The Patient Little Girl

Once a food crisis broke out in a country. Each day the children of the city gathered at a rich man's house to get loaves of bread.
As soon as the servants brought out some bread, the children fought among themselves and struggled hard to get them. But there was a little girl who did not fight. She always waited patiently for her turn and got the smallest loaf last of all.
One day as usual, she got the tiniest loaf. When she cut it, she found two rupees in it. She hurried back at once to return the money.
The rich man was pleased at her truthfulness and honesty. He gave her not only those two rupees, but two rupees more as a prize.

Sam's Sandwiches

Once upon a time, there lived a gang of mice near a warehouse of rice. They had made their holes in the warehouse. When the workers left in the evening, the rats came out and started feasting on the bags of rice. 
The rats had become accustomed to this easy lifestyle. Because of sitting and eating everyday, they had become fat and lazy. 

Then suddenly one day, it started raining. The rain would not stop even after 4 days! The  warehouse was filled with water, and the bags of rice started rotting. The mice realized that they would need to leave he place and live somewhere else. Swifty the squirrel advised them to go to the nearby housing colony to find some work. They paid heed to it, and left the warehouse for good.

The gang of mice then went to the nearby colony, and were astonished! They had never seen such beautiful houses. They entered one house through an open door. They hungry rats pounced upon the delightful food! They were so happy! The mice started living happily in the house.

One day, 10 year old Sam noticed that someone had bit off pages of his notebooks. His father also noticed that the wires of his computer were cut. They realized that some mice must have entered their house. Sam and his father bought two wooden rods to get rid of the mice. When they got back, they saw that Sam's mom was standing at the gate, all tired and panting. She explained that she chased away all the mice on her own, because she saw them eating Sam's sandwiches. No one eats Sam's Sandwiches.
They hugged, and went inside talking of the sandwiches.  

The fox and grapes

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 satisfy my thirst," he said.
Taking a few steps back, the fox jumped and just missed the hanging grapes. Again the fox took a few steps back and tried to reach them but failed yet again.
Finally, the fox the fox gave up and said, "They're probably sour anyway," and proceeded to walk away.

The Sun and the Wind

The sun and the wind were good friends. While talking, they got into an argument about who was stronger. They saw a traveler passing by, and made a bet. The one who is able to make the traveler take off his coat will be declared the winner. Wind went first. It started blowing harder and harder. The traveler started to feel cold. He held on his coat more tightly. Wind tried hard, but couldn't do anything!
Now, It was Sun's turn. He started to get hotter and hotter. The traveler took off his coat. The sun Exclaimed in joy, because he had won!

Old Farmer and His Sons

An old King worked hard all his life. He became weak with age. He wanted that his three sons live together happily even after his death.
But, his sons used to quarrel always and could never even stand each other. The King became worried, because the enemies would easily take advantage of a weak nation, and will destroy them, one by one.
The king wanted to teach them a lesson of unity by demonstrating an example. He called all his sons. Then he gave a single stick to his youngest son, and asked him to break it. The boy broke it easily. He asked the other two sons to do the same. They were confused but did it easily. 
 Then the farmer gave the bundle of sticks to his eldest and strongest son, and asked him to break it. He failed to do so, even with great effort. He asked the other two sons to do the same, who also failed.
Then the old man said to his sons, "My sons, you have seen that a single stick can be easily broken, but a bundle of sticks cannot be broken easily. So you understand that if you live separately after my death, your enemies will easily destroy you, one by one. But if all of you live together with unity, your enemies will not be able to do any harm to you." The three sons promised to live together in future, and the king was finally a happy man. 

Bad Company

Once there lived a wise man with his only son, Will. Both of them lived together, and loved each other. As time passed and Will grew older, he started to spend more time with his friends. Most of his friends were nice, but some had bad habits. With time, Will also developed some bad habits in their company.
Will's father was very worried about the habits of his son. He tried his best to mend his habits but he was not successful. 
Then one day, he thought of a plan to teach his son a lesson.
He went to the fruit shop and purchased some apples. He came back to his home and called his son. 
He asked his son to put all the apples in the fridge.
"But one of these is rotten, Papa!", Will exclaimed. His father told him not to worry, and follow his instructions. Will was confused, but did the same. After some days father asked will to bring the apples. As he opened the door of fridge he was surprised! All the apples had become rotten! He felt sad.
On seeing this, his father explained to him how one rotten apple had spoiled all the rest. Just like apples, one bad companion could spoil all others in case of children too. Father's advice got Will thinking. He gave up bad company and became good again.

The Lost Camel

Once two merchants lost a camel. They met a traveller and asked him if he had seen it. The man replied he had not." But was your camel blind in the right eye?" Said he to them.

"Yes, he was", replied the merchants. "Was it lame in one left foot?" The man asked again. "Cer­tainly it was", said the merchants.

"Was its front tooth missing"? said he to them." Indeed I" said they. "Was it loaded with honey on one side and with wheat on the other?" "That is just how it was loaded," they answered. "Please take us to it."

"But I have not seen your camel," said the man "and I do not know where it is" the merchants got angry and said, "Then how could you tell us so exactly everything about our camel?" "That is my secret" said the man.

The merchants took him to the king who asked him where the camel was. The man replied that he had not seen it. At this the king asked him how he knew so much about it.

The man answered that the camel had eaten grass only on the left side of the path. So he knew that it was blind.

The marks of its one left foot were faint. This showed that the camel was lame. While eating grass, it had left a little turf in the middle.

So he learnt that it had lost front teeth. There were ants carrying grains of corn on one side of the path and flies eating honey on the other. The king was satisfied with his explanation and let him go.

A Camel and Jackal

Once there lived a camel and a jackal.They lived near a river, and had become good friends.  One day the jackal came to know that there was a farm of ripe sugarcanes across the river. His mouth watered, but he could not cross the river himself. He thought of taking the help of the camel He went to camel and told him about the sugarcanes. The camel was also tempted to eat sugarcanes. They made a plan, and the camel agreed to carry the jackal on his back and cross the river.

Both of them reached the field, and started eating the sugarcanes. Then suddenly, the jackal started howling loudly. The camel panicked and asked Jackal not to howl. But, Jackal said that it was his habit to howl while eating sweets. Camel warned him, but Jackal didn't pay heed to him. The owner of the field came running and started beating the camel.

When the owner went away, both of them returned to the river. The camel asked the Jackal to get back on his back, so they could go back.  The jackal jumped on the back of the camel.

When they were in the middle of the water, the camel began to roll in the water. The jackal said, "Why are you rolling in the water?" The camel replied, "It is my habit to roll in the water after eating sweets ". The jackal could hardly save himself.

The Silver Key

It was a stormy night. A traveller reached an inn. As the hour was very late, he found the door locked from within. He knocked at the door.

The gate-keeper responded to the knock, saying, "I have lost the key and the door cannot be opened unless you have a silver key with you."

The traveller understood what he meant by the silver key. He im­mediately slipped a silver coin through the hole, and the door opened.

As soon as he got in, he said to the gate keeper, "I have left my box outside, please bring it." As the gate-keeper went out to bring the box, the traveller closed the door behind him.

The keeper asked him to open the door so that he may come in. Now the traveller replied from within, "I have lost the key and a silver key is needed to open the door." Soon the coin was pushed again through the hole and the dishonest man was let in.

The Monkey and the Crocodile

There was a tree on which many monkeys lived. In the nearby pond, a pair of crocodiles lived. One day, the female crocodile fell ill. The doctor said that only the heart of a monkey could cure the crocodile.

The crocodile offered each of the monkeys to accompany him for a joy ride in the pond. None of them agreed. Lastly, an old monkey agreed. The monkey enjoyed the ride.

When they were in deep waters, the crocodile told him his purpose. He said that he wanted the monkey's heart. The monkey said, "Please take me back. I have left my heart on the top of my tree. I can give it to you there". The crocodile took him back to the bank. The monkey went up the tree and disappeared.

A Fox and a Goat

A fox was walking near a well. Somehow by incident he slipped in. It was not a very deep well. He tried his best to get out but could not.

At that time a very thirsty goat passed by the well and saw the fox there. She asked the fox what he was doing there.

The cunning fox replied that he had himself jumped into the well. I find it very cool and pleasant. If you want to drink sweet and cold water, come down and experience the pleasure here.

Without thinking of the result she jumped into the well. The fox at once jumped on her back, and with another jump he was out of well. The fox smiled at the poor goat and went his way leaving behind the goat to repent.

Tit For Tat

There lived in a forest a crane and a fox. They were good friends. They used to kill small creatures and shared the food together.

One day the crane invited the fox to his house for din­ner. The fox did hardly eat anything during the day, because he thought that his friend must have arranged for a good feast. But when the food was served by the crane, the fox found that it was inside a narrow-necked jar, from which the fox could not lick to taste the food. He sat idly there, while the crane sucked it by inserting his long neck and beak.

After the dinner, the crane asked the fox, "Friend, how did you enjoy the dinner?"

The fox suppressed his great anger, and smilingly said, "Oh, it was really a fine dinner!"

Next day the fox invited the crane to his house for din­ner. The crane thought that he was not a fool like his friend. He would eat all the food to be given to him by the fox. He also did not take much food during the day to retain good appetite, and went early in the evening to the fox's house.

The fox received his friend cordially and offered him soup in a plate. The crane did not know how to eat the soup from a flat plate. The fox licked the soup from his own plate in a moment, while the crane sat idly to watch the fox eating the soup.

After the dinner, the fox asked the crane, "Friend, how did you enjoy the dinner?"

The crane replied, "Oh, it was fine! I really enjoyed it."

The crane cursed the sly fox from his heart, as he served him in the same way as he had himself served the fox. The hungry crane had to return home in an angry mood.

Union Is Strength

There was an old farmer who lived in a village. He had four sons, o were lazy and idle. They often quarreled among themselves. The old man was very much annoyed with it.

So he called his four sons and told them that since his end was near, he wanted to teach them a lesson. So he told them that since his end was near, he wanted to give them a useful piece of advice.

He sent for a bundle of sticks, it was brought. He asked all his sons turn by turn to break the bundle of the sticks. All tried hard, but none of them was able to break the bundle.

Then he asked one of them to untie the-bundle. This was also done immediately. Then he asked each of them to break the sticks individually. Now each one succeeded in doing so.

The old farmer then said to them, "If you live together in peace, none can harm you. But if you are divided, you will lose."

The Selfish Dog

Once upon a time, a farmer had an ox and a dog. He used to take the ox to help him in his fields and the dog used to watch the farmer's house at night.

One evening the ox returned home very tired. He was very hungry. While walking to the stable, he saw a bowl of milk. Because he was hungry, he drank it without giving it a second thought. He went to the manger to eat hay. But he found the dog sitting on it. "Why did you drink my milk?", The dog barked.
Ox explained that he was starving after working hard for the whole day in the field. But dog would not listen to anything. He was extremely upset and angry.   

The dog barked at him and would not let him eat the hay. The ox said to the dog, "Please, get aside and let me eat the hay. It is of no use to you."

But the bad natured dog replied, "Since I myself cannot eat the hay. I will not let anyone else have it." So the ox had to go hungry that day.

The Arab and His Camel

An Arab had a camel. One cold night the Arab lay asleep inside the tent while the camel stood outside.

At midnight the camel awoke his master and requested him to allow him to put his head inside the tent as it was bitter cold outside. The Arab allowed him to do so.

After a while, the camel asked the Arab if he might put his neck inside the tent. The Arab did not object to do it.

Soon after the camel requested him again to allow him to bring his legs inside. The Arab agreed. Now the camel stood completely inside the twit. But as there was not space enough for both of them he pushed the Arab outside to shiver in cold.

Health is Wealth

Once upon a time, there was a king, who was very lazy. He did not like to do anything. He waited for his attendants to serve him every moment. He used to lie on his bed always. A time came when he really became inactive.

Only eating good food and it's sleeping made him fatty. So fat he became that he could not move around by himself. He felt sick, doctors were called in to treat him. Nothing could help him to become fit and fine. The king was a kind hearted and cordial person. All his subjects were sorry to learn about the fact that their king was not well.

One day the minister met a holy man (Sadhu) on the outskirts of the city. While conversing with each other, the “Sadhu”  came to know the fact that the king was unwell. He told the minister that he could cure the king. Hearing this the minister’s face brightened. He arranged immediately for a meeting of the “Sadhu” and the king.

The “Sadhu” saw the depressed king for a while and then spoke nothing serious had happened and that the king would be alright. From the next day the treatment would start. He asked the king to come to his hut which was at a distance from the palace.

The king had to come on foot to the hut. The king agreed, after so many years the king came outside to walk on the road. His ministers and attendants accompanied him. By the time he reached the Sadhu’s hut, he was breathless, sweating and uncomfortable.

The “Sadhu” came out of the hot noticing everything. He offered cool water to the king. The king felt better. The Sadhu brought out an iron ball, the size of a football and gave it to the attendants asking his majesty that daily morning and evening he had to roll that ball  in the palace grounds.

The king okayed to the “Sadhu” and left. After fifteen days when the “Sadhu” came to the palace to meet the king, he had lost a considerable amount of weight, was feeling much better and was active. All his sickness had disappeared. Inspite a lot of wealth, the king was not happy as he was unhealthy.

The Ungrateful Lion

In a dense forest, lived a fierce lion. He was very cruel. One day the lion was caught in a hunter’s trap. One by one many animals passed by. “Please helped me!” pleaded the lion. But none of the animals listened to his plea. 

After a while, a man happened to come into the forest. He saw the lion. The lion said, “I will die of hunger and suffocation. Please help me out, O! kind man.” The man was thoughtful. “I assure you I will never harm you. Please help me now. The hunter will be anytime now,” said the lion. 

The man felt sorry for the lion and set the beast free. As soon as the lion was free, he let out a fierce roar. “I have been trapped in the cage for a long time. I am hungry. I will have to eat you,” said the lion, looking at the man. “But you promised that you would not harm me,” said the man, in a meek tone. “Yes, I said that. But only to convince you to free me. Now, I am terribly hungry,” said the lion. 

The terrified man thought quickly. He said, “Alright, you can eat me. But let a judge decide if you are right in eating the person who has rescued you.” 

The lion agreed. He was sure that no animal would speak against him. Just then a jackal came that way and the lion asked the jackal to be the judge. He addressed the lion, “Sir, would you please show me how it all happened?” The lion was only too willing. He entered the cage and closed the cage door. The jackal immediately bolted the cage from outside. 

“Now the lion is trapped again. Run away, you foolish man! And never offer help to anyone without thinking,” said the jackal. The frightened man ran for his life. And the ungrateful lion was trapped in the cage again. The hunter came and took the lion away to his circus. 

The magic hole

Penny was a little girl who lived in Alaska. It was ice-cold there. She kept praying that she wish she could play in the lush, green and warm gardens like we do but of course, she couldn’t. 

Her father, like all the men there, didn’t have a job. He hunted seals and caught fishes as was the custom. So her father hadn’t even heard of money and even if he had money, there weren’t any aero planes to take them abroad. 

Now somewhere near Penny’s house was a deep, dark forest. Everyone was afraid to enter it. They said that whoever entered it would be sucked in by a great hole. 

One day, Penny was playing with her Eskimo friends when one of the boys shouted “Hey, I dare one of you to enter the magic forest.” 

No one dared. Penny picked up a twig and threw it at the edge of the forest. Nothing happened. Penny was astonished. It’s all a legend! We can play hide and seek in the woods if we want, she thought. She walked slowly towards the woods. It was getting colder and colder she took each step. She walked right into the middle of the forest. 



There was a small hill with a great big hole right in the middle of it. She wanted to jump into it. She took a big, deep breath and jumped. 

There was a sinking feeling in her stomach. She realized that she falling down deep some where. But she did not land. She went spinning and suddenly all here fur clothes vanished and there was a skirt and blouse instead of it .She was at the beach. 

She found that she had a bag with her. Inside the bag there was a swim suit, a mattress, a book, a bottle of lotion and a towel. She took all these out. And lo and behold! 

Her parents and her elder brother were standing there. They helped Penny to spread out the mattress and they had a basket full of fruits which they put on the mattress. Penny and her brother ran joyously to the warm sea. Oh! What fun! She wished it would never end. 

But after exactly one hour, it all vanished and she was back in the forest. She hurried home. Her parents didn’t ask her anything. She looked at the watch. Only five minutes had passed since she had left. Now that was strange! 1 hour had passed! She was sure. 

She had looked at her watch at the beach. 

She was confused. ‘Huh! Mama! Papa! Didn’t you miss me?’ she asked her parents. 

They were surprised to hear her story. They went to the magic hole together. They jumped into the magic hole one by one. At once they were at the mall. They wore the same clothes as anyone else. When they came back, they didn’t tell anyone. Now they go there often. 

It is their favorite picnic spot. 

The magic pot

Once upon a time a farmer, Gopi, lived in a village. He had few acres of land. One hot afternoon, the poor farmer was digging his field. All of a sudden, his spade hit something. Then he continued his digging. “It is a big metal pot,” said Gopi. It was big enough to boil rice for more than hundred people. “It does not seem to be of any use to me. I will dig deeper. May be I will find something else,” thought Gopi. He continued to dig. 

After he had dug for a long time, Gopi felt tired. “It is of no use. There is nothing in this field” he thought. Then at once, he threw the spade into the pot in frustration and sat under a tree to take rest for a while. 

After a while, when he got up to leave, he could not believe his eyes. There were one hundred spades in the pot. “This is a magical pot. I will put this mango inside the pot and see what happens,” Gopi thought. Then Gopi put a mango into the pot. To his astonishment, he found one hundred mangoes in the pot. Gopi carried the pot to his home and kept in a secret place so that no one would become aware of it. 

After that, he put many things in that and everything became hundred folds. With that pot, he became a rich man. The King came to know of the pot and its whereabouts. The King was curious to know about it and he was a greedy King. “I want to find out the secret of the magical pot. If it is valuable, it should be in the King treasury,” the King thought. Then at once, the King ordered his men to bring the farmer and his pot. 

When the magic pot was brought to the King’s chamber, he did not know what to do. The King thought, “Let me see what is there inside this pot which makes this pot so magical?” He peered inside. Inadvertently, he slipped and fell inside the pot. When he climbed out of the magic pot, he was shocked to find that there were one hundred Kings. 

All the kings then started to climb the throne. They fought among themselves and died. The magic pot lay in the King’s treasury. “The foolish King took away the magic pot from me out of curiosity and eventually he died. This magic pot has killed the King himself,” said the farmer and he to be safe left the magic pot at the treasury of the King itself. 

The Magical Paper

Once there was a boy named Chris who hated to exercise, eat healthy, or do any good things.  His dad was not happy.  One day Chris' dad found a glittery rainbow piece of paper in his drawer.  He decided to write on it:

I wish Chris would learn how important it is to eat healthy and exercise.  I wish he could also learn how to listen to his parents and follow directions all of the time.
 
"Chris, finish your veggies!!"Chris' dad said with a frown.
"Yes dad!"Chris replied.
That's a miracle!! That paper must have been magical,Chris' dad thought.  The next day Chris did everything that he was supposed to do that day.  He even finished his chores and brought in the trash.  It went on for a week, but then the paper went away.  Oh-no! Wait.Chris still had the good manners that he needed! Chris kept doing what he was supposed to and became what Chris' dad wanted from him!

Little Rabbit Foo Foo

Little rabbit Foo Foo, hopping through the forest,

Scooping up the field mice, and bopping them on the head,And down came the good fairy, and she said,"Little rabbit Foo Foo, I don't want to see youScooping up the field mice, and bopping them on the head."

"I'll give you three chances, And then I'll turn you into a goon." But the very next day... (repeat the verse)

"I'll give you two more chances, And then I'll turn you into a goon." But the very next day... (repeat the verse)

"I'll give you one more chance, And then I'll turn you into a goon." But the very next day... (repeat the verse)

"I gave you three chances, So now I'll turn you into a goon." - Zap! 

The moral of the story is: "Hare today; goon tomorrow." ;)

A drop of Honey

A hunter and his hound, high in the desert mountains, found a cave. The hunter in the cave found a hollow, and the hollow was filled with the most beautiful, clear honey.

He took his water skin and filled the water skin with honey and left the cave and came down the mountains.

He was not in his own land.

And there in the town that he entered, he saw an oil seller. He went into that stall and offered his honey for sale - perhaps an exchange for some oil? And the oil seller was intrigued.

As he was tasting the honey, one drop of honey fell upon the ground.

Some flies buzzed, swarming around the honey. And as they swarmed there, some birds flew down to peck and eat the insects. But as the birds flew, darting among those insects, the cat that belonged to the oil seller leapt upon a bird and killed it. And as the cat leapt upon the bird, the hound of the hunter leapt forward and killed the cat.

The oil seller, full of fury, kicked the hound so hard that the hound was killed.

The hunter drew his hunting knife and plunged it into the chest of that oil seller.

Those who were outside the stall came rushing in. They beat that foreigner to death.

Word reached the people - in the hunter’s own land - of his murder. They sent people from his village over the border and they killed many of the men of that town.

When the King of that land heard about this sortie, he gathered a great army and waged war against his neighbor. And the kingdom retaliated.

Wars raged for many years. And wars have raged for many years since that time: two great enemies those neighboring lands. And all because of one drop of honey.

The turtle family

A turtle family decided to go on a picnic. The turtles, being naturally slow about things, took seven years to prepare for their outing.

Finally the turtle family left home looking for a suitable place. During the second year of their journey they found a place ideal for them at last!

For about six months they cleaned the area, unpacked the picnic basket, and completed the arrangements. Then they discovered they had forgotten the salt. A picnic without salt would be a disaster, they all agreed.

After a lengthy discussion, the youngest turtle was chosen to retrieve the salt from home. Although he was the fastest of the slow moving turtles, the little turtle whined, cried, and wobbled in his shell.

He agreed to go on one condition: that no one would eat until he returned. The family consented and the little turtle left.

Three years passed and the little turtle had not returned. Five years…six years… then on the seventh year of his absence, the oldest turtle could no longer contain his hunger.

He announced that he was going to eat and begun to unwrap a sandwich.
At that point the little turtle suddenly popped out from behind a tree shouting,

‘See! I knew you wouldn't wait. Now I am not going to go get the salt.’

The fool and the donkey

One morning, the fool woke up and he thought, ‘There is one thing I need, I need a donkey.’

So he left his home and walked until he came to the town. He came to the donkey stall. There were many donkeys. Some were big and some were small. Some had long ears and some very short. But among them there was one donkey that had long, floppy, silky ears.

‘This is the donkey for me.’

The fool paid the donkey stall holder and he led that donkey tied by a rope away from the stall and through the streets of the town, and there were two boys.

‘We can trick that donkey from that fool.’

One boy went up and he took the rope from around the donkey’s neck and he put it around his own neck and followed the fool, who didn’t even notice.

The other boy led the donkey back to the stall to sell it.

On through the streets and on away from the town to his home went the fool. And when he got to his home he turned and... uhhh: ‘When I bought you, you were a donkey. But now you’ve turned into a boy.’

‘It’s true, I was a donkey when you bought me, but, you see, before that I was a boy. I was rude to my mother, and my mother said, ‘If you are ever rude to me again may you be turned by the devil into a donkey.’ And so it was. But now that you have bought me, I am a boy once more and I belong to you.’

‘You belong to me?’ said the fool. ‘I cannot own a boy. Go, go, but promise me this: when you go to your mother, do not be rude to her again.’

The fool slept that night, and when he woke in the morning he realized there was something he still needed... He still needed a donkey. He went away from his home, taking his last few coins, and walked until he came to the town; through the streets he came until he came to the donkey stall. And there were all those donkeys large and small, some with larger ears than others. And among the donkeys he noticed there was one donkey with long, floppy, silky ears. He knew that donkey. He went over to it and he lifted its ear and said: ‘You foolish boy, I said never be rude to your mother again!’

The farmer's donkey

Once upon a time, there lived a boy called Jack with his little donkey and his mom. They were the best

of friends, and used to live together in a beautiful village called Maryland.

One day, Jack and his donkey were playing soccer in the large field of grass, which was their favorite

picnic spot. Jack's mother had warned Jack of the deep well which was also there in the field. They

were having so much fun that they forgot about the pit.

While playing, The little donkey fell down into the pit.

The small animal now stated crying, because he could no get out of the pit. Jack was trying to

figure out what to do. Finally he decided to call his mother to come over and help him. Jack's mom

came back running with a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well.

At first, the donkey could not understand what was happening and continued crying.

Suddenly, as if he had understood something, he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, Jack's mom

finally looked down the well, and was relieved at what she saw. With every shovel of dirt that hit his

back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.

As Jack's mom continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take

a step up. Pretty soon, Jack was amazed as his little donkey stepped up over the edge of the pit

and came back to him. Jack thanked his mom, and told her that he loves her. Her mom replied that she

loves her too, and the went back home to eat some delicious pancakes.