DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER

DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER! A lady in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun threadbare suit, stepped off the train in Boston and walk timidly without an appointment into the Harvard University President’s outer office. The secretary could tell in a moment that such backwoods, country hicks had no business at Harvard...

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BUTTERFLY AND COCOON

BUTTERFLY AND COCOON A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther.  Then the man...

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TRUE WEALTH

TRUE WEALTH One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the purpose of showing his son how the poor people live so he could be thankful for his wealth.  They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.  On their return from their trip, the father...

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THE BOY AND THE APPLE TREE

THE BOY AND THE APPLE TREE A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the treetop, ate the apples, and took a nap under the shadow. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went by, the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every...

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THE MILKMAID

THE MILKMAID A milkmaid was on her way to the market to sell some milk from her cow. As she carried the large jug of milk on top of her head, she began to dream of all the things she could do after selling the milk.  “With that money, I’ll buy a hundred chicks to rear in my backyard. When they are fully grown. I can sell them at a good price...

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THE THIRSTY CROW

THE THIRSTY CROW One hot day, a thirsty crow flew all over the fields looking for water. For a long time, she could not find any. She felt very weak, almost giving up hope. Suddenly, she saw a water jug below her. She flew straight down to see if there was any water inside. Yes, she could see some water inside the jug! The crow tried to push...

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THE FOX AND THE GRAPES

THE FOX AND THE GRAPES It was a sunny day and fox was walking across the fields. Soon he came to a vineyard. As he came nearer, he could see some bunches of juicy grapes. The fox looked carefully around him. He had to make sure that he was safe from the hunters. He decided to steal some before anyone came along. He jumped upwards but he could...

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THE WOLF AND THE LAMB

THE WOLF AND THE LAMB A lamb was grazing with a flock of sheep one day. She soon found some sweet grass at the edge of the field. Farther and farther she went, away from the others. She was enjoying herself so much that she did not notice a wolf coming nearer to her. However, when it pounced on her, she was quick to start pleading, “Please, please...

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THE FOX AND THE STORK

THE FOX AND THE STORK A selfish fox once invited a stork to dinner at his home in a hollow tree. That evening, the stork flew to the fox’s home and knocked on the door with her long beak. The fox opened the door and said, “Please come in and share my food.” The stork was invited to sit down at the table. She was very hungry and the food smelled...

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THE MONKEY AND THE DOLPHIN

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 drown. Suddenly a dolphin appeared and picked...

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THE ANT AND THE DOVE

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 a nearby tree had not seen her. Seeing that...

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THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE

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’ll see who reaches the other side of the hill first.”...

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THE FARMER AND THE STORK

THE FARMER AND THE STORK Finding that cranes were destroying his newly sown corn, a farmer one evening set a net in his field to catch the destructive birds. When he went to examine the net next morning he found a number of cranes and also a stork. “Release me, I beseech you,” cried the stork, “for I have eaten none of your corn, nor have I done...

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THE BOY WHO CRIED 'WOLF'

THE BOY WHO CRIED 'WOLF' Once there was a shepherd boy who had to look after a flock of sheep. One day, he felt bored and decided to play a trick on the villagers. He shouted, “Help! Wolf! Wolf!” The villagers heard his cries and rushed out of the village to help the shepherd boy. When they reached him, they asked, “Where is the wolf?” The...

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LEARN FROM MISTAKES

LEARN FROM MISTAKES Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials in search of a filament for the 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 have learned a lot. We now know that there are two...

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THE TRAVELERS AND THE PLANE TREE

THE TRAVELERS AND THE PLANE TREE Two men were walking along one summer day. Soon it became too hot to go any further and, seeing a large plane tree nearby, they threw themselves on the ground to rest in its shade. Gazing up into the branches one man said to the other: “What a useless tree this is. It does not have fruit or nuts that we can eat and...

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DON'T CHANGE THE WORLD

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 went for such a long trip, and the road that he went through was very rough...

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Moral Stories: 01. DON'T CHANGE THE WORLD 02. THE TRAVELERS AND THE PLANE TREE 03. LEARN FROM MISTAKES 04. THE BOY WHO CRIED 'WOLF' 05. THE FARMER AND THE STORK 06. THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE 07. THE ANT AND THE DOVE 08. THE MONKEY AND THE DOLPHIN 09. THE FOX AND THE STORK 10. THE WOLF AND THE LAMB...

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