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Wednesday, July 18, 2018

8:27 AM

THE CAVALRY MAN AND HIS PETS

A cavalryman had a horse and an ox as his pet. One the day, those two came to know that their master was about to depart for the war.


The horse became worried to think about the dangers he would have to face on the battlefield. 

But the ox was very happy to think that in the absence of his master, he would have plenty of time to take rest.

But as the luck would have it, the enemy surrendered. To celebrate the defeat of the enemy the cavalryman held a grand banquet where plenty of roast meat was served. Who do you think, was the loser then?




Monday, July 16, 2018

5:30 AM

The Monkey and the Net

A monkey was sitting on a high branch of a riverside tree.

After some time some fishermen came and cast their nets out into the river. The monkey watched them with great interest.


When it was noon time, the fishermen went off to take their lunch leaving their nets on the river bank.

The monkey came down from the tree. He picked up the net and tried to cast it in the same manner the fishermen had done.

But the net, instead of falling into the river, fell on the monkey. the more the monkey tried to come out of it, the more he got entangled in it.

Now it was too late by the time the monkey realized his folly of imitating blindly without having the required skill.





5:06 AM

The Greedy Dog

Once, a dog with a large piece of bone held tightly in his jaws was on his way to a safe place where he could eat and enjoy it uninterrupted.

He had to cross a footbridge over a clear stream. From the footbridge, he looked down and saw his own reflection.


Thinking that it was another dog having just a big a piece of bone in his mouth, the greedy dog jumped into the stream to have that bone also.

The greedy dog didn't realize that water crated reflection, and he had seen his own image.

But by then it was too late. He began gasping for air and opened his mouth in the process.

As a result, he was deprived of what he already had in his possession.he somehow managed to come out of the stream and save his life.

it is rightly said-'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush,'






Saturday, July 14, 2018

8:39 AM

The Hidden Trasure

A farmer in his dying moment called his sons to him.
"I am about to leave all of you forever," he mumbled infirmly. "But before I die, I must tell you that I have buried a lot of jewels and money somewhere in the vineyard. 

You have to dig deep into it to find the treasure."

The sons' thoughts that their father had hinted at some treasure-trove and thus, after his death, they dug up the entire vineyard. But they were greatly disappointed at not finding any treasure.

However, the earth in the vineyard dug so finely yielded a very good crop of high-quality grapes and that was the treasure.

There is no substitute for hard work 





8:26 AM

The Cleaver Turtle

A Starving fox once caught a turtle. But its solid shell prevented the fox from eating it.

Pretending to make things easy for the fox, the turtle suggested to him. "Why not try to first put me in the water for a while to soften me up?"

'That seems to be a pretty good idea,' so thought the fox to himself.

He carried the turtle to a river and immersed it in the water. the turtle swam his way deep down the river till he surfaced in the mid-stream laughing. "Now I hope, the myth related to your cunningness must have shattered by now?"
he taunted.

Friday, July 6, 2018

9:40 AM

Summer Vacation in Mango orchard


Summer vacations had begun. This year, the vacation was special for Jacey as she was taking her friends Sara, Nick, and Robin to her village, Lancing.

As soon as their exams were over, Jacey and her friends along with her parents left for Lancing by bus.

Their journey was filled with fun and laughter. they reached Lancing in the evening. Jacey's house was just a short walk from the bus station.

The children ran towards the house with Jacey's parents following behind.

Jacey's grandparents stayed in a house in the village.

Her grandmother served all the guest water and mango shake.

"Wow, Granny! I really like mango shake. Did you make this at home?" asked Jacey.

"Yes!" said Granny. "This mango shake is made from the mangoes that grow in our orchard. I have made some mango pickle for you too."


"You are my favorite!" said Jacey bugging her Granny with a big smile.

"Will the children like to visit the mango orchard tomorrow morning?" asked grandfather.

"Yes definitely, Grandpa. That will be exciting," said Sara. "We have never seen so many mango tres together."

The children woke up early the next day and got ready. they bathed and got ready.

Granny had made breakfast, Jacey, and her friend ate it and drank tea and left for the orchard with Grandpa.



The orchard was a short walk from the home.

"Wow! There are many mango trees here!" exclaimed Nick.

"And look at the mangoes. Some are ripe, and some are not," said Robin.

"Grandpa, how do you pluck the mangoes from the trees?" asked Sara.

Grandpa answered, "We have two men who collect the mangoes. they climb the trees to pluck the mangoes. 

I have called them today, as Granny wants to teach you all to make mango shake and mango pickle. We will take green mangoes for the pickle and the ripe mangoes for the mango shake."

"How old is the mango orchard?" asked Jacey. "And how should we take care of the trees?"

Jacey's Grandpa replied, "The mango orchard is about twenty-five years old; it was started by my father using the right quantity of water and fertilizers. But sometimes if the rains arrive early, that damages the mango crop."

While Grandpa explained, the two helpers plucked ripe and unripe mangoes and kept them in separate bags and they left for home.

As soon as they reached the house. Granny asked all of them, "How did you find our mango orchard?"

"Yes Granny!" they replied together.

The next day Granny sat down with the children. She said, "First, we will make mango pickle. Jacey, please wash all the green mangoes,"

After Jacey had done the washing, Granny said, "Cut the mangoes into small squares for the pickle." Granny showed them how t cut the mangoes.

Granny then added a spluttering of mustard, lentil, and other spices to the cut mangoes, followed by salt. She explained, "Saltworks as preservative.e W will put the pickle in a glass bottle and keep it in the sunlight for fifteen days."

Soon, the pickle was done. "Now let's make mango shake. Tha's also easy. We will use ripe mangoes for this Nick, will you wash the ripe mangoes for me, please?" asked Granny.

Nick washed the ripe mangoes and gave them to Granny.

Granny said, "Now we will squeeze the mangoes with our hands. We will collect the mango pulp in a utensil, then mix it a mixer and add sugar in the end."

the children made mango shake following the instructions.

By learning how to make mango pickle and mango shake, the children made good use of their summer holidays that year.

The holidays passed quickly. Soon, Jacey and her friends were all set to go back to London. Granny gave them each a jar of mango pickle and some mangoes. the children were grateful.

Grandpa said, "Do come again, next year."

"Definitely Grandpa!" said the children.

THE END

















Thursday, July 5, 2018

10:35 AM

How to Save Papaya Tree?


Isabelle decided to plant a kitchen garden. "I'm going organic," she announced to her parents one morning.

"No packaging cost, no transportation cost, no storage and certainly no chemicals!" Isabelle chirped. "Our teacher told us that eating fruits and vegetable from one's own backyard or terrace is the healthiest option."

While Isabelle's Dad had dismissed this as one of her latest whims, Mom decided to help her.

Together, they decided to grow papayas.

Isabelle's and Mom bought a papaya from the market. On mom's advice, Isabelle cut the fruit in half, scooped out the seeds and dried them on a newspaper. Later, she scattered them in the soil.

"Now so close to one another, Isabelle. 

Papaya saplings can grow really big," said mom.

Isabelle's mind began to race. She was reminded of one of her favorite fairytales-Jack and Beanstalk. She imagined that the papaya seeds were magical, and they would grow into giant plants overnight.

I'll have so much fun! I'll be able to touch the clouds and meet a giant who will chase me down the plant," Isabelle thought dreamily.

The next morning, Isabelle rushed to the garden, hoping to find giant papayas fighting for space. But all she found were little mounds of earth.

"Oh well," Isabelle sighed. "So much for magic." She decided to wait patiently and allow her plants to grow at their own pace.

Slowly, the saplings started peeping out of the earth. Isabelle was delighted. But there was still a long way to go before those plants would bear fruits.

Isabelle would often pester her mother. "mom, what if we used some magic potion to make the plants grow?" she asked.

"Well, we do get magic portion in the market. It's called fertilizers. But we don't want to add fertilizers because they contain chemicals.

You do remember what your teacher said about growing food without fertilizers or pesticides? 

It won't be natural and organic otherwise," mom reminded her.

"But the teacher said we can use manure. Please mom, can we add some manure? I can't wait for my plants to grow," Isabelle insisted.

"Alright, alright. We'll add manure," mom sighed. But the wondered, "How will the garden smell after the magic portin' is added? Can we bear the stink?"

"Anyway," mom thought. "It's a small price to pay to see Isabell busy."

Isabelle has been lonely ever since they had moved into a new house on the outskirts of the city. She didn't have any friends here and missed the hustle-bustle of her old life. Mom had agreed to the idea of the garden because she thought that it would keep Isabelle occupied.

Every day Isabelle rushed to the garden after school to check in on her plants. Her enthusiasm was infectious. She managed to convince her dad to buy her a book on gardening.

"Oh look, mom! The papaya saplings are growing. Look at the leaves," Isabelle beamed as she pulled out some weeds.

Soon there would be sweet papayas on the table.

One day when Isabelle came back from school, Isabelle saw her mom looking upset.

"What happened, mom? asked Isabelle.

"It was the monkey," said mom. "I was taking a nap, so I didn't notice when they came and went. they pulled out all the sapling.

Everything is ruined. I'm sorry, Isabelle.

A troop of monkeys lived nearby and sometimes they wondered into houses and created havoc everywhere they went opening taps, pulling clotheslines, stealing fruits and damaging plants.

Before her gardening days, Isabelle looked forward to the monkey visits. She liked to see the cute babies hanging from their mother's stomachs. But on that day she was saddened.

"Oh, never mind, mom. It was too much work anyway," Isabelle said. She dashed off to her room and cried until her eyes hurt.

All week, Isabelle went to school with a long face.

Mom tried to console her. "Why don't you forget about this garden business? Sara's daughter, Rebecca has joined a Hollywood dance class. Would you like to join too?

You love dancing, don't you?" But Isabelle was not interested.

Then one day suddenly, Isabelle spotted a broad-leaved sapling in the garden. She then remembered what she had read in her book. "Scatterer a lot of papayas sees. Soon you will have a lot of saplings.

Some will be weaker than others, some stronger. Not all of them will make it as trees. But some will. It is the law of nature."

Sure enough, one sapling had grown into a tree. The plant grew and grew. Isabelle waited for it to grow- she had learned to be patient.

Ten months after she had planted eth seeds, Isabelle smiled as she looked at one beautiful orange green papaya being at the though the leaves.

"Whoopee! Finally!" Isabelle exclaimed, clapping her hands in delight and doing a little jig.

For many, the papaya may be a lowly local fruit, especially in comparison to the king of fruits, the mango, but for Isabelle, it was special.

THE END



















Wednesday, July 4, 2018

9:57 PM

Teamwork


One morning, Rocky, the rabbit, and his sister, Rache, went out for a walk.

"Where should we go today?" asked Rocky.

"Shall we explore the other side of the lake?" Rache suggested.

Rocky nodded. the two of them started walking towards the lake.

At the lake, they threw stones into the water and watched the ripples.

Suddenly, a net fell over them. they were trapped!

"Today is turning out to be a great day!" said the hunter to his partner. "We caught a monkey, tow turtles, and now tow rabbits."

"Yes! We just need to catch a deer and then we can go back to the city," said the other hunter. "Let's put these two in the pickup truck and then look for a deer?"


The two hunters dumped rocky and Rache in the back of the truck. The monkey and the turtles were also there.

"Won't these animals try to escape from the truck?" asked the first hunter.

"How will they? the monkey is chained to the truck, and the two rabbits are trapped in the net.

As for the turtles, hey can't walk fast enough to lave. It is too dangerous for them to jump from the truck," said his partner, laughing.

The hunters took another net and left in search of a deer. The animals waited until they had left, then went into a huddle.



"What will happen to us now, Rocky? Where will they take us?" Rache asked nervously.

Before Rocky could reply, Martin, the monkey said, "The humans are taking us to the city."

"City? I don't want to go to the city. I'm happy here in the forest," said Rache.

"They are not asking us for our opinion. They're taking us there by force," said Martin sadly.

"We have to try and escape," said Rocky.

Just then, the hunters returned with a deer they had caught.

They loaded the deer in the back of the truck along with the rest of the animals and then got into the front seat.

All the animals were scared and looked for ways to escape.

Rache's eyes fell on a beehive. It was on a tree next to the truck.

"We need to take down that beehive," said Rache.

"Martin, you can climb trees. Please help us," requested Rocky.

"Take down that beehive?! No way! the bees will sting me," said Martin.

the other animals tried to convince Martin, but he refused.

So, Rocky and Rache decided to do it.

"Rocky, if I climb on your shoulders, I will be able to reach the beehive," said Rache.

"You are right. but the quick! this may be our only chance to escape," said Rocky.

Rocky lifted Rache on his shoulders. She managed to pull the beehive away from the branch with her bear paws.

Rocky and Rache were stung by many bees but they did not give up.

The bees were angry that their beehive had been broken. So they swarmed the truck.

Rache said, "Now, all of you start making a lot of noise so that the humans open this window at the back to see what is happening."

The others did as told. When the hunters opened the window, Rocky threw the beehive through it. The beehive broke and more angry bees attacked them.

The hunters jumped out of the truck and ran to save themselves from the bees.



"Hurry! The humans have run away. We don't have to go to the city!" cheered Tony, and Todd, the turtles.

"But we still have one problem," said Dylan, the deer, gesturing to the nets.

"Hold on. We'll try cutting the nets with our teeth," said Tony Todd, and began biting through the net.

Martin too joined them in biting through the nets. Martin suffered cuts to his lips, but that did not stop him. In the end, the tear work paid off. Rocky, Rache, and Dylan were free.

"What about me? I'm still chained," said Martin.

"Don't worry. I'll use a stone to break this chain," said Dylan and left the pickup truck.

After a while, she came back with a stone and used it to break the chain.

Rocky, Rache, Martin, and Dylan got off the truck and helped the turtles get off.

Martin, Dylan and the turtles thanked Rocky and Rache. "Thank you. It's because of you quick thinking that we were able to escape from the hunters," they said.

"It was a team effort. If you had not cut through the net, then we would have been trapped in the truck itself," said Rocky and Rache.

the animals then bid each other goodbye and returned to their homes happily.

THE END