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March 24

 Queen Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland , died(1603) Only the actions of the just, Smell sweet and blossom in their dust.                                                                                                                       James Shirley

March 23

Bhagat Singh Executed(1931) The Finest sight beneath the sky, is to see how bravely Man can die.                                                                                                    R. Buchanan

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 Ass and His Masters

                    Once upon a time , a herb seller lived in a village. He owned an ass which he used for his business. The man often went to the nearby city markets to sell his herbs. He loaded his pack of herbs on the back of the ass. The animal was not happy with his master as he gave him little food to eat and overburdened him with loads. Moreover, he felt that his master never paid attention to him.          The disappointed ass made a petition to Jupiter to be released from his present service and to be provided with another master. "I pray you send me another master, because this master uses me only for loading his goods," complained the ass, "he hardly cares for me." "Well, I will grant your wish if it so pleases you," said Jupiter, "but make sure you are satisfied with your new master."         Jupiter fulfilled the desire of the ass. The animal was sold to a tile maker. Af...

Two men and the Bear

 One day two friends set forth on a journey. They were travelling to another city for which they needed to cross the jungle . The jungle was said to be inhabited by dangerous wild beasts. The journey went off smoothly until they entered the forest area. As the men continued to walk though the jungle , they came across smaller animals like rabbits, snake, squirrel and other similar ones. They were happy as they had nearly covered the jungle without facing much danger. But, Before they could move out of the jungle safely, worst fear came true. They heard the howls of a wild bear! The very sound of the animals scared the friends. Before they could think of any safety measure, the wild bear was in front of them., ready to pounce. The very sight of the bear made one of the men quickly climb up the tree, thus making himself safe from the attack of the wild bear. The other men could not climb up the tree and was left alone. He knew he could do nothing, So he simply dropped to the ground, ...

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"...

The Hare and the Tortoise

  Once there lived a tortoise in a lake. He swam about in the water and sometimes came out to sit on the banks of lake. A hare also lived nearby. He ran here and there and often went to the lake to drink water. One fine day, when the hare went to the lake , he saw the tortoise coming out of the water. Looking at the how slowly tortoise coming out of the water, the hare laughed out loudly and said," Poor tortoise! you do not even know how to walk. You are so slow".                        The hare was very boastful . He bragged about what a fast and swift runner he was. He ridiculed the poor tortoise for his slow pace. tired of listening to all the brags, the tortoise challenged the hare to a race. This made the hare laugh again . "O My God! what a joke," thought the hare. He was confident that he would easily beat the slow moving tortoise and win the race. So, he readily accepted the challenge.     On th...