53 Inspiring Stories

The Greek legend goes that at the time of the creation of man, the Greek god Zeus, the king of the gods according to Greek mythology, wanted to give each man a gift of two bags. The one full of man’s own faults and the second full of others’ faults. But when the actual moment […]

Once there was a water snake who lived in a pond, which it claimed to be its own. Not far from the pond there lived another snake, a viper, who often went to drink at the pond and said the pond belonged to it only. The water snake challenged the viper and the two snakes

A lion once wandered out of the forest and saw the beautiful daughter of a farmer working in her field. It fell in love with her at the very first sight. One day, the lion approached the girl’s father and asked for her hand in marriage. The farmer was surprised to see a lion approaching

There was a camel who lived at the edge of an oasis. Once, when it fell ill, all its friends and relatives came to visit it.As it was a long journey in the desert, each of them halted to take rest and ate the grass that grew along the oasis.When the sick camel recovered from

A fox jumped into a flock of geese. The geese were frightened that the fox would eat them all. The fox, on the other hand, as a matter of generosity, granted them a last wish.“Say your last wish,” said the fox.“Please let us say our prayers before we die,” replied the geese.“Go on,” said the

Once an Arabian woman bought a hen and took it home. Next morning, she was surprised to see that the hen was not laying an ordinary egg but a silver egg. The woman was extremely happy. She began dreaming of her hen laying more than one egg a day. She would sell them at a

When a Seagull went into business with an Owl, the owl had to borrow money from others. The Seagull, of course, had a bejewelled necklace with him, which it invested in the partnership business in some distant land.But the ship on its journey collided with an iceberg and sank. Only those two travellers, capable of

An Amranth, one day, said to a Rose, “Dear Rose, how beautiful you are! You are the delight of gods, men and temples. Your beautiful shape, colour and smell is praised by all.”The rose then heaved a sigh and said, “O Amranth dear, my life is too short and even if I am not plucked,