ANIMALS SHORTS STORIES

ANIMALS SHORTS STORIES
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THE MONKEY AND THE DOLPHIN.
• One day long ago, some sailors set out to sea in their sailing ship. One of them brought his pet
monkey along for the long journey.
• When they were far out at sea, a terrible storm overturned their ship. Everyone fell into the sea, and
the monkey was sure that he would drown. Suddenly a dolphin appeared and picked him up.
• They soon reached the island and the monkey came down from the dolphin’s back. The dolphin
asked the monkey, “Do you know this place?”
• The monkey replied, “Yes, I do. In fact, the king of the island is my best friend. Do you know that I
am actually a prince?”
• Knowing that no one lived on the island, the dolphin said, “Well, well, so you are a prince! Now you
can be a king!” The monkey asked, “How can I be a king?”
• As the dolphin started swimming away, he answered, “That is easy. As you are the only creature on
this island, you will naturally be the king!”
• Those who lie and boast may end up in trouble.
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THE WOLF AND THE LAMB.
• It was a little lamb, accompanied by a flock of sheep to a grazing land. As the flock was grazing the green
grass, the little lamb, which was so mischievous, was wandering here and there. It saw fresh grass at a
distance and separated from the crew to enjoy the fresh bites.
• It came across a long way from its group and was eating the fresh and delicious grass unaware of the fact
that it was closely followed by a wolf!
• When the lamb realized that it lost its way and was far away from the flock, it decided to join them.
However, the lamb was stunned to see a hungry and cunning wolf standing behind it.
• The lamb realized that there is no option left except to surrender itself to the wolf.
• The lamb asked the wolf, ‘Are you going to eat me?’
The wolf said, ‘Yes, at any cost!’
• The lamb said again, ‘But can you please wait for some more time? I eat a lot of grass now and my
stomach is filled with grass. If you eat me now, you will feel like
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THE WOLF AND THE LAMB.
• The wolf agreed, ‘Oh yes I will wait. You are here before me and I can wait for some time!’
The lamb thanked.
• After sometime, the wolf got ready to kill lamb, but the lamb stopped him.
• ‘Dear wolf, please wait for some more time. The grass is yet to get digest. If you eat me now, you will see a lot of
grass in my stomach! Let me dance and it will be digested easily.’
• Wolf agreed.
• The little lamb danced crazily and carefully and moved the foot towards the group. Suddenly the lamb stopped
dancing.
• Wolf enquired what happen. ‘See, remove this bell tied to my neck and rang it as fast as you can, so that I will
dance faster and the food will digest very sooner’
• The wolf, with the desire to eat the lamb removed the bell tied to the lamb’s neck and shaked it speedily.
• Meanwhile, shepherd was searching for the little lamb and heard the bell sound. He saw the wolf and the lamb. He
ran towards wolf with a stick. Seeing the shepherd with a stick, the wolf ran away, and the lamb was saved!
• Physical strength isn’t just sufficient. Sometimes, weaker people with smart mind can overcome the
physically strong ones!

THE THIRSTY CROW.
• One hot day, a thirsty crow flew all over the fields looking for water. For a long time, she
could not find any. She felt very weak, almost giving up hope.
• Suddenly, she saw a water jug below her. She flew straight down to see if there was any
water inside. Yes, she could see some water inside the jug!
• The crow tried to push her head into the jug. Sadly, she found that the neck of the jug
was too narrow. Then she tried to push the jug down for the water to flow out. She found
that the jug was too heavy.
• The crow thought hard for a while. Then looking around her, she saw some pebbles. She
suddenly had a good idea. She started picking up the pebbles one by one, dropping each
into the jug. As more and more pebbles filled the jug, the water level kept rising. Soon it
was high enough for the crow to drink. Her plan had worked!