives.\"Akbar cheered up when he heard birbal's version and rewarded him handsomely. Birbal had also conveyed the same thing as the astrologers to the emperor, but in an intelligent manner.", "moral1": "A man is known by the company he keeps. ", "moral2": "Don't judge a book by its cover. ", "moral3": "When we say something, how we say it and what words we chose to pass that message, makes great difference to it. Always choose your words wisely. ", "moral4": "Being too proud can be harmful for life.. ! ! ", "moral5": "A story in praise of families, and how much we receive from them without realizing.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 814, "story": "Once upon a time, krishna and arjun went out for stroll. On their way they saw a poor priest begging for alms. Arjun felt pity for him and gave him a bag full of gold coins. Priest thanked arjun and started to walk back his home. On his way he saw a needy person but ignored him as he wanted to reach home as soon as possible with those gold coins. After walking few meters, priest was robbed by a thief. Priest reached home empty handed. Priest became dejected and again went back to begging. Next day when arjun saw priest again begging, he called him and asked reason. Priest told him about whole incident. Arjun again felt pity and gave him a diamond ring this time. Priest became happy and went toward his home. This time also he saw a needy person his way and ignored him. On reaching home, priest saw that his wife was sleeping. He went to kitchen and put that ring into an empty pot and went to sleep. Later his wife wake up and took pot with her to bring water from river. As soon as she put pot in river to fill it up, diamond ring was gone with water flow. When priest wake up, he went to bring ring from pot but to his surprise there was water in pot but no ring. When he asked it to his wife. She told him that she had not noticed it and it must have been lost in the river. Priest couldn't believe his bad luck and again started begging. Again arjun saw that priest and was surprised to see him begging again. Arjun inquired about it and felt bad for priest and started to think if he will ever be able to live happy life. Just then shri krishna smiled and gave that priest just one copper coin which was not even enough for buying a lunch. Arjun said, \"Lord, I gave him gold coins and diamonds and yet it didn't help him. how will just one copper coin will help this poor priest?\"Shri krishna smiled and told arjun that he should wait and see. On his way back to home, priest thought that one coin isn't enough to buy even a proper food and just then he saw a fisherman who was taking fish to sell in market. When priest saw him he thought to himself, \"This coin can't solve my problem. why not save life of a fish.\"Priest when to fisherman and bought a fish from him with that coin. He took that fish and kept it in his small pot which he used to always carry with him. The fish was struggling in a small pot of water, ended up throwing out a diamond from the mouth.. Just when priest reached river to drop back fish in river, he saw diamond in his pot. He screamed with a joy, \"I got it, I got it\". At that same point, the thief who had robbed the priest's bag of 100 gold coins, was passing through there. He thought that the priest recognized him and may get him punished. He got nervous and ran to the priest. He apologized to the priest and returned his bag full of 100 gold coins. The priest couldn't believe what just happened. Arjun saw all this and said, \"Oh lord, now I understand your play.\"", "moral1": "When you have enough to help others, don't let that chance go. Your good deeds will always be repaid to you. ", "moral2": "In yielding the rights of others, we may endanger our own. ", "moral3": "For some things, children are still too young, and they should allow their parents to guide them. ", "moral4": "Never trust your enemy. ", "moral5": "Act in haste and repent at leisure and often in pain.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 815, "story": "Once in village lived a man who was very lazy and didn't liked to work. So he would always look for easiest way to feed himself. One day he found a fruit farm and looked around. Not seeing any one guarding farm, he decided to steal some fruits but as soon as he climbed tree, farm owner saw him. Owner ran toward him to catch him. Seeing him that man got afraid and ran towards forest and went inside forest to hide. After sometime passed, he started to walk toward village. While passing by he saw that there was fox who had only two legs and was crawling on those two legs. Man thought to himself, \"How can this fox is still alive in such condition? this fox can't run then how it is able to feed himself as well as save itself from other animals?\"Just then man saw a lion coming in his direction, he ran and climbed up tree. From there he saw that lion was holding a piece of meat in his mouth and seeing lion all other animals ran away except for that fox as it wasn't able to run. Man was surprised to see that instead of attacking that fox, lion left piece of meat there and left. Seeing this that man realized god's plan to feed that fox and thought to himself, \"God is creator of all and he always have a plan to take care of beings he created. this means god must have something planned for him too.\"He left from there and then just outside village sat under a tree, waiting for someone to come and feed him too. He kept looking at road waiting for someone to come and feed him but two days passed and he was still without food. Finally he couldn't bear hunger and got up from that place and started to walk back to village. While waking back to village he met an old sage. He told him everything he had on his mind. He questioned, \"Why is that god has shown it's mercy on that fox and was so cruel to me?\"Sage gave him some food and water. Then smiled and said, \"It's true that the creator has a plan for everyone. you are obviously a part of the god's plan. but son, you took his sign in a wrong way. he didn't want you to be like the fox. he wanted you to be like the lion\"", "moral1": "We are never alone. Our family, friends are always there for us. Even if we feel that we are all alone and no one is there for us. Always remember that god is with us always. ", "moral2": "God has given us strength and capability to do our part. We should always learn to see things in positive way and see yourself in position to help others who need. ", "moral3": "Pride hath a fall. ", "moral4": "Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge. ", "moral5": "Always be ready to help someone who has helped you.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 816, "story": "Kid was bought to school to get admission in u. K. G. For interview as it was very difficult to get through admission in that school. Parents were really worried. Parents and kid entered principle office. Parents sat aside on sofa and kid was sitting in front of principal. Principal started to converse with kid.. Here goes.. Principle: what's your name? Kid: sitaprinciple: good. Tell me something you know. Kid: I know many things. Tell me what you want,! \"Alas, there is no better point for not getting the admission\", thought her mother to herself. As her mother was trying to make up the situation but the principal stopped her.. Turning to child she said: tell any rhyme or story which you know.. Kid: again,which one you want.. Rhyme or story. .? Principal: ok. Plz tell me a story.. Kid: do you want to hear what I studied or what I wrote. .? Taken to surprise.. She asked: oh! You write stories,? Kid replied: why should I not write.? She was impressed with the answer and said: ok, tell me story which you have written.. Kid replied: one day ravana kidnapped sita  took her to srilanka. The opening scene failed to impress but still she encouraged the child to continue.. Kid: rama asked hanuman help to rescue sita. Hanuman too agreed to help rama.. Principal: then? Kid: now, hanuman called his friend spider man.. No one expected this twist in the story!! Principal: why? Kid: because there are lot of mountains between india and srilanka.. But if we have spider-man we can go easily with his rope.. Principal questioned: but hanuman can fly isn't it.. ? Kid: yes. But he is having sanjeevni mountain on one hand so he cannot fly very fast.! Everyone was surprised and got quiet. After a while.. Kid asked: should I continue or not? Principal replied: ok please continue! Kid continued: hanuman and spider-man flew to sri lanka and rescued sita. Sita said thanks to both! Principal: why? Kid: well.. When you are helped you should say thanks! So sita requested hanuman to call hulk,all were surprised. Kid realized everyone's curiosity and continued: now sita is there, so to take her safely back to rama she called hulk.. Principal: what. .? Hanuman can carry sita right? Kid: yes. But he has sanjeevni mountain in one hand and has to hold spider man on the other.. No one could control their smiles. Kid continued: so when they all started to india they met my friend akshay. .! Principal questioned: how come akshay there now? Kid: because its my story and I can bring any one there! The principal didn't get angry but waited for the next twist.. Kid continued: then all started to india and landed at bangalore majestic bus stop.. Principal asked: why they have landed in majestic bus stop? Kid: because they forgot the way.. Hulk got an idea and called dora. .! Dora came and she took sita to malleshwaram 5th cross, that's all! She finished the story with a smile.. The principal asked: but why malleshwaram 5th cross,? Kid: because sita lives there  I am sita.. !! The principal was impressed and embraced the child. She has been admitted in ukg  was gifted with a dora doll.", "moral1": "Kids can really amaze but we clip their wings  expecting them to do things as we see it right  not from their viewpoint. Let's give every child freedom to do their own thing  watch their dreams come true. ", "moral2": "Never lie or make stories up for attention, for no one will help you when you actually need it. ", "moral3": "He that finds discontentment in one place is not likely to find happiness in another. ", "moral4": "This life will give us many opportunity to meet teacher in one or other form therefore we should always keep on learning good things by becoming a disciple in life. ", "moral5": "We need to be thankful for what we have.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 817, "story": "Once in a village lived a woodcutter. Everyday morning he would go to forest to cut trees and then in evening he would bring woods back to village in market to sell. He used to earn just enough to make a living. One day he was cutting a tree near a river. While cutting his axe slipped out of his hand into river. Woodcutter became very sad and worried as it was one and only axe he had. He sat near river as he didn't knew what to do now. He closed his eyes and prayed to god. Just a moment later he heard a voice saying, \"What happened?\"When he looked around he saw a fairy standing right in front of him. Fairy asked, \"Why are you sad?\"Woodcutter told her about how he slipped his axe into the river and he requested fairy if she could help him to get his axe back. Fairy smiled and dipped her hand into river and bought out an axe which was made of silver. She asked him, \"Is this your axe??\" Woodcutter replied,\"No.. that's not my axe.\"Fairy again dipped her hand into river and bought up another axe which was made of pure gold and asked, \"Is this your axe?\" Woodcutter replied, \"No. this axe is made of gold and I can't use it to cut trees. it's of no use for me.\"Fairy smiled and again put her hand into river and this time she took out an iron axe and asked, \"Is this your axe?\" Seeing it a smile came on woodcutter face and he replied, \"Yes.. yes.. that's mine. thank you so much..\"Seeing woodcutter honesty fairy got impressed and as a reward with iron axe, fairy gave both silver and gold axes as his reward for his honesty.", "moral1": "What is evil won is evil lost. ", "moral2": "We should respect other people's problems  and should not trouble them. ", "moral3": "Heaven and hell are not after life, they are here and now. These gates are always open but your choices at any moment in life, pave path for you if its gonna be heaven or hell. ", "moral4": "Always be honest. Honesty is always rewarded. ", "moral5": "Once lost money can be earned again but if one's prestige and people trust is lost then it won't be possible to gain that again.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 818, "story": "One day while shri krishna and arjuna were out for stroll, arjuna said, \"If you permit.. can I ask you something??\"Krishna smiled and replied, \"Sure, you can ask me anything without any hesitation..\"Arjuna said, \"I don't understand why karna is considered as most generous person of all.. \"Krishna smiled and replied, \"Sure, I won't just tell you.. you can see for yourself..\"Just then in a blink, shri krishna turned two nearest hills into gold. After this krishna instructed arjuna to distribute gold from that hills among people from nearest village. As instructed arjuna immediately went to hill and called villagers to distribute gold to them. When villagers came, he asked them to stand in queue and then started giving away gold to them one by one. Villagers started praising him. Listening to all the praise, arjuna felt proud. By this time ego has started to get into him. For two consecutive days and nights arjuna kept on digging gold and distributing among villagers. Villagers were coming back in queue for gold, arjuna was tired and not a bit of gold lessen from hill. Arjuna got so tired that he went to shri krishna and said, \"I am tired, I can't do it anymore..\"Krishna smiled and replied, \"It's ok. you can rest.\"Krishna called karna and asked him to distribute gold among villagers from those hills of gold. Karna immediately left to distribute gold among villagers. He called all villagers and after everyone was gathered, karna announced, \"This gold belong to you.. you may take as per your requirement..\"After saying this karna left. Arjuna was surprised and confused. Krishna understood. Krishna said to arjuna, \"When you were asked to distribute gold, you were deciding about requirement of each villagers need of gold. you were doing it knowing that it's charity.where as karna just gave away all the gold and left. he didn't even waited for people to praise or cheer him. he was not interested in what people will say about him. it's sign of a man who had become enlightened.\"Arjuna's question was answered to him in beautiful manner.", "moral1": "Will finds the way. ", "moral2": "We are imprisoned by many irrational fears, which drive us to foolish acts. ", "moral3": "Friendly wins over smart. ", "moral4": "Expecting gratitude or congratulations in return of doing charity or help will just turn it into a deal. If we are giving some help or donation we should do it without any hope for anything in return. ", "moral5": "Precious things are for those that can prize them.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 819, "story": "One day a farmer's oxen fell into the well. Farmer tried to pull it out but even after trying for hours oxen was not able to get out of well. At last farmer got tired. Oxen was quiet old and it was not of much use. So farmer thought that he should bury that oxen in that well as even if he leave it there, its gonna die of hunger anyways. Farmer looked around and saw a lot of mud around there. So took a shovel and started throwing mud inside well. As soon as oxen figured out what's happening, it started mourning. Even after listening to mourning of oxen, farmer continued throwing mud on the oxen in the well. After sometimes, oxen got calm and farmer didn't hear it crying. Farmer thought to himself that may be oxen got unconscious and continued to throw mud to cover the well. After sometime farmer looked into well and to his surprise oxen had reached edge of well. Able to reach edge of well. He saw that with every shovel of mud thrown over it, oxen calmly shook it from it's back and little by little it was climbing it's way up with help of mud that was thrown over it. At last with continues effort oxen came out of well and ran away. In your life you will meet lots of people who will try to put you down in one or the other way. Mud will be thrown on you in my ways to prevent you from proceeding. You will meet many people who will envy your success. Some people may follow those paths which are against your ideals to put you down. In such a situation instead of feeling discouraged you have to drop all kinds of dirt thrown at you with courage and learn from it. Make it a ladder without sacrificing your ideals and keep moving forward with positivity.", "moral1": "Sometimes when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into right place. ", "moral2": "The spirit of sacrifice helps you to put up with difficult circumstances until things improve. ", "moral3": "Never judge anyone because you never know how their life is and what they're going through. ", "moral4": "Good sense of humor and smiling are the best ingredients to cope with adversity. ", "moral5": "Wanting to bring happiness to all is the foundation of good companionship.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 820, "story": "An old man used to live with his three sons. After old man passed away, his lawyer came up to his three sons and gave them his will. Among all other assets, old man had mentioned about 17 ducks in his will. In will old man stated that, \"Eldest son should get half  of 17 ducks. middle son should be given one third  of 17 ducks and youngest son should be given one ninth  of 17 ducks.\"Son's were able to divide up all the assets but they were not able to divide ducks between them. As it was not possible to divide 17 ducks, the way it was mentioned in will. Ever after trying many ways they were not able to solve this problem. So they decided to go to a wise man, who used to live outside village. All three brothers went to him with ducks kept in carriage and told him about their father's will. Wise man listened to them carefully and patiently. After this wise man bought a duck of his own and kept it with other 17 ducks. With wise man's duck, total number of ducks were now 18. Now wise man asked them to open up their father's will and then start to divide ducks accordingly. He gave: half  of 18 ducks that is 9 ducks to eldest son. One third  of 18 ducks that is 6 ducks to middle son. At last  one ninth  of 18 ducks that is 2 ducks were given to youngest son. Now this adds up - with this one duck was left, which wise man's duck. He took it back. The attitude of negotiation  problem solving is to find the 18th duck I. E. The common ground. Once a person is able to find the common ground, the issue can be solved. It is difficult at times.", "moral1": "Be happy with what you are. Everyone of god's creation have it's own qualities and reason to be here. ", "moral2": "Slow but steady wins the race. ", "moral3": "Always believe in what elders say. ", "moral4": "To reach a solution, the first step is to believe that there is a solution. If we think that there is no solution, we won't be able to reach any. ", "moral5": "Men often applaud an imitation and hiss7 the real thing.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 821, "story": "A sage used to live outside village. He used to wake up early in morning for his routine and go to river bank to take bath and meditate. One day on reaching there he saw a man lying on ground with his head kept on woman's lap and beside him was an empty bottle of alcohol. Seeing this sage felt sad and dejected. He thought, \"How sinful of this man, that in early when one should start day with good things, this man is consuming alcohol and lying in woman's lap. he must be an nonspiritual and alcoholic man.\"Sage went on for his routine. A while later, he heard a voice coming from river. He saw that a man was drowning and asking for help. Before sage could think, he saw that man who was sleeping on woman's lap woke up and jumped into river to save that man. Man successfully saved that person from drowning. Seeing his actions, sage got confused and couldn't decided weather this man was good or bad.. ?? So, sage went to that man and asked, \"Who are you and what are you doing here?\"Man replied, \"I am a fisherman. I was tired of traveling for several days. just today I reached my village. so my mother had come to take me. she bought food and water for me.\"Sage questioned, \"But,there is bottle of alcoholic drink ?\"Man smiled and replied, \"My mother bought water in it as she was not able to find any other container to carry water.it's such pleasant morning that after meeting my mother, having food and water.. to rest a little I kept head on my mother's lap and fell asleep. now I feel all better.\"Tears came out of sage's eyes and thought, \"This man has done nothing wrong and yet just after seeing that I judged him and thought how sinful he was while reality was completely different from what it looked like.\"", "moral1": "If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs. ", "moral2": "Whenever you face any difficulties in life, you shouldn't get scared and understand that life is meant to be a series of challenges that we overcome, not avoid. Don't pray that god will remove the obstacles, pray that he will give you the strength to overcome them. ", "moral3": "Do not give your enemies the slightest reason to attack your reputation. Your enemies will seize any excuse to attack you. ", "moral4": "It's not always the way it looks. There can be different aspects to same situation. So, we should not make any judgement on basis of just what we see in front of us. ", "moral5": "Never lose hope. As there is saying god help those who help themselves.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 822, "story": "Once a farmer bought a well from his neighbor. After buying well next day when farmer went to take water from well, his cunning neighbor refused him to take water from well saying, \"I sold you well, not the water..!!\"Distraught farmer didn't know what to do. So, he went to emperor with his problem and told him about situation. Emperor asked him to bring his neighbor with him to court. Next day when neighbor came to court, emperor asked him, \"Why are you not letting him use water from the well?\"Neighbor replied, \"Your majesty, I sold him well not the water.. so why should I let him use water from it??\"Emperor replied, \"That sounds fine.. but if you say that you sold just well and water is your then you have no business keeping your water in his well.so, remove water or you it up all immediately and if not then water will also belong to the owner of the well.\"Neighbor realized this mistake and apologized and left.", "moral1": "You should not cheat other or else you will have to pay for it soon enough. . ", "moral2": "The more honor the more danger. ", "moral3": "Strength of will can be developed through small but consistent efforts. ", "moral4": "You never know what your parents had been through to see you happy. So never judge them and respect and care for them always. ", "moral5": "It is possible for even a mouse to confer benefits on a lion.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 823, "story": "When bankei held his seclusion-weeks of meditation, pupils from many parts of japan came to attend. Once during such gathering, a man was caught stealing. Whole incident was reported to bankei. After hearing the case bankei didn't took any action and ignored the incident. Just after one day of previous theft same man was caught stealing again. This time other people who were attending the gather demanding his expulsion from gathering. Even this time bankei didn't took any action against him. Later that day, all people present there drew up a petition, asking for dismissal of thief or else they will all will leave that seclusion. When bankei read that petition he called everyone before him and said, \"You are wise brothers.. you know what's right and what's wrong..you may go somewhere else to study if you wish.. but this poor brother doesn't even know right from wrong.. who will teach him if I don't??I am not going to ask him to leave.. I am going to keep him here even if it means that all rest of you leave..\"Man who was caught stealing was also present there and after listening to bankei, torrent of tears came down and his all desire to steal was vanished.. Story encourages us not to rush judging people and learn to forgive, to compassionately help those who do not have the same tools that we have.", "moral1": "We should strive to lift them up just as we strive to lift ourselves and those we love up despite their own flaws. ", "moral2": "If you help others, they will help you. ", "moral3": "Children are remarkably perceptive. Their eyes ever observe, their ears ever listen, and their minds ever process the messages they absorb. If they see us patiently provide a happy home atmosphere for family members, they will imitate that attitude for the rest of their lives. The wise parent realizes that every day the building blocks are being laid for the child's future. Let's be wise builders and role models. Because children are our future. Life is about people connecting with people, and making a positive difference. Take care of yourself and those you love, today and everyday! ", "moral4": "Wherever there is love, wealth and success will follow. ", "moral5": "A nod for the wise and a rod for the fool.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 824, "story": "Once in a village lived a boy with his father. One day father told his son that he is grown old enough to look after sheep all by himself. So from that day onward, everyday boy would take sheep to grass field and watch over them as they spread all over field grazing grass. Just after few days boy started to feel really bored by just watching them. He wanted to have fun and play so he decided to play prank. He started screaming, \"Wolf.!! wolf.!!\"Listening to his scream all people around came running with tools in their hand to chase wolf away and help boy to save his sheep. But once they reached there running breathless, they become angry when to know that there was no wolf and left muttering about boy who wasted their time and giving them a good fright. While villagers were leaving, boy was laughing at them and was having fun to see their reaction. Next day, again boy cried, \"Wolf..!! wolf..!!\"Listening to this again all people working around came running with tools to chase away wolf. This time also boy made a false alarm and was laughing at the fright he caused. Villagers left angry. Third day when boy was in the field with sheep, after some time he saw a wolf attacking his sheep and cried, \"Wolf..!! wolf..!! help..!! help..!!\"This time no one came to rescue as everyone thought that boy was trying to fool them again. Boy lost all his sheep.", "moral1": "It's because everyone understand anything from their own perspective. Sometimes we need to change our way to help so that person can accept that help. ", "moral2": "Appearances are deceptive. ", "moral3": "Many people in life behave same way pursuing meaningless goals. ", "moral4": "Expect no reward for serving the one who has no honor. Staying in a company of selfish people will not do anyone any favor. ", "moral5": "Never lie or make stories up for attention, for no one will help you when you actually need it.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 825, "story": "Once a thirsty stag was roaming around in the forest in search of water. After a while he found a clear water lake. Stag went to lake and drank water. After drinking water while looking in water he saw his own reflection. In reflection he saw his beautiful horns. He was so happy to see how beautiful his horns are and admired them but as soon as he saw reflection of his legs, he despised them because they were looking thin and ugly. Just then stag heard some sound of someone approaching toward lake. Stag saw that it was a bunch of hunter's hounds who were running toward lake. Stag got scared and in great fear he started to run. In order to save himself he ran blindly in opposite direction while running stag got caught upon the creepers because of his horns and couldn't free himself. Stag tried really hard to free itself from creepers but ever after many tries he couldn't free himself. In meantime, hunter's hounds who were chasing him, caught up to him and killed him. Just before hunter's hounds killed him, stag thought to himself, \"I was so foolish to but despise my thin and ugly legs and admire my horns.when in danger because of my legs I was able to run as fast as possible but my horns which I admired for their beauty became cause of my death..\"", "moral1": "This life will give us many opportunity to meet teacher in one or other form therefore we should always keep on learning good things by becoming a disciple in life. ", "moral2": "You can not keep everything you want. ", "moral3": "Patience helps to solve problems at the right time, although this sometimes obliges us to endure great pressure. ", "moral4": "We should not judge anything by appearance. Thing that is despised often proves to be more valuable and useful in times of danger. ", "moral5": "One should carry out every work honestly. As one have to undergo the consequences of our own activities.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 826, "story": "Once birbal and his friend were going somewhere. In their way they had to pass a small stream, on which there was a old bridge which was so narrow that only one person could pass at a time and with time it had become too slippery. When they reached there birbal managed to get across safely but when his friend tried to cross that bridge as soon as he was going to reach other side he lost his balance and fell into water. Birbal immediately leaned down and stretched out his had toward his friend in order to help him. His friend quickly grasped his hand, then birbal started to pull his friend toward shore. Birbal was tightly holding his friend hand and pulling him toward shore. Friend felt thankful toward birbal and said, \"My friend, thank you for saving my life.\" And hastily promised him that he would give him big amount of money in return for saving his life. Birbal stoically replied, \"Thank you..!!\" And just then let go off his and his friend went back into water with a splash. His friend was almost on the shore, so with little struggle he was finally on the shore where birbal was standing. Friend was shocked at his act and questioned, \"Why did you do that?\"Birbal smiled and replied, \"To take my reward..\"Friend said, \"But.. you could have waited for me to come out of water safely..\"Birbal retorted, \"Sure.. but couldn't you have waited to come out of water and stood on shore..??\"Birbal's friend realized that he had been hasty in making promise and was wrong in offering offering the reward as friends do not help each other for material gains. He apologized to birbal and thanked him for saving him and driving good sense into him.", "moral1": "We cannot expect any one to share our misfortunes unless we are willing to share our good fortune also. ", "moral2": "To be sitting and nothing , you must be sitting very, veryhigh up. ", "moral3": "Shouting is damaging to the family environment; you can achieve much more through a little calm. ", "moral4": "We should not make any promise hastily. ", "moral5": "On the way to achieving our goals, and in the difficulties we overcome, we often develop that which we needed to succeed.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 827, "story": "Once upon a time, lived a sage who used to go from one place to other. Once he was passing through a street of capital city of a kingdom. On his way he found a coin on side of road. Sage picked it up and kept it. Sage used to live a simple life and had no use of that coin so he thought of giving it to someone in need. He roamed through kingdom whole day but didn't found even a single person who seemed unsatisfied or in need of money. At night he reached a rest area and spent his night there. Next morning he woke up and was doing his daily activities, king who was passing by that rest area saw him and ordered his soldiers to stop there. King went to sage and said, \"I am going on war to win over another state so that my kingdom can be expanded.. please bless me to be victorious..\"Sage took out the coin he was holding on and gave it to king. King was confused at act of sage and questioned, \"Why did you gave me this coin?? what meaning of this??\"Sage smiled and replied, \"O great king..!! yesterday in morning while I was strolling in capital city, I found this coin on road side.I picked it up and decided to give it to someone needy.whole day I walked around meeting people in city. with whomever I communicated, found that they are living happily and seemed satisfied with whatever they have and because of that I still have this coin.today, when king of this kingdom is going on for war because of desire to gain more and not satisfied with what he already have..so I felt like person who needs this coin most is you, king of kingdom itself.. that's why I gave it to you..\"King realized his mistake. He thanked sage for precious life lesson and decided not to go on war.", "moral1": "We should be greedy and should treat everyone nicely. ", "moral2": "Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people. ", "moral3": "One's inner progress can not be judged based on what person does on outside.. How you are within your self and that's all that matters. . ", "moral4": "We all desire to have more and because of that we waste chance of enjoying what we already have.. In order to live a happy and healthy life, we should learn to be happy with what we have. . ", "moral5": "Relationship is not only about looks but love and care two people have for each other.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 828, "story": "There was little kid who used to study in 5th grade. Everyone in his class thought that he was one of dumbest kid in his class. His grades were so less that he himself thought same. His report card showed his poor progress in his class but that didn't bother him. He used to say to her mom, \"It doesn't matter very much..\"His mother knew that her boy was not reaching his full potential at school. So she set three rules for him to follow. No. 1 he would be allowed to watch only two pre-selected tv shows per week. No. 2 he had to finish his homework before he could watch any tv or play outside. No. 3 he had to read two books from library each week and write a book report on each of them. Kid was dismay at these new rules and tried very hard to talk his mother out of them but mother stood firm. Kid couldn't think of disobeying his mother, so he had to follow those rules. Before long he saw the fruits of his labor, when he was the only one who knew an answer to a question the teacher asked the class. All his classmates and teachers were surprised that a kid who used to get lowest score, was now able to correctly answer such hard questions. Kid was surprised himself and realized that his knowledge came from books he was reading. He began to surmise that if he could learn just a few facts from books at the library he could learn anything. Kid continued on his path of growth and became an academic leader in his school. Kid had learned to read books and realized that he could channel his love for reading into learning. Mother knew what his boy was capable and decided not to settle for less and gave them a structure way they could do it. Boy who was thought to be dumbest kid of class in 5th grade became a world famous surgeon. That boy is benjamin carson who is now a famous and renowned neurosurgeon, author and politician.", "moral1": "As it is truly said, if you can, help others.. If you cannot do that, at least do not harm them. ", "moral2": "Every day we have the choice to live fully. We should understand the effect of keeping a positive attitude in life. Each day has enough trouble of its own. It's our choice how we react to situation and live. ", "moral3": "We should not judge someone by his looks. ", "moral4": "Everyone has capability. One just need to believe in it and follow a disciplined way to utilize that capability fully. ", "moral5": "So we should not fight amongst ourselves.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 829, "story": "Once a saint visited a town for some days. During his stay saint would pray silently sitting under a tree. People got to know about him and would come to visit him to ask solution for their problems. In that town lived a very wealthy merchant. After observing saint for few days, was deeply touched by saint's devotion and sincerity. One day wealthy man went to saint and offered him a bag of gold saying, \"I know you will use this money for good of other.. please accept it..\"Saint replied, \"Please wait a moment. I am not sure if it would be right for me to take your money,\"Saint questioned, \"Are you wealthy?? do you have more money at home??\" Merchant proudly replied, \"Yes.. I have thousand of more gold coins at home..\"Saint again questioned, \"Do you want thousands of more gold coins??\" Merchant replied, \"Why not.. I work hard everyday to earn more money..\"Saint questioned, \"Do you wish for yet thousands more gold pieces more beyond that..?\" Merchant replied, \"Certainly.. everyday I pray that I may earn more and more money..\"Saint pushed back the bag of gold to merchant and said, \"I am sorry but I can not take your money..\"Merchant was surprised. He asked, \"But why??\"Saint replied, \"A wealthy man can not take money from a beggar..\"Wealthy man felt offended and spluttered, \"How can you call me a beggar and yourself a wealthy man..?\"Saint smiled and replied, \"I am wealthy because I am content with whatever I have.. and you are a beggar because no matter how much you possess still you are always dissatisfied and begging for more..\"", "moral1": "Even when we're much weaker, we can defend ourselves from bullies by using what they themselves fear. ", "moral2": "Wealth unused might as well not exist. ", "moral3": "Our greatest obstacle to happiness is our own self, with its fears, vain preoccupations, and negative patterns of thought. ", "moral4": "Always do what you are afraid to do. ", "moral5": "Key to happiness is being content with whatever we have. .", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 830, "story": "Once upon a time, two salesman sam and tom came up together to far away town. They used to sell hand-made jewels. When they came to town they decided that one will sell in one part of town and other will sell in another part. Also, after one has gone through area once, other can go and sell in that part of town. In street a little girl saw salesman with jewels and wanted to buy it. She went to her grandma and asked her for money. Grandma replied, \"Honey, we don't have any money to buy even proper food than how can I buy you bracelet..\"Girl was disappointed but still wanted to buy a jewel for herself. She went inside kitchen and bought out an old blackish plate and said, \"Grandma, if we don't have money, can't we buy one in exchange of this plate..\"Grandma replied, \"Ok dear.. I will give it a try..\"Grandma asked salesman  to come inside. Sam saw their condition and understood that they were poor so responded rudely to them. Old lady was holding that plate and showed it to salesman saying, \"I don't have money but you can take this plate in exchange for a bracelet.\"Sam didn't want to waste much time with them so just to get over with it he looked at that plate but to his surprise he found out that it was made of gold. He got greedy and thought to himself that he can deceive that old lady and could get the plate by paying least. So he planned that he would leave for now and return later when she would accept even less for plate. He didn't let it on that he noticed it and said, \"This is not even worth one bracelet. you can't get anything for this..\" And left. Meanwhile, other salesman  had finished his part of town and now went toward another part of town. He ended up reaching same house of old lady. Seeing salesman little girl again went to her grandma and asked for bracelet. For little girls happiness grandma went to salesman and showed him plate and said, \"Can you give me one bracelet in exchange for this old plate??\"Tom humbly replied, \"Sure..\" And examined it and found that it was gold plate. He replied to her, \"Mam, all my goods and money altogether are not worth for this plate. it's very costly.\"Old woman was shocked at discovery but seeing tom honest reply she said, \"If you know it's value, I will gladly accept whatever you can offer in exchange for this plate..\"Tom took out all his stuff and money and said, \"Mam, I will give you all these plus all the money, if you just let me keep few coins to return to city, in exchange of golden plate..\"Old lady accepted his offer. Tom left with gold plate and some coins to pay for ferry to return to city. After sometime sam returned thinking of all the money he could get with that plate and went to old lady. Sam went to her and said, \"I have changed my mind.. I can offer you few cents for that useless black plate..\"Old lady was angry with him for lying yet calmly replied to him, \"You lied to us.. other salesman came and he told us the value of plate and made trade with us. he has left with that plate. I have nothing to do with you now..\"Sam could do nothing now. His greediness has cause him great lose.", "moral1": "Zen can bring new valuation into everything. It transforms everything, negates nothing. Mind control and calmness can change a lot in our field of work. ", "moral2": "A boy who is exceptional at everything except at having patience, loses everything because of it. ", "moral3": "Helping others and sharing with others give the ultimate happiness and riches. ", "moral4": "One should not get greedy and try to cheat other and live life with honesty. ", "moral5": "Helping others brings the greatest happiness.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 831, "story": "Once a little girl was sitting in kitchen watching her mother preparing fish for lunch. She saw that her mother took the fish and cut it's head and tail before placing it into a baking pan. Little girl was curious to see this. She questioned her mother, \"Ma, why did you cut the head and tail of fish before?\"Little girl's mother thought for a while and then said, \"I don't know the reason but it has always been done like this.. your grandma did it same way..\"Little girl was still curious as this answer was not satisfactory for her. She thought for a while and then went to her grandma. Little girl went to her and said, \"Grandma.. why is fish head and tail cut off before baking it??\"Grandma was surprised at question. She thought for a while and said, \"I don't know the reason.. my mother taught me to cook fish that way only..\"Little girl still wanted to know about it. So she went to her great grandma who was outside sitting in the porch. Little girl went to her and asked same question, \"Grandma, why did you cut off head and tail of fish before baking??\"Great grandma thought for a while and replied, \"Oh.. that it's because my baking pan was too small to fit in the whole fish..\"", "moral1": "Always be honest. Honesty is always rewarded. ", "moral2": "Paying attention to detail and taking your time is the way to do a job well done. ", "moral3": "Friendship begins from giving to friends without expecting anything in return, and being attentive to their needs. ", "moral4": "A nice way to explain to children the importance of brushing their teeth, and not eating too many sweets. ", "moral5": "Traditions pass from one generation to another but some routine that we follow might be started in past just because of environment they lived in.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 832, "story": "Once in a village at a farmer's house lived a mouse. It caused a lot of trouble for farmer's wife. One day mouse saw that farmer's wife was opening a package. Mouse went near to see if it was of food. But it was devastated to found that it was a mousetrap. Scared mouse retreated to the farmyard. There he started shouting, \"There is a mouse trap in the house..!!\"First mouse went to chicken. Chicken raised her head and said, \"Mouse.. it is a grave concern for you but it would have no consequence to me.. so don't bother me about it..\"Then scared mouse went to pig. Pig sympathized with mouse and said, \"I am sorry for you but there is nothing I can do about it. \"Mouse turned to buffalo. Buffalo replied, \"It's nothing for me to be concerned about.. but still what I can do is just pray for you.. be assured you are in my prayers.\"Sad mouse returned to house dejected, to face farmer's mouse trap alone. Same night a sound was heard through house, it was sound of mousetrap catching it's prey. Just then farmer's wife rushed to see if it caught mouse but because of dark she didn't noticed that it was a venomous snake whose tail was caught in mousetrap. As soon as farmer's wife went near it, it bit her. She was rushed to nearest hospital. After treatment she returned home with fever. Doctor suggested for her to eat well. When she returned to home, farmer hatchet to farmyard to get chicken to make fresh chicken soup for his wife to treat her fever. Even after days she didn't got well and sickness continued. Friends and neighbors came to visit her around the clock. So to feed them farmer had to butchered the pig. After few days farmer's wife died. At her funeral whole village came and this time farmer had to slaughter buffalo to provide enough meat for all of them. Mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness. We you hear someone is facing problem and think it doesn't concern you.. Remember that we are all involved in the journey called life together.. When one of us is threatened, we all are at risk.", "moral1": "Two blacks do not make a white. ", "moral2": "We should help those in need or facing problem. Even if it doesn't concern us. Because in life we never know how things turn out at end. . ", "moral3": "Do not be in a hurry to change one evil for another. ", "moral4": "This is mind of sage - not choosing, not asking, not saying this should be and this should not be. Whatsoever happens, he accepts it in its totality. This acceptance gives him freedom, capacity to see. ", "moral5": "When someone needs you.. Just be there. .", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 833, "story": "During akbar's reign, a great saint was born. His name was surdas. He was born blind and because of that he was neglected by everyone during his childhood. One day while surdas was sitting in front porch of his house, a group of singer passed by his house singing praise of lord krishna. Surdas was moved by the music and joy he felt at that time. So he decided that he will learn to sing. No one in his home liked him and took him as a burden due to which one day surdas left his home all alone by himself. Surdas would wander singing lord krishna's praise. With time some people became his disciple who would serve him to the best of their ability. They would write and sing compositions with him. One night, surdas dream of lord krishna. Next day when he woke up he was convinced that krishna was calling to him. He decided to go to vrindavan. On his ways to vrindavan, surdas would sing song in lord's praise. Wherever he went people would respect him and feed him. They would request him to stay there with them but surdas humbly refused everyone. One day while he was resting at the edge of shallow abandoned well, he fell into it. Blind and injured he didn't knew how to get out of it. While stuck in well surdas prayed for help and kept of singing song's in his praise. After seven days suddenly he heard someone's voice. It was a child's voice saying,\"Hold my hands, I will take you out..\"As soon as surdas came out of well, boy disappeared. Surdas kept searching for little boy who rescued him because he felt that boy was none other than lord krishna himself in his child form.", "moral1": "The 7 wonders are - to be able to see, to be able to hear, to be able to feel, to laugh, to think, to be kind, to love! ", "moral2": "We are imprisoned by many irrational fears, which drive us to foolish acts. ", "moral3": "To be what you were born to be and to explore your full potential each day is life's only goal. ", "moral4": "Success comes as a result of hard work and constant effort. ", "moral5": "If you will believe in lord krishna by heart then you will never be alone. Lord krishna will always be there to help you in you troubles.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 834, "story": "Once in a city lived a very successful businessman. His only son who was still a young boy was lazy and fun loving. His son used to spend money with free hands and never even did any help in any work at home. Businessman wanted his son to learn about value of labor. So one day he called his son and said, \"From today onward you will be given meals at night only if you will bring some earning for that day.\"First boy was confused but when he saw his father's serious face he knew how serious he was about what he said. Boy got scared and went to his mother. Boy told everything about this to his mother. Mother didn't wanted her boy to get troubled or skip his night meal. So that day she gave him a gold coin. At night on dinner table when father asked son about his earning for the day. Boy promptly presented him that gold coin. Seeing that gold coin father understood that he didn't earn that money. He asked boy to threw that coin into the well in the courtyard. Without any hesitation boy went out and threw that coin into well and then had his meal. Next day early in morning father sent his wife out of town to her parent's house. When boy woke up father reminded boy about condition for night meal and also told him about mother's trip to her parent's house. Knowing that mother is not there to give him money, he went to his grandfather. Grandfather gave him some coins. At night father asked him about money, boy gave him coins. He again asked him to throw those coins into well. Again without hesitating boy threw those coins into well and came back to dinner table for meal. Father knew that their was no one else who could gave him money. So before going to bed he went to grandfather and told him about condition. Grandfather understood and next day went out so that boy don't come to him for money. In morning father again reminded him about condition for meal. Boy went looking for his grand father but couldn't find him. This time since there was no one to help him, boy was forced to go to market in search of work. After much time one shopkeeper agreed to give him some work. Shopkeeper told him that he would pay him 10rs if he carried his trunk for him to his home. Boy couldn't refuse and was drenched in sweat by the time he finished the job. His feet were trembling and his neck and back were aching. In evening when he returned home he went to his father and gave him those 10rs. Even this time father asked him to throw it in the well. Boy could not imagine throwing his hard earned money like this. So boy refused to throw this money and almost cried. Son sobbingly said to his father, \"Father..!! my entire body is aching. my back has rashes and you are asking me to throw the money into the well.\"Father smiled and said, \"One feels the pain only when the fruits of hard labor are wasted. earlier you got coins without any hard work from your mother and grandfather so you had no pain in throwing coins into the well.\"Son now realized the value of hard work and labor. He understood his mistake and thanked his father for the valuable lesson.", "moral1": "Industry is itself a treasure. ", "moral2": "We can be happy even with little in our life but once we are given something bigger we desire for more and more and for that we lose our sleep and happiness. ", "moral3": "United we stand, divided we fall. ", "moral4": "Better no rule than cruel rule. ", "moral5": "Sometimes life's best lessons come from the hardest situations.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 835, "story": "Once a young man was passing by a street where he saw an old man sitting on road side begging for money. That old man was sitting there with an empty bowl in kept in front of him and a card board sign was kept beside that empty bowl. On card board cut out it was written: \"Blind - please help..!!\"Young man noticed that despite it was rush hour and many people were passing by that old man yet no one was giving him any money. Young man felt very bad that no one was helping that old man or giving him any money. So he went to that old man and took his card board in his hand. He then took out a thick marker pen out of his pocket and turned the cardboard sheet back-to-front and re-wrote the sign then went on her way. Old man noticed that someone was there writing something on the board but didn't said anything. Just in few minutes, that empty bowl was now filled with money. Old man noticed that and stopped a stranger and asked him what was written on that card board. Stranger replied, \"It says.. - it's a beautiful day. you can see it. I cannot..\"", "moral1": "Never leave your work on someone else's behalf. It may be quite luring at the beginning but will turn deadly afterwards. ", "moral2": "True friends do not distinguish between rich and poor. They are always there for you when you need them. ", "moral3": "Good manners help us live together in a pleasant atmosphere. ", "moral4": "We tend to think a lot. Sometimes answers are just simple. ", "moral5": "Acting when we are furious or annoyed results in less clever and intelligent actions.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 836, "story": "Once upon a time, a battle was going on in japan. One army was greatly outnumbered by army men of enemy. General of army with small number of soldier was confident that they could win that battle and decided to launch an attack. He called upon his lieutenant and asked him to prepare soldiers for the next battle. Lieutenant called all the soldiers and announced about the decision of general. Army men were ready to battle but they were filled with doubt knowing that they have been outnumbered by other army men. As commanded by general, next day lieutenant and all soldiers were all prepared to launch attack on enemy. General knew about doubts of soldiers. So on their way to battle general made a stop at a religious shrine. After everyone prayed, general stood in front of all army men with a coin in his hand and said, \"I shall now toss this coin. if it is heads, we shall win. if tails, we shall lose. destiny will now reveal itself.\"As general threw coin into the air, all watched intently as it landed on the ground. It was heads. Soldiers were overjoyed and were filled with confidence. They continued their way to battle. On the battle ground they vigorously attacked at the enemy. At end they won the battle. After battle, lieutenant congratulated general and remarked, \"We won.. no one can change destiny..\"\"Quiet right..!!\", general replied as he showed the lieutenant the coin, which had heads on both sides.", "moral1": "If you question yourself and your abilities then you are holding yourself back from happiness and success. Having confidence and encouragement can lead to more positive result rather than doing any task keeping doubts in mind. ", "moral2": "It is easy to despise what you cannot get. ", "moral3": "Each and every one of us is important, and the best way to make others feel that way is through acts of love and kindness. ", "moral4": "Go for your dreams! ", "moral5": "Never be over confident of the things you can do.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 837, "story": "Once in a village there was an old man who was didn't like his young neighbor. So he spread rumors saying, \"My neighbor is a thief..\"One day a theft happened in same neighborhood and because of rumor everyone doubted that young man. As a result he was arrested. Some days later after investigation young man was found innocent and was released from the custody of police. Young man felt humiliated as he walked back to his home. Young man decided to sue that old man and filed case in court for wrongly accusing him. On the date of hearing, in court when judge asked old man about accusing young man and spreading rumor about him. Old man replied, \"They were just comments.. it didn't harm anyone..\"Before passing judgment for the case, judge said to old man, \"Today before leaving, wrote all the things that you said about that young man on a sheet of paper and cut that up into small pieces.take those piece with you and on your way to home throw those pieces of paper out. tomorrow come for the hearing for sentence..\"Old man left and did as judge asked him to do. Next day judge told old man, \"Before receiving sentence.. I want you to do one more thing..\"Old man asked, \"What is it?\"Judge replied, \"You will have to go out and gather all the pieces of paper that you threw out yesterday..\"Old man was shocked and said, \"I can't do that.. wind must have spread them and I won't be able to find them anymore..\"The judge replied, \"Same way.. when you comment something negative about someone that may destroy the honor of that man to such extent that one is not able to fix it..\"Old man realized his mistake and asked for forgiveness of that young man.", "moral1": "Expect no reward for serving the wicked. ", "moral2": "One should always be aware of flatterers. There could be some hidden purpose of admiration. ", "moral3": "We should try to take eyes off from our problems and enjoy each one of your blessings, each moment that life gives you.. Be happy and live life positively. . ", "moral4": "We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering. ", "moral5": "Don't blame anyone without knowing fact or truth.. Your words may ruin someone's reputation without any fault of theirs.. Or even ruin their life. .", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 838, "story": "Once there was an poor old man used to live in a village. He was poor yet even king's were jealous of him because of a beautiful white horse he owned. He was offered fabulous prices and money to sell that horse but old man would refuse saying, \"This is not just horse to me, he is a person and a friend.. can you sell a person or a friend?? no.. it's not possible.\"One day in morning when he went to stable he saw that horse was not there. News spread in the village and whole village gathered at his house. They said, \"You are foolish old man.. everyone wanted that horse, everyone knew that someday it would be stolen. you could have sell that horse for any price but yet you kept it. now horse it gone, what a misfortune..!!\"Old man replied, \"Fact is that horse is not in stable, everything else you say is a judgement. how do you know whether it's a misfortune or not?\"People replied, \"Don't fool us.. a treasure has been lost, it's a misfortune.\"Old man replied, \"I just know that stable is empty and anything else I don't know because this is just a fragment. who knows what's going to follow..\"People laughed at him and left. They said that he was crazy. He could have sell that horse and live a better life rather than living in misery and poverty. Now even that horse is stolen and he lost all hope of getting wealthy. After few days horse came back from wilderness and with him came more horse of same breed. People around village gathered again and said, \"Old man, you were right. we are sorry for our judgement. you were right it wasn't a misfortune but a blessing. now, you have more beautiful horses. you can train them and sell them to earn money.\"Old man replied, \"Again you are going too far. just say that the horse is back and say that it's a blessing to have more horses  but don't judge. who knows whether it is a blessing or not? it is only a fragment. it will pass too.\"This time people kept silent. Old man's only son started to train horses. Just few days later while training one of those wild horses old man's son fell from the horse and his legs were broken. Hearing this news people gathered and said, \"You were right. having more horses isn't a blessing. now your only son is injured because of this. in this old age what will you do with your crippled son..\"Old man replied, \"Don't go that far. say only that my son has broken his legs. who knows whether this is a misfortune or a blessing? - nobody knows. again a fragment, life comes in fragments and judgment is about the total.\"One month later, all the young one's of the village were forced to join military as war broke out. All the people in the village were crying. People came to old man and said, \"Our son's are gone for ever. injury to your son proved to be blessing.. at least now he is alive living with you.\"Old man replied, \"Nobody knows! only say that  our sons have been forced to enter into the army and your son has not been forced but no one knows whether it is a blessing or a misfortune. nobody will ever be able to know it. only god knows.\" Similar is our life.. When ever something bad happen, with just that fragment we come to conclusion but we never think that there are things which are completely beyond us.", "moral1": "Greediness will make you lose everything. ", "moral2": "Inside of a ring or out, nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong. ", "moral3": "Greatness carries its own penalties. ", "moral4": "We should not judge any situation just by with what we see. We never know what's going to come next. ", "moral5": "Do not expect constancy in others if you have none yourself.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 839, "story": "Lao tzu spent years meditating to understand essence of life. In reign of zhao he realized that war would break out and will destroy place where he lived. So he made simplest possible choice and decided to move to another place. He took few of his belongings and set off. On his way to leaving, he met a gatekeeper. Gate keeper recognized him and said, \"Where a sage like you is going??\"Lao replied, \"Somewhere far away from war..\"Gatekeeper said, \"I would like to know what you have learned from meditating all these years.. I won't let you leave until you share with me.. what you have learned..\"Lao tzu wanted to leave. So right there he wrote a whole volume about what he learned and gave it to gate keeper and left. No one ever heard from him again. .", "moral1": "Here are some life changing teaching of lao tzu: ", "moral2": "Love to faults is always blind, always is to joy inclined. Lawless, winged and unconfined and breaks all chains from every mind. ", "moral3": "A lying prince finds his lies finally backfiring on him. ", "moral4": "On the way to achieving our goals, and in the difficulties we overcome, we often develop that which we needed to succeed. ", "moral5": "Facing your fear, will gradually lead to less anxiety about it and one will be able to handle situation more calmly.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 840, "story": "Once on country side lived a family in big house where there was big apple tree in the front yard. In family there was a little boy who used to play around that tree every day. That little boy and tree used to talk and play all the time when boy was kid. Time passed and little boy grown up. He would not longer play with tree. Tree missed playing with him all the time. One day boy was roaming near tree. Tree was happy to see him and said, \"Come play with me..\"Boy replied, \"I don't want to play here. I want to buy toys and play with my friends but I don't have enough money to buy them..\"Tree replied, \"I can't buy you any toy but if you want money.. you can pick apples from my branches and sell them then you can buy toys with that money.\"Boy was excited to think about toys. So he just picked all the apples from that tree and left. Boy didn't return to trees for days. Tree was sad and missed playing him. After some years that boy became an adult and returned as man. Tree was happy to see him and said, \"Come play with me..\"Man replied, \"I don't have time to play with you. I have a family to take care of and am worried about providing shelter to them.. I need to make a house for my family.\"Tree replied, \"I can't make a house for you but if you want.. you can cut my branches and build your house with that and live with your family there happily.\"Man was happy about it and cut all the branches of the tree and left. Tree was alone again. For many years man didn't return home. One day tree saw him in the yard and said, \"Come play with me..\"Man replied, \"I want to sail and see new places but I would need boat for that.\"Tree thought for a while and said, \"You can make boat out of my trunk and then you can sail away and be happy..\"Man happily cut tree's trunk and left. After many years when man was old, he came back to home and stood near tree. Tree was happy to see man and said, \"Sorry dear but now I don;t have anything more to give you.. I don't have any apples for you..\"Man replied, \"Don't worry.. I can't eat them as I don't have that strong teeth now..\"Tree said, \"I don't even have any branches on which you can play..\"Man replied, \"It's ok.. I am too old for that now.. I can even climb anymore..\"Tree said, \"I don't have anything more to give you, all left is just my dying roots..\"Man replied, \"I don't need much now, I just need a place to rest after working hard all these years..\"Tree smiled and replied, \"Oh good.. old trees are best place to lean and rest, come and sit down with me..\"Man sat down there and rested.. Tree was happy to be there for him. Tree is like our parents. When we are young we love to play with them but when grown up we don't like to spend time with them. When ever we are troubled by something we look up to them for help and parents will always be there and give everything they could just to make you happy.", "moral1": "Money can not get everything. Learn to be satisfied with what you have and you will always be happy. ", "moral2": "Always treat your parents with care and love. We should understand their value and spend time with them. ", "moral3": "The entertainment industry is pretty nuts and having had that experience outside of it and going to university has really made a big difference. ", "moral4": "Do not trust flatterers. ", "moral5": "Never steal or who knows what will happen.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 841, "story": "A 15 years old kid name sonu was returning home from play. On his way back home he saw a boy crying. Sonu asked boy, \"Why are you crying?\"That boy wiped his tears and sobbingly said, \"I lost my new mobile. I am from a poor family yet my father bought me a mobile. if my father got to know that I lost my new mobile, he will be angry. I have searched for it everywhere but couldn't find it. what will I do now??\"Sonu replied, \"It's really sad. I can't do anything now but if you can please give me details of your mobile and address too so that if I find your mobile, I can return it to you..\"Sonu got details from boy and then left. Before going to home sonu went to his friend's house. When he reached his friend house he found out that he was having a party. When sonu asked him for reason of party, his friend replied that he had found a new mobile today. Sonu asked him about mobile and after knowing about it sonu realized that it's mobile of that poor kid whom he met on his way. Sonu was happy to know that he found his mobile. Sonu told his friend about that poor boy and suggested that he should return it to him but his friend refused to return that mobile. Sonu tried to convince his friend but his friend ignored him and continued with his party. Sonu felt sad and left. After a month sonu saw his friend in park. He saw that he was crying. Sonu asked his friend, \"What happened?? why are you crying??\"His friend replied, \"I have lost my new mobile.\"Sonu replied, \"It's ok.. you are rich.. you can buy a new one..\"His friend replied, \"Yes I am rich but that mobile was gifted to me by my father and he would be very sad to hear that I lost my mobile.\"Sonu replied, \"Don't worry.. if anyone finds it.. he will return it..\"Listening to this his friend starting crying again and said, \"No, he won't return because I never returned mobile of that poor kid. sonu now I realized what wrong I did at that time by not returning that mobile. I feel guilty. I still have that mobile and want to return it to that kid.\"Sonu was happy to hear that and went home to get address of that poor kid. Sonu and his friend went to that address to return that mobile but there was no one. On asking to neighbors they got to know that family left some days ago. Sonu's friend felt guilty about not returning that mobile when sonu asked him to.", "moral1": "Do not forego a certain gain for an uncertain profit. ", "moral2": "Everyone has capability. One just need to believe in it and follow a disciplined way to utilize that capability fully. ", "moral3": "We don't understand problems of other until we face one. It's better to help someone when you can. Helping others bring happiness not only to other but to yourself also. ", "moral4": "By correct thinking one can turn a bad situation to one's favor. ", "moral5": " always be honest.  honesty is always rewarded.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 842, "story": "Once in a village lived a rich farmer with his four daughter. All his daughter were married and were happily living their life. Farmer was getting old and there was no one else to look after his property. So one day farmer thought of testing capability of his daughters so that he can decide what responsibility he can give to his daughter. He called all his daughter and gave them all four of them a bag of grains of wheat and asked them to use them in best way possible and then come back to him after one year. Exactly after one year all daughter's came back to their father house. Father welcomed all of them with grand party. After that he called his daughter one by one to his room. First he called the eldest daughter in his room and asked about what she did with grains given to her. First daughter replied, \"Father, I feed those grains to flock of birds I saw on way back to home..\"After this farmer called his second daughter and asked same. Second daughter replied, \"Father, I thought those grains were sacred. so I mixed those with other grains kept for community food service. so that everyone can could have it.\"After this came third daughter. Father asked her about grains. She replied, \"Grains that you gave me are keep safe with me. I bought them back as it is.\"Then came fourth and youngest daughter. Father was disappointed by replies he got till now. He asked fourth daughter about grains. Youngest daughter said, \"Father.. I don't have those grains with me now but I need two bullocks and men to help me get back grains back here.\"All other daughters were present there and laughed listening to her answer. They laughed thinking that why would she need bullock and men to get that bag of grains back here at house. Father was confused so asked her, \"Why do you need men to bring wheat here??\"Daughter smiled and replied, \"I sowed those grains and now after a year I have grown good crop with those and I need bullocks to harvest those in fields and men to bring wheat back to house in carts..\"Father was happy to listen to her and knew that she was the wisest of all and handed her everything.", "moral1": "Don't cheat to just win. ", "moral2": "Wise thinking and decisions can give productive results. When a person is hardworking and use available assets wisely, he or she can get good results. ", "moral3": "One should not make fun of poverty of any poor, respect one's talent and encourage them. It is possible that because of you some one reach their destination. ", "moral4": "We should learn from bird that at time to danger our cleverness can save us. From hunter we can learn that greed and foolishness leave us with nothing. ", "moral5": "Happiness is best shared.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 843, "story": "One night a man saw a dream. In his dream he was walking beside god on the beach. After walking some distance man and god stopped and rested for a while. Mean while man saw that all the scene from his life were flashing in the sky and just below them on the beach he could see two set of foot prints on the beach. Man was confused to see those foot prints and asked god, \"Whose foot prints are those??\"God replied, \"My dear, among those two.. one set of foot print are yours and other one is mine.. as I have been walking all along with you in your life journey..\"For a while man watched his life journey through flashes in the sky he again noticed that there were just one set of foot print on the same beach. Man also noticed that it was the time which was most difficult time of his life and at that time of life there was no one else with him walking along his side. He got sad and questioned god, \"God, you said that you were with me but yet when I had been going through the most difficult time in my life. there is only one set of foot prints on beach..I don't understand why you would leave me alone.. when I needed you the most..\"God smiled and replied,\"My precious.. you are my child and I would never leave you alone.during your times of suffering and difficulties where you see only one set of foot print, those were the time when I carried you in my arms..\"", "moral1": "Sometimes we work hard and focus on important thing but forget to notice small things that we over look because of pressure and work. So we need to sit and think for little and we can find solution. ", "moral2": "Whenever you face difficulty in life, trust in god. Don't lose hope and even if no one stands with you, god is always there for you, taking care of you. ", "moral3": "The world will look beautiful only if we could ignore others weakness and celebrate their strength. ", "moral4": "We should be greedy and should treat everyone nicely. ", "moral5": "Facing your fear, will gradually lead to less anxiety about it and one will be able to handle situation more calmly.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 844, "story": "Once a father and son were working in garden. Child wanted to get appreciated by his father so he was trying his best to help his father by performing minor works as directed by his father. Father and his son were working on different sides of garden. Father saw a stone on his son side. Father said, \"Son.. remove that stone from that place, we will plant a nice plant there..\"As directed by father, kid tried to move that stone but he was not able to move it. At last kid said to his father, \"Dad, I am not able to move this stone it's too heavy. I can't do it..\"Father replied, \"Try again.. use all your means to remove this stone from that place..\"Kid again tried and used all his strength but still he was not able to dislodge that stone from it's place. Kid got tired and started to cry as he was not able to do it even after using all his effort. Listening his son crying father came running toward his son, sat beside him and hold him near himself and said, \"Why are you crying?? you can move this stone. I told you to use all your means to move that stone.. didn't I??\"Son with sad look on his face replied, \"I did. dad I tried my best to remove that stone but still was not able to do it.\"\"But you forgot about me, my dear. if you needed help why didn't you included me in your 'means'?\" Replied father. Child was enlightened to hear this and started working along with his father again. Now with his father help, he was able to remove that large stone easily from it's place and plant a new plant in it's place.", "moral1": "When we fail in action and feel depressed, we should not forget about god. When ever we are not able to keep up we should seek help from god and have faith in him. ", "moral2": "We should trust god and believe that whatever happen, happens to our own good. If we follow this philosophy, then we will stop worrying too much and it would make our life more happier. ", "moral3": "It is better to share than to hoard stuff for yourself. ", "moral4": "God is always there to take care of his devotees. One who firmly believes in god and devote themselves to service of god and mankind, god will always come in one or another form to help them. ", "moral5": "The strong and the weak cannot keep company.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 845, "story": "There was a old man named james who used to live with his wife in village. His son used to live in city. James wanted to meet his son so he decided to go to city to meet his son. He was very excited to see his son but unfortunately someone else opened the door. James asked about his son and got to know that his son has shifted from that house and now is staying at different location. He felt disappointed. He thought for a while and then went to neighbors where he got office address of his son. He thanked neighbor and went to his son office. James reached office and at reception inquired about his son. There receptionist called his son's office and told him about visit of his father. Son was very happy about his father arrival and immediately asked receptionist to send his father in his office. When james entered office, his son eyes were filled with tears to see his father in front of him. They had simple conversation for a while and then james said to his son, \"Son.. your mom wants to see you.. can you come home with me??\"Son replied, \"Sorry father, I can't come home now as I have loads of work and it would be hard to manage if I leave now..\"James smiled and said, \"It's ok.. you may do your work. I will be leaving in evening for village.\"Son got sad and requested his father to stay with him for some days but james refused saying, \"I didn't want to make you uncomfortable or be a burden to you while you are busy with your work.\"\"Hope if you ever have time then come visit us as your mom and I would be very happy to see you..\" Said james and left. After few days son got sometime from his work and thought about his father visit. He got worried and felt guilty for letting his father leave alone at that time. So he took leave from his office and went to his village to meet his parents but he was shocked to see that his parents were not there at their home. When he inquired about it, he was shocked to know that his parents left that place and are now leaving at other place. Son got address from neighbor and rushed there. Son noticed that place seemed like a graveyard.. His eyes filled with tears and scared he slowly walked toward that place. From far distance he saw a hand waving at him. When he looked closely he noticed that it was his father. Son ran and hugged him. James said, \"What's wrong why are you crying??\" Son didn't said anything and kept his head down. James wiped his tears and said, \"Why are you sad?? has anything wrong happened??\"Son replied, \"No father.. it's just I never thought to see in such condition.. why are you living here. why did you left that house in village??\"James replied, \"Son.. I had taken loan for your studies and when you moved to city but due to loss in farming I was not able to repay that debt.I came to you but you were already stressed with your work and I didn't want to burden you with this problem. so I had to sell our home to repay that loan..\"Son whispered, \"But you could have told me.. I am your son..\"James replied, \"Son.. I didn't want to cause you any trouble.. so I kept quiet.. all I want is your happiness..\"Son hugged his father tightly and apologized for not able to help him and letting him go off that day. He asked for his forgiveness. James replied, \"Don't be sorry son.. I am happy to see you and all I want is that you spend some time with us. we love you very much and in this old age it's hard to travel to city to see you..just come to meet us whenever you have time. your mom and I would be more than to see you even if for short time.\" Parents always work to provide their children with best they can. Parents never let their child know about hardships and difficulty they have to face.", "moral1": "We should not judge other's. We should just be good and look for good in other's and devote our life to god with true heart. ", "moral2": "Make time to parents when they need you in their old age. Don't leave them behind as they are true reason for your success. ", "moral3": "Any excuse will serve a tyrant. ", "moral4": "Market values of things depends on to whom and how that thing is being sold. An expert salesman can sell things with his quick thinking and convincing ability by reading the customers behavior and response. ", "moral5": "Encouragement wins over criticism.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 846, "story": "One day, swami vivekananda was returning from temple of ma durga. Path was very narrow as on one side it was covered by large water tank and on other side there was a high wall. On the path swami vivekananda saw a number of monkeys and those monkeys were not allowing him to pass by the path and whenever swami vivekananda would take a step forward, those monkeys would make a lot of noise and make angry face, showing their anger by shrieking near his feet. As swami vivekananda took a step forward, monkeys got close to him. Swami ji began to run and monkey started chasing him. Faster swami ji ran, bolder monkey got and tried to catch him and bite him. A time came when swami ji felt that it would be impossible to escape, just then an old sanyasi called out and said, \"Face them..!!\"Those words brought swami vivekananda to senses and he stopped running. Swami ji turned back to boldly face those monkeys. As soon as swami ji did that, those monkey fell back and left.", "moral1": "So we should not fight amongst ourselves. ", "moral2": "Don't be greedy for you may lose everything. ", "moral3": "The flatterer seeks some benefit at your expense. ", "moral4": "Everyone should care about their own things. ", "moral5": "Continue your struggle and you will emerge as winner.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 847, "story": "Once in gazipur a sage used to live by side of river ganga in his small hut. Many people used to visit him and greet him with offerings they bought with them. One day a thief saw sage's hut and watched him for some time. He saw that there were many silver utensils and all were kept in a small space in corner of his hut. One night thief broke into his hut and started stealing silver utensils and collecting them in his bag. Sage was just outside his hut doing meditation. As thief was stealing utensils it made some noise which was heard by sage. Sage came inside and saw thief. Seeing sage, thief got scared and started to run leaving behind the bag of utensils. Immediately sage took that bag and started running behind that thief. Soon he took over thief and stopped him. Thief was scared. Sage said to him, \"Why are you running?? why are you afraid?? you left your bag behind. take these, these are yours. come with me I will give you some more.\"Sage asked thief to come with him and sent thief with all things he had in his hut. Years later swami vivekananda ji was going on pilgrimage and saw a man lying helplessly on the cold icy path. Seeing this swami vivekananda ji took out his own blanket and gave it to him. Man looked up at swami ji and started to tell him about the story of sage and that thief. Man continued and said, \"Do you know about sage pavahari baba?? I am that thief.from the day sage touched me, a transformation happened into my life. I stopped being a thief and have been repenting and atoning for the sins I did in past.\"Swami vivekananda ji share this story to tell us about true power of true hindu sage and positive affect they have on people around them.", "moral1": "It is foolish to shape or  change the world, let's shape ourselves first.. Let us change our vision and the world will appear accordingly. ", "moral2": "Trying hard to do things well is much more satisfying than doing them just to an ordinary standard. ", "moral3": "Friends are the greatest help for overcoming difficulties and taking us to where we couldn't reach alone. ", "moral4": "Being in good company and having opportunity to meet someone with spiritual enlightenment can give right direction to our life. ", "moral5": "Act in haste and repent at leisure and often in pain.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 848, "story": "Swami vivekananda had vast knowledge of both eastern and western culture. He had brilliant conversation skills and deep spiritual insight due to which in 1893 he was selected to be present hinduism at the world's parliament of religion which was to be heal at chicago. Just day before leaving for abroad to attend parliament of religion in chicago his mother invited him for dinner. Vivekananda ji enjoyed delicious dinner made for him by his mother with love and affection. After dinner his mother offered him a bowl with fruits and a knife to cut fruits into pieces. After vivekananda ate fruit, his mother said, \"Son, can you please pass me the knife?\"Vivekananda responded immediately and gave knife to his mother. After getting knife his mother responded, \"Son, you passed my test. you have my blessing for your journey.\"Vivekananda was surprised by his mother response and questioned, \"But mother how and when did you test me??\"His mother smiled and said, \"Son, when I asked you to give me knife.. that was your test.. you gave me knife by holding its sharp edge and kept wooden handle of knife towards me so that I wouldn't get hurt.this means you think of well being of other rather than your self and a person who thinks of well being of other's first had right of preaching the world.\"", "moral1": "We should not judge someone by his looks. ", "moral2": "Just because you cannot see the good result of your labor doesn't mean that it bore no fruit. ", "moral3": "Choose your friends wisely. ", "moral4": "We should respect and value simpler things in life. ", "moral5": "To have compassion and being able to take good care of others is a remarkable quality.. It is the law of the nature that the more selfless you are the more you will receive.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 849, "story": "In a country side school, classroom used to be heated by old fashioned way. A little boy used to come early to school to start fire and warm class before after everyone else arrive. But one morning when everyone else arrived they found the school engulfed in flames. They found unconscious boy inside and carried him out. Boy had major burns all over his lower body and was taken to hospital. When boy was lying in bed in hospital, he heard doctor talking to his mother that little boy's lower body was burned severely and he didn't had much hope of his survival. Brave boy didn't want to die and somehow to the amazement to physician he did survive. After some day boy again listened to doctor and his mother conversation. Mother was told that because of fire much of his lower body part flesh had been destroyed and his lower limbs had been crippled for life. Brave boy didn't lose hope and was determined to walk again but unfortunately waist down his thin legs just dangled there lifeless. He was released from hospital and went back to home with his mother. Everyday his mother would massage his legs but for long time he felt no sensation in his legs yet he was determined that one day he would walk. His mother used to wheel him out in to yard on his wheelchair to get some fresh air. One sunny day, instead of just sitting in wheelchair, he threw himself out of it into grass and pulled himself across grass dragging his legs behind. Stake by stake, he began dragging himself along the fence, resolved that he would walk. He started to work his way to fence and then wore a smooth path all around his yard beside the fence. Ultimately through daily massage and persistence and his resolute determination, he did developed his ability to stand up and then walk haltingly. Then he started t walk by himself and then run. He began to walk to his school and then later in college has made in it's track team. Later in madison square garden this determined man, dr. Glenn cunningham ran the world's fastest mile. Glenn cunningham as a little boy who was not even expected to survive, who could never hope to run, on june 16, 1934 ran the mile in 4:06. 8 minutes breaking world's record. You can have whatever your heart desires, as long as you desire it enough and allow your self to guide you. His efforts portrays that you want to create in your life is yours for making. The only one that put limits on our personal will is ourselves.", "moral1": "Friendly wins over smart. ", "moral2": "A nice way to explain to children the importance of brushing their teeth, and not eating too many sweets. ", "moral3": "We must first make trial of a man before we entrust ourselves to him. ", "moral4": "Develop and encourage your will to create and all the forces of nature within and without will help you bring your desire to pass. ", "moral5": "In life, many times we fail to recognize opportunity and keep complaining that life didn't give us opportunity to lead successful life. Therefore, take every chance you get to make life better.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 850, "story": "Once upon a time.. In a kingdom king had two princes. They liked to play in forest. One day while playing in forest they came across four dwarfs who asked them to me more careful while playing in forest. Dwarfs asked them not to bother others while playing as,first dwarf had headache and wanted to have some peace. So he requested princes not to shout while playing. Second dwarf was painting and asked princes to move away from the path of its sight as they were blocking its light and creating trouble for him and because of this he was not able to paint properly. Third dwarf was doing a giant puzzle and asked them to be more careful around puzzle while playing and not to tread it beneath their foot. Fourth dwarf was peacefully watching butter fly and requested princes not to frighten it away. One of the prince respected their request and didn't bother them or created trouble for them while playing but other prince was too proud and didn't listened to their request and kept bother them whole time. In evening both princes got separated while returning back to palace and lost their way. In their way each prince came across those dwarfs and asked them for their help to return to palace quickly. Dwarfs were angry with prince who disrespected them and bother them whole time so they refused to help him and on the other hand prince who didn't bother them was helped by dwarfs and reached palace safely through secret path with help of dwarfs. Prince was back to palace in no time while other prince who disrespected them had to go through lot of trouble to find way back to palace all by himself and was late due to which he got punished. Prince now understood the value of respecting other and their need.", "moral1": "We should respect other people's problems  and should not trouble them. ", "moral2": "Wealth unused might as well not exist. ", "moral3": "This life will give us many opportunity to meet teacher in one or other form therefore we should always keep on learning good things by becoming a disciple in life. ", "moral4": "Wanting to bring happiness to all is the foundation of good companionship. ", "moral5": "Sometimes we feel that we have certain weaknesses and we blame god, the circumstances or ourselves for it but we never know that our weaknesses can become our strengths one day. Each of us is special and important, so never think you have any weakness, never think of pride or pain, just live your life to its fullest and extract the best out of it!", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 851, "story": "Once a hermit used to live in forest and meditated for years. With his devotion he got powers from god which he could use in the time of need. Hermit was a humble person but after he got power, he became too proud of himself. After returning from jungle he went to village. One day he had to go a city for some work. There was river in the middle which had to be crossed to go to city. There was boats and boat man available at both sides of river for passing over river. Hermit reached there and then went near boat man for hiring boat but just then he saw a sage meditating on the river bank under tree on the opposite side of river. Hermit had acquired power and wanted to show off his power to sage sitting there. Hermit used his power and walked across the river and then went to sage who was sitting on opposite side of bank and proudly said, \"Did you see?? I used my power to walk over this river..\"And questioned him, \"Can you do this??\"Sage replied, \"Yes.. I can but don't you think you wasted your precious power in crossing river when you could have used same power to help someone in need and do good to others..yet you used your power to cross this river which you could have crossed just by paying some money to boatman standing there..\"Hermit realized his mistake and apologized and thanked sage for making him realize his mistake. Being proud is good but when we look down on other then same pride results in negative.", "moral1": "Remember, for the one who knows the power of god, see no weakness in anyone and one who recognizes god, will never exploit others. ", "moral2": "Friendship makes life more enjoyable. ", "moral3": "When things go bad, it's easy to get discourage but we shouldn't lose heart. Always believe in god even in midst of pain and suffering. ", "moral4": "There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day. So be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path. The power of words… it is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. ", "moral5": "If we acquire any power we should use it to help other rather than using it to just show off.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 852, "story": "Once there was a sage ashtavakra. Some of his followers used to live at his ashram to learn and there was king janaka who used to visit sage a lot. With time these followers started to resent king janaka as sage used to spent a lot of time with him when ever he came. Because sage used to spend lots of time with king that sage's follower started to whisper, \"Why guru ji spend so much time with a king?? is our guru corrupted?? what's so spiritual about this king?? he wears ornaments and look at way he dressed.. why our guru pays so much attention to him??\"Sage knew these feeling growing among his followers. One day while sage king and all the monks of ashram were sitting in hall attending satsang, a soldier came barging in and said, \"Oh king.. your palace is on fire.. everything is burning..\"King replied, \"Don't disturb the satsang.. I will come once it' over.. now, go back and help there..\"Soldier left and king sat down back to continue satsang with sage and monks. Few days later.. Again when sage and king were seated in hall with all the followers for satsang, a helper from ashram came running into the hall and said, \"Monkey have come and are making havoc with monks clothes which were put to dry on the clothesline in drying area..\"Listening this all followers immediately got up and ran outside to save their cloths but when they reach outside, they saw that clothes were still there in drying area and there were no monkeys.. Followers realized their mistake, hung their heads down and walked back.. Sage and king were still sitting there.. When they returned sage pointed toward king and said, \"Look, this man is king.. a few days ago his palace was burning, his whole kingdom was in turmoil and his while wealth was burning yet his concern was that satsang should not be disturbed..where as you are all monks and living here to learn higher level of life and have nothing still when you heard about monkeys and your clothes.. you ran out to save those clothes without paying attention to what I was saying..where is your renunciation?? he is a king but he is a renunciated. you are monks, you are using things that other people discard yet there is no renunciation in you. this is where you are. that is where he is.\"", "moral1": "This is meant for those to whom fortune has granted honor and renown, leaving them void of common sense. ", "moral2": "Do not grudge others what you cannot enjoy yourself. ", "moral3": "Wherever there is love, wealth and success will follow. ", "moral4": "One's inner progress can not be judged based on what person does on outside.. How you are within your self and that's all that matters. . ", "moral5": "We should not judge someone by his looks.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 853, "story": "Once a young lady was driving a car along side with her father seated on passenger seat.. Just after few miles they came upon a storm. Girl asked her father, \"What should I do father??\" Father replied, \"Keep driving..\"Just after few meters she saw that other cars started to pull aside as storm was getting worse. Girl got bit scared and again asked hi father, \"Should I pull over too??\" Father replied, \"No.. keep driving..\"After few more meter she saw that most of the cars were pulling over. Seeing this she slow down her car and said to her father, \"Father.. I think I should pull over now as I can't even see clearly ahead because of dust of cloud. storm a head is terrible and everyone is pulling over..\"Her father again replied, \"Keep driving..\"As she drove, storm seemed more terrible. It became more and more difficult for her to see and drive forward. She felt like she should stop car and pull over to some safe place but she continued to drive through storm as her father said her to keep driving. She kept driving even through the storm. Soon see was able to see little more clear and better than before. After few miles she was out of storm on a dry land. Father said, \"Dear.. now you can pull over and get out..\" Girl replied, \"But why now?? we are out of storm..\"Father smiled and replied, \"When you get out, you can look at all those people who gave up and are still struggling because of storm.. you never gave up and keep going forward and because you never gave up your storm is now over.\"", "moral1": "Dreams that seem impossible can be realized with determination and persistence, no matter what the odds are. ", "moral2": "One who learns from old and take their advice serious will lead a safe and better life. ", "moral3": "Enduring mental stress through difficult time in life is key to success. During hard times even strong people give up but if you keep going forward and don't give up.. You will be able to over come difficulties and hard time will be over. ", "moral4": "When we open ourselves to communicating with others, we enjoy getting to know them, because we all have things of value to share. ", "moral5": "A story to explain the importance of taking things in the proper measure, using the example of medicine.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 854, "story": "When einstein's \"Theory of relativity\" Became famous, he was invited to give presentation of his theory. Einstein used to go by car and everywhere he was accompanied by his driver. During einstein's presentation his driver used to sit in last row. One day while going for presentation in his car, his driver said, \"Sir, your 'theory of relativity' is so simple that even I can give presentation on it.. I have heard it so many time that I remember every word that you say to present your theory.\"Instead of getting annoyed, einstein took it as compliment as he was happy to know that even his driver was able to understood his theory even when he has no knowledge about science. During those day media was not booming industry and people didn't really know how einstein look. So when einstein's said to his driver, \"For next presentation I would like you to present theory..\"His driver agreed. When they reached at location of presentation. They changed their clothes. Driver dressed as professional scientist and einstein himself dressed as driver went inside hall. Finally driver went on to stage and started to give presentation. He presented \"Theory of relativity\" So well that no one could doubt him. After presentation was finished there was question answer round. Most of question were same as in previous presentations so driver easily managed to answer those. Almost question answer round was finished but just in the end one person from the audience asked a question, driver didn't knew what to answer as no such question was asked in previous presentations. Driver didn't knew what to do but yet he knew it wouldn't be good impression on people if they got to know that einstein's driver was giving this presentation. So he thought for while and said, \"Your question is so easy that even my driver can answer it.. he is sitting in the last row.. you can clarify it with him..\"Einstein was amazed at his response and answered that question and presentation was finished without any problem.", "moral1": "The best way to have good luck is to share all the good things you have. Grateful friends are the foundation of your good fortune. ", "moral2": "One swallow does not make a summer. ", "moral3": "It's important to be kind, as it will always be rewarded. ", "moral4": "Quick thinking and good presence of mind can get you out of difficult circumstances. ", "moral5": "The less people know and understand about them, the more positively they attempt to argue concerning them, while on the other hand to know and understand a multitude of things renders men cautious in passing judgment upon anything new.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 855, "story": "Once a young girl was very fond of gardening. She used to love flowers and had maintained herself a very beautiful garden. One day while looking through a flower catalogue, she found a very beautiful flower. She thought to herself, \"I want to have it in my garden.\"She looked through the details of flower and ordered it's seed and other planting thing necessary for it. After this she looked through the garden and decided for a place to plant those seeds. When it arrived, she took every thing to the back of her house and there she planted it at the base of wall. Plant grew vigorously with beautiful leaves all over the wall but there were no flowers. Just to see that beautiful flower bloom.. She continued to cultivate it, water it and took great care of it. She tried every thing yet there was no sign of even a single flower in between those beautiful leaves and vines on the wall. Weeks went by but still no flower bloom. One morning she stood in front of that plant and felt disappointed as there was still no flower that she had seen in catalogue. She thought about cutting it and plant something else in its place. Just then her neighbor called her out from behind the wall. She was surprised as they never did talk much to each other. Her neighbor said, \"Thank you!! thank you so much for planting such beautiful flowers..\"She replied, \"What??\"Neighbor replied, \"You can't imagine how much I have enjoyed looking at those flower. they are really beautiful..\"Listening to reply young woman walked through the gate into neighbor's backyard and on neighbors side she saw that the vines was filled with flowers. They were the most beautiful flowers she had ever seen and they were more beautiful than what she saw in catalogue. She saw that vines crept through crevices and even if hadn't had any flower on her side of wall, it had luxuriantly on the other side of wall.", "moral1": "Just because you cannot see the good result of your labor doesn't mean that it bore no fruit. ", "moral2": "Two ideas. That wars and battles are not romantic, and that we can all do something to bring about peace. ", "moral3": "People are just the way you are. Everywhere men are same. What matter is how you live. ", "moral4": "Clothes may disguise a fool, but his words will give him away. ", "moral5": "Don't underestimate the ability of others.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 856, "story": "Once in morning came an elderly gentleman in hospital. He came to get his stitches removed from his thumb. A nurse came to attend him. Nurse checked his vitals and told him to wait as it would be over an hour before doctor would be able to see him. While attending old man nurse noticed that he seemed to be in hurry. So nurse told him to wait but old man asked him to hurry if possible. Seeing this nurse thought that she would evaluate his wounds and if possible would take care of it instead of making him wait. On examining nurse found that wounds were healed, so nurse went to get supplies and came back to old man and started redressing his wound. As they started talking nurse asked him, \"Do you have any doctor's appointment as you seem to be in hurry..?\"Old man replied, \"No, I need to go to nursing home to eat breakfast with my wife.\"Nurse then asked about his wife and came to know that she had been living in nursing home for while and was suffering from alzheimer's disease. As nurse finished dressing she said, \"Would she worry if you get there a bit late??\"Old man replied, \"No.. she no longer remember who I am and had not recognized him in last five years..\"Nurse was surprised and said, \"She doesn't recognize you yet you go to have breakfast with her every morning?? why??\"Old man smiled and replied, \"She doesn't know me but I still know who she is..\"", "moral1": "The flatterer lives at the expense of those who will listen to him. ", "moral2": "For person in love time, place or health nothing matter. What matter's is love and care for his or her partner despite facing any kind of difficulties. ", "moral3": "It is better to be a master of one art than to be a jack of many arts. ", "moral4": "Wicked deeds will not stay hid. ", "moral5": "We should not judge someone by his looks.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 857, "story": "Cherokee indian's had a ritual for boy's initiation into manhood. According to this ritual. Father blindfold his son and take him into the forest and leaves him there alone. There boy is required to sit on a stump for whole night until ray of sun shines through it. Boy has to sit there all by himself without removing the blindfold. To complete this ritual boy had to sit there without asking or crying out for help to anyone. Once boy completes this ritual, survives that night then he become a man. No boy is allowed to share this experience with any of his friends of boy a each boy have to experience this and come into his own manhood. -a young boy had to go through this ritual. His father blindfolded him and took him into the center of forest where he could here all kind of noises. Boy was terrified to hear those noises. Boy was sitting on stump and wind was so hard that it shook his stump. He could hear animals howling at night, sound of trees and grass bowing because of wind. He was scared to think if someone would attack him or some animal come at him and because of blindfold he would not be able to save himself for any kind of danger. Boy was scared yet he sat stoically without removing his blindfold because he knew that it would be only way he can be man. Young boy survived the night, sun appeared and boy could feel the warmth of sun rays. He removed the blindfold. To his surprise, he saw his father sitting right next to him on another stump.. When he talked to his father, he got to know that his father was sitting there all night right next to him watching him the entire night.", "moral1": "If one doesn't understand and experience the difficulty it takes to earn the comfort provided by their loved ones, than they will never value it.   the most important thing is to experience the difficulty and learn to value hard work behind all the given comfort. ", "moral2": "We are never alone. Our family, friends are always there for us. Even if we feel that we are all alone and no one is there for us. Always remember that god is with us always. ", "moral3": "In unity is strength. ", "moral4": "A true friend will help you get through difficult times. ", "moral5": "Vices are their own punishment.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 858, "story": "A nurse hurriedly took a young marine to bedside of a old man and said to him, \"Your son is here..\"Patient was was heavily sedated, after a while with difficulty old man opened his eyes. A young marine was standing near his bed. Old man reached out to his hand. Seeing this, young man took his hand and hold it. He wrapped his hand around old man's trembling hand with care and affection. Nurse brought a chair for marine to sit beside old man's bed. Whole night marine was sitting by old man's side holding his hand and comforting him. Occasionally, nurse would come to check in for old man's condition and would suggest marine to move away and have some rest but he refused. Nurse was touched by the love and affection of son for his old man. Later that night when she came in, she heard that young man saying few gentle words to old man. Dying old man said nothing but only held tightly his hand. Toward dawn, old man died. Marine released lifeless hand of old man and went to nurse to inform her about old man's death. After completing all the formalities she returned to young marine and started to offer he sympathy but young marine interrupted her and said, \"Why are you saying this to me??\"Nurse was startled by his response and hesitating answered, \"He was your father..!!\"Marine replied, \"No, I don't know him.. I never even met him before in life..\"Nurse was confused and questioned, \"If you don't know him then why didn't you said something when I took you to him..\"Marine replied, \"I knew that time, there had been mistake but you were in so much hurry and when I saw old man I felt that he needed his son and who wasn't there..when he took my hand I realized that he was too sick to tell whether I was his son or not, knowing how much he needed his son in his last time, I stayed there..\"", "moral1": "It is most unfair and mistaken to allow ourselves to judge based on appearance or superfluous things like race, beauty or name. ", "moral2": "Many people in life behave same way pursuing meaningless goals. ", "moral3": "Many depend on collaboration and compromise to do well in life. ", "moral4": "Respect is the value that sustains the arena in which all other values partake. ", "moral5": "When someone needs you.. Just be there. .", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 859, "story": "Once 55 years old man and his 82 years old father were sitting on couch in living room doing their own work. Suddenly a crow perched on the window of their living room. Father pointed toward window and asked his son, \"What's this??\" Son replied, \"It's a crow..\"After few minutes father again pointed his finger toward window where crow was still sitting and asked his son, \"What's this??\" Son replied, \"Dad, I just told you..!! it's a crow..\"After a little while.. Again father asked his son pointing toward window, \"What's this??\" With a bit irritated tone son replied to his father, \"Dad, it's a crow.. it's a crow..\"4th time again father asked his son, \"What's this??\" This time son couldn't kept his cool anymore and shouted, \"Why do you keep asking me same question again and again.. I have already told you that it's a crow..\"Seeing his son getting angry, father got up from there and went inside room. He came back with an old dairy. Father used to maintain this dairy since his son was born. Son was still sitting there. Father sat beside his son and opened a page from the dairy and asked his son to read that page which was dating back to year when son was 3 years old. Son took that dairy and started reading: today my son was sitting with me on sofa. A crow was sitting on window. He got curious and asked me what's this.. I told him \"It's a crow..\" Yet again and again he asked me same question. He asked almost 20-25 times same question and I replied to him every time. I didn't felt irritated for even once.. Rather I felt more affection toward him and hugged him lovingly. Son thought to himself, \"When I was little I asked him same question so many time yet he never felt irritated but today father asked me same question just 4 time I felt so irritated and annoyed that I shouted at him..\"Son realized his mistake and said sorry to his father. .", "moral1": "This happen with most of us, we focus so much on point out other people mistake that we don't realized that we ourselves are doing same mistake. For peaceful mind and happy self, instead of pointing out others mistake we should look for our own mistake and correct that mistake. ", "moral2": "Parents take care of a child in every condition and when your parents attain old age.. Don't look at them as burden. Have patience with your parents when they need you most. . ", "moral3": "Evil or destruction is easy. It is fast and frequently dramatic but goodness is tenacious. It grows out of the humble, persistent efforts of individuals  who are determined to bring beauty and care taking to the people that they touch and the communities in which they live. ", "moral4": "Sometimes when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into right place. ", "moral5": "This is for those who speak when there is no occasion, and who sleep when it is requisite to be on the watch.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 860, "story": "Once a holy man met god. He was always curious to know about heaven and hell so when he met god he asked, \"Can you tell me what heaven or hell is like??\"God smiled and took him to another world. There they were standing in front of two doors. God asked him to go and look for himself inside each door. Holy man opened first door. There he saw a large round table with people sitting around. A large pot of delicious stew was kept in middle of table. People sitting there were having very long spoons as attachment to their arms. Spoons was long enough to reach pot of delicious stew in middle but because of long handle people were not able to get spoon full of food back into their mouth. Not being able to eat food because of those long spoons, they all were looking were thin and sickly. People there were very sad and unhappy. Holy man was shuddered seeing the misery of people suffering there. Holy man came back from that room and opened door to another room. Another room was exactly same as first room. Large round table with people sitting around having long spoon attachment to their arms but here people were well nourished and healthy and were happily talking and eating. Holy man was happy to see that and came out of that door. He went to god and said, \"I don't understand. both room are same yet one room is full of misery and another is filled with happiness.\"God explained, \"You see those long spoon extension are long enough to feed others but not short enough to feed yourself.first room you went to was hell, there people are greedy and think only about themselves and don't want to help others because of which they are not able to feed themselves and suffering misery.where assecond room went to was heaven, it was full of people who cared and love for each other. they support each other and feed each other with those long spoons because of which they are healthy and happy.\"", "moral1": "If we learn to support and care for each other, we can make our life heaven and live happily. Giving and sharing brings inner joy. ", "moral2": "Don't give up. ", "moral3": "We may have tons of wealth, but that doesn't make us generous. Offering helping hand when we have nothing or very little wealth makes it more valuable. ", "moral4": "Good sense of humor and smiling are the best ingredients to cope with adversity. ", "moral5": "We are imprisoned by many irrational fears, which drive us to foolish acts.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 861, "story": "One day, an old man who's son recently died in accident got to know about a holy man who was came to their village. Old man was very disturbed and sadden by demise of his son. He went to a holy man and said, \"Can you help me?? can you tell me why my son is dead??\"Holy man replied, \"I will tell you but first.. go and find a house in whole village where no one has ever died..\"Old man went from home to home and asked if anyone had died in that house. He went to all houses in village and then returned to holy man. Upon returning to holy man, old man said, \"I went to each and every house but there is not even single house in village where no one had ever died..\"Holy man replied, \"Do you still want to know why your son died??\"Old man replied, \"No, I understand now.. thank you for helping me..\"", "moral1": "One should not panic in difficult times and think wisely. ", "moral2": "We should bot be greedy. ", "moral3": "We should trust god because he provides us for everything. If you want to ask for something pray to god. ", "moral4": "If you are might, you are right. ", "moral5": "It sometimes happens that one man has all the toil4, and another all the profit.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 862, "story": "Once there was a very rich businessman who was kind and generous. He used to help everyone, everyone liked him still his family and friends were worried about him because he was very lazy. He used to work from home and spent days, weeks in bed without getting out anywhere or doing any physical work to keep himself healthy because of his laziness. Soon, he got fat and used to get tired very easily, time came when he was not even able to move himself. His family and friends got worried him and contacted many doctors to get him back to his feet but nothing worked. One day family got to know about a holy man visiting his city. Rich man family went to holy man and asked him if he can help. Holy man said he can easily cure rich man. Family was very happy to know this. They requested holy man to come and visit rich man house to cure him but holy man refused. Holy man said, \"I will cure him but in order to get cured rich man have to come to him and visit holy man's place.\"Next day, after strenuous effort, rich man was taken to holy man house and there he meet holy man. Holy man complimented him saying that he was kind and generous man and in order to have a good life he should regain his health. Rich man was very happy to meet holy man and agreed. Holy man asked rich man to come to him next day for treatment but he will treat him only if he came to him by foot. Holy man residence was at distant place from rich man house but in order to get treatment rich man who was not able to walk few steps properly with great effort and family help walked all the way to holy man house. Unfortunately holy man was not there. One of disciple of holy man came out side and asked rich man to come again next day for treatment. Rich was sad to hear that as it took great effort to reach there but he agreed to come again next day. Next day again rich man took great effort to reach there but again was not able to meet holy man for treatment. This repeated for 2 weeks but still rich man was not able to meet holy man and ask him for treatment. As rich man was returning to his home he realized that he feels lot lighter while walking and he has lost some weight just in these few days. Now rich man understood importance of being healthy and fit. Rich man was thankful to holy man for helping him and returned back with resolve to getting his health back. Soon, rich man regained his health and all his friends and family were happy to see him active and happy.", "moral1": "We should understand that for better life only wealth is not everything. We should pay attention to our health too. ", "moral2": "If we want to be close to krishna, we have to surrender completely and just become his instrument. Have faith in him and always know that he is there with you always. ", "moral3": "Using positive words will have better results that using negative words. To break out of bad habit we need to develop good habit and automatically things will start to get better and we will feel positive. ", "moral4": "Appearances are deceptive. ", "moral5": "Envying what is natural in others but not in yourself, can drive you to unwise forms of behaviour.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 863, "story": "On a very cold day, a little boy was standing outside a shoe store, barefooted.. He was shivering with cold and was looking through window at the shoes. A rich lady came out of that store. While waiting for ride she saw that little boy. She approached him and said, \"Kid, why are you looking so earnestly in that window??\"Little boy replied, \"I don't have any shoes.. I was asking god to give me a pair of shoes..\"After listening this lady took that boy inside shoe store and asked clerk if she can get a bowl of water and towel. Clerk brought that in few minutes and then she took that boy at the back of store. She removed her gloves and knelt down, cleaned and dried little boys hands and feet then she bought him back in to shoe store and asked clerk to bring pair of socks and shoes. Clerk bought socks and shoes and gave them to her. She took those and again knelt down. Placing pair of socks upon the boy's feet, she gave him a pair of shoes to wear. She bought some more pair of socks and gave them to him and patted him on head saying, \"Kid, do you feel more comfortable now??\"As she was leaving, little kid caught her by hand and looked up to her with tears in his eyes and replied, \"Are you god's wife??\"", "moral1": "The man who talks for both sides is not to be trusted by either. ", "moral2": "Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you feel it, you can't help but move to it. ", "moral3": "You cannot escape your fate. ", "moral4": "Don't give up. ", "moral5": "Old woman with precious stone.. ! !", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 864, "story": "Once there was a very noble name arthur who was captured by his neighboring king. Enemy could have killed him but enemy king knew that he was very wise and noble king. So he offered him freedom but on one condition. He would have to figure out an answer and even if after an year arthur wouldn't be able to answer then he would be put to death. Question was : what does a woman really wants?? Even most knowledgeable wouldn't be able to answer that but still arthur accepted enemy king preposition as it was better than death. Arthur returned to his kingdom and begin to ask everyone about it but no one was able to give any satisfactory answer. Many people advised him to consult an old witch but she was famous for charging exorbitant prices. For whole year arthur avoided going to witch but last day came and he had no other option but to go to witch. He went to her and told him about his problem. Witch agreed to help him but for a price in return. Price was : witch wanted to marry gwen.. Most noble night and arthur's closet friend. Arthur was horrified to know price as witch was very ugly looking hideous and smelled very bad. Arthur didn't wanted to force his friend to marry such repugnant creature so he refused. Later gwen got to know about witch proposal and talked to arthur. Same night gwen and witch wedding was proclaimed and witch answered arthur question.. Answer was : what woman really want is to be in charge of her own life. Arthur went back to neighboring kingdom and enemy king was satisfied by answer and hence granted arthur his freedom. Even after getting his freedom back arthur was not happy because for this his best friend gwen had to marry an old witch. Next day, honeymoon hour approached. Gwen prepared his mind for worst but to his surprise inside room was awaiting the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Witch said to gwen, \"I would be horrible and ugly witch half the time and beautiful maiden self for half.. which would you want me to be during the day and which during the night??would you prefer a beautiful maiden during to show off to your friends but at night an old witch.. or would you prefer an old hideous witch during day but by night a beautiful women to be with??\". .. .. Gwen replied, \"I would like you to choose that for yourself..\"Hearing this witch announced that she would be beautiful all the time because he had respected her enough to be in-charge of her life. .", "moral1": "Meaning: if you have done anything wrong by mistake, you should admit it and apologize for your mistake and do things to make it right.   ", "moral2": "Constantly criticizing others, instead of seeing the good in them, is nothing to be proud of. ", "moral3": "Those persons ought to recognize this as applicable to themselves, whose object is private advantage, and who boast to the unthinking of an unreal merit. ", "moral4": "Treat woman with respect and let her be the one to decide for herself. ", "moral5": "We should bot be greedy.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 865, "story": "Once an old man wanted his son to learn about secret of happiness so he sent his son far away to meet a man who was known for being wisest man. Son obeyed his father. It took him weeks to reach that place. There young man saw a very big and beautiful castle on mountain top. After entering castle, while moving toward the main hall of castle he saw lots of people. Some were tradesmen, some playing soft music, some were conversing in the corner. Young man was surprised to see all this. He saw that wise men conversed with everyone who came to meet him. Young man had to wait for hours for his turn to meet wise man. When young man meet wise man and told him about his reason to come there. Wise man listened to him and said, \"I will answer you later.. meanwhile you look around castle and return after 3 hours.\"Wise man handed a teaspoon with some drops of oil in it and said, \"As you wander around carry this spoon with you without dropping or spilling any oil from spoon.\"Young man agreed and went with that spoon. After 3 hours he came back to wise man. Wise man asked, \"Well, my dear.. tell me did you saw beautiful carving on the walls of castle?? did you saw beautiful garden??\"Boy hesitated at first but then confessed that he observed nothing as he his only concern was to save that oil from spilling from spoon, which was given to him by wise man. Wise man said, \"Now, again go around the castle carrying this spoon with oil but this time see and enjoy beauty of castle too..\"Young man again took that spoon and went to explore that castle. This time he observed all the art work, gardens, mountains and beauty of flowers. Upon returning to the wise man, he related in detail everything he had seen. Wise smiled and said, \"I am happy that you liked what you saw but tell me one thing.. where is the oil which you were carrying in this spoon??\"Young man almost forgot about oil and spoon. When he saw that he found that all the oil was gone from the spoon while he was busy admiring beauty.. \"Well, young man.. there is only one advice I can give you.. secret of happiness is to see all the beauty and marvels of world but never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon\", said wise man.", "moral1": "Secret of happiness is to enjoy life but never to forget our responsibility. ", "moral2": "Don't judge people by how they look. ", "moral3": "A teacher can't do anything , if he student is not willing to learn. ", "moral4": "Being helpful to others helps make friendships. ", "moral5": "The 7 wonders are - to be able to see, to be able to hear, to be able to feel, to laugh, to think, to be kind, to love!", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 866, "story": "Once a sikh young man was traveling in first class of an airline. After flight took off, air hostess came to him and offered him complimentary drinks as per airlines guidelines. Air hostess bought an alcohol drink, young man refused for that drink. Air hostess returned with that drink to her kitchen. After sometime she came back with another alcohol drink better looking than drink she had before. Young man declined politely again for the drink. Air hostess felt surprised and bit troubled by this. Air hostess took it to pride and wasn't able to accept no for service and drink offered to young man. So, just after a while she came back with more decorated drink and presented it to young man but again young man refused. Air hostess asked, \"Sir, you feel a lack of service in the bid that due to which you are not drinking? this is complimentary..\"Young man replied, \"I am follower of satguru and I don't drink alcoholic drinks.\"Air hostess still insisted him to take drink. Young man replied, \"Ok, if you insist so much I will drink but only on one condition, first ask your pilot to have this drink.. only then I will accept..\"Air hostess looked at him and with hesitation replied, \"But sir he is on duty and if he drinks it then there is chance of plane crash..\"", "moral1": "While doing any work, it is important to remember that god is watching us. Remembering god keeps us from going astray. ", "moral2": "I am always on duty and my duty is that I have to adhere to the words of my guru, as if your pilot is to save the plane in every situation, in the same way I have to save my faith. ", "moral3": "It will do you no harm to find yourself ridiculous. Resign yourself to be the fool you are. We must always take risks. That is our destiny. ", "moral4": "Have courage. ", "moral5": "Everything is fair in love.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 867, "story": "In a town, every year an annual lumberjack competition was held. The rule for the competition was simple, who ever cut the most tree at the day end would be the winner. This year there were only two people in the final. One was old and experienced lumberjack while another was younger and stronger lumberjack. Young man was full of enthusiasm and as the final competition started he went off into the woods and set to work straight away. Older lumberjack went to opposite side of the woods and started his work calmly. During competition, younger lumberjack could hear sound from other side of forest where older lumberjack was cutting trees. He could hear sound of trees falling on older man side. Young man noticed that at regular interval, sound of trees felling would stop from older man side. Younger man took from this that the older lumberjack was taking rest after regular interval to get his stamina back. Younger man took it as an opportunity and took even that time to cut more trees without taking any rest. At the end of competition, younger lumberjack looked at the pile of woods he cut and felt confident that he would win as he didn't take rest like older lumberjack and continued to cut trees from beginning of competition till end without any rest. At the medal ceremony younger man stood there confidently that he would be awarded the prize of being champion of competition next to him was older man who was looking much less exhausted than the younger man. When result were announced, young man was shocked to hear that older man won that competition. Younger man turned to older lumberjack and said, \"How can this be even possible?? after every hour you would stop cutting trees and take rest while I was still cutting trees even at that time and yet you win..\"Older man turned to him and replied, \"Yes, I took break after every hour but it was not just for rest but I also took that time to sharpen my tools..\"", "moral1": "The best way to have good luck is to share all the good things you have. Grateful friends are the foundation of your good fortune. ", "moral2": "Always be ready to help someone who has helped you. ", "moral3": "Familiarity breeds contempt. Acquaintance with evil blinds us to its dangers. ", "moral4": "A little money well spent can achieve a lot more than we had imagined, especially if it helps us to learn and develop ourselves. ", "moral5": "In our life we just keep on rushing to do things but forget to understand that we need to stop and let our-self rest and have time to think better and clear about life.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 868, "story": "Once there was very wealthy man who was suffering from severe eye pain. He consulted many doctors and tried their treatments but nothing helped. Even after consuming so many drugs to treat his eye, he still suffered from pain and that pain in eye persisted more than before. At last, he heard about a monk who was famous for being an expert in treating such problems. He went to him and told him about his problem. Monk understood his problem and said that, \"You should concentrate only on green colors and try not to let your eyes fall on any other color.\"Man found this kinda prescription strange but he was desperate to find cure and decided to try it. Wealthy man called for group of painters and purchased loads of green paint and directed that every object his eye was likely to fall to be painted green just as the monk had directed. Just in few days everything around that man was in green. Wealthy man made sure that nothing around would in any other color. After some days, monk came to visit wealthy man, millionaire servant ran with bucket of green paint and poured it all over him. Monk asked servants reason for this. Servant replied, \"You were wearing saffron and we can't let our master see any other color than green..\"Hearing this monk laughed and said, \"If only.. you had purchased a pair of green colored glasses for him to wear.. worth just few dollars.. you could have saved all these walls, articles and also would have been able to save a large amount of his fortune.. you cannot paint the world green.\"", "moral1": "Don't leave a friend struggling anywhere, including the sea! !! Never do that! ! ! ", "moral2": "God loves cheerful giver. Amount doesn't matter. It is immaterial, the real coin that you are giving to god is you cheerfulness. ", "moral3": "Let him who would instruct a wiser man, consider this as said to himself. ", "moral4": "The ancients devised such a portraiture of time, to signify that slothful delay should not hinder the execution of our purposes. ", "moral5": "It is foolish to shape or  change the world, let's shape ourselves first.. Let us change our vision and the world will appear accordingly.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 869, "story": "Once a little boy slowly walked in to his mother's room. His mother was sitting at her desk writing. Mother took a glance at him and saw that he was carrying a vase that was given to her by grandmother. Seeing that vase in that little boy's hand and mother got worried and said, \"Baby, please put that vase down before you break it by mistake.\"Boy replied, \"Mom, I can't get my hand out of it..\"Mother now left her work and looked at him and said, \"Of course dear, you can put it down.\"\"I know mom but I still can't get my hand out of this vase.\", replied little boy. Mother got down on her knees and looked at his hand, see saw that the neck of vase was very narrow and little boy hand is neatly fit inside that vase up to his wrist. Seeing this mother got little worried about him and called out for his father. Little boy's dad came and looked at all this. Father gently hold little boy's hand and tried to pull his arm out of that vase but still couldn't get it out. Now he tried it to loosen his hand using soap water but still nothing. After it he tried to loosen his hand using some oil around the wrist but hand still didn't budge. After trying everything father said, \"I give up, I would give a dollar right now to know how to get his hand out of this vase..\"Boy exclaimed, \"Really.!! dad??\"Just then parent heard a clinking sound and saw kid hand slipped right out of  vase. Parent were relieved and surprised to see that. They turned vase upside down to check reason for sound and found a penny dropped out of it. Parents were confused and asked, \"Son what's this??\"Little boy innocently replied, \"Oh that.. it's a penny that I put inside it but when I tried to get it out my hand got stuck but when I heard that you would give a dollar to have my hand out of that vase, I let it go..\"", "moral1": "Men often applaud an imitation and hiss7 the real thing. ", "moral2": "A simple story to help children see vegetables with new eyes. ", "moral3": "In our life, there many time when we keep clinging to things that keep us stuck. We should learn to let go so that we can move forward in life. ", "moral4": "Be nice and try to help others. ", "moral5": "It is always best to communicate how you feel.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 870, "story": "Once people of a village came to know about a wise holy man who used to live in a small house on mountain top which was very difficult to reach to. Thinking of difficulty to reach there no one from village ever tried to visit him. One day, a man from village decided to take the long journey and meet that holy man. After quiet struggle and difficulty he at last arrived at the top of mountain. There he saw a small house. He was tried from the journey but any how reached at the door of that house. He knocked on the door. After a while he saw an old man coming outside the house. Old man greeted him and asked him about his purpose to come. Man looked at him and said, \"I would like to see your master, holy man who lives here. would you please take me to him.\"Old man smiled and led him inside house. As they were walking through house, man from village eagerly looked here and there anticipating his encounter with wise man but before he knew it, he was escorted back outside the house through the front door. Man was confused. Man said, \"But I want to see holy man..!!\"\"You already have..\", replied old man. Man was surprised to see that such simple looking person was the holy man he came to meet. Man apologized for mistaking him as a servant and decided to take leave. As man was leaving, old man smiled and said, \"Every time you meet someone even if they seems to be plain and insignificant, you must see each of them as wise man.. if you do this then whatever problem you brought here today.. will be solved..\"", "moral1": "Parents should not let their child ruin their life or let them do wrong things because of anger. Parents should direct them in right direction and help them to change situation into positive one. If we want to see change in people first we have to bring that change in ourselves. ", "moral2": "The 7 wonders are - to be able to see, to be able to hear, to be able to feel, to laugh, to think, to be kind, to love! ", "moral3": " always be honest.  honesty is always rewarded. ", "moral4": "We should not judge someone by his looks. ", "moral5": "One should be attentive of his surroundings.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 871, "story": "Once a little boy and his mother went to shop in market. After shopping for while they stopped by a shop where mother went inside to shop something and boy stood near desk of that shop shopkeeper. Shop keeper had a tumbler of sweets kept on his desk. On seeing little boy he picked that tumbler of sweets and offered boy to take sweets from that tumbler for himself saying, \"Dear kid, have some sweets..\"But child just stood there silently and didn't take any sweets. Shop keeper was surprised to see that little boy didn't take any sweets. He again offered boy to take sweets from the tumbler but boy again didn't take any sweets from that tumbler. When mother came back to desk she saw this and said to boy, \"Dear.. you can take sweets.\" Even then boy didn't took any sweets from the bottle. Seeing boy not taking any sweets, shopkeeper himself took sweets from that tumbler and gave it to the child. This time child didn't refused and accepted sweets given by shopkeeper. Mother saw that kid was happy to take two hands full of sweets. Mother was surprised to see that her son didn't too any sweets from tumbler himself but then accepted sweets when shopkeeper himself took out sweets from tumbler and gave it to boy. So, while they were on their way back to home.. Mother questioned her son, \"Why didn't you take sweets when shopkeeper asked you to?\"Boy innocently replied, \"Mum, my hands are so small and even if take sweets I can take only few but when uncle gave with his big hands.. see how many more sweets I got..!!\"", "moral1": "Evil deeds results in bad things and your wise thinking can help you get out of bad situation. So be wise and do good. ", "moral2": "Happiness is not to be found in the showy and sophisticated things in life, but rather in the right way to approach life and live it. ", "moral3": "When we ask from god we may ask for little but when god give, he gives us way more than expectations and much more than we can think of for ourselves. ", "moral4": "Don't be mean to others. There is beauty in everyone. ", "moral5": "Abstain2 and enjoy.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 872, "story": "Once a lady got a letter. She looked at envelope and saw that there was no stamp and no postmark, it had only her name and address. She opened it. She read the letter, \"Dear rose, I will be coming to your neighborhood this afternoon and would like to pay a visit to you. love always.. jesus.\"Reading this letter rose was shaken and started thinking to herself, \"Why would jesus visit me? I have nothing to offer,\"With this she remembered about her empty kitchen cabinets and reached for her purse to check for money. She saw that she had only 5 dollar. She thought about things she could buy and hurried out of door. She went to market and bought a loaf of bread and carton of milk with some sliced turkey. She had only some cents left with her yet she was happy holding those meager offering tucked under her arm. On her way back to home she heard a voice saying, \"Lady, can you help us?\" When she turned back she saw a man and woman in ragged clothes, were dirty and smelled bad. Man said, \"Lady, I ain't got a job and me and my wife have been living on streets and it's getting cold and we have nothing to eat. we are really hungry. if you could help us we would really appreciate..\"Rose replied, \"Sir, I would like to help but I am myself a poor woman and all I have is some bread and turkey cuts which I bought for an important guest coming tonight.\"\"Okay.. I can understand lady.. thanks anyway.\", man replied and hold hand of her wife and headed back to alley. As rose watched them leave, she felt a little twinge in her heart. She turned back toward man and woman and said, \"Sir.. wait..\"Couple stopped. Rose ran towards them, handed them grocery bag and said, \"Sir, take this food with you. I will figure something out to serve my guest.\"\"Thank you!! thank you!!\",said man's wife. Rose saw that she was shivering from cold, seeing this rose unbuttoned her coat and gave it to her and said, \"You know, I have got another coat at home.. you take this one.\"Then smiling she turned and walked back toward her home. She was shivering with cold and worried about not having anything to offer to jesus after she reach home. When she reached home. She opened her door. As she entered she noticed another mail. She took envelope and opened it. It read: dear rose, it was good to see you.. Thank you for the lovely meal and also for beautiful coat. Love always.. Jesus.", "moral1": "Plodding3 wins the race. ", "moral2": "Speak to people properly. ", "moral3": "Always help others. ", "moral4": "If we could see our fears as others see them we would realize that most of our fears make no sense! ", "moral5": "Don't make fun of people's physical characteristics or deficiencies. Everyone gives the best of what they have, and often, unpopular people can offer more than the popular ones.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 873, "story": "On a hot summer day, a little boy and his mother were inside a lake house. Little boy decided to go for a swim in lake behind his house. Boy was really excited to go into lake and swim in cool lake so he just ran out. Boy went into lake and swam far without realizing that he swan right into middle of that lake. Boy's mother looked out of window and saw an alligator approaching toward his son. As she saw both of them getting closer to each other, she ran toward little boy and yelled as loud as she could. She shouted about alligator approaching him and asked him to swim back toward house. Hearing voice of his mother, boy got alarmed and made u-turn to swim towards his mother but it was too late. Just as mother reached her little boy and grabbed his arm, at same moment alligator snatched on his legs. That began a tug war between two. Alligator was too strong but mother was too passionate to let her son go. At same time, a farmer happen to pass by and heard scream of little boy and his mother. Farmer raced toward lake and took his aim at alligator and shot him. Remarkable, after getting treated for weeks in hospital boy survived. A newspaper reporter came to interview boy after incident and asked him about the incident. Boy lifted his pants from legs which was extremely scarred by the vicious attack of animal. But then, with pride he said to reporters, \"Look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms too.\"Newspaper reporter, \"Why these scars are great??\"Boy replied, \"I have these scars on arm because my mom wouldn't let go..\"", "moral1": "That's when tug of war begin between life and god. That's why some wounds we have because god wouldn't let go. We should be very grateful to god for being there with us. ", "moral2": "A nice way to explain to children the importance of brushing their teeth, and not eating too many sweets. ", "moral3": "Never waste time for what can be done today. ", "moral4": "In life, opportunities come unknowingly without any recolonization. We fail to recognize it and keep complaining that life didn't give us the opportunity to lead a successful life. Always take every chance you get to make a better life. ", "moral5": "Wisdom is stronger than physical strength.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 874, "story": "Once a monk liver near a river. Just across street lived a lady alone in her home. Monk noticed that larger number of men visited her and due to this monk decided to speak to her. One day when lady was returning home, monk met her in way and said, \"You are a great sinner. what you do reveals your lack of respect towards god. don't you ever think what will happen to you after you die??\"Poor lady was shaken by words of monk and felt sorry for what she did and prayed to god out of genuine repentance.   she prayed to god, \"I feel really terrible. please forgive me for my doing and please help me find another means of earning for living.\"Week passed by but she was not able to find any another means of earning and had to go back to prostitution. When monk saw again men going to that lady house he felt annoyed by the thought that his talks had no effect on her. Monk thought to himself, \"From now on, I will keep the count of number of men going in that house until sinner dies.\" So from that day monk used to keep eye on that house and would add a stone  to keep count to men going in with each man going in. On other hand every time a man come, lady would ask for god's forgiveness. After sometime again that monk met that lady and seeing her monk called her and pointed toward pile of stones, \"You see that pile of stone?? each stone represents mortal sin committed by you. I say you once more.. do not do that sin again..!!\"Women was trembled to see that pile of stone. She went home and wept in repentance and prayed to god, \"O lord, when will you free me from this wretched life?\"Her prayers were listened and same night angel of death came carried her off and also took monk living across with him. Lady soul was sent straight up to heaven and monk's soul was sent to hell. When saw what's happening he cried out, \"Is this your justice? I spent whole life in your devotion and poverty and yet I am carried off to hell and that lady who sinned all her life was borne aloft up to heaven..\"God replied, \"God's purpose are always just. you thought that devoting yourself to god means you can judge other's. because of this while you filled your heart with impurity of other's sin.that lady shed away her sin with pure repentance and her soul was so light that she went to heaven and you soul weighed down with stones is too heavy to lift..\"", "moral1": "We should not judge other's. We should just be good and look for good in other's and devote our life to god with true heart. ", "moral2": "Two sureties are better than one. ", "moral3": "Kindness effects more than severity. ", "moral4": "The best thing to do with bullies is ignore them. ", "moral5": "It's always better to have friends and be happy - even though it may bring discomfort - than isolate yourself from people in order to avoid problems.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 875, "story": "Once all disciples were sitting with master. One of disciple questioned his master, \"Master, everyone says that to find spiritual inner self one have to go alone in search of it.if it's true then why are we all together here learning about spiritual enlightenment?\"Master replied, \"A tree in forest is always stronger than a lone tree. in forest, humidity is maintained and it also helps to maintain soil fertile. forest can resist hurricane or any other nature calamity.in forest, different trees and plants grow together helping each other making their roots stronger and more deep.similarly, when we work together allows us to grow and help each other. in this way with others help we can grow in our way and be a better person.this helps us to learn our weakness and also see faults in ourselves and correct them. this is path one should follow who wish to commune with god.\"", "moral1": "We should trust god with everything. God has arranged everything in this nature very wisely and everything that exist and happens, happens for a reason. ", "moral2": "Why do we fight at home? The reason is ego and lack of mutual trust. Husband and wife are complimentary of each other. That's why if one make mistakes then other should act wisely, keep calm and try to solve problem with love not with anger. In household life, one's shortcoming should be given less attention and trust should be given more importance. ", "moral3": "Wisdom is stronger than physical strength. ", "moral4": "This fable was written for those base persons who oppress the innocent, and fear to annoy the bold. ", "moral5": "Money can not get everything. Learn to be satisfied with what you have and you will always be happy.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 876, "story": "Once a hunter went into a forest for hunting. There he caught a bird. Bird said to hunter, \"You must have eaten many big animals. how can flesh of my little body satisfy you?? if you let me go, I will give you three counsels but condition is.. first counsel I will give you while still in your hand, second when I am on roof  and third from top of tree.\"Bird continued, \"When you have heard all three counsels you will consider yourself the most fortunate men.\"While sitting in hunter's hand bird said, \"First counsel : do not believe in foolish pronouncement of others.\"Even after listening to this first counsel hunter let bird go from his hand on to the roof from where bird said, \"Second counsel : have no regrets for what past is..\"After telling second counsel bird told him that it's body contained a precious pearl weighing five ounce and it could be his but now that's gone. Hearing this man began to bewail for the misfortune of losing the pearl. Seeing this bird asked him, \"Why are you sad? didn't you listen when I said do not regret for past.. I also told you that do not believe in foolish pronouncement of others..\"When I said I have five ounce pearl in my stomach, can't you think that I myself weight 2 ounces then how could I possible be having a pearl weighing 5 ounce inside me. Coming to his senses hunter asked for last counsel when bird was at top of tree. Bird replied, \"Seeing how you heeded first two, why should I waste third..\" And fly away.", "moral1": "Once you know this then key is in your hand. ", "moral2": "For some things, children are still too young, and they should allow their parents to guide them. ", "moral3": "Have courage. ", "moral4": "At once he took pen out of his pocket and scratched out something from his card. ", "moral5": "We should learn from bird that at time to danger our cleverness can save us. From hunter we can learn that greed and foolishness leave us with nothing.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 877, "story": "Once a kid used to live with his mother. They were poor and could earn just to manage their needs. Mother had only one eye and because of that kid used to thing of her as embarrassment. One day when mother went to kid's school, everyone in school laughed at him and taunted about his mother having only one eye. Due to this kid started to hate his mother and thought that his mother presence is just an embarrassment for him and he doesn't want to live with her. So he decided that he would study really hard and will leave his mother. Kid completed his studies with good grades and landed a good job in other city. He left his mother and got settled in city. He bought a big house, got married and had kids. He was living a happy successful life. There he had nothing to remind him of his mom and embarrassment caused because of her. One day his mother came to see him. When kids saw her they felt scared and went to him. When he came to see who was at their door he found that it was his mother. Seeing her he said, \"Who are you?? how dare you come to my house??\" Mother understood that her son didn't want to see her and quietly answered, \"Oh, I am so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address.\" Then she just left. Then one day kid got a letter from his school about reunion. After reunion, he went down to his old house where his mother used to live. When he entered there he saw that his mother was lying on floor lifeless with a piece of paper in his hand. It was letter to his son. She wrote:my son,I think my life has been long enough now. And… I won't visit you anymore… but would it be too much to ask if I wanted you to come visit me once in a while? I miss you so much. And I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I decided not to go to the school…. For you… I'm sorry that I only have one eye, and I was an embarrassment for you. You see, when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn't stand watching you having to grow up with only one eye… so I gave you mine… I was so proud of my son that was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye. I was never upset at you for anything you did. I miss you so much. I love you. You mean the world to me.", "moral1": "This is for those who speak when there is no occasion, and who sleep when it is requisite to be on the watch. ", "moral2": "You cannot escape your fate. ", "moral3": "People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves. ", "moral4": "Always love and respect your parents as we can never understand how much parents sacrifice for us. We should learn to respect and value their sacrifices and hard work. When grown up kids should give time and care to their parents. ", "moral5": "Respect is something you have to earn, you cannot force it on others to respect you. There is a thin line between fear and respect, every one of us should understand it and do necessary corrections in our personalities.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 878, "story": "Once in a village lived father and son. Every night before going to bed father used to tell interesting stories to his son. One day father told him, \"Son.. god is omnipresent. he can see everything everywhere. nothing is hidden from him.\"Son asked, \"Father.. you say god is present everywhere but I am not able to see him anywhere..\" Father replied, \"Son.. we can't see god but he is everywhere and can see everyone and everything they do..\"Months passed by and a severe famine happened in village. Due to which father's fields were rendered barren and he had nothing to sell in market. So he decided to go to his neighbors farm and steal. When father went out for stealing he set along with his son and entered his neighbor's field. He instructed his son to sit on a branch of tree to keep watch and signal if he sees someone coming towards farm. Now as soon as father sat there to gather crop his son called him and said, \"Hold on father..!!\"Father questioned, \"But why?? do you see someone coming here??\" Son replied, \"Yes, someone is watching us..\"Father got up from there and looked around but he found no one there. Then he asked his son, \"Who is watching us?? I see no one..\"Son replied, \"Father you told me that god is present everywhere. he watches everyone and their deeds very closely. then how will he not see you stealing from your neighbor's farm?\"Hearing this father felt ashamed and dropped his idea of stealing and went back home with a lesson he learned from his innocent son. Firstly, we should not do anything wrong to others as god is watching us and our deeds. Secondly, when parents teach something to kids they should also follow that in their life.", "moral1": "Repeated lie can make one doubt himself but one should not be carried away by what other said. ", "moral2": "Thirdly, we come across situations where we are tempted to support wrong acts. However, like son we should build the faith that god is always there for us and avoid falling for such temptations. ", "moral3": "We should try to take eyes off from our problems and enjoy each one of your blessings, each moment that life gives you.. Be happy and live life positively. . ", "moral4": "Everyone in this nature is unique. We should understand our own strength and instead of imitating other we should try to do what best we can do with our ability. ", "moral5": "A quest searching for generosity ending in an unexpected way.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 879, "story": "Once in a forest, a beautiful red rose blossomed. When rose saw around he found that everyone was admiring it's beauty. One of the tree said that, \"I wish I as as lovely as rose..\"Rose listened that and said, \"I know I am the most beautiful flower in this forest.\" To this another flower replied, \"Don be so proud. there are many other beautiful flowers in this forest.\"Then one day rose saw a cactus and said, \"What a ugly plant it is.. it's full of thorns.\" Listening to this another flower replied, \"Why do you say that?? who can say what beauty is?? you have thorns too..\"Proud red rose looked angrily at that flower and said, \"You can not compare my beauty and thorns to that of cactus.\" All trees and flowers around rose thought ,\"What a proud flower..\"With every passing day rose would say insulting things to cactus and wanted to move away from it. Cactus never felt bad sad always used to say to rose, \"God did not create any form of life without any reason.\"At the time pass weather changed and life became difficult in forest because of no rain. Rose began to wilt. One day rose saw birds sticking their beak into cactus and then fly away refreshed. Rose was puzzled to see that. Then a tree explained rose that birds were getting refreshed from the water they got from cactus. Rose asked, \"Doesn't it hurt cactus when birds make holes in it?\" Tree replied, \"It does but cactus doesn't like to see birds suffer.\"Rose opened its eyes in wonder and felt ashamed for the behavior towards cactus and felt sorry for it.", "moral1": "Good manners help us live together in a pleasant atmosphere. ", "moral2": "Great man spread light of their wisdom through their every word and deed. Key to happiness is being content with what we have. . ", "moral3": "Lost time cannot be recalled. ", "moral4": "If you love someone then don't hold back your feelings. Never hide your problems and feeling from the one who cares for you and love you. ", "moral5": "Everyone in nature have a purpose and we should not just judge someone just by its appearance. We should learn to value goodness in nature of others.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 880, "story": "One day a saint and his disciples were going through a forest, on the way they saw a pond full of fishes. Saint stopped there and bend down and started filling his mouth with fishes. Seeing this disciples decided to follow their guru and did same. At that time saint saw this but said nothing to them. Soon they reached another pond and saw that their were no fishes. Now, saint went there at one end of pond and bend down. Saint opened his mouth and started taking out fishes he swallowed from another pond. When all disciples saw this, they tried to do same but even after many attempts they were only able to get out some dead fishes from their stomach. At this point saint said, \"Why did you filled your mouth with fishes when you didn't know how to keep them alive in stomach.. why did you imitate me without knowing reason??\"", "moral1": "Be not greedy for a little passing pleasure. It may destroy you. ", "moral2": "There is always a way. ", "moral3": "Everyone in this nature is unique. We should understand our own strength and instead of imitating other we should try to do what best we can do with our ability. ", "moral4": "It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life! We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family  friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family. ", "moral5": "Do not promise to do something that you cannot do and do not to say something that you cannot be responsible for.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 881, "story": "After the death of a jeweler, his family got into financial trouble. They didn't had much money left for even buying food. So one day, jeweler's wife took one of the sapphire necklace out of safe and said to her son, \"Son, take this necklace to your uncle's shop and ask him to give you money in exchange of this necklace.\"Boy went to his uncle with that necklace and gave that to him. Uncle took that necklace and looked at it carefully and said, \"Son, go to your mother and tell that right now market is not good. she can sell it later when you can get better price for this necklace.\"Then his uncle gave him some money and asked him to come next day and learn to work with him and this way he can also earn money to support family need. From next day boy started to come to his uncle's shop and learn work of examining jewels and precious stones. After sometime he got really good at examining jewels and soon people from even far areas started to come him to get their jewels checked and know their value. One day, his uncle said him, \"Son, go to your mother and tell her that now market is good and she can sell that necklace for good value.\"Boy went home and asked his mother for that sapphire necklace. When he examined that necklace he found that it was fake. Next day he went to his uncle's shop he didn't took that necklace with him. When he reached shop his uncle asked about that necklace. Boy said, \"I didn't bring that necklace as when I checked it, I found that it was fake and it has no value.\"Then boy questioned, \"Uncle when you knew that it was fake why did you said to keep it back and bring when market is good?\"Uncle replied, \"When first time you brought that necklace to me, at that time you were broke and you needed money. if I had told you at that time that it's fake then you would have thought that I am lying.and knowing your financial condition is not good I am trying to cheat you by saying an original necklace as fake but now when you have knowledge about jewels, you know that it's fake.\"", "moral1": "Without knowledge we tend to misunderstood and ruin relationship therefore we should think wisely. ", "moral2": "Though our deeds may not be known to others but god always knows what we have done ­ good or bad. Thus, we should overcome the temptation to do something incorrect, thinking about what god would think of our deed, regardless of what others think. ", "moral3": "We don't understand problems of other until we face one. It's better to help someone when you can. Helping others bring happiness not only to other but to yourself also. ", "moral4": "We often end up doing stupid things just to imitate others or to make others envious. ", "moral5": "Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 882, "story": "Once in a telecommunication company worked a guy michael. He was the kind of guy who always used to be in good mood. He was like natural motivator. He was always there there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. One day one of the co-employee sam went up to him and asked him, \"How do you do it?? how can you be so positive all the time??\"Michael replied, \"Each morning when I wake up.. I say to myself.. you have two choices today.. you can chose to be in good mood today or bad mood.. I chose good mood.. whenever something bad happen I ask myself.. either you can chose to be a victim or can learn something from it.. I chose to learn.. every time someone comes complaining to me.. I have choice to accept complaint or I can point out positive side of life.. I chose positive side of life..\"Sam replied, \"It's not as easy as you say.\"Michael continued and said, \"Life is all about choices. when you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. you choose how you react to situations. you choose how people affect your mood. you choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. the bottom line: it's your choice how you live your life.\"Sam left company and they never met again. Several years later sam came to know about serious accident happened to michael. Michael fell from a 60 feet high communication tower and was injured badly. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, michael was released from the hospital. After a year of accident sam got chance to meet michael. When he met michael he asked him about his health and well being. After this sam asked him, \"What was going on in your mind as the accident took place??\" Michael replied, \"Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live.. or I could choose to die.. I chose to live..\"Sam asked, \"Weren't you scared?\" Michael replied, \"When I saw expression of doctors I was really scared. in their eyes I could see  \"He's a dead man\". then I knew I had to do something.one of nurses came asked if I were allergic to anything and I said yes.. then all  doctor and nurses stopped waiting for my reply..I took a deep breath and yelled, \"Gravity.. \".over their laughter, I told them, I am choosing to live. operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.\"", "moral1": "It all depends on the point of view, and who tells the story. ", "moral2": "Every day we have the choice to live fully. We should understand the effect of keeping a positive attitude in life. Each day has enough trouble of its own. It's our choice how we react to situation and live. ", "moral3": "A resemblance to the great in some things does not make us great. ", "moral4": "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. ", "moral5": "Respect is the value that sustains the arena in which all other values partake.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 883, "story": "Once there was a school where all types of arts were taught to students. Students from far away would come to school to learn different arts. There was a boy samar who was very passionate about painting and used to make beautiful landscapes and other paintings. One day samar made a painting with lost of effort and found it to be the best painting he ever made. So he decided to put it on display of school. In morning he put that painting on display and beside painting he also put a note saying, \"If you find any mistake please circle that part with black color.\"In evening when samar came to check his painting to check for mistake he saw that whole painting was covered with black circles. Samar got very sad and depressed as it was best painting he ever made. In his class, his teacher noticed that samar was sad. So he called him to his cabin and inquired about reason for being sad. Samar told his teacher about what happened with painting. Teacher told samar to make another painting and keep it on display but this time he should put a note with painting saying, \"Please correct the mistake in painting if you find any.\"Next morning samar put on display a painting and did as his teacher instructed him to do. When in evening samar came to check painting he saw that there was no correction made on painting he made. He was surprised to see that. He went to his teacher to ask the reason. His teacher replied, \"For people it is very easy to find mistake in work done by others but when it comes to correct that mistake by themselves.. no one is ready.we should understand that even after trying our best in doing things and building anything people will keep finding mistakes in them. one should not get sad or depressed by that, instead should keep working harder to achieve ones goals.\"", "moral1": "Never find fault with others. ", "moral2": "After experiencing setbacks and failures again and again most of us emotionally give up and stop trying. We start to believe that because we failed in past we will fail every time but that's just a barrier in our head. So, we should keep on working without fear of failure. ", "moral3": "Overcoming fear to tell the truth is difficult, but in the end it isn't so bad. ", "moral4": "Sometimes we are about to achieve our goals, but give up through lack of perseverance and patience. ", "moral5": "We should not get bothered about people pointing mistakes in our work. Instead we should continue to work hard to achieve our goal.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 884, "story": "Karoly takacs of the hungarian army, was top pistol shooter in the world for men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol. He had won many national and international championship in shooting. He was preparing for olympics 1940 and was expected to win gold for his nation. But one day in 1938 during his army session a hand grade exploded in his right hand, his shooting hand and  with the lost of his hand he also lost his dream of winning gold in olympics. He spend a month in hospital recovering. He decided that he is not gonna feel pity and held onto his olympics dream. He figured that he had a fully functional and healthy left arm. He chose to explore the world of possibilities. Karoly had will to succeed. He decided to practice shooting with his left hand. Despite the fact that he was not left-handed, he was determined to make his left hand the best shooting hand in world. For months he practiced by himself and decided not to tell anyone. In 1939, he showed up at national pistol shooting championship. There other shooter approached him to give condolences and to congratulated him to have a strength to come and watch other in shooting championship. Karoly replied, \"I didn't come here to watch. I came to compete.\" Everyone was surprised to know that and what surprised people even more was the fact that he won that championship with his left hand. The 1940 and 1944 olympics were cancelled because of world war ii. Karoly kept training and qualified for 1948 olympics and won gold medal. He won 1952 olympics also.", "moral1": "You can not keep everything you want. ", "moral2": "To achieve anything worthy in life one needs attitude and will. Skills and techniques can be learned, can be taught but not will. We need to work toward our goal with full determination to succeed. ", "moral3": "It's because everyone understand anything from their own perspective. Sometimes we need to change our way to help so that person can accept that help. ", "moral4": "We should learn from bird that at time to danger our cleverness can save us. From hunter we can learn that greed and foolishness leave us with nothing. ", "moral5": "Do today's work today. Don't wait until later.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 885, "story": "Once in a town lived a very greedy rich man. Rich man ordered to build a big safe and he wanted to fill it will gold and jewels. So, one day he hired a mathematician to find the best way for him to make the greatest profit in everything he did. Mathematician studied for months before he found the solution. One night, mathematician had a big smile on his face. Next day, he went to rich man house and said, \"I found it..! my calculations are perfect..!\"Rich man didn't had time to listen to him as he had to leave for long journey. So he said to mathematician,\"I promise I will pay you double wages when I come back but only if you take charge of my business and put new formula into practice.\"Mathematician was very excited because of his new formula, he delightedly accepted the proposal. Months later when rich man returned, he found that all his possessions had gone. He got furious and went to mathematician to ask for explanation. Mathematician calmly told him that he had given away everything to people in need. Rich man couldn't believe it and was getting mad. Mathematician explained rich man his formula, \"I studied for months but every way which I found was always limited as there's limit to how much one man can do by himself. then I understood the key was that many people could help us to achieve the aim. so the conclusion was that helping others was the best way to get more and more people to benefit us.\"Rich man was disappointed and furious over mathematicians act and went out. While he was walking away, several neighbors came to him looking worried about him. All of them were those who were helped by rich man's fortune. They felt grateful to him and offered him to be guest of their houses. Over next few days, wherever he went he was received with great honor and everyone was willing to help him in whatever way they could. Now, rich man can see the results of what mathematician had calculate. He realized that helping others with some now has given him much, much more. In this way, he managed to quickly set up flourishing businesses, but this time he followed the brilliant mathematician's advice. Now he no longer kept his money in safe, instead he shared out his fortune among people, whose hearts had converted into safest and grateful.", "moral1": "Look before you leap. ", "moral2": "Do not give your enemies the slightest reason to attack your reputation. Your enemies will seize any excuse to attack you. ", "moral3": "Helping others and sharing with others give the ultimate happiness and riches. ", "moral4": "When you have enough to help others, don't let that chance go. Your good deeds will always be repaid to you. ", "moral5": "We all can achieve our goals by helping one another in times of need.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 886, "story": "Once there was a switch-man who used to operate the controls of a bridge for ships and trains to pass by sitting in a small booth on one side of river. During most of day bridge was running up and down to make way for ships to pass through freely. But at certain time, a train would pass through for which the bridge would be turned sideways across the river, allowing the train to cross. One evening when switch-man was waiting for last train to come, he stepped on to the controls to lock the bridge sideways for train but he found that locks controls were not working. He knew if bridge was not locked properly then it would wobble causing train to jump the tracks and go crashing into the river. Switch-man left his booth and hurried to other side of bridge so that he can manually lock the bridge in place. To manually lock bridge he would have to hold the lever tightly as the train crossed. As switch-man heard the sound of train coming, he hold the lever tightly to keep bridge locked as he know many lives depends on his strength. Suddenly he heard a sound from the other side of bridge, \"Daddy where are you?\" He saw that his 4yrs old son was crossing the bridge to look for him. He almost left the lever to run and snatch up his son and carry him to safety.    but he realized that he could not get back to the lever in time for the train to pass safely.   either the people on the train or his little son would have to die.    it took a moment to make his decision. Train passed by safely on the bridge and no one on board was aware of the fact that a little kid was thrown into the river by on rushing train. Switch-man was sobbing, still clinging tightly to lever even after the train has passed. Neither did they see him walking home more slowly than he had ever walked before, to tell his wife how they had lost their son.", "moral1": "We can never imagine the pain a person has to go through because of sacrifice he make. We must appreciate and be thankful to those who silently sacrifice and endure pain for sake of others. ", "moral2": "the evil doer often comes to harm through his own deceit. ", "moral3": "Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire, when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. ", "moral4": "Greatness carries its own penalties. ", "moral5": "Just take care of my eyes dear.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 887, "story": "Once in a village lived two brothers who inherited their father's land. Land was divided between two of them equally and now both of them had separate area for farming. As time passed, older brother got married, had children while younger brother never got married and was still single. One night younger brother thought to himself, \"It's not fair that we have equal land. my brother has six children to feed and I have none. he should have more grain than I do.\"So that night younger brother went to his silo and took a large bag of wheat with him and went over to his brother's farm silo, leaving wheat in his older brother's silo. Younger brother returned home feeling pleased with himself. Same night older brother was also lying awake thinking, \"It's not fair that we both have equal land. in my old age my wife and I will have our grown children to take care of us while my brother will have no one. he should have more grains to sell so that he can provide for himself in old age.\"So even he secretly went to his silo and then climbed to his brother silo and leaving bags of wheat there. Older brother when returned home was feeling happy within. Next morning, both brother's were surprised and confused to see that number of wheat bags were unchanged in their own silo. So both thought to themselves that, \"Tonight, I will be sure to take more wheat to bother's farm.\"After night fell, each brother gathered a greater amount of wheat from his barn and in the dark, secretly delivered it to his brother's barn. Next morning again both were puzzled to see that amount of wheat still remained unchanged. Now brother's were thinking, \"This is impossible!! tonight I will make no mistake and make sure that grains get delivered.\"Third night, more determined than ever, each brother gather a large pile of whet from his silo and loaded it on to a cart and slowly hauled it over the hill to brother's barn. At the top of the hill, under the shadow of a moon, each brother noticed a figure in the distance and thought, \"Who could it be?\". When the two brothers recognized the form of the other brother and the load he was pulling behind, they realized what had happened. Without saying a word, they both embraced each other.", "moral1": "Choose your friends wisely. ", "moral2": "The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. So find time to be your spouse's friend and do those little things for each other. ", "moral3": "Think before you speak. ", "moral4": "We should love and respect our family. Happiness of giving is much greater than taking. ", "moral5": "Better bend than break.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 888, "story": "Once a ship was wrecked in a storm and only survivor left was washed up on a small inhabited island. He prayed to god to rescue him but for days there was no help and no one came to rescue him. Exhausted, one day he look around for things and built a little hut for himself using the wood from the drifted parts of wrecked ship. He felt very bad that his prayers are not listened and he have to stay here alone at this island. He collected things from around to help him live by and kept all those inside hut till he can find any help. Days were going by but one day when he was gone for scavenging food. After a while when he came back to find his hut in flames and all possession burned inside that hut. Man was broken, he lost everything he built till now. He was stunned with grief and anger. He cried and shouted looking toward sky, \"Why god? why? how could you do this to me??\"However early next day he was awakened by the sound of ship that was approaching that island. I was in disbelieve that a rescue ship came to save him. After man aboard-ed ship, he asked his rescuer, \"How did you know I was here??\" Rescuer replied, \"We saw a smoke signal coming form this island.\" Man replied, \"But I didn't even fired any smoke signal.\" Rescuer replied, \"Didn't you start that fire to  give us smoke signal?\"At that moment man realized that his prayers were heard and god have his ways to help people in need and thanked god for rescuing him.", "moral1": "God is everywhere.  we just need to share our happiness and make others smile to feel him. ", "moral2": "Cycle of deeds always gives us back what we give to others. If we do good to others, our good will happen, if we do bad to others, our turn will also come. ", "moral3": "When things go bad, it's easy to get discourage but we shouldn't lose heart. Always believe in god even in midst of pain and suffering. ", "moral4": "Counsel without help is useless. ", "moral5": "The best way to strengthen your will and do difficult things is by doing them straight away, without thinking about the time or effort they will take.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 889, "story": "Once a ship was wrecked at sea due to storm and only out of all crew two men were bale to swim themselves to a small deserted island. After both reached island, they didn't know what to do and both talked and they reached on conclusion that there is nothing they can do except to pray to god and wait for rescue. However, they both decided to divide territory between both of them and stay at opposite side of it. They did this to determine whose prayers would be more effective. First thing they needed was food. So first man prayed for food and next day he saw fruits bearing trees on his side and saw that other man's side was still barren. After two weeks, first man felt lonely and prayed for wife and next day a women survivor from ship wreck swam to his side of land. On other side there was still nothing. Next first man prayed for home and clothes and more food. Like magic he got all those things. Still other man side was same as before nothing changed. Finally first man prayed for ship so that he and his wife could leave that island. Next morning a ship docked at his side of island. He boarded on ship with his wife. Then first man thought, \"Since none of that person prayers have been answered. he is unworthy of leaving that island.\" First man decided to leave other man on island. As ship was about to leave, first man heard a voice from sky saying, \"Why are you leaving your companion on island??\"First man replied, \"Since I got everything I prayed for that means my blessings are result of my faith and prayers. his prayers were unanswered that why he has nothing on his side and so I figured he does not deserve to leave island with me.\"Voice from sky responded, \"You are sorely mistaken. you are in great debt to that man.\"\"How is that?\", asked first man. \"It was that person's faith and prayer that invoked your blessings as he was one who prayed that all your prayers might be answered.\" Replied voice from sky.", "moral1": "True art is thoughtful, delights and endures. ", "moral2": "Here is no such thing as a pious lie. When the truth is discovered, the accumulation of deception will multiply the pain experienced. ", "moral3": "Never judge other's on what you see. ", "moral4": "It is better to be a master of one art than to be a jack of many arts. ", "moral5": "Never be who you're are not.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 890, "story": "Once there was a king who had 4 wives. He loved all of his wives but king used to love his 4th wife most and always used to adorned her with finest delicacies. He provided her with best things. His 3rd wife was really beautiful and he loved to show her off to neighboring kingdom. His 2nd wife was very kind, patient and considerate. Whenever king faced some problems with decision he used to go to her and she would help him get through that decision. King's 1st wife was a very loyal partner and made great contribution in maintaining his health and wealth but king was very ignorant toward her. He hardly took notice of her. One day king fell ill and he knew that he is gonna die soon. King wondered, \"I now have four wives with me, but when I die, I'll be all alone.\"He called his 4th wife and asked, \"I loved you most. now, when I am dying will you follow me?? keep me company??\" 4th wife refused and walked away without any other word. King felt very sad. Now king called his 3rd wife and asked same thing. 3rd wife also refused saying, \"No, I can't. life is too good and I am gonna remarry after you die.\"King heart sank listening to those cold words said by his wife. Now king called on his 2nd wife and asked same question and even she refused to king saying, \"No, I can't help you out this time.\"King was devastated. Then a voice came from outside, \"I will go with you. no matter where you go.\"King looked up and saw his 1st wife who was looking really dull and suffered. King with grief said, \"I should have taken care of you when I had chance..\"Truth is we all have 4 wives in our life: 4th wife represents our body. Whole life we make efforts in making it look good but it will leave us when we die. 3rd wife represents our wealth and status. When we die it will go to others. 2nd wife represents our relatives, family and friends. No matter how much they have been there for us, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave. 1st represents our soul. In pursuit of body, wealth and pleasure of world we often ignore it. Soul is only thing that will follow us.", "moral1": "We have to accept that things can change. The best way to deal with change is to remain flexible and adaptable. ", "moral2": "So cultivate, strengthen and cherish it now, for it is the only part of us who will follow us and be always with us. ", "moral3": "Everything has its own value. ", "moral4": "Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. ", "moral5": "Acting when we are furious or annoyed results in less clever and intelligent actions.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 891, "story": "Everyday krishna would go to garden to show his love to plants.. And plants would respond with same love. One day krishna quickly ran into through garden and went to bamboo plant. Seeing krishna in panic bamboo plant asked, \"What's wrong krishna?\"Krishna replied, \"I have something to ask you.. it's very difficult to ask..\"Bamboo plant replied, \"What is it krishna?? tell me what you need I will give it to you if I can.\"Krishna said, \"I need your life.\"Bamboo asked, \"You don't have any other choice?? no other way??\"Krishna responded, \"No other way.. I need your life and need to cut you..\"Bamboo replied, \"Ok krishna.. my life is yours..\"After bamboo gave himself up, krishna took bamboo plant and started making holes in it. With each hole bamboo plant was crying with each carving of hole in it. After all the cuts were made bamboo was turned into beautiful flute and now krishna used to keep that flute with him all the time, 24 hours.. All the other plants and gopis were jealous that bamboo plant was so lucky  who gets to be with krishna all time and they can't. Once gopis said to bamboo plant, \"We all love lord krishna and still we get just little time to spend with him but you are with him 24hrs. tell us your secret.. why krishna treasure you so much??\"Bamboo plant replied, \"Secret is that I gave myself up to krishna. he took me and did whatever was right for me and during that process I had to go through lots of pain.yet I surrendered completely to him and let him do whatever he want to do with me and however he wants..\"", "moral1": "If we want to be close to krishna, we have to surrender completely and just become his instrument. Have faith in him and always know that he is there with you always. ", "moral2": "Friendship means never to abandon your friends at difficult times. ", "moral3": "Impossible things we cannot hope to attain, and it is of no use to try. ", "moral4": "Teaching how to eat junk food sparingly, and not abuse it. ", "moral5": "If we make every attempt to increase out knowledge in order to use it for human good, it will make a difference in us and in our world.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 892, "story": "One day in kingdom court akbar said birbal to give him answer for three questions. After listening to question birbal thought for while and then said said that he will answer those next day in court. When birbal reached home he was very sad. When his son saw that he asked his father reason for his sadness. Birbal told the whole thing to his son and said that he was not able to answer today but have to answer them in court tomorrow. After knowing question birbal's son asked his father to take him to court next day. Next day birbal took his son with him in court. Akbar asked birbal to answer those question to which birbal replied that even his son knows answer and he is willing to answer those question for him. Akbar asked first question, \"Where does god live??\"Birbal's son replied before answering this question I request you to order a glass of milk with sugar mixed in it. After milk was bought in court. Birbal's son asked king to have that milk and tell how does it taste. Akbar tasted milk and said, \"It's sweet.\" Kid questioned, \"Sir, do you see any sugar in this milk??\" Akbar replied, \"No because its dissolved.\"Kid said here is answer to your first question, \"Like we can't see dissolved sugar in milk. similarly god is in everything of this world but we can't see it.\"Akbar asked second question, \"How can we reach god?\"Before I answer this question I request you to order some milk cream to be brought in court. After milk cream was brought in court. Birbal's son said, \"Your highness! can you see any butter in it?\" Akbar replied, \"Butter is there but we can see it once we stir this milk cream.\"Birbal's son said, \"Here is answer to your second question your highness.. similarly god can be seen on finding our true inner self.\"Now akbar asked him third question, \"What does god do??\"Now birbal's son said to king that before he answer this question king have to accept him as his master. King accepted him as his master. Birbal's son said, \"Your highness, you know that master always sit on higher pedestal and disciple on lower.\"Akbar understood and left his throne for kid and he himself sat down on floor. Birbal's son said, \"Your highness, this is answer to your last question.\" Akbar was confused and said, \"I don't understand what you want to say..\"", "moral1": "Self-help is always respected. ", "moral2": "Those who would mend others, should first mend themselves. ", "moral3": "Cycle of deeds always gives us back what we give to others. If we do good to others, our good will happen, if we do bad to others, our turn will also come. ", "moral4": "This is what god do.. God can change any situation.. In a moment he make king the beggar and servant the emperor. ", "moral5": "Do not depend on the promises of those whose interest it is to deceive you.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 893, "story": "Once a teacher and his student went out for a walk. After walking a while they reached a farm where student saw a pair of old torn shoes which seemed to be belonged to poor farmer who was just preparing to get back to his home after a whole day of hard work. Seeing this student thought of an idea to have fun and said, \"Master, we don't we hide these shoes behind bushes and wait for farmer to come. it would be fun to watch his reaction when he will not be able to find his shoes..!! \"Teacher felt bad, looked at his student and said, \"Son, it's not good to play such cruel joke with a poor person.\"Teacher thought for a moment and then with a smile on his face he said, \"Son, I have a better idea.. why don't we just put some coins in each of his shoes and hide behind bushes and then see how farmer will react when he find these coins in his torn shoes??\"Student just wanted to see reaction of poor farmer so he did what his teacher asked him to do and then they both hid behind bushes to see farmers reaction.. Farmer finished his work and come to place where he left his shoes. As he slipped his foot into shoe he felt something hard in his shoes and when he checked he found coins. Farmer was surprised to see coins in his shoes and then took out those coins in his hands and looked carefully then he started to look here and there to see if someone was looking for them or it belonged to someone but he didn't saw anyone so he kept those coins in his pocket. After this when farmer slipped his foot in another another shoe, he again felt something hard in his shoes and when he checked he found some more coins and seeing those coins farmer got emotional and tears came out of his eyes. Farmer folded his hands and looked toward sky and said, \"O god, thousand time thanks to that unknown helper who helped me in this time of need because of that person kindness and help now I will be able to buy medicine for my sick wife and will be able to get bread for my hungry children.\"Students eyes were filled with tears after listening to farmer words. Keeping those coins in his pocket poor farmer left for his home. After poor farmer left teacher questioned his student, \"Now tell me what would had make you more happy? hiding his shoes or keeping some coins in his shoes??\"Student had tears in his eyes and said, \"Master, I will never forget the lesson you taught me today. now I understand meaning of words  joy of giving is much more than taking.. joy of giving is limitless.. thank you master..\"", "moral1": "Instead of creating trouble for someone we should try to help people whenever we can because when we give someone it not only bring happiness to them but to ourselves. Joy of giving is much more than taking. . ", "moral2": "Be real. ", "moral3": "Always think for yourself. ", "moral4": "To be sitting and nothing , you must be sitting very, veryhigh up. ", "moral5": "Cunning often outwits itself.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 894, "story": "Once a man went to saint and said, \"I desire to make my life better and beautiful. please tell me way by which I can make my life better.\"Saint had things kept beside him. He picked up some cotton, one candle and one needle from those things and gave it to man. After giving these things saint said, \"Here take these.. and now you can leave..\"After taking those things man left but he was still confused because he didn't know what to do with those things. He was thinking why saint gave him those things but was not able to understand meaning of those things and how those things can help him make his life better. So, he went back to saint and said, \"Maharaja, I am not able to understand why you gave me all those things?? how are these things going to help me in making my life better??\"Saint smiled and said, \"Each things I gave have deep meaning of their own.\"Saint explained. Cotton that I gave you, the beauty of cotton is that, it is used to make thread which is used to make clothes that covers that honor of every man. Similarly, god's man is one who helps in defending honors of others and protects them.. Candle that I gave you burns and melts to give light to others. Similarly, you should try to be like candle, a person who lights the life of others.. Last thing that I gave you is needle, without needle no torn clothes can be stitched together. Similarly, in this world person who help to mend broken hearts and helps people at time of their need is loved by god.. At end saint said, \"That's all I can teach you.\"After listening this, man understood the meaning of life. He thanked saint and left for his home.", "moral1": "The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. So find time to be your spouse's friend and do those little things for each other. ", "moral2": "When we cannot get what we want, we pretend that it is not worth having. ", "moral3": "Helping other and protecting other without any expectation is the best way to live a beautiful life. ", "moral4": "We should bot be greedy. ", "moral5": "This, I should say with good reason, is aimed at those through whose folly impudence makes a profit.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 895, "story": "Once a king had a dream. In his dream he saw a dark shadow putting its hand on king's shoulder. King was horrified to see that shadow. Suddenly shadow spoke, \"You don't need to worry or be scared. usually we come without informing but because you were a great king, I have just come here to inform you.\"King questioned, \"But who are you??\"Shadow laughed and replied, \"I am your death and be prepared.. tomorrow as sun will be setting, I am going to come for you..\"This nightmare woke him up. Even after waking up and knowing that it was just a dream, king was trembling. He immediately called council of all his wise man and then told them about dream. He asked them meaning of dream and ask if it is true?? Is death going to happen?? He thought astrologers might be able to figure it out. All wise man discussed but none could come to conclusion. King became more and more confused, everyone saying different things. Situation was same from middle of night till morning. There was a old man who used to serve king from his childhood and king almost respected him like his father. When sun started rising old man went to king and whispered in his ears, \"These great thinkers never come to conclusion. do you think they will come to conclusion within 12 hours? it is not possible.\"King asked him, \"Then what do you suggest?\"Old man replied, \"According to my understanding let these wise men discuss, but you take your fastest horse and get away as far as possible from the palace as staying here will be dangerous for you for next 12 hours. after sun set you can come back but not before that..\"Old man continued, \"If these man come to any conclusion I will come to you. the best way is towards damascus, another capital of another kingdom. so I will know where to find you, to give you their conclusion.\"King was convinced and slipped quietly out of palace with best horse he had. Whole day horse was running as fast as possible. King didn't even stop for water or food. It was not time to think of food or water. They reached damascus, just outside city. They stopped under a tree. King patted his horse and said, \"You prove to be a great friend. you never ran so fast before, you understood my situation and ran hundred of miles away from palace.\"As sun was setting he immediately felt same hand on his shoulder as he felt in his dream. Shadow was there. Shadow smiled and said, \"I also should thank your horse. I was worried whether you would be able to reach this place at right time or not..that's why I came to inform you as this is the place destined for your death and your horse has bought you here on right time..\"", "moral1": "No one can escape death. . ", "moral2": "We should help those in need or facing problem. Even if it doesn't concern us. Because in life we never know how things turn out at end. . ", "moral3": "It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life! We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family  friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family. ", "moral4": "Two sureties are better than one. ", "moral5": "Friendship means never to abandon your friends at difficult times.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 896, "story": "Once a man was chased by a tiger. He was running as hard as he could. At last he reached at the edge of a cliff and tiger was still behind him. Now the man was at the end of cliff with tiger in front of him. When he saw down the cliff he found that there was a branch growing out of that side of cliff just few feet down. He jumped off cliff and grabbed that branch. Just than a mouse came out of space near that branch and began to chew on that branch. Now man was scared to see that that was a thousand drop and he would sure be dead if he fell from that height. Frightened man looked at sky and yelled, \"Dear god, please help me.. please save me.. I will do any thing you ask me to do..\"Suddenly a voice came booming from sky and questioned, \"You will do anything I ask?\"Man was shocked to hear reply and replied back, \"I will do anything but please save me..\"Voice from sky replied, \"There is only one way to save you but it will take courage and faith.. can you do what I ask? do you have faith?\"Man was too scared to see that branch was getting loosen and tiger was still growling at him from top of that cliff. So, he replied, \"Please god, tell me god what to do? I do what ever you say, your will is my will..\"Voice from heaven said, \"All right then, let go off that branch.\"After long silence.. Man looked down again at thousand feet fall and certain death and then looked up again and yelled, \"Is anyone else up there??\"", "moral1": "A fun way to encourage kids to read and use their imagination. ", "moral2": "Second, there is not shame in honest work. Third, be thankful for what you have. Fourth, never be friends with trickster, for in end they will trick you too. ", "moral3": "Never talk to strangers or go with strangers unless you have permission from your guardian. ", "moral4": "Every action has an opposite reaction. ", "moral5": "It's about trusting god even when we can't see what's ahead for us. We must be willing to let go of life we have planned so as to have life that is waiting for us.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 897, "story": "Once an eight year old boy tom was playing in park, climbing tree and hanging around. While playing he got on top of 30 feet high tree, hanging on one of its branch and swinging back and forth. Boy was having fun and didn't realize that branch could break. His cousin jim, who was just year older than him was playing on same tree. He was hanging just 10 feet below branch of that tree. Tom father and jim mother noticed that kids were up high on that tree and they could fall. Before they could get kids back, suddenly a gust of wind came over the tree and tree started to sway. Tom could hear voice of his father saying, \"Tom, hold on tightly.\"On the other side jim's mother was saying, \"Jim, don't fall..!!\"Just in that moment they saw that jim had fallen out of that tree and was little hurt. Tom scampered down the tree to safety. After getting home, jim's mother asked tom's dad, \"Tom and jim both were hanging from same tree but still  jim fell from that tree and tom didn't. how?\"Tom's father explained to her, \"When gust of wind came, you yelled out  'jim don't fall' and that's why he did fell.\"He explained further, \"Mind have a very difficulty time processing negative image. in order for jim to process the command of not falling, he first had to image falling and then try to tell brain not to fall, when tom was told to hold on tightly he had an instant image of him hanging on tightly.\"Jim's mother now understood the difference.", "moral1": "Diligence helps you prepare for the future. ", "moral2": "Using positive words will have better results that using negative words. To break out of bad habit we need to develop good habit and automatically things will start to get better and we will feel positive. ", "moral3": "Tasks that seem impossible can be achieved if done little by little. ", "moral4": "Develop and encourage your will to create and all the forces of nature within and without will help you bring your desire to pass. ", "moral5": "We should trust god because he provides us for everything. If you want to ask for something pray to god.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 898, "story": "Once a kingdom was captivated by its enemies. King fought real hard to defeat his enemies but still couldn't save its kingdom. After his defeat king fled his country and later through his sources, he gather his soldiers and came back to fight his enemies but was defeated again. Even after he got defeated four time, he came back with more courage and strength to fight his enemy and get his kingdom back but was defeated again. Enemies tried their best to capture king, enemies offered reward for anyone who would tell them about king. King went in hiding and lived in disguise. He had to move from place to place. While moving and hiding from his enemies king hid himself in a cave. Sitting there he thought that even if he tried he was not able to get his kingdom back and may be he will never be able to recover his lost kingdom. He thought of submitting himself to his enemies. At that time he saw a spider trying to climb roof of that cave. King saw that spider was trying to climb to roof again and again even it failed in its previous attempt still it wouldn't give up. He saw that even after failing to climb that roof many times, it still tried again. At last in its another attempt spider was able to climb up to the roof. King was inspired by the act of spider and decided not to give up even if he fail again. King came out of hiding, got in contact with his soldiers again and decided to attack his enemies army and get freedom of his kingdom back. This time king and his brave men fought with full vigor and at last king was able to get his lost kingdom back.", "moral1": "Similarly, there are many occasions in life where a little courage can make a big difference but just like that sheep, most of us sit in silence until trouble comes to our heads. Therefore, we should learn to show courage to tell truth at right time and fight against wrong happening around us. ", "moral2": "Knowing how to lose graciously can mean that you actually win. ", "moral3": "Sometime we need to have patience and never give up to circumstances and fight again and again with our full strength to get success. ", "moral4": "Being satisfied with what we are and what we have is the key to happiness. Wanting to be most powerful and feeling of being unsatisfied have no end. ", "moral5": "When two people quarrel some one else gains.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 899, "story": "Once a master was sitting with his four disciples and was them teaching a lesson. After he completed that lesson he said to his disciples, \"All four of you should learn this lesson yourself and remember that no one should speak until come back. I will come back after an hour and then we will discuss about this lesson.\"After saying this master left. All disciples sitting there started to read and learn that lesson. After a while sky got cloudy and it looked like it will start to rain. Seeing this one of the disciple said, \"It seems like it is going to rain today.\"Listening to him second disciple responded and said, \"You shouldn't have said anything as master has asked us to stay silent till he come back and now you have disobeyed him.\"Third disciple said to second one, \"See, now even you are speaking..!\"Those three disciples spoke in master's absence but fourth disciple still didn't said anything and silently kept studying that lesson. After an hour master came back. As soon as disciples saw master, pointing toward second disciple first one complained, \"Master, he spoke in you absence.\"Second one said, \"So what?? even you didn't kept quiet..\"Third said, \"Master, they both disobeyed you..\"Just then first one said, \"Who are you to say so? even you spoke in master absence at that time..\"Seeing this master said, \"It means all three of you spoke in my absence. only one who obey me was fourth disciple and he was the only one to follow my instructions properly. surely he will become a better person in future..but I am not sure about three for you. you all disobeyed me just to complain about other one and just because of this you didn't realized you own mistake..\"After listening to master those three disciples felt very shameful about their act and accepted their mistake. They asked for forgiveness and promised to never repeat that mistake.", "moral1": "Face your fears. ", "moral2": "It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again. ", "moral3": "It's always better to have friends and be happy - even though it may bring discomfort - than isolate yourself from people in order to avoid problems. ", "moral4": "Those who are too clever sometimes over reach themselves and get trapped into their own trick. ", "moral5": "This happen with most of us, we focus so much on point out other people mistake that we don't realized that we ourselves are doing same mistake. For peaceful mind and happy self, instead of pointing out others mistake we should look for our own mistake and correct that mistake.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 900, "story": "Once an old brewery decided to install a new line for canning so that it enables products to be marketed to the supermarket sector. It was major change for a little company so it invited all local dignitaries and employees to witness this big change. All came on the day of inauguration of new canning line. After new canning line had been switched on successfully and all formalities were completed, all guests were relaxed and get together in small groups and had drinks and enjoyed buffet. In a corner stood three men who were discussing about transport and distribution. One of them was present distribution manager, other was two past employees who once manager in distribution department of company and were very senior and retired. All three man represented three generation of people worked in distribution management company over span of fifty years. When all were discussing about the process of distribution, present manager shared about stress because of company policy. According to distribution policy, long deliveries to be made on monday and tuesday and short deliveries on fridays and other deliveries other days of week. He continued, \"It's so difficult to schedule things efficiently with such policy and new cans and high demands of super market.\"Other nodded in agreement. Manager who was predecessor sympathized, \"It was same in my days. it always seemed strange to me that even if trucks returned early on mondays still those can't be used on tuesday for little runs because all local deliveries had to be done on fridays..!!\"Third man who was he oldest manager tried to think hard and tried to recall about the reason for such policy and then after a while he smiled and said, \"I think I remember now..\"He said, \"During second world war fuel rationing were introduced so we stopped using trucks and went on to using horses. on mondays horses were well rested hence were took for long deliveries, by fridays horses were so tired that they could only handle the short local drops..\"After this soon after the opening of new canning line company changed it delivery policy.", "moral1": "We should not follow everything blindly. In past traditions and rules were set according to their present need but with time conditions change and we should try learn meaning behind such policies or traditions and change if needed. ", "moral2": "Gratitude and greed go not together. ", "moral3": "We should obey our parents. ", "moral4": "Many people in life behave same way pursuing meaningless goals. ", "moral5": "Be glad and satisfied with what we have.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 901, "story": "Once engineers at one of major aerospace company were testing the effects of bird strikes on the wind shield on various jets and airliners. So to stimulate the effect of a bird striking a traveling plane at high speed engineers decided to make a powerful gun with which they could fire dead chicken  at the wind shields. After some test engineers declared that the test was very successful and the stimulation they used with gun and dead chicken worked very effectively. Many articles and projects were published related to the suitability of wind shields and test done to approve that windshields were now suitable for planes. At the same time in other part of world some other scientists were trying to assess same thing but on windshields of very new high train speeds. These train test engineers had heard about the pioneering test developed by aerospace team, so they approached them and asked proper specifications of the test and way to conduct that test and the gun and dead bird. Aerospace test engineers were happy to provide with all the details related to test done on wind shield. Now train engineers were all set to build their own stimulation of bird striking high speed train but when tests were done results were shocking. Wind shields that were supposed to be of high resistance to bird strike were smashed into pieces. In fact every single windshield they tired for testing was shattered along with the test booth itself. Train engineers were horrified and concerned about the new high speed train safety and technology so they went to aerospace engineer with long report of failure of test and asked for advice and suggestions. After reading the report a brief reply was sent from aerospace company test engineers and that was.. You need to defrost the chickens first,", "moral1": "On the way to achieving our goals, and in the difficulties we overcome, we often develop that which we needed to succeed. ", "moral2": "We should try and try to succeed in our life. ", "moral3": "One swallow does not make a summer. ", "moral4": "Sometimes we work hard and focus on important thing but forget to notice small things that we over look because of pressure and work. So we need to sit and think for little and we can find solution. ", "moral5": "Deeds count, not boasting words.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 902, "story": "Once a very highly successful human resource manager was killed in a tragic accident. His soul arrived at the pearly gates where st. Paul received him. St. Said, \"Before you settle in.. I want to tell you something.. we have never had a human resource manager made it this far and now we are not really sure what to do with it.\"Manager said, \"Oh.. can't you just let me in??\"St. Replied, \"Well I would like to but we have order from higher authority that before allowing you to enter we should let you have a day in hell and a day in heaven and then you can chose for yourself where would you like to go for eternity.\"Manager said, \"I would prefer heaven.\"\"But before you decide you have to live a day in both places.\", said st. And in instant hr manager was sent to hell. As doors opened in hell he entered. He saw a beautiful golf course, around were many fellows and friends. As they saw him all come to him and welcomed there. All played golf and enjoyed awesome dinner then he got to meet devil who was very nice and both spent time telling jokes and having fun together. Before hr knew it was time to leave. He said goodbyes and stepped into elevator which took him up in heaven. Here st. Was waiting for him and said, \"Well now it's time to spend a day in heaven.\"As doors opened in heaven he entered. He spent next hour moving around on cloud, playing harps and singing but it was not as enjoyable as his day in hell. As day ended hr was returned to st. And meet him at pearl gate again. St. Asked him, \"Now tell me where would you like to go?? hell or heaven??\"Manager thought for a while and replied, \"Well, heaven is good but I had better time in hell. so, I chose hell.\"So as per choice hr was sent to hell. Hr was very happy to go, as doors of elevator opened. He found himself standing in an obsolete place covered in dirt and garbage. He even saw his friends and fellows in rags. All things were totally different now. In mean time devil came to him and put his hands around him. Hr was shocked and stuttered,\"I don't understand.. yesterday when I was here it was so much fun and now it's just dirty and miserable.\"", "moral1": "Children are remarkably perceptive. Their eyes ever observe, their ears ever listen, and their minds ever process the messages they absorb. If they see us patiently provide a happy home atmosphere for family members, they will imitate that attitude for the rest of their lives. The wise parent realizes that every day the building blocks are being laid for the child's future. Let's be wise builders and role models. Because children are our future. Life is about people connecting with people, and making a positive difference. Take care of yourself and those you love, today and everyday! ", "moral2": "Most of the fears will be imaginary. Every problem has a solution. When our mind is clouded with fear we cannot act rationally and wisely. ", "moral3": "When because of relation to just a king, our problems can be solved then what if we we connect ourselves to world's king I. E. God then we can come over any kind of problems in our life and we will never have to face any injustice. ", "moral4": "Better no rule than cruel rule. ", "moral5": "Yesterday I was recruiting you but today you are staff,! !", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 903, "story": "Once a group of frogs was traveling through woods and two of them fell into a deep pit. All other frogs gathered around and when they saw that the pit was too deep. They told those two frogs that they were as good as dead because they couldn't get their way out of that deep pit. Initially both frogs ignored the comment of other frogs and tried to jump out of pit with all their strength. All this time other frogs were telling them to stop even trying as it was of no use. After trying for many times and still not able to succeed one of two frogs stopped trying and listening to all the negative response of frog from outside the pit he started to feel that it would be useless to try anymore as it would not be of any use. So, he decided to gave up and fell down and died. But the other frog was still trying to jump out of that pit. It tried to jump as high as it can and every time he jumped other frogs would yell at him to stop trying and stop the pain and just die. Even after that other frog tried harder and harder and finally made it out. When he got out other frogs questioned him,\"Did you not hear what we were saying?\"Frog who just got out of pit and explained to them that he was deaf and he thought that all other frogs were encouraging him to get out of pit.", "moral1": "All of us do not have equal talent. But, all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talents. ", "moral2": "Everything which makes us different makes us, at the same time, special, and there are always ways to benefit from these gifts. ", "moral3": "Never judge anyone because you never know how their life is and what they're going through. ", "moral4": "Destructive words to someone who is not feeling right can kill them. So always think before you speak. ", "moral5": "When we have capability to win but still have inner compassion to sacrifice for others then we know that we are on the path of enlightenment.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 904, "story": "Once a kinder garden teacher had decided to let her class play a game. She told each child in her class to bring along a plastic bag containing few potatoes. She asked children that each potato will represent the person that child hates. So the number of potatoes to be kept in that plastic bag depends on the number of person that child hates. So when the decided day came, she asked children to bring those potatoes which represent the persons they hate. Teacher noticed that some had 2 potatoes in that plastic bag and some had 3 and some had 5 potatoes in that plastic bag. Now, she told them that they have to carry that plastic bag with them for a week, wherever they go. After 3-4 days passed children started to complain because of the unpleasant smell that was coming from rotten potato. Beside, those kids who had 5 potatoes had to carry heavier bags. After one week all children were relieved because the game was finally ended. Now at week end teacher asked children, \"How did you feel while carrying these potatoes with you for one week?\"Children started complaining about the trouble they had to got through because of those rotten potatoes and their unpleasant smell, wherever they go. Now after all complaining and discussion at last teacher asked all children to sit silent and told them the hidden meaning behind the game. Teacher said, \"This is exactly the situation when you carry hatred for somebody inside your heart. this stench of hatred will contaminate purity of your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go.\"Teacher continued, \"Now think for second, if you can not tolerate the unpleasant smell of rotten potatoes for just a week, can you imagine what it would be like to live with stench of hatred in your heart for lifetime??\"", "moral1": "Never be mean to people or to animals because sometimes they can retaliate. ", "moral2": "Health is wealth. An unhealthy person can never earn wealth or be happy in life. ", "moral3": "Hatred of someone will be a burden to your heart to carry for lifetime. Negativity about someone will keep peace of your own mind and heart away from you. Therefore, forgiving others is best attitude to live a peaceful and happy life. ", "moral4": "Do good get good,! ! ", "moral5": "Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 905, "story": "Once there was a crow who was very satisfied in his life. He used to roaming looking all around. One day he saw a swan and saw that it is so white and thought to himself that am so black. Swan must be the happiest bird in the world. He went to swan and said, \"You must be happiest bird in the world. you are so white and am so black that no one likes me.\"Swan replied, \"Actually, I was feeling that I was the happiest bird alive until I saw a parrot, which has two colors and I think parrot is the happiest bird in this world.\"Now crow approached parrot and explained all. Parrot explained, \"I lived happily until I saw a peacock. I have only two colors but peacock has multiple colors.\"Now the crow visited peacock in zoo and saw that hundred of people gathered to see him. After people left, crow approached peacock and said, \"Dear peacock, you are so beautiful. everyday thousands of people come to see you but when anyone see me they just want me to move away. I think you are the happiest bird on the planet.\"Peacock replied with a sadly, \"I always thought I was the most beautiful and happy bird on planet but because of this beauty I am entrapped in this cage and from sometimes I have been thinking if I were a crow I could happily roam everywhere.\"", "moral1": "Each person is different which may be due to their own circumstances. This can often lead to many differences. However, we must try to understand each other and adjust a little to make a healthy relationship with each other. And, when such differences arise between persons, it is the duty of their loved ones to keep them calm and guide towards the right path. ", "moral2": "People tend to forget good things, a person did for them as soon as that person makes a mistake towards them. One should not throw out the history that is filled with good, quality action just because of one mistake that hurt you. ", "moral3": "If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ", "moral4": "Two sureties are better than one. ", "moral5": "Secret to happiness is to value what god have given us and discard comparison that only lead to unhappiness.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 906, "story": "A man who was an atheist  went for trekking. On his way he got lost deep in the dense forest. Man was trying to look for his way out from that forest and after walking a while he saw that there was a bear with his cubs at a distance from him. Bear was very large. Bear and its cubs seemed to be very hungry at that time. Bear started to move toward that man, man got terrified. He screamed in terror and started to run away from bear. He tried his best to ran away from bear but eventually he got exhausted and sank to his knees. Shakily man was just sitting there in fear. Bear, seeing his prey, moved slowly towards the petrified man. Man eyes were filled with tears. Being an atheist man couldn't think about anything and utter words he never thought he would say ever all his life, \"God please help me..!!\"Just when man said these words, a flash of lightning appeared up in sky. Clouds parted away and forest fell silent. Everything around that man froze still and even bear froze still in a trance. Atheist stood there seeing all this. A loud voice came from above and said, \"You are an atheist and you seriously made me mad. you denied me all your life and now when you lost just because you couldn't follow your stupid map properly. now when you are about to be eaten by hungry bear, suddenly you are on your knees and begging for my help,? is this a joke?\"Atheist looked down and realized that he is in no position to argue. So he said, \"I understand your point. it's bit late for me to convert.\"He thought to himself, \"What if god turns bear into a believer and then it will not harm him.\" And said to god, \" But what about bear?? may be you could convert bear instead..!!\"\"Hmm.. interesting.. it shall be done..\", god replied. At an instant the white light vanished and every thing went back to normal. After a while bear awoke and shook its head and had completely different expression on its face, it was looking calm and at peace. Man felt relieved. After a while he saw that bear closed its eyes and bowed its head to god and said, \"Thank u my lord, for what we are about to receive. thank you for the food you gave. amen.\"", "moral1": "Never judge other's on what you see. ", "moral2": "Always think.. What you ask for.. Because it's not necessary that things will go way you think it will happen. . ", "moral3": "Treating things well, with care, is also a sign of respect to those who cannot enjoy such things, and who -given the chance - would surely treat them well. ", "moral4": "Intelligence is based on how efficient a species became at doing the things they need to survive. ", "moral5": "Parents risk their life to save life of their children.. ! !", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 907, "story": "In a land faraway lived a wise old man. Old man loved to watch people like merchants from other town and peasant who used to go to other towns to sell their products. So, everyday he used to sit on bench placed just outside town to see people passing by that town. When he used to sit there, his grandchild would come with him there and play around whole time till they go back home. One day, a traveler approached him and started chatting with him. Traveler asked, \"Old man you have lived in this town, what kind of people of this town are like?\"Old man questioned him, \"Where are you from?? what are people like over there in your town??\"Traveler replied, \"I am from town from behind the mountains. people there are not very interesting. I found them very cold, mean and withdrawn.\"Old man with sad look replied, \"Even people here are mean and not friendly or helpful.\"After this reply traveler left and continued on his journey. Same day, a little later old man saw another traveler approaching him. They both chatted for little and even that traveler ended up asking same question to old man. Traveler asked, \"What are people living here are like?\"Old man questioned him, \"Where are you from?? what are people like in your town??\"Traveler replied, \"I am from town from behind the mountains. people there are very generous, kind and friendly.\"\"Well, here also you will find people generous, friendly and warm.\" Replied old man. After a while even that traveler left. His grand kid who were playing by his side watched all this. So kid came up to his grand father and said, \"Grand pa, you are telling lies. it's not nice. you taught me not to lie and still you said different things about our town to them.\"Old man hold his grandson in his lap and said, \"During those exchanges I didn't said anything. they themselves said how things were happening. all I did was mirroring and reflecting their own ideas and their own ways of living.\"", "moral1": "Children should come home before it gets dark. ", "moral2": "Way we judge others or think about other is just of reflection of our own thinking and attitude. ", "moral3": "Those who suffer most cry out the least. ", "moral4": "Teaching someone how to do something small can have a great reward. ", "moral5": "Don't give up.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 908, "story": "A man approached rabbi and said, \"Bars are full of people sitting there to enjoy themselves.\"Rabbi replied nothing to him. Not getting any response man again said, \"Bars are full of bursting people spending all night playing cards drinking beers and you said nothing??\"\"It's good thing that bars are full\", replied rabbi. Man was surprised to listen reply but said nothing. Rabbi continued, \"Everyone.. since the beginning has always wanted to serve god. the problem is that not everyone knows the best way to do so. just try to think for a minute  what you judge to be a sin can also be seen as a virtue. these people who spend the night in bar awake, they are learning alertness and persistence. when they have perfected these qualities then all they will have to do is turn their eyes to god, and think what excellent servants they will make..!!\"Listening to this only thing man said was, \"You are indeed an optimist person.\"\"It not about being optimist. it is merely matter of understanding, whatever we do however absurd it seem can lead us to the path, path of god, it's all just question of time..\", replied rabbi.", "moral1": "You reap what you sow. Regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. Always respect, care for and love them. ", "moral2": "When we fail to appreciate the good things others possess, and allow envy to take over, we end up in a lot of trouble. ", "moral3": "When ever we feel troubled we think that we should try to change people and their attitude but what we need is to understand that sometimes change need to start with within ourselves. ", "moral4": "Obscurity often brings safety. ", "moral5": "When things go bad, it's easy to get discourage but we shouldn't lose heart. Always believe in god even in midst of pain and suffering.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 909, "story": "Once an old white woman arrived at her seat on a crowded flight. Immediately when was at her seat she started calling for attendant that she didn't want that seat and demanded a new seat. Women said, \"I cannot sit here.\" With disgusted look on her face she continued and said, \"I cannot sit next to a black man.\"Flight attendant listened to her complaint and said, \"Mam, let me see if I can find any other seat till then please sit here.\"After a while fight attendant returned and said, \"Sorry mam, there are no seat available in the economy class but let me check with captain and see if there isn't any seat available in first class.\" And then she left. After about 15 minutes she came back where white lady was seated and said, \"Captain confirmed that there is one seat available in first class.\"She continued, \"According to our company policy we can't move a person from economy to first class but because it would be wrong to force a person to sit next to an unpleasant person, so captain agreed to make the switch.\"Now before white lady could respond to flight attendant, she gestured toward the black man sitting next to white lady and said, \"Therefore sir, if you would kindly take your personal items, we would like to move you to the comfort first class as flight captain doesn't want you to sit next to an unpleasant person and ruin your flight.\"Passengers in the seats nearby began to applause while some gave a standing ovation.", "moral1": "We should not disrespect and discriminate people on basis of caste, class or race. ", "moral2": "When we have capability to win but still have inner compassion to sacrifice for others then we know that we are on the path of enlightenment. ", "moral3": "Inappropriate verbal usage would cause permanent marks than physical damage.. !! So, let our words be kind and sweet. ", "moral4": " always be honest.  honesty is always rewarded. ", "moral5": "Obsession with weight and physical appearance is a sure way to put yourself in a bad mood and create health problems.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 910, "story": "Once a group of friends who were now highly established in their work decided to meet one of their professor from university. So, one day they all went together to visit their old university professor. When they meet professor all started to share about their life and work but soon all this turned into complaints and stress in life and work. After a while professor went in to kitchen to bring coffee for guests. He returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups  - plastic, glass, crystal, expensive, porcelain etc. After he placed coffee pot and cups on table he tell his students to help themselves to the coffee. After all students have cup of coffee in their hands. Professor said, \"If you all noticed, you can see that all the expensive looking cups are taken away leaving the plain or cheap one's on table. it's normal for all of you to want best for yourselves but what you are not able to see is that is the source of all your problems and stress. \"He continued, \"You all know that cup itself adds no quality to the taste of coffee. what all wanted was just coffee to drink not the cup but still consciously you all went for the best cups and then you began to eyeing each other cups.\"", "moral1": "It's good to help others and give advice to others but advising foolish again and again can be harmful for one self. So, never give advice unless you are asked for it. ", "moral2": "It is better to be useful than to be beautiful. ", "moral3": "Do not try to do impossible things. ", "moral4": "Life is like coffee and all the things like job, money, position in society are like cups. Job, money is not something which define our life or change the quality of life we live but still we concentrate only on that and fail to enjoy life given to us by god. ", "moral5": "No gratitude from the wicked.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 911, "story": "In a small village lived a very hardworking farmer. Once in his field he had grown a huge watermelon. Farmer was very proud of his watermelon and he knew it was the biggest anyone had ever seen. He gazed it for hours thinking about what to do with it. First he thought that he should sell it in market as it would get him good profit but then again he thought and decided to keep it in exhibition. He kept on thinking like that and at last he decided to gift it to king. Farmer went to sleep with his happy thoughts about the rewards he will get from king for that watermelon. King of that kingdom was very kind and caring so he had habit of going for walk through his kingdom disguised as common man in order to check if all his subjects were safe. That same night, king disguised as a common man passed by farmer's house. There he spotted that big watermelon and was so fascinated by it that he went over to farmer house door and knocked on it. Farmer woke up and came out and questioned, \"Who are you and what do you want at this time?\"King replied, \"I am a poor man and saw this big watermelon in this field and I want this watermelon.\"\"Watermelon.. no!!\" Replied farmer. King got curious and asked, \"Why no?? what are you going to do with it?\"Farmer replied, \"I am going to give to our king as present.\"King questioned, \"What if king doesn't like it?\"\"Then he may go to hell..!!\", was instant reply from farmer. After this conversation king left and farmer went back to his sleep. Next morning, farmer carrying his watermelon went to king's palace. When he saw the king, he recognized him but instead of getting scared or thinking about last night conversation he pretended as if he knew nothing. Now he presented king watermelon he bought and said, \"Your majesty.. this is the largest watermelon in this country. I brought this for you as present I hope you will like it.\"King questioned, \"What if I don't like it?\"\"Well, in that case you already know my answer.. your majesty..!!\" Replied farmer. Listening to farmer response king smiled and said, \"I accept your gift\". King rewarded farmer not only for his gift but also for his wittiness and intelligence.", "moral1": "What we give to others, life gives us the same in return. Your life is not an accident or a coincidence, but it is the shadow of your actions. ", "moral2": "Trust god with whole heart. Without god we lack eternal perspective.   our view is dim and our insight is confined by our narrow range of experience. ", "moral3": "Intelligence and mindful thinking can help us to get out of difficult situation with ease. ", "moral4": "Impossible things we cannot hope to attain, and it is of no use to try. ", "moral5": "Continue your struggle and you will emerge as winner.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 912, "story": "Once upon a time, in a village lived a woodcutter. Woodcutter went to a timber merchant for a job and he got it. His pay was good and working condition was also good and because of this wood cutter wanted to do his best. Now on the first day of work his boos gave him an axe and showed him the area where woodcutter had to work. On first day of work, in evening woodcutter bought 18 trees. His boss congratulated him for his work and said, \"Go on..\"Feeling motivated bys his boss words, woodcutter worked harder than before but still could bring only 16 tress. Next day he worked even harder but again could only bring 13 tress. Day by day he was bringing less trees even after trying very hard. Due to this woodcutter felt very sad. Woodcutter thought that he might be losing his strength so he went to his boss and explained all and apologized saying, \"I can't understand what's going on..\"His boss understood the problem and asked, \"When was the last time you sharpened your axe?\"Woodcutter replied, \"Sharpened axe?? I had no time to do that as I was busy very busy cutting trees.\"", "moral1": "When we have capability to win but still have inner compassion to sacrifice for others then we know that we are on the path of enlightenment. ", "moral2": "Even in difficult situation never lose mind. Discussing problems can help us to think of new ways to deal with situation. ", "moral3": "Let the sluggard always labour at the proper time, lest when he has nothing, he beg in vain. ", "moral4": "Our lives are same. We get so busy with everything that we don't take time to introspect ourselves. There is nothing wrong with activities and hard work but because of this we neglect what's more important. We all need time to relax and think and meditate, to learn and grow. If we don't take this much time for ourselves then we will become dull and lose our effectiveness. ", "moral5": "The great inconstancy and lustfulness of women.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 913, "story": "Once a young man came to abbot of monastery and said, \"I really want to become a monk but I haven't learned anything of importance in my life. only thing I know is how to play chess because that's what I have been learning from my father from young age but I want to get lead the path of enlightenment and playing chess doesn't lead to enlightenment. beside, I was told that all games are sinful.\"Abbot replied, \"Yes they can be sinful but they can also be diversion. perhaps monastery need little of both.\"So, abbot called for chessboard and summoned a monk from monastery to play with young man. However before game he said, \"We may need diversion but we can not have everyone playing chess here all the time. so, only the best player will stay. if monk loses he will have to leave monastery creating an opening for young man in monastery.\"Everyone knew that abbot was very serious about what he said and then the game began. When game started young man knew he could win and played aggressively but as time passed he notice the saintly look in monk's eyes who was playing against him. Suddenly young man began to play bad thinking that he would rather lose to monk. As he felt that presence of monk in monastery will prove more useful to the world then him. Abbot who was there watching all this understood young man feeling and suddenly overturned the chess board on floor and said to young man, \"You have learned far more than you were taught.\"Abbot continued and said, \"My dear, you have power to concentrate which is necessary to win and you are also capable of fighting for what you want but with all that you also have compassion and ability to sacrifice yourself for others. you have shown yourself as capable of balancing discipline and mercy. you are welcome to our monastery.\"", "moral1": "Not everyone around us is a real friend. True friends take care of us. ", "moral2": "In our life new challenges keeps us active. If you steadily win challenges, you are happy. These challenges keeps you energized. ", "moral3": "It will do you no harm to find yourself ridiculous. Resign yourself to be the fool you are. We must always take risks. That is our destiny. ", "moral4": "Skills, knowledge, abilities and experiences are only useful if you are at the right place. ", "moral5": "When we have capability to win but still have inner compassion to sacrifice for others then we know that we are on the path of enlightenment.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 914, "story": "One day a very famous samurai came to zen master hakuin. Being a samurai he knew only about life and death. So he just wanted to know where were the gates of heaven and hell. So that when the time comes he could escape hell and go to heaven. So he asked master, \"Where is paradise? where is hell? where are gates for both??\"In reply master questioned him, \"Who are you?\"Samurai replied, \"I am leader of samurai's. I am a warrior and even emperor pays tribute to me.\"Master laughed and said, \"Really?? you are leader of samurai's?? but you like someone poor to me..\"Samurai pride was hurt. He forgot why he came to master and at the same moment whipped out his sword and pointed it toward master to kill him. As he pointed sword toward master, master started to laugh and said, \"This is the gate to hell. you will open it with your ego by holding sword in anger.\"Samurai realized his mistake and calmed down and sheathed his sword. Master continued, \"Now when you calm down you open he gate of heaven.\" Gate to both heaven and hell are inside us. If you are not conscious enough and act out of anger paves path to the gate of hell and if you are conscious and keep calm at times this will step toward gate to heaven.", "moral1": "Getting mad over little things can make situations worse. ", "moral2": "Trust god with whole heart. Without god we lack eternal perspective.   our view is dim and our insight is confined by our narrow range of experience. ", "moral3": "We should never give up learning. Nor should we ever think we know everything. ", "moral4": "Heaven and hell are not after life, they are here and now. These gates are always open but your choices at any moment in life, pave path for you if its gonna be heaven or hell. ", "moral5": "All of us go through all good and bad things in life.   we should always remember how we felt when we were in same condition and should not mock others for being in it.   always try to understand their situation as if you are in it and help much as possible praying to god that today you are in a condition to help someone who needs it.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 915, "story": "Once there was a person who was very hard working and focused to earn more and more money for better life. He worked very hard and made a great career. Man was so busy with all his work that he never even got time to meet his family for long time. After long he realized that he worked all his life and never really enjoyed his life. So he decided he should take rest from work and live in luxury which he owned because of his wealth which he earned in all these years. Just when he decided to enjoy his life, death came to him. Now being a very wealthy person he tried to buy time from death to live more at any cost but death was unmoved. Desperate to live man made many proposals to death but nothing worked so at last he made one last proposal to death and asked him to give him at least one hour so that he could admire beauty of nature, spend sometime with his family and in exchange of that man would give all his money to death. But death refused again. Finally man requested death to at least give him one minute so that he can write goodbye note to his family. Death granted his wish. Man wrote in his note, \"Spend time given to you right way. listen to your heart and check if the surroundings you are living in have the true value. cherish every minute of your life because once time passes and death come you can't even buy one hour of life with all this wealth.\"", "moral1": "Expecting gratitude or congratulations in return of doing charity or help will just turn it into a deal. If we are giving some help or donation we should do it without any hope for anything in return. ", "moral2": "Not only children should get involved in eating more healthily. It is emphasised that the most elaborate, most processed, foods are usually the least healthy. ", "moral3": "Quality is better than quantity. ", "moral4": "In our life there are time when we are confronted on all sides with negative thoughts and possibilities but still in midst of any storm, we should focus on doing what's most important to do at that time and should always keep our faith in god. ", "moral5": "We never know how much time we have in our life so we should value each and every moment of life. Give time to what's important. Spend time with family and enjoy life while we can.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 916, "story": "Once a person came to a wise man ho and asked him a question, \"Is it worth praying?\"Wise man ho smiled and answered him, \"Don't ask such questions. we all pray when there is nothing left. but now you asked I would say if you do pray then it should not be about something you need. if someone need something then that person should try to do it by himself as, it is would be worth helping god by taking some burden off him.\"Person got bit confused and yet again questioned him, \"What is the best way to pray?? what words should we use to pray??\"Wise man answered, \"I think, it's better to pray from bottom of your heart, then you will know the words.\"Then wise man said, \"Can I ask you a question?\"Person nodded in yes. Wise man questioned, \"Everyone wants to know how to pray but no one asks about whom??\"With surprised look person replied, \"It is obvious that people pray about themselves or people close to them.\"Person continued and ask to wise man, \"What about you?? about whom do you pray??\"", "moral1": "You should not cheat other or else you will have to pay for it soon enough. . ", "moral2": "He used to pray to god about god. ", "moral3": "Think before you act. ", "moral4": "Hatred of someone will be a burden to your heart to carry for lifetime. Negativity about someone will keep peace of your own mind and heart away from you. Therefore, forgiving others is best attitude to live a peaceful and happy life. ", "moral5": "Those who have plenty want more and so lose all they have.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 917, "story": "Deep inside forest, a pregnant deer was about to give birth. She looked here and there and found a remote grass field near a river. She thought of it as a safe place and just the time she was about to go that way her labor pain begin.. Same moment, dark clouds gathered above and lightning occurred which started the forest fire. Deer looked to its left and saw a hunter approaching her with a bow pointed at her and just after that when she looked toward right side, she spots a hungry lion which was also approaching her.. Now looking at circumstances. What can pregnant deer do?? She is in labor pain!! If we think of questions.. Lets think what will happen?? Will deer survive?? Will it be able to give birth to fawn?? Will fawn survive? Or will everything be burnt by forest fire?? Will she die of hunter's arrow?? Will she be ate by lion approaching her?? Pregnant deer was boxed in by nature and is predators.. What should she do? ?? Just than deer just focused on giving birth to a new life.. A healthy fawn was born.. Both mother and child were safe. But how?? This is how sequence of event happened. Lightning strikes and blind the hunter. Hunter arrow was released at same moment and it zip past the deer and strikes the hungry lion. Just same time it started to rain heavily and forest fire was stopped by the rain. We can see that deer priority in that moment was to give birth to its baby. Rest was not in her hand and even if she would have changed her focus and gave any action or reaction getting scared to circumstances could have likely to result in death.", "moral1": "Trust god with whole heart. Without god we lack eternal perspective.   our view is dim and our insight is confined by our narrow range of experience. ", "moral2": "By contributing just a small part of what we have, together we can achieve a lot. ", "moral3": "Animals are trapped in a cave during their meeting. The only way to be saved is by using very special abilities. ", "moral4": "Watch people do their most common actions, these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person. ", "moral5": "In our life there are time when we are confronted on all sides with negative thoughts and possibilities but still in midst of any storm, we should focus on doing what's most important to do at that time and should always keep our faith in god.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 918, "story": "One day a professor entered in classroom and told students about surprise test. After hearing that all students were seated and waited for test to begin. Now, professor gave test paper to all students with text facing down at desk. Once he was done with handing out test to all students, he asked them to turn test page and begin. Student's were confused to see that there was not question but just a black dot in center of page. Professor noticed student's face expression and told them, \"I want you to write about what you see there..\"Students were still confused but got started with test. At the end of class, professor took all answer sheets and started reading each answer from each sheet in front of all students. All of them described about black dot and tried to explain its position etc.. After professor finish reading and whole class was silent. Now, professor begin to explain, \"Don't worry, I am not going to give you grade for this but I just want you to think about something. here everyone focused on black dot wrote about it but no one wrote about the white paper, same is with our lives. we have a white paper to observe yet we just focus on dark spot here white paper represents our whole life and black spot represents problems in our life. as today all wrote about just black spot and no one noticed the whole white sheet same is with our lives.our life is a gift given to us by god, with love and care, and we always have reasons to celebrate - nature renewing itself everyday, our friends around us, the job that provides our livelihood, the miracles we see everyday..still we just focus on day to day problem like health issues, lack of money, problems in relationships etc. but we never see that these problems are very small compared to everything we have in our lives.\"", "moral1": "You can do everything better when you practice with effort and joy. ", "moral2": "People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves. ", "moral3": "We should try to take eyes off from our problems and enjoy each one of your blessings, each moment that life gives you.. Be happy and live life positively. . ", "moral4": "We all are gifted with energy to find success in our life but fail to gather a courage which is required to reach heights of success and end up clinging to things that are familiar to us.  we need to free ourselves from our comfort zone to explore new opportunities and find success beyond our capacity. ", "moral5": "It's better to be clean and tidy from the start, and anyone can clean up in a joyful spirit.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 919, "story": "Once a lived a very poor family. In family there was mother father and daughter. Father was the only person earning and it was just enough to fulfill basic need for them. Even when they didn't had enough money he always used to dream about making his daughter best doctor in the world. He loved her daughter very much. His daughter was good child. It was day of her high school result. As father wished his daughter stood first in state. Father got very happy and said to her, \"Today am proud of you and happy. ask me anything you want me to buy for you.\" Daughter replied, \"Papa, I want dress which I showed you that day.. but it costs 1500rs. I didn't asked you to buy that day but please will you buy that for me!!\"Father was happy for his daughter and even when he knew he didn't had enough money to buy that dress he agreed to gift her dress because he didn't wanted to see her sad. Next day father bought the same dress for his daughter and gifted her. Mother saw that and knew that there wasn't enough money to buy that dress so she asked him, \"From where did you got money to buy dress.\" Father replied, \"I had some savings and I sold my blood for some extra money because I didn't wanted to disappoint my daughter..\"Time passed and his daughter got into medical college and her father worked very hard to provide for her tuition fees for college. It was her final year and she needed 80000rs as last installment for fees. Father didn't had enough but still somehow he paid that fees. Mother knew there was no money so she asked him, \"Where did you bring that money? did you did something wrong to earn that money?\" Father replied, \"No, there was a kidney failure patient and is old my kidney to him but please don't tell about this to our daughter, she will feel guilty if she knew.\"It was the day of daughter's graduation and mother and father were waiting for their daughter to come home as doctor for first time. Butshe came as dead body.. She killed herself because she was cheated by guy she loved.. Now.. If we think can we answer who is actually dead? ?", "moral1": "Might makes right. ", "moral2": "Follow your heart, no matter what. No dream is too big or too small, when one work hard to live it. ", "moral3": "As a footballer you always want to test yourself against the best. ", "moral4": "We should value our life for those who love us, not just give up for those who don't. ", "moral5": "Your job doesn't always define you, but being a good human being does.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 920, "story": "Once upon a time lived a king who was not happy or content despite his luxurious lifestyle. One day, king saw a servant who was singing happily while he worked. This made king curious about servant joy. King thought to himself that he is ruler of the land still he is unhappy and gloomy, while that servant was so much happy. King asked servant,\" Why are you so happy?\" He replied, \"Your majesty, I am just a servant but my family and I don't need much, just a roof over our head and warm food to fill our hunger is enough.\"Even after knowing servants answer king was not satisfied and sought to ask his most trusted advisor about it. Next day king told his advisor about servant. After listening to whole thing advisor replied. He said, \"Your majesty, I believe that servant has not been part of 99 club.\" King was surprised and inquired, \"99 club? what's that?\" Advisor answered, \"Your majesty, if you want to know about 99 club you have to place a bag containing 99 gold coins and leave it at servant's doorstep.\"Now the bag of gold coins was placed outside servants house. When servant saw the bag he took it inside and opened it. When he saw gold coins he got really happy. Now he began to count them. After counting he found that there were 99 gold coins in the bag so to confirm it he counted several times. He thought that, \"What could have happened to that last coin as surely no one would leave just 99 coins!\"He looked everywhere but he couldn't found the 100th coin. Finally he decided that he is going to work very hard and earn one more coin to complete that bag coins from 99 to 100. From that day life of servant started to change. After few days he started to behave horrible to his family and shouted over them for not helping him to earn that 100th coin, overworked himself just to earn that coin. He stopped singing while working. King saw all this and witnessed this drastic transformation and got puzzled. He sought for his advisor's help. King asked, \"Why this sudden change has occurred in his life?\" Advisor replied, \"Your majesty, servant has now officially joined the 99 club.\"Advisor continued and explained, \"The 99 club is a name given to people who have enough to be happy but are never content, because they always striving and yearning for that one more coin. always telling to themselves that after I get that one final thing then I will be happy for life.\"", "moral1": "We can be happy even with little in our life but once we are given something bigger we desire for more and more and for that we lose our sleep and happiness. ", "moral2": "Diligence helps you prepare for the future. ", "moral3": "People that care for your words will do foolish things. ", "moral4": "Think before you act. ", "moral5": "The man who talks for both sides is not to be trusted by either.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 921, "story": "A newly wed girl name arti came to her new home with her husband and mother-in-law. After few days arti felt that she can't manage to live with her mother-in-law under same roof as her mother-in-law was old fashioned and she had different opinion about things because of this they both used to fight a lot. Months passed and her life with her mother-in-law didn't changed. Her mother-in-law used to interrupt her or suggest her about how to do things. Things were starting to get worse. Now she just couldn't bear to live with her anymore. One day she told her husband about things going on and her husband supported his mother. Arti got angry with him and left for her father's house. Arti went to her father and she told everything to her father who was a renowned ayurvedic doctor. She was crying and said, \"Papa, please give me some poison to give to my mother-in-law because I will no go there till she is there.\"Her father tried to console her and said, \"Dear, if you give her poison and she die then police will arrest you and then me. I think it will not be safe to do so.\" Arti replied, \"I don't know anything. you have to give me poison to kill her. I don't want to see her or have her in my life anymore.\"After thinking for while her father said, \"Ok, I will do as you wish but I can't see you going to jail you have to do as I say. do you agree?\" Arti replied, \"Ok, but what do I have to do?\"Now her father brought to her a small pack and said, \"You have to add just a pinch of poison in your mother-in-law food everyday. due to less quantity of poison she will not die immediately but she will get weak and after 5-6 months she will die and people will think that she died a because of weakness.\"Father continued, \"But you have to be very cautious that your husband doesn't get even a hint about it because if he get any idea or doubt about you then you will have to go to jail. to make sure that he doesn't doubt you, you have to stop fighting with your mother-in-law from now on and you will treat her with respect and care and listen to her silently even if she treat you bad or taunt you. so tell me will you be able to do all this?\"Arti thought that it's just for 5-6 months and after that her mother-in-law will die so she agreed. She took that small pack of poison from her father and left for her husband's house. After arti returned to her husband house from next day she started to mix a pinch of poison daily in her mother-in-law food. Also she changed her behavior towards her mother-in-law. Now she used to listen silently to all  things her mother-in-law said to her. She started to care for her mother-in-law and used to do everything for her. After some weeks even arti's mother-in-law behavior also started to change toward her. Now arti's mother-in-law started to like to spend time with her and give her blessings. Arti used to add pinch of poison daily in her mother-in-law food and months passed. But now environment of house was changed. Arti and her mother-in-law fights were now things of old days. Now they both started to care for each other. Now, mother-in-law used to sit with arti have food with her, talk to her, and she now wouldn't go to sleep until she have spend some time with arti. Five months passed away. Now arti's mother-in-law treated arti like her own daughter and arti started to feel that her mother-in-law was like her own mother. Arti thought of poison she gave to her mother-in-law. She couldn't accept thought of letting her mother-in-law die. She now started to worry about her mother-in-law health. Thinking of same she went to her father's house and asked him to give some medicine to cure her mother-in-law from the poison she had given her. She said to her father, \"My mother-in-law is very sweet and now I don't want her to die. please give me medicine to reverse the effect of poison you gave.\" He father laughed and said, \"Poison? what poison? I had given you some digestion medicine for you mother-in-law!\"", "moral1": "Parents should not let their child ruin their life or let them do wrong things because of anger. Parents should direct them in right direction and help them to change situation into positive one. If we want to see change in people first we have to bring that change in ourselves. ", "moral2": "We can easily represent things as we wish them to be. ", "moral3": "Those who would mend others, should first mend themselves. ", "moral4": "Greed oft o'er reaches itself. ", "moral5": "People tend to forget good things, a person did for them as soon as that person makes a mistake towards them. One should not throw out the history that is filled with good, quality action just because of one mistake that hurt you.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 922, "story": "Storyonce in a forest lived very strong lion. One day while lion was sleeping under tree a mouse came and started playing near him. Few minutes later mouse started to play on lion's body and pulled lion's whiskers. Lion woke up because of this and caught mouse in his hand and was going to kill it. As lion was going to kill it, mouse apologized to lion and requested him to release him. Lion felt pity on him and set him free. Mouse was relieved but before leaving mouse promised lion to help him in need. Listening to this lion laughed and said, \"You are so little, how can you help me?\" Laughing, he let the little mouse go. Few days later while mouse was moving around he saw same lion under a net. He went near lion and saw that lion was badly trapped because of that net. Mouse said, \"Don't worry sir, I will help you.\" And then mouse started to cut net with his sharp teeth. Soon lion was freed from net. Lion was happy and thanked mouse for his help. After that they became very good friends.", "moral1": "We should not give up even in worse situations and think about solution. If there is someone stronger than us even then we should look for solution because mental strength is more powerful than physical strength. ", "moral2": "Evil or destruction is easy. It is fast and frequently dramatic but goodness is tenacious. It grows out of the humble, persistent efforts of individuals  who are determined to bring beauty and care taking to the people that they touch and the communities in which they live. ", "moral3": "Never be so careless and so straight that you get robbed of your own dreams, or cannot take care of yourself. ", "moral4": "Wicked deeds will not stay hid. ", "moral5": "On the way to achieving our goals, and in the difficulties we overcome, we often develop that which we needed to succeed.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 923, "story": "Once in a village lived a rich man. He had many slaves and helpers for work. Slaves used to work very hard for master but still master was never happy with their work. Master was very unkind and cruel to them. One day one of the slave made mistake while cooking food and food got over cooked. When master saw the food he became angry and punished slave. He kept him in a small room and locked it from outside. Somehow slave escaped from that room and ran away. He went to forest. There he saw a lion. Instead of getting afraid of lion and run away he went close to lion and saw that lion was injured and one of his leg was bleeding. Slave searched for herbs to cure his wound. Slave took care of lion. After few days lion recovered. Slave and lion became very close friends. Few days went by but one day servant was caught by master's guard. Guard took him to master. Slave's master decided to punish him severely. He asked guards to put him in lion's cage. Whole village got news about it and came to see. On the decided day master pushed slave in front of hungry lion. As soon as slave was locked in lion's cage. Lion came near him and started licking his hand and hugged him. It was the same lion whom slave had helped in forest. Seeing this everyone was surprised. Master thought that slave was a great person that's why lion didn't killed him. Master freed slave and made him his friend and started to treat all his servants and slave better.", "moral1": "The deceitful have no friends. ", "moral2": "We should try to help others in their time of need and never be afraid to help because sometimes helping others is like helping yourself. ", "moral3": "Vedagiriswarar temple. ", "moral4": "Helping other and protecting other without any expectation is the best way to live a beautiful life. ", "moral5": "Look before you leap.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 924, "story": "Once there was a stone cutter who was always dis satisfied with himself and his life. One day he was passing  by a rich merchant house and when he saw important visitors there he thought to himself, \"How powerful that merchant is!!\" He got envious and in thought wished that if he could be like merchant. To his surprise just in that moment he became merchant. Now he was enjoying luxury and power that he imagined. He was envied by those who were less wealthy than him. Soon one day he saw a official passing by. He saw that he was accompanied by attendants and soldiers were beating gongs and everyone around him however wealthy he or she was had to bow before him when he passes by. Seeing this he thought to himself, \"How powerful this person is. I wish I could be a high official.\"In that moment he became high official and now he was enjoying this power. He was served by attendant and solider accompanied him everywhere. People around him now feared and hated him. One day it was too hot and he felt very uncomfortable sitting in his luxurious chair. At that time he looked up at the sun and thought to himself, \"It shines proudly in the sky unaffected by any other presence. I wish that if I could be that sun.\"Now he became sun shining fiercely down on everyone, hated by farmers and laborers. One day a huge black cloud moved between him and the earth and his light could no longer reach earth. This time he thought to himself, \"How powerful that cloud is! I wish if I could be that cloud.\"Now he became cloud. He rained flooding fields and villages and shouted at by everyone but soon he realized that he was pushed by some great force and realized it was wind. This made him think that, \"How powerful wind is! I wish I could be that wind.\"Suddenly he became wind blowing off roofs of houses, uprooting tress. Everyone below hated him. After a while he reached something which wouldn't allowed him to move further which made him think, \"How powerful this rock is! I wish if I could be that rock.\"In a blink he became that huge towering rock feeling most powerful thing on earth. Soon on day he heard sound if hammering pounding chisel into his hard surface and find himself being changes and he thought to himself, \"What can be more powerful than me, rock?\"He looked down to see and saw far below was a figure looking like stone cutter. .", "moral1": "When we face problems in our life, we complain about it.. But we should remember that everyone have their own fight and what we face might be just smallest of troubles what other face. ", "moral2": "The strong are apt to settle questions to their own advantage. ", "moral3": "Facing your fear, will gradually lead to less anxiety about it and one will be able to handle situation more calmly. ", "moral4": "Each person is different which may be due to their own circumstances. This can often lead to many differences. However, we must try to understand each other and adjust a little to make a healthy relationship with each other. And, when such differences arise between persons, it is the duty of their loved ones to keep them calm and guide towards the right path. ", "moral5": "Being satisfied with what we are and what we have is the key to happiness. Wanting to be most powerful and feeling of being unsatisfied have no end.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 925, "story": "One day for the first time, I was preparing fresh lime water. While preparing I ended up adding five time the lemon juice amount than it needed. Resulting lime water was disaster. It was so sour that no one could even take one sip of it. Now, I had to make it right anyhow. I wish if I could remove extra lemon juice from the water but some things can never be undone. There is no way to remove lemon juice from the water. So what's solution? The only way to correct it was to add four more glasses of water to the already made lime water and dilute the lemon juice to make five glasses of fresh lime water. Now, if we think about life it's same. Sometimes we do things which cannot be undone. Some wrong decisions, wrong choices, wrong doings, wrong actions can never be undone. So what's solution? When we cannot undo things and correct what ever wrong happened, we should not waste more time over it. It would be like trying to remove lemon juice from lime water. Instead, if things get wrong and cannot be undone then we should get busy in adding so many right things in our life that wrong seems insignificant. We all have negative sides to ourselves and we may not be able to correct all our negativities but we can definitely try to continue adding positive thoughts, actions, people in our lives and dilute negativity. We all have been through lows in our life and we cannot change that but if we add new highs in our life, we will be able to dilute lows. Isn't it? In the end life will seem \"Mostly high\". We all had mistakes in our life and have bitter memories but we can get busy making and adding new happy memories now. We should try to do a lot of good things and concentrate on making life more positive today so that we can dilute bad things which ever happened or done by us in past.", "moral1": "In our life new challenges keeps us active. If you steadily win challenges, you are happy. These challenges keeps you energized. ", "moral2": "Don't judge a book by its cover. ", "moral3": "Even when we're much weaker, we can defend ourselves from bullies by using what they themselves fear. ", "moral4": "The success of the wicked is a temptation to many. ", "moral5": "Everything in your life will never be perfect. Do not waste too much time correcting what is wrong. Get busy doing the right things.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 926, "story": "Once in a village lived an old man who used to complain about everything. He thought of himself as one of the most unfortunate people in the world. He always stayed gloomy and in bad mood. Whole village was tired of him. With passing years he became more bile and used to utter more bitter words. People were so fed up of him that they avoided him. Even for people who used to be happy found it insulting to be happy next to him. Just his presence created the feeling of unhappiness in others. But one day, an incredible thing happened. Everyone heard a rumor about old man. Rumor was - old man is happy today. He is not complaining about anything. He is smiling and he seems relaxed. That day, some people from village went to old man and asked, \"What happened to you?\"Old man replied, \"Nothing. for all my life I have been chasing happiness but it was useless. today I decided to live without thinking about wanting happiness and just enjoy life. that's why am happy.\"", "moral1": "Any excuse will serve a tyrant. ", "moral2": "Happiness will come to you if you stop worrying about it. ", "moral3": "We should respect and value simpler things in life. ", "moral4": "'tis better to live secure in poverty, than to be consumed by the cares attendant upon riches. ", "moral5": "Might makes right.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 927, "story": "Once in a village lived neighbors ramesh and suresh. Ramesh was a poor farmer where as suresh was a landlord. Ramchand used to work in farms all day and still he would seem very relaxed and happy. At night he never bothered to close doors or windows of his house and slept soundly. He had no money still he was happy and living peaceful life. Where as suresh who was landlord used to be tensed always. At night he always made sure to close doors and windows of his house even after that he couldn't sleep well because he used to think about getting robbed at night. He always bothered that someone might break into his house and would steal all his money. Suresh envied ramesh because of his peaceful life. So, one day suresh called ramesh and gave him a bag full of cash and said, \"My friend, I am blessed with plenty of wealth and I find that you are poor. I want to help you. please take this cash and live in prosperity.\"Receiving the bag ramesh was very happy. He was joyful all day he took that with him to his house. At night ramesh went to sleep as usual but today he couldn't sleep. So he got up and closed all doors and windows of his house then again tried to sleep but even after closing them he couldn't sleep. He was worried about cash and all night keep looking at the bag full of cash and stayed disturbed whole night. As soon as next day begin ramesh took the bag full of cash to suresh and gave it back to him and said, \"Dear friend, I am poor but I was happy. money you gave me took away peace from me. please don't think wrong but take your money back.\"", "moral1": "Do not forego a certain gain for an uncertain profit. ", "moral2": "If we learn to be satisfied with what we have then we can always be happy and content. ", "moral3": "Most problems have solutions. We just need to think in different way. ", "moral4": "Parents value obedience the most. ", "moral5": "Might makes right.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 928, "story": "One day thomas edison came home and gave a paper to his mother. He told his mother that his teacher gave this paper to him and said, \"Give this to your mother.\"His mother open it and read the paper. After reading paper her eyes filled with tears. Thomas asked his mother about what was written in the paper. She read the whole letter in loud voice to her son, \"Your son is a genius. this school it too small for him and we don't have enough resources and good teachers to train him. please teach him yourself.\"After many years, now edison's mother died and he has become one of the greatest inventors. One day while thomas was looking into old family things he saw a folded paper in the corner of his desk drawer. He took it and open it. He read the paper. \"Your son is mentally ill and we won't let him come to school anymore.\" Was written on the paper. It was the same paper which was given to him by his teacher in school to give to his mother. After reading that edison cried for hours and wrote in his dairy, \"Thomas alva edison was an addled child that, by a hero mother, became the genius of the century.\"", "moral1": "Don't judge a book by its cover. ", "moral2": "Of the good and evil in this world, there are many complications behind them which are hard to understand, so we should not really focus on surface and judge anyone without understanding them first. ", "moral3": "Impossible things we cannot hope to attain, and it is of no use to try. ", "moral4": "A charming tale to encourage older siblings to be more generous with their younger brothers and sisters, and to prevent jealousy. ", "moral5": "One should never give up. We need to be confident in ourselves and move ahead in life with positive attitude and hard work.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 929, "story": "Once in a village a tourist met a fisherman on the coast. Fisherman was going home with catch he did for the day in the way tourist stopped him started talking to him. Tourist: how long it took you to catch such type of fish? Fisherman: not very long. Tourist: then why didn't you stayed for more time and catch more? Fisherman: this small catch is sufficient to meet my and my family need. Tourist: what do u do with rest of your time? Fisherman: I sleep late, play with my children, spend time with my family and friends. Tourist : I have mba from iim and I can help you! You should start fishing for longer hours everyday then you can sell extra fish in the market and with that money you can buy bigger boat. Fisherman: after that? Tourist: with bigger boat you can catch more fish and then with that extra money you can buy even bigger boat and then second and third boat and this way you can have entire fleet of ships. You can then sell you fish directly to processing plants and may be one day open your own plant. Then you can move to city and handle your new enterprise work from there. Fisherman: how long would it take? Tourist: twenty, may be twenty five years.. Fisherman: afterwards? Tourist: well my friend, that's what interesting. When your business gets really big then you can make millions. Fisherman: millions? Ok? And after that? Tourist: after that you'll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish and spend time with your friends and family. Now fisherman responded,\" With all due respect sir, but that's exactly what I am doing now.. so what's point of wasting 25 years?\"", "moral1": "We should bot be greedy. ", "moral2": "Throughout our life we only struggle and forget to enjoy the real happiness, we are in so much anxiety and worried always for the future that we forget to live today. Being satisfied with what we have is key to happiness. ", "moral3": "Facing your fear, will gradually lead to less anxiety about it and one will be able to handle situation more calmly. ", "moral4": "Bluff and threatening words are of little value with rascals. Bluff is no proof that hard fists are lacking. ", "moral5": "From this circumstance, we are not able to see our own faults: but as soon as others make a slip, we are ready to censure.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 930, "story": "\"On a ship there was a pair of couple, suddenly ship met with an accident and couple had to run to life boat. after reaching there they realized that there was space only for one person. at that moment, husband pushed wife behind him and jumped on to lifeboat himself. his wife stood on sinking ship shouted one sentence to her husband.\"Teacher stopped and asked her students, \"What do you think shouted?\"Most students answered, \"I hate you!!\"Now, after listening to all this reply she noticed that there was a boy sitting silently throughout. She asked him to answer for same. Boy answered, \"Teacher. I believe shoe would have shouted - take care of our child.\"Listening to this teacher was surprised and asked boy, \"Have you heard this story before?\"Boy shook his head in no and said, \"No I haven't but that's what my mother told my father before she died because of disease.\"Teacher lamented, \"Your answer is right.\"She continued, \"The ship sank, man went home and bought up their daughter alone. many years later after the death of man. daughter was tiding up all his belonging where she found out his dairy. in dairy she found that when her parents when on to ship, her mother was already diagnosed with terminal illness and at critical moment  father rushed to the only chance of survival.\"In his dairy man wrote about how he wished he could sink to the bottom of ocean with his wife but for sake of their daughter he had to live. Story was finished and class was silent. Teacher knew that students has understood the moral of story.", "moral1": "It will do you no harm to find yourself ridiculous. Resign yourself to be the fool you are. We must always take risks. That is our destiny. ", "moral2": "Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forgive the ones who don't and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it'd be easy, they just promised it would be worth it. ", "moral3": "Of the good and evil in this world, there are many complications behind them which are hard to understand, so we should not really focus on surface and judge anyone without understanding them first. ", "moral4": "Positive thoughts and action leads to positive result. ", "moral5": "Whenever you face any difficulties in life, you shouldn't get scared and understand that life is meant to be a series of challenges that we overcome, not avoid. Don't pray that god will remove the obstacles, pray that he will give you the strength to overcome them.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 931, "story": "A man and his only little daughter used to live together. He loved her daughter a lot and lived his life only for her. One day his daughter became ill and her dad provided her with all best physicians and doctors together back to health but nothing healed her to health. All the efforts of father proved fruitless and child died. After he death father became recluse and shut himself away from everyone refusing every activity that might help him to bring him back to his normal self. One night he had a dream. In dream he was in heaven witnessing a grand pageant of all little child angels. They all were marching in an apparently endless line toward the white throne. He saw that all white robed angel girls carried a lighted white candle with them. After sometime he noticed that a little girl's candle was not lit. Then he saw that girl with dark candle was his own little girl. He rushed toward her and seized her in his arms. He caressed her with love and asked, \" My angel, how is that only your candle is not lit?\"She replied, \"Father, they often relight it but your tears always put it out again.\"Just after this man woke from his dream and knew that what he should do. From that day on wards he was no longer a recluse but meet freely and cheerfully with all his friends. Because now he would no longer let his darling angel candle be extinguished by his tears.", "moral1": "We have to come out of our comfort zone to live a successful life. ", "moral2": "Children should learn to distinguish between fiction and reality, and understand that it's much better to have personal qualities  than powers . ", "moral3": "Even if we lose someone, life goes on. We should not hurt gone soul by living a sad and alone life. We should live life cheerfully and embrace what comes next. ", "moral4": "Choose your friends wisely. ", "moral5": "He who does a thing well does not need to boast.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 932, "story": "Many years ago there was a small village, there a farmer was owing a large some of money to village moneylender. Due to misfortune farmer was unable to pay the amount. Moneylender always fancied farmers daughter so he purposed a bargain. He said he would forget farmer's debt if he could marry farmer's daughter. Both farmer and his daughter were horrified by this proposal. So, moneylender suggested a way to decide the matter. He suggested that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty money bag and then girl have to pick one pebble from the bag. Condition set was - if she picked black pebble the she would become moneylender's wife and farmer's debt would be forgiven and if she pick white pebble then she doesn't need to marry moneylender and her father's debt would still be forgiven. She wasn't left with option to refuse to pick a pebble as if she does so, then her father would be thrown into jail. On the day of decision all were standing on a pebble strewn path. As money lander proposed he bent over to pick two pebbles. As he picked pebbled, girl noticed that he had picked two black pebble and put them in the bag. Now, money lander asked girl to pick a pebble from the bag. Even after knowing the dirty trick of money lander girl had to pick pebble so, she put her hand into money bag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall on the pebble path where it immediately became lost among other pebbles. \"Oh! how clumsy of me.\" Girl said. \"But not to worry, if you look into bag for pebble left, you will be able to tell which one I picked.\" After this moneylender didn't dared to admit his dishonesty. By her quick thinking girl changed an impossible situation into extremely advantageous one.", "moral1": "Acting when we are furious or annoyed results in less clever and intelligent actions. ", "moral2": "Self help is the best help. Heaven helps those who help themselves. ", "moral3": "We are never alone. Our family, friends are always there for us. Even if we feel that we are all alone and no one is there for us. Always remember that god is with us always. ", "moral4": "Wise thinking and decisions can give productive results. When a person is hardworking and use available assets wisely, he or she can get good results. ", "moral5": "Most problems have solutions. We just need to think in different way.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 933, "story": "Once upon a time there was a village which was facing great poverty. One day three rich men and their servants were traveling on the same road, on their way they came to this poor village. Seeing the poverty of village all the three men thought of helping the people of village. The first man couldn't see their poverty so he took all the gold and silver from his wagons and shared them among villagers. He wished them all the best and left. Second rich man seeing poverty and condition of village decided to help them. So he gave away all his food and drink as he thought that money couldn't be of much use to them. He made sure that each one in village get fair share and get enough food that would last for time. Then he left. Third rich man, after seeing the poverty of villagers speed-ed up and traveled straight through the village without stopping. Other two rich men saw this from distance and commented with each other that how third rich man lacked decency and compassion and it was good that they helped those villagers. Three days later, other two rich men met the third rich man who was not traveling in opposite direction. He was still in speed but his wagon was now full of farming equipment's, tools and sacks of seed and grains. He was heading to the village of poor people to help them out. There are some generous people who give only so that people can see how generous they are but in reality they don't want to know anything about people whom they are giving. But some generous people: best kind. To them it doesn't matter what other would think of them. Not they give in showy way. Instead they truly worry and think about best ways to improve life of those whom they are helping. They give things much more valuable than money that their time, vision and their lives.", "moral1": "Do not malignant or blame anyone without knowing the fact or a truth. Your words may ruin someone's reputation without any fault of theirs. ", "moral2": "Whatever you do, do with all your might. ", "moral3": "Give important to things that really matters. Set priorities. Rest is just sand. ", "moral4": "If we see someone in need we should try to know their problem and find the best way to help them. ", "moral5": "A brave attitude is one of the best remedies for abuse and harassment.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 934, "story": "It's story of a boy and girl. They were best friend for years and used to talk on phone for hours and text each other whole day. There wouldn't be a day on which they didn't contact and talk to each other. Everything was great. They used to be happy in each other company and enjoy. But one day boy didn't call of replied to girl for a day. Girl got worried and knew something was wrong. At night in her room she was crying and at that time she realized that how much he meant to her. Next day in morning she got a call. It was from boy. Boy: hi girl: I am so glad that you called, what happened to you yesterday? Boy: I was busy. Boy: I think we should stop talking. Girl: what? But why? Boy: sorry. Bye. After this boy disconnected call. Girl was shocked. She couldn't understand anything and was feeling lonely, rejected and broken. After thinking she decided to make a last try to get him back. So, she called him. Girl: hi boy: why are you calling me? Girl: I need to ask u something. Boy: go ahead girl : are you alright? She tried to talk but she thought may be he really doesn't care. She broke off and left her house leaving a note. Few hours later boy got a call. It was to inform him that girl got hit by a car and her condition was serious. Boy rushed to hospital and went to see her. He was sitting beside her holding her hand. Boy: I am sorry it's all my fault but.. I promise I will make it up to u. Girl: I am not gonna get better!! Boy: don't say that. Girl: just tell me one thing why you asked me to leave? To this question of her boy tell her the truth that he has heart problem and he didn't wanted her to get worried because there was risk that he would die. Boy continued ans said, \"I did this because I love you,!!\" I love u too.. Girl said and her heart stop beating. Just after 10 mins boy also died because of heart attack. As he could live with the thought that she died because of him.", "moral1": "Do not tell lies because one day you may be telling the truth and no one will believe you. ", "moral2": "Let not the fortunate man, unmindful of the uncertainty of fortune, despise the lowly one, seeing that he knows not what he may come to himself. ", "moral3": "Humility and generosity can help to achieve a lot, more than those who set conditions to do the same task. ", "moral4": "If you love someone then don't hold back your feelings. Never hide your problems and feeling from the one who cares for you and love you. ", "moral5": "The ancients devised such a portraiture of time, to signify that slothful delay should not hinder the execution of our purposes.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 935, "story": "A farmer and his dog used to sit by roadside waiting for vehicles to come around. As soon as any vehicle came, farmer's dog would run behind it down the road, barking and trying to overtake it. Farmer neighbor used to see this and one day out of curiosity he asked farmer, \"Do you think your dog is ever going to catch a car?\"Farmer replied, \"That's not what I am bothered about. what bothers me is what would he do if he ever caught one?\"", "moral1": "Many people in life behave same way pursuing meaningless goals. ", "moral2": "Often we misunderstand the signs. God has given everyone a strength and ability to do their part. Always learn to see the things in a positive way and see yourself in a strong position to help the ones who need. Don't go for the easy choice. Make a right choice. ", "moral3": "We should not make any promise hastily. ", "moral4": "It's always better to have friends and be happy - even though it may bring discomfort - than isolate yourself from people in order to avoid problems. ", "moral5": "Never be so careless and so straight that you get robbed of your own dreams, or cannot take care of yourself.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 936, "story": "For research some marine biologist started to do an experiment. For this they place a shark into large tank and then released several small fishes in the same tank. As shark and fished were left in tank after sometime shark swam around and attacked around and ate all the small fishes. Now, next time biologist inserted a strong piece of clear fiber glass in middle of tank creating to separate partitions one for small fishes and other for shark alone. Now again as sharks and fishes were left, shark started to attack but this time shark slammed into the fiber glass inserted in the tank. However the shark kept repeating this behavior again and again. Meanwhile all the small fishes used to swam around it unharmed behind the fiber glass. Eventually after some hour shark gave up and stopped attacking. Same experiment was repeated for several days. Biologist noticed change in behavior of shark. Now, shark was less aggressive and made lesser attempt to attack small fishes. With time shark simply got tired and stopped attacking. After this biologists removed the fiber glass from the tank but even after removal of glass shark didn't attack because shark was not trained to believe that a barrier existed between it and smaller fishes. After this smaller fishes swam with shark in same tank unharmed.", "moral1": "A fine coat is not always an indication of an attractive mind. ", "moral2": "Strength of will can be developed through small but consistent efforts. ", "moral3": "Deeds count, not boasting words. ", "moral4": "True art is thoughtful, delights and endures. ", "moral5": "After experiencing setbacks and failures again and again most of us emotionally give up and stop trying. We start to believe that because we failed in past we will fail every time but that's just a barrier in our head. So, we should keep on working without fear of failure.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 937, "story": "An old chief and his grandson were sitting near lake. There grandfather was trying to teach his grandson life lessons. So he told young boy, \"A fight is going on inside me. a terrible fight between two wolves.\"Chief continued, \"One wolf is evil, full of anger, sorrow, greed, pity and self pride. the other wolf is good, full of joy, peace, love, kindness and faith.\"\"Son, this great fight is going on inside of you and every person on this earth.\"Now chief got silent for moment. Suddenly grandchild asked him, \"Who won the fight?\"The old man smiled and said, \"The one you feed.\"", "moral1": "A little money well spent can achieve a lot more than we had imagined, especially if it helps us to learn and develop ourselves. ", "moral2": "Most of the fears will be imaginary. Every problem has a solution. When our mind is clouded with fear we cannot act rationally and wisely. ", "moral3": "Let us live a life that really worth something! ", "moral4": "To do today's work today and not wait till later. ", "moral5": "We all go through situations were we have to chose between right and wrong. It's up to us what we chose.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 938, "story": "A very well known speaker started his seminar holding a note of rs100. In that seminar room there were total 200 people. Now looking at the people he asked, \"Who would like to have this 100rs bill ?\"Hands started to go up. Now he said, \"I will give you this but let me first do this.\" Then he proceeded and started to crumple the note. After crumpling phone he then asked again, \"Who still wants it?\"Still there were hands up in the air. \"Well\", he responded. \"What if I do this?\"Then he dropped it on the ground and pressed it on the floor with his shoes. Now he picked it up and this time note was all crumpled and dirty, \"Now who still wants it?\" He askedagain there were hands up in the air. \"My friends, you have all learned a very important lesson today and that is no matter what I did to this note but it doesn't decrease the value of this bill  it still values 100rs.\"", "moral1": "Do not try to ape your betters. ", "moral2": "Many times in life situation come when we drop, crumple and get dirt by making wrong decisions. We fell like worthless but no matter what happens, you will never lose you value. ", "moral3": "The true leader proves himself by his qualities. ", "moral4": "Animals are trapped in a cave during their meeting. The only way to be saved is by using very special abilities. ", "moral5": "The primary reason for a person's dejection and sufferings is his own desires and fantasies. The moment we free ourselves from their shackles, we experience satisfaction, salvation and happiness all around.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 939, "story": "It's story of rich man who had four sons. As rich man grew old he decided to give his property to son who would value his wealth most. So, he called his sons and gave each of them five grains of rice and told them that he would ask for these grains at the end of 5 years. At last he said that he will give all his property to son who will value these grains most. First son threw away the grains and decided to show some other grains when father would ask for them. He thought that hos father will not be able to guess difference between set of grains. Second son eat them and like the first son thought of showing other grains when father demands. Third son kept grains in silver box at home and offers prayer to box while praying to god. Fourth son went to his home and sow those grains in his backyard. He cultivate them in backyard and after they grow  harvested them. He kept on re sowing the grains from this crop and in 5 yeas time period he had a vast plot of land cultivated with rice. After 5 years when all the son reached home. Father gave his property to fourth son as he was the one who valued those grain most.", "moral1": "Making most of every opportunity. We should take the very little opportunity work hard and let it grow. ", "moral2": "Everyone has capability. One just need to believe in it and follow a disciplined way to utilize that capability fully. ", "moral3": "Good manners help us live together in a pleasant atmosphere. ", "moral4": "Whatever you do, do with all your might. ", "moral5": "Respect and consideration for others are fundamental for living in groups, because there will always be something which annoys people.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 940, "story": "It's a story of young man who wanted to marry beautiful daughter of farmer. He went to father to ask for permission to marry his daughter. Farmer looked at him and said, \"I will allow you to marry my daughter but you have to fullfil one condition.\"Further he continued and told him condition, \"Son go out and stand out in field. I am going to release three bulls, one at a time and you have to grab tail of any of three bulls. if you can catch tail of any one of three bulls then you can marry my daughter.\"Young man went to field and stood there, waiting for bulls to be released. The barn door opened and came out one of the biggest bull he had ever seen. So he decided to let this one go and wait for second bull. So he went over to side and let bull pass through. Again next time barn opened for second bull. This one was bigger and even more fierce than previous bull. This time again boy thought that may be next one could be better choice so he ran to side and let that bull pass through. Now door opened for third and came last bull. Boy got a big smile on his face. This was the weakest bull he had ever seen. So he positioned himself and was all set to take on bull and grab his tail. As bull came running by he jumped at exact movement. As he threw his hands to grab tail to his surprise this bull had no tail.", "moral1": "With very little effort, and some tact, you can be considerate to, and include everyone. ", "moral2": "Notoriety is not fame. ", "moral3": "When life gives opportunity, grab the first one. ", "moral4": "It is often necessary to work with others in an organized way in order to achieve great things. ", "moral5": "Two blacks do not make a white.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 941, "story": "In a pond lived two frogs. One day while playing on a rainy day slowly they hopped and hopped entered a house. As they hopped more they fell into the large tall can of milk. Both frogs were sinking inside the can. Both frogs tried to swim and get out of can for sometimes but all went in vain. One of the frog got tried and lost hope and said, \" I cant swim anymore.\" And drowned in to the bottom of can. Other frog didn't give up and kept on swimming. After sometimes because of his movement the milk turned into butter. The from climbed on pat of butter and hoped out of milk can.", "moral1": "Equals make the best friends. ", "moral2": "Never be so careless and so straight that you get robbed of your own dreams, or cannot take care of yourself. ", "moral3": "Those who would mend others, should first mend themselves. ", "moral4": "Never lose hope. As there is saying god help those who help themselves. ", "moral5": "Divided we fall. United we stand.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 942, "story": "A 9 year old boy went to an ice cream shop. There he sat on table and waiter came. Waiter: what do you want?? Boy: can you tell me how much an ice cream cone cost?? Waiter:after knowing rate boy checked his pocket for money. After checking it he asked waiter for the cost of smaller ice cream cone. Waiter replied: after waiter's reply boy ordered for smaller cone. He ate his ice cream and paid bill and left. When boy left waiter came to pick up the empty plate and paid bill but as he took the paid bill tears rolled down from his eyes. Boy paid with rs 15 he had and had left rs 3 as tip.. ! !", "moral1": "Never trust your enemy. ", "moral2": "Those persons ought to recognize this as applicable to themselves, whose object is private advantage, and who boast to the unthinking of an unreal merit. ", "moral3": "Never make someone a priority, when all you are to them is an option. ", "moral4": "We should try to make people happy around us with something you have. Sometimes even a small kind of kindness can make someone happy. ", "moral5": "We should not judge anything by appearance. Thing that is despised often proves to be more valuable and useful in times of danger.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 943, "story": "It was anniversary and ria  was waiting for her husband to show up. After some years of marriage things changed between them. Once cute couple who couldn't live without each other now had turned bit bitter. They were now fighting over every little things, both didn't like changes came ito their marriage. Wife was waiting to see if manoj  remembered that it was their wedding anniversary. As the door bell rang she ran toward door and open it with a smile and bunch of flowers to greet her husband. Both started to celebrate. They wanted to make up for fights. They planned to for champagne, light music. Suddenly the phone in the bedroom rang. Ria went to pick it up. On call there was a man who said, \"Hello mam I am calling from the police station. is this mr.manoj kumar number?\"She replied, \"Yes it is!\"\"I am sorry mam but there has been an accident and man died. we got this number from his wallet. can you please come and identify body?\" Man replied. Ria was shocked!! \"But my husband is with me here.!!\", she replied. \"Sorry mam but the incident took place in afternoon while he was getting off bus.\" Man replied. Ria was about to lose her conscience. \"How to could this happen?\", she thought to herself. She had read stories about souls returning to meet their loved ones after their death before it leaves. !! Her heart sank. In fear she ran towards other room to look for her husband but he was not there. She said to herself \"It's true!! he left me forever. oh god I can die to have another chance to mend for every fight they had. I lost my chance forever.\" She fell on floor in pain. Suddenly there was noise from bathroom, door opened and manoj came out and said, \"Darling, I forgot to tell you today my wallet was stolen.\"", "moral1": "Do not give your enemies the slightest reason to attack your reputation. Your enemies will seize any excuse to attack you. ", "moral2": "You live but once, you might as well be amusing. ", "moral3": "Life might not give you second chance. Never waste any moment while you still have chance. Value people and relations in life. Have a wonderful life with no regrets because we know no one have promised tomorrow. Live today and enjoy every moment of life. ", "moral4": "Life is short.   spend much time as you can loving and caring people who love you.   enjoy each moment with them before it's too late.   there is nothing important than family. ", "moral5": "Don't judge people by their looks.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 944, "story": "Once there was a farmer who had a goat and a horse. One day horse become ill so farmer called veterinarian. Vet said, \"Your horse has a virus. he must take medicine for three days. I will come back and give him medicines for three days and on third day if he is still not better we have to kill him.\"Goat listened to all this conversation. Next day vet started medicine for horse. Vet gave him medicine and left. After vet left goat approached the horse and said, \"Be strong my friends or else they are going to put you to sleep forever.\"Similarly on second day vet left after giving horse medicine. Goat came to horse and said, \"Come on buddy get up or else you are going to die!! come on get up..!!\"On third day, after giving horse medicine vet examined horse and said to farmer that, \"Unfortunately we have to kill him. otherwise the virus might spread and infect other horses.\"This time after vet left again goat came to horse and tried to help him. Goat said, \"Listen friend, its now or never!! get up, come on have courage!! come on get up!! that's it, come on get up slowly. great! come on, one, two, three, good rum faster..!! run run more!! yes, you did it!! ow you are champion..\"All of sudden the farmer came back, saw the horse running in the field and began shouting, \"Its miracle! my horse is cured. we must have a grand party. lets kill the goat.\" This often happen in life and work place. No one truly knows who deserves the merit of success and contributing toward success. Who is actually contributing the necessary support to make things happen. Be grateful.", "moral1": "Ability proves itself by deeds. ", "moral2": "Remember to live without recognition is a skill. ", "moral3": "Don't cheat to just win. ", "moral4": "We should understand that for better life only wealth is not everything. We should pay attention to our health too. ", "moral5": "God has given us strength and capability to do our part. We should always learn to see things in positive way and see yourself in position to help others who need.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 945, "story": "Once upon a time in a small village lived a very wise man. He was head of local administration and was respected by all. People used to come to him at times to seek good advise on different aspects of life. But ironically his own son was lazy and nothing was there to make difference in his ignorant attitude. As year passed by old man got worried about his son future. To take care of family he needed to make his son realize his responsibility. So one day he asked his only son to come to him and said, \"Son you are grown up man now, and need to understand your responsibilities.\"Surprised and amazed by his father words he said, \"Father how will I manage without you. I will be lost without you.\" Now his father replied, \"I want you to find real purpose of your life and when you find it, always remember it and it will lead you to life to happiness and joy.\"Next day, his father gave him a bag. When son opened it there were 4 pair of clothes for each season and some raw food, grains and some money and a map. As son was wondering his father said, \"I want you to find a treasure.\" And that map is of place where the treasure is hidden and you need to go and find it. Next day, son set out on his journey eager to find the mystery treasure. He traveled across many rivers, forests, mountains to reach his destination. He prayed for well being of his father and wanted to show his finding on when he reach home. On his journey he met many people some helped him with food and gave him shelter and also met thief's and robbers who stole his belongings. He wanted to reach there before anyone else. Finally after a long year, he reached the cliff where he could find his treasure but couldn't find any treasure there. Tired and devastated by his father's lie, he headed back home. On his way back he went through same landscapes and weather but this time he stopped and enjoyed the nature like peaceful summer evenings, blooming of flowers etc. This time he learned to hunt his own food, sew his own clothes ad protect himself from harsh weather. He learned to calculate time of day and also protect himself from wild animals and harmful plants and shrubs. He met same people who helped him on his way and this time he stopped and spend some days with them, help them with their chores and also show them gratitude. He realized how wonderful were those people who helped passer by without any expectation in return. Almost after 2 years he reached home. He went straight to his father room. He walked up to him slowly and whispered, \"Father\" Being careful not to disturb his sleep. The wise man opened his eyes and as he saw his son and embraced him. Father asked, \"So, how was your journey son? did you find treasure?\" Son replied, \"Journey was fascinating but forgive me father, I couldn't find any treasure. may be someone took it before I reached there.\"He was surprised at his own answer because he was asking for his father forgiveness in stead of getting angry at him. His father smiled and asked him to sit on chair next to him and said, \"That's because there was no treasure.\" Son questioned, \"Then why did you send me there?\"Father replied, \"I will tell you but first tell me how was your journey while you were going to find treasure. did you enjoyed landscapes and meet new people made friends?\" Son replied, \"No father, I didn't got distracted. I was focused on reaching my destination as soon as possible. I didn't have time to enjoy and make friends. but yes I must admit that I did all this on my way back to home. I enjoyed my journey back and learned many new skills and mastered art of survival, so much that I forgot the pain of not finding treasure.\"His father held his hand and said, \"Exactly my son ,you wanted to know how to lead life and find your goals…but if you lead your life going after a goal on this journey called life , you miss out the real treasures on the way because you are so focused on finding the goal. when the truth is that life has no goal at all, other than to just live it and grow with it each day.\"", "moral1": "Unattached to wealth and power, happiness increases. ", "moral2": "Positive feelings are shown in practice, above all when this demands sacrifice. ", "moral3": "Cunning often outwits itself. ", "moral4": "If we could see our fears as others see them we would realize that most of our fears make no sense! ", "moral5": "To be what you were born to be and to explore your full potential each day is life's only goal.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 946, "story": "A father and son were traveling by train. Boy was 24years old. The boy was really excited and was looking out of window. Suddenly he shouted, \"Dad look trees are going behind..\"His dad smiled. There was a young couple sitting near by them. When they saw the childish behavior of boy they felt weird with pity for boy. Suddenly boy again exclaimed, \"Dad look outside, clouds are running with us.\"Now seeing this again the couple couldn't resist and said to old man, \"Why don't you take your son to doctor?\"Old man understood and just smiled and said, \"I did, we are just coming back from hospital. my son was blind from birth and there at hospital he had operation. he just got his eyes and now we are going back to home.\"", "moral1": "Real friends cannot be bought with gifts; it requires affection, attention and generosity. ", "moral2": "Don't judge people before truly knowing them because everyone has a story and sometimes truth might surprise you. ", "moral3": "At times when we face difficulties in life, we should just trust in god and push. By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains but know that it is still god who moves mountains. ", "moral4": "The gods help them that help themselves. ", "moral5": "It is up to us to live in a sustainable world.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 947, "story": "In a battle, while a soldier was preparing to bring back his wounded friend from the field. Seeing this his captain said, \"Its of no use, your friends must be dead by time you reach him.\"But soldier still goes and bring back his friend. Seeing dead body of his friend on his shoulder captain said, \"I told you it would be worthless as he's dead.\"To this soldier replied with moist eyes \"Sir, it was really worth to go back and get him.\"When I got him, he looked at me and smiled and said his last words. \"I knew you would come.\"", "moral1": "Some people are worth taking risk and always value feelings of friends and family and be there. Even a small act can be reason for someone smile. ", "moral2": "Trust a friend. ", "moral3": "Empty words cannot become facts. ", "moral4": "Acting when we are furious or annoyed results in less clever and intelligent actions. ", "moral5": "Pride goes before a fall.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 948, "story": "How resources, skills and abilities make a difference. Japanese loved fresh fish but for decades close by water has not held many fishes. So to feed japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went further and further than before. Further the fisherman went for fishing, more time it took them to bring back the fish. Because it took a lot of time to get back after catching fishes, fishes were not fresh and didn't taste good. Now, to solve this problem, fisherman started to install freezers on their boats. So that after catching fishes they could freeze them at sea and this allowed fishermen to go further and stay longer to catch more fishes. However, japanese could taste the difference and they didn't like frozen fish. This made fishing company think for further solution and installed fish tanks in their boats. Now, they would catch the fishes and stuff them in tanks. After little trashing around these fishes were tired, dull and lost their freshness. This lead fishing companies to face an impending crisis. Today, same fishing companies get fresh tasting fish to japan.. !! Wonder how they managed to keep the freshness of fishes?? To keep fishes fresh. Japanese fishing companies still put the fishes in the fish tank but with a small shark.. !! Because of shark fishes are challenged and constantly on move. This challenge keeps them alive and fresh.", "moral1": "To ask for help and support when we need is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign of wisdom. It is a call for greater strength that lives in our togetherness. ", "moral2": "Truth will always prevail. ", "moral3": "In our life new challenges keeps us active. If you steadily win challenges, you are happy. These challenges keeps you energized. ", "moral4": "Life is short.   spend much time as you can loving and caring people who love you.   enjoy each moment with them before it's too late.   there is nothing important than family. ", "moral5": "The size does not matter.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 949, "story": "One day little 12 years old girl asked her father, \"What are you going to gift me for my next birthday?\" Father smiled and said, \"There is much time, so wait till your birthday.\"Just after few days of this conversation, the girl fainted and was rushed to the hospital. After checking on girl, doctor came out and informed family that girl had a bad heart and probably she will die. Everyone in family was shocked to hear that and didn't knew what to do. While girl was lying on bed in hospital and her father was sitting near her. She asked, \"Daddy, am I gona die?\" Father replied, \"No dear, you will live.\" He gave her a warm hug and kissed her on forehead and left weeping. Girl said, \"How can you be so sure daddy?\" Father turned around and replied, \"I know.\"After some time girl got treated and was recovering, at same time she turned 13. After she came home, she found a letter on her bed. It says: \"My sweet kid, if you are reading this, it means everything went well as I told you. you remember? once you asked me what am I gonna gift you for your birthday. well, at that time I didn't knew what I am gonna give you but now my present to you is my heart\"Father donated his heart for her daughter.. ! !", "moral1": "Never lie or make stories up for attention, for no one will help you when you actually need it. ", "moral2": "Might makes right. ", "moral3": "Our parents loves us, make selfless sacrifices to keep up happy and safe. So, always respect and love your parents because you don't know what they had given up for you. ", "moral4": "The problem may not be with the other one as we always think, could be very much within us! ", "moral5": "It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 950, "story": "A hindu saint was visiting to river ganga to take bath. There he found a group of family on the banks shouting at each other in anger. After seeing this saint turned towards his disciples smiled and asked, \"Tell me why do people shout at each other?\"All disciples thought for a while and then one of them said, \"It's because we lose our calm.\"\"But, why a person shouts at person who is just next to him? that person can tell him what ever he have to say to person he is angry with in soft manner.\" Said saint. Again disciples gave many other answers but not any of these answers could satisfy saint. Then saint explained, \"When two people get angry at each other, their hearts are at lot of distance. to cover that distance they need to shout to be able to hear each other. the angrier they are, stronger they have to shout at each other to cover that distance.\"Saint continued, \"What happens when people fall in love? they don't shout at each other and talk softly, its because their hearts are very close. the distance is like non existence or very small.\"Finally saint said, \"When they love each other even more, what happens? they don't even speak just whisper and when they even love more they just look at each other and understand. this is how two people are close to each other when they love each other.\"", "moral1": "To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors.   we all know, how our parents cared for us for every little thing.  love them, respect them, and care for them. ", "moral2": "The best way to have good luck is to share all the good things you have. Grateful friends are the foundation of your good fortune. ", "moral3": "When you argue don't let your heart get distant. Don't say words that create even more distance or else one day there will be so much distance that you will not be able to find path to return to. ", "moral4": "Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten. ", "moral5": "Safety is the first importance.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 951, "story": "About ten years ago, a very successful young man was passing by a street in neighborhood in his only two month sleek and black jaguar. He was going much faster. He was watching kids playing there and slowed down his car as he thought he saw something. As his car passed suddenly a brick sailed out and whump!! - that brick smashed into the side door to new shiny jaguar. Young man slammed brakes and geared into reverse, back to the place where the brick had been thrown. He jumped out of car and pushed kid against his parked car. He shouted, \"Why you threw brick? what was that all about? who are you? what are you doing? that's my new jaguar and that brick you threw is now gonna cost you a lot of money.\"Boy pleaded, \"Please sir, I am so sorry! I did not knew what else to do! I threw brick at you because no one else would stop.\"Tears coming out of boy's eyes as he pointed toward a parked car he said, \"It's my brother sir. he rolled off curb and feel out of his wheel chair and I can't lift him up back on his wheel chair. would you please help me get him back. he is hurt and too heavy for me to lift.\"Moved by his words, young man hurried to the boy who fell off his wheelchair, lifted him back into his wheelchair and took out his handkerchief, wiped his wounds checking to see that everything is ok. Then he watched younger brother push him back to their home down the sidewalk. Young man kept the dent to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention.", "moral1": "Let the sluggard always labour at the proper time, lest when he has nothing, he beg in vain. ", "moral2": "Feel for the bricks life throwing at you. Slow down and enjoy life. In hustle and speed of life, don't miss the joy of present moments. ", "moral3": "Precious things are for those that can prize them. ", "moral4": "It's not always the way it looks. There can be different aspects to same situation. So, we should not make any judgement on basis of just what we see in front of us. ", "moral5": "Happiness is best shared.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 952, "story": "It's story of little boy who wanted to meet god. So, he packed his suitcase with twinkies and juice for his long trip to meet god and started his journey. About three blocks away he saw a long-haired, beard biker sitting by his motorcycle in park relaxing amongst nature. Boy sat down next to that biker and opened his suitcase. When boy was about to take out twinkie from his case to eat, he noticed that little boy looked hungry and he offer biker a twinkie. Biker gratefully accepted it and smiled warmly at boy. Boy found his smile so pretty that he wanted to see that smile again, so he offered juice to biker wishing to see that smile again. Again accepting juice that biker smiled nicely at boy. Child was delighted. Both of them sat all afternoon there munching twinkies and drinking juice, smiling happily but never exchanged a word. As darkness came, boy realized that it was time to leave and got up walked few step. Suddenly he turned back to beard man and gave him a hug. Biker gave biggest and warmest smile ever as boy ran off back to his home. When boy opened door of his house and entered house his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. Mother asked him, \"What did you do today which made you so happy?\" He replied, \"I had lunch with god. you know what he has the coolest motorcycle I have ever see.\" His mother just stood there surprised by reply of boy. Meanwhile, biker returned to his home radiant with joy. His pet was so awestruck by the look of peace on his face that he asked, \"What you did today that made you so happy?\" He replied, \"I ate twinkies with god in park. you know god's much younger than I expected.\"", "moral1": "Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass. Strive on diligently. Don't give up. ", "moral2": "Make mistakes and learn from them but never repeat mistakes. . ", "moral3": "Better starve free than be a fat slave. ", "moral4": "Think about the consequences before you act. ", "moral5": "We often underestimate the power of touch, smile, kind words, smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 953, "story": "Long time ago, there was rich man and his son. Both shared a passion for collecting art. They used to travel around the world together and collect priceless work by picasso and many other. Man had an satisfaction as his son had trained eyes and sharp business. So, man knew that he would became as experienced art collector. As time passed, war engulfed nation. His son left to serve his country. After few weeks, father received a telegram about his son death while helping a fellow soldier to a medic. Distraught and lonely old man faced christmas holidays with sadness. On christmas morning, someone knocked at old man door. As the old man was going towards door, the masterpieces on the wall only reminded him of his son. As he opened the door, soldier greeted him with a large package in his hands. Soldier introduced himself to old man and said, \"I was a friend of your son and I was the one who he was rescuing when he died. may I come in? I have something to show you.\" Both began to talk, soldier told man about how his son told everyone his father's love of fine art. He said, \"I am an artist and I want to give you this.\"As the old man unwrapped the package to reveal a portrait of his son. Though it wasn't a work of genius but the painting featured his son face in striking detail. Man thanked soldier for priceless gift and hanged the picture just over the fireplace. As days passed by gallantry of his son continued to reach him and fatherly proud eased his pain of grief. Soon the painting of his son became the most prized possession for old man and he used to tell his to his neighbors. Next spring, old man became ill and passed away leaving his will. The art world was in anticipation, unmindful about story of man's only son. According to the old man will, all the art work was to be auctioned on christmas day. Soon the day arrived and art collectors from around the world gathered to bid on world's most spectacular painting's. Every one was very excited about the art collection auction. The auction begin with the painting of his son's portrait. Auctioneer asked for an opening bid but the room was silent. He asked, \"Who will begin the bidding with 100$?\". No response came. Minutes passed no one bid on it. Everyone was waiting for art collection but no one showed any interest in his son's portrait. \"Who cares about this painting? it's just painting of his son. let's move on to good stuff\" Someone said from the back of the room. Auctioneer replied, \"No sir we first have to sell this one. now. who will take this?\"Finally a friend of old man spoke, \"Will you take 10$ for this painting because that's all I have. I knew the boy so I would like to have it.\" Auctioneer continued, \"I have bid of 10$, will anyone go higher?\"Still no one respond. So auctioneer said, \"Going one, twice and one.\"\"Now, we can bid for art treasures.\" Said someone. After listening this auctioneer announced that the auction is over. This announcement stunned everyone and room got quiet. Someone got up and asked, \"What do you mean by it's over? what about all other painting's? what's going on here. I want explanation.\"The auctioneer replied, \"It's simple, according to the will of father who ever takes the son.. gets it all..\"", "moral1": "Each person is different which may be due to their own circumstances. This can often lead to many differences. However, we must try to understand each other and adjust a little to make a healthy relationship with each other. And, when such differences arise between persons, it is the duty of their loved ones to keep them calm and guide towards the right path. ", "moral2": "The other shore always looks greener. ", "moral3": "In unity is strength. ", "moral4": "We should respect and value simpler things in life. ", "moral5": "We should not trust everyone easily.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 954, "story": "It's story of a creative engineer named john roebling who build the brooklyn bridge in new york despite of all the rejections and circumstances he had to face. In 1883, engineer john roebling had an creative idea to build a spectacular bridge to connect new york with long islands. He presented his idea to experts but they thought that it was impossible feat and asked him to forget the idea. For them it was a impractical idea as anything like this wasn't done before. But john couldn't let go his vision and in his mind he knew that it could be done, he just had to share this idea with someone else. After sometime he was able to convince his son  that ths bridge could be built. For first time working together john and washington  developed the concept of how it's going to build step by step by overcoming obstacles. With excitement and inspiration, they head towards their challenge and hired a crew to build this dream bridge. All was going well until a tragic accident happened just after few months of starting the project. This accident took life of john and washington was paralyzed. After the incident experts started to criticize them and say, \"We told them so, it's foolish to chase this vision.\" Everyone made negative comments and felt that project should be scrapped because only john knew how to build this bridge. Even after so much negative comments, handicapped washington was not discourage and still had desire to complete the bridge he tried to inspire his friends and crew but everyone was scared after the incident. One day, as he was laying on his bed, he felt like the light coming from the window is like message for him, \"Not to give up\". This gave him an idea. As he could only move his finger, he decided to make best use of it. With time, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife by just moving his fingers. One day by movement of his fingers he asked he wife to call engineers. Using same method of tapping with finger he made communication with his wife and told her what to tell engineers to do. It seemed foolish but the project was under way again. For 13 years washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm, until the bridge was finally completed.", "moral1": "We should not give up even in worse situations and think about solution. If there is someone stronger than us even then we should look for solution because mental strength is more powerful than physical strength. ", "moral2": "If we don't actively care for the environment, it could seriously deteriorate. ", "moral3": "Dreams that seem impossible can be realized with determination and persistence, no matter what the odds are. ", "moral4": "We can never imagine the pain a person has to go through because of sacrifice he make. We must appreciate and be thankful to those who silently sacrifice and endure pain for sake of others. ", "moral5": "The less people know and understand about them, the more positively they attempt to argue concerning them, while on the other hand to know and understand a multitude of things renders men cautious in passing judgment upon anything new.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 955, "story": "There was a kid who lived with his mother. Kid used to hate her mother because she had only one eye. He used to feel embarrassed. Mother used to work as cook to support the family and his kid studies. One day mother went to kid school to meet him but kid was so embarrassed. He thought to himself, \"How could she do this to me?\". He ignored her and ran out. Next day a boy from kids class commented to him, \"Eee, your mother have only one eye!!\"Kid was so embarrassed that he wanted his mother to disappear. That day after reaching home confronted his mother and said, \"Because of you people make fun of me. why don't you die?\" Even after listening to this his mother didn't respond. All his childhood kid just thought of getting out of that house anyhow. So, he studied hard and got a job abroad. There he got married, had kids and  all the comforts and was very happy with his life away from his mother. One day his mother came to visit him. She hadn't seen him since he left and for the first time she was going to meet her grand children. As she rang the bell and stood by the door her grand children opened the door and after seeing her they laughed at her not knowing who she is. When his son came at door and saw her. He started screaming at her, \"How can you come to my house uninvited and scare my kids. get out now and never come again.!!\"To this his mother replied, \"Oh, I am so sorry. I may have gotten to wrong address.\" And left. One day he got a letter from his college about reunion. He was excited to got here. After attending reunion he went to old shack. There his mother neighbor told him that she passed away and gave him a letter left for him. He opened the letter and started reading it. \"My dearest son, I think of you all the time. I miss you a lot. I am really sorry that I came to your house and scared your children. I was so glad to hear that you were gonna come back for reunion. I don't know if I will be able to get out of bed to see you. I am sorry that I was a constant embarrassment when you were growing. you don't know that when you were little, you got into an accident and lost one of your eyes. as your mother I couldn't stand watching you to grow up having just one eye. so, I gave you mine. take care my dear. love you.\"", "moral1": "Using positive words will have better results that using negative words. To break out of bad habit we need to develop good habit and automatically things will start to get better and we will feel positive. ", "moral2": "You never know what your parents had been through to see you happy. So never judge them and respect and care for them always. ", "moral3": "Be responsible. ", "moral4": "Appearances are deceptive. ", "moral5": "We often make much of the ornamental and despise the useful.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 956, "story": "Story of man who experienced a life changing event at airport while he was waiting there to pick up his friend. As the man was trying to locate his friends at airport, he noticed a man coming toward him carrying his bags and stopped right next to him. After reaching his family he first motioned to his younger son  and they gave each other a long and loving hug. As the separated father said to his son, \"It's so good to see you son. I missed you so much.\" His son replied softly, \"Me too dad.\"Now the man stoop up to his elder son  and holding his son's face in his hands with love he said, \"I love you so much zach.\" And the too hugged lovingly. While all this was happening, man saw a baby girl  excitedly in her mother's arm, never taking eyes off his returning father. While the man gently took his baby girl from his wife he said ,\"Hi baby girl.\" And kissed her all over and held her close to his chest. The little girl instantly got relaxed and laid on her father's shoulder. After having some moments with his daughter, he handed little girl to the oldest son and said, \"I have saved best for last.\" And proceeded to give his wife most passionate kiss and silently said, \"I love you so much..!!\" While holding each others hand they gave each other big smiles. For an instant it seemed liked they were like newly married couple but looking at their children man knew that it couldn't be possible. Man waiting for his friend suddenly felt uncomfortable but couldn't resist himself from asking, \"Wow! how long you two have been married?\" He replied, \"Been together for 14 years and married for 12 of those.\"Now, out of curiosity man asked, \"How long you have been away?\" \"Two whole days!\", man replied still beaming with his joyous smile. Man was stunned to her \"Two days!!\" As looking at the intensity of greeting. He already assumed that person had been gone for weeks at least if not months. Amazed by the love and affection of couple even after so many years man mumbled to himself, \"I hope my marriage is still that passionate after 12 years.\"", "moral1": "When one is prepared spiritually, mentally and physically, he has nothing to fear. ", "moral2": "Obeying your parents is the best policy for children. ", "moral3": "Don't cheat to just win. ", "moral4": "Everything in your life will never be perfect. Do not waste too much time correcting what is wrong. Get busy doing the right things. ", "moral5": "Don't hope my friend, decide.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 957, "story": "A professor stood before class with items on table in front of him. When class began, he picked up a large glass jar an started to fill it with rocks of about 2 inch in diameter. Then he asked students if the jar was full. All students agreed. Now the professor picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar slightly, so the pebbles rocked into the empty areas between the rocks. Again he asked students if the jar was full. Again all the students agreed it was. The professor now picked up a box filled with sand and poured into the jar. The sand filled the remaining open areas in the jar. Once again he asked to students if the jar was full. Students respond with 'yes'professor said:\"Now, I wasn't all of you to recognize this jar as representation of your life. rocks here represent the important things like  your family, friends, health, children; if everything else was lost jar will still remain full.pebbles are other things that matter like your job, car house. and sand represents all other small stuff in life. now, if you first put sand into jar then her will be no room for pebbles. same goes for your life that means there will be no room left for important things in your life if you spend all your energy on small stuff.pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.\"", "moral1": "Trust a friend. ", "moral2": "Facing your fear, will gradually lead to less anxiety about it and one will be able to handle situation more calmly. ", "moral3": "Whenever a people is reduced to the last extremity, the high position of its chiefs is in danger; the humble commonalty easily finds safety in obscurity. ", "moral4": "Give important to things that really matters. Set priorities. Rest is just sand. ", "moral5": "When there is danger around smaller differences are best forgotten.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 958, "story": "One sunny day in winter, a grasshopper was enjoying the warm sunlight but he was feeling very hungry. So, he was looking around to find something to eat but he could find anything to eat. Suddenly he saw ants carrying their food to their hole. After seeing this for a while he went up to the ants and asked, \"Can you give me some grains as I am very hungry and haven't eaten anything since yesterday.\"One of the ants said, \"We worked whole summer to collect the food for winter. what were you doing whole summer? why didn't you store up food for winters?\"Grasshopper replied, \"I spent all summer singing and hooping so I couldn't store anything.\"Then ant chucked out a smile and remarked, \"Then dance the winter away.\"Grasshopper went away hungry and sad.", "moral1": "Work is worship. We should work hard for better future. ", "moral2": "He used to pray to god about god. ", "moral3": "A beautiful dream journey to a land of fairies. ", "moral4": "Caring for the environment is a cause for real happiness. ", "moral5": "Acting when we are furious or annoyed results in less clever and intelligent actions.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 959, "story": "Once there was a king who wanted to give a great feast to his guests, he got all kind of dishes prepared for them but cooks were not having fish to cook. So, he offered a reward to anyone who can get fishes before feast. After knowing about the announcement, a fisher man bought the fish to the palace. At the gate of palace there was gatekeeper who would let him go inside till fisherman promised him to split the reward. Fisherman agreed. When king saw the fish he was very happy to get it as now his feast will be complete and was happy to reward a lot of money to the fisherman, but fisher man refused to take it. Instead he demanded a hundred lashes on his back as reward. All were surprised. At last king ordered a servant to give him hundred lashes. When the fisherman had received fifty lashes, he asked to stop as he had partners in the business. It was the gatekeeper. King understood the whole thing. He called the gatekeeper in court and gave him rest of fifty lashes and also dismissed him from the service. For the wise fisherman king gave a handsome amount of money as reward.", "moral1": "Men often applaud an imitation and hiss7 the real thing. ", "moral2": "Being in good company and having opportunity to meet someone with spiritual enlightenment can give right direction to our life. ", "moral3": "Honesty is the best policy. ", "moral4": "Evil deed results in bad things and your wise thinking can help you get out of situation. So be wise and do good. ", "moral5": "It is better to share than to hoard stuff for yourself.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 960, "story": "In a class, teacher came in with three toys  and showed them to students. After all students saw them, she asked if they can find any difference in them. After keen observations, students observe that there were holes in all the toys. In 1st toy there were holes in ears. In 2nd toy holes were in ear ad mouth. In 3rd toy there was only one hole and it was in ear. After this teacher, asked students to put needle in the ear hole of each toy. In 1st toy the needle put in first ear hole came out of from the other ear. First toy represents those people who gives the expression that listen to you, all your things and show as they care for you but they just pretend to do so. The things you said to them counting on them are gone. In the 2nd toy, when the needle was put in ear the needle came out of mouth. Second toy represents those people who listen to you but these people will use things and the words you tell them against you by telling it to others and bringing out the confidential issues for their own purpose. In 3rd toy when the needle was put in the ear hole and needle didn't came out. Third toy, the needle does not come out from it. These kinds of people will keep the trust you have in them. They are the ones who you can count on.", "moral1": "Truth will always prevail. ", "moral2": "Always stay in company of people who are loyal and trustworthy. People, who listen to what you tell them, are not always the ones you can count on when you need them the most. ", "moral3": "Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions. ", "moral4": "We should not judge any situation just by with what we see. We never know what's going to come next. ", "moral5": "Do not grudge others what you cannot enjoy yourself.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 961, "story": "Once in a village, there was a poor family. There was a small boy named manu in this family. One day he was crossing forest carrying some woods on his shoulders. In the ways he saw an old man who was very hungry. Boy wanted to give food to told man but he wasn't having any food with him so he continued walking on his way. After walking ahead for while he saw a deer who was thirsty. He wanted to help but he wasn't having any water with him so he again continued on his way. Then he saw a man who wanted to make a camp but he did not have woods.   manu asked his problem and gave some woods to him.   in return, he gave him some food and water. Now he went back to the old man and gave him some food and gave some water to the deer. The old man and the deer were very happy.   manu than happily went on his way. However, one day boy fell of the hill and couldn't move and there was no one around to help him. He was in lot of pain. Suddenly the old age man whom he helped before saw him and quickly came to help him and pulled him up the hill. He had many wound in his legs. The deer whom manu had gave water saw his wounds and quickly went to forest and brought some herbs.   after sometime his wounds were covered.   all were very happy that they were able to help each other.", "moral1": "This story had become reality of today, ", "moral2": "If you help others, then they will also help you.   ", "moral3": "Not only children should get involved in eating more healthily. It is emphasised that the most elaborate, most processed, foods are usually the least healthy. ", "moral4": "Treat everyone around you with your ethics, not with theirs.  treat the people the way you want to be treated by them. ", "moral5": "Let not the fortunate man, unmindful of the uncertainty of fortune, despise the lowly one, seeing that he knows not what he may come to himself.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 962, "story": "One day, while father was working his son came,son: papa may I ask you a question? Father: sureson: papa how much money do you make an hour? Father : why do you ask such thing.. !! Son: I just want to know. Please tell. Father: I make 500rs per hour. Son : oh.. !! Papa, can I borrow 300rs? Father : if only reason you asked me this just to borrow some money to buy some silly toy then go to your room and think why your are so selfish. I work hard every day to earn this money. Following his father order son quietly went to his room and shut the door. Father sat down and was getting even more angry about the question son asked him. After an hour or so, father calmed down and started to think, \"May be he really needed that money for something important as he never asked for money very often.\"Then father went to his son room and opened the door. He came near to his son bed and asked, \"Are you asleep son?\" \"No papa\", replied son\"I have been thinking, may be I was too hard on you that time. its been a long day and because of that I got angry on you. here is the money you asked for.\" Father said. The little boy sat straight smiling \"Oh thank you papa\"Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled some crippled up notes. The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at his father. \"Why do you want money if you already had some?\" The father grumbled. \"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,\" The little boy replied. \"Papa I have rs. 500 now. can I buy an hour of your time? please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you\". Father was dumbstruck.", "moral1": "Do not trust flatterers. ", "moral2": "No one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before. ", "moral3": "We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. ", "moral4": "Might makes right. ", "moral5": "If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 963, "story": "An old man came to live with his son, daughter-in-law and little grandson. Old man physical condition was not very good. His hand trembled and eye sight was weak and his step faltered. The family used to ate dinner together on the table. But the old man shaky hands and weak eye sight made it difficult for him to eat properly and his food used to fell of his spoon on to the floor. When he drank milk, it got spilled on the table cloth. Both son and son's wife got irritated because of this mess. \"We must do something about him. we have had enough of this noisy eating and food on floor.\"From then on, grandfather used to ate alone in his room while rest of family enjoyed dinner at table. His food was served in wooden bowl as he had broken one or two dish. His eyes got filled with tears whenever family glanced in his direction as he sat alone. The little four year old kid watched it all in silence. One evening little kid was playing with some wood scraps. His father noticed and sweetly asked him \"What are you doing son?\"Just as sweetly, the boy responded, \"Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food in when I grow up.\" The four-year-old smiled and went back to work. These words struck the parents and they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. Same evening the husband took his father's hand and slowly led him to the table for dinner. For the rest of his life the old man enjoyed his dinner with rest of the family at dinner table. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled.", "moral1": "Always believe in what elders say. ", "moral2": "Work is worship. We should work hard for better future. ", "moral3": "Those who would mend others, should first mend themselves. ", "moral4": " life is like a basket of fruits. Either you have to make a choice of eating the fruit you love or be content with something that is healthy!  choose wisely else you may have to spend your life wondering, what if..  as long as you stay true to yourself and honest, you can't go wrong with any of these two choices. ", "moral5": "You reap what you sow. Regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. Always respect, care for and love them.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 964, "story": "A little boy who was just 10 years old lost his left arm in an accident. Despite that he decided to learn judo. He started his lessons with an old japanese master. The boy was learning well. One thing that bothered him that it's been three month and his master had taught him only one move. \"Sensei shouldn't I be learning more moves?\" Boy asked \"This is the only move you will ever need to know\" Sensei repliedboy didn't understand that but believing his teacher he kept training hard. After several months, sensei took boy to his first tournament. To the surprise of the boy he easily won first two matches with his only move. Third match bit difficult than first two still boy was able to win the match. Amazed by his success, boy was now in finals. In final match the opponent seemed to be much bigger and stronger compared to boy. Concerning that this match might hurt the boy referee called a time-out. As referee was about to stop the match boy's sensei intervened. \"No,\" The sensei insisted, \"Let him continue.\" Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the tournament. Boy was the champion now. On the way back from tournament boy they reviewed each move in every match. Boy this time summoned his courage and asked \"Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?\"\"You won for two reasons,\" The sensei answered. \"First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. and second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm.\"The boy knew that his biggest weakness has now become his biggest strength.", "moral1": "The flatterer lives at the expense of those who will listen to him. ", "moral2": "We should not trust blindly. ", "moral3": "Give important to things that really matters. Set priorities. Rest is just sand. ", "moral4": "Sometimes we feel that we have certain weaknesses and we blame god, the circumstances or ourselves for it but we never know that our weaknesses can become our strengths one day. ", "moral5": "It's always better to have friends and be happy - even though it may bring discomfort - than isolate yourself from people in order to avoid problems.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 965, "story": "In fifteenth century, there was a tiny village near nuremberg. A family with 18 children lived there. Eighteen!! Just to provide food for family the father and head of family, goldsmith by profession, worked eighteen hours a day. Despite their seemingly hopeless condition. Two of albrecht durer and albert the elder children had a dream. They both wanted to purse art but they knew their father will not be able to support financially both of them to study at academy. After many long discussions both boys finally worked out a pact. They decided to toss a coin. The loser would support father in his work and other will get chance to go to academy and complete his four years studies. After completing the studies the boy who won the toss would come back and support his father and help other boy to complete his studies at academy. On a sunday morning they tossed a coin. Albrecht durer won the toss and went off to nuremberg. Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, financed his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation. By the time he graduated, he began to earn considerable fees for his commissioned works. When the young artist returned to his village, the durer family held a festive dinner on their lawn to celebrate albrecht's triumphant homecoming. Albrecht toast to his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice that had enabled albrecht to fulfill his ambition. His closing words were, \"And now, albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your turn. now you can go to nuremberg to pursue your dream, and I will take care of you.\"All heads turned in eager expectation to the far end of the table where albert sat, tears streaming down his pale face, shaking his lowered head from side to side while he sobbed and repeated, over and over, \"No …no …no …no.\"Finally, albert wiped his tears and rose and said softly, \"No, brother. I cannot go to nuremberg. it is too late for me. look … look what four years in the mines have done to my hands! the bones in every finger have been smashed at least once, and lately I have been suffering from arthritis so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a glass to return your toast, much less make delicate lines on parchment or canvas with a pen or a brush. no, brother … for me it is too late.\"One day, to pay homage to albert for all that he had sacrificed, albrecht durer painstakingly drew his brother's abused hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skyward. He called his powerful drawing simply \"Hands,\" But the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and renamed his tribute of love \"The praying hands.\"", "moral1": "Equals make the best friends. ", "moral2": "The next time you see a copy of that touching creation, take a second look. Let it be your reminder, if you still need one, that no one - no one - ever makes it alone! ", "moral3": "Intelligence is based on how efficient a species became at doing the things they need to survive. ", "moral4": "Inappropriate verbal usage would cause permanent marks than physical damage.. !! So, let our words be kind and sweet. ", "moral5": "Wit has always an answer ready.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 966, "story": "At the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on the bench of the playground. She initiated talk with the man sitting on side saying, \"That's my son over there.\" Pointing toward a boy wearing yellow t-shirt. \"He's a fine looking boy\" Man replied. He added, \"That's my daughter on the bike in the white dress.\"Then looking at his watch and called his daughter. \"What do you say we go, sona?\"Sona pleaded, \"Just five more minutes, dad. please? just five more minutes.\" Man nodded to allow her to ride her bike. Minutes passed. Father stood and again called his daughter, \"Time to go now?\" Again sona pleaded, \"Five more minutes, dad. just five more minutes.\" The man smiled and said, \"Ok.\"Seeing this conversation between father and her girl woman said,\"My, you certainly are a patient father.\"The man smiled and then said, \"Her older brother tom was killed by a drunk driver last year while he was riding his bike near here. I never spent much time with tom and now I'd give anything for just five more minutes with him. I've vowed not to make the same mistake with her.  she thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. the truth is, I get five more minutes to watch her play.\"", "moral1": "Don't underestimate the ability of others. ", "moral2": "People tend to forget good things, a person did for them as soon as that person makes a mistake towards them. One should not throw out the history that is filled with good, quality action just because of one mistake that hurt you. ", "moral3": "Do not forego a certain gain for an uncertain profit. ", "moral4": "Dreams that seem impossible can be realized with determination and persistence, no matter what the odds are. ", "moral5": "Life is all about making priorities, and family is one and only priority on top of all other, so spend all time you can with loved ones.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 967, "story": "In a village, sham and ram were neighbors. Sham was a poor farmer and ram was a landlord. Both neighbors led life totally opposite from each other. Sham used to be relaxed and happy and he never bothered to close his home windows and doors at night before going to sleep. Although he had no money still he led peaceful life. On the other hand, ram always used to be tensed. He always keenly closed the doors and windows on his house at night and also he couldn't sleep well. He was always bothered that might someone break his safe and steal all his money. He had want for peace in his life. He used to envy peaceful life sham lived. One day, ram called his neighbor sham and gave him box full of cash saying, \"Look my dear friend. I am blessed with plenty of wealth. I find you in poverty. so, take this cash and live in prosperity.\"Getting money sham was very happy as it could have ease his life. He was happy whole day and night came. Sham went to bed. But, today he couldn't sleep as he kept on thinking about cash he had with him. He went to close doors and windows. He still couldn't sleep. Whole night he was disturbed. As soon as day broke, sham took the box of cash to ram. He gave away the box to ram saying, \"Dear friend, I am poor. but, your money took away peace from me. please bear with me and take back your money.\"", "moral1": "Money can not get everything. Learn to be satisfied with what you have and you will always be happy. ", "moral2": "Look before you leap. ", "moral3": "Often times members of teams create obstacles that get in the way of teamwork by solely focusing on their own pursuits and goals. They hoard information, avoid collaboration and distance themselves. It is bad for the team and it is bad for that individual. ", "moral4": "Respect is the value that sustains the arena in which all other values partake. ", "moral5": "Without knowledge we tend to misunderstood and ruin relationship therefore we should think wisely.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 968, "story": "Two men sonu and monu were on voyaging ship. The ship wrecked during a storm at sea. Somehow both men were able to swim to an deserted island. Both survivors were good friends, not knowing what else to do, they agreed to just pray to god and find out whose prayer was more powerful. For this they divided the territory between them and stay on opposite sides on island. The first thing they prayed for was food. Next morning sonu saw a fruit bearing tree on his side of island. He ate those fruits and felt good. On the other hand other man side of land remained barren. After a week, sonu felt that he is alone so he prayed for a wife. Again his wish was completed as just next day another ship wrecked and only woman survivor of that ship reached to his part of island. On other hand second man  still had nothing. Finally first man prayed for the ship to rescue himself and his wife and leave the island. Next morning he saw a ship docked at his side of island and boarded the ship with his wife. He decided to leave his friend monu on the island. He considered that he was not worthy to receive god's blessings. Since there was nothing on other side of island sonu concluded that none of his prayer has been answered. As he was about to leave on ship he heard a voice from heavens, \"Why are you leaving your friend on island?\" Sonu replied, \"My blessings are alone, since I prayed for them. his prayers were all unanswered and so he does not deserve anything.\"Voice replied, \"You are mistaken!! he had only one prayer which I answered. if not that, you wouldn't had received any of my blessings.\" First man asked the voice, \"Tell me. what did he pray for that I should owe him anything?\"Voice replied, \"He prayed that all your prayers be answered.\"", "moral1": "Of the good and evil in this world, there are many complications behind them which are hard to understand, so we should not really focus on surface and judge anyone without understanding them first. ", "moral2": "For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone, but those of another praying for us. ", "moral3": "Everyone in nature have a purpose and we should not just judge someone just by its appearance. We should learn to value goodness in nature of others. ", "moral4": "Those who have plenty want more and so lose all they have. ", "moral5": "Idea for everyone, to help see the positive aspect in all experiences.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 969, "story": "One day in forest, an old man was roaming around was he saw a little cat struck in a hole. He saw that it was struggling to get out of it very hard but still wasn't able to get out. So old man thought of helping it and gave a hand to get him out of that hole. But because of fear that car scratched old man hand. This hurt-ed the man and he pulled his hand screaming with pain. Despite this attack of cat he again and again tried to give his hand to cat. Another man going that way saw this and watching the scene, screamed with surprise, \"Man!! stop helping that cat. it is going to get itself out of that hole.\"Old man did not cared about what man said and continued saving that cat until he finally succeeded to get it out of that hole. Then, he walked to another man and said, \"Son, its cat's instinct that make him scratch and hurt me. but it's my job to love and care.\"", "moral1": "Relationship is not only about looks but love and care two people have for each other. ", "moral2": "Treat everyone around you with your ethics, not with theirs. Treat the people the way you want to be treated by them. ", "moral3": "Small daily renunciations are what develop strength and will power. ", "moral4": "This fable was written for those base persons who oppress the innocent, and fear to annoy the bold. ", "moral5": "Respect is something you have to earn, you cannot force it on others to respect you. There is a thin line between fear and respect, every one of us should understand it and do necessary corrections in our personalities.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 970, "story": "As a man was passing by the circus. He suddenly stopped amused and confused by seeing that a small rope was tied to the front leg of elephant to held him there. He thought to himself, \"No chains, no cages. it's obvious that such huge elephant can easily break this small rope and be free anytime he want but for some reason he did not.\"While he was thinking trainer pass by him. He stopped him and asked, \"Why this elephant just stood there and making no attempt to get away?\"Trainer replied, \"Well, when he was very young and much smaller we used the same size rope to them and at that age, its enough to hold them. as they grow up, they started to believe that they can not break away and this rope can still hold them. so they never try to free.\"Like that elephant, many of us go through life hanging on to belief that we can not do something, simply because we failed once before.. ! !", "moral1": "Watch people do their most common actions, these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person. ", "moral2": "In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. ", "moral3": "Treating things well, with care, is also a sign of respect to those who cannot enjoy such things, and who -given the chance - would surely treat them well. ", "moral4": "Each and every one of us is important, and the best way to make others feel that way is through acts of love and kindness. ", "moral5": "Failure is a part of learning. We should never give up the struggle in life.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 971, "story": "When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.   suddenly I didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly. She didn't seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?   I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn't talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to jane. I didn't love her anymore. I just pitied her! With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company.   she glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now. The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn't have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with jane.   when I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again. In the morning she presented her divorce conditions.   she didn't want anything from me, but needed a month's notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month, we both try to live as normal a life as possible. Her reason for this conditions were simple.   our son had his exams in a month's time and she didn't want to disrupt him with our broken marriage. This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day.   she requested that every day for the month's duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request. I told jane about my wife's divorce conditions. She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully. My wife and I hadn't had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don't tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office. On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn't looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her. On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me. On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn't tell jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger. She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.   suddenly it hit me. She had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head. Our son came in at the moment and said, dad, it's time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last-minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly, it was just like our wedding day. But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn't noticed that our life lacked intimacy.   I drove to office and jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind.   I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, sorry, jane, I do not want the divorce anymore. She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, jane, I said, I won't divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn't value the details of our lives, not because we didn't love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart. Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away.   at the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The sales girl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, \"I'll carry you out every morning until death do us apart\". That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed - dead. My wife had been fighting cancer for months and I was so busy with jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push through with the divorce. At least, in the eyes of our son- I'm a loving husband.", "moral1": "We have to accept that things can change. The best way to deal with change is to remain flexible and adaptable. ", "moral2": "Do not grudge others what you cannot enjoy yourself. ", "moral3": "The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. So find time to be your spouse's friend and do those little things for each other. ", "moral4": "It is always best to communicate how you feel. ", "moral5": "Learn from your mistakes.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 972, "story": "One day as farmer was passing by the well suddenly his donkey fell in to the well. Well was deep so donkey was not able to get out of it and cried for hours as farmer was trying to figure out idea to get it out of the well. After hours of thinking and seeing donkey cry he finally decided that the well already needed to cover up and donkey was old and wasn't worth to retrieve. So, he invited all his friends and neighbor to help him cover up the well leaving donkey inside. All the people grabbed shovel and started to through dirt inside the well. At first donkey didn't realized whats happening but when he realized he cried horribly. After some time he quieted down. Every one was amused to see this silence. After farmer loaded few shovels he looked down in the well and was surprised to see that donkey did something amazing. He saw that with every shovel dirt that fell on donkey's back it would shake it off and take a step up. As people continue to shovel dirt donkey continued to do same and take step up. Pretty soon he was at the edge of the well and it's life was saved.", "moral1": "We have to come out of our comfort zone to live a successful life. ", "moral2": "The calmer we are and the less disturbed our nerves, the more shall we love and the better will our work. ", "moral3": "One should kill one's own ego to attain true power and skill. ", "moral4": "When life shovel all kind of dirt on you, trick is to not to get down by all the problems and take time to stop and think of way to solve it. ", "moral5": "It's important to be kind, as it will always be rewarded.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 973, "story": "It's story of a young man name monty who was a son of horse trainer who would go stables, race tracks, farms, training horses. As a result boy's high school career was interrupted continuously. One day at this school he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be in his life when he grew up. That night boy wrote a seven page paper describing his goal about owning a horse ranch. He wrote his dream in detail and even drew diagram of 200-acre ranch and all things he was going to include in his ranch such as building, track etc. He drew detailed floor plan for everything he dreamed about owning one day. Next day he handed this project to his teacher. After two days he received his paper back with 'f' grade on top of it. Teacher asked him to meet her after class. After class boy went to meet teacher and asked, \"Why did he got 'f'?\"Teacher said, \"This dream is too unrealistic as you need lots of money to buy land, pay for horses and later other things to be paid for. you have no money. there is no way you can ever do it. write more realistic goal and I will reconsider your grades.\"That day boy thought a lot about it and then went to his father about what to do. After listening to his problem his father replied, \"Dear son, it your decision and you have to make up your mind about it as its important for you.\"After a week when boy again submit the paper, he gave the same paper he gave before without making any change in it stating at end, \"You can keep the 'f' and I will keep my dream.\"Years after same school teacher went on a field trip with 30 kids to camp on ranch for a week. It was a big ranch with buildings and track with big house. To the surprise it was same boy's ranch to whom once she gave 'f' for that paper. But realizing what she did back then before leaving the ranch she said, \"Look monty, I can tell you this now. when I was you teacher, I was dream stealer and I did that to lot of kids. fortunately you had enough gumption not to give up yours.\"", "moral1": "You should be careful about whom you help. ", "moral2": "In life, opportunities come unknowingly without any recolonization. We fail to recognize it and keep complaining that life didn't give us the opportunity to lead a successful life. Always take every chance you get to make a better life. ", "moral3": "Follow your heart, no matter what. No dream is too big or too small, when one work hard to live it. ", "moral4": "We should treat others how we want them to treat us. ", "moral5": "Never trust evil.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 974, "story": "One day emperor akbar and birbal were taking a walk in the palace gardens. It was a nice summer morning and there were plenty of crows happily playing around the pond. While watching the crows, a question came into akbar's head. He wondered how many crows were there in his kingdom. Since birbal was accompanying him, he asked birbal this question. After a moment's thought, birbal replied, \"There are ninety-five thousand four hundred and sixty-three crows in the kingdom\". Amazed by his quick response, akbar tried to test him again, \"What if there are more crows than you answered?\"Without hesitating birbal replied, \"If there are more crows than my answer, then some crows are visiting from other neighboring kingdoms\". \"And what if there are less crows\", akbar asked. \"Then some crows from our kingdom have gone on holidays to other places\".", "moral1": "There's no point in accumulating things if you don't know how to enjoy them. ", "moral2": "There is always a way if you think with ease. ", "moral3": "Think before you act. ", "moral4": "Always love and respect your parents as we can never understand how much parents sacrifice for us. We should learn to respect and value their sacrifices and hard work. When grown up kids should give time and care to their parents. ", "moral5": "If we could see our fears as others see them we would realize that most of our fears make no sense!", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 975, "story": "Once a rich merchant's house was robbed. The merchant suspected that the thief was one of his servants. So he went to birbal and mentioned the incident. Birbal went to his house and assembled all of his servants and asked that who stole the merchant's things. Everybody denied. Birbal thought for a moment, then gave a stick of equal length to all the servants of the merchant and said to them that the stick of the real thief will be longer by two inches tomorrow. All the servants should be present here again tomorrow with heir sticks. All the servants went to their homes and gathered again at the same place the next day. Birbal asked them to show him their sticks. One of the servants had his stick shorter by two inches. Birbal said, \"This is your thief, merchant.\"Later the merchant asked birbal, \"How did you catch him?\"Birbal said, \"The thief had already cut his stick short by two inches in the night fearing that his stick will be longer by two inches by morning.\"", "moral1": "He that is neither one thing nor the other has no friends. ", "moral2": "Truth will always prevail. ", "moral3": "The fundamental basis of friendship and love is to remain loyal and committed during times of adversity. ", "moral4": "One should not get arrogant and look down on others. ", "moral5": "You should be careful about whom you help.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 976, "story": "One fine day, akbar lost his ring. When birbal arrived in the court, akbar told him \"I have lost my ring. my father had given it to me as a gift. please help me find it.\"Birbal said \"Do not worry your majesty, I will find your ring right now.\"He said, \"Your majesty the ring is here in this court itself, it is with one of the courtier.  the courtier who has a straw in his beard has your ring.\"The courtier who had the emperors ring was shocked and immediately moved his hand over his beard.   birbal noticed this act of the courtier.   he immediately pointed towards the courtier and said, \"Please search this man. he has the emperors ring.\"Akbar could not understand how birbal had managed to find the ring.   birbal then told akbar that a guilty person is always scared.", "moral1": "Let us live a life that really worth something! ", "moral2": "Using positive words will have better results that using negative words. To break out of bad habit we need to develop good habit and automatically things will start to get better and we will feel positive. ", "moral3": "No gratitude5 from the wicked. ", "moral4": "It's better to be clean and tidy from the start, and anyone can clean up in a joyful spirit. ", "moral5": "A guilty conscience need no accuser.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 977, "story": "One day they approached the king's barber with a plan. As the barber was extremely close to the king, they asked him to help them get rid of birbal permanently. And of course, they promised him a huge sum of money in return. The wicked barber readily agreed. The next time the king required his services, the barber started a conversation about the emperor's father who he also used to serve. He sang praises of his fine, silky-smooth hair. And then as an afterthought he asked the king that as he was enjoying such great prosperity, had he made an attempt to do anything for the welfare of his ancestors? The king was furious at such impertinent stupidity and told the barber that it was not possible to do anything because they were already dead. The barber mentioned that he knew of a magician who could come of help. The magician could send a person up to heaven to enquire about his father's welfare. But of course this person would have to be chosen carefully; he would have to be intelligent enough to follow the magicians instructions as well as make on-the-spot decisions. He must be wise, intelligent and responsible. The barber then suggested the best person for the job - the wisest of all ministers, birbal. The king was very excited about hearing from his dead father and asked the barber to go ahead and make the arrangements immediately. He asked him what was needed to be done. The barber explained that they would take birbal in a procession to the burial grounds and light a pyre. The magician would then chant some 'mantras' as birbal would ascend to the heavens through the smoke. The chanting would help protect birbal from the fire. The king happily informed birbal of this plan. Birbal said that he thought it a brilliant idea and wanted to know the brain behind it. When learning that it was the barber's idea, he agreed to go to heaven on condition that he be given a large some of money for the long journey as well as one month's time to settle his family so that they had no trouble while he was gone. The king agreed to both conditions. In the duration of this month, he got a few trustworthy men to build a tunnel from the funeral grounds to his house. And on the day of the ascension, after the pyre had been lit, birbal escaped through the concealed door of the tunnel. He disappeared in to his house where he hid for a few months while his hair and beard grew long and unruly. In the meantime his enemies were rejoicing as they thought that they had seen the last of birbal. Then one day after many, many months birbal arrived at the palace with news of the king's father. The king was extremely pleased to see him and ready with a barrage of questions. Birbal told the king that his father was in the best of spirits and had been provided with all the comforts except one. The king wanted to know what was lacking because now he thought he had found a way to send things and people to heaven. Birbal answered that there were no barbers in heaven, which is why even he was forced to grow his own beard. He said that his father had asked for a good barber. So the king decided to send his own barber to serve his father in heaven. He called both the barber and the magician to prepare to send him to heaven. The barber could say absolutely nothing in his own defense as he was caught in his own trap. And once the pyre was lit he died on the spot. Nobody dared to conspire against birbal again.", "moral1": "To achieve anything worthy in life one needs attitude and will. Skills and techniques can be learned, can be taught but not will. We need to work toward our goal with full determination to succeed. ", "moral2": "Wise thinking can solve problems.. ! ! ", "moral3": "Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction. ", "moral4": "Similarly, there are many occasions in life where a little courage can make a big difference but just like that sheep, most of us sit in silence until trouble comes to our heads. Therefore, we should learn to show courage to tell truth at right time and fight against wrong happening around us. ", "moral5": "Before doing things, you need to plan them and have the patience to do them at the right time.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 978, "story": "There were two fishermen who where close pals. They used to catch fish together on weekends. Since they were busy in their personal work and family, they hardly spend time together. It was a saturday and they decided to drive to a nearby pond to enjoy their day in fishing. Also, they wanted to have some feast with the fish they catch. Both carried essential utensils, cooking accessories, ingredients and fishing equipments. They reached the pond. They sat at a distance and started hunting for the fish. The first fisherman got a big and beautiful fish in a few minutes. He was so happy and placed the fish in the ice box to retain the freshness. He decided to cook the fish as a whole fish in the noon. He spent some more time and captured a few more fishes. He decided to make a grand meal with the fish. Also, he froze a few fishes to take it back to home. It was almost more than an hour they were fishing. He then approached the second fisherman and asked him if he need any help. The second man said no. In a few minutes, the second fisherman captured a large fish. However, he put that back into the lake. The first man was surprised at his act. He remained silent. The second man captured many big fishes, but he just put back all those fishes into the lake. Very annoyed by his act, the first fisherman angrily asked him, 'are you mad? Why do you put your fishes back into the water? They were beautiful and big! 'the second fisherman replied, \"I know they were big, but I don't have the big pan to cook the big fish! so I'm looking for a smaller fish that fits my cooking pan! the god is troubling me today.\"Hearing this, the first fisherman was surprised. He advised the second fisherman to cut the big fish into small pieces to suit in the pan and cook them properly. Many people are just like the second fisherman. We are provided with handful of big opportunities, chances and even fortune that we many times overlook.", "moral1": "Honesty is the best policy. ", "moral2": "You should be careful about whom you help. ", "moral3": "Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten. ", "moral4": "God will always give massive possibilities as well as problems that we can handle effortlessly. Everything given to us is within our means. ", "moral5": "There are always better ways to get what you desire than violence. With violence, everyone ends up losing in the long run.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 979, "story": "It was reign of king paul. People lived happily under his reign. He was so conscious about keeping them happy and considered the people in his reign as his own family. He took utmost care to fulfill every need of his fellowmen. However, often, king paul used to hear tantrums from his court men that people in his kingdom are bullying him for various reasons and seem to be dissatisfied for nothing. He decided to find out what make his fellowmen feel displeased. One day, he decided to take a round visit to examine what the people concerned about him. He started his travel to visit the towns and cities in disguise. He could not see any men unhappy and this made the king so happy. It was half way through the journey and he was delighted to see happy men. He decided to place a huge rock on the mid of the road to test the people who pass by the road. His soldiers placed a huge rock on the road and all of them got hidden in the nearby place to watch what happens next. The rock almost covers half of the road and caused a disturbance in riding vehicles. Many wealthy people in his reign came by the road; still they simply walked around the boulder. Nobody really seemed to be cared about the rock disturbing the movements of vehicle. There were some of the wealthiest people who pass by the road. Also, king's court men also saw the rock and did nothing to move it away from the middle of the road. In addition, they bad-mouthed about the king for not maintaining the road properly. These are the people who king believed to be his loyal group and well-wishers! The king was shocked to hear these words. A fruit seller passed by the road with his loads of fruits. He stopped himself when he saw the huge rock. Then he put aside his burden, and tried to move the stone. After several attempts of pushing, lifting and moving the rock, he succeeded in removing the obstacle from the road. He saw a huge bag placed under the rock. He took the bag and was extremely surprised. The bag had a note saying, 'here is the gift for you! It has 1000 gold coins and it is for the one who removes this obstacle from the road! ' the fruit seller was so happy and he was invited by the king for a feast and rewarded nicely.", "moral1": "Wise thinking can solve problems.. ! ! ", "moral2": "Every obstacle we face in our life has an opportunity! ", "moral3": "The problem may not be with the other one as we always think, could be very much within us! ", "moral4": "If we see someone in need we should try to know their problem and find the best way to help them. ", "moral5": "Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you feel it, you can't help but move to it.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 980, "story": "It was hot and dry summer. The beach was crowded with the people as they gather to beat the heat. There were so many people, from kids to aged people, enjoying the ambiance at the beach. There was a group of 20 boys aged between 12 to 15 years trying to be adventurous. They intend to hire a yacht, but due to tides, the yacht rides were prohibited on that day. Still, the boys were enjoying the most in the sea. Suddenly the boys challenged themselves about racing in the sea. The one who swims and moves farther in the sea win the race and deserves a huge treat from the group. The boys agreed, except a few. A boy in the group warned them not to play with danger, as the waves weren't constant, they fluctuate. Some didn't hear their warnings and started their race. Suddenly, the waves from the sea elevated and few boys in that young group struggled to manage themselves to reach the shore. However, three boys, who considered themselves very brave decided to move deep into the sea for more thrill and fun! They determined to beat the tide and swim further. While many people warned them, they continued to swim, far beyond the shore. All of a sudden, one boy was missing from the group. Away from the group the boy was unable to cope with the rising tides and the other two shouted for help. No one dared to help the boys as the tides were so alarming. The crowd in the shore moved back to safe place. From the crowd at the beach, one brave man consoled those two boys. Then he rushed to rescue the little boy who was swept out to the sea. Fortunately, he saved the boy's life with so much effort. He brought him back to the sea shore after so many struggles. At first the boy was unconscious. Then after the first aid, he became conscious and opened his eyes. He saw the man who saved him from drowning in the sea. The boy said, 'thank you so much uncle, for saving my life. I'm so grateful to you. Thanks a lot. 'the man stood silently for few seconds and told him, looking deeply into his eyes, 'good on you child! You got a savior and your life is now renewed. You are born again. Make sure that your life is worth saving! ' the boy understood the man's words.", "moral1": "Common sense is always worth more than cunning. ", "moral2": "Friendship makes life more enjoyable. ", "moral3": "Don't cheat to just win. ", "moral4": "Let us live a life that really worth something! ", "moral5": "Secret to happiness is to value what god have given us and discard comparison that only lead to unhappiness.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 981, "story": "Jimmy and johnny were best friends. They fought for many reasons and but never gave up their friendship. They went in search of a job and visited many places to earn more money. They passed through various places, villages, towns, forests, beaches, and were supporting each other all the way through out their journey. One day they reached a desert and they had a very little food and water. Jimmy told johnny to eat half the quantity of food and then once they get very tired and feel like they cannot make a step they can eat another half and save water for later use. However, johnny disagreed. He wanted to drink water as he was very thirsty. They quarreled each other to have water. Jimmy slapped johnny and they walked in silence. They decided to have food and continue their journey. Johnny wrote in sand, 'my best friend slapped me! 'they shared the meager amount of food and water and finally reached an oasis. They were very tired after passing through the dry and hot desert. Johnny was so happy to see the oasis and had a lot of fun in the water. While they both were bathing, johnny was a bit careless and began to drown. Jimmy rushed to him and saved johnny. Johnny hugged his friend and thanked him. They had a little nap and decided to leave the place. They were about to leave and johnny carved something on the rock. It was 'my best friend saved my life! 'jimmy asked 'why you were marking all these here johnny? ' johnny replied, 'you slapped me, I wrote in sand. It was definitely not good. However, if you go and see the sand you can find no letter wrote on the sand. Now I carved the good thing on the stone, and it will remain forever! '", "moral1": "We have to forget the bad things done to us and engrave the good things in the stone. ", "moral2": "We should understand that for better life only wealth is not everything. We should pay attention to our health too. ", "moral3": "When facing problem, one must stay calm and find a way. One must take responsibility to overcome problems. Blaming other does not work to survive. ", "moral4": "Retribution is certain. ", "moral5": "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 982, "story": "There was a proud teak tree in the forest. He was tall and strong. There was a small herb next to the tree. The teak tree said, \"I am very handsome and strong. no one can defeat me\". Hearing this the herb replied, \"Dear friend, too much pride is harmful. even the strong will fall one day\". The teak ignored the herb's words. He continued to praise himself. A strong wind blew. The teak stood firmly. Even when it rained, the teak stood strong by spreading its leaves. At the same time, the herb bowed low. The teak made fun of the herb. One day there was a storm in the forest. The herb bowed low. As usual the teak did not want to bow. The storm kept growing stronger. The teak could no longer bear it. He felt his strength giving way. He fell down. This was the end of the proud tree. When everything was calm the herb stood straight. He looked around. He saw the proud teak had fallen.", "moral1": "Each person is different which may be due to their own circumstances. This can often lead to many differences. However, we must try to understand each other and adjust a little to make a healthy relationship with each other. And, when such differences arise between persons, it is the duty of their loved ones to keep them calm and guide towards the right path. ", "moral2": "Being too proud can be harmful for life.. ! ! ", "moral3": "Do not depend on the promises of those whose interest it is to deceive you. ", "moral4": "Most of the fears will be imaginary. Every problem has a solution. When our mind is clouded with fear we cannot act rationally and wisely. ", "moral5": "Everything has its own value.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 983, "story": "A mother duck and her little ducklings were on their way to a lake one day. The ducklings were very happy following their mother and quack-quacking along the way. All of a sudden the mother duck saw a fox at a distance. She was frightened and shouted, \"Children, hurry to the lake. there's a fox!\"The ducklings hurried towards the lake. The mother duck wondered what to do. She began to walk back and forth dragging one wing on the ground. When the fox saw her he became happy. He said to himself, \"It seems that she's hurt and can't fly! I can easily catch and eat her!\" Then he ran towards her. The mother duck ran, leading the fox away from the lake. The fox followed her. Now he wouldn't be able to harm her ducklings. The mother duck looked towards her ducklings and saw that they had reached the lake. She was relieved, so she stopped and took a deep breath. The fox thought she was tired and he came closer, but the mother duck quickly spread her wings and rose up in the air. She landed in the middle of the lake and her ducklings swam to her. The fox stared in disbelief at the mother duck and her ducklings. He could not reach them because they were in the middle of the lake. From this story we know, some birds drag one of their wings on the ground when an enemy is going to attack. In this way they fool their enemies into thinking they are hurt. When the enemy follows them this gives their children time to escape.", "moral1": "Happiness will come to you if you stop worrying about it. ", "moral2": "Don't be jealous. ", "moral3": "Parents risk their life to save life of their children.. ! ! ", "moral4": "He who is once deceived is doubly cautious. ", "moral5": "Be glad and satisfied with what we have.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 984, "story": "There was a poor boy who made a living with selling various objects door to door, to pay for his school. He was very hungry and felt he couldn't walk even a few steps. He decided to ask for food at a house. He knocked the door and was stunned to see a beautiful young girl at the door step. With so much hesitation, in spite of his hunger, he asked the girl to offer a glass of water. The young girl understood his hunger through his eyes and offered him milk in a huge glass. With astonished look he drank the milk very slowly. And asked how much I owe you for this milk? The girl replied 'I don't accept anything for kindness. ' with big smile in his face, the boy thanked the girl from the bottom of his heart and left the place. Years passed by. The young girl fell ill and was diagnosed with the rarest kind of nervous condition, which was a complicated condition to treat. While many experienced doctors baffled at her condition, she was taken to a big hospital to study about her condition. Dr. Kevin, a renowned specialist was called in by the hospital to examine her. He gave a visit to the hospital where she was admitted to learn about the rare condition. As he entered her room, dr. Kevin immediately identified who that woman was! With all his efforts and knowledge, dr. Kevin battled hardly with the disease for weeks and months. At last, he won over the disease and the woman was completely cured. Everyone praised the doctor, while the woman was quite afraid about the hospital bill as she could not afford to pay. Dr. Kevin asked the hospital to send the bill to him as he would add his charges. After receiving the hospital bill, he wrote a note and sent it to her. With lots of fear, she opened the bill and had no idea how much she was charged. Her eyes filled with tears and happiness once she opened the bill. She found the bill cancelled and that was not the reason for her happiness. She saw the note written by dr. Kevin - \"Bill paid years ago with a glass of milk!\"", "moral1": "If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ", "moral2": "The frog couldn't make it due to its own inability to decide when it had to jump out. We all need to adjust according to the situations but there are times when we need to face the situation and take the appropriate action when we have the strength to do so before it's too late. Walk out before you need to jump. ", "moral3": "People that care for your words will do foolish things. ", "moral4": "Do good get good,! ! ", "moral5": "When we fail to appreciate the good things others possess, and allow envy to take over, we end up in a lot of trouble.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 985, "story": "Once upon a time there lived a generous, kind - hearted king. He was fond of birds and animals and had a huge bird sanctuary in his reign. He disliked harming the animals and birds and even did not kill them for the sake of eating meat. Owing to his generosity and kindness towards birds, he was gifted two beautiful falcons by his fellow businessman. Those two falcons belonged to a different place and lived in a different climatic condition. The king thanked the businessman and ordered the head of the bird trainer to provide all the facilities to those beautiful falcons and make them feel comfortable in their country. The head trainer took the birds and provided all essentials to help the birds adapt to the atmosphere. Gradually, the birds got adapted to the country's atmosphere. One day the king wanted to see the falcons fly as he heard that one of those falcons fly to great heights at a very high speed. The king was quite surprised and rewarded the bird trainer with handful of gold coins. He inquired about the other falcon. The bird trainer stated with regret that the other falcon did not move even a step from the day one and just sat on the branch. The trainer also added that he tried everything best he could do and still he failed to make this bird move. The king consoled him and told the trainer that he would bring someone more experienced than him or an old man who knew about falcons. The king announced about his requirement to make the falcon move and fly. Hearing this announcement, an old man reached the king's palace and assured him that he would make the bird fly like the other one. The king asked the head trainer to take the old man to the sanctuary to train the falcon and he told that he would visit them the next day to see if there was any change. The next day, the king was very surprised to see the other falcon fly like the first one to great heights in rapid speed. The king was too happy and rewarded him handful. The king asked what he had done to make the bird fly in a day. The old man simply replied, 'I just cut down the branch of the tree where the falcon used to sit. 'many of us are like this. We have wings to fly, we know how to fly, and where to fly still we sit doing nothing or doing something that makes us inferior to others.", "moral1": "Often rumours and idle gossip are based on nothing but speculation, and spread without being questioned. ", "moral2": "Do not act in haste. ", "moral3": "Don't try to walk when you have wings to fly! ", "moral4": "Fearless and patient catches the most fish. ", "moral5": "We cannot expect any one to share our misfortunes unless we are willing to share our good fortune also.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 986, "story": "Neil's family is very big. Neil is a hard worker and he is the sole bread winner of the family. He has three kids, two sons and a daughter. He lives along with father and mother. Neil used to work too hard to feed his family. He works for more than 16 hours a day. The kids cannot see him as he will leave home early in the morning before they wake-up and reach home around midnight when kids would sleep every day. The entire family eagerly wait to spend quality time with him and the kids miss him so much. The children were too curious about sundays as his father would spend the entire day with them. Unfortunately, to meet the increasing household expenses and educational expenses, neil took a weekend job to work even on sundays. The kids were very shattered and even neil's wife and parents too! The typical routine continued for several weeks and year passed. All the hard work of neil earned a lot of benefits and he was offered promotion with attractive increment. The family moved to a new house, got better clothes and ate healthy foods. However, as usual, neil continues to earn more and more money. One day his wife asked him 'why are you running for money? We can be happy with what we have now. 'neil replied, 'I want to give the best available in the world to all of you and want you to stay happy always. 'two years passed and neil hardly spent time with his family. The children yearned to have their father at home. Meanwhile, the sincere efforts of neil reaped him a fortune. He was offered partnership and share in profits. He continued to earn more and more wealth. Now, neil's family is one of the richest families in the city. They have all the facilities and luxuries. Still, neil's children strove to meet their father as he was hardly seen at home. His children turned teens and they are no more kids. Now, neil earned enough wealth to provide a luxurious life to his next five generations. Neil's family went to their beach house to spend their vacation. His daughter asked, 'dad will you please spend one day at home and stay with us here? 'neil replied, 'yes darling, tomorrow for sure, I will join you for the lunch and be with you all for next few days. I'm tired of work and need refreshment! 'the entire family became very happy. Unfortunately, the next day, none in neil's family were alive as they were washed out in tsunami! Neil was too busy even to hear the news about tsunami. When he tried to reach his beach house, he saw sea and water everywhere and screamed for his family, he could not even find the dead bodies of his family. He can never have them again, cannot even see them and even by paying millions he cannot get them back to life! He remembered his wife's words, 'why are you running for money? We can be happy with what we have now. '", "moral1": "Just because you are bigger than others doesn't mean you will survive. ", "moral2": "It is easy to despise what you cannot get. ", "moral3": "Money can't buy everything! ", "moral4": "Don't put all your eggs in one basket. ", "moral5": "Don't leave a friend struggling anywhere, including the sea! !! Never do that! ! !", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 987, "story": "It was a sunny day, but the climate was enjoyable. Everyone in the railway station was waiting for the train to arrive. Among the crowd, there was a group of friends, youngsters who were on board for vacation. It was a busy station with juice shop, mobile restaurants, coffee and tea stalls, newspaper shop, restaurants, etc. The announcement regarding the arrival of the train was made and everyone prepared to get into the train to their appropriate places. The group of friends made loud noise to welcome the train as it entered the station. They ran to get their reserved seats before anyone could get into the train. The empty seats were filled and the train whistled to move. An old man with a young boy aged around 15 years came running to catch the train. They entered the train and the train started to move. They had their seats just adjacent to the friends' group. The young boy was so surprised to see everything. He acclaimed at his father, 'dad, the train is moving and the things are moving backwards. ' his father smiled and nodded his head. As the train started moving fast, the young boy again screamed, 'dad the trees are green in colour and run backward very fast. ' his father said, 'yes dear' and smiled.    just like a kid, he was watching everything with great enthusiasm and happiness loaded with tons of surprises. A fruit seller passed selling apples and oranges. The young boy asked his dad, 'I want to eat apples. ' his father bought him apples. He said, 'oh apple looks so sweet than it tastes' I love this color. 'the group was watching all the activities of this boy and asked the boy's father 'is your son having any problem? Why is he behaving very differently? 'a friend from the group made fun of him and shouted, 'his son is mad I think. 'the father of the young boy, with patience, replied to the friend-group. 'my son was born blind. Only a few days before he was operated and got the vision. He is seeing various things in his life for the first time. ' the young friends became very quiet and apologized to his father and son.", "moral1": "Whenever you face any difficulties in life, you shouldn't get scared and understand that life is meant to be a series of challenges that we overcome, not avoid. Don't pray that god will remove the obstacles, pray that he will give you the strength to overcome them. ", "moral2": "Better starve free than be a fat slave. ", "moral3": "It sometimes happens that one man has all the toil4, and another all the profit. ", "moral4": "Think before you speak. ", "moral5": "It would take as many births as there are leaves on this tree, under which you sit.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 988, "story": "A group of employees was working in a software company. It was a team of 30 employees. This was a young, energetic and dynamic team with keen enthusiasm and desire to learn and grow. The management decided to teach the employees about finding real solution to the problems. The team was called to play a game in a banquet hall. The group was quite surprised as they were called for playing game. All reached the venue holding various thoughts. As they entered the hall, they found the hall decorated beautifully with colorful decorative papers and balloons all over the place. It was more like a kid's play area, than a corporate meeting hall. Everyone was surprised and gazed at each other. Also, there was a huge box of balloons placed at the center of the hall. The team leader asked everyone to pick a balloon from the box and asked them to blow it. Every one happily picked a balloon and blew it. Then the team leader asked them to write their names on their balloon, carefully so that the balloons didn't blow up. All tried to write their names on the balloons, but not everyone was successful. A few balloons blew up due to pressure and they were given another chance to use another balloon. Those who failed to mark their names even after the second chance were ruled out of the game. After the second chance, 25 employees were qualified for the next level. All the balloons were collected and then put into a room. The team leader announced the employees to go to the room and pick the same balloon that had his name on it. Also, he told them that no balloon should blow up and warned them to be very careful! All 25 employees reached the room, where the balloons carrying their names were thrown here and there. They were searching for the respective balloons carrying their names. While they were in a rush to find the respective balloons, they tried not to burst the balloons. It was almost 15 minutes and no one was able to find the balloon carrying his own name. The team was told that the second level of the game was over. Now it is the third and final level. They asked the employees to pick any balloon in the room and give it to the person named on the balloon. Within a couple of minutes all balloons reached the hands of the respective employee and everyone reached the hall. The team leader announced; this is called real solutions to the problems. Everyone is frantically hunting for solutions to the problems without understanding the ideal ways.", "moral1": "We should be with the one of our kind. ", "moral2": "Gentle smile can achieve what brutal force can't. ", "moral3": "Failure is a part of learning. We should never give up the struggle in life. ", "moral4": "Many times, sharing and helping others give you real solutions to all problems. Help out each other to ease things. ", "moral5": "No one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 989, "story": "Sona was a young girl. She had a major problem that she got annoyed with everything. She felt bad about everything and just always carried a negative thinking. She used to get angry as well as got frightened of everything. She developed all these negative aspects suddenly. One day she felt she was so miserable and requested help from her dad. She told him that if she was able to manage and solve a problem, another one followed quickly and it got repeated. Her father consoled her and took her to the kitchen. He asked sona to take a potato, an egg and two spoonfuls of tea leaves. Sona was surprised, and asked her father 'do you want me to cook? 'her father denied. He then took three vessels and poured one cup of water in each vessel. Each vessel was placed on the stove. Once the water started to boil, he dropped potato in a vessel, egg in the second one and tea leaves in the third one. Sona was totally annoyed and asked him, why would her father do those stupid things? He asked her to wait for a few more minutes with patience. The impatient daughter managed to wait for around 15 minutes. The father removed the potato from the pot and placed in a plate and did the same with eggs. He filtered the tea using a cup. Now, he placed the two plates, one with the potato and the other with the egg, and the cup of tea in front of sona. He asked sona, 'what do you see? 'she said, 'potato, egg and a cup of tea! ''no, you are wrong,' said the father. 'look at it closely and answer me. 'sona replied the same. 'now touch it and reply me. ' the potato was cooked and was so soft, the egg was boiled hard and the tea carried the nice aroma. Sona couldn't find the correct answer. Her father replied,'the potato was so hard and strong before they were boiled; now they turned soft and smooth. Also, the egg was too delicate but after boiling it became too hard. Sip the tea, it is delicious! 'sona asked, 'what does it mean father? I don't understand! ''each object responded differently to water. That is how you have to be? Each object was put under the same kind of circumstance, faced similar adversity, but reacted differently. The potato, when put in boiling water, became very weak. The crumbled egg became very hard, when we put in boiling water. And the tea leaves are unique. It changed the water itself, giving it unique flavor and aroma! It gave something new. '", "moral1": "Plodding3 wins the race. ", "moral2": "If you help others, then they will also help you. ", "moral3": "Whenever you face difficulty in life, trust in god. Don't lose hope and even if no one stands with you, god is always there for you, taking care of you. ", "moral4": "We could create something new and unique even when we experienced adversity. ", "moral5": "Be good and helpful to others always. Your goodness will bring goodness in the world.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 990, "story": "Once in a town lived identical twins names sam and tom. Physically it was really hard to differentiate them even for their mother but there were like two poles of magnet when it comes to things other than appearance. They haven't had a single trait same and never agreed upon anything. Tom was generous by nature and sam was greedy because of their opposite nature. Tom had many friends but sam had none. Even their eating choices were opposite tom liked to eat sweets where as sam liked spicy food. Their father wanted to share his fortune equally between them as they grew up. However sam didn't agreed, he argued that whoever is more intelligent and stronger should get higher share of wealth. Tom agreed. So, one day their father decided to organize a competition between them. He ordered them to walk as long as they can but should return home before sunset. Whoever return the home before sunset covering longer distance will get the higher proportion of wealth proportionate to distance covered. They weren't given watch to calculate time. Both started to walk during a sunny day. Tom walked slowly where as sam wanted to win over so he run instantly. The distance they covered till mid-noon was equal to the distance they would have reach home before sunset. So, tom decided to return back as he could reach home in time. However, sam wanted to earn more wealth and didn't turn his way back to home even after mid-noon. He walked twice the distance tom covered and decided to return home before sunset. Unfortunately he couldn't even make half the way back to home and moon rises. He lost the race and was defeated because of his greediness.", "moral1": "This happen with most of us, we focus so much on point out other people mistake that we don't realized that we ourselves are doing same mistake. For peaceful mind and happy self, instead of pointing out others mistake we should look for our own mistake and correct that mistake. ", "moral2": "One who had no wits of his own, will perish. ", "moral3": "We should not judge other's. We should just be good and look for good in other's and devote our life to god with true heart. ", "moral4": "Practice is very important whether it is in sports or in studies or anything else. One cannot succeed without practice. If you will be sitting on mere luck without practice then at the end you will be left with nothing but regret. Therefore, by putting patience, hard work and perseverance with practice, one can get to his or her destination. ", "moral5": "Greediness will make you lose everything.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 991, "story": "Mahatma gandhi was on expedition to collect funds for sangh. He went to various cities and villages for his charkha sangh. During his expedition he reached orissa and had organized a meeting there. He gave a speech and requested people to offer funds for sangh. After the speech, a very old lady wearing faltered cloths, white hair and shrunk skin with bent back got up and tried to reach the stage requesting volunteers to allow her to reach gandhi ji. However, volunteers tried to stopped her yet she fought with them to reach gandhi ji. Soon she reached gandhi ji and touched his feet. Then shoe took a cooper coin wrapped in the folds of her saree, placed it at gandhi ji feet and left stage. Gandhi ji very carefully took the coin and placed it safely. The in-charge of the sangh asked gandhi ji for the copper coins, but he refused to give it. \"I keep cheque's worth thousands of rupees for the charkha sangh, yet you won't trust me with a copper coin.\" In-charge of keeping track and hold of money offered for sangh said laughingly. Gandhi ji said, \"This copper coin is worth much more than those thousands. if a man has several lakh's and he gives away a thousand or two, it doesn't mean much.\"\"The coin was the only thing that old lady possessed. she was not even having proper cloths and seemed that she couldn't afford good food, but still she gave everything she had. it was the greatest offer ever made.\"That's why the copper coin was very precious for gandhi ji.", "moral1": "Always confess of your mistakes. It will take away a load of guilt from your heart which will boost your conscience and no one will take an advantage of your secret mistakes! Accept your mistake, apologize and seek forgiveness politely. ", "moral2": "We may have tons of wealth, but that doesn't make us generous. Offering helping hand when we have nothing or very little wealth makes it more valuable. ", "moral3": "It is a great quality to rise your interest and think about others. Blacksmith could have easily earned good money but he knew that his slight greed would prove to be disadvantageous to many needy people. ", "moral4": "Let us try not to have expectations from others, be happy with what we have and make others happy too. ", "moral5": "Men of evil reputation, when they perform a good deed, fail to get credit for it.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 992, "story": "A long time ago, people lived happily under the rule of king shoelong. The kingdom people had very prosperous life with abundance of wealth and no misfortune. One day king decided to travel and visit historical places and pilgrim centers at far away places. He decided to travel by foot and interact with people on the way. People of his kingdom were happy to meet their king and were so proud to know that their king was so kind and good heart-ed person. After completing his travel, he was quiet happy that people in his kingdom are living good life. However he regretted one thing, it was the intolerable pain felt in his feet after such long trip he had been to for first time in his life. He complained to his ministers that roads were not comfortable to walk. The path he walked all the way was stony and he couldn't tolerate the pain he felt in his feet. King got worried about his people who used to walk on those roads. So, he ordered to cover the roads with leather so that people feel comfortable walking on roads. This thought of king was kind and for the betterment and happiness of the people. As the ministers heard the order, they were stunned!! As this order would destroy the life of thousands of animals to get sufficient leather and also it would cost a huge amount of money also. A wise man from the ministry came to the king and said that he had another idea. King asked his minister about the idea. So minister said \" Why do you want to kill so many animals to cover the road with leather? rather, you can just have a piece of leather cut in appropriate shape to cover your feet? \"The king was very much surprised by his suggestion and applauded the minister. He ordered for a pair of leather shoes for him and requested the countrymen to wear shoes.", "moral1": "We curse and blame the things in our surroundings and never understand that we need a change in us. ", "moral2": "The way to secure peace is to be prepared for war. They that are on their guard and appear ready to receive their adversaries, are in much less danger of being attacked, than the supine, secure and negligent. ", "moral3": "A fine coat is not always an indication of an attractive mind. ", "moral4": "Treat everyone around you with your ethics, not with theirs.  treat the people the way you want to be treated by them. ", "moral5": "We should love and respect our family. Happiness of giving is much greater than taking.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 993, "story": "A little boy who lived with his father and mother in a small village. He was only son in his family. Boy's parents were depressed due to his bad temper. The boy used to get angry very soon and taunt other kids and use angry words. He used to scold kids, friends, neighbors. Because of this his parents got worried. As even if boy himself forgot what he spoke in anger but his friends and neighbors remembered that and avoid him. His parents tried many ways to console him and his anger and develop kindness but all got in vain. Finally his father came up with an idea. One day his father called him and gave him a bag full of nails. He asked him to hammer one nail to the fence every time he gets angry. At that time little boy found this hilarious but still accepted to do so. On very first day, the nails he hammered to the fence were 30. Now, every time he lost temper he used to ran toward the fence and hammer a nail to it. As the little boy found this very difficult and decided to control his temper. Gradually, the number of nails he used to hammered reduced in several days and the day arrived when no nail was hammered to the fence. He told his father that it was several days that he did not hammer any nail and he did not lose his temper! Now, his father told him to remove the nails every day as he had controlled his anger. In some days the boy was able to pull out most of the nails from the fence. However, there remained a few nails that the boy could not pull out. The boy told his father about the same. The father appreciated him and asked him pointing to the hole, \"What do you see there?\"Boy replied \" A hole in the fence \"He told the boy, \"The nails were your bad temper and they were hammered on people. you can remove the nails but still see the holes in the fence. again, you cannot pull out a few nails. the fence never look the same! it has scars all over! you can stab a man with a knife, but the wound will remain there forever. words are more painful than physical abuse! use words for good. use them to embrace the relationships. use them to show your heart!\"", "moral1": "It would take as many births as there are leaves on this tree, under which you sit. ", "moral2": "Inappropriate verbal usage would cause permanent marks than physical damage.. !! So, let our words be kind and sweet. ", "moral3": "God is always there to take care of his devotees. One who firmly believes in god and devote themselves to service of god and mankind, god will always come in one or another form to help them. ", "moral4": "We often make much of the ornamental and despise the useful. ", "moral5": "Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 994, "story": "One morning, a merchant and his donkey loaded with bags of salt were going to the market in order to sell them. They were walking together towards the market. Just as they were in middle of their way, they reached a river on the road. Suddenly the donkey fell into the river and got all wet. At that time donkey noticed that the load it was carrying became lighter. There was nothing the merchant could do, except return home where he loaded his donkey with more bags of salt. As they reached the slippery riverbank, now deliberately, the donkey fell into the river and wasted all the bags of salt on its back again. The merchant quickly discovered the donkey's trick. He then returned home again but re-loaded his donkey with bags of sponges. As they reached the river, tricky donkey again fell into the river but this time instead of becoming lighter the load became heavier. Merchant laughed at the donkey and said: \" You foolish donkey your trick have been discovered. \"", "moral1": "Those who are too clever sometimes over reach themselves and get trapped into their own trick. ", "moral2": "We should treat others how we want them to treat us. ", "moral3": "Goodness has a strength way beyond that of the individual, leading others to do good; and it's within the reach of all of us. ", "moral4": "Share with others. ", "moral5": "You reap what you sow. Regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. Always respect, care for and love them.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 995, "story": "A shepherd boy tended his master's sheep near a dark forest not far from the village. Soon he found life in the pasture very dull. All he could do to amuse himself was to talk to his dog or play on his shepherd's pipe. One day as he sat watching the sheep and the quiet forest, and thinking what he would do should he see a wolf, he thought of a plan to amuse himself. His master had told him to call for help should a wolf attack the flock, and the villagers would drive it away. So now, though he had not seen anything that even looked like a wolf, he ran toward the village shouting at the top of his voice, \"Wolf! wolf!\"As he expected, the villagers who heard the cry dropped their work and ran in great excitement to the pasture. But when they got there they found the boy doubled up with laughter at the trick he had played on them. A few days later the shepherd boy again shouted, \"Wolf! wolf!\" Again the villagers ran to help him, only to be laughed at again. Then one evening as the sun was setting behind the forest and the shadows were creeping out over the pasture, a wolf really did spring from the underbrush and fall upon the sheep. In terror the boy ran toward the village shouting \"Wolf! wolf!\" But though the villagers heard the cry, they did not run to help him as they had before. \"He cannot fool us again,\" They said. The wolf killed a great many of the boy's sheep and then slipped away into the forest.", "moral1": "One good turn deserves another. ", "moral2": "If you keep lying, no one will believe you even if you are speaking the truth. Always speak the truth. ", "moral3": "Our greatest obstacle to happiness is our own self, with its fears, vain preoccupations, and negative patterns of thought. ", "moral4": "It's a lot of hard work and it's a lot of worrying constantly and if you don't love it, you are going to fail. So you have got to love it and you have got to have passion and I think that's the high-order bit. ", "moral5": "The flatterer lives at the expense of those who will listen to him.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 996, "story": "Once upon a time, there was a king who had gone to visit neighboring kingdoms. He was gifted a pair of baby macaw parrots by the king of the last kingdom where he was visiting. They were the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. So, upon returning to his kingdom, he called for a bird trainer and asked him to train macaw parrots. The king also arranged a place in the palace garden for the parrots. He often looked at them from his palace window. As time passed, one day the trainer came to the palace and informed the king that though one of the parrots was flying majestically high in the sky, the other one was not moving from its branch since the day it had arrived. Upon hearing this, the king summoned trainer and healers from the nearby kingdoms. They all tried their best, but couldn't make the parrot fly! He even asked his courtiers to try to find a way to make the parrot fly but they all failed. The parrot was not moving from his branch at all. Finally, after trying everything, the king thought that maybe he needs someone who may be more familiar with natural habitat. He asked his courtier to get a farmer from the countryside and take him to the parrot to see if he can understand the problem with the parrot. The next morning, the king was thrilled to see the parrot flying high above the palace gardens. He asked his servant to call that farmer to meet him. The servant quickly went and located the farmer, who came and stood before the king. The king asked him, \"How did you make the parrot fly?\"With his hands folded with respect, the farmer said to the king, \"It was very easy, your majesty. I simply cut the branch where the bird was sitting.\"", "moral1": "We should bot be greedy. ", "moral2": "Example is the best precept3. ", "moral3": "We are all gifted with energy to find a success in our life, but fail to gather a courage which is required to reach heights of success and end up clinging to the things that are familiar to us. We need to free ourselves from our comfort zone to explore new opportunities and find a success beyond our capacity. ", "moral4": "Better no rule than cruel rule. ", "moral5": "Speak to people properly.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 997, "story": "Once upon a time, there was a small town. There lived a man by himself who couldn't see. He was blind. Yet, he carried a lighted lamp with him whenever he went out at night. One night as he was coming home after having a dinner outside, he came across a group of young travellers. They saw that he was blind, yet carrying a lighted lamp. They started passing comments on him and made a fun of him. One of them asked him, \"Hey man! you are blind and can't see anything! why do you carry the lamp then?!\"The blind man replied, \"Yes, unfortunately, I am blind and I can't see anything but a lighted lamp which I am carrying is for the people like you who can see. you may not see the blind man coming and end up pushing me. that is why I carry a lighted lamp\". The group of travellers felt ashamed and apologized for their behaviour.", "moral1": "Order is an excellent aid to getting things done both well and quickly. ", "moral2": "One good turn deserves another. ", "moral3": "We should think before judging others. Always be polite and learn to see things from others point of view. ", "moral4": "Safety is the first importance. ", "moral5": "When a man desires a thing so deeply that he is willing to stake his entire future on a single turn of the wheel in order to get it, he is sure to win.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 998, "story": "A man who lived a long time ago believed that he could read the future in the stars. He called himself an astrologer and spent his time at night gazing at the sky. He was always busy worrying about future and villagers often came to him, hoping to know what their future holds. One evening he was walking along the open road outside the village. His eyes were fixed on the stars. He thought he saw there that the end of the world was at near. He lost in his thoughts about the future. As he was looking at the stars, he kept walking without looking down. Suddenly, he fell into a ditch full of mud and water. He was sinking in the muddy water, and madly trying to claw at the slippery sides of the hole in his effort to climb out. He was unable to crawl out and fearing for his life, he started screaming for help. His cries for help soon brought the villagers running. As they pulled him out of the mud, one of them said, \"You pretend to read the future in the stars, and yet you fail to see what is at your feet! this may teach you to pay more attention to what is right in front of you, and let the future take care of itself.\"\"What use is it,\" Said another, \"To read the stars, when you can't see what's right here on the earth?\"", "moral1": "Example is the best precept3. ", "moral2": "We all want our future to be bright and happy, but the time doesn't stop for anyone. Each tomorrow turns into today, your present is also a part your future. There is always a tomorrow to look forward to and improve, but you can't go back to yesterday. So, maintain the balance of your present life while you work for a better tomorrow. ", "moral3": "The less people know and understand about them, the more positively they attempt to argue concerning them, while on the other hand to know and understand a multitude of things renders men cautious in passing judgment upon anything new. ", "moral4": " always be honest.  honesty is always rewarded. ", "moral5": "The deceitful have no friends.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 999, "story": "Once a father and son went to the kite flying festival. The young son became very happy seeing the sky filled with colorful kites. He too asked his father to get him a kite and a thread with a roller so he can fly a kite too. So, the father went to the shop at the park where the festival was being held. He purchased kites and a roll of thread for his son. His son started to fly a kite.  soon, his kite reached high up in the sky.  after a while, the son said, \"Father, it seems that the thread is holding up a kite from flying higher, if we break it, it will be free and will go flying even higher.  can we break it?\"  so, the father cut the thread from a roller.  the kite started to go a little higher.  that made a son very happy. But then, slowly, the kite started to come down. And, soon it fell down on the terrace of the unknown building. The young son was surprised to see this. He had cut the kite loose of its thread so it can fly higher, but instead, it fell down. He asked his father, \"Father, I thought that after cutting off the thread, the kite can freely fly higher. but why did it fall down?\" The father explained, \"Son, at the height of life that we live in, we often think that some things we are tied with and they are preventing us from going further higher.  the thread was not holding the kite from going higher, but it was helping it stay higher when the wind slowed down and when the wind picked up, you helped the kite go up higher in a proper direction through the thread.  and when we cut the thread, it fell down without the support you were providing to the kite through the thread\". The son realized his mistake.", "moral1": "As a footballer you always want to test yourself against the best. ", "moral2": "One should not panic in difficult times and think wisely. ", "moral3": "Do not get greedy. Be happy and content with what you have. ", "moral4": "Two sureties are better than one. ", "moral5": " sometimes we feel that we can progress quickly and reach to the newer heights in our life if we were not tied up with our family, our home.  but, we fail to realize that our family, our loved ones help us survive the tough time in our lives with their support and encourage us to reach higher heights in our life.  they are not holding us, but are supporting us.  never let go of them.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 1000, "story": "Once upon a time, an old man spread rumors that his neighbor was a thief. As a result, the young man was arrested. Days later the young man was proven innocent. After being released, the man felt humiliated as he walked to his home. He sued the old man for wrongly accusing him. In court, the old man told the judge, \"They were just comments, didn't harm anyone..\" The judge, before passing sentence on the case, told the old man, \"Write all the things you said about him on a piece of paper. cut them up and on the way home, throw the pieces of paper out. tomorrow, come back to hear the sentence\". The next day, the judge told the old man, \"Before receiving the sentence, you will have to go out and gather all the pieces of paper that you threw out yesterday\". The old man said, \"I can't do that! the wind must have spreads them and I won't know where to find them\". The judge then replied, \"The same way, simple comments may destroy the honor of a man to such an extent that one is not able to fix it. the old man realized his mistake and asked for forgiveness\".", "moral1": "If we want to be close to krishna, we have to surrender completely and just become his instrument. Have faith in him and always know that he is there with you always. ", "moral2": "Here are some life changing teaching of lao tzu: ", "moral3": "For person in love time, place or health nothing matter. What matter's is love and care for his or her partner despite facing any kind of difficulties. ", "moral4": "Never underestimate the weakest opponent. ", "moral5": "Do not malignant or blame anyone without knowing the fact or a truth. Your words may ruin someone's reputation without any fault of theirs.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 1001, "story": "Once buddha was walking from one town to another town with a few of his followers. This was in the initial days. While they were traveling, they happened to pass a lake. They stopped there and buddha told one of his disciples, \"I am thirsty. please get me some water from that lake there\". The disciple walked up to the lake. When he reached it, he noticed that some people were washing clothes in the water and, right at that moment, a bullock cart started crossing the lake right at the edge of it. As a result, the water became very muddy, very turbid. The disciple thought, \"How can I give this muddy water to buddha to drink?!\" So he came back and told the buddha, \"The water in there is very muddy. I don't think it is fit to drink\". So, the buddha said, let us take a little rest here by the tree. After about half an hour, again buddha asked the same disciple to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. The disciple obediently went back to the lake. This time he found that the lake had absolutely clear water in it. The mud had settled down and the water above it looked fit to be had. So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to the buddha. The buddha looked at the water, and then he looked up at the disciple and said, \"See, you let the water be and the mud settled down on its own. you got a clear water. it didn't require any effort\".", "moral1": "It's much harder to undo an unwise act than it is to act wisely right from the start. ", "moral2": "Each person is different which may be due to their own circumstances. This can often lead to many differences. However, we must try to understand each other and adjust a little to make a healthy relationship with each other. And, when such differences arise between persons, it is the duty of their loved ones to keep them calm and guide towards the right path. ", "moral3": "Your mind is also like that. When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time. It will settle down on its own. You don't have to put in any effort to calm it down. We can judge and take best decisions of our life when we stay calm. ", "moral4": "How genius is often wasted through misfortune. ", "moral5": "A quest searching for generosity ending in an unexpected way.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 1002, "story": "There was a small village by the river. Everyone lived happily and offered regular prayers at the village temple. Once during the monsoon season, it rained heavily. The river started overflowing and flood entered the village. Everyone started to evacuate their homes and set out to go to the safe place. One man ran to the temple. He quickly went to the priest's room and told him, \"The flood water has entered into our homes and it is rising quickly. and water has also started to enter the temple. we must leave the village as in no time it will sink under the water! everyone has set out to go to the safer place and you must come along\". The priest told the man, \"I am not an atheist like you all and I have a full faith in god. I trust the god that he will come to save me. I will not leave the temple, you may go!\" So, the man left. Soon, the water level started to rise and reached the waist height. The priest climbed on the desk. After a few minutes, a man with the boat came to rescue the priest. He told the priest, \"I was told by the villagers that you are still inside the temple, so I have come to rescue you, please climb on the boat\". But the priest again refused to leave giving him the same reason. So the boatman left. The water kept rising and reached to the ceiling, so the priest climbed to the top of the temple. He kept praying to the god to save him. Soon the helicopter came, they dropped the rope ladder for the priest and asked him to climb on and get inside the helicopter so they can take him to the safer place. But the priest refused to leave by giving him the same reason again! So the helicopter left to search and help others. At last, when the temple nearly submerged under the water, the priest kept his head up and started complaining, \"Oh lord, I worshiped you for all my life and kept my faith in you! why didn't you come to save me?!\" The god appeared in front of him and with a smile, he said, \"Oh mad man, I came to save you three times! I came running to you to ask you to leave for the safest place with other villages, I came with a boat, I came with a helicopter! what is my fault if you didn't recognize me?!\"The priest realized his mistake and asked for forgiveness. He got his chance to go to the safe place one more time, which he accepted.", "moral1": "When ever we feel troubled we think that we should try to change people and their attitude but what we need is to understand that sometimes change need to start with within ourselves. ", "moral2": "That's when tug of war begin between life and god. That's why some wounds we have because god wouldn't let go. We should be very grateful to god for being there with us. ", "moral3": "Those who would mend others, should first mend themselves. ", "moral4": "In life, opportunities come unknowingly without any recolonization. We fail to recognize it and keep complaining that life didn't give us the opportunity to lead a successful life. Always take every chance you get to make a better life. ", "moral5": "Those who have plenty want more and so lose all they have.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 1003, "story": "A wolf had been feasting too greedily, and a bone had stuck crosswise in his throat. He could get it neither up nor down, and of course, he could not eat a thing. Naturally, that was an awful state of affairs for a greedy wolf. So away he hurried to the crane. He was sure that she, with her long neck and bill, would easily be able to reach the bone and pull it out. \"I will reward you very handsomely\", said the wolf, \"If you pull that bone out for me\". The crane, as you can imagine, was very uneasy about putting her head in wolf's throat. But she was grasping in nature, so she did what the wolf asked her to do. When the wolf felt that the bone was gone, he started to walk away. \"But what about my reward!\" Called the crane anxiously. \"What!\" Snarled the wolf, whirling around. \"Haven't you got it? isn't it enough that I let you take your head out of my mouth without snapping it off?\"", "moral1": "Think and work hard, you may find solution to any problem. ", "moral2": "Expect no reward for serving the one who has no honor. Staying in a company of selfish people will not do anyone any favor. ", "moral3": "One should not get arrogant and look down on others. ", "moral4": "Make mistakes and learn from them but never repeat mistakes. . ", "moral5": "Give important to things that really matters. Set priorities. Rest is just sand.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 1004, "story": "A man and his son were going through the forest hills. Suddenly, the boy fell down on the trail and screamed with a pain, \"Aah!\" Surprisingly, he heard the same voice from the mountain, \"Aah!\" Curiously, the boy shouted, \"Who is this?\" But the voice replied the same, \"Who is this?\" He got angry, and shouted again, \"You are stupid!\" And again the voice replied the same, \"You are stupid!\"Annoyed by this, the boy asked his father, \"Father, what is going on? who is this?\" The father replied, \"Son, pay attention\". The father shouted, \"You are very nice\". And the voice responded the same, \"You are very nice!\" The father again shouted, \"Thank you\". And the voice again responded the same, \"Thank you!\" The son was very surprised but he still could not understand what was happening. The father explained, \"Son, people call it resonance, but this is the truth of the life. the life is a reflection of your actions. what you will give to others, you will receive the same in return.\"", "moral1": "Human minds settle into fixed ways of looking at the world and that's always been true and it's probably always going to be true. ", "moral2": "We have to come out of our comfort zone to live a successful life. ", "moral3": "As a footballer you always want to test yourself against the best. ", "moral4": "What we give to others, life gives us the same in return. Your life is not an accident or a coincidence, but it is the shadow of your actions. ", "moral5": "We should not judge people by their appearance only but rather for what they are underneath.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 1005, "story": "Long ago, there lived a woodcutter in a small village.  he was sincere in his work and very honest.  every day, he set out into the nearby forest to cut trees.  he brought the woods back into the village and sold them out to a merchant and earn his money.  he earned just about enough to make a living, but he was satisfied with his simple living. One day, while cutting a tree near a river, his axe slipped out of his hand and fell into the river.  the river was so deep, he could not even think to retrieve it on his own. He only had one axe which was gone into the river. He became a very worried thinking how he will be able to earn his living now!  he was very sad and prayed to the goddess. He prayed sincerely so the goddess appeared in front of him and asked, \"What is the problem, my son?\" The woodcutter explained the problem and requested the goddess to get his axe back. The goddess put her hand deep into the river and took out a silver axe and asked, \"Is this your axe?\"  the woodcutter looked at the axe and said \"No\".   so the goddess put her hand back deep into the water again and showed a golden axe and asked, \"Is this your axe?\"  the woodcutter looked at the axe and said \"No\".  the goddess said, \"Take a look again son, this is a very valuable golden axe, are you sure this is not yours?\"  the woodcutter said, \"No, it's not mine.  I can't cut the trees with a golden axe.  it's not useful for me\". The goddess smiled and finally put her hand into the water again and took out his iron axe and asked, \"Is this your axe?\"  to this, the woodcutter said, \"Yes!  this is mine!  thank you!\"  the goddess was very impressed with his honesty so she gave him his iron axe and also other two axes as a reward for his honesty.", "moral1": "Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. ", "moral2": " always be honest.  honesty is always rewarded. ", "moral3": "When one is prepared spiritually, mentally and physically, he has nothing to fear. ", "moral4": "Good manners so facilitate communication with others that they allow you to get much more than by using authority. ", "moral5": "Intelligence is based on how efficient a species became at doing the things they need to survive.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 1006, "story": "There was a rich couple who was throwing a big new year party at their house.  so they went shopping at the market where everything was of high cost and fixed price.  they wanted to maintain their level of standard so didn't mind paying for it.  after purchasing all they needed, they called a porter to carry everything and drop it at their home.  the porter who came was of an old age, not very healthy looking, his clothes were torn, looked as if he wasn't even able to meet his daily needs. They asked the porter about the charges for delivering their goods at their home.  the old porter quoted just a $20, a well below the market rate for delivering goods at couple's home in his cart.  yet, the couple argued and bargained with the porter and finally settled for $15.  the porter was struggling to make even one time's meal so he needed anything he can earn. The couple was very happy thinking how well they bargained with the poor porter and paid him $15 in advance and left after giving the porter their address for delivery.  they reached their home and hour passed, two hours passed, but the porter still hadn't delivered their stuff.   the wife started to get angry at her husband, \"I always tell you to not to trust such person still, you never listen to me.  such person who is not even able to earn to feed himself for 1 time in a day, you handed him everything we purchased for our big party.  I am sure instead of delivering at our home, he must have disappeared with everything.  we must immediately go back to the market to inquire and then to the police station to file the complaint against him\". They both left towards the market.  on their way near the market, they saw another porter.   they stopped him to inquire about the old porter and noticed that he was carrying their stuff in his cart!  the angry wife asked him, \"Where is that old thief?  this is our stuff and he supposed to deliver it.  it seems you poor thieves are stealing our stuff and going to sell it\". The porter replied, \"Madam, please calm down.  that poor old man was sick since last month.  he wasn't able to earn enough to even have a single meal of the day.  he was on the way to deliver your stuff, but he who was hungry, sick, couldn't gather the strength to go any further in this heat of the noon\".  he fell down and while handing me $15, his last words were, \"I had taken an advance for this delivery, you take this and please deliver to this address\". \"Madam, he was hungry, he was poor, but he was an honest man. I was just on the way to complete old man's last delivery at your home\", the porter said. Upon hearing this, the husband had tears in his eyes, but the wife felt so ashamed, she had no courage to see up in her husband's eyes.", "moral1": "A christmas story to remind children what is truly important during this period and the whole year through. ", "moral2": "Thirdly, we come across situations where we are tempted to support wrong acts. However, like son we should build the faith that god is always there for us and avoid falling for such temptations. ", "moral3": "Honesty has no class. Respect everyone regardless of their financial and social status. It's always a good deed to give the one who deserves. ", "moral4": "Expecting gratitude or congratulations in return of doing charity or help will just turn it into a deal. If we are giving some help or donation we should do it without any hope for anything in return. ", "moral5": "It is unwise to treat old friends badly for the sake of new ones.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 1007, "story": "A student asks a teacher, \"Why often people marry a different person then they fell in love with?\"  the teacher said, \"In order to answer your question, go to the wheat field and choose the best wheat and come back.  but the rule is that you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick.\"  the student went to the field, went through the first row, he saw one big wheat which he instantly liked, but he wonders that maybe there is a bigger one further.  then he saw another bigger one, but again he thought that maybe there is an even bigger one waiting for him. Later, when he finished more than half of the wheat field, he started to realize that the wheat is not as big as the ones he let go off, he started to realize that he had missed the best one in the search of a bigger.  so, he ended up going back to the teacher with an empty hand because he just wasn't able to forgive himself for letting go of the best wheat and described what happened.  the teacher told him, \"You kept looking for a better one while letting go of the best one and later when you realize that you have missed that, you can't go back.  this is the mistake often made by people who fell in love and lost the best person they could have in their life\". So, the student said, \"Does that mean, one should never fall in love?\"  the teacher replied, \"No dear,  anyone can fall in love if they find a suitable person.  but, once you truly fall in love, you must never let go of that person due to your anger, ego or comparisons with others\". \"How do they end up marrying someone other than they loved?\" The student asked.  the teacher said, \"In order to answer your question, go to the corn field and choose the biggest corn and come back. but the rule is same as before, you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick.\"  the student went to the corn field, this time he was careful to not to repeat the previous mistake.  when he reached to the middle of the field, he picked one medium corn that he felt satisfied with and went back to the teacher.  he described how he made a choice.  the teacher told him, \"This time you didn't came empty handed.  you looked for one that is just nice, and you had put your faith that this is the best one you can get.  this is how one makes a choice for marriage.\"The student stood confused.  the teacher asked, \"What is bothering you now?\"  the student replied, \"I am wondering which would have been better, marrying a person you love or loving the person you marry\".  the teacher replied, \"It's a very easy answer, only if you are willing to admit it to yourself\".", "moral1": "Being on the spiritual path is not about making life pleasant. It's about seeing how to transcend both the pleasant and the unpleasant. ", "moral2": "Give important to things that really matters. Set priorities. Rest is just sand. ", "moral3": "Knowing how to lose graciously can mean that you actually win. ", "moral4": " life is like a basket of fruits. Either you have to make a choice of eating the fruit you love or be content with something that is healthy!  choose wisely else you may have to spend your life wondering, what if..  as long as you stay true to yourself and honest, you can't go wrong with any of these two choices. ", "moral5": "Heaven and hell are not after life, they are here and now. These gates are always open but your choices at any moment in life, pave path for you if its gonna be heaven or hell.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 1008, "story": "On a hot day of summer, an ant was searching for some water. After walking around for some time, she came near the river. To drink the water, she climbed up on a small rock. While trying to drink a water, she slipped and fell into the river. There was a dove sitting on a branch of a tree who saw an ant falling into the river. The dove quickly plucked a leaf and dropped it into the river near the struggling ant. The ant moved towards the leaf and climbed up onto it. Soon, the leaf drifted to dry ground, and the ant jumped out. She looked up to the tree and thanked the dove. Later, the same day, a bird catcher nearby was about to throw his net over the dove hoping to trap it. An ant saw him and guessed what he was about to do. The dove was resting and he had no idea about the bird catcher. An ant quickly bit him on the foot. Feeling the pain, the bird catcher dropped his net and let out a light scream. The dove noticed it and quickly flew away.", "moral1": "Do not expect constancy in others if you have none yourself. ", "moral2": "It's better to be clean and tidy from the start, and anyone can clean up in a joyful spirit. ", "moral3": " if you do good, good will come to you.  one good turn deserves another. ", "moral4": "Every action has an opposite reaction. ", "moral5": "We need to learn to accept people with deficiencies. We can do this by putting ourselves in their place, and trying to help them.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 1009, "story": "A man married a beautiful girl.  he loved her very much.  one day she developed a skin disease.  slowly she started to lose her beauty.  it so happened that one day her husband left for a tour.  while returning he met with an accident and lost his eyesight.  however, their married life continued as usual.  but as days passed she lost her beauty gradually. Blind husband did not know this and there was not any difference in their married life.  he continued to love her and she also loved him very much.  one day she died.  her death brought him a great sorrow.  he finished all her last rites and wanted to leave that town. A man from behind called and said, \"Now how will you be able to walk all alone?  all these days your wife used to help you\".  he replied, \"I am not blind.  I was acting because if she knew l could see her skin condition due to a disease, it would have pained her more than her disease.  I didn't love her for her beauty alone, but I fell in love with her caring and loving nature.  so I pretended to be blind.  I only wanted to keep her happy\".", "moral1": "No one can escape death. . ", "moral2": " when you truly love someone, you will go to any extent to keep your loved one happy and sometimes it is good for us to act blind and ignore one another's short comings in order to be happy.  the beauty will fade with time, but heart and soul will always be the same.  love the person for what he or she is from inside, not from outside. ", "moral3": "Men often applaud an imitation and hiss7 the real thing. ", "moral4": "In life, opportunities come unknowingly without any recolonization. We fail to recognize it and keep complaining that life didn't give us the opportunity to lead a successful life. Always take every chance you get to make a better life. ", "moral5": "We need to help each other.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 1010, "story": "Once upon a time in a village, there was an old man named jerry.  he hadn't seen his son for few years and wanted to meet his son who lived in a city.  he started his journey and came to a city where his son used to work and stay.  he went to the place from where he used to get letters long back.  when he knocked the door he was excited and smiled with joy to meet his son.  unfortunately, someone else opened the door.  jerry asked, \"I suppose thomas should be staying in this place.\"  the person said, \"No! he had left the place and shifted to a different location.\" Jerry was disappointed and just thinking how to meet his son. He started to walk in the street and the neighbors asked jerry, \"Are you looking for thomas?\" Jerry responded by nodding his head. The neighbors gave the present address and office address of thomas to the jerry. Jerry thanked them and started towards the path which will lead to his son.  jerry went to the office and asked at the reception counter, \"Could you please tell me the location of thomas, in this office?\" The receptionist asked, \"May I know how you are related to him?\" Jerry responded politely by saying, \"I'm his father.\" The receptionist said, jerry to wait for a moment and rang up to thomas and conveyed the same. Thomas was shocked and told the receptionist to send his father to the cabin immediately. Jerry entered the cabin and when he saw thomas, his eyes were filled with tears. Thomas was happy to see his father. They had a simple conversation for a while and then jerry asked thomas, \"Son! mom wants to see you. can you come home with me?\" Thomas responded, \"No father. I can't come. I am very busy working for my success and it's hard to manage a leave to visit as my hands are full with loads of stressful work.\"  jerry gave a simple smile and said, \"Okay! you may do your work. I'll be going back to our village today evening.\"  thomas asked, \"You can stay for few days with me. please.\"  jerry responded after a moment of silence, \"Son. you are busy with your tasks. I don't want to make you uncomfortable or become a burden for you.\" Continued, \"I hope if ever had a chance to meet you again, I would be happy.\" He left the place. After a few weeks, thomas wondered why his father came alone after a long time, he felt bad for treating his father in a weird manner.  he felt guilty for it and took a leave in office for few days and went to his village to meet his father.  when he went to the place where he was born and grew up, he saw that his parents were not there.  he was shocked and asked the neighbors, \"What happened here? my parents have to be there. where are they now?\"  the neighbors gave the address of the place where his parents are staying. Thomas rushed to the place and noticed that the place was like a graveyard. Thomas eyes were filled with tears and started to walk slowly towards the place.  his father jerry noticed thomas in a far distance and waved his hand to draw his attention.  thomas saw his father and started to run and hugged him. Jerry asked, \"How are you?\" And continued, \"What a surprise to see you here.  I didn't expect that you would be coming to this place.\"  thomas felt ashamed and kept his head down.  jerry said, \"Why are you feeling bad.  has anything wrong happened?\"  thomas responded, \"No father\" Continued, \"It's just I never knew that I would be seeing you in this position in our village.\"Jerry smiled and said, \"I had taken a loan when you moved to a city for your college to pay for your education, then again when you wanted a new car,  but due to a loss in farming, I couldn't repay the loan. so I thought of approaching you for a help, but you were very busy and stressed with your work.  I just didn't want to burden you with this problem and remained silent and I had to let go of our home to repay the loan.\"Thomas whispered, \"You could've told me. I'm not an outsider.\"  jerry turned around and said, \"You were very busy and stressed with your work which made me remain quiet.  all we wanted was your happiness. so I kept quiet.\"Thomas started to cry and hugged his father again.  he apologized to his father and asked to forgive him for his mistake.  jerry smiled and said, \"No need for that.  I'm happy with what I got now.  all I want is that you spare some time for us, we love you very much and at this old age it's hard to travel to see you often.\"", "moral1": "People that care for your words will do foolish things. ", "moral2": "Parents will always be there and give everything they could just to make you happy. We take them for granted, we don't appreciate all they do for us until it's too late.  when you find a path of success in your life, carry on but don't leave your parents behind as they are the true reason of your success. ", "moral3": "In yielding the rights of others, we may endanger our own. ", "moral4": "We can easily represent things as we wish them to be. ", "moral5": "Take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 1011, "story": "Nita was recently married and had started living in a joint family with her husband and in-laws. After a few days, she started to realize that she is not able to get along with her mother in law. Nita's mother in law was conservative whereas nita was liberal with modern lifestyle. Soon they both started quarreling due to differences in opinions and lifestyle. As days and months passed, none of them changed their behavior. Nita became very aggressive over the time and started to hate her mother in law. She started to think about how to get rid of her mother in law. Once, as usual, when she quarreled with her mother in law and her husband took his mother's side, she became where angry and left to her father's home. Nita's father was a chemist and she told him about everything that's been happening. Then she pleaded with her father that give her something poisonous, so she can mix it up and give it to her mother in law to get rid of her, else she won't go back to her husband's home. Nita's father felt pity at her situation but told her, \"If you give poison to your mother in law, you and I both will end up in jail. it is not the right thing to do\". But, nita was in no mood to listen and understand. Finally, her father gave in. He told her, \"Ok, as you wish but I don't want to see you in jail, so do as I tell you\". Nita agreed. Her father brought a powder and told her, \"Everyday when you make a lunch or dinner, just mix a little pinch of this powder in your mother in law's meal, since the quantity will be less, she won't die quickly but will slowly in few months and people will think she has died naturally\". He also told her, \"Because no one should have doubt on you, from today onwards, you will not fight at all with your mother in law but instead you will be very caring towards her, even if she says something which you don't like, you will not be rude, you will simply be polite only\". Nita agreed thinking she will be free from her mother in law's quarreling in few months and came back to her in-laws and as advised by her father, she started mixing the powder in her mother in law's meals and behaved very caring and polite whenever her mother in law said something. As time started to pass, nita's mother in law's nature also started to change. Because nita was being very caring towards her, she too started to be affectionate towards her. Five months passed and nita had been mixing the powder but atmosphere of the house was changed. There were no quarrels, both were praising each while talking to neighbors. They got very attached to each other like a mother and daughter. Now, nita started to get worried thinking due to the powder, her mother in law may die soon. She ran at her father's home and told him, \"Dad! please give me the antidote to cure the effect of that poisonous powder you gave! I don't want to lose my mother in law, she is just like my mom and I love her very much\". Her father smiled and said, \"Which poison? I had simply given you a sweetener!\"", "moral1": "Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others, automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter. It is the principal source of success in life. ", "moral2": "God is always there to take care of his devotees. One who firmly believes in god and devote themselves to service of god and mankind, god will always come in one or another form to help them. ", "moral3": "We should be with the one of our kind. ", "moral4": "Look before you leap. ", "moral5": "Each person is different which may be due to their own circumstances. This can often lead to many differences. However, we must try to understand each other and adjust a little to make a healthy relationship with each other. And, when such differences arise between persons, it is the duty of their loved ones to keep them calm and guide towards the right path.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 1012, "story": "It was an early morning.  mr. Khanna was getting ready for his office when his wife asked him to put just a few clothes out for a laundry today.  he asked his wife, \"Why?\"  she told him, \"Because our maid is planning to visit her grand daughter today, she will have to leave early to catch the bus and she will not be coming for two days\".  mr. Khanna asked her, \"Where is she going for two days?\"  she told him, \"Tomorrow is the birthday of her grand daughter, so she is going to spend time with her and celebrate.\"   mr. Khanna told her, \"Ok, no problem\". But then his wife asked him, \"Oh one more thing!  should I give her rs. 500 as a bonus?\"   mr. Khanna said, \"Why now?  we will give her during the christmas\".  his wife said, \"Well, she is hardly able to manage her expenses and she is visiting her grand daughter, so not sure how she will be able to manage as these days inflation is high.  I feel she can use a little bonus\". Mr. Khanna said, \"Oh dear, I feel you are getting too sensitive and worrying too much\".  his wife said, \"Don't worry, I will cancel our plan to go out and have a pizza, that way we can give her extra rs. 500 as a bonus\".   mr. Khanna said with a smile, \"You are ready to take the pizza out of my mouth…   well, do as you feel if you willing to let go of 6 sliced pizza, it's fine\". So, after a couple of days, when the maid had returned, she was cleaning the floor.  mr. Khanna was sitting on his chair.  he asked her, \"Did you enjoy a good time with your grand daughter?\"  the maid replied, \"Yes sir, I enjoyed a lot, I spent whole rs. 500 in 2 days!\"  mr. Khanna said, \"Oh really!  how did you spend rs. 500 so quickly?\"The maid replied with a happy smile, \"For rs. 150, I bought a dress for my grand daughter, bought sweets for rs. 50, paid rs. 100 for bus tickets, bought bangles for rs. 50 for my daughter, for my son in law I bought a belt for rs. 50 and last rs. 100, I gave to my grand daughter to purchase pencil and papers for her school\". Mr. Khanna was surprised.  he started thinking about the 6 slices of pizza.  each slice started hitting in his mind.  he started comparing the cost of the pizza with his maid's expense.  he was lost in thoughts that how she bought something for everyone in her family and spent a quality time with them for her grand daughter's birthday.   and all these just for the cost of the pizza.  he realized something that day.", "moral1": "Expect no reward for serving the wicked. ", "moral2": "A funny story to learn how and why to share toys. ", "moral3": " we have a right to do what makes us happy and spend our hard earned money as we like for our happiness.  no one has right to envy at how you spend money earned by your hard work.   but, if you feel you had wasted your hard earned money for something to gain nothing even if it was occasionally, you have a chance to do something of a greater good for someone by following above story.  you may not be obligated to do so, but your little goodwill can light up someone's life in many ways. ", "moral4": "If you control your desires then it will help you to live a better life but if you give in to your desires and follow whatever mind says, then you will become slave of your own desires or  mind. ", "moral5": "Here is no such thing as a pious lie. When the truth is discovered, the accumulation of deception will multiply the pain experienced.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 1013, "story": "Anna was a 9-year-old girl from the small village.  she finished attending elementary school till 4th grade at her village.  for the 5th grade onwards, she will have to get an admission in a school at a city nearby.  she got very happy knowing that she was accepted in a very reputed school in a city.  today was the first day of her school and she was waiting for her school bus.  once the bus came, she got in it quickly.  she was very excited. Once the bus reached to her school, all students started going to their classes.  anna also made it to her classroom after asking fellow students for direction.  upon seeing her simple clothing and knowing she is from a small village, other students started making fun of her.  the teacher soon arrived and she asked everyone to keep quiet.  she introduced anna to the class and told that she will be studying with them only from today. Then the teacher told the students to be ready for the surprise test now!  she told everyone to write down the 7 wonders of the world.  everyone started writing the answer quickly.   anna started to write the answer slowly. When everyone except anna had submitted their answer paper, the teacher came and asked anna, \"What happened dear?  don't worry, just write what you know as other students have learned about it just a couple of days back\". Anna replied, \"I was thinking that there are so many things, which 7 I can pick to write!\"   and, then she handed her answer paper to the teacher.  the teacher started reading everyone's answers and the majority had answered them correctly such as the great wall of china, colosseum, stonehedge,  great pyramid of giza, leaning tower of pisa, tajmahal, hanging gardens of babylon etc. The teacher was happy as students had remembered what she had taught them.  at last the teacher picked up anna's answer paper and started reading.", "moral1": "Friends are the greatest help for overcoming difficulties and taking us to where we couldn't reach alone. ", "moral2": "Being tidy and organised has more advantages than might be obvious. ", "moral3": "Funny story which encourages children to go to bed early. ", "moral4": "The 7 wonders are - to be able to see, to be able to hear, to be able to feel, to laugh, to think, to be kind, to love! ", "moral5": "We often get so carried away by the materialism of modern life, that we lose sight of the most important things: the things which bring happiness.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 1014, "story": "Once upon a time sammy and his sister marie visited their grandparents at their farm. Sammy picked up a slingshot to play with out in the woods.  he practiced in the woods but he could never hit the target.  getting a little discouraged, he headed back for the lunch.  as he was walking back he saw grandma's pet duck. Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly which hit the duck square in the head and killed it. He was shocked and grieved. In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the pile of woods.  marie had seen it all from the window but she said nothing. After the lunch, the next day grandma said, \"Marie, let's wash the dishes.\"  marie said, \"But grandma, sammy told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.\"Then she whispered to sammy, \"Remember the duck?\" Sammy got nervous knowing his sister knew about the duck and if he doesn't obey, she may tell his grandparents about it.  so without saying anything, he did the dishes. Later that day, grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing but grandma said, \"I'm sorry but I need marie to help make a supper.\"  marie just smiled and said, \"Well that's all right because sammy told me he wanted to help.\"She whispered again to sammy, \"Remember the duck?\"  so marie went fishing and sammy stayed to help.  after several days of marie taking advantage of sammy, he finally couldn't stand it any longer.  he came to grandma and confessed that he had killed the duck. Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug and said, \"Sweetheart, I know. I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing but because I love you, I forgave you.  I was just wondering how long you would let marie take advantage of you.\"", "moral1": "A teacher can't do anything , if he student is not willing to learn. ", "moral2": "Always confess of your mistakes. It will take away a load of guilt from your heart which will boost your conscience and no one will take an advantage of your secret mistakes! Accept your mistake, apologize and seek forgiveness politely. ", "moral3": "Share with others. ", "moral4": "In our life there are time when we are confronted on all sides with negative thoughts and possibilities but still in midst of any storm, we should focus on doing what's most important to do at that time and should always keep our faith in god. ", "moral5": "Unattached to wealth and power, happiness increases.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 1015, "story": "Once the frog fell in a vessel of the hot water. The water was still on a gas stove. The frog still did not try to jump out of the vessel, instead just stayed in it. As the temperature of the water started to rise, the frog managed to adjust its body temperature accordingly. As the water started to reach the boiling point, the frog was no longer able to keep up and manage its body temperature according to the water temperature. The frog tried to jump out of the vessel but with water temperature reaching its boiling point, the frog was not able to bear it and couldn't make it. What was the reason that a frog couldn't make it? Will you blame the hot water for it?", "moral1": "If you complain, you will never be able to see finish line and will quit even before you get there. Therefore, if one want to accomplish anything then one have to stop complaining and start working toward self improvement. The feeling of deep gratitude can arise only when we become aware of what existence is giving to us. Our attitude towards life is our own choice. Whether we choose gratitude or complaint, that is exactly what life will reflect back to us. ", "moral2": "Pride hath a fall. ", "moral3": "The frog couldn't make it due to its own inability to decide when it had to jump out. We all need to adjust according to the situations but there are times when we need to face the situation and take the appropriate action when we have the strength to do so before it's too late. Walk out before you need to jump. ", "moral4": "A nice way to explain to children the importance of brushing their teeth, and not eating too many sweets. ", "moral5": "When we fail to appreciate the good things others possess, and allow envy to take over, we end up in a lot of trouble.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 1016, "story": "Once upon a time two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 40 years of farming side by side. They had been sharing machinery, trading a labor and goods as needed without a hitch. Then the long collaboration fell apart. It began with a small misunderstanding and it grew into a major difference which exploded into an exchange of bitter words followed by weeks of silence. One morning there was a knock on elder brother's door. He opened it to find a man with a carpenter's toolbox. \"I am looking for a few days of work\", he said. \"Perhaps you would have a few small jobs here and there. could I help you?\"\"Yes!\" Said the elder brother. \"I do have a job for you. look across the creek at that farm. that's my neighbor, in fact, it's my younger brother and we don't get along. last week he dug a wider passage for water into his farm. but he ended up creating a very wide creek in between our farms and I am sure he did it just to annoy me. I want you to build me something so that we don't have to stand and see each other's face from across.\" The carpenter said \"I think I understand the situation. I will be able to do a job that will please you.\" The elder brother had to go to town for supplies, so he helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day. The carpenter worked hard all that day measuring, sawing, nailing. At sunset when the elder brother returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The elder brother's eyes opened wide and his jaw dropped. It was not what he had even thought of or imagined. It was a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work, beautiful handrails. And to his surprise, his younger brother across the creek was coming to meet him with a big smile and arms wide open to hug him. \"You are really kind and humble my brother! after all I had done and said to you, you still shown that blood relations can never be broken! I am truly sorry for my behaviour\", the younger brother said as he hugged his elder brother. They turned to see the carpenter hoist his toolbox on his shoulder. \"No, wait! stay a few days. I have a lot of other projects for you,\" Said the older brother. \"I'd love to stay on\", the carpenter said, \"But, I have many more bridges to build!\"", "moral1": "Asceticism doesn't lie in mere words. He is an ascetic who treats everyone alike. Asceticism doesn't lie in visiting burial places. It lies not in wandering about nor in bathing at places of pilgrimage. Asceticism is to remain pure amidst impurities. ", "moral2": "Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction. ", "moral3": "Lost time cannot be recalled. ", "moral4": "Money can not get everything. Learn to be satisfied with what you have and you will always be happy. ", "moral5": "There is no shame in accepting your mistake or forgiving each other. We should be kind and humble. We should try to stay together as a family and not break away from it over the petty arguments.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 1017, "story": "One day thomas edison came home and gave a paper to his mother. He told her, \"My teacher gave this paper to me and told me to only give it to my mother.\" His mother's eyes were tearful as she read the letter out loud to her child, \"Your son is a genius. this school is too small for him and doesn't have enough good teachers for training him. please teach him yourself.\"Many years after edison's mother had died, edison had become one of the greatest inventors of the century. One day he was going through the old closet and he found a folded letter which was given to him by his teacher for his mother. He opened it. The message written on the letter was, \"Your son is mentally ill. we can not let him attend our school anymore. he is expelled.\"Edison became emotional reading it and then he wrote in his diary, \"Thomas alva edison was a mentally ill child whose mother turned him into the genius of the century.\"", "moral1": "Paying attention to detail and taking your time is the way to do a job well done. ", "moral2": "Everything was ready but he was not ready. ", "moral3": "It's better to be clean and tidy from the start, and anyone can clean up in a joyful spirit. ", "moral4": "Don't let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.    no dream is too big or too small when one works hard to live it.   one should always try making dreams come true no matter what. ", "moral5": "A mother's love and upbringing can help change the destiny of a child.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 1018, "story": "Mr. Phillips was just getting ready to leave his office and he remembered that his wife had asked him to bring 1kg of bananas. When he stepped out, he saw an ill-looking old lady across the road. She was selling fresh bananas on the street. Mr. Phillips usually buys bananas from a grocery shop few blocks away from his office but since he was in hurry to reach home today, he thought about buying them from across the road only. He went to the old lady and asked her the price. She quoted $7 per 1kg. He told, \"But the store where I usually buy from gives them for $5 per 1kg, can you not give me for the same price?\" The old lady told, \"No sir, I can not afford to match that price. I can sell them to you at $6 per 1kg. that's best I can afford to give you for.\" Mr. Phillips told her, \"Nevermind\". He left in his car towards the usual grocery shop. He went inside and picked up a good bunch of bananas. He went to the cashier to pay for them but he was surprised when the cashier told him that price per 1kg is $10. He told the cashier, \"I have been buying bananas from here only for some years and this is a steep price increase, can't you offer me a better deal for being a loyal customer?\" The manager overheard him and came there. He told mr. Phillips, \"Sorry sir but our prices are fixed, we do not bargain.\" Mr. Phillips felt little bad with that flat attitude. He thought for a second and put those bananas back. He went back to the old lady. She recognized him instantly and told him, \"Sir, I can't match that price, I won't be able to earn any profit.\" Mr. Phillips told her, \"Don't worry about the price, I will pay you $10 per kg! now, give me 2kg.\" The old lady got very happy, she packed 2kgs of bananas and said, \"I can't take $10 but I will take $7 per kg. I appreciate your kindness.\" She also told him, \"My husband used to own a small fruit shop but he got very sick. we have no child or any relatives who could support us. we had to sell his shop to cover his medical bills but he could not survive.\" Tears were flowing from her eyes. She said, \"But now to support myself I am trying to sell what I can afford to buy and sell, so I can survive for what's left of my life.\"Mr. Phillips told her, \"Do not worry, you are doing good and from tomorrow on, I will only buy bananas from you.\"  he pulled out his wallet and gave her $100 extra and said, \"Take this, bring more different fruits to sell tomorrow, consider this an advance payment for fruits I will be buying from you. you can earn more if you have more choices of fruits to sell.\" The old lady thanked him. Later, he recommended many of his colleagues to buy fruits from the lady which they did. And with the support from mr. Phillips and many other buyers, she made a better living.", "moral1": "Wisdom is more able than power. ", "moral2": "Often we choose to go in big malls or big grocery shops for a shopping. We always pay the fixed price without bargaining. That is fine as we all have choices and people who run their business have their liabilities too. However, we need to spare a moment and think that why we have no courage or reason to bargain while shopping at big shops and why we try to bargain heavily with small street vendors? Think wisely. Always be helpful and supportive to someone who works hard to earn and has a need for it. Think, what mr. Phillips had thought for a second and why he decided to buy from the old lady. . ", "moral3": "In our life we just keep on rushing to do things but forget to understand that we need to stop and let our-self rest and have time to think better and clear about life. ", "moral4": "A boy who is exceptional at everything except at having patience, loses everything because of it. ", "moral5": "Self-help is always respected.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 1019, "story": "A student asked his teacher, \"What is greed?\" The teacher said, \"In order to answer your question, go through the chocolate factory next to our school and pick the one chocolate you like the most. but there is a rule. as you pass through the factory, you can not turn back. you must pick the chocolate as you go forward only.\"The student went to the chocolate factory. As he walked through, he saw the one chocolate wrapped nicely, he instantly liked it but he wondered that he may find much bigger one further. So, he walked further, then he saw another chocolate. But again, he thought the same. When he started to reach near the end of the factory, he couldn't see any chocolates as big as the one he didn't pick earlier and started to regret his decision of letting it go. Finally, he gave up. He went back to the teacher with an empty hand and gave an explanation of what he did. The teacher told him, \"You did like the one chocolate very much but still you kept looking for a bigger one. and later you realized that what you let go off was the best chocolate you could find there. that my dear is called greed.\"", "moral1": " when you truly love someone, you will go to any extent to keep your loved one happy and sometimes it is good for us to act blind and ignore one another's short comings in order to be happy.  the beauty will fade with time, but heart and soul will always be the same.  love the person for what he or she is from inside, not from outside. ", "moral2": "This story had become reality of today, ", "moral3": "Quite often, we try and impose our perspectives on others and then wonder what went wrong. ", "moral4": "We let go of many good things in our life because of our greed of having even better things. Our human nature is such that we always want better and better. But in the search of better, we let go of many good things which could have given us similar satisfaction and made us happy. Learn make your choice wisely. ", "moral5": "Friends in fine weather only, are not worth much.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 1020, "story": "Once a man sold his well to a farmer. Next day when a farmer went to draw the water from that well, the man did not allow him to draw the water from it. He said, \"I have sold you the well, not the water, so you cannot draw the water from the well.\"The farmer became very sad and came to the emperor's court. He described everything to the emperor and asked for the justice. The emperor called birbal and handed over this case to him. Birbal called the man who sold the well to the farmer. Birbal asked, \"Why don't you let him use the water of the well. you have sold the well to the farmer.\" The man replied, \"Birbal, I have sold the well to the farmer, not the water. he has no right to draw the water from the well.\" Then birbal smiled and said to him, \"Good, but look, since you have sold the well to this farmer, and you claim that water is yours, then you have no right to keep your water in the farmer's well. either you pay rent to the farmer to keep your water in his well, or you take that out of his well immediately.\"The man understood, that his trick has failed. Birbal has outwitted him.", "moral1": "Don't try to cheat. You will end up paying for it regardless of how smart you think you are. ", "moral2": "Treat everyone around you with your ethics, not with theirs. Treat the people the way you want to be treated by them. ", "moral3": "Always stop to think whether your fun may not be the cause of another's unhappiness. ", "moral4": "Think before you act. ", "moral5": "Unattached to wealth and power, happiness increases.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 1021, "story": "Sri krishna devaraya was the emperor of vizayanagra. He had eight advisors.  tenali rama was one among them.  he was very clever and spontaneous.  sri krishna devaraya had some special kind of brinjal plants in his garden.  the brinjal was very rare kind and curry made out of it was very tasty which was loved by the emperor.  as it was a rare kind, the garden was very guarded and no one was allowed to view the plants without the emperor's permission. Once the emperor had arranged dinner for his advisors and the brinjal curry was served.  tenali rama had enjoyed the brinjal curry very much and went home.  but he was unable to forget the taste.  he told his wife about the taste of curry.  tenali rama's wife also liked brinjal curry, she asked tenali rama to bring few brinjals so that she can prepare a curry.  but tenali rama knew that the emperor was taking extreme care about the brinjal plants and he can easily detect a missing of even one brinjal from his garden. And, the emperor will punish such thief if caught stealing a brinjal from his garden. But tenali's wife pleaded him to bring a brinjal from the garden without telling anybody.  tenali rama had no choice other than stealing a brinjal from the emperor's garden. One night he went to the garden, jumped the wall and plucked few brinjals from the garden.  by the god's grace, no one had seen him.  his wife cooked the brinjals and the curry was very tasty. Like all the mothers, she too loved her son very much and wanted to serve a brinjal curry him. But tenali rama asked her not to do such thing because if their son reveals to anybody that he had a rare brinjal curry, then they may get caught and get punished for stealing a brinjal from the garden. But his wife did not agree.  she wanted to serve the curry to her son.  she was unable to eat the curry alone without serving her little kid who was sleeping after doing his homework on the roof of their house.  she asked tenali rama to find a way so that their son can also taste the brinjal curry.  tenali rama also loved his son, so he thought of an idea and with a lot of hesitation went on to the roof to wake up his child with a bucket of water and poured the water on the child. When the child woke up he said \"It is raining.  let's go inside the house and have a dinner\".  after going inside the room he changed the clothes of his son and gave him the rice and brinjal curry for the dinner. Tenali rama told his wife loudly that \"It was raining outside, and let the boy sleep in the room\". And the next day, the emperor came to know that few brinjals were missing in his garden.  the gardener who kept the count of each vegetable and flower found that the three brinjals were missing. It became a challenging issue for the emperor and took it very seriously.  he declared a reward for the person who can catch the thief.  chief advisor appaji suspected that only tenali rama was capable of doing such things. And they told the emperor about it.  the emperor sent his courtiers and asked tenali rama to come immediately. Once tenali rama came he asked him about the missing brinjals. Then tenali rama told, \"I was not aware of the missing brinjals\".  then the chief advisor told \"Tenali rama was lying. let's enquire his son\". The king sent his courtiers to bring tenali rama's son. Once his son came, he was asked what vegetable he had in the dinner last night. The child replied, \"The brinjal curry and it was very tasty\".  then the advisor told tenali rama that he needs to accept his crime.  but tenali rama said his son had slept very early and he might be saying something which he got in his dream. So the emperor asked the little kid that \"Can you please explain clearly what had you done yesterday after coming from the school?\"Tenali rama's son replied that \"Yesterday after coming from the school, I played for some time and after that, I went on to the roof, did my homework, and slept on the roof.  but when the rain started, my father came and woke me up.  by that time my dress was fully wet, then we went inside, had the dinner and slept again\". The chief advisor appaji was shocked because there was no rain at all yesterday. And the atmosphere was fully dry. So they thought the kid had a dream and freed tenali rama without any punishment.  however, later tenali raman told the truth to the emperor and was pardoned by the emperor for his clever witty idea.", "moral1": "Vices3 are their own punishment. ", "moral2": "Stealing is not a good thing!  you can always use your brain and ease out of the difficult situations. ", "moral3": "When life shovel all kind of dirt on you, trick is to not to get down by all the problems and take time to stop and think of way to solve it. ", "moral4": "Goodness has a strength way beyond that of the individual, leading others to do good; and it's within the reach of all of us. ", "moral5": "Everything which makes us different makes us, at the same time, special, and there are always ways to benefit from these gifts.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 1022, "story": "A kindergarten teacher had decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name of a person that the child hates. So the number of potatoes that a child will put in his or her plastic bag will depend on the number of people he or she hates. So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the name of the people he or she hated. Some had 2 potatoes, some 3 while some up to 5 potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry the potatoes in the plastic bag with them wherever they go for 1 week. Days after days passed, and the children started to complain due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides, those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1 week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended. The teacher asked: \"How did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you for 1 week?\" The children let out their frustrations and started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go. Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. The teacher said: \"This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. the stench of hatred will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. if you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just 1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred in your heart for your lifetime?\"", "moral1": "Throw away any hatred for anyone from your heart so that you will not carry burden for a lifetime. Forgiving others is the best attitude to take. Negativity about someone will keep peace of your mind away from you. Remember the good things about him or her, and let go of the hatred. ", "moral2": "We are imprisoned by many irrational fears, which drive us to foolish acts. ", "moral3": "Being satisfied with what we are and what we have is the key to happiness. Wanting to be most powerful and feeling of being unsatisfied have no end. ", "moral4": "We should learn from bird that at time to danger our cleverness can save us. From hunter we can learn that greed and foolishness leave us with nothing. ", "moral5": "You should work like a master and not as a slave, work incessantly but do not do a slave's work.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 1023, "story": "A son took his old father to a restaurant for an evening dinner.  father being very old and weak, while eating, dropped food on his shirt and trousers.  other diners watched him in disgust while his son was calm. After he finished eating, his son who was not at all embarrassed, quietly took him to the washroom, wiped the food particles, removed the stains, combed his hair and fitted his spectacles firmly.  when they came out, the entire restaurant was watching them in dead silence, not able to grasp how someone could embarrass themselves publicly like that.  the son settled the bill and started walking out with his father. At that time, an old man amongst the diners called out to the son and asked him, \"Don't you think you have left something behind?\". The son replied, \"No sir, I haven't\". The old man retorted, \"Yes, you have!  you left a lesson for every son and hope for every father\". The restaurant went silent.", "moral1": "Helping others and sharing with others give the ultimate happiness and riches. ", "moral2": "To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors.   we all know, how our parents cared for us for every little thing.  love them, respect them, and care for them. ", "moral3": "Think before you act. ", "moral4": "We never know what is there in future, what would come next moment. We should not leave things on tomorrow. ", "moral5": "Let not the fortunate man, unmindful of the uncertainty of fortune, despise the lowly one, seeing that he knows not what he may come to himself.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 1024, "story": "There once was a little boy who wanted to meet god. He knew it was a long trip to where god lived, so he packed his suitcase with twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and started his journey. When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park just staring at some pigeons. The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked hungry, so he offered her a twinkie. She gratefully accepted it and smiled at him. Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered her a root beer. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was delighted! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word. As it grew dark, the boy realized how tired he was, and he got up to leave but before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug. She gave him her biggest smile ever. When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked him, \"What did you do today that made you so happy?\" He replied, \"I had lunch with god.\" But, before his mother could respond, he added, \"You know what? she's got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!\" Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant with joy, returned to her home. Her son was stunned by the look of peace on her face and he asked, \"Mother, what did you do today that made you so happy?\" She replied, \"I ate twinkies in the park with god.\" But, before her son responded, she added, \"You know, he's much younger than I expected.\"", "moral1": "Don't talk to strangers. ", "moral2": "Thus did unscrupulousness seize upon the whole prey for itself. ", "moral3": "God is everywhere.  we just need to share our happiness and make others smile to feel him. ", "moral4": "Better one safe way than a hundred on which you cannot reckon. ", "moral5": "We should not judge other's. We should just be good and look for good in other's and devote our life to god with true heart.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 1025, "story": "One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the first interview, the director did the last interview, made the last decision. The director discovered from the cv that the youth's academic achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the postgraduate research, never had a year when he did not score. The director asked, \"Did you obtain any scholarships in school?\" The youth answered \"None\". The director asked,  \"Was it your father who paid for your school fees?\" The youth answered, \"My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees\". The director asked,  \"Where did your mother work?\" The youth answered, \"My mother worked as clothes cleaner. the director requested the youth to show his hands. the youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect\". The director asked,  \"Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?\" The youth answered, \"Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me\". The director said, \"I have a request. when you go back today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning\". The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid. The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with water. This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fee. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his future. After finishing the cleaning of his mother's hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother. That night, mother and son talked for a very long time. Next morning, the youth went to the director's office. The director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, asked:  \"Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?\" The youth answered,  \"I cleaned my mother's hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes\". The director asked,  \"Please tell me your feelings\". The youth said, \"Number 1, I know now what is appreciation. without my mother, there would not the successful me today. number 2, by working together and helping my mother, only I now realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done. number 3, I have come to appreciate the importance and value of family relationship\". The director said,  \"This is what I am looking for to be my manager. I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. you are hired\". Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and as a team. The company's performance improved tremendously.", "moral1": "We should be with the one of our kind. ", "moral2": "If one doesn't understand and experience the difficulty it takes to earn the comfort provided by their loved ones, than they will never value it.   the most important thing is to experience the difficulty and learn to value hard work behind all the given comfort. ", "moral3": "A teacher can't do anything , if he student is not willing to learn. ", "moral4": "Abstain2 and enjoy. ", "moral5": "Always trust god. Even if today we face difficulties and not able to understand why we go through such time, if we keep faith in god then on our path of life we will discover that anything that happened, happened for a reason.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 1026, "story": "A doctor entered the hospital in hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery. He answered the call asap, changed his clothes and went directly to the surgery block.  he found the boy's father pacing in the hall waiting for the doctor. On seeing him, the father yelled, \"Why did you take all this time to come? don't you know that my son's life is in danger? don't you have any sense of responsibility?\"The doctor smiled and said, \"I am sorry, I wasn't in the hospital and I came as fast as I could after receiving the call and now, I wish you'd calm down so that I can do my work\". \"Calm down?! what if your son was in this room right now, would you calm down? if your own son dies while waiting for the doctor than what will you do??\" Said the father angrily.  the doctor smiled again and replied, \"We will do our best by god's grace and you should also pray for your son's healthy life\". \"Giving advises when we're not concerned is so easy\" Murmured the father. The surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out happy, \"Thank goodness! your son is saved!\" And without waiting for the father's reply he carried on his way running by saying, \"If you have any questions, ask the nurse\". \"Why is he so arrogant? he couldn't wait some minutes so that I ask about my son's state\" Commented the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left.  the nurse answered, tears coming down her face, \"His son died yesterday in a road accident, he was at the burial when we called him for your son's surgery.  and now that he saved your son's life, he left running to finish his son's burial.\"", "moral1": "Never judge anyone because you never know how their life is and what they're going through. ", "moral2": "It's not always the way it looks. There can be different aspects to same situation. So, we should not make any judgement on basis of just what we see in front of us. ", "moral3": "Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. ", "moral4": "We should be with the one of our kind. ", "moral5": "So your whole knowledge is just because you were not starved. Because you were taken care of, your body was nourished, it was easy for you to talk about great philosophy. Now is the real question. Now bring your knowledge. . !", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 1027, "story": "Once two friends were walking through the forest. They knew that anything dangerous can happen to them at any time in the forest. So they promised each other that they would remain united in any case of danger. Suddenly, they saw a large bear approaching them. One of the friends at once climbed a nearby tree. But the other one did not know how to climb. So being led by his common sense, he lay down on the ground breathless, pretending to be a dead man. The bear came near the man lying on the ground. It smelt in his ears, and slowly left the place. Because the bears do not touch the dead creatures. Now the friend on the tree came down and asked his friend on the ground, \"Friend, what did the bear tell you into your ears?\" The other friend replied, \"The bear advised me not to believe a false friend.\"", "moral1": "As a footballer you always want to test yourself against the best. ", "moral2": "No one can escape death. . ", "moral3": "We should not judge other's. We should just be good and look for good in other's and devote our life to god with true heart. ", "moral4": "True friend is the one who always supports and stands by you in any situation. ", "moral5": "A beautiful dream journey to a land of fairies.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 1028, "story": "Once upon a time, a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn't know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed. Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot and ground coffee beans in the third pot. He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing. After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup. Turning to her, he asked. \"Daughter, what do you see?\" \"Potatoes, eggs and coffee,\" She hastily replied. \"Look closer\", he said, \"And touch the potatoes.\" She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. Its rich aroma brought a smile to her face. \"Father, what does this mean?\" She asked. He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and coffee beans had each faced the same adversity-the boiling water. However, each one reacted differently. The potato went in strong, hard and unrelenting, but in boiling water, it became soft and weak. The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard. However, the ground coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new. \"Which one are you?\" He asked his daughter. \"When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean?\"", "moral1": "Two ideas. That wars and battles are not romantic, and that we can all do something to bring about peace. ", "moral2": "A good friend can turn a bad day into a good one. ", "moral3": "Greedy and rich man, this fable has a lesson for you, who, though you have a superabundance, still give nothing to the poor. ", "moral4": "In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is how you choose to react to it and what you make out of it. Life is all about leaning, adopting and converting all the struggles that we experience into something positive. ", "moral5": "Don't make fun of people's physical characteristics or deficiencies. Everyone gives the best of what they have, and often, unpopular people can offer more than the popular ones.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 1029, "story": "King akbar was very fond of birbal. This made a certain courtier very jealous. Now this courtier always wanted to be chief minister, but this was not possible as birbal filled that position.  one day akbar praised birbal in front of the courtier. This made the courtier very angry and he said that the king praised birbal unjustly and if birbal could answer three of his questions, he would accept the fact that birbal was intelligent. Akbar always wanting to test birbals wit readily agreed. The three questions were1. How many stars are there in the sky 2. Where is the centre of the earth and3. How many men and how many women are there in the world. Immediately akbar asked birbal the three questions and informed him that if he could not answer them, he would have to resign as chief minister. To answer the first question, birbal brought a hairy sheep and said, \"There are as many stars in the sky as there is hair on the sheep's body. my friend the courtier is welcome to count them if he likes.\"To answer the second question, birbal drew a couple of lines on the floor and bore an iron rod in it and said, \"This is the center of the earth, the courtier may measure it himself if he has any doubts.\"In answer to the third question, birbal said, \"Counting the exact number of men and women in the world would be a problem as there are some specimens like our courtier friend here who cannot easily be classified as either. therefore if all people like him are killed, then and only then can one count the exact number.\"", "moral1": "Acting when we are furious or annoyed results in less clever and intelligent actions. ", "moral2": "Better starve free than be a fat slave. ", "moral3": "A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. ", "moral4": "This fable will admonish the passionate, that it is better to be injured with impunity, than to put ourselves in the power of another. ", "moral5": "There is always a way.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 1030, "story": "A doctor, a lawyer, a little boy and a priest were out for a sunday afternoon flight on a small private plane. Suddenly, the plane developed engine trouble. In spite of the best efforts of the pilot, the plane started to go down. Finally, the pilot grabbed a parachute and yelled to the passengers that they better jump, and he himself bailed out. Unfortunately, there were only three parachutes remaining. The doctor grabbed one and said \"I'm a doctor, I save lives, so I must live,\" And jumped out. The lawyer then said, \"I'm a lawyer and lawyers are the smartest people in the world. I deserve to live.\" He also grabbed a parachute and jumped. The priest looked at the little boy and said, \"My son, I've lived a long and full life. you are young and have your whole life ahead of you. take the last parachute and live in peace.\"The little boy handed the parachute back to the priest and said, \"Not to worry father. the smartest man in the world just took off with my back pack.\"", "moral1": "It's important to be kind, as it will always be rewarded. ", "moral2": "Think before you act. ", "moral3": "Your job doesn't always define you, but being a good human being does. ", "moral4": "Parents will always be there and give everything they could just to make you happy. We take them for granted, we don't appreciate all they do for us until it's too late.  when you find a path of success in your life, carry on but don't leave your parents behind as they are the true reason of your success. ", "moral5": "It is often necessary to work with others in an organized way in order to achieve great things.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 1031, "story": "A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year-old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table.  but the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. \"We must do something about father,\" Said the son. \"I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.\"  so the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. Since grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl!  when the family glanced in grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The four-year-old watched it all in silence. One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, \"What are you making?\"  just as sweetly, the boy responded, \"Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food in when I grow up.\" The four-year-old smiled and went back to work. The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table. For the remainder of his day, he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled.", "moral1": "Making most of every opportunity. We should take the very little opportunity work hard and let it grow. ", "moral2": "We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; in feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best. ", "moral3": "If one doesn't understand and experience the difficulty it takes to earn the comfort provided by their loved ones, than they will never value it.   the most important thing is to experience the difficulty and learn to value hard work behind all the given comfort. ", "moral4": "Great is the power of steady misrepresentation but the history of science shows that fortunately this power does not long endure. ", "moral5": "You reap what you sow. Regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. Always respect, care for and love them.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 1032, "story": "As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at any time can break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not. He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. \"Well,\" Trainer said, \"When they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it's enough to hold them. as they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. they believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free.\"The man was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right where they were. Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before?", "moral1": "Expecting gratitude or congratulations in return of doing charity or help will just turn it into a deal. If we are giving some help or donation we should do it without any hope for anything in return. ", "moral2": "It's a lot of hard work and it's a lot of worrying constantly and if you don't love it, you are going to fail. So you have got to love it and you have got to have passion and I think that's the high-order bit. ", "moral3": "We should not guess or imagine the intentions of others. Talking is how we come to understand others, and clear up a great many problems. ", "moral4": "You reap what you sow. Regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. Always respect, care for and love them. ", "moral5": "Failure is a part of learning. We should never give up the struggle in life. You fail not because you are destined to fail, but because there are lessons which you need to learn as you move on with your life.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 1033, "story": "One day, an old man was having a stroll in the forest when he suddenly saw a little cat stuck in a hole. The poor animal was struggling to get out. So, he gave him his hand to get him out. But the cat scratched his hand with fear. The man pulled his hand screaming with pain. But he did not stop; he tried to give a hand to the cat again and again. Another man was watching the scene, screamed with surprise, \"For god sakes! stop helping this cat! he's going to get himself out of there\". The other man did not care about him, he just continued saving that animal until he finally succeeded, and then he walked to that man and said, \"Son, it is cat's instincts that makes him scratch and to hurt, and it is my job to love and care\".", "moral1": "Treat everyone around you with your ethics, not with theirs.  treat the people the way you want to be treated by them. ", "moral2": "A story to encourage an appreciation of music in the youngest children. ", "moral3": "It is easy to despise what you cannot get. ", "moral4": "Why do we fight at home? The reason is ego and lack of mutual trust. Husband and wife are complimentary of each other. That's why if one make mistakes then other should act wisely, keep calm and try to solve problem with love not with anger. In household life, one's shortcoming should be given less attention and trust should be given more importance. ", "moral5": "This story had become reality of today,", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 1034, "story": "Once upon a time, there was a flock of doves that flew in search of food led by their king. One day, they had flown a long distance and were very tired. The dove king encouraged them to fly a little further. The smallest dove picked up speed and found some rice scattered beneath a banyan tree. So all the doves landed and began to eat. Suddenly a net fell over them and they were all trapped. They saw a hunter approaching carrying a huge club. The doves desperately fluttered their wings trying to get out, but to no avail. The king had an idea. He advised all the doves to fly up together carrying the net with them. He said that there was strength in unity. Each dove picked up a portion of the net and together they flew off carrying the net with them. The hunter looked up in astonishment. He tried to follow them, but they were flying high over hills and valleys. They flew to a hill near a city of temples where there lived a mouse who could help them. He was a faithful friend of the dove king. When the mouse heard the loud noise of their approach, he went into hiding. The dove king gently called out to him and then the mouse was happy to see him. The dove king explained that they had been caught in a trap and needed the mouse's help to gnaw at the net with his teeth and set them free. The mouse agreed saying that he would set the king free first. The king insisted that he first free his subjects and the king last. The mouse understood the king's feelings and complied with his wishes. He began to cut the net and one by one all the doves were freed including the dove king. They all thanked the mouse and flew away together, united in their strength.", "moral1": "When you work together, you are stronger. ", "moral2": "If you are might, you are right. ", "moral3": "It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. ", "moral4": "Don't hurt people just because you're jealous of them. ", "moral5": "There's no point in accumulating things if you don't know how to enjoy them.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 1035, "story": "I was walking around in a big bazar store doing a shopping, when I saw a cashier talking to a boy couldn't have been more than 5 or 6 years old. The cashier said, \"I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll.\"  then the little boy turned to me and asked, \"Uncle, are you sure I don't have enough money?\"I counted his cash and replied, \"You know that you don't have enough money to buy the doll, my dear.\" The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand.  finally, I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give this doll to.  \"It's the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much. I wanted to gift  her for her birthday. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give  it to my sister when she goes there.\" His eyes were so sad while saying this. \"My sister has gone to be with god. daddy says that mommy is going to see god very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.\" My heart nearly stopped. The little boy looked up at me and said, \"I told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall.\" Then he showed me a very nice photo of him, where he was laughing. He then told me \"I want mommy to take my picture with her so my sister won't forget me, I love my mommy and I wish she doesn't have to leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister.\" Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly. I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. \"Suppose we check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll?\" He said, \"Ok, I hope I do have enough.\" I added some of my money to his, with out him seeing and we started to count it.  there was enough for the doll and even some spare money. The little boy said, \"Thank you god for giving me enough money!\" Then he looked at me and added, \"I asked last night before I went to sleep for god to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that mommy could give it to my sister. he heard me! I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask god for too much. but he gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose. my mommy loves white roses.\"I finished my shopping in a totally different state from when I started. I couldn't get the little boy out of my mind. Then I remembered a local news paper article two days ago, which mentioned a drunk man in a truck, who hit a car occupied by a young woman and a little girl. The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical state. The family had to decide whether to pull the plug on the life sustaining machine, because the young woman would not be able to recover from the coma. Was this the family of the little boy? Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read in the news paper that the young woman had passed away. I couldn't stop myself. I bought a bunch of white roses and I went to the funeral home where the body of the young woman was exposed for people to see and make last wishes before her burial. She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white rose in her hand with the photo of the little boy and the doll placed over her chest. I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling that my life had been changed for ever…the love that the little boy had for his mother and his sister is still, to this day, hard to imagine. And in a fraction of a second, a drunk driver had taken all this away from him…", "moral1": "Quite often, we try and impose our perspectives on others and then wonder what went wrong. ", "moral2": "It is unwise to treat old friends badly for the sake of new ones. ", "moral3": "If nothing is done to remedy it, disrespect multiplies and spreads. So it's everyone's responsibility to prevent such behaviour. ", "moral4": "Respect life, follow and obey rules. Don't make anyone else to pay and bear for your mistakes. Do not make the mistakes which cost others something that can never be replaced. Always have a giving hand and extend your help to those in need and sorrow. ", "moral5": "Helping other and protecting other without any expectation is the best way to live a beautiful life.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 1036, "story": "A long time ago a very cruel king named virat singh was ruling the city of vijay nagar. All citizens were fearful because of his cruelty. Virat has a dog named jack, which he used to love more than anything, one fateful morning jack died. Virat singh organized last rituals for the dog, entire city came to a cremation ground. Virat singh was very happy to see that people love him so much and he felt he is the most popular king in the world. After few days virat singh died, but no one came for his funerals.", "moral1": "Pride hath a fall. ", "moral2": "Good for the evil are fast forgotten. ", "moral3": "Union is strength. ", "moral4": "Respect is something you have to earn, you cannot force it on others to respect you. There is a thin line between fear and respect, every one of us should understand it and do necessary corrections in our personalities. ", "moral5": "No great task can be completed without sufficient order in the details.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 1037, "story": "Once there was a small boy named shankar. He belonged to a poor family.   one day, he was crossing through the forest carrying some woods. He saw an old man who was very hungry.   shankar wanted to give him some food, but he did not have food for his own.   so he continued on his way.   on his way, he saw a deer who was very thirsty.   he wanted to give him some water, but he did not have water for himself.   so he went on his way ahead. Then he saw a man who wanted to make a camp but he did not have woods.   shankar asked his problem and gave some woods to him.   in return, he gave him some food and water.   now he went back to the old man and gave him some food and gave some water to the deer. The old man and the deer were very happy.   shankar then happily went on his way. However, one day shankar fell down the hill.   he was in pain but he couldn't move and no one was there to help him.   but, the old man who he had helped before saw him, he quickly came and pulled him up the hill.   he had many wounds on his legs.   the deer whom shankar had given water saw his wounds and quickly went to the forest and brought some herbs.   after some time his wounds were covered.   all were very happy that they were able to help each other.", "moral1": "If you help others, then they will also help you. ", "moral2": "We can easily represent things as we wish them to be. ", "moral3": "It's never to late to start on path of goodness and righteousness. ", "moral4": "Gentle smile can achieve what brutal force can't. ", "moral5": "Don't judge a book by its cover.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 1038, "story": "The rain gods had been smiling the whole night. The roads were muddy and the potholes were filled to the brim.   it was the day for the market and raju the farmer was riding his cart along the country road. He had to reach the market early so that he can sell his hay. It was very difficult for the horses to drag the load through the deep mud. On his journey suddenly the wheels of the horse cart sank into the mire. The more the horses pulled, the deeper the wheel sank.   raju climbed down from his seat and stood beside his cart. He searched all around but could not find anyone around to help him.   cursing his bad luck, he looked dejected and defeated. He didn't make the slightest effort to get down on the wheel and lift it up by himself. Instead, he started cursing his luck for what happened. Looking up at the sky, he started shouting at god, \"I am so unlucky! why has this happened to me? oh god, come down to help me.\"After a long wait, god finally appeared before raju. He asked raju, \"Do you think you can move the chariot by simply looking at it and whining about it? nobody will help you unless you make some effort to help yourself. did you try to get the wheel out of the pothole by yourself? get up and put your shoulder to wheel and you will soon find the way out.\" Raju was ashamed of himself. He bent down and put his shoulder to the wheel and urged on the horses. In no time the wheel was out of the mire. Raju learned his lesson. He thanked god and carried on his journey happily.", "moral1": "Caring for the environment is a cause for real happiness. ", "moral2": "Never be so careless and so straight that you get robbed of your own dreams, or cannot take care of yourself. ", "moral3": "We are imprisoned by many irrational fears, which drive us to foolish acts. ", "moral4": "Those persons ought to recognize this as applicable to themselves, whose object is private advantage, and who boast to the unthinking of an unreal merit. ", "moral5": "God helps those who help themselves.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 1039, "story": "One day, the father was doing some work and his son came and asked, \"Daddy, may I ask you a question?\" Father said, \"Yeah sure, what it is?\" So his son asked, \"Dad, how much do you make an hour?\" Father got bit upset and said, \"That's none of your business. why do you ask such a thing?\" Son said, \"I just want to know. please tell me, how much do you make an hour?\" So, the father told him that \"I make rs. 500 per hour.\"\"Oh\", the little boy replied, with his head down. Looking up, he said, \"Dad, may I please borrow rs. 300?\" The father furiously said, \"If the only reason you asked about my pay is so that you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or other nonsense, then march yourself to your room and go to bed. think why you are being so selfish. I work hard every day and do not like this childish behavior.\"The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down and started to think, \"Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that rs. 300 and he really didn't ask for money very often!\" The man went to the door of little boy's room and opened the door. \"  are you sleeping, son?\" He asked. \"No daddy, I'm awake,\" Replied the boy. \"I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier\", said the man. \"It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you, here's the rs.300 you asked for\". The little boy sat straight up, smiling \"Oh thank you, dad!\" He yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled some crippled up notes. The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at his father. \"Why do you want money if you already had some?\" The father grumbled. \"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,\" The little boy replied. \"Daddy I have rs. 500 now. can I buy an hour of your time? please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you\". Father was dumbstruck.", "moral1": "It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life! We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family  friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family. ", "moral2": "You can not keep everything you want. ", "moral3": "God has given us strength and capability to do our part. We should always learn to see things in positive way and see yourself in position to help others who need. ", "moral4": "If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective than there would be fewer problems in world. Sometimes, we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame whether in a relationship, in a job or with people we know and by doing this, we miss out warmth in human relationship. ", "moral5": "Be nice and try to help others.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 1040, "story": "A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family doctor to discuss the problem. The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform to give the doctor a better idea about her hearing loss. Here's what you do,\" Said the doctor, \"Stand about 40 feet away from her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and s o on until you get a response. \"That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the den. he says to himself, \"I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens. \" Then in a normal tone, he asks, \"Honey, what's for dinner? \" No response. so the husband moves to closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and repeats, \"Honey, what's for dinner? \" Still no response.next, he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife and asks, honey, what's for dinner?\"Again he gets no response so, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. \"Honey, what's for dinner?\" Again there is no response. So he walks right up behind her. \"Honey, what's for dinner?\"\"James, for the fifth time I've said, chicken!\"", "moral1": "It is easy to despise what you cannot get. ", "moral2": "The problem may not be with the other one as we always think, could be very much within us! ", "moral3": "Luck won't favour always. ", "moral4": "Being tidy and organised has more advantages than might be obvious. ", "moral5": "Everything in life has its unpleasant or uncomfortable side. These aspects cannot be removed from life.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 1041, "story": "A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island.  the two survivors who have been good friends, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they had no other recourse but to pray to god. However, to find out whose prayer was more powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on opposite sides of the island. The first thing they prayed for was food. The next morning, the first man saw a fruit-bearing tree on his side of the land, and he was able to eat its fruit. The other man's parcel of land remained barren.  after a week, the first man was lonely and he decided to pray for a wife. The next day, another ship was wrecked, and the only survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the land. On the other side of the island, there was nothing. Soon the first man prayed for a house, clothes, more food. The next day, like magic, all of these were given to him. However, the second man still had nothing.  finally, the first man prayed for a ship, so that he and his wife could leave the island. In the morning, he found a ship docked at his side of the island. The first man boarded the ship with his wife and decided to leave the second man on the island. He considered the other man unworthy to receive god's blessings since none of his prayers had been answered. As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from heaven booming, \"Why are you leaving your companion on the island?\"\"My blessings are mine alone since I was the one who prayed for them,\" The first man answered. \"His prayers were all unanswered and so he does not deserve anything.\"\"You are mistaken!\" The voice rebuked him. \"He had only one prayer, which I answered. if not for that, you would not have received any of my blessings.\"\"Tell me,\" The first man asked the voice, \"What did he pray for that I should owe him anything?\"\"He prayed that all your prayers be answered \"", "moral1": "Let us try not to have expectations from others, be happy with what we have and make others happy too. ", "moral2": "For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone, but those of another praying for us. Value your friends, don't leave your loved ones behind. ", "moral3": "You can not keep everything you want. ", "moral4": "When facing problem, one must stay calm and find a way. One must take responsibility to overcome problems. Blaming other does not work to survive. ", "moral5": "Safety is the first importance.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 1042, "story": "Ramchand and premchand were neighbors. Ramchand was a poor farmer. Premchand was a landlord. Ramchand used to be very relaxed and happy. He never bothered to close the doors and windows of his house at night. He had deep sound sleeps. Although he had no money he was peaceful. Premchand used to be very tense always. He was very keen to close the doors and windows of his house at night. He could not sleep well. He was always bothered that someone might break open his safes and steal away his money. He envied the peaceful ramchand. One day, premchand call ramchand and gave him a boxful of cash saying, \"Look my dear friend. I am blessed with plenty of wealth. I find you in poverty. so, take this cash and live in prosperity.\"Ramchand was overwhelmingly happy. He was joyful throughout the day. Night came. Ramchand went to bed as usual. But, to-day, he could not sleep. He went and closed the doors and windows. He still could not sleep. He began to keep on looking at the box of cash. The whole night he was disturbed. As soon as day broke, ramchand took the box of cash to premchand. He gave away the box to premchand saying, \"Dear friend, I am poor. but, your money took away peace from me. please bear with me and take back your money.\"", "moral1": "Goodness consists mainly in helping others. ", "moral2": "God is always there to take care of his devotees. One who firmly believes in god and devote themselves to service of god and mankind, god will always come in one or another form to help them. ", "moral3": "Money can not get everything. Learn to be satisfied with what you have and you will always be happy. ", "moral4": "When two people fight the third one gets the profit. ", "moral5": "Arrogant leads to vanish.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 1043, "story": "A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in- law, and four-year-old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather' s shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped, the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth. The son and daughter-in- law became irritated with the mess. \"We must do something about grandfather, \" Said the son. \"I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.\" So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner. Since grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl. When the family glanced in grandfather' s direction, sometimes he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The four-year-old watched it all in silence. One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, \"What are you making?\" Just as sweetly, the boy responded, \"Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food in when I grow up.\" The four-year-old smiled and went back to work. The words so struck the parents that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done. That evening the husband took grandfather' s hand and gently led him back to the family table. For the remainder of his days, he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled.", "moral1": "Harm hatch, harm catch. ", "moral2": "Deeds count, not boasting words. ", "moral3": "Children are remarkably perceptive. Their eyes ever observe, their ears ever listen, and their minds ever process the messages they absorb. If they see us patiently provide a happy home atmosphere for family members, they will imitate that attitude for the rest of their lives. The wise parent realizes that every day the building blocks are being laid for the child's future. Let's be wise builders and role models. Because children are our future. Life is about people connecting with people, and making a positive difference. Take care of yourself and those you love, today and everyday! ", "moral4": "A true friend will help you get through difficult times. ", "moral5": "It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life! We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family  friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 1044, "story": "There is a nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk and all of a sudden, there is a puddle between his feet and the front of his pants are wet. He thinks his heart is going to stop because he cannot possibly imagine how this has happened. It's never happened before, and he knows that when the boys find out he will never hear the end of it.. When the girls find out, they'll never speak to him again as long as he lives.   the boy believes his heart is going to stop; he puts his head down and prays this prayer, \"Dear god, this is an emergency! I need help now! five minutes from now I'm dead meat.\"  he looks up from his prayer and here comes the teacher with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered. As the teacher is walking toward him, a classmate named susie is carrying a goldfish bowl that is filled with water. Susie trips in front of the teacher and inexplicably dumps the bowl of water in the boy's lap. The boy pretends to be angry, but all the while is saying to himself, \"Thank you, lord! thank you, lord!\"Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule, the boy is the object of sympathy. The teacher rushes him downstairs and gives him gym shorts to put on while his pants dry out. All the other children are on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk. The sympathy is wonderful. But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his has been transferred to someone else - susie.   she tries to help, but they tell her to get out. \"You've done enough, you klutz!\"Finally, at the end of the day, as they are waiting for the bus, the boy walks over to susie and whispers, \"You did that on purpose, didn't you?\"Susie whispers back, \"I wet my pants once too.\"", "moral1": "Asceticism doesn't lie in mere words. He is an ascetic who treats everyone alike. Asceticism doesn't lie in visiting burial places. It lies not in wandering about nor in bathing at places of pilgrimage. Asceticism is to remain pure amidst impurities. ", "moral2": "The hero is brave in deeds as well as words. ", "moral3": "It's easy to despise what you cannot have.  nothing comes easy without a hard work.  so, work hard and reach your goals. ", "moral4": "Repeated lie can make one doubt himself but one should not be carried away by what other said. ", "moral5": "All of us go through all good and bad things in life.   we should always remember how we felt when we were in same condition and should not mock others for being in it.   always try to understand their situation as if you are in it and help much as possible praying to god that today you are in a condition to help someone who needs it.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 1045, "story": "There was once a king who was so cruel and unjust that his subjects yearned for his death or dethronement. However, one day he surprised them all by announcing that he had decided to turn over a new leaf. \"No more cruelty, no more injustice,\" He promised, and he was as good as his word. He became known as the 'gentle monarch'. Months after his transformation one of his ministers plucked up enough courage to ask him what had brought about his change of heart. And the king answered, \"As I was galloping through my forests I caught sight of a fox being chased by a hound. the fox escaped into his hole but not before the hound had bitten into its leg and lamed it for life. later I rode into a village and saw the same hound there. it was barking at a man. even as I watched, the man picked up a huge stone and flung it at the dog, breaking its leg. the man had not gone far when he was kicked by a horse. his knee was shattered and he fell to the ground, disabled for life. the horse began to run but it fell into a hole and broke its leg. reflecting on all that had happened, I thought: 'evil begets evil. if I continue in my evil ways, I will surely be overtaken by evil'. so I decided to change\". The minister went away convinced that the time was ripe to overthrow the king and seize the throne. Immersed in thought, he did not see the steps in front of him and fell, breaking his neck.", "moral1": "Rich rewards will come to him, who works on with simling vim. ", "moral2": "This fable was written for those base persons who oppress the innocent, and fear to annoy the bold. ", "moral3": "Cycle of deeds always gives us back what we give to others. If we do good to others, our good will happen, if we do bad to others, our turn will also come. ", "moral4": "It is better to share than to hoard stuff for yourself. ", "moral5": "May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to needs of others with kindness and compassion.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 1046, "story": "Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children. Eighteen! In order merely to keep food on the table for his big family, the father, a goldsmith by profession, worked almost eighteen hours a day at his shop and any other paying work he could find in the neighbourhood. Despite their seemingly hopeless condition, two of the eldest children had a dream. They both wanted to pursue their talent for art, but they knew well that their father would never be financially able to send either of them to nuremberg to study at the academy. After many long discussions at night in their crowded bed, the two boys finally worked out a pact. They would toss a coin. The loser would go down into the nearby mines and with his earnings, support his brother while he attended the academy. The winner of the toss will attend the academy first and complete his study. Once, the first winner of the toss completes his study, he will help the other brother to attend the academy and support him financially by selling arts or working at the mines if necessary. They tossed a coin on a sunday morning after church. Albrecht durer, one of the brother won the toss and went off to nuremberg. Albert, the other brother went to work at the mines and for the next four years, financed his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation. Albrecht's etchings, his woodcuts, and his oils were far better than most of his professors. By the time he graduated, he was beginning to earn considerable fees for his commissioned works. When the young artist returned to his village, the durer family held a festive dinner on their lawn to celebrate albrecht's triumphant homecoming. After a long and memorable meal, punctuated with music and laughter, albrecht rose from his honoured position at the head of the table to drink a toast to his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice that had enabled albrecht to fulfil his ambition. His closing words were, \"And now, albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your turn. now you can go to nuremberg to pursue your dream and I will take care of you.\"All heads turned in eager expectation to the far end of the table where albert sat, tears streaming down his pale face, shaking his lowered head from side to side while he sobbed. Finally, albert rose and wiped the tears from his cheeks. He glanced down the long table at the faces he loved, and then, holding his hands close to his right cheek, he said softly, \"No, brother. I cannot go to nuremberg. it is too late for me. look what four years in the mines have done to my hands! the bones in every finger have been smashed at least once, and lately, I have been suffering from arthritis so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a glass to return your toast, much less make delicate lines on parchment or canvas with a pen or a brush. my brother, for me, it is too late.\"More than 450 years have passed. By now, albrecht durer's hundreds of masterful portraits, pen and silver-point sketches, watercolours, charcoals, woodcuts, and copper engravings hang in every great museum in the world, but the odds are great that you, like most people, are familiar with only one of albrecht durer's works. More than merely being familiar with it, you very well may have a reproduction hanging in your home or office. One day, to pay homage to albert for all that he had sacrificed, albrecht durer painstakingly drew his brother's abused hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skyward. He called his powerful drawing simply \"Hands,\" But the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and renamed his tribute of love \"The praying hands.\"", "moral1": "Let us live a life that really worth something! ", "moral2": "We should understand that for better life only wealth is not everything. We should pay attention to our health too. ", "moral3": "Las pequenas mentiras y ocultamientos son tan malos como los grandes, porque para ocultarlos siempre obligan a crear nuevas y mayores mentiras. ", "moral4": "Inappropriate verbal usage would cause permanent marks than physical damage.. !! So, let our words be kind and sweet. ", "moral5": "The next time you see a copy of that touching creation, take a second look. Remember the sacrifice others may have made for your success in life. Always, respect them and care for them as what they could have done for themselves, they did that for your happiness.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 1047, "story": "I have a friend named monty roberts who owns a horse ranch in san isidro. He had let me use his horse ranch to put on fund-raising events to raise money for youth at risk programs. The last time I was there he introduced me by saying, \"I want to tell you why I let you use my horse ranch. it all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer who would go from stable to stable, race track to race track, farm to farm and ranch to ranch, training horses. as a result, the boy's high school career was continually interrupted. when he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.\"\"That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. he wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings, the stables, and the track. then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch.\" He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it into his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red f with a note that read, 'see me after class. 'the boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, 'why did I receive an f? 'the teacher said, 'this is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you'll have to pay large stud fees. There's no way you could ever do it. ' then the teacher added, 'if you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade. 'the boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, 'look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you. ' finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, \"You can keep the f and I'll keep my dream.\"Monty then turned to the assembled group and said, \"I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.\" He added, \"The best part of the story is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week.\" When the teacher was leaving, he said, \"Look, monty, I can tell you this now. when I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. during those years I stole a lot of kids dreams. fortunately, you had enough gumption not to give up on yours.\"", "moral1": "It sometimes happens that one man has all the toil4, and another all the profit. ", "moral2": "Your job doesn't always define you, but being a good human being does. ", "moral3": "A nod for the wise and a rod for the fool. ", "moral4": "People tend to forget good things, a person did for them as soon as that person makes a mistake towards them. One should not throw out the history that is filled with good, quality action just because of one mistake that hurt you. ", "moral5": "Don't let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.    no dream is too big or too small when one works hard to live it.   one should always try making dreams come true no matter what.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 1048, "story": "A man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers to be wired to his mother who lived two hundred miles away. As he got out of his car he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, \"I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother. but I only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two dollars.\"The man smiled and said, \"Come on in with me. I'll buy you a rose.\" He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother's flowers. As they were leaving he offered the girl a ride home. She said, \"Yes, please! you can take me to my mother.\" She directed him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave. The man returned to the flower shop, canceled the wire order, picked up a bouquet and drove the two hundred miles to his mother's house.", "moral1": "Life is short.   spend much time as you can loving and caring people who love you.   enjoy each moment with them before it's too late.   there is nothing important than family. ", "moral2": "Everything which makes us different makes us, at the same time, special, and there are always ways to benefit from these gifts. ", "moral3": "This life will give us many opportunity to meet teacher in one or other form therefore we should always keep on learning good things by becoming a disciple in life. ", "moral4": "Precious things are for those that can prize them. ", "moral5": " we have a right to do what makes us happy and spend our hard earned money as we like for our happiness.  no one has right to envy at how you spend money earned by your hard work.   but, if you feel you had wasted your hard earned money for something to gain nothing even if it was occasionally, you have a chance to do something of a greater good for someone by following above story.  you may not be obligated to do so, but your little goodwill can light up someone's life in many ways.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 1049, "story": "Long time ago there lived a priest who was extremely lazy and poor at the same time. He did not want to do any hard work but used to dream of being rich one day. He got his food by begging for alms. One morning he got a pot of milk as part of the alms. He was extremely delighted and went home with the pot of milk. He boiled the milk, drank some of it and put the remaining milk in a pot. He added slight curds in the pot for converting the milk to curd. He then lay down to sleep. Soon he started imagining about the pot of curd while he lay asleep. He dreamed that if he could become rich somehow all his miseries would be gone. His thoughts turned to the pot of milk he had set to form curd. He dreamed on; \"By morning the pot of milk would set, it would be converted to curd. I would churn the curd and make butter from it. I would heat the butter and make ghee out of it. I will then go to that market and sell that ghee, and make some money. with that money I will buy a hen. the hen will lay may eggs which will hatch and there will be many chicken. these chicken will in turn lay hundreds of eggs and I will soon have a poultry farm of my own.\" He kept on imagining. \"I will sell all the hens of my poultry and buy some cows, and open a milk dairy. all the town people will buy milk from me. I will be very rich and soon I shall buy jewels. the king will buy all the jewels from me. I will be so rich that I will be able to marry an exceptionally beautiful girl from a rich family. soon I will have a handsome son. if he does any mischief I will be very angry and to teach him a lesson, I will hit him with a big stick.\"During this dream, he involuntarily picked up the stick next to his bed and thinking that he was beating his son, raised the stick and hit the pot. The pot of milk broke and he awoke from his day dream.", "moral1": "There is no substitute for hard work. Dreams cannot be fulfilled without hard work. ", "moral2": "One should not get arrogant and look down on others. ", "moral3": "We can easily represent things as we wish them to be. ", "moral4": "Do not malignant or blame anyone without knowing the fact or a truth. Your words may ruin someone's reputation without any fault of theirs. ", "moral5": "Many depend on collaboration and compromise to do well in life.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 1050, "story": "Once, there was this guy, who was in love with a girl. She wasn't the most beautiful and gorgeous but for him, she was everything. He used to dream about her, about spending the rest of life with her. His friends told him, \"Why do you dream so much about her when you don't even know if she loves you or not?  first, tell her your feelings, and get to know if she likes you or not\". He felt that was the right way.    the girl knew from the beginning, that this guy loves her.    one day when he proposed, she rejected him.   his friends thought he would take alcohol, drugs etc and ruin his life.   to their surprise, he was not depressed. When they asked him how was it that he is not sad,  he replied, \"'why should I feel bad? I lost one who never loved me and she lost the one who really loved and cared for her.\"", "moral1": "True love is hard to get.   love is all about giving to other person without greed of gaining anything in return, if other person rejects it, its him or her who will be losing the most important thing in life. So never feel dejected. ", "moral2": "Never lie or make stories up for attention, for no one will help you when you actually need it. ", "moral3": "Thus did the sagacity of one man find out what had baffled the superficial enquiries of many. ", "moral4": "There is no shame in accepting your mistake or forgiving each other. We should be kind and humble. We should try to stay together as a family and not break away from it over the petty arguments. ", "moral5": "Wealth unused might as well not exist.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 1051, "story": "A group of frogs was traveling through the woods and two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, \"Did you not hear us?\" The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time.", "moral1": "There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day. So be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path. The power of words… it is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. ", "moral2": "Wicked deeds will not stay hid. ", "moral3": "Whatever you do, do with all your might. ", "moral4": "Do not depend on the promises of those whose interest it is to deceive you. ", "moral5": "If we could see our fears as others see them we would realize that most of our fears make no sense!", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 1052, "story": "A mother and a baby camel were lying around, and suddenly the baby camel asked, \"Mother, may I ask you some questions? the mother said, \"Sure! Why son, is there something bothering you? Baby said, \"Why do camels have humps?\" The mother said, \"Well son, we are desert animals, we need the humps to store water and we are known to survive without water\". Baby said, \"Okay, then why are our legs long and our feet rounded?\" The mother said, \"Son, obviously they are meant for walking in the desert. you know with these legs I can move around the desert better than anyone does!\" Baby said, \"Okay, then why are our eyelashes long? sometimes it bothers my sight\". Mother with pride said, \"My son, those long thick eyelashes are your protective cover. they help to protect your eyes from the desert sand and wind\". Baby after thinking said, \"I see. so the hump is to store water when we are in the desert, the legs are for walking through the desert and these eyelashes protect my eyes from the desert than what in god's name are we doing here in the zoo!?\"", "moral1": "Never waste time for what can be done today. ", "moral2": "Animals are trapped in a cave during their meeting. The only way to be saved is by using very special abilities. ", "moral3": "The trickster is easily tricked. ", "moral4": "Skills, knowledge, abilities and experiences are only useful if you are at the right place. ", "moral5": "Often rumours and idle gossip are based on nothing but speculation, and spread without being questioned.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 1053, "story": "A wealthy man requested an old scholar to wean his son away from his bad habits.   the scholar took the youth for a stroll through a garden. Stopping suddenly he asked the boy to pull out a tiny plant growing there. The youth held the plant between his thumb and forefinger and pulled it out. The old man then asked him to pull out a slightly bigger plant. The youth pulled hard and the plant came out, roots and all. \"Now pull out that one,\" Said the old man pointing to a bush. The boy had to use all his strength to pull it out. \"Now take this one out,\" Said the old man, indicating a guava tree. The youth grasped the trunk and tried to pull it out. But it would not budge. \"It's impossible,\" Said the boy, panting with the effort. \"So it is with bad habits,\" Said the sage. \"When they are young it is easy to pull them out but when they take hold they cannot be uprooted.\"The session with the old man changed the boy's life.", "moral1": "We should not trust blindly. ", "moral2": "Don't wait for bad habits to grow in you, drop them while you have control over it else they will get control you. ", "moral3": "Someone who harm's no one is still very far from being good. ", "moral4": "Never underestimate the weakest opponent. ", "moral5": "Failure is a part of learning. We should never give up the struggle in life. You fail not because you are destined to fail, but because there are lessons which you need to learn as you move on with your life.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 1054, "story": "One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey. He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and begin to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement, he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well and was astonished at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that fell on his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off!", "moral1": "Don't be what you aren't. ", "moral2": "Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick is to not to get bogged down by it. We can get out of the deepest wells by not stopping. And by never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up! ", "moral3": "Paying attention to detail and taking your time is the way to do a job well done. ", "moral4": "Don't judge people by how they look. ", "moral5": "Abstain2 and enjoy.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 1055, "story": "One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big advice on the door on which it was written: \"Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. we invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym\".   in the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, but after a while, they started getting curious to know who was that man who hindered the growth of his colleagues and the company itself. The excitement in the gym was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd within the room. The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement heated up. Everyone thought: \"Who is this guy who was hindering my progress? well, at least he died!\"  one by one the thrilled employees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside they suddenly became speechless.   they stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul. There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: \"There is only one person who is capable of setting limits to your growth: it is you.\" You are the only person who can revolutionize your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization, and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself.   your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your partner changes when your company changes. Your life changes when you change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life. \"The most important relationship you can have is the one you have with yourself\".", "moral1": "A good friend can turn a bad day into a good one. ", "moral2": "If you complain, you will never be able to see finish line and will quit even before you get there. Therefore, if one want to accomplish anything then one have to stop complaining and start working toward self improvement. The feeling of deep gratitude can arise only when we become aware of what existence is giving to us. Our attitude towards life is our own choice. Whether we choose gratitude or complaint, that is exactly what life will reflect back to us. ", "moral3": "It's always better to have friends and be happy - even though it may bring discomfort - than isolate yourself from people in order to avoid problems. ", "moral4": "The world is like a mirror: it gives back to anyone the reflection of the thoughts in which one has strongly believed. The world and your reality are like mirrors lying in a coffin, which show to any individual the death of his divine capability to imagine and create his happiness and his success. It's the way you face life that makes the difference. ", "moral5": "Often rumours and idle gossip are based on nothing but speculation, and spread without being questioned.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 1056, "story": "One hot day, a thirsty crow flew all over the fields looking for water. For a long time, he could not find any. He felt very weak, almost lost all hope. Suddenly, he saw a water jug below the tree. He flew straight down to see if there was any water inside. Yes, he could see some water inside the jug! The crow tried to push his head into the jug. Sadly, he found that the neck of the jug was too narrow. Then he tried to push the jug to tilt for the water to flow out, but the jug was too heavy. The crow thought hard for a while. Then, looking around it, he saw some pebbles. He suddenly had a good idea. He started picking up the pebbles one by one, dropping each into the jug. As more and more pebbles filled the jug, the water level kept rising. Soon it was high enough for the crow to drink. His plan had worked!", "moral1": "The other shore always looks greener. ", "moral2": "If we don't actively care for the environment, it could seriously deteriorate. ", "moral3": "We should bot be greedy. ", "moral4": "People are just the way you are. Everywhere men are same. What matter is how you live. ", "moral5": "Think and work hard, you may find solution to any problem.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 1057, "story": "Two goats came face to face while crossing a narrow bridge. \"Let me pass\", said one of them. \"Never, you get out of my way\", said the other goat. They quarrel each other and lost their balance. They fell into the stream down below and died! A few days later another two goats came face to face while crossing the same bridge. Both these goats were wise and patient. They made way for each other to cross the narrow bridge. Both reached their home safely.", "moral1": "Better bend than break. ", "moral2": "Many people in life behave same way pursuing meaningless goals. ", "moral3": "This is what god do.. God can change any situation.. In a moment he make king the beggar and servant the emperor. ", "moral4": "Humility and generosity can help to achieve a lot, more than those who set conditions to do the same task. ", "moral5": "Often rumours and idle gossip are based on nothing but speculation, and spread without being questioned.", "laebl": 1}
{"id": 1058, "story": "On a cold winter day, akbar and birbal took a walk along the lake. A thought came to birbal that a man would do anything for money. He expressed his feelings to akbar. Akbar then put his finger into the lake and immediately removed it because he shivered with cold. Akbar said, \"I don't think a man would spend an entire night in the cold water of this lake for money.\" Birbal replied, \"I am sure I can find such a person.\" Akbar then challenged birbal into finding such a person and said that he would reward the person with a thousand gold coins. Birbal searched far and wide until he found a poor man who was desperate enough to accept the challenge. The poor man entered the lake and akbar had guards posted near him to make sure that he really did as promised. The next morning the guards took the poor man to akbar. Akbar asked the poor man if he had indeed spent the night in the lake. The poor man replied that he had. Akbar then asked the poor man how he managed to spend the night in the lake. The poor man replied that there was a street lamp nearby and he kept his attention affixed on the lamp and away from the cold. Akbar then said that there would be no reward as the poor man had survived the night in the lake by the warmth of the street lamp. The poor man went to birbal for help. The next day, birbal did not go to court. The king wondering where he was, sent a messenger to his home. The messenger came back saying that birbal would come once his khichri was cooked. The king waited hours but birbal did not come. Finally, the king decided to go to birbal's house and see what he was up to. He found birbal sitting on the floor near some burning twigs and a bowl filled with khichri hanging five feet above the fire. The king and his attendants couldn't help but laugh. Akbar then said to birbal \"How can the khichri be cooked if it so far away from the fire?\"Birbal answered, \"The same way the poor man received heat from a street lamp that was more than a furlong away.\"The king understood his mistake and gave the poor man his reward.", "moral1": "When we cannot get what we want, we pretend that it is not worth having. ", "moral2": "Don't make much ado about nothing. ", "moral3": "Self-help is always respected. ", "moral4": "Being helpful to others helps make friendships. ", "moral5": "A small ray of hope is enough to inspire the one who is ready to work hard to turn his dream into a reality.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 1059, "story": "One afternoon a fox was walking through the forest and spotted a bunch of grapes hanging from over a lofty branch. \"Just the thing to quench my thirst,\" He thought. Taking a few steps back, the fox jumped and just missed the hanging grapes. Again the fox took a few paces back and tried to reach them but still failed. Finally, giving up, the fox turned up his nose and said, \"They're probably sour anyway,\" And proceeded to walk away.", "moral1": "We should never give up learning. Nor should we ever think we know everything. ", "moral2": "We should be with the one of our kind. ", "moral3": "Thus did the sagacity of one man find out what had baffled the superficial enquiries of many. ", "moral4": "Today's atheist people, by invoking the name of science, may dance as much as they want but history has witnessed that science has been created by the god believer theists only. ", "moral5": "It's easy to despise what you cannot have.  nothing comes easy without a hard work.  so, work hard and reach your goals.", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 1060, "story": "A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident. The boy began lessons with an old japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn't understand why, after three months of training the master had taught him only one move. \"Sensei,\" The boy finally said, \"Shouldn't I be learning more moves?\" \"This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know,\" The sensei replied. Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training. Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals. This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match when the sensei intervened. \"No,\" The sensei insisted, \"Let him continue.\" Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the tournament. He was the champion. On the way home, the boy and sensei reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind. \"Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?\"\"You won for two reasons,\" The sensei answered. \"First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of the judo. and second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm.\"The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.", "moral1": "Always confess of your mistakes. It will take away a load of guilt from your heart which will boost your conscience and no one will take an advantage of your secret mistakes! Accept your mistake, apologize and seek forgiveness politely. ", "moral2": "Evil or destruction is easy. It is fast and frequently dramatic but goodness is tenacious. It grows out of the humble, persistent efforts of individuals  who are determined to bring beauty and care taking to the people that they touch and the communities in which they live. ", "moral3": "Don't put all your eggs in one basket. ", "moral4": "Positive feelings are shown in practice, above all when this demands sacrifice. ", "moral5": "Sometimes we feel that we have certain weaknesses and we blame god, the circumstances or ourselves for it but we never know that our weaknesses can become our strengths one day. Each of us is special and important, so never think you have any weakness, never think of pride or pain, just live your life to its fullest and extract the best out of it!", "laebl": 5}
{"id": 1061, "story": "One day a rabbit was boasting about how fast he could run. He was laughing at the turtle for being so slow. Much to the rabbit's surprise, the turtle challenged him to a race. The rabbit thought this was a good joke and accepted the challenge. The fox was to be the umpire of the race. As the race began, the rabbit raced way ahead of the turtle, just like everyone thought. The rabbit got to the halfway point and could not see the turtle anywhere. He was hot and tired and decided to stop and take a short nap. Even if the turtle passed him, he would be able to race to the finish line ahead of him. All this time the turtle kept walking step by step by step. He never quit no matter how hot or tired he got. He just kept going. However, the rabbit slept longer than he had thought and woke up. He could not see the turtle anywhere! He went at full speed to the finish line but found the turtle there waiting for him.", "moral1": "Work is worship. We should work hard for better future. ", "moral2": "Impossible things we cannot hope to attain, and it is of no use to try. ", "moral3": "True friendship goes much further than superficially knowing people, or getting on well with lots of people. ", "moral4": "Never underestimate the weakest opponent. ", "moral5": "Evil deed results in bad things and your wise thinking can help you get out of situation. So be wise and do good.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 1062, "story": "A slave, ill-treated by his master, runs away to the forest. There he comes across a lion in pain because of a thorn in his paw. The slave bravely goes forward and removes the thorn gently. The lion without hurting him goes away. Some days later, the slave's master comes hunting to the forest and catches many animals and cages them. The slave is spotted by the masters' men who catch him and bring him to the cruel master. The master asks for the slave to be thrown into the lion's cage. The slave is awaiting his death in the cage when he realizes that it is the same lion that he had helped. The slave rescued the lion and all other caged animals.", "moral1": "The more honor the more danger. ", "moral2": "Don't leave a friend struggling anywhere, including the sea! !! Never do that! ! ! ", "moral3": "Respect is the value that sustains the arena in which all other values partake. ", "moral4": "One should help others in need, we get the rewards of our helpful acts in return. ", "moral5": "We should not be too quick to judge other's.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 1063, "story": "Four friends live in a village which has been struck by famine. Three of them are extremely clever and learned and consider their friend shivanand a lazy but practical fool. The four decide to go a place called manasa, which is considered an asylum for scholars. On their way, they have to pass through a forest. There they come across bones of a lion. Satyanand decides to show his knowledge by recreating the lion's skeleton. The other friend reconstructs the lion's muscles and structure. Vidyanand then wants to show his superior powers by breathing life into the lion. Shivanand tries to stop them and warns them of the consequences of their plans. But they do not stop. Shivanand climbs a tree before vidyanand foolishly proceeds with his plans. The lion comes to life and devours the three learned fools. Shivanand's practical nature saves him.", "moral1": "Wisdom is powerful than strength. ", "moral2": "It is better to be practical than learned. ", "moral3": "Enduring mental stress through difficult time in life is key to success. During hard times even strong people give up but if you keep going forward and don't give up.. You will be able to over come difficulties and hard time will be over. ", "moral4": "Don't blame anyone without knowing fact or truth.. Your words may ruin someone's reputation without any fault of theirs.. Or even ruin their life. . ", "moral5": "Be kind to others.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 1064, "story": "There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she's blind.   she hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend.   he's always there for her. She said that if she could only see the world, she would marry her boyfriend. One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she can see everything, including her boyfriend. Her boyfriend asked her, \"Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?\"  the girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend is blind too, and refused to marry him. Her boyfriend walked away in tears, and later wrote a letter to her saying -", "moral1": "Funny story which encourages children to go to bed early. ", "moral2": "Success comes as a result of hard work and constant effort. ", "moral3": "True friendship doesn't distinguish between high and low status or between riches and poverty. ", "moral4": "Just take care of my eyes dear. ", "moral5": "The best way to have good luck is to share all the good things you have. Grateful friends are the foundation of your good fortune.", "laebl": 4}
{"id": 1065, "story": "There was a lion who feared nothing except the crowing of cocks. A chill would go down his spine whenever he heard a cock crowing.  one day he confessed his fear to the elephant, who was greatly amused. \"How can the crowing of a cock hurt you?\" He asked the lion. \"Think about it!\"Just then a mosquito began circling the elephant's head, frightening him out of his wits.  \"If it gets into my ear I'm doomed!\" He shrieked, flailing at the insect with his trunk.  now it was the lion's turn to feel amused.", "moral1": "Just because you are bigger than others doesn't mean you will survive. ", "moral2": "Abstain2 and enjoy. ", "moral3": "If we could see our fears as others see them we would realize that most of our fears make no sense! ", "moral4": "Choose a friend wisely. ", "moral5": "Do not tell lies because one day you may be telling the truth and no one will believe you.", "laebl": 3}
{"id": 1066, "story": "Thomas edison tried two thousand different materials in search of a filament for the light bulb. When none worked satisfactorily, his assistant complained, \"All our work is in vain. we have learned nothing, not sure if we can use an electricity properly.\"Edison replied very confidently, \"Oh, we have come a long way and we have learned a lot. we know that there are two thousand elements which we cannot use to make a good light bulb.\"", "moral1": "If you are might, you are right. ", "moral2": "We can also learn from our mistakes. ", "moral3": " life is like a basket of fruits. Either you have to make a choice of eating the fruit you love or be content with something that is healthy!  choose wisely else you may have to spend your life wondering, what if..  as long as you stay true to yourself and honest, you can't go wrong with any of these two choices. ", "moral4": "It's good to help others and give advice to others but advising foolish again and again can be harmful for one self. So, never give advice unless you are asked for it. ", "moral5": "Don't make fun of people's physical characteristics or deficiencies. Everyone gives the best of what they have, and often, unpopular people can offer more than the popular ones.", "laebl": 2}
{"id": 1067, "story": "A mouse running over his face awakened a lion from sleep. Rising up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him. Then the mouse piteously entreated, saying:\"If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness.\" The lion laughed at him but allowed him to go. It happened shortly after this that some hunters, who bound him by strong ropes to the ground, caught the lion. The mouse, recognizing his roar, came and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and set him free, exclaiming:\"You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, never expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favor.\"", "moral1": "If you help others, they will help you. ", "moral2": "There is time and place for everything. Think before act. ", "moral3": "Justice means minding one's own business and not meddling with other men's concern. ", "moral4": "We should give everyone with a disability a chance to show their good qualities. We should treat them as normally as possible. ", "moral5": "It is possible for even a mouse to confer benefits on a lion.", "laebl": 5}