The Honest Woodcutter
Once there was a poor woodcutter named Samir. Every day, he went to the forest to cut wood and sell it in the market.
One day, while chopping a tree near a river, his axe slipped from his hand and fell into the water. The river was deep, and he couldn’t reach his axe. Samir sat on the riverbank and cried.
Suddenly, a fairy appeared and asked,
“Why are you crying, good man?”
Samir told her everything. The fairy smiled and dived into the river. She came up with a golden axe.
“Is this yours?” she asked.
Samir shook his head, “No, that’s not mine.”
The fairy dived again and came up with a silver axe.
“Is this yours?”
Again, Samir said, “No.”
Finally, she brought up his old iron axe.
Samir smiled, “Yes, that’s my axe!”
The fairy was impressed with his honesty and gave him all three axes — gold, silver, and iron — as a reward.
Moral:
Honesty is always rewarded.
🌟 Story 2: The Lion and the Clever Rabbit
In a jungle, a cruel lion used to kill many animals every day. The animals were afraid and decided to send one animal to the lion daily to keep him calm.
One day, it was a little rabbit’s turn. The rabbit thought of a clever plan.
He went to the lion very late. The angry lion roared,
“Why are you so late?”
The rabbit said, “On the way, another lion tried to eat me.”
“Another lion?” roared the lion. “Take me to him!”
The rabbit took the lion to a deep well. The lion looked into the well, saw his own reflection, and thought it was another lion. In anger, he jumped into the well and drowned.
The jungle was peaceful again.
Moral:
Wisdom is stronger than strength.
🌟 Story 3: The Greedy Dog
One day, a hungry dog found a big piece of meat. He grabbed it and ran away.
While crossing a bridge over a river, the dog looked into the water and saw his own reflection. He thought it was another dog with a bigger piece of meat.
Greedy, the dog barked at the “other dog” to steal the meat. As he opened his mouth, the meat slipped and fell into the river.
The poor dog lost everything because of his greed.
Moral:
Greed leads to loss.