Story time

The False Friend   Two friends, a crow and a deer, lived in the same forest. One day, a jackal entered the forest. He spotted the deer and licked his lips. "What a nice meal this deer will make. But he's too big for me to kill." The jackal decided to make friends with the deer. "Hello !" he said. "Are you new here? I've never seen you before", the deer said. "Yes. Will you be my friend?" the jackal asked and the deer agreed. The crow spotted two walking together. "Who is that?" he asked the deer. "He is my new friend", the deer replied. "How can you be his friend when you hardly know him?" the crow asked as he knew that one couldn't trust the jackal "How dare you insult me?" the jackal interrupted between the conversation of crow and deer. "You are jealous as the deer is my friend now".  The jackal walked away with deer. Soon, they became good friend.  However, the crow was worried. ...

  The Wise Bird There was a tall, strong tree in the depths of a forest. A flock of wild geese had made this tree their home as they felt safe here. The oldest of the geese was also wisest. One day, the wise bird saw a small creeper growing at the base of the tree. He said to the other geese, "We should destroy that creeper." "Destroy the creeper?" the other geese exclaimed. "Why, old bird? It is just small creeper." "It might be small now, "the wisest bird replied, "but it shall soon grow and creep up this tree which is our home. Then it shall not only be larger but also thick and powerful." "But how will that harm us?" the geese asked The old bird explained, "Anyone can climb up this tree with aid of the creeper then. A hunter can climb up and kill us all. Destroy the creeper while it is young and tender. You will not be able to cut it once it is hard." But the geese did not destroy the creeper. Slowly, the creeper...