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Short Stories For Reading 1

The three short stories are: 1) "Keep Your Eyes Open" - An old lion pretends to be sick to lure prey into his cave but a clever fox realizes it's a trap by noticing all footprints lead to the cave. 2) "Live and Let Live" - A fisherman disturbs a village watering hole by stirring up mud, angering the villagers. He is scared off when they confront him armed. 3) "Never Be Ungrateful" - Two travelers take shade under a tree but one complains it bears no fruit, angering the tree for being ungrateful after it provided shelter from the heat.

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Short Stories For Reading 1

The three short stories are: 1) "Keep Your Eyes Open" - An old lion pretends to be sick to lure prey into his cave but a clever fox realizes it's a trap by noticing all footprints lead to the cave. 2) "Live and Let Live" - A fisherman disturbs a village watering hole by stirring up mud, angering the villagers. He is scared off when they confront him armed. 3) "Never Be Ungrateful" - Two travelers take shade under a tree but one complains it bears no fruit, angering the tree for being ungrateful after it provided shelter from the heat.

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SHORT STORIES FOR READING AND SPEAKING

KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN

Once upon a time there was a lion that grew so old that he was unable to kill any prey for his food. So,
he said to himself, "I must do something to stay my stomach else I will die of starvation." He kept
thinking and thinking and at last an idea clicked him. He decided to lie down in the cave pretending to be
ill and then who-so-ever will come to enquire about his health, will become his prey. The old lion put his
wicked plan into practice and it started working. Many of his well-wishers got killed. But evil is short
lived. One day, a fox came to visit the ailing lion. As foxes are clever by nature, the fox stood at the
mouth of the cave and looked about. His sixth sense worked and he came to know the reality. So, he
called out to the lion from outside and said, "How are you, sir?" The lion replied, "I am not feeling well at
all. But why don't you come inside?" Then the fox replied, "I would love to come in, sir! But on seeing, all
foot prints going to your cave and none coming out, I would be foolish enough to come in." Saying so,
the fox went to alert the other animals.

LIVE AND LET LIVE

Once there was a big pool near a village. The villagers used the water of the pool for drinking and for
other purposes also. The pool was abounded with fish. Once a fisherman went fishing to the pool. He
cast his net into the pool and sat down. But he was very impatient. So, he tied a long string to a small
stone. Then putting it into the pool, he began to stir the water to drive more fish into his net. A villager
saw him do so and asked him not to make the water muddy. But the fisherman didn't listen to him and
went on beating the water and making it dirty. So, the villagers brought some companions armed with
weapons. Seeing them, the fisherman got scared. He drew out his stone and apologized."

NEVER BE UNGRATEFUL

It was high summer. The sun was extremely hot. Two travelers were going along a dusty road that had
no trees along its sides. Looking for some shelter from the hot sun, they saw a tree with big leaves and
branches spread like an umbrella. They placed their belongings on the ground and sat in the cool thick
shade of the tree. After taking some rest, one traveler said to the other, "What a useless tree it is! It
bears no fruits at all." Hearing this, the tree felt pinched and burst out, "You ungrateful soul! On one
hand, you are taking shelter in my cool shade from the burning heat of the sun and on the other hand,
you are calling me useless. Get up and leave the place immediately to be scorched again."

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