The Real Mother

Once two women had a quarrel over a small baby. Each claimed that she was the mother of the child. They were brought before a judge.
The judge listened to both the women. It was really a difficult case to decide. The judge was confused.
After thinking deeply, the judge found out the solution. He ordered one of his men, "Cut the child into two parts, and let each woman have one part."
On hearing the judge's order, one of the women screamed out loudly and said, "Mercy, Your Lordship. Let that woman have the baby. Let the poor thing live. I give up my claim to it." The other woman remained quiet.
The wise judge recognized the real mother. He gave the baby to the woman who ready to give up her claim. He sent the other to jail.

TRUTH ALWAYS TRIUMPHS.

The King and the Spider

Defeated king Walagamba took shelter in a cave in a jungle. His enemies were looking for him. They wanted to kill him.
The King had fought bravely. But his army was small. The large army of his enemy defeated his small army. He had to run away to save his life. He was very sad at heart. His courage had left him.

One day the King was lying idly in the cave. A little spider drew his attention. It was trying hard to weave a web across the ceiling. As it was crawling up the wall, the thread of the web broke and it fell down to the ground. This happened several times. But it did not give up. It tried again and again. At last it climbed up the ceiling successfully and completed the web.
The King thought, "This tiny creature did not give up. How could I give up? I am a King. I must try again." And he decided to fight his enemy once again.

The King went out of the jungle and met his faithful followers. He collected the brave men of his kingdom and raised a strong army. He fought against his enemy with all his might. At last he won the battle. He got back his kingdom. He always remembered the spider who had taught him a lesson.

SUCCESS COMES TO THOSE WHO FIGHT
HARD AGAINST FAILURES.

The Emperor and the Fortune-Teller

Once an Emperor invited a reputed fortune-teller to his court.The fortune-teller was known for making correct predictions. The emperor welcomed him with great respect and offered him a seat.
Then the emperor gave him his horoscope and said, "Learned sir, please read my horoscope and tell me what the future has in store for me."
The fortune-teller studied the horoscope very carefully. Then he said, "Your Majesty, I will tell you the bare facts which your stars tell me. Please do remember that I don't tell imaginary tales."
The Emperor said, "I understand what you mean. Please tell me your findings without any fear."
The fortune-teller, to begin with, told the Emperor all the good things that the future had in store for him. The Emperor felt very happy to hear about those good things.

But, when the fortune-teller began to tell the Emperor about his misfortunes, the Emperor felt very sorry. At one stage he felt very much offended and he shouted at the fortune teller, "Say no more of your nonsensical stuff. Just tell me what your stars say about the time of your death."

The clever fortune-teller knew what the Emperor had in his mind. So he said, "Your Majesty, I am going to die just one day earlier than you."
The Emperor, in a fit of anger, was about to give an order for putting the fortune-teller to death. But, when he heard the fortune-teller's prediction about his own death, he changed his mind. He recalled his good senses and admired the fortune-teller's witty reply. He gave him rich royal gifts and sent him away respectfully.

The Ignorant Prince

A powerful king of India had a son, who was not very bright. He wanted him to have best teachers, so he called them to the palace in order that they could teach the boy every thing that they knew. They did their best, and after few years the prince could answer all their questions.

The king was well satisfied, but one old wise man warned him,’ everything your son knows is about the past, but a truly wise man should also know the future.’

A fortune teller was then called to the palace and he, too, taught the prince all about his art. Months later, the wise man tested the boy again. The wise man showed the king and his courtiers something which he held in his hand; then he closed his hand and showed it to the boy, asking him to guess what was inside.
‘It is hard, white object,’ the boy said, concentrating hard. ‘It is round and has a hole in the middle…It must be a grindstone.’
Everyone burst out laughing, because the object was indeed hard, white and round, with a hole in the middle, but it was a pearl, not a grindstone.’

‘True wisdom’, commented the wise man ‘lies not in knowing everything, but in making proper use of whatever knowledge we do have.’

The Clever Violinist

One day a violinist decided to play some music as he was walking through the woods. But this attracted a large fierce bear.
‘How well you play,’ he said to the man, to gain his confidence.’ could you teach me to play as well? ’
‘Of course,’ answered the violinist, not fooled at all.’ as long as you do what I tell you. Put your paws in the crack of this tree.’
The bear did as he was told and the musician was quick to jam his paws in the crack with a large stone. The bear was stuck tight.

The next time the violinist played, he attracted a lion, and the same scene was repeated. This time the beast was caught in a trap an ended up hanging by its tale from a tree. Then it was a turn of a tiger, which was captured by a similar trick.

When the three wild beasts managed to free themselves, they chased after the violinist, seeking revenge; but they found him in the company of a new friend: A huge woodsman and a giant axe, which chased the animals away.

And, so the clever violinist crossed the forest in safety.

The Fox and the Goat

A thirsty fox was wondering about the countryside looking for water. Eventually he found a well, but the water was only at the bottom.The fox studied the problem and realized that there was a pulley system to bring up the water, one bucket going down causing another bucket to come up. So the fox jumped in to the bucket at the top and his weight immediately caused it to drop to the bottom, where he could drink all the water he desired.
However now he could not get back up, But the fox had ago realized that the world is full of fools. And a short time later along came a goat, looking for water in the well.

The fox explained the situation and said to the goat,’Get in to the bucket, then you can come down and I can go up.’
‘Yes but what about afterwards?' asked the goat.
‘That’s even simpler; then you can come up and I can go down.’
So the goat got in to the bucket, and in a moment she was at the bottom of the well, and the fox was at the top. But as soon as he was up, the fox bade farewell to the goat and made to leave.
‘Wait a minute,’ shouted the goat. ‘You promised to get me back up.’

‘Who promised?’ asked the fox.
‘All we did was to discuss the possibilities.’
Said the fox at last.

The Frog Prince

A young and very beautiful princess lost her ball in the water, while she was playing by the side of a lake. She began to cry so sadly that the frog who sat beside the lake croaked to her,’ what will you give me if I get you your ball back?’

‘All the gold you could wish for!’ replied the princess.’ No, I asked only that I be allowed to stay with you and be your friend,’ said the frog. The princess gave her word (what did such a promise cost her if it meant she could have her ball back?), but she had absolutely no intention of keeping her promise.

In fact, the moment she had her ball she ran off so fast that the frog could not keep up with her. Nevertheless, after a while the frog arrived at the place.
As soon as she saw the frog, the princess was frightened. She ran to ask for help from her father, but the king, who knew what had happened, ordered his daughter to keep her promise. So the princess picked the frog up gently in her hand, but with a shiver of disgust, she let it drop to the ground again.

But that one brief touch was enough to break the spell that bound the frog, and caused it to turn back in to a young and handsome prince, he had been before.
The story ends with the happiest of wedding ceremonies.

Where there is great love, there are always miracles