The Wood cutter and the Lion (Moral Story)

 
                                                               
A Long Time ago there lived a woodcutter in a village. The village was near a big jungle. Everyday the woodcutter would go to the jungle to cut wood. His wife would pack some home cooked food for the lunch.

One day when the wood cutter was eating his meal in the jungle , he saw a lion coming there.  He got so frightened to see the lion but had no way to get away. 
 ''This is the end of my life'', thought the woodcutter. 
                                                                                                           

But he got  surprised when the lion did not attack him and asked,
 "What are you eating ? It smells so good." 
''God has given me a chance to save my life.'' said the woodcutter to himself  and respectfully answered,''O king of jungle my wife cooked this food,I will be very happy if you have it.''
The food looked so tempting that the lion couldn't resist himself from eating it.He enjoyed the tasty meal and said to the woodcutter, '' Your wife is an excellent cook , you are very lucky to be eating such delicious food."
Now woodcutter said ,'' I bring my lunch pack with me daily, why don't you come and join me for lunch everyday?"
"Oh! That's very kind of you. It will be a great pleasure for me.", said the lion. 
From the next day the woodcutter and the lion started eating together  and they became very good friends. The lion was so happy that he could eat tasty cooked food instead of raw flesh. There was no need for him to search the prey. 
  Lion's friends, fox and crow got so upset because earlier when the lion used to hunt his prey, they would eat the left over flesh  and now when the lion was no more hunting they had to search their own food. They both were so lazy and clever and did not want to make any efforts to get their food.                                         
They went to the lion and said ,'' Sir, why are you not hunting these days ?Where do you go everyday to fill your stomach?"Lion          refused to tell them anything but the fox and crow were cunning animals, they insisted so much and the lion told them everything.  

 ''O our king please take us with you so that we can have a few bites of the tasty food.''  
Lion agreed to do so as they both were his friends for a long time.He did not know that his sly friends were planning to kill and eat the woodcutter. 
  Next day when the lion went to the woodcutter, he was not    alone the fox and the crow were with him too.

                                                             
The woodcutter was waiting for the lion to come but when he saw the lion was coming with a fox and a crow he climbed up a nearby tree. The lion came and said, ''Why did you climb up to the tree? Why are you getting scared? I am your friend please come down." 
"No I will not.", said the woodcutter ''You promised me to come alone and now you have come with these cunning creatures. I am sure that they have misdirected you with their sweet -talks. They must have come with a bad intention I can't trust them. They are clever and  they can influence you to kill me. I can't put my life in danger.''
When the lion ,fox and crow went away, the woodcutter came down and went home.
Moral of the story- Always beware of cunning people .
                                                     
                                                         (Panchtantra Story) Retold By- Aunt Mary
                                                       

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FUN FACTS

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1. Do you know that an alligator can not stick it's tongue out ?

                                                     

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2.Skin is the largest organ in human body.
                                               

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3. An adult giraffe's kick is so powerful that it can kill a lion.
                                                      

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4. A squirrel can climb trees faster than it can run on the ground. 

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 5. A  grasshopper's blood is green in color.                                                                                        

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6.A Tasmanian devil which mainly has black fur turns pinkish red 

when it gets angry.

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7.A hippopotamus has a 4 cm thick skin , the skin is so solid that most bullets can not go into it.

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8.The Museum of  Dog Collars in UK has a collection  of dog collars.

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 Hall of Fame Museum of Texas, USA has  and other insects dressed as famous people.

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10. In Bhutan ,archery competitors jump in front of the targets to distract each other.

That's all for today

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DOLPHINS: Know All The Facts About Dolphins

                                             
Dolphins are smaller, toothed whales which mostly live in salt water oceans but some Dolphins live in rivers too .There are two types of Dolphins - Oceanic Dolphins and River Dolphins.The word dolphin means the fish with womb , it originally comes from an ancient Greek word . Dolphins are mammals  and they belong to the order Cetacea and are considered very wise intelligent and friendly.

                       
                                                                        
Dolphins breathe air with their nose which is on the top of their head. They have soft and smooth skin with no scales. Dolphins are very social animals and they help each other to fight with their enemies like sharks and other predators. They swim in large group or herd. The large group of dolphins is called a pod or school.They communicate with each other by whistling and clicking.
                                                       

They find their prey by Echolocation , in this way, they make sound waves to locate objects around  them. Dolphins usually eat fishes and squids.

The male dolphins take care  of their young ones (calves) when the mother dolphin has to leave the babies in order to search the food.The male dolphins are called bulls and the female dolphins are called cows.

                                                                  
One very interesting fact about the dolphins is that they have two sides of the brain and when they sleep only one side of their brain sleeps while they keep the one side of brain awake. They also keep their one eye open while sleeping to watch out for their enemies.   Sharks are dolphins' biggest enemies, they always are afraid of sharks.

A dolphin's brain is quite similar to a human's brain. They have very good eyesight too . They can see colors , they can see things in dark and they are able to see an object in the water. Dolphins have an amazing hearing power  , they can hear a sound under water.

                                            
Bottle nose dolphin (in the image above) is the most common and popular dolphin in the world. 

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THE WATER CYCLE-Poem

                                      
Water Of the ocean
Lake and river,
Heated by the sun 
And turns into vapor,
Vapor goes high                                                    
 In the sky...

Comes together
and makes cloud there.
Then in the cloud....
Vapor cools down
And after cooling down                     
Again  becomes water.
 The water falls down,                                 
And back to earth again                            
In the form of snow,
Sleet or rain.
In this way 
The water moves on,
Water cycle goes 
On and on.
                  - Aunt Mary

                                                       
                                            

King Matthias And The Shepherd ( Hungarian Folktale)

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One fine day the king of Prussia along with his daughter visited his good friend king Matthias, the Hungarian king. King matthias warmly welcomed them. 
''Is that right that you have a sheep which has fleece of gold?'' Prussian king asked king Matthias .

''Yes my friend,that's true. I have a sheep with fleece of gold, and let me tell you one more interesting thing that the shepherd who takes care of  that sheep never tells a lie''Said Matthias.  
"What if I make your shepherd lie ?''Prussian king asked with a smile on his face.                                                                 

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''Oh! I  see..then I will give you the half of my country, I know that the my shepherd will never lie.'' said king Matthias to his friend. 

''If I will not succeed in making him lie , I will give you the half of Prussia.'', said the king of Prussia. Both the king agreed on that.

Next day the Prussian king went to the Shepherd and said to him, '' I will give you six horses if you give the sheep with fleece of gold to me.''

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''Sorry I can't give it to you it is the property of my king.'', answered the young shepherd.                                 

''Will you give it to me in return of ten horses?'', The king of  Prussia tried again. 
''Sorry, no question of that.'' , said the honest man.
   Disappointed king went back to his home and told his daughter about the shepherd. ''Don't worry father I will do this for you.'', the princess said to the king.
 She went to the shepherd and said t "Will you exchange the sheep with fleece of gold with a bag full of gold ?"No I will not do that'', said the young man. The princess insisted again and again.                         

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The shepherd said ''I will give it to you if you promise to be my wife.''
 ''Alright, but I need only the fleece not the sheep.'' Princess agreed.
She took the fleece and went back to her father and told him everything. King became very happy and hugged his daughter. ''I am sure now the shepherd will lie to Matthias about the fleece of gold.'' He said .
 But he was wrong, next day the young shepherd went to the king Matthias and told him the truth in the presence of Prussian king and his daughter. 
''Hmmm ... so you didn't lie to me '' , said king Matthias , "You proved me right in front of my friend''. King Matthias told him about the bet between him and his friend.
''I am very happy with you and I am giving you my half of Prussia'' said king Matthias.
''And my daughter is your's now , you are such a good and honest man and I am sure you will keep her happy.''The Prussian king gave his daughter's hand into young man's hand.  Everyone was so happy. The young shepherd was now the king of Prussia.
                                          Hungarian folktale retold by -Aunt Mary

Facts: Honey Bee

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     1. Honey bees are found on all the continents except Antarctica.

   2. There are about 20000 species of honeybees in the world.

   3.Honey bees have five eyes and they can see ultra violet light.

   4. They have six legs and two pairs of wings.

  5.The study of honey bees is known as Apiology.

  6. Keeping bees to make honey is called beekeeping or                                       apiculture. 

 7. Honey bees may sting if they get confused, angry or scared. 

 8.Some people are allergic to bee stings and they can even die                     from   them.

 9.Some bees live in organized groups called colonies.The home of 
   a bee colony is called hive.

  10. In cold winters honey bees stop flying when the temperature                      drops below 10 degree C.  

                                                  
                                       
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Lord Bao And The Stone (Chinese Folktale)

                                     

Hundreds of years ago a man lived in south China . He was a government official. He was so honest and fair , people loved him and they called him "Lord Bao".
One day during his routine visit to a town Lord Bao found a little boy who was crying badly. 

''Why are you crying my child'' ?  Kind hearted Lord Bao asked the young boy.
''Sir, I use to sell oil to earn my livings.  I have lost all my money." 
 ''How ?", asked Lord Bao.
"In the afternoon I felt tired , I put my  the money next to me and put my head on this stone and fell asleep'' the boy said pointing towards a stone.  
''When I got up I found out that my money wasn't here.'',he added. 
                                                
''Oh! So the stone has stolen your money, it is the thief.'' ,said Lord Bao. He lifted the stone with his hands and screamed,''Where is the money of this little boy , give it back! '   People who heard him shouting laughed and whispered in each others ears, '' How can a stone steal the money? Lord Bao has gone crazy."                     

 ''How dare you people call me crazy? Now each one of you will pay fine of one cent.'' Lord Bao ordered one of his men to collect the coins in a bag. 

While the people were putting their coins in the bag , Lord Bao was checking every coin by himself. 
"He is the thief , catch him!", suddenly Lord Bao pointed his finger towards a man and shouted. 

"But how can be you so sure that he is the thief ?", Someone  questioned Lord Bao.
''See! the coin has oil on it and the boy is an oil seller, he must be having  oil on his hands therefore there is oil on the coins too. This is little boy's coin.'' , said Lord Bao.
All the people gathered around the man..... he got scared and took out all the boy's money which he had stolen. 

Bao returned all the collected coins. The little boy got his money back and thanked Lord Bao. People praised Bao for his intelligence.

                                                                                                       Chinese Folktale
                                                                     Retold by - Aunt Mary