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The monkey and the dolphin 1
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The monkey and the dolphin

One day long ago, some sailors set out to sea in their sailing ship. One of them brought his pet monkey along for the long journey.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 […]

The ant and the dove 3
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The ant and the dove

One hot day, an ant was searching for some water.After walking around for some time, she came to a spring.To reach the spring, she had to climb up a blade of grass.While making her way up, she slipped and fell into the water.She could have drowned if a dove up […]

The hare and the tortoise 5
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The hare and the tortoise

A tortoise one day met a hare who made fun of her.“My, my, you move so slowly, you will never get far!”The tortoises, upset by the hare’s manner, said,“Let’s have a race and see who is faster.”The hare laughed and said, “You must be joking! But all right, we’llsee who […]

The boy who cried wolf 7
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The boy who cried wolf

Once there was a shepherd boy who had to look after a flock ofsheep. One day, he felt bored and decided to play a trick on thevillagers. He shouted, “Help! Wolf! Wolf!”The villagers heard his cries and rushed out of the village to helpthe shepherd boy. When they reached him, […]

Learn from mistakes 9
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Learn from mistakes

  Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials in search of a filament forthe light bulb. When none worked satisfactorily, his assistant complained,“All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.”Edison replied very confidently, “Oh, we have come a long way and we havelearned a lot. We now know […]

The travelers and the plane tree 11
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The travelers and the plane tree

Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a prosperous country. One day, he went for a trip to some distant areas of his country.When he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet werevery painful, because it was the first time that he went for […]

The farmer and the stork 13
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The farmer and the stork

Finding that cranes were destroying his newly sown corn, a farmerone evening set a net in his field to catch the destructive birds.When he went to examine the net next morning he founda number of cranes and also a stork.“Release me, I beseech you,” cried the stork, “for I have […]

Don't change the world 15
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Don’t change the world

Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a prosperous country. One day, he went for a trip to some distant areas of his country. When he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet were very painful, because it was the first time that he […]

Don't be Selfish 21
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Don’t be Selfish

A couple, whom we shall call Adam and Aisha, had a nice home and two lovely children, a boy and a girl. Adam had a good job and had just been asked to go on a business trip to another city and would be gone for several days. It was […]