THE WOODMAN AND THE SERPENT

One wintry day a Woodman was tramping home from his work when

he saw something black lying on the snow. When he came closer he

saw it was a Serpent to all appearance dead. But he took it up

and put it in his bosom to warm while he hurried home. As soon as

he got indoors he put the Serpent down on the hearth before the

fire. The children watched it and saw it slowly come to life

again. Then one of them stooped down to stroke it, but the

Serpent raised its head and put out its fangs and was about to

sting the child to death. So the Woodman seized his axe, and with

one stroke cut the Serpent in two. "Ah," said he,

"No gratitude from the wicked."

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E MAN AND HIS TWO WIVES

CIn the old days, when men were allowed to have many wives, a

middle-aged Man had one wife that was old and one that

was young;

each loved him very much, and desired to see him like herself.

Now the Man's hair was turning grey, which the young Wife

did not

like, as it made him look too old for her husband. So every night

she used to comb his hair and pick out the white ones. But the

elder Wife saw her husband growing grey with great pleasure, for

she did not like to be mistaken for his mother. So every morning

she used to arrange his hair and pick out as many of the black

ones as she could. The consequence was the Man soon 

found himself entirely bald.

Y

ield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield.

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THE LION'S SHARE

The Lion went once a-hunting along with the Fox, the Jackal,

and the Wolf. They hunted and they hunted till at last they

surprised a Stag, and soon took its life. Then came the question

how the spoil should be divided. "Quarter me this Stag," roared

the Lion; so the other animals skinned it and cut it into four

parts. Then the Lion took his stand in front of the carcass and

pronounced judgment: The first quarter is for me in my capacity

as King of Beasts; the second is mine as arbiter; another share

comes to me for my part in the chase; and as for the fourth

quarter, well, as for that, I should like to see which of you will

dare to lay a paw upon it."

"Humph," grumbled the Fox as he walked away with his tail

between his legs; but he spoke in a low growl

."You may share the labours of the great,

but you will not share the spoil."

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THE SICK LION

A Lion had come to the end of his days and lay sick unto death

at the mouth of his cave, gasping for breath. The animals, his

subjects, came round him and drew nearer as he grew more and

more

helpless. When they saw him on the point of death they thought to

themselves: "Now is the time to pay off old grudges." So the Boar

came up and drove at him with his tusks; then a Bull gored him

with his horns; still the Lion lay helpless before them: so the

Ass, feeling quite safe from danger, came up, and turning his tail

to the Lion kicked up his heels into his face. "This is a double

death," growled the Lion.

Only cowards insult dying majesty

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Put the glass down now

A professor began his class by holding up a glass with

some water in it. 

He held it up for all to see; asked the students,' How much

do you think this glass weighs?' 

'50gms!' .... '100gms!' ......'125gms' ......the students answered. 

'I really don't know unless I weigh it,' said the professor,

'but, my question is: 

What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?' 

'Nothing' the students said. 

'Ok what would happen if I held it up 

like this for an hour? ' the professor asked. 

'Your arm would begin to ache' said one of the students. 

'You're right, now what would happen if I held it for a day? ' 

'Your arm could go numb, you might have severe muscle 

stress; paralysis; 

have to go to hospital for sure!'ventured another student;

all the students laughed. 

'Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the 

glass change?' asked the professor. 

'No' the students said. 

Then what caused the arm ache & the muscle stress? ' 

The students were puzzled. 

'Put the glass down!' said one of the students. 

'Exactly!' said the professor.' Life's problems are 

something like this . 

Hold it for a few minutes in your head; they seem OK. 

Think of them for a long time & they begin to ache.

Hold it even longer & they begin to paralyze you. You will

not be able to do anything. 

It's important to think of the challenges (problems) in your

life,but 

EVEN MORE IMPORTANT to 'put them down' at the end of 

every day before you go to sleep. 

That way, you are not stressed, you wake up every day

fresh & strong & can handle any issue, any challenge that 

comes your way!'

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