The Little Elephant and the Waterfalls

                                      The Little Elephant and the Waterfalls

Once in a deep jungle, there lived an elephant family. The little elephant Chinnu was a curious animal. He wanted to learn and see new things. Chinnu was not afraid of talking to other animals in the forest. One day Chinnu met an eagle.  Chinnu asked the eagle, "Where is your home?"

The eagle replied, “Oh little elephant! My house is far away!"

Chinnu asked, "How far?"

The eagle said, "Quite far from this place!"

Chinnu kept asking questions to the eagle, "Where is your home? Will you show me your home? I want to see new places!" The eagle was surprised about the curiosity of the little elephant. But, the eagle knew that it is not possible to take Chinnu to his home.

He replied, “Dear little elephant, do you know the mountains with waterfalls at the far end of this jungle? My house is there!"

Chinnu asked, " What is waterfalls?"

The eagle told, " Water will be falling from mountain. You can shower happily on the waterfalls. It is an enjoyable experience!"

Chinnu wondered, "I have never seen waterfalls, I have always bathed in the river. I want to come with you."

"Oh no! You should not immediately go with any stranger like this. You should go to places only with your parents!" said the eagle. Saying this and adding that "I need to take food for my little birds. See you little elephant", the eagle flew away.

Chinnu told himself, "I will ask mommy that I want to shower in waterfalls".

He asked his mother that he want to shower in waterfalls. His mother also felt that it is not possible for them to go to the waterfalls. Chinnu kept asking, "Waterfalls, Waterfalls,  I want to shower in waterfalls!"

Chinnu's father returned home bringing food. The mother elephant told about Chinnu’s wish. The father elephant got an idea. He dug a small pit in the ground. He placed a big tub on that pit and filled it with water. He asked Chinnu to sit in that big tub. Now he went to the river and filled his trunk with water. He showered water from his trunk on Chinnu. Chinnu enjoyed the shower. Chinnu's father told him,”Chinnu! A shower in the waterfall will be like this! Once you are grown up, you can cross the river and go to the waterfalls and take bath!”. Chinnu happily agreed to his father.

Moral:  Somethings are better done at the appropriate age. Do not rush to drive a motor vehicle until you reach the driving age limit. Exploring new things and places is good but always follow the guidance of parents and elders.

Let Go Ego

Let Go Ego

In the village of Nimbur, there lived two brothers Thaanu and Seenu. They had a big herd of sheep. They also had a cow at their home. Thaanu and Seenu took their turn to take care of their cow.  One evening, their cow went missing.

Thaanu said to Seenu, “The cow is missing, please go and find her". Seenu replied, "No! No! You go and find her". Thaanu said, "I am your elder brother, you should obey me. Go and find the cow now!" Seenu refused to go. Both got into an argument. After some time, Thaanu said, “Do not speak to me!” Seenu replied, "You do not speak to me!" Thaanu said to Seenu, “Okay, I agree, we will not speak with each other. Whomever speaks first, he has to go find the cow."

Seenu nodded head as he agreed to this decision. He did not speak a word. He went out and sat on the porch. Hours later, it became too dark and they have not lit up the house. A thief entered their house from the back door. He walked up the stairs. Thaanu heard the voice, but he did not make a sound. He was afraid that he will have to go searching the cow if he spoke first. Few minutes passed, their neighbor’s kid Janu came with a bowl in hand. He told Seenu that he has brought hot porridge in bowl for them.

Seenu did not reply him. He showed his hand inside. Janu thought Seenu is asking to go inside the home, so he walked in. In the dark, he could not see clearly.  Janu found Thaanu sitting in the hall.

Janu told Thaanu he has brought the hot porridge. Thaanu showed his index finger pointing above his head to make the boy look at the stairs that the thief is there. The boy misunderstood Thaanu's sign, he placed the hot porridge bowl on Thaanu's head. Thaanu shouted due to the hot porridge “Aah".

Hearing his brother's voice, Seenu rushed into the house. Seeing the hot porridge on Thaanu's head, Seenu asked, "What happened?". Janu replied, “ He asked me to place the hot porridge bowl in his head!”

Thaanu replied " Seenu ! You spoke first ! Go find the cow !".

Seenu said angrily, ”Idiot, you have hot porridge on your head and it will be burning your hair and scalp. Ignoring your pain for the sake of ego, you are asking me to find the cow! Take the bowl from your head!” Thaanu replied, “Janu! There was a thief upstairs, I was asking you to see him by showing hand above! Not to put the porridge bowl on my head!” Seenu was furious, “ a thief, why did not you tell earlier, he could take all our things! Come, let’s search him!” They all started looking for him with a torch.

At the same time, their cow returned from the fields and the thief was trying to take the cow also. The cow made the sound, "Moo ! Moo !", hearing that sound, both the brothers rushed to the back yard.

They caught the thief and got back their cow. Seenu and Thaanu realized that ego can spoil their lives. If both have not talked, the thief might have gone with their cow and belongings in home. Thaanu and Seenu lived united as the best brothers in the village.

Moral : Let go of your ego in relationship. 

The girl and the crocodile

The girl and the crocodile

Once there was a girl named Anju lived in a house near the river. Her father is a fisherman and he caught fishes from the river and sold them in the near by village. Anju used to play near the banks of the river with her Teddy Bear. One day, when she was playing near, she saw some little crocodile stranded near a small rock. She was afraid to go near the crocodile. But, at the same time,she wanted to help  the crocodile. She called in a soft voice to wake him up. The crocodile could barely open his eyes. The crocodile said in a murmuring voice, "I am hungry!". She asked, "Do you eat fish?". The crocodile replied, "Yes!". So, she went inside her home, and brought some fish for the crocodile and threw it near the rock. The crocodile ate the fish she gave and gained some energy to get up. He thanked her and swam in the river. Days passed by, one day while playing, Anju's Teddy Bear fell into the river and was swept away from her. She wept to lost her friend whom she used to playwith. The  crocodile in the river saw the Teddy Bear floating in the river, he grabbed it and thought he would present this to Anju. He swam near Anju's house and kept the Teddy Bear near the bank. Anju came out of her house and became happy to see her friend Teddy Bear back again. She looked at the river and saw the crocodile waving at her. Anju realized that the crocodile has brought her Teddy bear back and thanked him.


Moral : A good deed is always repaid with a good deed.

Beauty and Songy

Beauty and Songy

Once in an old oak tree, there lived two birds, a blue jay bird named Beauty and a yellow canary bird named Songy. On a breezy evening, songy started to sing. Beauty wanted to retire for bed after her dinner. But due to the continuous singing of Songy, she could not fall sleep. So, she asked Songy to stop her singing. But Songy did not listen to her words and kept singing. Beauty put on her earmuffs and tried to sleep. After some time, Songy's throat started aching, her voice changed. He could not sing anymore. Beauty realized that Songy has got a sore throat to continuous singing. Beauty said, "I asked you to slow down your singing, you affected your throat!". Songy could not speak now. She signed in action, "Beauty, please help me!". Beauty agreed to help her and responded," I have no pepper at home, so I will make a warm corn soup for your throat. Have it and rest well!" Songy had the soup and went to sleep. Next morning, Songy was able to speak and sing and she woke Beauty with a melodious song. Songy thanked Beauty for her help and understood that she should not be doing something to disturb their neighbours.

Moral: Keep the volume down on your television, never disturb your neighbours. Loud noise can cause damage to your own ears also. Too much of anything is good for anything.

Do not play!

 Do Not Play!

Cheenu was playing by turning and stopping the switches of the mixer grinder kept in the kitchen. His sister Ammu said to him, "Cheenu, do not play in the switches of the electrical appliances, you cannot predict the power supply in the electrical circuit, it is more likely to cause the danger of electrical shock. She also advised Seenu that the mixer grinder would be ruined, and electricity would be wasted. Cheenu replied, "Ok Ammu, I will not play in the switches." Ammu said, "That's a good boy," she smiled and gave a pat on the cheek. They went to the hall and started playing with their toys. After some time, Cheenu went to the kitchen to drink water.  He saw the mixer grinder, his hands tempted playfully, and he turned on the switches of the mixer. Knowing his mischievous pranks, his mother has removed the plug from the socket, so the mixer did not start. So, he drank water and went away. Then, their grandmother wanted to make tomato juice and put the tomato in a mixed jar and connected the plug and tried to turn on the switch. Since the mixer switch has been already turned on by Cheenu, the mixer started to run in its speed and threw the jar lid away and splashed tomato juice all over. "Gosh!" Hearing the grandmother's voice, Ammu and Cheenu ran to the kitchen. Ammu asked, "What happened grandmother?" Their grandmother replied that the mixer switch was turned on earlier, and she had noticed it.  Hearing this, Ammu looked at Cheenu. She said, "See Cheenu, I told you not to play with the switches. Tomato juice has splashed and spilled out, think what would have happened if Grandma tried to grind masala? The spicy masala could irritate grandma’s eyes and skin!" Cheenu realized his mistake and apologised to his grandmother, "I learnt a lesson, I would never play with the electrical appliances for the safety of me as well as all in our home!". Ammu and their grandmother smiled and nodded to appreciate his act of change.

Little Drops make the mighty ocean

Little Drops make the mighty ocean

There was a farmer named Rangan who lived in a small village. He is a hard worker. His land was very fertile and he had dug a deep water well in his land. He made pipe arrangements to collect the rain water in the well. He made piping to direct the water falling over the roof of the house to the well. For the piping work, he spent a little money.

He told the people to do similarly like him to save the rain water. Fearing the money, they did not respond to his advice. Later in the summer, his village was hit by a drought. So all the people in the village suffered of water scarcity. After few days, the people in the village decided to ask their king for help.

The king welcomed them in his court. He asked , "People, I want to know from you one thing first, Did it rain during the monsoon season in your village?"

People replied, "Dear King, Yes, it rained heavily in the season!".

Then the king asked "Why you have water scarcity then? You must have water wells in your village, were not they filled? . The village people replied ,"Oh our mighty king,the wells have gone dry once the Summer started!"

The king asked "Did you saved the water in the well?". People replied that they have not stored rain water so far. The king said to them, "The rain water is our lifesaver." If you had saved your water on your wells today, your village would not have been depleted today.  Now, realize the need for water. Rangan, a farmer in your town, has saved enough of rain water in the well. He has agreed to help you this summer. Do not forget to save the rain again.!"

People realized the need t save rain water and thanked the king and Rangan. From then on they started to save the rain water and lived without water scarcity.

Moral: Little drops make the mighty ocean. Saving rain water helps to avoid water scarcity.

Dimbu the Turtle

Dimbu the Turtle

Once there was a girl named Anju lived in a house near the river. Her father had a beautiful garden where he grew variety of fruits.  His garden had  tasty strawberries. A turtle named Dimbu lived on the rock in other side of the river. He used to see the colorful garden. He was afraid of going there fearing Anju and her father. But the colorful strawberries attracted him. So, he swam across the river and reached the garden.  When he was about to bite a strawberry from the plant, Anju came out of the house. She saw Dimbu and asked, " Little turtle, are not you ashamed of stealing from our garden? It is a great mistake to steal from someone". Dimbu felt guilty and apologized to her. "I am sorry dear girl, these colorful strawberries attracted me,  forgive me for trying to pick them without asking you!". Anju told, " apologies accepted little turtle, I will give you some strawberries to eat!". My name is Anju, What's your name? She asked. "I am Dimbu!", the turtle replied. "Ok Dimbu, here are some strawberries for you to eat now!. Dimbu ate them and they tasted delicious. Anju told, "Dimbu, I will give you some seeds, you can grow strawberries on your own! You plant them, water them and they will yield you wonderful strawberries for you!" . She got the strawberry seeds and gave to the turtle. Dimbu thanked her and swam back to its rock holding the seeds with him. He followed what Anju said and he planted his own strawberry garden and enjoyed eating delicious strawberries.

Moral: Giving a fish to man feeds him a day but teaching him to fish feeds him forever.