A monk asked his master, “What is the more important–inner or outer beauty?” In turn, the master asked, “Tell me what would you do if you wanted to buy a house, but you have only a little money. Would you buy a beautiful-looking but uncomfortable house or an ordinary-looking house, which is warm and reliable?” […]
Little Tommy Tucker,Sings for his supper:What shall we give him?White bread and butter.How will he cut itWithout a knife?How will he marryWithout a wife?
There was once a king who adored music so much that he searched the world for the best instrument. One day, a magician offered the king a harp. The king took it to the palace happily, but when he started playing it, the harp was out of tune. He threw the harp as rubbish. A
Samuel was a politician and had to meet many people during campaigning. During one of the campaigns, a man was publicly offending him. Seeing this, a well-dressed supporter went to Samuel and said, “How can you tolerate such offences? Don’t you feel hurt?” Samuel said, “Just let it be.” The supporter continued, “You must answer
Little Miss MuffetSat on her tuffet,Eating her curds and whey,There came a big spider;Who sat down beside her,And frightened Miss Muffet away.
I hear thunder, I hear thunder,Oh! Don’t you? Oh! Don’t you?Pitter patter raindrops,Pitter patter raindrops,I am wet through,I am wet through.
Ladybird, ladybird,Fly away home;Your house is on fire,Your children are gone.All except one,And that’s little Ann;And she crept under,The warming pan.
Two little dicky birdsSitting on a wall,One named Peter,One named Paul.Fly away, Peter!Fly away, Paul!Come back, Peter!Come back, Paul!
Young Roger came,Tapping at Dolly’s window,Thumpaty, thumpaty, thump!He asked for admittance,She answered him “No!”Frumpaty, frumpaty, frump!“No, no; Roger, no!As you came, you may go!”Stumpaty, stumpaty, stump!
I saw a slippery, slithery snake,Slide through the grasses, making them shake.He looked at me with his beady eye.“Go away from my pretty green garden,”said I.“Sssss,” said the slippery, slithery snake,As he slid through the grasses,making them shake.
Jacob’s father was a horse trainer and moved from ranch to ranch, training horses. Thus, Jacob’s school life was always disturbed. One day, Jacob’s teacher asked him to write about what he wanted to be when he grew up. He wrote about his aim to be an owner of a horse ranch. He even drew
A swarm of Bees in MayIs worth a load of hay;A swarm of bees in JuneIs worth a silver spoon;A swarm of bees in JulyIs not worth a fly.
Once, many students went to study from a wise hermit. They all stayed at his hermitage. The hermit was very wise but he never allowed his students to call him wise. His students obeyed him. However, one day, a student asked out of curiosity, “But why, sir?” The hermit seemed to smile with his eyes,
Star, Gale and Daphin loved Tuck as their friend, but Tuck did not like them. ‘They play silly games! Running, cycling… Ughhh! Boring!’ thought Tuck, ‘Running on roads, jumping from high places and tearing pages from other students’ books is what I find interesting.’ One day, Tuck thought, ‘I will play by myself. I don’t
There was an old man with a beard,Who said, “It is just as I feared!Two Owls and a HenFour Larks and a Wren,Have all built their nestsIn my beard!”