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The Fly and the Moth

            One day a fly came across a house garden where a jar of honey was placed. Finding the jar open, the fly was tempted to taste honey. "Ah!" said the fly, "the honey looks so tasty and smells good too. I must try it out." Overjoyed to find an open honey jar, the fly soon started to lick the honey. Finding it very sweet and tasty the fly started to enjoy the feast which had not tasted for long. He began to relish the honey that was there along the edges of the jar. Soon, little by little he finished all the honey that was around the edges and slowly crept away from the edge and landed inside the jar.          As he fell inside the jar he found himself stuck. His wings and legs were all smeared with so much honey that he could not fly. "Oh!" cried out the fly, "I am stuck and I cannot come out of the jar." While the fly was struggling inside the jar, a moth flew by. Seeing the fly struggling hard he said, "Oh, you foolis...

The Talking Cave

                 A clever jackal once made his home in a cave in the jungle. Everyday, he would leave the cave at sun rise in search of food, and returned at sun set.In the same forest, there lived a lion. He had grown very old and could no longer run fast. Enough to catch his prey. He often went hungry because of this. "I feel so weak and hungry". He thought," I wish I could catch some animal today." One day he saw a lame deer and ran after it but the lame deer run faster then he did, and escaped. The lion was very upset. He thought, " How old have I become! Now , I cannot catch even a lame deer."               As the lion wandered in search of prey , he came upon the jackal's cave. It was empty, for the jackal  had gone out to hunt. The lion was sure that some animal lived there. He had an idea." I will hide inside" he thought,"and will pounce on the animal once it enters the cave"...