A Farmer and A Goose

Greed Brings Downfall

Once a farmer had a goose. It used to lay a golden egg everyday. The farmer used to sell them in the marker and within a short time he became quite solvent. But his wife was very greedy. She wanted to be very rich overnight. She told herself "Surely there are a good number of golden eggs in its stomach. So there's no used of getting one egg a day. We can get all the eggs at a time by cutting the belly of the goose. " She suggested her husband to do so. But her husband was very intelligent. He did not agree with her proposal. One day When the farmer went to his farm his greedy wife took a sharp knife and cut the belly of the goose. She did not find any egg. Rather the goose, died. Thus it is for her greed she lost all hopes of becoming prosperous.

A FARMER & A DONKEY

A FARMER & A DONKEY

                       Once a farmer had a donkey. He thought himself to be very clever. He used to carry heavy load of his master along to a market which was on the other side of river. One Morning  when the donkey reached the river, he decided to make his journey shorten by wading across the water.

But at one stage he reached a very deep spot. He had to swim to cross the river. fortunately, he was carrying sacks of salt on that day. So a large portion o the salt diluted in the water. As a result the load became light and he could easily cross the river. He felt very proud of himself. He decided that, from next time onwards he would follow the same way.

But the donkey did not know that the next day he was carrying a load of sponge. When he reached the river He started wading through the river. But this time the load become so heavy soaking water that the monkey drowned. Though he thought himself clever. Really he is foolish. And for his foolishness, he died.