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One day, Mickey sat in the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse looking out at the humans who watched him on the TV screen. He saw them sitting together, laughing at his antics. Sometimes the mother could be seen feeding the little ones and sometimes the father would encourage a child to answer the questions Mickey asked. Mickey especially loved the houses which had windows near to where the humans sat. From these windows, he could see a different world. From some windows, he would see flowering plants and little birds singing from the branches, and from the others, he could see the hustle and bustle of a busy city road. From some windows, he could see the big blue sky with fluffy white clouds and sometimes the rain lashing against the window panes. Mickey looked around him. He could not complain. His clubhouse was bright, cheerful, colourful, and clean. But it was boring. He longed to go out into the human world and experience it for himself. His mind made up, Mickey prayed in earnest to the God of...

  Wish List of A Honey Jar   "We are Brahmins, what to say! It is our rotten fate that today I have to wash dishes and sweep floors in other's houses. There was a time when my in-laws used to have seventy bighas of land in Kanpur but what to say all the brothers of my husband were idiots so after their father's death their uncles cheated them and took away all their lands and ornaments. You may think I am telling you lies but what to say in my parents' house I was too much pampered by my uncle. My mother died when I was very small. My father never married again but you know he never used to take care of us. 'Us' means me and my brother. But all that deficiencies were compensated by my uncle. What to say you may not believe if I used to demand anything in the morning I surely used to get it by the evening and now months after months I don't even buy a blouse just for my kids because they are the ones for whom I live now. All this hard work day and night,...

True Friends        Once there were two friends, a squirrel, and a puppy. The squirrel was called Jojo. The puppy was called Leo. They lived and played together. Their favourite game was racing.      Jojo ran fast and always won. Leo felt bad.      "I will not play with you. You never let me win," said Leo.      "You are so slow, " said Jojo. And they started fighting! Jojo and Leo stopped talking to each other.      One day, it rained heavily. Jojo loved the rain. He jumped and danced in the rain. Suddenly, he slipped and fell. He hurt his leg and could not walk.      "Help!" cried Jojo. "Somebody help me. Leo! Help me!      Leo heard Jojo's cries. He quickly ran out to help his friend. He took Jojo inside his house.      "Thank you, Leo," said Jojo. "You are a true friend!"

  Respect the Elders      Once there was a village named Jholi. There lived a carpenter named Roger. He had a younger son who is five years old. His name was Aston. Roger’s father Dominic was too old and he also stayed with them in their house. Roger began to think that his father is of no use to him since he became too old and unable to do any work. Roger always spoke angrily to his father. Dominic was old man and he remained silently whenever Roger spoke in anger.      One day, Roger gave food in a clay plate for his father to eat. Being too old, Dominic was not able to hold the clay plate properly. He dropped it down and the clay plate broke off. Roger became so much angry and scolded his father. Aston observed this.      The next day, Roger gave a new clay plate. He went to work. When he came back, he was angry to see the new clay plate also broken into pieces. He scolded his father badly and warned him, “Hey old man, if you break th...

  True Happiness      WE are never satisfied and always wish for things beyond our reach. It can either be health, any electronic gadget or even beauty — but most often it is wealth! Here is the story of a 12-year-old girl, Jane, who could never stop wishing, thus she was never satisfied with what she had and didn’t experience happiness.      One night when Jane was sleeping, as the clock struck 12, the lights turned on and Jane’s parents greeted her, “Happy Birthday dear!”      “Mum, Dad! Oh, I didn’t realise it was my birthday! Where’s my gift? What have you bought for me this time?” Jane asked breathlessly.      “Well! Well! I’ve got a new smart phone for my dear princess,” with these words her father, Mr John, handed her a beautifully wrapped box. Eager to see her new phone, she instantly opened it but when her glance fell on the model number of the phone, the broad grin on her face vanish.      ...

  Who Is A Man A man is the most beautiful part of God's creation. He sacrifices his chocolates for his sister. He sacrifices his dreams for just a smile on his parents' faces. He spends his entire pocket money on buying gifts for the lady he loves just to see her smiling He sacrifices his full youth for his wife and children by working late at night without any complaint. He builds their future by taking loans from banks and repaying them for a lifetime. He struggles a lot and still has to bear scolding from his mother, wife, and boss. His life finally ends up only by compromising for others' happiness.   If he goes out, then he's careless  If he stays at home, then he's a lazy If he scolds children, then he's a monster  If he doesn't scold, then he's an irresponsible guy If he stops wife from working, then he's an insecure guy If he doesn't stop wife from working, then he's somebody who lives on wife's earn...

  Never Give Up Once, somewhere in England, there was a lovely girl named Alexis, born to a rich and happy family. After a period of about three years, she had a sister called Xiella. They lived happily.  From her school age, Alexis loved playing basketball. She also taught her sister the sport.  Years passed by. They grew older. From the age of 9, Alexis had a dream of being a part of the British Basketball Team, or the BBT. She practiced a lot. When she was 22, she decided to go to the auditions.  The audition was in London. She had to travel by air. On her way to the airport, she met with an accident. Her hand was cut off. Straight away the people around took her to the hospital. Her parents and sister were informed and they soon arrived. The doctor said that she was out of danger but her hand..., she could not get back her right hand.  When Alexis knew about this, she was weeping but then stopped and said to herself,” I lost my hand, so…, does t...

Happiness and Tolerance Students always have the tendency to grasp things in different ways which may not always be what we would like to portray to them. As teachers, we are expected to maintain a balance between students’ happiness as well as class discipline. Happiness and Tolerance are like two sides of the same coin where the students as well as the teachers may face difficulty in applying them in their every-day lives. A classroom incident to which we as teachers or reminiscing our school days may relate to is given in the following short story. It was an everyday scenario, the students of Heritage Public School, lined up outside their respective classes waiting for their teacher to escort them inside the classes. Mr. Hylton, the class teacher of grade 8 comes over to the class to conduct the 1st period that being Moral Science. He walks in and introduces the chapter “Happiness”. The students were all very eager to explore this topic. He begins: Mr. Hylton: “What makes you ...

  Honesty And Respect Honesty and respect are like two pillars of a strong relationship. What were to happen if lying was the norm? There would be no trust among people. Patients would not be able to trust their doctors, passengers would not be able to trust their drivers, a child would not feel the same trust and security towards his/her parents and no two individuals would be able to build a beautiful relationship if honesty and respect do not form their foundation. Honesty means believing in oneself and everything that one represents, however, dishonesty may mislead us from our beliefs and values. Life continues to teach us lessons in every twist and turn of this journey that we embark on, it may be trivial incidents or moments in our lives that somehow go unnoticed but they always have a way to show us the right path. Such an incident taught four college friends about the importance of earning respect through honesty. Riya, Anu, Sweta, and Pari were a tightly knit team ...

  Patience and Courage Raghu was very excited and happy to present a beautiful necklace to his mother with his first salary. He was on his way home from the jewelry shop when he decided to take the shorter route home crossing the paddy fields. The thought of his mother’s reaction overwhelmed Raghu, he once again took out the necklace to admire its beauty. The necklace shone in the sunlight, it sparkled and this blinding light reflected by the necklace made Raghu lose his balance. He dropped flat on the field. As he recovered himself and got back to his feet, he noticed that he was no longer holding the necklace. He looked around in vain and finally he noticed a sparkle coming from one of the ditches in the field. As he walks towards the ditch he finds the necklace but to his shock, there was a snake sitting in the same ditch! Raghu was very nervous and did not know how he should retrieve the necklace. He instantly starts throwing stones hoping that the snake would slide out...

King’s Order - True Friendship Once in a Kingdom. a man named Liam protested against the King. King was arrogant he didn’t like anyone who would go against him so he ordered his soldiers to arrest and hang that man. Liam didn't resist and sad, "My Lord, I will gladly accept your punishment but please grant me one last wish. Please give me some time, Before dying I just want to visit my home and see my children one last time. King refused, saying, “No. I can’t allow it. There is no guarantee that once you leave you will be back. Just then a man from the crowd came forward and said, "My Lord, please arrest me instead of him as a guarantee, and if he doesn’t come back that you can hang me instead of him. King was Surprised because he had never seen a man who would offer his own life for someone else. King asked him, “Why are you ready to take place of this person?“ That man replied, “My Lord, he is my best friend and I trust him. He will be back once he meets...