The Crazy Old Woman And The Sky (Indian Folktale)

                                               

A very long time ago sky was not so high like it is now, in fact people could touch it from the roof of their houses . The sky was happy and so were the people.
There lived a crazy woman in a small, old, dusty village.The old woman lived alone in a cozy mud- hut. She had nothing to do but for sweeping, dusting, rubbing her hut and her household things. 


One day a big dust storm came and there was dust everywhere. Dust on the roofs, dust on trees ,dust in the fields, dust in houses,dust everywhere.
The old woman got crazier to see so much dust and she started sweeping the dust . The sweeping made the dust to flow up and it went into the eyes of sky. Tears came in the eyes of sky because of dust particles and those tears dropped on the ground.

The crazy old woman got so angry with the sky to make her place wet and she poked the sky with her broom-stick . Poor sky got hurt and cried more with pain. The cruel woman again poked the sky. No other way was left for sky except going up. It went up and up and               "That is why the sky is so high."
                                                 -Indian folktale retold by Aunt Mary

"Hope"The true friend (Poem)





                                                       
                             
                                    Never let the hope end,
                                    Never let it end.........
                                    Let it stay with you,
                                    Like a good friend.
                                    Hope is a true....
                                    Friend of you...
                                   Every time ready to,
                                   Stand by you.
                                   Never lose hope....
                                   In any case,
                                   Keep it with you,
                                   In life's every phase.
                                                                               -Aunt Mary
                               
                            
     

"ADORABLE SANTA"

Santa writing
Every one is eagerly waiting for Santa to come and spread the happiness all over the world.Kids are excited ,they want to see Santa and they want to get their share of happiness from him. 
So dear children, Santa is favorite of all of you and you love him so much . Am I right? This kind looking ,old,big, cheerful man who has white hair and white beard and wears a red dress and is supposed to bring gifts for kids  is also known as father Christmas or Saint Nicholas. It is believed that Santa lives in north pole with his wife and some elves who make toys for the good kids of the world. Santa has a reindeer to pull his sledge.
People  believe that Santa makes a list every year, which contains the names of good and bad children and it is said that he gives the gifts to well-behaved and  good kids and coal to the naughty children on the Christmas eve . It is also believed that he enters in the house of good children through the chimneys of fireplace.
"'Saint Nicholas"' inspired the legend of Santa Claus. Saint Nicholas lived in 4th century AD who used to give the gifts ,secretly to needy people and children. People left their shoes out for him and he put coins in the shoes. Isn't it amazing?

Now here are some beautiful Christmas cards and lovely images of Santa for you.....                        


Christmas cards

                                      Santa greets Mrs. Santa

Santa is entering into a home through chimney
Santa is entering into the good child's home!


Santa is sitting near fireplace
No one is around ,it is a good chance for Santa for sitting near the fireplace!

Santa with his list
So, here  is Santa's famous list !

Santa with children
Oh! the children have seen  Santa !

Santa with a bear
Santa likes the decoration !

Santa with a dog
Here is Santa's gift for the doggy ,it seems that he is a good dog!

Santa with lots of teddy bears

Oh! Lots of Teddy Bears!

Some more gifts to distribute !

                                       Santa with reindeer                                       Hope you enjoyed watching these Christmas cards and pictures of Santa. So what about making some beautiful Christmas cards for your family and friends using these pictures.
'Have a wonderful Christmas 
                                                     -Aunt Mary

                                                 
    Dancing Santa
      

BIRD OF TIME ( Poem)

 
                                       
                                          Bird of time is flying so fast,
                                 all days present, turned into past ..                                                                       seasons came and seasons gone,  
                                 years have passed one by one..
   .                                  days disappeared, moments gone,
                                time is moving on and on...    
                                who can make the time stay?
                                it is going... just it's way. 
                                                                  -Aunt Mary 

DISCOVER YOUR HIDDEN TALENTS AND ABILITIES AND LET THEM BLOOM



                                  
My dear children, I want to share with you a beautiful incident of my college life. One of my friend was very good in drawing  sketches. Every one was so impressed with her talent of drawing. She did the course of sketching and drawing. One day me and that friend of mine were sitting in the common room of hostel , many other girls were also there. I was reading a film magazine and saw a beautiful picture of Demi Moore ( my favorite Hollywood actress ) "Look , isn't she looking stunning in this picture!" . "Yes , really she looks so pretty!", my friend said .  

"Can you draw a sketch of her ?" , I asked to my friend. "Yes of course", she said and took out her drawing book , pencil ,  blotting paper, scale and eraser from her bag and started making the sketch. Just for fun I also started making the drawing of that picture. After few minutes I realized that I was drawing so nicely. That thought made me confident  and I continued  drawing. And trust me I made such a beautiful sketch, even some of the girls said that I made a better sketch than my friend. I could not believe ,that I could make a sketch like that. It was a hidden talent of mine and I was not aware of that. Now I make sketches and I feel so good when I draw something on paper , it makes me happy.
Actually we all have talents, abilities and qualities and sometimes are unaware of them. It could be-           
                                            DRAWING
                                        
                                           SINGING

                                                      FOOTBALL PLAYING
                                     

                                         
                                         WRITING 
                                        PAINTING                        
                                           

                                         
                                        DANCING 
                                      
or any thing else. Always try to recognize your talents, your skills, your qualities and your abilities and use them in the best way. It is up to you that either you want to keep your talent as a hobby or you want to make it your profession. 
But one thing is for sure, that if you use your talent in a better way it  will help to bloom your personality and will boost your self- esteem.  
Most importantly it will make you feel happy and confident .Is not that wonderful ? So bloom  like a rose and shine like a star and be happy.
                                                                     LOVE - AUNT MARY 

                                                                 




''NEVER TRUST A STRANGER" ( Moral Story )



Once upon a time there was a crane who lived by the side of a beautiful lake. The lake was full of fishes ,crabs and other water animals . The crane was quite lazy and did not want to make any effort to get the food for himself ,he wanted to get his food very easily and always thought about that.
One day by chance a crab came near the side of the lake , the cunning crane saw him and said in a sad voice, " Oh dear crab I feel so sorry for you, your family and friends ". "But why? Why do you feel sorry for us ?"The crab asked him who was not aware of the fact that the crane was actually making a plan and was using him. 
  " Dear friend , yesterday I met a fortune-teller who told me that  This lake will be dead in next few days and all the creatures living in the lake will also lose their lives because of that".
"Oh , no! It is really such a bad news, I should tell it to my family and friends immediately '', Crab said.
"Don't be panic , please, I can help you all to survive ,I do not want to see you all dead .'' "Please tell me how can you help us''? Crab asked to the crane . 
"There is a very good lake , not very far away from here , I can take all of you there one by one and you can live there safely. "
"Oh, you are so kind , you will save our lives ". The crab went into the lake to tell all the animals, what the crane said . The poor innocent creatures decided that they will leave the lake one by one with the help of crane . 

 The crane said that he will take the fishes first , and he started carrying  the fishes on his back and instead of saving them he ate them all . He was so happy that his plan was successful.
One day the crab said to the crane " Dear friend please take me with you today''. The crane who had got bored of eating fishes daily and wanted to eat some other animal , agreed to take the crab with him.   The crab sat on his back and the crane flew in the sky. After some time crab asked ''How far is the new lake''?The crane answered ''There is no lake you fool , I lied to you to eat you all.Now it is your turn to die , I will eat you today."
Though the crab was frightened he gathered all his courage and grabbed the neck of crane with his claws and said '' Take me back to my home otherwise I will kill you ".The crane had no other choice and he flew back.
When the crane landed on the lake shore the crab jumped into the lake and saved his life . He told all the other creatures about the misdeed of the greedy crane and they all learned the lesson that one should ''Never Trust A Stranger''
                                                     

                                       (Panchtantra Story) Re-Told by - Aunt Mary
                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

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