The Ant and the Dove
Good morning to the headmistress, judges, teachers and my fellow
friends. Today, I’m going to tell a story. The title of the story is The
Ant and the Dove.
One hot day, an ant was searching for some water. After walking
around for some time, she came to a spring. To reach the spring, she
had to climb up a blade of grass. While making her way up, she slipped
and fell into the water.
She could have drowned if a dove up a nearby tree had not seen
her. Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly plucked a leaf
and dropped it into the water near the struggling ant. The ant moved
towards the leaf and climbed up onto it. Soon, the leaf drifted to dry
ground, and the ant jumped out. She was safe at last.
Just at that time, a hunter nearby was about to throw his net over
the dove, hoping to trap it.
Guessing what he was about to do, the ant quickly bit him on the
heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net. The dove was quick
to fly away to safety.
The moral of the story is “one good turn deserves another”. Thank
you.
The Greedy Lion
Good morning to the headmistress, judges, teachers and my fellow
friends. Today, I’m going to tell a story. The title of the story is The
Greedy Lion.
It was an incredibly hot day, and 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
can’t fill my stomach” 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.
The moral of the story is “a bird in hand is worth two in the bush.”
Thank you.
Two Friends and the Bear
Good morning to the headmistress, judges, teachers and my fellow
friends. Today, I’m going to tell a story. The title of the story is Two
Friends and the Bear.
Vijay and Raju were friends. On a holiday they went walking into a
forest, enjoying the beauty of nature. Suddenly they saw a bear coming
at them. They became frightened.
Raju, who knew all about climbing trees, ran up to a tree and
climbed up quickly. He didn’t think of Vijay. Vijay had no idea how to
climb the tree.
Vijay thought for a second. He heard animals don’t prefer dead
bodies, so he fell to the ground and held his breath. The bear sniffed
him and thought he was dead. So, it went on its way.
Raju asked Vijay: “What did the bear whisper into your ears?” Vijay
replied, “The bear asked me to keep away from friends like you” …and
went on his way.
The moral of the story is “a friend in need is a friend indeed”.
Thank you.
The Lion and the Mouse
Good morning to the headmistress, judges, teachers and my fellow friends. Today,
I’m going to tell a story. The title of the story is The Lion and the Mouse.
One day in the jungle, the lion lay asleep. A little mouse playing about
runs up and down on the sleeping lion. “Aaargh!” roared the lion and held up
the squeaking little mouse.
“Please let me go! Let me go! I will help you one day for your kindness
today!” said the little mouse.
“You’re too tiny to help me! Off you go,” said the lion amused as the
little mouse ran away.
A few days go by when the little mouse heard a roar: “Help me!” The
little mouse was scared but it walked on and on until it came across the lion
caught in the net!
“I see you need my help now!” it said.
“Please help me!” groaned the lion in pain. The little one immediately
chewed across the net until the lion was free. From that day on the lion and
the mouse remained friends!
This story tells us that no one is too small to help! When you show
kindness to others, you can reap the rewards. Thank you!
