Sample Stories for Madhyamik WBBSE

The Twelve fools

Once there lived twelve fools in a village. One day they started on a journey in search of job to a distant town. On their way they came across a river. There was no bridge or boat so they had to swam and crossed the river. After landing on the bank of the river they counted themselves, but each of them did not count himself. So they counted only eleven instead of twelve. They thought one of their companions was missing so they began to cry. Meantime a traveller came near by and asked about their problem. They told him about the matter and he agreed to produce the lost man. The traveller told them to stand in a line, started to count and gave each of them a blow and counted twelve. After that the fools were very happy, thanked him for finding out their lost companion and went way their way in search of job.

Moral: Foollishness is a threat to life.

          A Sailor and the Monkeys
Once, a sailor was coming from his work – shipping toward the home. While returning from work he lost his way to his island due to storm in sea. After one hour of struggle with water in sea, he had thrown out due to the force of water on an island at daybreak. After an hour- long struggle in the sea water, a sailor got tired and now he needs food to eat and water to drink. But there was almost no food and water to eat. Going a little further, he saw a coconut tree. He looked up and saw that the coconut tree was so tall that he could not climb it, but he saw some monkeys at the top of the tree.  He found a trick to unload coconuts. When he decided to take the coconut in his hand, he threw stones at the monkey. The monkey perched on the coconut tree got angry. Monkey was doing the same to the sailor. The monkey threw the coconut at the sailor. The sailor got what he wanted from the monkey. He picked it up and happily enjoyed it. In this way a sailor got food and water to drink.
Moral: Ready wit can save one's life.
The Elephants and the Child
Once upon a time there was a village with a decent amount of villagers. There also was a herd of elephants nearby the village. The villagers were scared of the elephants so the head of the village decided to kill the elephants. An baby elephant got seperated from the herd and one of the villagers saw the baby elephant so he decided to kill it as he thought that it would make the elephants scared and he killed the elephant. The elephants herd didn't get sacred by the actions and the herd came to take revenge. The elephants went on a rampage,destroying the villagers houses. The villagers fled for safety. The elephants found a child standing alone and crying bitterly. They took pity on him out of mother's affection. The elepants stood still and returned. The villagers felt ashamed for them running leaving the child while their village was geting destroyed. They realised the value of love for children.
Moral: A mother can never hurt a child.
HERCULES AND THE CARTMAN
Once a cartman was going to the market place. His cart was heavily loaded with bags of corn. It
was evening time. It was growing dark The weather was also very bad.
On the way, it became pitch dark due to black clouds. Soon it began to drizzle. Now it began to
rain in torrents. The path became very slippery. There were pools of mud and mud everywhere.
The cart was now very heavy. He beat and goaded his pair of oxen to speed up but all in vain.
They travelled at a snail's speed.
Suddenly the wheels of the cart got stuck up into thick mud. He tried very hard but he failed
badly. Now he sat under a tree and began to weep bitterly. God Hercules The god of Strength
appeared there to help the old cartman. He asked the cartman, "Why are you weeping?" He
explained that his cart was stuck in the mud. He requested for God's Help."
Hercules took him to the task. He advised the cartman to apply his own shoulders to the stuck up
wheels. The cartman understood the meaning of Hercules. The god himself put his little finger to
the cart. Soon the cart was free from the mud. It began to move in a normal manner. The god
disappeared in no time. The Cartman now learnt a great lesson. He realized that self-help was the
best help. He clearly saw that the application of his own strength had helped 'relieve' stuck up wheels. The god merely touched the cart.
Moral: Self-help is the best help./GOD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES.
Three Friends and their Greed
Once upon a time, there lived three friends in a village. They were very poor. They decided to go to city to earn money. When they were walking through the forest, they found a bag of money. They decided to divide the money among the three of them. They have been walking for long time, So they were tired and hungry. They decided to have some food. One of them was sent to neighboring village to buy food. The other two friends stayed in the forest. After buying food he mixed some poison in the food to kill the other friends. He wanted to get all that money after killing them. In his absence, the other two friends decided to kill their friend and divide the money between them. When their friend arrived,  they attacked him and killed him. After they ate the poisoned food, they were killed immediately as well. In this way the story of the greedy friends ends. 
Moral of the Story:
“Do not be greedy or as you so, so shall you reap.”
The Crows and the Snake
Once upon a time there lived a pair of crows on a huge mango tree. One morning, when the crows went in search of food, the snake crawled up the tree and ate some of the eggs. When the crows came back, they were shocked to find some eggs missing.
As the days passed, the snake grew greedy and ate up all thd eggs. The fed up crows decided to ask their friend, the wise fox for advice. The fox came up with a plan. “In the morning, go to the river bank,” he said. “When the ladies from the royal family come to bath, just pick up a necklace and drop it into the snake’s hole.”
Next morning, the female crow did as told. Seeing this, the royal guards chased the crow and reached the snake‘s hole, When the snake came out, one of the guards took out his spear and killed the snake. The crows were happy and lived happily on the same tree .
MORAL :If you are wise, you can overcome the greatest hurdle.
The Wind and the Sun
The North Wind and the Sun had a quarrel about which of them was the stronger. While they were disputing with much heat and bluster, a Traveler passed along the road wrapped in a cloak.
"Let us agree," said the Sun, "that he is the stronger who can strip that Traveler of his cloak."
"Very well," growled the North Wind, and at once sent a cold, howling blast against the Traveler.
With the first gust of wind the ends of the cloak whipped about the Traveler's body. But he immediately wrapped it closely around him, and the harder the Wind blew, the tighter he held it to him. The North Wind tore angrily at the cloak, but all his efforts were in vain.

Then the Sun began to shine. At first his beams were gentle, and in the pleasant warmth after the bitter cold of the North Wind, the Traveler unfastened his cloak and let it hang loosely from his shoulders. The Sun's rays grew warmer and warmer. The man took off his cap and mopped his brow. At last he became so heated that he pulled off his cloak, and, to escape the blazing sunshine, threw himself down in the welcome shade of a tree by the roadside.
Gentleness and kind persuasion win where force and bluster fail.
The Cowboy and The Wolf
Once there lived a cowboy in a village. he used to tend cows near a deep forest. the boy had a very bad habit. he used to tell lies to make fun. 
One day the boy cried out, “Tiger! Tiger! Help! Help!”
The villagers rushed to help him. But they found no tiger. The boy was laughing and dancing and making fun with them. The villagers became angry and went away.
Some days later, the boy made the same fun and the villagers became deceived again. 
One day a tiger really came. The boy cried for help but nobody came. They thought the boy was making fun. 
At last, the tiger killed all the cows. The boy saved his life running away from the spot.
MORAL:  Nobody believes a liar.

The Bee and the Dove
One day an ant went to the stream to drink water. Suddenly he felt into the running water. He tried heart and soul to reach the bank but failed. Then he began to shout for help. 
A dove saw the miserable condition of the dove and felt pity for him. He broke a leaf very quickly and dropped the leaf just before the ant. The little ant climbed onto the leaf. Soon the leaf reached the riverbank. Thus, he could save his life.
After a few days, the ant noticed that a man had aimed his gun at the dove. The man was about to shoot the dove. Just at that moment the ant bit the foot of the man. As a result, the man missed his aim. In the meantime, the dove flew away. Thus, he could save his life for the help of the ant.
Moral: A good turn deserves another.

The wolf and the Shepherd
A Shepherd Boy tended his master's Sheep near a dark forest not far from the village. Soon he found life in the pasture very dull. All he could do to amuse himself was to talk to his dog or play on his shepherd's pipe.
One day as he sat watching the Sheep and the quiet forest, and thinking what he would do should he see a Wolf, he thought of a plan to amuse himself.
His Master had told him to call for help should a Wolf attack the flock, and the Villagers would drive it away. So now, though he had not seen anything that even looked like a Wolf, he ran toward the village shouting at the top of his voice, "Wolf! Wolf!"
As he expected, the Villagers who heard the cry dropped their work and ran in great excitement to the pasture. But when they got there they found the Boy doubled up with laughter at the trick he had played on them.
A few days later the Shepherd Boy again shouted, "Wolf! Wolf!" Again the Villagers ran to help him, only to be laughed at again.
Then one evening as the sun was setting behind the forest and the shadows were creeping out over the pasture, a Wolf really did spring from the underbrush and fall upon the Sheep.
In terror the Boy ran toward the village shouting "Wolf! Wolf!" But though the Villagers heard the cry, they did not run to help him as they had before. "He cannot fool us again," they said.
The Wolf killed a great many of the Boy's sheep and then slipped away into the forest.
Liars are not believed even when they speak the truth.
The Real mother
Once there lived two women in a village. One of them had a baby. But the other woman claimed that baby. As a result, both of them entangled in a quarrel. Finding no other way, they went to King Solomon who was famous for his wisdom. The King listened, to the women’s prayers. Then he asked them to let him know the truth. Both the women claimed the baby. The King was at a loss of what to do. Then he thought for a while. After that, he hit upon a plan. He decided to solve the problem technically. He told the two women to come the next day and assured them that he would give his judgment the next day.
The next day two Women came to King Solomon with the baby. The Ring told the two women that he never heard of such a complaint of demanding a baby by two mothers. However, that day he would settle the matter. He told the two women that he would cut the baby into two equal parts and give one part to each of the mothers. The King noticed that hearing this one mother became very pale and started crying and the other kept silent. The real mother of the baby burst into tears and said, “My lord, please don’t kill my baby. Allow it to live and give it to that woman so that I can feel that my baby is still alive with her.” The false mother, on the other hand, told the King, “Yes Lord, give the baby to me.” King Solomon understood the fact. He punished the false mother and handed the baby to the real mother who wanted to let the baby remain alive even with the false mother.