Children's Literature

  Aversion to Finding Faults   “It is very easy to find others’ faults. However, it becomes that much unacceptable when that returns to us. We should try to correct ourselves, at first.”   Read the following story to learn how to get rid of faultfinding nature.   The Two Friends Sabrina was a twelve-year-old girl. She lived happily with her parents. Everybody used to love her to the utmost because of her gentle nature. However, nobody can be perfect. Sabrina, too, had a fault. It was her faultfinding nature. One evening, she was returning from the playground. In the meantime, she had a great quarrel with one of her playmates. It was a tremendous quarrel. She was very close to her home then. The two of them were shouting so loudly that Sabrina’s mother came out from their house to solve the quarrel. What was the problem? Why was there a great quarrel? It all happened because of her faultfinding nature. Sabrina’s mother calmed them down and said both of them lov

The story-- "Henry, the Mouse" “Be brave, at first. Then you will surely succeed. Remember, the brave alone deserves the fair.”   Henry was a little mouse. He lived happily with his parents. However, he never went in search for food. He was growing up day by day. Still, he used to feel fearful of cats. Thus, one day, his father went to search food for the family. His mother was, them doing the household works. Anyway, Henry was reading a storybook. It became evening, but his father was not returning yet. They became extremely worried. His mother knew Henry’s fear. Therefore, she went out to look for him. Time elapsed but she was missing as well. This made Henry even more anxious. He thought, “Should I go out? I feel too scared of the giant cat. Still, I can’t live without my parents.” He made up his mind. He went out to search for his parents. He found them near the giant cat. His father yelled, “Henry, don’t come here. He will grab you too.” Then Henry

The story-- "Ron Learns Cleanliness" “Cleanliness is next to godliness. If we stay clean, we will attain success and holiness from within.”   Ron was a brilliant boy, for sure. However, he had a very bad habit. That was untidiness. That is to say, he did not cut his nails and trim his hair on time. He looked untidy altogether. Both his family members and his teachers used to tell him to stay clean and tidy always, but he never cared for such words at all. One day, he had a severe stomach ache. His parents called in a doctor. He diagnosed and said, “You are having such stomach ache because of not maintaining cleanliness.” Then his mother said, “We are tired of advising him so.” The doctor, then, patted on Ron’s head and said, “Come on, my little champ, you need to be a champion. Don’t you want to be so?” Ron said in a clear voice, “Yes, I do want to.” Then the doctor told him, “Then you need to stay clean and tidy, right? How can you be a champ unless and until

The story-- "Stuart, the Schoolboy" “Think positive always. Positive thinking leads to positive actions. They give us positive results and a positive life.”   Stuart was a student of class V. He was a very good boy indeed. He went to school every day. However, all of his friends used to make fun of him and laugh at him because of his short height. He tried not to care for those teases. One day, Paul, one of his classmates, pushed him and Stuart fell down onto the ground. This was really embarrassing for little Stuart. Most pathetically, Paul was making fun of him and laughing very harshly with the other classmates. This made Stuart feel very sad. He came back home with a heavy heart. He told his mother everything that had happened at school. His mother, then, advised him, “Why do you care for such teasing, Stuart? People are there to make fun of us. Remember, if you yourself stay strong, they will never be able to make fun of you. Do you know why?” Stuart asked, “