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It is alarming to know how a lot of singles are not marriage materials but are looking for marriage. Some ladies of today are looking for husband material when they know very well they are not wife material. Just as no one invests in something which has no future, no man will spend a dime with the aim of getting married to you if you refuse to add value to your life to become a marriage material first.
Many singles are out of order; with no work, no place of abode, no plan for the future, still perching with their friends and relying on parents for survival, yet are out there looking for a life partner. It is a total shame you don't have money to get a new boxer short but you are busily chasing a lady for sex, a lady for whom you don't have what it takes to give her a new pant, even if she marries you.
Some ladies are putting pressure on men to come and see their families, to take them to the alter, whilst they have no moral standards, sleep with guys without knowing their surname, home or family. A wife material does not sleep with a boyfriend rather a husband.
Instead of looking for a job to afford their basic needs, they are rather looking for men and pressurizing them for marriage and by so doing they can be taken care of.
If you have to get into a relationship just for help or to meet your needs, pay bills, school fees, rent, etc. then you are not a marriage materials. If all you do is to borrow clothes, take pictures with them, upload on social media just to get a guy to date, then you are not a marriage material.
There are ladies who cannot cook for themselves, wash their own clothes, clean their own home, or take better care of themselves but are in relationships and keep asking themselves, why is he not coming forward to ask for my hand in marriage? For some the men have gone for an engagement list from their family yet have no plans of getting married to them.
The reason why he is not getting married to you is because he doesn't see a wife in you. You are not a wife material to him but he is comfortable having you as a girlfriend because you are a "girlfriend material".
Just as no one puts money into a vending machine when it is out of order, so would a man never put something in a woman when she is out of order. If you can't help him to help you by putting your life in order, how can you help your marriage in the future when he marries you?
And guys, if you have your life in order, ready for marriage and meet a woman who has all it takes to be a wife for you, don't play with her. Don't waste her time.
If she can cook a meal in this world full of restaurants and processed microwaveable food, you have a wife material. If she can make time wash in the mist of all the laundry, you can be assured you have a wife material.
If you meet a woman who puts the things of God above telenovela and want to spend more time with you than the television, in this world of soap operas, then you can be sure you have found a wifely material.
If she claims to be in love with you yet very selfish, always at the receiving end, can't do anything without expecting something in return then she is not wife material. You can't have a lasting marriage without God's building material called love. If you meet someone who loves to serve and help others without asking for anything in return, who is selfless not selfish, then you have found a wife.
This is a woman who can give you the view of the future through their own actions and eyes. Be with someone who is trustworthy for you don't have to rely on their "Trust Me" for their actions spoke the truth you need.
In conclusion "Our purpose is to do what is right, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of others" - 2 Corinthians 8:21 (GNT)
Please share with your friends, someone out there needs this.

The giving tree' this is a story about friendship and the unconditional love of nature…
In a forest, on the outskirts of the city, there was a tree, which stood tall and green. It had long, thick branches. Its uncountable bright green leaves blue graciously with the wind. Birds would come from faraway places to sit on its branches and chirp their songs. It was a beautiful and a happy tree. The trees shared a very special bond with a small boy from a nearby town. The boy would come every day to play with the tree after his school. He would eat the apples from the tree and play hide-and-go-seek with it. They talked for hours and hours. The boy used to share everything with the tree. His ideas, his
Plans for the future, his thoughts, and his everyday happenings at school. The tree used to listen to the boy intently and laugh with him. They understood each other's dreams and their bond grew stronger. he would gather the leaves to make a crown and pretend to be the king. He would climb his trunk and swing on his branches.

- The water is so clean and sparkly, tree! (boy)
- Yes, it is.(tree)
- You were lucky. You have the best view! The sparkling water, the Setting Sun, the breeze… no wonder you are so happy. I could live here forever! (boy)
- The water the stun and the breeze will always be here. I am happy when I share it with you. (tree)
- You’re the best, tree! I love you! (boy)
- And I love you back. (tree)

He would chat with the tree for hours. After playing and talking, tired, the boy used to sleep in the shade. As time passed by, the boy grew up and made new friends. He got busy and started spending less time with the tree. The tree cherished the little moments it had with the boy.

- Don’t you hate it when the Sun sets? or when you lose your leaves in
The winter? (Boy)
- I become sad, yes but I know the Sun will be back the next morning and the leaves will be back in the spring. I like to wait for them. (tree)
- You are right but the Setting Sun is also so beautiful. You’re lucky, tree! you have an
amazing view. I could live here forever.
- I don't know much about luck. But the Sun is always here. I enjoyed the most with you. You can live here forever. I know you like it. (tree)
- Ha-ha.. It’s not that easy. You don't have responsibilities. I have to work and be somebody. I have to build a future. I want to be happy(boy)
- Aren’t you happy now? (tree)
- I am. But I want more. (boy)
And slowly the boys stopped visiting the tree. The tree was mostly alone, waiting to see the boy. Then one day, the boy came to visit the tree the tree. Was happy to see him. Its heart pounded with every step the boy took towards it. Straightening up, the tree called out to the boy.

- Come, boy! come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and eat the
Apples and be happy! (Tree)
- I am too big to climb your trunk or swing on your branches. (boy)
- Ste the sunset, boy. You always like to look at it. (tree)
- I am busy now. I want to buy things. I want to see the world. (boy)
- Why do you look sad? (tree)
- I want some money, tree. Out in the world, you need money to be happy.
The tree didn't want to see the boy sad
- Take my apples, boy, and sell them in the market. Then you will have some money. I am sorry. I don't have any money to give you. I only have leaves and apples. (tree)
- Really tree? I can do that? (boy)
- Will that make you happy? (tree)
- Yes! Thank you, tree! You were the best!
So the boy climbed up the trunk, gathered all the apples from the tree and carried them away to sell them in the market. The tree was happy to help the boy but the boy stayed away for a long time…
And the tree was sad.
Years past...
Birds came, chirped their songs and left… and the tree waited, standing tall with its long branches, at the edge of the cliff waiting for the boy to come back. And then one day, the boy came back. The tree shook with joy!

- Come, boy! Come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and be happy! (tree)
- I don't have time to climb trees. I'm too busy. I'm married now, tree. I have a wife and children. (boy)
- You really have grown-up. But why don’t you look happy now? This is what you wanted. (tree)
- I am worried, tree. I will be happy if I could build a house for my family. I want to keep the warm and safe. (boy)
- I have no house to give you. The forest is my house. But, here, I have branches. You can cut off my branches and make a house out of it… then you will be happy. (tree)
- Thank You, tree!. (boy)

The boy climbed up the trunk of the tree and cut off all his branches and carried them away. The tree was happy to help the boy. But the boys stayed away for a long time… and the tree was sad.

Years passed, but the boy didn't come to visit the tree. The tree could no longer talk to the birds, as they would now just circle and fly away. There were no branches left for the birds to sit and chirp their songs. While on the ground, the tree always asked the birds about the boy, but no one had seen him. The tree grew lonely. The tree stood there, at the edge of the cliff, tall, trying to look for the boy.

It watched the city change. The tree could see the faraway pastures being raised to build roads and buildings. He saw the trees we cut and uprooted and towers being built on Greenland's. More people came, cutting the forests around and making houses for themselves.

The forest was losing its greenery. The tree was sad to see this house being torn down, but what could it do? For it was merely a trunk. The tree was very lonely now. But it still waited… eagerly for the boy.

Then one day the boy came to visit the tree, he now was a grown-up man. The tree was so happy to see the boy that he could hardly speak. But the boy looked very sad. The boy sat down, leaning against the tree and started crying. It broke the trees heart to see him crying. the tree
Had no branches to Pat the boy. It had no apples to cheer him up. It could give him a support to lean on.
- What is the matter, boy! Why are you so sad? (tree)
- My wife left me and my children don't care for me anymore. I don't want to live in a place where nobody loves me! All I want now is to go far away from here. I don't want to live here anymore. (boy)
- You are always running behind happiness, boy. You must day and let happiness come to you. (tree)
- There is no happiness here. If I could only build a boat and sail away in the sparkling waters lie on the boat and soak in the warmth of the Sun. (boy)
- Will you be happy, then? (tree)
- Yes. I will be a peace and happy! (boy)
- Here cut my trunk and build a boat then you can sail away. (tree)
- Really, tree? Thank you! You were the best! (boy)

The boy got his tools and cut the trunk of the tree. he builds a boat out of it.
He looks happy and relieved. The tree was happy to help the boy. It watched him build the boat. Then it watched him sail away. There was the Sun, the breeze, the sparkling water and the boys sailing off
in it. The tree didn't feel lucky now. It was sad to see the boy as he drifted away just like the son he had once talked about. The tree was now only a stump at the edge of a cliff.

Years passed and the tree grew lonelier. He could no longer see the faraway buildings or Hills. He could no longer stand tall and see his house or the people. For he was merely a stump of wood on the ground. He missed the birds, he missed looking at faraway pastures, and he missed the comfort of his house. But more than anything missed the boy. The boy finally came back to the tree. The city was not the same anymore. There were now man-made buildings in place of Mother Nature. The forest had been cut down and the green pastures were gone. The boy was an old man now. He was finding it hard to breathe. He loud and walked with a stick. He was wondering if he will ever find the tree.

-the city is eating up the forest! I hope I find my old friend! (Boy)

And so he did! it was right where he had left it the stump… waiting.

- You came! I waited really long for you! (tree)
- Yes tree it's so nice to see you. I sailed to another city. Lived there for a few years. (Boy)
- You are breathing heavily. (tree)
- Yes the pollution is making it difficult to breathe. (Boy)
- I am so sorry, boy. I have nothing to offer you my apples are gone... (tree)
- My teeth are too weak to eat apples. (Boy)
- My branches they're gone… you cannot swing on them… (tree)
- I am too old to swing on branches. (Boy)
- My trunk is gone… you cannot climb my… (tree)
- Oh I'm too tired to climb, my back hurts now. (Boy)
(The trees sighed) Ahhh... I am sorry I wish I could give you something. But I have nothing left. I am just an old stump (tree).
- The forest is disappearing. The concrete cannot give clean air to breathe, trees can! The buildings cannot provide for comfort. How greedy a man can be? Cities instead pollute fresh air. Don’t people understand the importance of nature? (Boy)

The tree didn't respond. It had nothing to say.

- I am old now and stay tired all the time. All I want is some fresh air to breathe and a quiet place to sit. (Boy)

.the tree straightened as much as he could

- Well, that’s it? An old stump is good for sitting and resting. Come, boy. Sit down. Sit down and rest. (tree)

The boy sat on the tree and took a deep breath he watched the Sun setting in the sparkly waters. He felt the soft breeze.

- You are lucky, tree. You have the best view, this done the breeze and the sparkly waters. (Boy)

They then talked about life and how the world was changing around them… the boy narrated his story to the tree… and the tree was happy. The moral of the story the relationship of nature with man is an everlasting one. We need to respect and preserve Mother Earth. Remember, trees needs man as man needs trees…

“Preserve forests preserve nature “

It was a bright summer afternoon. Mother Duck found a lovely spot under a tree by the pond to lay her eggs. She laid five eggs. Suddenly she noticed that one of the eggs was different from the other eggs. She got a little worried. She waited for them to hatch.
One fine morning, at last, one after another, the eggs began to crack.

“Peep, peep” They said. All eggs had come alive and the ducklings were poking their heads out into the big world. All broke except one.

The Duck was worried. She sat on the egg and gave it all the warmth that it could give.
One fine morning, when the egg broke, there came out an ugly grey colored ducking.
The duckling was different from its other siblings. It was very big and rather ugly.
The mother duck was surprised to see her and was very sad. Mother hoped that one day she would become just like her siblings. But days went by and the duckling remained ugly. All his brother and sister made fun of the duckling and they would not play with him. The duckling was very sad.

All his brothers and sisters say they will not play with her and sad that he is ugly monster. They all laughed at him. The ugly duckling was really sad.
The ugly duckling went to the pond and looked at his reflection in the pond.
The duckling decided to leave the family and go somewhere deep into the woods. The duckling wandered all alone in the deep forest.

Soon when winters came by. There was snow all around. The duckling was sad and shivered with cold but couldn’t find any food to eat or a warm place to be in. He went to a family of ducks. They reject him. Who is this ugly fellow?
He went to stay in the hen’s house. There the hens pecked him with their beaks so he ran away.
He met a dog on the way. The dog saw him and went away. The ugly duckling thought to himself: “I’m so ugly that even the dog doesn’t want to eat me.

The ugly duckling sadly started wandering in the woods again. There he met a peasant who looks him home to his wife and children but even there he was troubled by the cat that lived there. So he left the peasant’s house.

Soon it was spring, everything was fresh and green once again. Walking and walking, he saw a river. He was so happy to see the water again. He went close to the river where he saw a beautiful swam swimming. He fell in love with her. The duckling was ashamed of himself and bowed his head low. When he bent his head, He saw his own reflection in the water and was astonished. He wasn’t ugly anymore; He had turned into a handsome young swan. Now he realized why he looked different from his siblings because he was a swan and they were ducks.

He married the beautiful swan that he had fallen in love with and happily lived ever after.

Rango: Oh! The sun! The breeze! Mmmmm and grass!! How can anybody not enjoy this!
HAHAHAHA….Summer is here. With its grass and fruits and more grass! Ummm…

This is Raghu. Ranghu is a grasshopper who loves to sing and to play and to do nothing but lie around! He love summer and the green grass! Raghu is a happy grasshopper.

Raghu was scared! He cautiously crept towards the walking fruit. The fruit kept coming towards Raghu. Slowly sliding against the green ground. Then suddenly! As Raghu listened closely, he heard some voice giggling. And here it was, a dozen ants, right under the fruit!

And collecting they were! As the ant point out, Raghu saw more than a dozen ants walking in lines towards a big hole in the ground! They carried tomatoes, berries, corn and also baby carrots! Every ant would drop some food in the hole and return to help others. The lines of food were endless. Raghu was now curious. The ant tell the reason the summer will end shortly and they tell Raghu to do that but he ignored. The ants knew that Raghu is making a mistake. But they also knew that Raghu will not listen to them. They wished him well and carried on with their work.

Raghu paid no attention to the ants ‘advice. He hopped and skipped the whole day and chewed on the fresh grass. He lazed on the river and whistled carelessly!

Weeks passed and Raghu grew fatter!
One day, as he was lying on the thick layer of grass, he saw a long line of ants carrying twigs and leaves. The ants try to tell Raghu to collect the foot for winter but Raghu doesn’t paid attention.

The ant knew that Raghu will not listen to her. She turned to leave. Just then.. The ant lag hits to the stone and it hurt her too much.

Raghu flew away with the ant on his back. The ant had never felt so happy! She saw the green lands, the water fall and the rivers! She felt the breeze on her face! As they reached home, Raghu say at least a hundred ants bringing leaves and throwing them into a big hole! Raghu was surprised! He sat down and the baby ant slid down his back and say goodbye.

Days passed and the summer was ready to leave. Trees started to shed its leaves and grass had begun to change its color! And Raghu was growing fatter each day. He lazed around the water on a dry leaf, looking at the bright sky, eating the little green leaves that were left.

And then winter came. Snow had covered the whole ground. Gone were the green grass and the ripe fruits!
Raghu searched and search for a single green leaf but could not find any!
He search for a warm place but snow had built layers and layers upon the warm ground.
Weeks passed and Raghu grew thinner and weaker with each day. He had no shelter and no food. He then remembered that the ants had taken a lot of food and twigs under the ground. He found the place and knocked on their door.

Listening to all the commotion, the queen and other ants came out of the hole.
Raghu had collapsed on the ground with a thud.
The ant narrated the incident to the queen. She explained how Raghu had helped her when she was a baby.

The ants wrapped up Raghu in some leave to keep him warm. They brilliantly built a house from twigs and carried Raghu inside it. They fed him hot soup and some fruits.
Soon, Raghu was back on his feet.

And now Raghu get some advices from the ant and he will prepare any things before winter.

This is story of four Brahmin friends, Som ,Vesh , Jeevan and Budh.
They lived together in a small village. All four of them were the Students of a Sage Who live in the forest. The Sage was a simple but a very learned man. The Brahmins respected their teacher.
Every day, they would listen to their teacher very carefully.
- My Children, anybody can become learned but skills alone will not take you anywhere. You have to learn to use it wisely (teacher sad).
Som, Vesh and Jeevan learnt many skills.
Vesh could heal a wound without touching it. Som could mend a broken pot.
Jeevan could take a fallen dead leaf and attach it back to the tree! But Budh was the slowest among all. He could not do any of these things. The three friends would always make joke on Budh. But Budh never complained.

One day Som, Vesh and Jeevan decided to travel out of the village.The all gathered their clothes and food and prepared for their journey.The Brahmins waved goodbye to their teacher…
After walking for half a day, they were tired and wanted to rest. As they were about to sit on the rock, Budh saw something lying on the ground. Before anybody could say anything, Som started to chant some words.Suddenly there was a bright light on the pile of bones and it was rearranged into a skeleton of a Lion!…The three brother were surprised!…

Som: See! Didn’t I tell you? You have to be as learned as I am to do it!
Vesh : You think your skill is the greatest? I can put flesh back into this lion. He will have fur, skin, nails, teeth and everything only a few minutes!
Nails, teeth?… Vesh don’t …(Budh shout).
But Vesh had stopped listening. He was now chanting some words.Suddenly, the skeleton had eyes have fur, skin, nails, teeth and much more.It was now a fully made lion lying dead on the gound!
Vesh: I brought it back! Isn’t this the greatest skill?
…HAHAHAHA..(Jeevan laugh )…You think only you can bring something back?
Don’t you know what skill I have learnt? I can bring this dead lion back to life!...

---Budh quickly climbed onto a nearby tree as Jeevan started chanting some words.
Within a few minutes, a bright light appeared upon the dead lion. And he opened his eyes!
The three Brahmins jumped happily! They had now proved their skills! But their smiles were soon gone. The lion got up and roared angrily!
The Brahmins were so scared, they could not move. The hungry lion leapt on the Brahmins at once!
The poor Brahmins could not do anything to save themselves.The lion ate all the three Brahmins one by one.
Budh was sitting on the tree watching everything. After the lion left, Budh climbed down from the tree. He saw that there were only bones left of his friends.

The lion’s sharing

A lion went to catch animals with fox, wild dog and wolf. They had tried their best find food. At last, they found a deer by chance and killed it immediately. They then took it to share with each other. The lion roared and said, “Divide this deer into four pieces.” Then, fox, wild dog and wolf followed what the lion said. They took the skin of the deer off and divided into four pieces. The lion stood in front of the deer meat and said, “The first piece is mind because I am the referee. The third is also mine because I have tried hard to chase it. And the last one is mine too. I really want to see whoever dares to carry this meat away.” The fox could only mumble alone and went away hopelessly.

Moral values

- Don’t use power to persecute the one who is less power than you.
- Don’t be a companion to the cruel person.
- Don’t be brave only with weak people.

The Elephant and the Tiger

Once upon a time, there lived an elephant lonely in the forest. On the forest, there was a group of animals such as stag, rabbit, deer and bird which are friend with each other. They always played on the lawn in that forest. One day, while they were playing on the lawn as usual, they saw a tiger running toward the. They were so frightened and trembled when they had met the tiger. Luckily, the elephant came to help them. When the tiger saw the elephant, it was frightened and ran away into the forest. The four animals expressed thanks to the elephant. From that day on, the elephant stopped living lonely. He started having many friends ever since.

Moral values

- Strengthen the relationship by talking to your friend first.
- Don’t lead your live in loneliness because it doesn’t improve.
- You need to make friend first before you ask for help.

Rabbit’s Mind

Once upon a time, there were a rabbit and a squirrel who were friend. They made a date with each other to search for food for every morning. Rabbit was a wise animal. He always saved one jar of dew for drinking at daytime. But, his friend didn’t do like him. One day, the rabbit couldn’t find his jar and asked the squirrel, “Friend! Have you seen my jar? I put it here.” The squirrel was frightened and trembled. He hid the jar behind him and said, “I haven’t seen it. You maybe forget where you put it. Today, I want to go home first.” So, he went as fast as he could. Without attention, he fell over and dropped the jar. With this view, the rabbit said, “Why do you lie me? I don’t want any friend as you?” Then, the squirrel was aware of mistake. He said sorry to the rabbit and promised not to do like this anymore. With these words, the rabbit forgave him, and both of them lived happily ever after.

Moral values

- Don not steal the other’s property because we don’t want the other to steal ours.
- Lying makes us frightened and nervous.
- No one is perfect but everything will be right if we correct out mistakes.

Wolf’s Trick

Before, there was a lion that was selected to be the king of the forest. One day, he had a terrible disease. Wolf, fox, and the other animals tried to find the medicine for the lion. However, the king was still not better. “The lion is not better yet, but he is a bad tempered animal and easy to get angry.” The fox thought. So, he went away for a while, and looked agree the lion secretly. Talking about wolf, while the fox was away, he came to meet the lion and speak ill of fox such as, “The fox wants the other lion to be king.” The lion was furious, and the called the other to bring him the fox. When the fox arrived, the lion shouted, “Why do you betray me?” the fox had known this was the wolf’s trick, and answered, “While I was not here, I went to find the medicine from the famous doctor for you. Now, I find it.” The king was so happy with these words. The fox continued, “The doctor told me to take the wolf’s skin off to cover on you. Doing like this can cure you.” Suddenly, the lion killed the wolf and take skin off to cover his body.

Moral values

- Bed action never gives the good result to the doer.
- Inciting makes our live miserable.
- Please think carefully before we trust someone.

Lonely Bat

There once was a big quarrel between the birds and the wild animals. The both party tried their best to gather member respectively. One day, the birds had flown to the bat’s nest to persuade him to join their group, but the bat rejected. Hearing like this, the animal suggested the bat to join their group. The bat was hesitated and said. “No, I decide to join the bird group.” Seeing the dishonest action of bat, two groups decided not to accept the bat to be their members. Later, the bird and the wild animals had announced to stop quarrel. When the bat heard this news, he immediately flew to meet the bird in order to share the happiness with them. But, the was not welcomed. Then, he flew to meet the wild animal which made him nearly lost his life. The bat flew back to his nest immediately with embarrassment. Since then, bats hide itself in the dark place, and always fly lonely during the night time.

Moral values

- Being humankind must have own principle.
- Live and die with respect and dignity.
- Have to join and share for the whole benefit, do no hide for you own benefit.
- Dishonest people will have on friend like lonely bats.

Bedbug and Louse

In the messy room of a girl, there were a lot of bedbugs who live in fold of mattress, mat, pillow and mosquito net. On her head with curly hair was full of louses. One day, she sat and combed her hair to place louses on the mattress for killing. There was a big louse that was frightened hiding on the hem of mattress. With this view, the bedbug laughed at her and said, “Louse! Are you full from sipping the other’s blood secretly? You were maybe happy because of combing every day, and we cannot find such as you.” The louse replied angrily, “You are jealous me because you cannot sip the other’s blood, and do not look down on me. Although they comb their hairs every day, we are still alive.” While quarreling, the girl stopped combing and laid down on the mattress. The louse was so angry with bedbug, so she bit the head of the girl strongly which angry with bedbug, so she bit the head of the girl strongly which made her cannot sleep properly. She wished not to allow the bedbug sip he girl’s blood. With this pan, the girl could not stand. She went to her mother and asked her mother and asked her to have her head shaved. After shaving, the girl collected the hair which is full of louse’s eggs and louses to burn. Then, she came back to sleep. With the view of shaved head, the bedbugs were so happy, they bit the head strongly. The girl had a doubt with this pain, she got up and saw the bedbug on the pillow. Thus, she collected mattress, mat, pillow and mosquito net to dip in boiling water. As a result, the entire bedbugs were killed.

Moral values

- The one who is happy carelessly always confront with the problem.
- Bearing ill will with the other always returns back destruction.
- Good guy is never jealous the other.

An Intelligence Otter

Once upon a time, there was a kind-hearted otter. He always helped the other animals who cannot find food. His action was spread to the ear of the lazy crocodile. So, he changed himself to be isolated crocodile in order to get food from the otter. One day, he went to meet otter. He lied otter hat, “Otter, I cannot find food. I had already tried my best but it didn’t work. Can you give me some? I have many siblings who are in charge. “Otter asked, “Where is your place? How many siblings do you have?” The crocodile answered happily, “I live in a big lake, and I have six siblings. They cannot find food because they are too young.” Otter answered with doubt, “Is what you said true? I can help you, but you need to take me to your place and meet your siblings.” The crocodile answered with scary, “My siblings are not at home.” The otter had known the truth and continued, “I am really sorry for your action. Lying can make you have no value and the other do not want to be your friend. Do you want this?” The crocodile had been aware of the mistake, he said sorry otter and promised not to do like this anymore. He also asked the otter not to tell this story to the other. The otter agreed.

Moral values

- No action no result, the wrong action gives wrong result.
- A person who always lies and cheats the other is considered to be a bad guy.
- Do not trust what the other said immediately without evidence.

The Lizard, the Fish and the Sparrow

There was a lizard that he tried his best to crawl to the lakeside. He met a fish that rose from the water to breath, and then he spoke to the fish, “I want to be your friend.” The fish replied doubtfully, “Eh! Lizard, why do you want to be my friend?” The lizard told the truth, “Because I am really angry with the sparrow for chasing and biting me. I want to make friend with you in an attempt to ask for your help when the sparrow chases to bite me again.” The fish had known the truth and said, “How pity you are! It’s ok. I also want to be your friend because friend is someone who helps each other.” But, after the fish’s talk, the sparrow flew to bite the lizard immediately, and the lizard called for the help from the fish. But, the fish could only raise this head and dive into the water and replied, “Sorry, I really want to help you and do want to be you friend. But, I cannot help you because I cannot live on the ground.”

Moral values

- Before you ask someone for help, you have to help yourself first.
- Look at the long term, do not look at the short-term
- Think before you leap.

The Golden Eggs

A farmer and his wife once had a hen. Every day it gives them a golden egg. Slowly, the farmer and wife became richer and richer. But, because of greed, they had an idea “Every day, this hen gives a golden egg, and when will we become rich? Let’s kill it now and then we can have all the golden eggs.” “That’s a good idea!” said the farmer and picked up his knife and killed the hen, but there were on golden eggs in the hen. From that day on, all the gold eggs which the hen laid became rock. Afterward, both of them had diseases and lost their lives to starvation.

Moral values

- Being greedy in doing something without consideration results in regret.

The Wolf and the Shrimps

During the dry season, all puddles and ponds were dry out. A wolf came to find food and fond a small puddle which is full of shrimps and fishes along the way. He was happy and spoke out, “Today, I am so lucky.” Shrimps and fishes had known about wolf’s purpose, they then then played a trick with him by saying that, “Please take us to wash before you eat because it can increase the flavour.” Hearing like this, the wolf brought all the shrimps and fishes to wash in a pond. All the shrimps and fishes dived in to the water as soon as they had reached there. The wolf was furious, so he went to ask elephant, tiger, vulture, otter, and python to scatter the water which gave all the shrimps and fishes a great shock. They then sent the climbing perch to ask help from rabbit. After knowing the entire thing, the rabbit picked a leaf which was eaten by worm and went to the pond. When he reached there, he started announcing, “This is the letter from the king of angels. He sends me to tell all of you that the king of angel will pull out elephant’s tusks, cut tiger’s head, cut open otter, pull out vulture’s legs, and cut tiger’s head.” The entire animals were frightened with the rabbit’s words. They ran on each other, broke the dam, and were drowned…

Moral values

- When you meet bad guy, do not use physical force to resist him/her, you should use you intelligence.
- If you are in a trouble, you should find someone who is knowledge able to help you in solving the problem.

Mosquito and Louse

In a bed room of a king, there lived a female louse in a fold of mattress. She made a living by sucking the king’s blood. One day, a mosquito flew into the bedroom and asked louse for permission to suck the blood of the king. The louse said, “I suck his blood when he sleeps only. If you promise to wait until the king sleep completely, I agree to let you suck his blood.” The mosquito replied, “I promise!” When they were talking, the king arrived and laid down the bed. The mosquito didn’t wait until the king completely fell asleep, and started sucking the king’s blood immediately. The king woke up and called out the servant, “Hey! Something bites me! Take a look whether there is louse or bedbug on my bed!” when the mosquito heard this, he flew away. The waiter arrived and found a louse in the fold of blanket. He then killed a louse.

Moral values

- Breaking the promise will destroy friends lip
- If you cannot benefit someone, don’t make him/her in trouble

Female Panther Leads Her Children

Every day, there was a man who made a living by cutting wood in the forest. When he had enough wood, he brought it home. One day, his friend asked him asked him to hunt the animals in the forest. They had met a female panther that was leading her children. To prevent children from the hunters, the female panther had jumped to attack them. Both of them took the weapons to attack back for saving their lives. While they were attacking, suddenly, there was one more male panther jumped jumped toward them. It gave them a quite shock so that they started running fastly. But, the male panther didn’t give up his chasing. He ran after the two men until they reached the village, where the male panther was killed by beating from the villagers.

Moral values

- Don’t do something for kidding because it can destroy you.
- Preparing yourself in advance for later or sooner problems that you have never known.
- All problems have solutions.

The Donkey and the Grasshopper

Once, there was a donkey that had heard a group of grasshoppers singing. He was found of this natural music which made him eager to have to have this music. Therefore, the donkey went to learn singing from the grasshopper “Er! Grasshopper, where do you learn how to sing? It sounds beautiful. Can you teach me?” the grasshopper said shortly, “If you want to learn how to sing like this, you have to drink dew to learn how to sing like this, you have to drink dew every day, so you will sing as beautiful as me.” Since then, the donkey drank dew only. Later or sooner, he lost his life to starvation.

Moral values

- Don’t waste your time to do something which is useless.
- Don’t strive to do something beyond your capability.
- Try to do something which we think it can work.

The Fisherman and the Golden Fish

One day, a poor fisherman had caught a golden begged him to release and promised to give the fisherman valuable things as an exchange to it. The fisherman agreed to release the golden fish into water. Fish into water. But, the golden fish told him not to tell anyone this story. When the fisherman arrived at his poor cottage, the cottage suddenly turned into a monument and his wife was in a beautiful dress which looked as a queen. The fisherman was really happy. But, his wife was curious to know the causes of their wealth. She kept asking him again and again until the fisherman told her the entire thing. When he hadn’t finished his story yet, the monument became the cottage as before and all the properties disappeared.

Moral values

- Dare to beg the other as an exchange to something when we are in trouble.
- Keep asking the other again and again can result in bad fortune.

Tiger and Mouse

One day, while a tiger was searching for foods in the forest, he met a mouse that was sleeping. He then caught the mouse. When he was about to eat, the mouse begged, “Don’t eat me, please. I’m too small to be your food. If you release me, I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life.” Later on, the tiger went to look for foods as usual, and he then got his foot caught in a trap of hunter. The tiger screamed very loudly. The mouse heard the lion screaming, he came to look for. He had known clearly that the tiger in trap was the one who released him at that day. To be grateful to the tiger, the mouse had tried his best to nibble the strings until it separate, and made the tiger free.

Moral values

- Being modest to all circumstances and don’t be ashamed in begging someone’s pardon.
- Have to be grateful to the one who have helped us.
- Speaking in a polite way helps us in making a lot of friends.

Cicada and Ant

There was a cicada that always danced and sang on the tree every day. In the early morning, he invited his friend – ant, “Friend! Why do you try so hard? Just a little food! Let’s dance and sing with me”. “If I forget, who can help me when I have no food for the next time?” the ant answered, “Happy I also really want to be, but wait until I can have enough food. Any – way, do you have enough food now?” The cicada was hesitated to answer, “I haven’t prepared yet, wait a minute.” “Friend, the rainy season is approaching. You should start collecting the food for the next time.” Ant continued, “When we have enough food, we can have a party. Is it a good idea?” the cicada agreed and answered, “I nearly forget, I have to start collecting the food now.” After finishing talking, the cicada returned to his place and started collecting the food for coming rainy season. When the rain came, they both were not worried anymore they had prepared the food already,

Moral values

- Do not waste the time because the time of your life is limited.
- Try your best to study when the time is available.
- The time never waits you, but you always want it.

Mangrove and Oak Tree

Long time ago, the mangrove was the type of tree which lived on mountain. Oak tree lived near the water. During the flood, oak tree had encountered a lot of problems. Because of suffering from flood every year, oak trees had gathered each other for discussion. They wanted to change the place for living with mangrove because mangrove had a lot of roots which can stand in their place. After discussion, they went to meet mangrove and asked of what they had discussed. First, mangrove didn’t agree with them. “If you agree, we will have ourselves shaved one time per year for being grateful to you. “The oak tree begged. After hearing this, the mangrove agreed. So, they changed their places. Based on this reason, we mountain, and mangroves live near the water. Moreover, we can notice that oak tree per year for being grateful to mangroves.

Moral values

- Overcome the poor people with money, overcome the people with high social status by being modest and polite.

The Cat and the Mouse

In a house, there were many mice nice that always stole the foods, nibbled clothes and the other things. The house owner could not stand with, and then she fed a cat in order to catch the mouse. But, the cat always slept in. he did not only catch the mouse but also detested ending mouse. He liked eating grilled fish. The house owner was angry with the cat so that she hit him. The cat started having anger and tried his best to catch the mouse until he got one. When he was about to eat, the, mouse begged, “Don’t eat me. I’m too small.” The cat replied, “I must eat because you have nibbled my master’s property and stole my master’s foods.” The mouse continued, “I will tell all the mice to leave this house.” The cat agreed. The mouse rushed to ask his entire friends to leave the house. From that day on, the cat became the house owner’s companion and was given delicious foods all the time.

Moral values

- We will not get anything if we don’t try hard to achieve it.
- Understanding the circumstance can make us alive, but we will die if we are obstinate.

The Lion and the Mouse

A lion woke up because a mouse had run above his face. He was furious and intended to bite this small mouse, but the mouse begged, “If you keep my life, I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life.” The lion laughed unreasonably with the mouse’s word and released him. No sooner, the lion was caught by the hunter because of his trap. At that time, the mouse recognized the lion roaring. He came and nibbled the rope of trap until it torn and released the lion.

Moral values

- Sometimes, we should not look down on someone who is poorer than us. This time they cannot help us but next time they will be important for us. This likes a saying which states that “We cannot look down on the people.”

The Dog is Lazy to Work in a Rice Field

Once upon a time, a cow asked a dog to work in a rice field. The dog asked the cow doubtful, “How do we work in a rive field?” the cow answered, “First, we plough the land and sow the seeds. Next we need to look after the seedling. When it grows big enough, we uproot to transplant. Then, we harvest and bring it home.” The dog continue, “Ah! I know we can eat unless we bring it home.” The cow said, “No, you’re wrong! We need to rake it to thresh and dry. Then, we husk it to be the rice.” The dog said, “Yi! How long it is!” the cow continued, “We can eat unless we cook.” The dog said, “Oh my god! How difficult and long it is! I don’t do it. I would be better eating something left from the other. You should find the other to work with you.” The cow continued, “If you are lazy, it’s up to you. I will go to work with human.” Since then, the dog always eats only something left from human being. And, the cow agrees to work with human and is led by human to plough ever since.

Moral values

- If you want to be easy, you need to work hard when you are young.
- Although what we do is hard now, it will result us in a comfortable living in the future.

The Elephant, the Monkey and the Red Ant

There was an elephant that always told the other boastfully that, “He was the strongest and the biggest animal.” Although this was true, no one liked listening it especially monkey. The monkey laughed derisively and said, “I don’t trust on what you said ye because there was that the smallest and strongest animal such as red ant. They also said proudly that they were the strongest animal.” The elephant heard the monkey admiring the red ant, he was furious and then he used his trunk to catch and hit the monkey with the base of the tree. The elephant said angrily, “Yers! How can you boast that the red ant was the strongest animal if it is too small to see?” the monkey did not speak any words, he hurried gathering the nest of red ants and berated on the elephant’s trunk. No sooner, the

Moral values

- Don’t be proud of you power you need to be polite while you are speaking.
- Being scornful to the other can result in embarrassment.
- For big people, we are not sure he/she is strong and for strong, we also are not sure he/she is brave.

The Elephant and the Ant

There was an elephant that had lost way in the forest. He tried hard to find his group everywhere but he couldn’t. Then, he went to drink the ware in a pond. While the elephant was drinking water, he met an ant that was swimming. He felt really petty on the ant, so he took a brace of tree and put it near the ant tor holding. The ant was away from danger. Later on, there was a hunter that came to hunt the animal. He then met the elephant, and aimed his gun happily to the elephant. At that time, the ant, which was saved by the elephant. He crawled as fast as he could in to the armpit of the hunter. The ant tried his best to bite which made the man startled and dropped his gun. The elephant was frightened and ran away in to the forest.

Moral values

- On this world, everything takes effort.
- Please all of you learn to help each other because one day, your action will result you back.

The Boy and the Wolf

There was a boy going back home after running happily along the lawn. When he had been on the halfway to his home, he met a wolf. The boy thought that he could not fight against the wolf, so he played a trick on the wolf. He said to the wolf that, “Friend! Later or sooner, I will be your food. But, before I die, can I suggest you to make music for me to dance?” The stupid wolf agreed and tried his best to make music. At that time, a group of hunter nearby heard the voice of the wolf. They then came to look for the wolf and started chasing him immediately. The wolf was frightened and ran away. The boy saw like this and said proudly, “I am the race of hunter, how can I be the musician?”

Moral values

- If you strength cannot compare with the other, you should use intelligence instead.
- Intelligence is like a weapon which can help us to be out of danger.

The Dog and the Wolf

There was a bit skinny wolf that had met a big dog. The big dog said, “Brother! Why are you skinny like this? If you’re still like this, later or sooner you will die. Why don’t you find a master as me?” The wolf replied, “Thank friend! I’m really happy if I can find a place to live.” The dog continued, “Don’t worry! Come with me” Then, they went together. Along the toad, the wolf had seen the fur around the dog’s neck filled down piece by piece. He asked, “What’s matter with the fur around your neck?” the dog replied, “Oh! Nothing, this is the place where my master put collar on me. It tightens little bit but sooner or later I get used to it.” The dog startlingly said, “Oh! If so, I would like to say good bye.”

Moral values

- If you want to have your own freedom, you have to control yourself.
- No one gives us benefit without getting anything back.
- You need to be grateful to the one who has supported you.

Domestic Buffalo and Wild Buffalo

There once were two friends – domestic buffalo and wild buffalo. They always looked for food together. A wolf that had a bad a bad idea had set a trick to separate them. One day, he went to look for two buffalos and said, “Hey! Both of you stop sleeping and walking with each other. Be careful, the villagers saw and caught you.” With this reason, the buffalos believed and separated. After separating for a long period, the wolf known that the two buffalos had already forgotten each other. So, he went to meet wild animal and said, “Wild buffalo! I heard there is a domestic buffalo that is good at charging. He has announced for challenger.” The buffalo was furious with these words and asked the wolf to bring domestic buffalo to charge with him. Then, the wolf came to meet domestic buffalo and said, “The wild buffalo is angry, and he want to charge with you.” He lastly brought the two buffalos for charging. Just meet each other for the first sight, two buffalo started charging and attacking each other. They also attacked the wolf that was there with their horns until he died. Their challenge could not find out the winner, so they separated to their places and never met each other forever.

Moral values

- Inciting the other always result in danger and be hated.
- Please think carefully before we trust someone.
- Solving problem with violence always give bad result to both sides.

Three Small Hogs

Mother’s hogs always taught her three children to take care themselves, to love each other, and do not go far away from home. She also put horn on her three hogs for blowing when they were in trouble. One day, three hogs went to visit somewhere where was far away from hone secretly. The hungry wolf saw the hogs, he set up a trap by changing himself to an old lady with an apple basket. The wolf lady went to the hogs and handed them apples with sleeping medicine. The hogs took and ate apples without consideration. Then, the three hogs fell into sleeping medicine. The hogs took and ate apples without consideration. Then, the wolf had a doubt with the horn on the hog’s neck. He took it and began to blow. But, he couldn’t make any sounds which drove him crazy. So, he tried his best to blow it until it makes very loud sound. This sound made the hog mother shocked. She asked the other neighbours to come and bite the wolf for helping the three hogs. Since then, the three hogs always did what their mother said and dare not to go far away from their home.

Moral values

- Good child always listen to his/her parents and now to identify right and wrong.
- Do not get something from the stranger.
- Wherever you want to go, you have to ask permits son from your parents first.

The Deer and the Grape

There was a narration about a little deer hid himself under the grape tree while hunters were chasing him. The grapevine had long leaves so that it could completely hide the little deer. The hunters couldn’t find any tracks of the deer, so they led dogs away. When he was safe, the little deer saw the long green leaves of the grapevine. He was hungry so that he ate all those leaves. Suddenly, the hunters had returned and seen the deer, then startled the dogs to chase and used the gun to kill the deer at that time.

Moral values

- When you take a shelter under a tree, you should look after it you want to take a shelter anymore.
- Eat anxiously without thinking can destroy you.
- Don’t look down on any circumstances because we cannot know what is going to happen next.

Deer Asks Cow for Shelter

There was a narration about a frightened deer that ran into stable in order to escape from hunters. A cow led him to meet the other cow that was the chairman of the stable. The chairman asked, “Why do you come here?” the deer answered, “I come here because there are hunters who intend to kill me. Please help me and give me contemporary shelter until I have right time back in to her forest.” The cow agreed and continued, “But, you need to promise not to make any sound, and you need to bend down when you walk, and you need to be out of their sighs carefully.” The deer said, “I will try my best to complete all these conditions.” Every evening, the farmer always came in and out and brought hay and grass to feed the cow, but to eat grass in the forest. With this right occasion, the cows to eat grass in the forest. With this right occasion, the deer thanked the cow and ran into the forest.

Moral values

- If we have good background and behaviour, you will be associated.
- Before you ask for help from the other, you should help yourself first.
- A friend in need is a friend in deed.

The Bat and the Weasel

There was a narration about a bat that fell down on the ground and was caught by a weasel. The bat begged the weasel to release. The weasel said, “It’s normal, the weasel always catch birds for food.” The bat replied, “If you eat only bird, you are wrong to catch me because I am just a rat with wing.” The weasel had no idea to reply and then the released it. A little further, the bat fell down on the ground again and was caught by the weasel again. The weasel said, “This time, I have to eat you because mice are my enemy.” The bat gave excuses, “I am the messenger of so he released the bat again. Since then, the bat always flew carefully and never fell down on the ground carelessly. He only lived in the dark place too.

Moral values

- Don’t make the same mistake again and again until they stop forgiving us.
- You need to learn how to think fatly because the problem can occur all the time.

Birds Change Place of livings

There once was a flock of birds that had lived in the forest. They made for a living by flying from one place to another place and pick up fruits. They did it habitually until the forest where they lived had nothing left for them. They couldn’t find any fruits, so they decided to change the place by flying to other place. At last, they had arrived a small island where was full of fruits. They were so happy and started new life there. There were a lot of fruits fallen down on the ground that made them lazy in flying as before except one bird. Unlike the other, this bird didn’t pick up the fruits that were near him. He always flew to pick up the fruits at the other place. Because of laziness, the flock of birds could not fly as before. They could only jump and walk on the ground. Unfortunately, there was a flood on that island which killed all the lazy birds except the hardworking bird that could fly.

Moral values

- Don’t be happy carelessly with what we have. If you don’t find more, you won’t have something left someday.
- Everything on the world keeps moving so that we need to be flexible.
- Keep improving ourselves continuously. Don’t wait until you need it.

The Puppies and the Wolf

There was a dog that always taught her three children to love, look after, and forgive each other. Shortly, their mother had died. A wolf had known this and then went to catch animals for food in the village. But, he was attacked by three puppies. The wolf was furious and played trick on the puppies. He took a bone and placed it secretly it secretly before the two sleeping puppies. The wolf then went to look for a puppy that was looking for food and flattered him that his two brothers betrayed him. After hearing these words, he went toward the two puppies immediately and saw only bone left. The puppy felt disappointed with his brothers, so he went to look for food lonely and was killed by the wolf at that time. The other two puppy get up and couldn’t find his brother, they were frightened and went to look for him separately. The wolf had a right occasion and killed the two puppies.

Moral values

- Have to listen to parents’ advice, don’t be careless.
- You have to think carefully before you trust someone.

The Crocodile and the Cart Driver

There was a man driving cart to the field. He met a crocodile whose four legs burned so that he could not move and nearly lost his life to starvation. Feeling pity on this crocodile, the man had picked him up on his cart and drove to a big lake. After getting better by drinking water, the crocodile suddenly threatened to eat the farmer to pay for his suffering while he had been tied up. The man begged, “Don’t bite me yet. I will find a wise man to judge.” So, the crocodile and the man went to meet the rabbit and told him the entire story. The rabbit then told the man to tie the crocodile?” the crocodile answered, “Not yet, my master.” The rabbit told the man to tie the crocodile even much more firmly until the crocodile could not speak. Then, the cart driver killed him as the rabbit had advised him to do so.

Moral values

- Don’t help the one who we have never known.
- Ungrateful person always destroy himself.
- The good man always gets support from the other while the bad man always dies terribly.

The Wild Dog Falsifies to be a Sheep

A wild dog came along and met a skin of sheep which was dried near a farm. He picked it up and falsified to be a sheep. Then, he went secretly to join in a group of sheep which were gathered into a stable. In an attempt to catch the sheep easily, he had to wait until midnight which was the right time for him. But, at that night, the sheep owner wanted to eat the food made of sheep, so sad about himself before he was killed to make curry “Oh good! It is my sin, want to eat the other’s meat, but now was eaten in return! If I don’t have the bad idea, I may not be killed.”

Moral values

- Having bad wishes on someone without consideration can make you in danger.
- Eager to have the other’s benefit without any reasons cannot give a satisfied result.

The pretending of the Owl
There was a narration about an owl that always gave advice to all birds “Nowadays, although we are different in size, feather, beak, wing and ear, we are still birds. Therefore, don’t bother or kill the other birds for food.” All the birds believed in the owl’s advice, so no one dare to kill the other except killing insects and worms for food. But, the owl always killed birds that were smaller than him for food when he was available and out of the other’s sight. One day, when the owl was perking a little sparrow, he was seen by a gecko secretly. He then told all birds about this thing. All birds were so offended with what the owl did, they then gather together to perk that owl and killed him at that time.
Moral values
- Cheating is possible only one time when the others have known it, they will destroy you.
- Before you trust someone, you should know him/her clearly.
- The value is given depend on people’s action not people’s speech.