STORY WRITING 1

Silly Mariam There lived a little girl Mariam who was very silly and lazy. Often she used to wander hither and thither with no purpose. Once, as she went wandering she felt very thirsty. She went to a pond nearby and quenched her thirst. She felt very tired and drowsy. She slept right there on the banks of the pond.  When she woke up it was night already. She peeped into the pond but could not see her reflection. She got a big doubt, “Am I really here or not? Well! Let me ask at my home".  She went home and found the door closed. She called out "Is Mariam in there?" A sleepy voice replied, “Oh! She must be in bed". Mariam thought, “If Mariam is at home, I am not Mariam". Saying this, she went away.  MORAL : Shadows are not realities. 

Title? Mac a famous sculptor --- sculptures looked real ones--- He saw a dream ---after fifteen days, the demon of Death would come to take him--- Mac prepared nine statues of himself --- he took his place between the statues. The Demon could not recognize him and was astonished to see ten ---He rushed back to the God of death and told the matter---The God of death set out to take Mac himself---Mac was alert and stood motionless--- God thought for a moment. He said, “Mac, these sculptures would have been perfect but for one mistake." Mac was unable to suffer the least blemish in his work--- He came out and asked, "Where is the fault?" God of Death caught him and said, “HERE". The statues were faultless but Mac was caught because of his pride.  MORAL: ? Mac was a famous sculptor. His sculptures looked real ones. One day he saw a dream that after fifteen days, the demon of Death would come to take him. Mac prepared nine statues of himself and when on the 15th day he heard the Demon of Death coming, he took his place between the statues. The Demon could not recognize him and was astonished to see ten Mac’s instead of one. He rushed back to the God of death and told the matter. The God of death got annoyed and set out to take Mac himself. Mac was alert and stood motionless. The God of Death initially got perplexed. But he thought for a moment. He said, “Mac, these sculptures would have been perfect but for one mistake." Mac was unable to suffer the least blemish in his work. He came out and asked, "Where is the fault?" God of Death caught him and said, “HERE". The statues were faultless but Mac was caught because of his pride.  MORAL : Pride has A Fall. 

Title? Hot summer day--- A lion was feeling very hungry --- He came out of his den - --searched here and there---small hare---He caught the hare with some hesitation---”hare cannot fill my tummy”---- lion was about to kill the hare, a deer ran that way---The lion became greedy---"Instead of eating this small hare, let me eat the big deer“---He let the hare go ---went behind the deer--- the deer had vanished into the forest--- The lion now felt sorry for letting the hare off. MORAL:? It was a hot summer day. A lion was feeling very hungry.  He came out of his den and searched here and there. He could find only a small hare. He caught the hare with some hesitation. "This hare cannot fill my tummy" thought the lion.  As the lion was about to kill the hare, a deer ran that way. The lion became greedy. He thought, "Instead of eating this small hare, let me eat the big deer". He let the hare go and went behind the deer. But the deer had vanished into the forest. The lion now felt sorry for letting the hare off.  MORAL : A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. 

Title? A greedy fox --- entered a garden to eat the grapes---its tail was cut down by a trap when it tried to escape from the trap---worried ---all other foxes would mock at its lost tall--- Fox planned a trick---When all foxes ridiculed it and said, "I have cut down the tail myself because it is a great hindrance--- Now I am free and happy without my tail---cut down your tails--- It will be very convenient to all of you." ---An old wise fox laughed at the tricky fox ---"I will also join you after losing my tail when I try to steal the grapes---It looks very nice to be with a tail and I am proud of it." --- all other foxes understood the trick ---The ashamed fox ran away into the forest.  MORAL : ? A greedy fox stealthily entered a garden to eat the grapes. But its tail was cut down by a trap when it tried to escape from the trap.  It worried because all other foxes would mock at its lost tall. Hence it planned a trick.  When all foxes ridiculed it and said, "I have cut down the tail myself because it is a great hindrance. Now I am free and happy without my tail. So you too cut down your tails. It will be very convenient to all of you."  An old wise fox laughed at the tricky fox and said, "I will also join you after losing my tail when I try to steal the grapes. It looks very nice to be with a tail and I am proud of it."  Now all other foxes understood the trick of the fox and mocked at it. The ashamed fox ran away into the forest.  MORAL : Don't believe selfish person's words. 

Title? Two women ---brought before King Solomon---women had a quarrel over a single baby----Each woman was saying that she was the baby's mother---One lady ---"Oh King! I am the baby's mother“---The other lady ----"Oh King! Believe her not---She is not the mother---- King Solomon ---confused---After a deep thought ---"Cut the baby into two and give one part to each mother“--- One woman was silent---The other cried ---"Oh King! Let she have the baby. Let the baby live“---The king gave the child to the crying mother.  MORAL : Truth Always Triumphs. Two women were brought before King Solomon. Both these women had a quarrel over a single baby. Each woman was saying that she was the baby's mother.  One lady said, "Oh King! I am the baby's mother".  The other lady said, "Oh King! Believe her not. She is not the mother. I am the mother of the child".  King Solomon was confused. After a deep thought he said, "Cut the baby into two and give one part to each mother". One woman was silent. The other cried "Oh King! Let she have the baby. Let the baby live". The king gave the child to the crying mother.  MORAL : Truth Always Triumphs.