1. Animal Stories

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1. Animal Stories

1. Dog Owner Reply to Shopkeeper

One night when a shopkeeper was just about to close his shop, a dog came to his shop. The dog was holding a bag in his mouth. When the shopkeeper opened the bag, he saw a list of items and money in the bag. The shopkeeper took the money and placed all the items in the bag written on the list. Immediately the dog picked up the bag and left. The shopkeeper decided to follow the dog to meet the dog's owner.

That dog waited at the bus stop. Soon the bus came and the dog got onto the bus. After that when the conductor came, the dog moved forward to show his neck belt. The conductor saw it had money and address in the neck belt. The conductor took the money and kept the ticket in his neck belt.

When the bus reached the destination, the dog started to wag his tail to indicate that he wanted to get down. The bus stopped and the dog got down. The shopkeeper was still following that dog. The shopkeeper saw that after walking some distance dog reached a house and knocked on the door of that house. A person came out who was the owner of the dog. When the dog owner saw the dog, he started to beat it with a stick very badly.

The shocked shopkeeper who was following dog, went to dog owner and asked him, 'Why are you beating the dog?' Owner replied, 'He disturbed my sleep. Instead it could have taken keys with him...!

Moral: There are no end to expectations of people.

2. How to Live Life

Once a man was walking by a park and he heard a voice from nearby bushes. When he looked there, he saw that a cat was stuck there that needed help. The man tried to get it out but the cat got scared and started scratching that man's hand.

The man screamed in pain but didn't back out and tried again and again, every time he tried to reach the cat, the cat would scratch his hands.

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Another man saw that and said, 'Leave it. The cat would eventually find a way to come out later. ' That man didn't pay attention and continued to try helping that cat to get out. At last, he was able to get that cat out.

Once he released that cat, he faced toward another man and said, 'Cat is an animal and it's instinct to scratch and attack but I am a human and my instinct makes me compassionate and kind.

Moral: Treat everyone around you the same way you do.

3. A Slave and a Lion

A slave was ill-treated by his master and he runs away to the forest. There he saw a lion, suffering in pain because of a thorn in his paw. The slave bravely goes forward and removes the thorn gently.

The lion without hurting him went away. Some days later, the slave's master came to the forest for hunting and he catches many animals and cages them. The slave is spotted by one of the master’s servitors and he caught him and brought him to the cruel master.

The master orders his servitor to throw the slave into the lion's cage. When the slave is awaiting his death in the cage and he realizes that it is the same lion that he had helped. The lion also realized the slave, and it doesn't hurt him. The slave rescued the lion and all other caged animals.

Moral: One should help others in need, we get the rewards of our helpful acts in return.

4. The Bonded Donkey

In a small village, there lived a potter. He had a donkey. Every day his donkey would carry soil from the field to his house. Since the field was quite far off, the potter would rest under a tree midway, tying his donkey nearby.

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One day, the potter forgot to take the rope with which he tied the donkey every day. When he reached the tree, he thought, how do I tie this donkey today? It might run away if I sleep. The potter decided to hold the donkey's ears so that the donkey would not run away and he could sleep

A saint, who passed that way, saw the potter holding on the donkey's ears. Then the saint wanted to know what the problem of the potter was. When the potter told the saint what the problem was, the wise saint said, Take the donkey to the place where you tie him every day. Pretend to tie it an imaginary rope. I assure you it won't run away. The potter did what the saint had said.

He left the donkey and went to take a nap. When he woke up, he found the donkey standing in the same place. The potter prepared to leave for home. But the donkey did not move. The potter was confused and he saw the wise saint again. He ran up to the saint and told him about the donkey's behaviour. The saint said you tied up the donkey, but did you untie him? Go and pretend to untie the rope with which you had tied the donkey. The potter followed the saint's advice.

Now the donkey was ready to leave for home. The potter thanked the wise saint and went home happily.

5. The Donkey and The Horse

Bheema had a donkey and a horse. The donkey carried clothes to the pond and back to his house. The horse carried Bheema to the market, occasionally. The donkey worked much harder than the horse.

On a sunny day, Bheema was going to the pond with a donkey. The donkey was carrying a heavy load of clothes but the horse did not carry anything. The clothe load was heavy, so the donkey was unable to carry.

When the pain became unbearable, the donkey said to the horse, 'This load is too much for me, brother! Please take some of this load on your back'.

The horse replied, 'Why should I carry? I am here only to carry our master to the market'. The donkey felt totally exhausted and also unable to move. Finally, the donkey collapsed to the ground.

Immediately the washer man gave some water to the donkey. The washer man then picked up the bundle of clothes from the back of the donkey and placed it 3

280+ Interesting Short Stories Nithra on the horse's back. And now the horse thought 'I should have helped the donkey. I made a mistake. I should have taken half the load when the donkey requested me. Now I realize sharing a burden is easier'. The horse carried the heavy load of clothes for the remaining distance. Thereafter the donkey and the horse lived happily.

6. The Curse of The Bullock

Long time ago, in a small village, there lived an old woman with her daughter. While the old woman was hard working, her daughter was too lazy and selfish. They had a bullock. The old woman said, 'We should take proper care of our bullock'. The daughter replied that, 'Animals should serve us, we should not serve them'.

There was a pond, at some distance from the old woman's house. Every afternoon, she used to take the bullock to the pond to have a bath and to drink water.

One day, the old woman fell ill. She requested her daughter, 'It is very hot today, the bullock must be thirsty, Look! I have some sweets here. I know you love sweets, dear. Take the bullock to the pond. While drinking water, you can eat these sweets, '. The girl too agreed.

But she was out of her mother's sight, the lazy girl tied the bullock to a tree and sat down to eat the sweets. The thirsty bullock also waited. But after having eaten all the sweets, the daughter returned home and lied to her mother that she had taken the bullock to the pond and that the bullock drank water from the pond.

The bullock was extremely angry. It cursed the daughter, 'In your next birth, you will be born as a Jacobin cuckoo, a bird that drinks water when only it rains. As you kept me thirsty today, so will you remain thirsty. ' The Curse of the Bullock came true. In her next birth, the daughter was born as a Jacobin cuckoo.

Moral: We should be kind to animals.

7. The story of Dog

A dog saw the cat on the wall and said to himself, 'Oh, how lucky the cat is! I wish to climb on the wall'.

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Next, it sees a goldfish swimming in an aquarium. It thought how nice it would be to swim in the cold water.

Just then, the fish says to it, 'The grass looks so warm and nice. I like to lie in it'. Shortly after a sparrow passes by and says 'Oh! I would like to play all day in the sun. And If I am a dog then I will play the whole day'. On hearing all this, the dog realizes how lucky it was and it started appreciating all the things it had.

Moral: It always seems that the grass is always greener on the other side. But the joy lies in appreciating what we have.

8. How the dog and the hen became domestic animals?

Once there was a time some birds and some animals lived in the sky. The dog and the hen lived there, too.

One day it was very cold in the sky. The birds asked the dog to go down to the earth and bring fire to make the sky warm.

The dog went down and came to a man's house. The dog saw many bones near the house. It began to eat the bones and forgot about the birds and the fire.

The birds waited for the dog, but the dog did not come back. The dog decided to live with the man. As it was still cold, the birds sent the hen down to bring some fire.

The hen went to a man's house and saw some seeds near the house. The hen did not think about the fire, ate up the seeds. The hen also decided to live with the man.

That's why the birds and the animals do not like the dog and the hen. They left their friends in the cold for the sake of good food.

Now you know how the dog and the hen became domestic animals.

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9. 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 mouse said. 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, The lion also agreed.

10. The Mouse, Frog and an Eagle

A mouse and a frog were friends. Every morning the frog would hop out of his pond and go to visit his friend.

Mouse asked frog to teach swimming to it. Frog accept its request. One day the frog tied one end of a string around its own leg, tied the other end to the mouse's leg.

Then the eagle which was flying over looked at them and came to attack them. Frog immediately fell into the water with the mouse to save its life. The mouse which drowned in water was dead. While its body was floating above, its legs were tied along with the frog.

At that time, the eagle saw the mouse floating on the water and came down to pick the mouse and flied over. Even the frogs tied together with the frog was also clutched by the eagle.

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11. Stupid Goats

It was a dense forest. In that forest, a narrow bridge was in the middle of a river. One day, two goats came near the bridge to cross it. One goat came at one end of the bridge and another goat from the other side.

Only one person can cross the bridge at a same time. On knowing this, the two goats jumped in the middle of the bridge to cross it.

The first goat said, let me go. The second goat said, I came first and I want you to let me go. Thus, both goats began to fight without any compromise. When fighting, the two goats began to fall into the river due to lack of any grip.

When they fell into the river, the two goats felt regret for their mistake. At last, the two goats drowned in water and died.

Moral: Arrogance leads to destruction.

12. Hunting with The Lion

It was a dry summer. The animals in the forest were difficult to find their food.

A bear, a wolf and a jackal thought it would be better to join hands with a lion and do the hunting. They approached lion and he too agreed. The four of them went for a hunting.

They all saw a buffalo being alone and planned to kill it. The fox and jackal chased the buffalo first. The bear intercepted the buffalo. The lion killed the buffalo.

The fox made shares out of the buffalo. When they were about to take their shares, the lion roared and said, 'Well friends, the first share is mine for my leadership. The second share is mine for, because I killed it. The third share is also mine for I need it for my cubs. Anyone who needs a share can take the fourth. But before that you will have to win me.'

All the three left the place without a single word.

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Moral: If you are might, you are right.

13. The Root of the Matter

On early morning, a porcupine came and asked a dog for food. The dog said that he had no food but showed him a field of sugarcane belonging to a judge.

'Eat as much as you want, but leave the roots intact so that the plants will grow again, ' said the dog. He began to visit the field every day. In the beginning, he ate only the stems, as directed by the dog, but after a few days he began to eat the roots too. One day the judge saw the destruction in his field and was very angry.

He called the dog and accused him of destroying his crop. The dog complained it was the porcupine's action. The porcupine said i was innocent and suggested that the matter be settled in court. The judge agreed.

The porcupine waited till winter set in. Then one morning he went to the dog's house and told him the judge had summoned them.

When they entered the judge's chamber, the dog began to shiver with the cold. 'See how the dog trembles, 'Isn't that a sure sign of guilt? ' said the Judge.

What do you have to say? asked the judge, looking at the dog sternly.

But the dog's teeth were chattering with the cold and he could not speak. Thinking that his silence was an admission of guilt, the judge pronounced him guilty and kicked him out of the house.

14. Never disparage others dangers

Once a flock of sheep was grazing in a field of grass. Suddenly, a deer came there and began grazing there. Some sheep saw it and began to bleat.

Hearing his bleat, the shepherd got alert. Seeing the deer, he went up to it and lifted it in his arms. Then he decided to carry it to a butcher.

The deer thought that its death was near and started shouting to escape from danger and struggled to escape.

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The sheep saw the deer making a fuss and rebuked it saying, 'Why should it do this? Our master often catches us like that and drags us off too. But we never make any fuss'.

The deer replied, 'You don't know why he is doing this? Your master catches you only for wool but I have been caught for my flesh'. Deer said that do not think it's easy to keep others in danger.

15. Let the master wake up

Once, a dog and a donkey were going to the town along with their master. The master put down the donkey's bundle and sat down under a tree and slept with a little sleep. The donkey began to grazing. The dog felt very hungry. He asked the donkey, 'There are some loaves among the load you were carrying. Please give one to me'.

The donkey said, 'Sorry! I can't. Let the master wake first. Then he will feed you'.

Just then a wolf came there. The donkey asked the dog to help it. The dog replied, "I do not have enough strength to deal with the wolf. Let the master wake up. He will help you".

The donkey realized his folly and said sorry to the dog. Finally, the dog helped the donkey.

16. The Wolf and The Crane

Once a wolf killed a lamb and started eating it. Suddenly a piece of bone stuck in its throat. It cried out of pain and called for help. There came a crane. The wolf lured the crane that if you take the bone outside, I will give a lot of rewards.

The greedy crane immediately agreed, removed the piece of bone with its long nose. The wolf was relieved of its pain. Then the crane asked for the rewards.

The wolf laughed at the crane and said, "I have already rewarded you without biting your head. Run away from here, else I will kill you". The crane was very much disappointed and ran way to save its life.

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Moral: You should help only those who deserve it.

17. The Donkey's Brain

There lived a lion in the forest. It had a jackal as his partner. They both always went together for hunting. The lion used to kill the animals and the jackal got his share for helping the lion. One day, the lion was sick. It could not go out. But it was very hungry. It called the jackal and said, "Dear friend, I am hungry. But, I am too sick, so I cannot hunt. You have to help me to get some food".

The jackal went off in search of prey. It found a donkey at last. It said to the donkey, "Hello friend! The king of the forest wants to make you as his minister". The foolish donkey was too happy and not to think of the plot. It followed the jackal. The lion killed the donkey. But before eating, it felt so thirsty. It said to the jackal, 'Take care of the donkey. I will return in a few minutes.

As soon as the lion left, the jackal started eating the brain of the donkey. When the lion returned, it found the donkey's brain missing. It asked the jackal, 'Where is the donkey's brain? '.

The jackal answered timidly, 'If it had a brain would it come here? '.

Moral: A small thought saves from danger.

18. Who is better?

One day, an argument occurred between a monkey and an elephant about who was better among them. They both went to a lion for settlement.

The lion said, 'Go across the river. There you will find a mango tree. Whoever brings the mango from there will be considered better'.

Both went to the river. The river current was very strong. The elephant mocked the monkey, 'Sit on my back. I will take you across the river'.

After passing the river, the monkey jumped on the tree and plucked a mango. Then it mocked at the elephant, 'Now say who is better? Had I not been there, how 10

280+ Interesting Short Stories Nithra would you have plucked the mango? '. The elephant asked, 'How can you cross the river if I am not here? '. Again, the argument began between both.

They returned to the lion and told their stories. The lion smiled and said, 'You both are better in your own ways'.

19. The Dog and The Cows

One day a herd of cows came to the manger to eat hay. They saw a dog lying on the hay in the manger.

One of the cows pleaded, "Please, will you get up! We are hungry. We have to eat our hay". The dog did not take heed of it.

Once again, another cow pleaded, "Please, let us have our hay". The dog snarled and the cow stepped back.

A wise cow ran up to the bull and told it the matter. The bull came and requested, "Get out, please! Let them have their food". There was no reply. The bull became angry.

It bellowed loudly and stamped his legs. The dog got frightened and ran to save its life.

20. The Cow and The Lion

There was a village near a jungle. The village cows went to the forest to find food.

In the forest there lived a wicked lion. It killed and ate the cow that came to grazing there. This was happening often. The Cows were afraid to go to the forest.

One day, all the cows held a meeting. An old cow said, 'Listen everybody, the lion eats one of us only because we go into the jungle separately. From now on we will all be together'.

Since then all the cows have went the jungle in a flock. When they heard or saw the lion all of them unitedly move and chased him away.

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Moral: Unity is strength

21. Advice of The Goat

Once, a villager owned a donkey and a goat. He used the donkey to carry loads of articles from the village to the city where he would roam around the whole day selling his articles. Sometime he could lend his donkey to others on hire when they needed it. As the donkey worked hard the whole day, the villager used to feed the donkey more food than he gave to the goat.

The goat felt jealous of the donkey. It advised the donkey, 'You work a day very hard but you do not get rest. You must act that you are ill and fall down unconscious. By this, you'll get rest for a few days. The donkey agreed to this and acted as if it was ill. The villager called the doctor. The doctor said, 'Your donkey has a strange illness. To cure him, you must feed him the soup made of a goat's lungs.

The villager killed the goat and cooked soup with goat lungs. Then he fed the soup to the donkey. The goat had tried to harm the donkey out of jealousy but he had been killed for its evil nature.

22. The Monkey and the Dolphin

One day long ago, some sailors went to the sea in their sailing ship. One of them brought his pet monkey along with them.

When they were far out at sea, a terrible storm overturned their ship. Everyone fell into the sea and the monkey was sure that he would drown. Suddenly a dolphin appeared and picked him up.

They soon reached the island and the monkey came down from the dolphin's back. The dolphin asked the monkey, 'Do you know this place? ' The monkey replied, 'Yes, I know. In fact, the king of the island is my best friend. Do you know that I am actually a prince? ' Knowing that no one lived on the island, the dolphin said, 'Well, well, so you are a prince! Now you can be a king!'

The monkey asked, 'How can I be a king?' As the dolphin started swimming away, he answered, 'That is easy. As you are the only creature on this island, you will naturally be the king!'

Moral: Those who lie and boast may end up in trouble.