Rhinoceros and Calf
Black rhinoceros live in the mountainous rain forests and grassy scrub lands of Africa.
Rhinos eat leaves, twigs, and branches of plants.
Although they cannot see very well, they have good senses of hearing and smell.
There skin is thick and though.
A bird called a tick bird eats insects off the rhino's rugged skin. This helps to keep it clean.
A baby rhino is called a calf.
A calf is protected by its mother.
A mother rhino can be very dangerous if her calf is threatened.
Because rhinos are hunted for their horns, there are only about fifteen thousand in the world today.
Illegal hunting must be stopped so that these creatures can survive.
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Story The Mercury and the Woodcutter
Many, many years ago a wood-cutter was cutting down a tree on the bank of a river. His axe fell into the water and he was very sad. While he was sitting sadly, Mercury came there and asked, “Why are you sad ?
I have let my axe fall into the river, “said the woodcutter.
The god leaped into the water and brought out a golden axe. But the woodcutter said, “It is not mine.
The second time the god brought out a silver axe. This too he refuses to take.
For the third time the god dived, and brought back the iron axe. When the woodcutter saw this, he shouted, “There, that’s my axe!
But the god said, “You have not tried to deceive me. Take your own axe and also the other two. They are your reward for honesty.
Moral : Honesty is the best policy.
Story Shaikh Chilli
Sheikh chilli was one day carrying a basket full of eggs to sell in the market. On the way he said himself, “I shall get a good sum of money for these eggs. With this money I shall buy hens. The hens will have chickens, and they will become many in number. I shall make a good fortune out of them. Soon I shall be one of the richest merchants of the town.
He went on thinking, “I will marry a rich wife. Then I shall have children. If my wife and children do not obey me, I shall be angry. They will try to please me. When they come near me, I shall kick them thus.
So saying he kicked the air. In doing so he took his hands off the basket. The Basket fell on the ground, and the eggs lay broken in a heap.
Moral :- It is useless to build castles in the air.
Story The Hare and the Tortoise
Once a Hare and a Tortoise were friends. The Hare was proud of his powers, as he was a good runner. The Tortoise had a slow pace.
One day the hare said to the tortoise , ‘‘What fun it will be if we run a race!
‘‘Let us try , replied the tortoise , and they started.
The hare got away swiftly . But after running half a mile he said to himself , ‘‘Why should I hurry? I shall take a little rest. That lazy fellow is a long way behind.
The hare lay down to rest. He soon fell into a sound sleep. The tortoise went on slowly but steadily ; and in time he reached the sleeping hare. He passed on quietly to the goal as fast as he could. Just as the tortoise reached the winning –post, the hare awoke. He again began the race. To his shame the hare found that he was beaten in the race by a mere tortoise.
Moral :- Slow ans Steady wins the race.
Story The Fox and the Grapes
Once a hungry fox went to a vine-yard. He saw a bunch of ripe grapes hanging from the vines. How glad he was to see the nice grapes ! His mouth watered. He began to jump in order to get them. He jumped again and again but in vain. At last he was tried . He gave up trying. He went away saying. The Grapes are Sour. I should not get them.
Moral :- It is easy to despise what you cannot get.
OUTLINES.
1.. The donkey called stupid: so that “donkey “, or “ass” means a fool.
2. Often badly treated.
3. One reason, the donkey’s patience.
4. Another, its obstinacy.
5. Used for carrying loads.
6. Once honoured in Egypt and Persia.
The poor donkey is a very badly treated animal People think it is stupid, and so despise it. In fact when we want to say that a man is a fool, we call him a donkey or an ass. Yet the donkey is not as stupid as it looks. It may not be as clever as the dog, or even the horse; but it is not a fool. Anyway, it can do very well the humble work that men waflt from it.
Donkeys are not only called stupid and despised, but they are often cruelly treated. Their masters often keep them half-starved; they beat them with big sticks and knock them about, and bully them dreadfully. Of course all men are not cruel like this; but many are, as the poor donkeys know to their cost.
One reason why some men treat donkeys badly is that they are very patient animals.
A donkey patiently plods along the road carrying a heavy load; and when its driver beats it and abuses it, it takes it all very quietly and meekly. This simply shows that the men who treat donkeys cruelly are cowards. They would not treat a spirited horse or a vicious mule like that: for they know the horse might kick them or run away; and the mule would bite. But they take advantage of the poor donkey’s patience, and bully it without mercy.
Another reason is that a donkey is an obstinate animal. It does not make much, fuss, but quietly and obstinately tries to get its own way. And sometimes there is no way of making it do what you want but by beating it.
Donkeys are useful animals. They are used mostly for carrying loads—earth, bricks, pots and pans, etc. These things are carried on their backs in baskets, one on each side, called panniers.
In some countries, like Egypt and Persia, the donkey used to be honoured; and sheikhs and chiefs would think it fine to ride in state on white asses.
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