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.