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The Boy who Cried Wolf | Aesop's fables

Aesop's Fables:   The Boy who cried Wolf - The moral of this story is If you tell lies people won’t believe you, even when you are telling the truth. The Boy who Cried Wolf story There lived a shepherd in a village. He used to take all the sheep near the hill to get some grass every day. But he was a mischievous boy. Once He was feeling lonely. So he wanted to have some fun. He stood on a high rock and started shouting loudly "Wolf! wolf!, The wolf has come, help." On hearing its sound, the farmers and laborers working in the nearby fields came running to help him. When they reached there they found that there was no wolf. They asked, "Where is the wolf?". Boy said, "There is no wolf here. I was joking" and laughed. The villagers became very angry and returned to their work. Next day, the boy played the same trick again and The villagers come again to help the boy. But when they came...

The Ant and the Dove | Aesop's fables

Aesop's Fables:   The Ant and the Dove - The moral of this story is Do someone a good turn and they may do the same for you in return • One good turn deserves another. The Ant and the Dove story There was a big banyan tree. A dove lived on it. One hot day, the ants were looking for some water. After some time he came near a spring. She made her way up the grass, but she slipped and fell into the water. In the meantime, Dove saw an ant flowing in the water of the spring. She was scrambling to get closer to the shore. The pigeon took great pity on this ant. He immediately plucked a leaf and dropped it in water near the ant. The ant came to the shore with the help of the leaf and the ant jumped out. She was safe at last. Not long after, Nearby a hunter was going to throw his net over the pigeon hoping to trap him. Wondering what he was going to do, the ant quickly bit his heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net. Dove t...