Help of A Rupee

Once Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was going through Calcutta market. A teenage boy came near to him and started begging for a paisa. The clothes he was wearing, were torn at many places and one could easily identify him to be extremely poor. Ishwar Chandra looked at him and asked, "What will you do with one paisa?" The boy said, "I will buy food to eat." Ishwar Chandra asked, "Then how will you eat tomorrow?" The boy said, "I would beg a paisa from someone tomorrow."

Butter and Bread

There was a milkman who used to sell butter to bakers. One of the bakers used to buy a pound of butter from him. One day, he thought to check if he was getting the amount of butter correctly or not. On weighing, he found that the butter weighed less than a pound. He became angry and took the milkman to the king's court.

Rock of Path

In ancient times, a king ordered his men to place a huge rock on the main road of city. He then hid in the bushes and saw if anyone would try to move that rock away. However, nobody tried to move the rock away. Instead, many people blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants simply walked around the rock. Disheartened to see all this, the king returned to royal palace.

Punishment of Society

A fifteen year old boy was caught in America, stealing bread and cheese from a store. A shelf of store was also damaged while trying to catch the boy. He was taken to the police station and next day, the court was assembled for hearing the case.

How My Child Sees Me

Once there was a drug addict. He had two sons, Anil and Sunil. One fine day, while he was intoxicated, he had a fight with his wife. As he was not in his senses, he stabbed his wife with sharp knife due to which his wife died. All this happened in front of his sons. The man was arrested and sentenced life imprisonment. Both of his sons ran away from home and started living their lives by doing some daily wage laborer's work.

Grass is Blue

Once there was a fight between a tiger and a donkey on the color of grass. The donkey was adamant that grass is blue while tiger was not ready to accept it. So, they both went to the court of the lion king for resolving their fight.

Faults of Painting

Once an artist drew a very beautiful painting. He was very impressed with the beauty of his painting. Hence he thought of an idea of getting appreciation for his masterpiece. Next morning, he kept the painting at the crossroad with a note on it, "If you find any fault in this painting, kindly mark it using the pen."

The Stormy Ocean of Mind

Once a saint was walking on the ocean's beach with his disciple. It was stormy day, and the strong wind was causing high waves over the ocean. Pointing to the ocean, the saint asked his disciple, "What does this ocean and high waves remind you of?" The disciple said, "It reminds me of my restless mind with so many thoughts coming around."

The Wretched Wise Man

There was once a wise man who lived simply. His spartan food habits reflected this. He had a friend who, being a sycophant of the king, lived in great luxury.

Elephant and Pig

There was an elephant who was returning to forest after taking bath in river. On his way back he saw a pig, completely soaked in mud, coming from the other side of bridge. On seeing the pig, the elephant moved to a side, allowing pig to pass without making any contact. Thereafter, the elephant continued moving forward towards forest.

Bowl of Beggar

A poor beggar prayed to Indra god for fulfilling his wish. Indra was pleased with his prayer and appeared in front of beggar. Seeing Indra, the beggar was astonished. Indra asked the beggar for his wish. The beggar brought forward his begging bowl and said, "I pray to fill my begging bowl with the most precious things, so that my poverty may end." Indra asked the angel of wealth to fulfil his wish.