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My Little Brother MY baby brother's fat, as fat As any boy can be, And he is just the sweetest duck That ever you did see. I count the dimples in his hands A dozen times a- day, And often wonder when he coos What he would like to say. I comb the down upon his head- He has'nt any hair,- It must be cold without, and yet He never seems to care. It is so nice to see him kick, He has such pretty feet ; I think if we might eat...
Saturday, 31 May 2014
DAYBREAK
DAYBREAK A wind came up out of the sea, And said: "O mists, make room for me!" It hailed the ships, and cried: "Sail on, Ye mariners, the night is gone." And hurried landward far away, Crying: "Awake! it is the day.” It said unto the forest : " Shout! Hang all your leafy banners out! It touched the wood-bird's folded wing, And said : " O bird, awake and sing !" It whispered to the fields of corn : "Bow down, and hail the coming morn!" It shouted through the belfry tower:...
Moring Time
Moring Time AWAKE, my pet ! What ! slumbering yet, When the day's so warm and bright ? The flowers that wept Before they slept O'er the darkness of yesternight, Have listened long To the lark's wild song, And awoke with the morning light. Again and again Through the window-pane The jasmine flowers kept peeping And in at the door, And along the floor, The sunny rays came creeping, So I opened wide The sash, and tried To tell them you were sleeping. Awake, my dear, The winter drear Has fled with all...
The Lion and the Mouse
The Lion and the Mouse Once when a Lion was asleep, a little Mouse began running up and down upon him. This soon wakened the Lion, who placed his huge paw upon him and opened his big jaws to swallow him. "Pardon, O King!" cried the little Mouse, "Forgive me this time. I shall never repeat it and I shall never forget your kindness. And who knows, but I may be able to do you a good turn one of these days" The Lion was so tickled at the idea of the Mouse...
The Foolish Son
The Foolish Son Once, in the city of Vaisali there lived a royal barber who was a devoted follower of the Buddha. One day, he took his son along when he went to the palace to work. There, his son got attracted to a very beautiful girl all dressed up like a goddess and wanted to marry her. His father told him to forget about the girl as she belonged to the royal family and would never agree to such a proposal. But the son refused to...
The Teacher and the Student
The Teacher and the Student Once, the Bodhisattva was born as Karandiya, a young Brahmin studying under a renowned teacher in Takshila. The teacher had a habit of preaching moral laws to anyone and everyone he met, regardless of the face whether they were willing to listen or not. One day, Karandiya went out with his friends to a nearby village. On the way, while crossing a jungle, he noticed a cave and started throwing stories as it. After they returned, they students informed the teacher about Karandiya’s strange behaviour. The latter asked...
An Ant and Grasshopper
An Ant and Grasshopper A Lazy grasshopper laughed at a little ant as she was always busy gathering food. "why are you working so hard?" he asked, "come into the sunshine and listen to my merry notes." "But the ant went on her work. She said" I am lying in a store for the winter. Sunny days won't last for ever." "Winter is so far away yet, "laughed the grasshopper back. The ant and grasshopper And when the winter came, the ant settled down in her snug house. She had plenty of food...
Elephants don’t forget
Elephants don’t forget There was a bad Tailor in a village long ago. He used to play pranks with people. In that village there was a very good elephant. You know Maithree, elephants are very big animals. Though they are huge, they are very caring. If you give them Bananas they will take it from your hands. They also place their trunk on your head and bless you. The elephants love to take bath in cold water. They would go inside the tank , swim and also enjoy pouring water all over themselves....
Sharath Kumar and the jewel box
Sharath Kumar and the jewel box Sharath Kumar worked in the army of a king. When he was slightly wounded and injured one of his fingers, he lost his job. He felt dejected and started walking to his village which was at a very long distance. While he was walking through the forest, he saw a big mango tree with lot of mangoes in it. He felt like climbing the tree. Suddenly an old man who had a very big beard appeared there. He told Sharath Kumar, “My name is Mantra swami. I...
The wise merchant and the cheating donkey
The wise merchant and the cheating donkey There was a wise merchant. He used to carry all his goods to the market on the back of a donkey. He loved his donkey and used to take good care of the donkey. But the donkey was very lazy. On the way from the village to the market there was a dry river. But once in a while the river used to fill up. The donkey and the merchant used to get down in the water and cross it....
The Little Gingerbread Man
The Little Gingerbread Man Once upon a time there was an old woman who loved baking gingerbread. She would bake gingerbread cookies, cakes, houses and gingerbread people, all decorated with chocolate and peppermint, caramel candies and colored frosting. She lived with her husband on a farm at the edge of town. The sweet spicy smell of gingerbread brought children skipping and running to see what would be offered that day. Unfortunately the children gobbled up the treats so fast that the old woman had a hard time keeping her supply of flour and...
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