Never find fault with others.

One day a peacock met a crane and said, "So sorry for you. You have so dull feathers. Look at the fine colors of my feathers."

"Well!" replied the crane, "your look are brighter then mine. but whereas I can fly high up into the sky, all you can do is to strut about on the ground."

MORAL: Never find fault with others.

You can not please everyone

One day a man was going to market with his son and his ass. they met a couple on the way.

"Why walk when you have an ass to ride?" called out the husband, "seat the boy on the ass."

"I would like that," said the boy, "help me up father."

And the father did that willingly.

Soon they met another couple. "How shameful of you!" cried the woman, "let your father ride, won't he be tired?"

So, the boy got down and the father rode the ass. Again they marched on.

"poor boy", said the next person they met, "why should the lazy father ride while his son is walking?"

So, the boy got onto the ass too. As they went on, they met some travellers.

"How cruel of them!" They are up to kill the poor ass." cried one of the travellers.

Hearing this, the father and the son got down. Now they decided to carry the ass on their shoulders. As they did so, the travellers broke into laughter.

The laughter frightened the ass. It broke free and galloped away.

MORAL: You can not please everyone

A bird in hand is worth two in bush.

A fisherman had been fishing for along time but without luck. At last he tugged at his net and saw a small fish caught in it.

"Please let me go," begged the fish, "I will grow bigger in a few days and then you can catch me again."

The fisherman said, "Now that I have caught you I won't let you go. If I leave you, I may never see you again."

MORAL: A bird in hand is worth two in bush.

The Beauty Contest

The Beauty Contest

A farmer was returning home from his fields one evening when suddenly two women appeared in front of him. "I am the goddess of poverty," said one of them. "And I am the goddess of wealth," said the other. "W-what do you want from me?" asked the man, his voice faint with fear. "Tell us who between the two of us is the more beautiful," said the goddess of wealth, giving him an enchanting smile. The man knew he was in a dangerous position. If he favoured the one, he would displease the other. But he was a clever man and thinking fast he said to the goddess of wealth: "When you are entering a house, you are certainly the more beautiful." Then turning quickly to the other deity said: "But there's none to compare with you when you are leaving a house. Then, it is you who are the more beautiful." The deities beamed with joy and disappeared, and the farmer heaved a sigh of relief and hurried home.

Governor 's sense of humour

A Family of Tyrants

A shopkeeper of Isfahan went to the governor of the city and begged him to exempt him from a tax that had recently been levied on shopkeepers. "My shop is not doing too well and I have a large family to support," he explained. "That does not concern me," said the governor. "Pay up or leave the city." "Where can I go?" said the man. "Go to Shiraz or Kashan," said the governor. "They are prosperous cities." "That is true," said the shopkeeper. "But your nephew rules Shiraz and he has made the same laws, and as for Kashan, it is ruled by your cousin." "Then go to the king and complain," said the governor, impatiently. "The king's prime minister is your brother," continued the shopkeeper. "He will not grant my request." "Go to Hell!" roared the governor. "Ah, yes, Hell," said the shopkeeper, gravely. "But pardon me, Your Excellency, did not your respected father die last year?" The governor had a sense of humour.  He laughed and agreed to exempt him from the tax.