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.