SPOKEN ENGLISH SHORT STORIES
1.THE WIND AND THE SUN
Once the Wind and the Sun had an argument."I am stronger than you." said the Wind."
"No you are not," said the Sun.Just at that moment they saw a traveler walking across the road.
He was wrapped in a shawl. The Sun and the Wind agreed that whoever could separate the traveler from his shawl was stronger.
The wind took the first turn. He blew with all his might to tear the traveler's shawl from his
shoulders. But the harder he blew, the tighter the traveler gripped the shawl to his body.The struggle went on till the Wind's turn was over. But the Wind could not separate the shawl.
Now it was the Sun's turn. The Sun smiled warmly. The traveler felt the warmth of the smiling Sun. Soon he let the shawl fall open. The Sun's smile grew warmer and warmer, hotter and hotter. Now Sun traveler no longer needed his shawl. He took it off and dropped it on the ground, The Sun was declared stronger than the Wind.
2. NEVER BE UNGRATEFUL (SHORT STORIES)
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 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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