Short Story One : The Smart Bats
Once upon a time a war broke between birds and beasts in a jungle. They were fighting to own a part of jungle. There were a group of bats who were living in the same part of jungle. They remained neutral without supporting either party. But actually, they also desired to own that part of jungle. The birds and beasts were equally strong and none of them were ready to give up. After many days of war, slowly the birds started to become weaker. The birds approached the bats for their support. Bats smartly said that they could be considered as birds, but they were mammals also they did not want to take the side of the birds. The birds also felt that they were right. So, stopped approaching. After a few days the beasts approached the bats for help. Then again, the bats said that they could take their side as bats can be considered as birds and so, it would be considered as cheating.
Days passed, both the parties became weaker. A few birds flew away to the different parts of jungle and a few lost their lives. Same happened with the beats, they ran for their lives. Finally, the bats who were patiently waiting, celebrated the victory without losing any lives.
Parenting takeaway
This is a beautiful story to illustrate that when you need something, it is better to wait patiently and often patience is rewarded
Short Story Two : Never Give Up
Rajiv was a poor man living in a village by the name of Tarapur. He had very little money. He did many jobs to fill his pocket, but was not satisfied. He hardly made ends meet.
One day, while walking on the street, he saw an old woamn with 2 big bags in her hand struggling to walk. He helped her and dropped her to the bus stop where she wanted to go. As she departed, she thanked him and game him a bunch of bananas, from her bag for helping her. He was very hungry. He received it happily. When he was about to eat, an idea struck him. As he was on the main road and near a bus stop, he started selling those bananas to the travellers. He earned some money. With that he decided to buy some more bananas. He knew a fruit shop in the village. He started buying fruits from him and sold it in the bus stop. Slowly, the sales picked up. There were no eateries in the surrounding area, which gave him an advantage to push the sales up. A couple of months later, he put a petty shop with fruits and some other small items. Within a years’ time his business grew well. He became self -sufficient.
Moral of the Story
This is a beautiful story that shows that helping others and some determination is all it takes to become successful in life
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