The Lion and the Mouse

Good morning judges, teachers and my fellow friends. My story’s title is ‘The Lion and the Mouse’.

Once when a lion, the king of the jungle, was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down on him.
This soon awakened the lion, who placed his huge paw on the mouse, and opened his big jaws to swallow
him.

"Pardon, O King!" cried the little Mouse, "Forgive me this time. I shall never repeat it and I shall never
forget your kindness. And who knows, I may be able to do you a good turn one of these days!”

The Lion was so tickled by the idea of the mouse being able to help him that he lifted his paw and let him
go.

Sometime later, a few hunters captured the lion, and tied him to a tree. After that they went in search of a
wagon, to take him to the zoo.

Just then the little mouse happened to pass by. On seeing the lion’s plight, he ran up to him and gnawed
away the ropes that bound him, the king of the jungle.

"Was I not right?" said the little mouse, very happy to help the lion.

The moral of this story is ‘Small acts of kindness will be rewarded greatly’.

The Goose with the Golden Eggs

Good morning judges, teachers and my fellow friends. My story’s title is ‘The Goose with the Golden
Eggs’.

Once upon a time, a man and his wife had the good fortune to have a goose which laid a golden egg every
day. Lucky though they were, they soon began to think they were not getting rich fast enough.

They imagined that if the bird must be able to lay golden eggs, its insides must be made of gold. And they
thought that if they could get all that precious metal at once, they would get mighty rich very soon. So the
man and his wife decided to kill the bird.

However, upon cutting the goose open, they were shocked to find that its innards were like that of any
other goose!

The moral of this story is ‘THINK BEFORE YOU ACT ‘

Good morning judges, teachers and my fellow friends. My story’s title is ‘The Fox and the 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 quench my thirst," quoted the fox.

Taking a few steps back, the fox jumped and just missed the hanging grapes. Again the fox took a few
paces back and tried to reach them but still failed.

Finally, giving up, the fox turned up his nose and said, "They're probably sour anyway," and proceeded to
walk away.

The moral of this story is ‘IT'S EASY TO DESPISE WHAT YOU CANNOT HAVE’

The Hare and the Tortoise

Good morning judges, teachers and my fellow friends. My story’s title is ‘The Hare and the Tortoise’.

There once was a speedy Hare who bragged about how fast he could run. Tired of hearing him boast, the
Tortoise challenged him to a race. All the animals in the forest gathered to watch.

The Hare ran down the road for a while and then and paused to rest. He looked back at the tortoise and
cried out, "How do you expect to win this race when you are walking along at your slow, slow pace?"

The Hare stretched himself out alongside the road and fell asleep, thinking, "There is plenty of time to
relax."

The Tortoise walked and walked; never ever stopping until he came to the finish line.

The animals who were watching cheered so loudly for Tortoise, that they woke up Hare. The Hare
stretched and yawned and began to run again, but it was too late. Tortoise was already over the line.

The moral of this story is ‘SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE’.
The Thirsty Crow

Good morning judges, teachers and my fellow friends. My story’s title is ‘The Thirsty Crow’.

One hot day, a thirsty crow flew all over the fields looking for water. For a long time, she could not find
any. She felt very weak, almost giving up hope.

Suddenly, she saw a water jug below her. She flew straight down to see if there was any water inside. Yes,
she could see some water inside the jug!

The crow tried to push her head into the jug. Sadly, she found that the neck of the jug was too narrow.
Then she tried to push the jug down for the water to flow out. She found that the jug was too heavy.

The crow thought hard for a while. Then looking around her, she saw some pebbles. She suddenly had a
good idea. She started picking up the pebbles one by one, dropping each into the jug. As more and more
pebbles filled the jug, the water level kept rising. Soon it was high enough for the crow to drink. Her plan
had worked!

The moral of this story is ‘If you try hard enough, you may soon find an answer to your problem.

The Ant and the Dove

Good morning judges, teachers and my fellow friends. My story’s title is ‘The Ant and the Dove’.

One hot day, an ant was searching for some water. After walking around for some time, she came to a
spring. To reach the spring, she had to climb up a blade of grass. While making her way up, she slipped
and fell into the water.

She could have drowned if a dove up a nearby tree had not seen her. Seeing that the ant was in trouble,
the dove quickly plucked off a leaf and dropped it into the water near the struggling ant. The ant moved
towards the leaf and climbed up there. Soon it carried her safely to dry ground. Just at that time, a hunter
nearby was throwing out his net towards the dove, hoping to trap it.

Guessing what he was about to do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter
dropped his net. The dove was quick to fly away to safety.

The moral of this story is ‘One good turn deserves another’.

Good morning judges, teachers and my fellow friends. My story’s title is ‘Friends’.

Bunny rabbit lived in the forest. He had many friends. He was proud of his friends.

One day Bunny rabbit heard the loud barking of the wild dogs. He was very scared. He decided to ask for
help. He quickly went to his friend deer. He said: “Dear friend, some wild dogs are chasing me. Can you
chase them away with your sharp antlers?” Dear said: “That is right, I can. But now I am busy. Why don’t
you ask bear for help?”

Bunny rabbit ran to the bear. “My dear friend you are very strong, please help me. Some wild dogs are
after me. Please chase them away,” he requested the bear.

Bear replied: “I am sorry. I am hungry and tired. I need to find some food. Please ask the monkey for
help”.

Poor Bunny went to the monkey, elephant, goat and all his friends. Bunny felt sad that nobody was ready
to help him.

He understood that he has to think of a way out. He hid under a bush. He lay still the wild dogs went their
way.

The Wolf And The Goat

Good morning judges, teachers and my fellow friends. My story’s title is ‘The Wolf And The Goat’.

Once a wolf saw a goat atop a hill and said, "Come down here, Miss Goat! The grass here is greener and
longer."

"Thank You," answered the goat, "the grass down there may be much better. But, if I come down you will
get a good meal. So, I prefer to stay here - where you can't reach. At least I am quite safe."

The moral of this story is ’Let not others exploit your gentleness’.
A Fisherman And A Sprat

Good morning judges, teachers and my fellow friends. My story’s title is ‘A Fisherman And A Sprat’.

A fisherman had been fishing for a long time but without luck. At last he tugged at his net and saw a
small fish caught in it.

The Fisherman and the Sprat

"Please let me go," begged the fish, "I will grow bigger in a few days and then you can catch me again."

The fisherman said, "Now that I have caught you I won't let you go. If I leave you, I may never see you
again."

The moral of this story is ‘A bird in hand is worth two in bush’.

The Fox Without Tail

Good morning judges, teachers and my fellow friends. My story’s title is ‘The Fox Without Tail’.

A fox was once caught in a trap. It was only after a tough struggle that she could get free. But, to her
sorrow, her beautiful tail had been cut off and left in the trap.

"How ugly I shall look!" moaned the fox, "Won't the other foxes laugh at me ?"

Thinking hard, the fox hit upon a plan to save herself from being laughed at.

She called a meeting of his friends and said, "Brothers! have you ever wondered why after all, we carry
these long tails?" Let us cut them off and be free from their nuisance."

But the other foxes had noticed her cut-off tail. They laughed aloud and replied, "You used to say that
tails looked very fine when your own was all right. Now that you have lost yours, you want us to lose
ours too."

The moral of this story is ‘Dirty tricks seldom work’.

Good morning judges, teachers and my fellow friends. My story’s title is ‘The Cock And The Jewel’.

A cock was scratching the ground with his claws looking for a tasty morsel to eat. While doing so, he
chanced to turn over a stone and find a shining gem under it.

"Cock-a doodle-do !" cried the cock and said, "It looks very fine and it may be valuable to some people.
But I would rather have found a nice grain of corn."

The moral of this story is ‘Gems can't pacify hunger’.

The Wind and The Sun

Good morning judges, teachers and my fellow friends. My story’s title is ‘The Wind and The Sun’.

Once, the Wind and the Sun came to have a quarrel. Either of them claimed to be a stronger. At last they
agreed to have a trial of strength.

"Here comes a traveller. Let us see who can strip him of his clock," said the Sun.

The Wind agreed and chose to have the first turn. He blew in the hardest possible way. As a result, the
traveller wrapped his cloak even more tightly around him.

Then it was the turn of the Sun. At first he shone very gently. So, the traveller loosened his cloak from his
neck.

The sun went on shining brighter and brighter. The traveller felt hot. Before long he took off his cloak and
put it in his bag. The Wind had to accept his defeat.

The moral of this story is ‘Fury or force cuts no ice where gentleness does the job’.