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0:01Ring info bells.
0:05The sky is falling.
0:09A strong wind was blowing. It was making
0:13whistling sounds in the jungle. This
0:16scared a timid rabbit who lived in the
0:19jungle. That noise is so scary. Let me
0:23hide myself here.
0:28He hid himself in his barrerow under the
0:32mango tree. Suddenly, he heard a heavy
0:36thought. The frightened rabbit sprang
0:39out of his barrel.
0:41The sky is falling. The sky is falling.
0:45He started screaming and running as fast
0:48as he could.
0:50On the way, the jackal saw the scared
0:54rabbit running.
0:56He asked,
0:58[Music]
1:00"What happened? Why are you running?"
1:04The rabbit replied hurriedly. Didn't you
1:07hear that scary noise? The sky is
1:10falling. Run. And he again started
1:13running. Hearing this, the jackal
1:16started running too. As they ran, other
1:19animals such as the giraffe, elephant,
1:22deer, and horse too joined them. Hearing
1:26the commotion, the lion king came out of
1:29his den. Romeo, why are you all running?
1:33What happened? All the animals replied
1:36in curse. The sky is falling.
1:39The lion was surprised.
1:42Who told you this? He demanded.
1:46The rabbit came forward. But the clever
1:49lion was not ready to believe such
1:52stories. He asked the rabbit to take him
1:55to the place where the sky fell. The
1:58rabbit took the lion and the other
2:00animals to the mango tree. But what did
2:03they see there? A big mango lying on the
2:06ground.
2:08All the animals now understood what had
2:10happened. They were ashamed to have
2:13believed the rabbit's words. Do not jump
2:16into any conclusion before investigating
2:19the matter fully. The Wolf and the Three
2:22Sheep.
2:24Shirley, Burley, and Curly were three
2:27sheep brothers.
2:31They all lived in a beautiful straw
2:33house.
2:35One day, a wicked wolf came to live
2:38close to the house. This scared the
2:41sheep brothers. The eldest sheep said,
2:44"The wolf could attack us anytime. We
2:47need to be prepared. This house won't
2:50protect us. The little brothers agreed.
2:57Hence, they decided to build a stronger
3:00house. They soon finished constructing
3:02their new house. The house was beautiful
3:05and strong.
3:08One day, the wolf approached the house
3:11with the intention of feasting on the
3:13three brothers.
3:16He knocked at the door, but the door did
3:18not open.
3:20"Ha! Won't you open the door? Then I'll
3:24huff and I will puff and I will blow
3:27your house in," howled the wolf. He
3:30started banging his head on the door,
3:33but the door wouldn't budge at all. The
3:36wolf was frustrated, but wasn't ready to
3:39give up. He climbed onto the roof of the
3:42house and tried entering through the
3:44chimney. However, the sheep brothers
3:48were too smart to foolish the wolf. They
3:52had arranged locks in the fireplace and
3:55set fire. The wolf jumped through the
3:58chimney and landed directly into the
4:01fire at the fireplace.
4:06[Music]
4:09The three clever sheep had outwitted the
4:13wolf. With careful planning, one can
4:16defeat even the strongest of enemies,
4:19the wolf and the crane.
4:22One day, a hungry wolf found a big dead
4:26animal. "Wow, this will make for a
4:29wonderful meal,"
4:32thought the fox. He at once jumped upon
4:35it and began eating hurriedly. The wolf
4:39was in such haste that while eating a
4:42bone got stuck in his throat.
4:48The wolf tried hard to bring out the
4:51bone but failed miserably. The greedy
4:54wolf even tried to swallow the bone to
4:57continue eating but didn't succeed.
5:01At last, he went to a crane that lived
5:04by a river. The wolf said to the crane,
5:09"A bone has got stuck in my throat while
5:13eating. Please extract it out with the
5:16help of your long, long neck. Will you?"
5:21I promise I will pay you well. The crane
5:25agreed. He inserted his long beak inside
5:29the wide open mouth of the wolf. The
5:32crane's long neck helped him in reaching
5:35down the throat and pulling the bone
5:37out.
5:39After accomplishing the work
5:41successfully, the crane said, "Now pay
5:45me for my service."
5:48The cunning wolf laughed.
5:51"Payment for your service? Thank me for
5:54allowing you to get your head out of my
5:57mouth. Never believe a weak person's
6:00promise. The cat and the fox. It was
6:04evening time. A cat and a fox were
6:07sitting and chatting.
6:10These hounds are horrible. I hate them,
6:14said the fox.
6:16Yeah, right. I too don't like them at
6:19all, the cat.
6:23The hounds are very fast, but I'm sure
6:26they'll not be able to catch me. I know
6:29several tricks. I'm too smart for them,
6:32said the fox.
6:34Tricks? What tricks? The cat was very
6:38curious to know.
6:41There are many, replied the fox
6:44bustfully. I can run through prickly
6:47plants, hide behind bushes, or even in
6:50barrows.
6:52beam the fox. Is it so? asked the cat
6:57innocently. Yes, and I don't plan to
7:00teach you any of that. Those tricks are
7:03only for intelligent ones like me. The
7:06fox said bustfully.
7:09H I know only one trick. The cat sounded
7:14a little sad.
7:16Suddenly, they heard the sound of the
7:18approaching hounds.
7:21Now I will use the trick and save
7:23myself.
7:26Let me see how you save yourself.
7:30Saying that, the cat quickly climbed
7:33onto the nearby tree.
7:38[Music]
8:03The fox tried all of his tricks, but he
8:06failed. Oh no. The hounds caught him and
8:09killed him. It's better to be a master
8:12of one trade than a jack of many trades.
8:16The cows and the tiger.
8:22In a deep forest there lived four cows.
8:26They were good friends. They always
8:29graced together. Wherever they went,
8:32they went in a group.
8:35[Music]
8:43In spite of living amidst the wild
8:46animals, no one could ever dare to harm
8:49them due to their unity.
8:55A tiger had been watching these cows for
8:59quite some time. He always wanted to
9:02feast upon them.
9:04how tasty these fat cows would be,
9:08he thought.
9:10But whenever he tried, he was driven
9:13away by them as they struck back
9:16together.
9:23[Applause]
9:24[Music]
9:28Days passed.
9:34One day, the cows had a big quarrel.
9:39[Music]
9:41Don't talk to me.
9:43You don't talk to me. I don't want to be
9:46in this grub anymore. Neither do I.
9:51Saying this, each cow went in a
9:54different direction to grace.
9:59The tiger grabbed this great
10:02opportunity.
10:05Finally, the day has arrived. He
10:08laughed.
10:11[Music]
10:16He then pounced upon the cows one by one
10:20and gobbled them up.
10:23[Applause]
10:23[Music]
10:38United we stand, divided we fall. The
10:43mouse and the bull.
10:46[Music]
10:50One summer afternoon, a mouse came out
10:53of his hole and saw a bull fast asleep
10:57under a tree.
10:59[Music]
11:03The loud snore evoked the curiosity of
11:06the mouse.
11:10Wow, how huge his nostrils are,
11:13exclaimed the mouse. He entered it and
11:17came out just for fun.
11:19[Music]
11:27The bull woke up and cried in pain.
11:31Hearing this, the mouse got scared and
11:34started running.
11:42The bull gave a good chase, but in vain.
11:48The mouse went into his hole. However,
11:51the bull was not ready to give up. He
11:55angrily below. "You silly mouse! How
11:58dare you! I'll teach you a lesson." "Oh,
12:01mighty bull. Sorry, I did that just for
12:04fun," said the mouse.
12:07But the bull wasn't convinced.
12:12[Music]
12:23He angrily dashed his head against the
12:26wall, hoping to break the wall and
12:29capture the mouse. He dashed and dashed
12:33until he became tired. The wall didn't
12:36budge. Oh, foolish boy. Just because
12:39you're big and strong, it doesn't mean
12:41that she can achieve anything. Stop
12:44breaking your head and go now, mocked
12:47the mouse. The bull understood the truth
12:51in the words of the mouse. He silently
12:54walked away.
12:57[Music]
12:58Might may not always be right.
13:03Belling the cat.
13:05Once upon a time there lived many mice
13:08in a groceryer shop. They lived very
13:12happily gobbling up all the grocery
13:14items.
13:17[Music]
13:21M yummy. So tasty.
13:24However, the shopkeeper wasn't happy. So
13:29he decided to get a cat to deal with the
13:32nuisance.
13:35[Music]
13:43In a few days, the cat ate a number of
13:46mice.
13:47These scared the other mice.
13:55They were not able to lead a happy life
13:57as before.
14:00Hence, the mice held an urgent meeting
14:02to find a solution to the cat menace. We
14:06need to get a rid of the cat. The mice
14:08decided, but how? One mouse had a
14:12suggestion. If somehow we could know
14:15when the cat comes towards us, we can
14:17hide somewhere to save ourselves.
14:21Another clever mouse suggested,
14:25"What about a bell around the cat's
14:27neck?
14:29Wow, that's a great idea, replied all
14:32the mice in unison. They praised the
14:36young mouse for his brilliance.
14:39However, one old mouse stood up and
14:42asked, "Wait,
14:45before you cheer, think who is going to
14:49build a cat?"
14:51All the mice remained silent. No one
14:54wanted to bell the cat. Imaginary
14:57solutions never serve a purpose.
15:01The clever crow.
15:05Once a crow found a big piece of cheese.
15:11The crow held it in her beak and flew up
15:14to the tree branch to eat the cheese in
15:17leisure. As she was settling down, a
15:20hungry fox came by.
15:26When the fox saw the piece of cheese,
15:28his mouth watered.
15:34That cheese looked tasty and inviting,
15:36said the fox.
15:39But how do I get it? He thought.
15:44Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind.
15:48The fox called out the crow in a very
15:50smooth, gentle manner.
15:53Madam
15:55crow. Madam crow, I've heard that you
15:58have a very sweet voice. Would you mind
16:01singing a song for me? He asked.
16:05The crow was way smarter than the fox.
16:08She understood his cunning intention.
16:12She carefully took the piece of cheese
16:14from her beak and put it under her foot.
16:17Then she said sarcastically,
16:20"I'm
16:22ready to sing now. Are you ready?" The
16:25fox was outwitted. He did not reply. He
16:29quietly walked away.
16:32Be careful of flattery.
16:36Fox and the
16:39One day, a fox was passing by a tree. He
16:43saw a sitting on one of the tree
16:45branches. The fox's mouth watered.
16:51"What a fine lunch he would be," thought
16:54the fox. But the fox did not know how to
16:58climb a tree. He somehow had to make the
17:02come down.
17:05He looked up at the and said
17:07gently,
17:10"Hello, friend. I have a great news."
17:14What is it? asked the I am a
17:19messenger of God. Hereafter, no animal
17:22will eat any other animal. We are all
17:26friends. Come down. Let's celebrate.
17:31The smart replied, "Wa, that's
17:34really great. We should probably call
17:37our friends the hounds. Look, they are
17:40almost here."
17:41[Music]
17:43The fox gasped on hearing this. As he
17:47was about to run, the asked, "Why
17:50are you afraid? Aren't we all friends
17:52now?" "Yes, but the hounds might not
17:55know this yet." Saying this, the fox ran
17:59away as fast as his legs could carry
18:01him. Always remain cautious of cunning
18:04people.
18:07The blue fox.
18:10One day a fox was wandering in search of
18:12food. A group of dogs spotted him and
18:16started chasing him. The fox ran for his
18:19life.
18:22As he was running, he suddenly tumbled
18:25into a big tub of blue dye.
18:31He hid there until the dogs were gone.
18:34Uh-oh, that was a great escape, said the
18:37relieved fox to himself. He slowly came
18:41out and fled to the jungle.
18:45As the fox walked through the jungle, he
18:48met other animals on the way.
18:53Oh, I run.
18:56All the animals seemed to be scared of
18:58him. He had no idea why.
19:03He walked and walked until he reached
19:05the jungle pond.
19:08As he bent down to drink some water, he
19:11looked at his reflection.
19:14What is this? His whole body was blue in
19:18color.
19:20He now understood everything. The
19:23cunning fox now plotted a brilliant
19:26plan. He called out for all his friends
19:29and said,
19:32"I'm a messenger of God.
19:36I'll be your king going forward. Don't
19:39be afraid." The animals believed the
19:42strange creature and accepted him as
19:45their king. The fox led a happy life as
19:49the king of the jungle.
19:51One day, the fox king heard a pack of
19:54foxes hauling.
19:57Oh, what a wonderful music. I cannot
20:01stop myself to hold, too. Unable to
20:04resist his urge, the blue fox started
20:07howling, too. Hearing this loud howl,
20:11the other animals finally figured out
20:14who this strange animal was. They
20:17smacked him and drove him out of the
20:19jungle.
20:21You can never hide your real identity.
20:26the sour grapes.
20:28A hungry fox was walking through a
20:31wineard.
20:33His tummy was making grumbling sounds.
20:38The big ripe bunches of grapes hanging
20:41above his head tempted the fox. His
20:45mouth started watering.
20:49H the fox craned his neck and tried to
20:54get hold of a bunch. However, the grapes
20:57were beyond his reach.
21:00The fox now jumped a little. The grapes
21:03were still unreachable.
21:06H let me try harder, the fox said to
21:10himself.
21:12So the fox stood on his hand legs and
21:15stretched himself to catch the grapes
21:17with his for legs. Alas,
21:21the fox could not even touch the grapes.
21:24I am quite tall. I can do it, said the
21:28fox to himself. He jumped and jumped for
21:31a long time to get hold of a bunch of
21:34grapes, but he could not reach them.
21:38He finally gave up.
21:41He was very disappointed.
21:45Who wants such sour grapes? Not me.
21:48Saying this, the proud fox walked away.
21:53What we did not get is declare worthless
21:56by us.
21:59Jungles without animals.
22:07Long, long ago, there lived a king who
22:10was very fond of hunting.
22:14[Music]
22:20However, the king's hobby was causing a
22:24great loss to the jungles. There were
22:27hardly any animals left.
22:29[Music]
22:33[Applause]
22:36This concerned the wise prime minister
22:39of the kingdom. He decided to make the
22:41king understand the situation.
22:45One day, the king went for hunting as
22:48usual, accompanied by his prime
22:50minister. On the way, they saw a group
22:53of pirates twittering aloud.
23:00"Do you know what they are talking
23:02about?" the king asked.
23:06The minister replied, "Yes, Majesty.
23:09They are discussing about the marriage
23:11in their family. The groom's father
23:14wanted five empty forests for his son,
23:17whereas the bride's father is promising
23:19him 10. But how? Exclaimed the king. The
23:23prime minister replied, "The bride's
23:25father is saying that all jungles will
23:28soon be devoid of animals and birds
23:31given the king's passion for hunting."
23:33The king suddenly realized what the
23:35prime minister was hinting at. He felt
23:39really ashamed of himself. He promised
23:42that he won't go on a hunting spree
23:44again. Be kind to animals. Live and let
23:48live.
23:50The capsiller and monkey.
23:54[Music]
23:59Once there was a capseller in a town.
24:03On one fine day, after he made a few
24:06sales of cups, he became very tired.
24:11[Music]
24:16He decided to sit under a big tree to
24:19take rest for a while. Soon he slept
24:23off.
24:27[Music]
24:28There were many monkeys on the big tree.
24:35They saw the cap seller was sleeping
24:37under the tree.
24:43Hey friends, look at those wonderful
24:45caps.
24:47And the monkeys came down,
24:51[Music]
24:56took the caps from the capseller's back,
24:59and woo them. Then they climbed the tree
25:02again.
25:05When the cap seller woke up, he was
25:07shocked to see his back empty. Oh, where
25:11are my cups? Where are my cups?
25:16To his surprise, he saw the monkeys were
25:19wearing them. Hey, monkeys, give my
25:21cups. Give my caps. You want your caps?
25:30Well, he thought of an idea to get back
25:33all of his caps. So, he threw up his own
25:36cap on the air. The monkeys also threw
25:39up their caps.
25:46Then he threw the cap on the ground.
25:50The monkeys also threw down their caps.
25:54Who was that?
25:58Yes, the cap seller collected all the
26:01caps, put them back in his bag, and went
26:04away happily.
26:07Goodbye.
26:11Wisdom is better than weapons of war.
26:16The foolish wolf.
26:22Once a wolf picked up the lamb from a
26:25herd of sheep and ran away.
26:29When he was about to kill the lamb, the
26:32lamb pleaded. "You may kill me, sir, but
26:36please fulfill me my last wish before
26:39you do. Please." "What is your last
26:42wish?" asked the surprise wolf. The lamb
26:46replied. "I've heard that you play the
26:49flute really well. Could you please play
26:53a tune for me? I want to die in peace.
26:57The wolf was fluttered. He took out his
27:01flute and started playing. Once he
27:03stopped, the clever lamb said, "It
27:07sounds so wonderful. Could you play it
27:09louder, please?" The foolish wolf did
27:13not understand the lamb's trick.
27:17Oh, yes, I can definitely play it
27:19louder. Saying this, he started playing
27:23the flute even louder.
27:27The sound of the flute alerted the
27:29shepherd and his dogs. In no time, they
27:33reached the place where the wolf was.
27:37[Music]
27:40The dogs chased the wolf away and saved
27:43the lamb.
27:44[Music]
27:47The clever lamb was free. He happily
27:50went and joined his herd.
27:55Never lose your cool in adversity.
27:59The dove and the ant.
28:01Once upon a time, on the bank of a
28:04river, there was a tree. A dove lived on
28:07one of its many branches.
28:10One day, when the dove was sitting on
28:13the tree, he saw an ant struggling for
28:16his life in the river waters.
28:19The ant was crying for help.
28:23Help me. Save me. The dove took pity on
28:27the poor ant. He plucked a leaf and
28:31placed it near the ant. The ant quickly
28:34climbed onto the leaf. The dove now
28:36picked up the leaf and dropped it on the
28:38land. "Thank you very much, my dear dove
28:42friend. I'll never forget this help,"
28:44said the ant. One day, as the dove was
28:48napping on one of the tree branches, a
28:51hunter came by.
28:54He saw the dove and aimed for it with
28:57his bow and arrow. The ant was watching
29:00all this. Oh, my friend is in danger. I
29:04need to help him, cried the ant. He
29:07slowly crept behind the hunter and bit
29:09his toe.
29:13Huh? cried the hunter. He lost the grip
29:17on his bow and the arrow missed the
29:19dove. The cry of the hunter alerted the
29:22dove and he flew to a safer place. Thus,
29:25the good hearted dove was saved by the
29:28ant.
29:29[Music]
29:33A good deed is always repaid with a good
29:37deed.
29:40The Ugly Tree.
29:42In a dense forest, there stood a big
29:46tree. He was not like any other tree. He
29:50had crooked branches, pale, dirty
29:53leaves, and a disfigured trunk. The
29:56other trees around him looked tall and
29:59elegant. While he was much shorter than
30:02most of them,
30:04the tree was never happy with himself.
30:07He even envied the other beautiful trees
30:10around him. Look at me, whine the tree.
30:15How ugly I am. How crooked my stems and
30:19branches are. How I wish I could be as
30:22beautiful as the other trees. One day, a
30:26wood cutter came to the forest to
30:29collect firewood.
30:32Oh, these tall trees will make for good
30:36wood. Let me chop them first.
30:44Saying that, he chopped down a few of
30:47the long slender trees.
30:51Once he was done with a few trees,
30:54he came to the crooked tree. He came
30:57around the tree and examined it
30:59carefully.
31:03This tree seems to have some problem.
31:05Moreever, the twist of branches won't be
31:08of any use for me. Let it not waste time
31:12cutting it down. The wood cutter picked
31:14up the chopped wood and went away. The
31:17tree heaved a side of relief.
31:21All these days he had thought he was
31:24ugly, but now the very same ugliness had
31:28saved his life. Always be content with
31:31what you have.
31:35The Truthful Wood Cutter. One day, as
31:39usual, a wood cutter was on his way to
31:41work.
31:43[Music]
31:46When he was crossing the river,
31:48accidentally his axe fell into the
31:51river.
31:53My axe, my axe,
31:56oh my axe.
31:58He was a very poor
32:02so could not buy a new axe at all. I
32:05lost my axe. I lost my hearing his
32:10socks, an angel appeared before him.
32:13[Music]
32:16Don't cry. I'll come with your axe.
32:21[Music]
32:24The angel came up carrying a golden axe.
32:27[Music]
32:31Take your axe. No. No. This is not my
32:35axe. My axe was made of iron.
32:46No. No. This is not my axe. My axe was
32:49made of fire. The angel once again
32:51plucked into the river and soon
32:53reappeared carrying the axe of the wood
32:56cutter.
32:58Ah, I got my ax. I got my ax. Oh, angel,
33:04thank you very much. I will always in
33:07depth to you. The angel was impressed by
33:10the man honesty.
33:12She presented him the gold and silver
33:14axes in recognition of his truthful
33:17nature.
33:19[Music]
33:20Truthfulness brings his own reward.
33:24The Boy and the Wolf.
33:29There once lived a shepherd boy.
33:33Every day he would go up the hill to
33:36graze his sheep.
33:38One day he was bored and he wanted to
33:41have some fun.
33:46He shouted, "Wolf! Wolf! Help! There's a
33:50wolf!"
33:52The farmers working in the fields heard
33:55the boy's cries for help. They run up
33:58the hill to save the boy. "Where's the
34:01wolf? Where is the wolf?" they cried.
34:05They looked around, but there was no
34:08wolf. The farmers warned him against
34:10playing such tricks and walked away. But
34:14the boy wouldn't listen. He played the
34:17same trick again.
34:22This time the farmers grew angry. They
34:25said, "If you ever do this again, we
34:28will not come to your rescue." And
34:31walked away.
34:33The next day, what the boy said for fun
34:36really happened. Yes, a wolf indeed came
34:40to the spot.
34:43The boy climbed on the tree and started
34:45crying out for help. There's a wolf.
34:48There's a wolf. Wolf, wolf, there is a
34:52wolf. Alas, no one came. The wolf killed
34:57all the sheep one by one and feasted on
35:00them. The boy couldn't do anything but
35:03watch helplessly.
35:08Never lie. Once you are known as a liar,
35:11you will not be taken seriously.
35:15The two mice.
35:17A country mouse and a town mouse were
35:20very good friends. One day, the country
35:23mouse asked the town mouse,
35:26"Why don't you come home sometime?"
35:30The town mouse happily agreed.
35:34The country mouse welcomed him to his
35:36home and served him a variety of fruits
35:39and nuts.
35:41They ate their food peacefully in the
35:44open fields.
35:45[Music]
35:50However, the town mouse soon grew tired
35:53of eating the simple food there. He
35:55said, "What a boring life this is. Come
35:59with me to the town. I'll show you how
36:02wonderful my life is." The country mouse
36:05readily accepted his friend's
36:07invitation. So the two friends set off
36:10to town.
36:12[Music]
36:17The town mouse took the country mouse to
36:20his home,
36:21[Music]
36:23a kitchen in a big house in the town.
36:27He served his friend a very delicious
36:30fair, including cakes, biscuits, and
36:33bread. As they sat down to eat, they
36:36heard footsteps of the lady of the
36:38house.
36:40[Music]
36:46They quickly hidden a hole.
36:52After a while, they emerged out of their
36:54hideouts and sat down again to eat.
37:02It was the house cat. Hearing the meal
37:06of the cat, the mice ran for their
37:08lives, the country mouse didn't like it
37:11at all. He said to the town mouse, "What
37:15a life you're leading. You cannot even
37:17eat in peace. I can't live like you. I'm
37:21going back."
37:23Saying this, the wise country mouse went
37:26back to his village.
37:33All material riches cannot provide
37:35happiness.

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