Three little goslings who lived near a forest were very afraid of the wolf who would eat them if they were caught. So, they decided to build a house for themselves.Looking for material to build a house, they found a man carrying a lot of straw. He gave them enough straw to build a hut, […]
Confidence is the belief that you’ll be successful or that you’ve made the right choice in a particular situation. If your child feels OK about themselves and also knows they can cope when things are hard or don’t go right, they’re likely to have more confidence to try new things and tackle difficult situations. It’s
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A man lived with his wives in the bush far away from the town. His wives were very lazy and he wondered how he could provide food for his large family.One day, he had a bright idea. He collected a lot of palm nuts. He went first to the leopard and offered him a bunch
Long ago, when man started to live on earth, people were very foolish. They did not know how to live properly. They made huge quantities of rice and other food that was often wasted.The Deity who was watching over them saw this and was deeply disturbed by their wasteful behaviour. He called the wise ox
Long, long ago, the cat, Ka Miaw, lived in the forest where her brother, the tiger, was king. She was very happy to belong to the cat family and had great pride about the family honour. The cat family waited for the tiger to take care of them.But the tiger was rather careless. He would
The animals in the forest chose the tiger as their king because of his great strength. But they knew he was so full of pride that he often did stupid things. He was not a very sensible fellow, so they frequently played tricks on him.One day, the tiger was resting under a tree when he
A grasshopper and an ant decided to be friends for always. This was very difficult, for they were so different; but they said they would be like brothers.They went off together, but differences arose at once. When they reached a stream, the grasshopper hopped across, but the ant fell into the water and was carried
A poor family lived in a village. The man gave his son a little bull-calf before he died. His widow later married another man, who was very unkind to the boy and his bull-calf, who was his only friend.The boy always fed him half his bread. Once an old man came to the boy and
Once upon a time, there was a couple who lived very happily in a cottage. They had a lucky gold ring, so they never wanted for anything. They did not, however, know that the ring brought them good fortune.So one day, they sold the ring. After that, they became steadily more poor. One day, they
Once upon a time, a hunter happened to pass by a jungle. He found a serpent among the stones there.“Please set me free,” pleaded the serpent. “Oh, no!” replied the hunter, “I’ll do no such thing, for you are sure to eat me. You snakes are cheats.”“I promise you I won’t,” assured the serpent and
Once upon a time, there was a very just king who ruled in the far-away mountain kingdom of Tibet known for his judgement and wisdom.In the kingdom, there were two good and hard-working men who, however, were very poor. Each had an old mother whom he looked after with great care.One day, one of the
Everyone knew that the rabbit was a trickster. One day he asked the crab to help him plant carrots. The crab was sure the fellow would try some trick, but he agreed.So, they planted the seeds and watered them and tended the beds till the carrots began to grow. The harvest was soon ready. The
The fox had been digging under the net and getting into the hen’s house every day. He came out licking his lips happily when the Hedgehog saw him.“Now what are you up to?” asked the hedgehog. “Having a feast!” replied the fox with a satisfied look, “I’ll be going in again. Do you want to
A rabbit spent his time making a fool of a coyote and everyone in the forest enjoyed his pranks.One day, the coyote heard the sounds of someone struggling: “Ooh! Aah! Urrgh!” He looked around and saw the rabbit heaving at a huge boulder all by himself.“What are you doing?” asked the coyote.“I’m holding up the
A lion was being chased in the forest by a pack of wild dogs. He ran and he ran, till he was exhausted, but the dogs simply kept following him.The lion came upon a man sitting under a tree and begged him to hide him. “Those wild dogs will kill me. Please hide me somewhere,”