["his\thangman\tsaid,\t\u201cDrag\tthis\twicked\tmonk\tto\tme\tand\tgive\thim\ttwo\tthousand flogs.\u201d\tThe\thangman\tobeyed\this\tking\tand\tflogged\tthe\tmonk.\tThe\tmonk\twas badly\tbruised,\tand\the\tbled\tprofusely. The\tking\tagain\tasked,\t\u201cNow\ttell\tme,\twhat\tis\tyour\tdoctrine?\u201d The\tmonk\tagain\tsaid,\t\u201cYour\tMajesty!\tIt\tis\tforgiveness.\u201d When\tthe\tking\tlooked\tpuzzled,\tthe\tmonk\texplained,\t\u201cDon\u2019t\tyou\tunderstand what\tI\tsay?\tMy\tforgiveness\tis\tnot\tskin\tdeep.\tIt\tis\tin\tmy\theart.\tSo,\tyou\tcannot\tsee it.\u201d The\tking\tthen\tordered\this\thangman,\t\u201cCut\tthis\tman\u2019s\thands\tand\tlegs.\u201d The\thangman\tdid\tas\tordered. The\tking\tagain\tasked\tthe\tmonk,\t\u201cNow\ttell\tme,\twhat\tis\tyour\tdoctrine?\u201d The\tmonk\tagain\tsaid,\t\u201cYour\tMajesty!\tIt\tis\tforgiveness.\tDo\tyou\tthink\tthe forgiveness\tis\trooted\tin\tmy\tlimbs?\tNo,\tit\tis\tseated\tvery\tdeep\tin\tmy\theart.\u201d The\tking\tordered\tthe\thangman,\t\u201cCut\this\tnose\tand\tears.\u201d\tThe\thangman\tobeyed his\tking\tand\tthe\tmonk\tlay\tin\ta\tpool\tof\tblood. The\tking\trepeated,\t\u201cTell\tme,\twhat\tis\tyour\tdoctrine?\u201d The\tmonk\tagain\treplied,\t\u201cYour\tMajesty!\tIt\tis\tforgiveness.\tDon\u2019t\tthink\tthat\tit\tis seated\tin\tmy\tnose\tand\tears.\tIt\tis\tseated\tvery\tdeep\tin\tmy\theart.\u201d Upon\thearing\tthat,\tthe\tking\tkicked\tthe\tmonk\tand\tsaid,\t\u201cLet\tyour\tforgiveness help\tyou\tget\tup.\u201d Saying\tso\tthe\tking\tleft\twith\tthe\tdamsels\tand\this\tguards.\tThe\tarmy\tchief,\ta\tkind man,\tstayed\tbehind\tand\twiped\tthe\tblood\tfrom\tthe\tmonk\u2019s\tbody,\tbandaged\this injured\tparts\tand\thelped\thim\tsit\tup.\tHe\tsaluted\tthe\tmonk\tand\tsaid,\t\u201cVenerable sir!\tLet\tyou\tbe\tangry\twith\tthe\tking,\tif\tyou\twish\tso.\tDon\u2019t\tbe\tangry\twith\tanyone else\tplease.\u201d The\tmonk,\thowever\tsaid,\t\u201cMay\tthe\tking,\twho\tcut\tmy\tlimbs\tand\tnose\tand\tears, live\teternally.\tPeople\tlike\tme\tdo\tnot\tshow\tanger.\u201d As\tthe\tking\tcame\tout\tof\tthe\tpark,\tthe\tearth\tsuddenly\tmade\ta\tthunderous\tnoise, and\topened\tits\tmouth\twide.\tThe\tking\tand\tall\this\tmen\tgot\tburied\talive.\tThe\tmonk also\tdied\tin\ta\tfew\tdays\tdue\tto\this\tinjuries.\tWhile\teveryone\tremembered\tthe\tking as\ta\tcruel\tperson,\tthe\tentire\tcity\tof\tDharamsala\tlauded\tthe\tmonk\tas\ta\tgreat\tsaint.","Moral:\tForgiveness\tis\tthe\tessence\tof\tlife","The\tOleanders A handsome\tvillage\tyouth\tfell\tinto\tbad\tcompany\tand\tbecame\ta\tthief. Once\the\tstole\ta\tlot\tof\tvaluables\tfrom\ta\trich\tman\u2019s\thouse.\tThe\trich\tman\tmade an\tappeal\tto\tthe\tking\trequesting,\t\u201cO\tMajesty!\tI\thad\tgone\tto\tthe\ttown\twith\tmy family\tto\tattend\ta\twedding.\tWhen\tI\treturned,\tI\tfound\tmy\thouse\tlooted.\u201d The\tking\tordered\this\tsoldiers\tto\tfind\tthe\tthief\tand\tarrest\thim.\tThe\tsoldiers caught\tthe\tyoung\tman,\tas\the\twas\ta\trenowned\tthief.\tWhen\the\twas\tpresented before\tthe\tking,\tthe\tking\tordered\thim\tto\tbe\tbeheaded. The\tsoldiers\ttied\tthe\tthief\u2019s\thands\tbehind\this\tback,\tand\tput\ta\tgarland\tof\tred oleanders\taround\this\tneck.\tHe\twas\tthen\ttaken\tto\tthe\tgallows.\tNow\tthe\tthief\tfelt sorry\tfor\this\tdeeds. Just\tthen,\ta\tcourtesan\tnamed\tShyama\tsaw\thim\tthrough\tthe\twindow\tof\ther living\tquarter.\tShe\twas\tattracted\tby\tthe\tbeauty\tof\tthe\tthief\tand\tdecided\tto\tsave him\tquickly.\tShe\tsent\ther\tmaid\tto\tthe\thangman\twith\tan\toffer\tof\ta\tthousand\tcoins along\ta\tmessage,\t\u201cThis\tthief\tis\tmy\tbrother.\tHe\thas\tno\tone\telse\tto\tsupport\thim but\tme.\tTake\tthese\tthousand\tcoins\tand\tleave\thim.\u201d\tThe\thangman\tagreed\tto\tthe offer. The\tchief\tsentry,\thowever\tdenied\tthe\toffer,\tsaying,\t\u201cHe\tis\ta\tthief.\tHe\tcannot be\treleased.\tIf\tI\tget\tsomeone\telse\tin\this\tplace,\tI\tcan\tsend\thim\taway\tsecretly.\u201d The\tmaid\tconveyed\tthis\tto\tShyama. By\tchance,\tShyama\thad\ta\tvisitor\tin\ther\thouse\tat\tthat\ttime.\tHe\twas\tthe\tson\tof\ta rich\tman\tand\twas\tmadly\tin\tlove\twith\tShyama.\tShyama\tcried\tbefore\thim\tand said,\t\u201cSir!\tThis\tthief\tis\tmy\tbrother.\tHe\tis\tvery\tgood\tand\thonest.\tBut\this\tbad company\thas\tmade\thim\ta\tthief.\tThe\tpunishing\tauthority\thas\tnow\tagreed\tto\tleave him\tif\the\tis\tgiven\ta\tthousand\tcoins.\tI\tdon\u2019t\thave\tanyone\tto\ttake\tthese\tcoins\tto\tthe authority.\tPlease\thelp\tme.\u201d The\trich\tman,\twho\twanted\tto\timpress\tShyama,\ttook\tthe\tmoney\tfrom\ther.\tHe went\tto\tthe\tauthority,\thanded\tover\tthe\tmoney,\tafter\twhich\tthe\tthief\twas\treleased, and\twas\treturned\tto\tShyama\twith\this\tface\tcovered.\tUnfortunately,\tthe\trich\tman\u2019s son\twas\ttaken\tto\tthe\tgallows\tand\tbeheaded.","Thus,\tthe\tthief\u2019s\tlife\twas\tsaved.\tHe\twent\tto\tShyama\u2019s\thouse\tand\tstarted\tliving there.\tHowever,\the\tconstantly\tthought,\t\u201cShe\tis\ta\ttraitor\tand\tbetrayed\tthe\tman who\tloved\ther.\tShe\tmay\ttell\tabout\tme\tto\tthe\tking\ttoo\tsome\tday\tand\tget\tme killed.\tI\tmust\tescape\tsoon.\u201d\tSo,\the\tmade\ta\tsecret\tplan. He\tsaid\tto\ther,\t\u201cMy\tdear!\tLet\tus\tgo\tfor\tan\touting\tto\tthe\tnearby\tpark?\u201d\tShe readily\tagreed,\tand\twent\tto\tthe\tpark\twith\thim.","Once\tthere,\tthey\twalked\tthrough\tthe\tquiet\tarea\tof\tthe\tpark,\tfilled\twith oleander\tshrubs.\tSuddenly,\the\tmade\ta\thit\ton\tShyama\twith\ta\tlog,\tand\tshe\tfell unconscious.\tThen\the\ttook\tall\tthe\tjewels\tshe\twas\twearing,\tand\tescaped. Shyama\tregained\tconsciousness\tafter\tsome\ttime\tand\tstarting\tsearching\tfor him.\tNot\tfinding\thim\tanywhere,\tshe\treturned\thome\tand\tsent\tsome\tattendants\tto","search\tinstead. After\ta\tlong\tsearch,\tthe\tattendants\tfound\tthe\tyoung\tman\thidden\tin\tthe\tnearby forest.\tThey\ttold\thim\tthat\tShyama\tmissed\thim\tand\twished\tfor\this\treturn.\tBut\tthe youth\tgave\tthem\tsome\tmoney\tand\tsaid,\t\u201cTell\ther\tthat\tyou\tcould\tnot\tfind\tme.\u201d The\tyouth\tthen\tescaped\tfrom\tthat\tplace,\tbecame\ta\tmonk\tand\tlived\ta\tquiet\tlife in\tthe\tHimalayas.\tWhen\tthe\tattendants\tconveyed\this\tmessage\tto\tShyama,\tshe\ttoo became\tan\tascetic\tand\tspent\tthe\trest\tof\ther\tlife\tin\ta\tdistant\tforest. \t Moral:\tWorldly\tpleasures\tare\tlike\tthe\tpoisonous\toleanders","The\tWeaver\tBird\u2019s\tNest A pair\tof\tsparrows\tlived\thappily\tin\ttheir\tnest\ton\ta\tbranch\tof\ta\tbig\ttree.\tOnce, when\tit\trained\theavily,\ta\tcold\twind\tstarted\tblowing\tat\ta\tgreat\tspeed.\tAt\tthat\ttime, a\tmonkey,\tcompletely\tdrenched\tand\tshivering,\tcame\tand\tstood\tunder\tthe\ttree. The\tfemale\tsparrow\tsaw\tthe\tmonkey\tshiver,\tand\tout\tof\tpity\tsaid,\t\u201cMy\tdear friend,\tyou\tlook\tlike\ta\thuman\tbeing,\tand\tyou\thave\tstring\thands\tand\tlegs.\tWhy don\u2019t\tyou\tbuild\ta\thouse\ton\tyour\town,\tso\tthat\tyou\tcan\tescape\tthis\tbiting\tcold?\u201d Listening\tto\tthis\tadvice,\tthe\tmonkey\tgot\tangry\tand\tsaid,\t\u201cYou\tfool!\tCan\u2019t\tyou mind\tyour\town\tbusiness?\tDid\tI\task\tfor\tyour\tadvice?\tShut\tyour\tmouth.\u201d\tThe sparrow\tbecame\tquiet. Not\table\tto\trid\thimself\tof\tthe\tanger,\tthe\tmonkey\tsat\tthere\tthinking,\t\u201cHow\tdare this\tlittle\tcreature\tadvice\tme\tso.\tI\tmust\tshow\ther\thow\tpowerful\tI\tam.\u201d","With\tthese\tthoughts,\tthe\tmonkey\tclimbed\tup\tthe\ttree,\tand\tdestroyed\tthe\tnest of\tthe\tsparrows. \t Moral:\tGive\tyour\tadvice\tonly\tto\tthose\twho\tdeserve\tit;\telse\tyou\twill\tcome\tto grief","The\tStupid\tRabbit A rabbit\tlived\tinside\ta\tburrow\tbeneath\ta\tbael\ttree\tthat\twas\tsurrounded\tby\tpalm woods.\tOne\tday,\tas\tthe\the\tlay\toutside\this\tburrow\tenjoying\tthe\tsun,\ta\tripe\tbael fruit\tfell\tupon\tthe\tdry\tleaves\tunder\tthe\ttree.\tThis\tproduced\ta\tqueer\tsound.\tThe rabbit\tthought\tthat\tit\twas\tthe\tsound\tof\tthe\tcracking\tof\tearth.\tPanic\tstricken,\the started\trunning\tto\tsave\thimself.\tWhen\tthe\tother\trabbits\tsaw\thim\trunning\tin\ta state\tof\tpanic,\tthey\tinquired,\t\u201cHey\tfriend!\tWhy\tare\tyou\trunning?\tWhat happened?\u201d\tThe\trabbit\tdid\tnot\tstop,\tbut\tanswered,\t\u201cThe\tearth\tis\tcracking,\tso\tyou also\trun.\u201d\tThus,\tall\tthe\tother\trabbits\ttoo\tstarted\trunning. When\tone\tby\tone\tall\tthe\tother\tanimals\tsaw\tthe\trabbits\trunning\ttogether,\tthey asked\tthem\tthe\treason.\tWhen\tthey\twere\ttold\tthat\tthe\tearth\tis\tcracking,\tthey\ttoo started\trunning\twithout\ta\tsecond\tthought.\tThus,\tall\tthe\tdeer,\tthe\tpigs,\tthe\tblack bucks,\tthe\tbuffaloes,\tthe\trhinoceros,\tthe\tcheetah,\tthe\ttiger\tand\tthe\telephants\t\u2013 every\tanimal\tin\tthe\tjungle\tstarted\trunning.\tWhen\tthe\tlion\tsaw\tthe\tanimals\tof\this kingdom\trunning\tin\tpanic,\the\tasked,\t\u201cWhat\tis\tthe\tmatter?\tWhy\tare\tyou\tall running?\u201d When\the\twas\ttold\tthat\tthe\tearth\twas\tcracking,\the\tcould\tnot\tbelieve\this\tears. He\tsaid,\t\u201cWhat?\tEarth\tis\tcracking!\tDon\u2019t\tbe\tsilly!\tIt\tcan\u2019t\thappen!\u201d The\tanimals\trepeated,\t\u201cMaster!\tIt\tis\ttrue;\tthe\tearth\tis\tsurely\tcracking!\u201d","The\tlion\tasked\tthem,\t\u201cWho\tsaw\tthe\tearth\tcracking?\u201d One\tof\tthe\tanimals\tsaid,\t\u201cThe\telephant\tknows.\u201d When\tthe\tlion\tasked\tthe\telephant,\the\tsaid\tthat\tthe\ttiger\tknew.\tThe\ttiger\tsaid that\tthe\tcheetah\tknew.\tThe\tcheetah\tsaid,\t\u201cI\tdon\u2019t\tknow.\tThe\trhinoceros\tknows.\u201d The\trhinoceros\tsaid,\t\u201cNo,\tmy\tlord!\tI\tdon\u2019t\tknow.\tThe\tbuffalo\tknows.\u201d\tThe buffalo\tsaid,\t\u201cExcuse\tme,\tmy\tlord!\tI\tdon\u2019t\tknow.\tThe\tblack\tbuck\tknows.\u201d\tThe black\tbuck\tsaid,\t\u201cI\tdon\u2019t\tknow.\tThe\tpig\tknows.\u201d\tThe\tpig\tsaid,\t\u201cI\tdon\u2019t\tknow. The\tdeer\tknows.\u201d\tThe\tdeer\tsaid,\t\u201cI\tdon\u2019t\tknow,\tsir!\tThe\trabbits\tknow.\u201d\tThen\tthe rabbits\tpointed\tto\tthe\tfirst\trabbit,\tand\tsaid,\t\u201cHe\tsaw\tthe\tearth\tcracking.\tHe\ttold us\tso.\tAnd\tthus\twe\tstarted\trunning.\u201d The\tlion\tasked\tthe\tfirst\trabbit,\u201dFriend!\tDid\tyou\tsee\tthe\tearth\tcracking?\u201d \u201cYes,\tsir!\tI\tdid\tsee.\u201d \u201cWhere\tdid\tyou\tsee\tthis\thappen?\u201d \u201cI\tlive\tunder\tthe\tbael\ttree,\tin\tthe\tpalm\twoods\tbeside\tthe\twestern\tsea.\tThere\tI heard\tthe\tsound\tof\tthe\tearth\tcracking\tat\tthe\troot\tof\tthe\tbael\ttree\tunder\tthe\tshade of\tthe\tpalm\tleaves.\u201d The\tlion\tdid\tnot\tbelieve\tthe\trabbit.\tHe\tasked\tthe\trabbit\tto\ttake\thim\tto\tthe place.\tIn\tthe\twoods,\tthe\tlion\tasked\tthe\trabbit,\t\u201cShow\tme\twhere\tdid\tyou\tsee\tthe earth\tcracking?\u201d The\trabbit\tstood\tat\ta\tdistance\tand\tsaid,\t\u201cSir!\tThat\tis\twhere\tI\theard\tthat queer\tsound.\u201d The\tlion\tapproached\tthe\tbael\ttree.\tThere,\the\tsaw\ta\triped\tbael\tfruit\tlying\ton\ta palm\tleaf.\tHe\tnow\tunderstood\teverything.\tHe\tsaid,\t\u201cHey,\tyou\tfool!\tDidn\u2019t\tyou see,\tthe\tbael\tfruit\thad\tfallen\ton\tone\tof\tthese\tdry\tleaves.\tThat\tmade\tthe\tnoise\tyou heard!\tYou\tgot\tso\tfrightened\tthat\tyou\tthought\tit\twas\tthe\tnoise\tof\tthe\tearth cracking!\tIt\tmust\thave\tbeen\tthe\tsound\tof\tthe\tripe\tbael\tfruit\tfalling\tupon\tthe\tpalm leaf.\u201d Then\tthe\ttwo\treturned\tto\tthe\tother\tanimals\tand\tassured\tthem\tthat\tthe\tearth\twas not\tcracking;\tand\tit\twas\tthe\tsound\tof\tthe\tfall\tof\tbael\tfruit\tthat\tscared\tthe\trabbit. \t \t Moral:\tDo\tnot\tfollow\tothers\tblindly.\tUse\tyour\tcommon\tsense\talways",""]
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