Satyam Shivam Sundaram: TIT FOR TAT

Satyam Shivam Sundaram: TIT FOR TAT:                                           TIT  FOR  TAT                                        XXXXXXXXXXX Once a sly fox and a gent...

TIT FOR TAT

                                          TIT  FOR  TAT

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Once a sly fox and a gentle crane were bosom buddies.Most of the time they spent together,playing,frolicking and running errands for each other.But as the evilness never dies,the evil-minded fox thought of a plan to befool and make fun of crane.He cajoled and wooed the crane to dine and sup with him.The crane gladly consented.

  He ambled to the fox's dwelling on the appointed day in sheer happiness.But all his ecstasy vanished into thin air in the twinkling of an eye when the wily fox offered him some soup in a flat dish.The poor crane was totally unable to drink the soup as he could not dip his long beak into the soup in the flat dish.he had to depart hungry.The fox danced with joy in making him a fool.

     The crane was sizzling like an omelette with mortification.He resolved to teach the wicked fox a befitting lesson.Few days later, he humbly implored the fox to have supper with him.The fox was on the cloud nine Impeccably dressed,he dashed to the crane's residence crooning a melodious song.welcoming him ,the crane placed before him some delicious biryani in a jar with a long neck.The poor fox could not eat even a morsel as his head could not go into the narrow neck of the jar.The chuckling crane ate to his heart's content.The scalawag fox went away famished.

        The gentle crane thus paid back the scoundrel fox in his own coin.

                           [DEVENDRA  SRIVASTAVA]

HENPECKED HUSBAND

                HENPECKED  HUSBAND
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   Why does the very name"Henpecked husband"evoke ridiculous retorts from men? Who is called as a henpecked husband? Why do the people giggle contemptuously on hearing the name of or coming across a henpecked husband?What are his characteristics?I opine that a henpecked husband is one who instead of governing or dominating his wife, is himself governed or dominated by her.Needless to say a henpecked husband usually dances attendance upon his spouse and always plays second fiddle to his wife in all family matters.He is a toady,yesman,obsequious to his dominating wife and totally remains under her thumb.She is enjoiner,he is obeyer.She speaks authoritatively,he hears humbly.
  A henpecked husband does not possess enough plucks and guts to flout the decisions or instructions of his wife.He carries out all her instructions faithfully and implicitly.It is noteworthy that he can not dare to eat or drink those very things which have been hemmed in by his wife.
 It is interesting to note that the friends and relatives of wife of a henpecked husband envy her for having got such a doting and duteous hubby.But he is looked low by the people and is mocked,sneered, jeered,ridiculed and made fun of.In a function,ceremony or get-together,he easily becomes a butt of butts,innuendoes,jokes anf filthy pokes.In between conversations,he is repeatedly dubbed as JORU KA GULAM."It is funny that a henpecked husband never likes to be called as such.
   I presume that more than 95% husbands belonging to high class society are henpecked husbands.I believe that majority of my married FB friends are hundred percent pure henpecked husbands.
        BY   ---------DEVENDRA SRIVASTAVA          SRIVASTAVA

DON'T TRUST EXTERNAL APPEARANCE

DON'T TRUST EXTERNAL APPEARANCE

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   Once a stag went to a pool to swill water.As he was swigging, he saw the reflection of his body in the water.He was cock-a-hoop to see his beautiful pair of horns.While admiring his horns,he saw his very thin legs.He felt very disgusted and ashamed of his legs.Cursing his legs he sighed,"Had I my legs as nice as my horns,I would have been most handsome creature."While lamenting, he heard a cacophony being raised by a pack of approaching dogs.A thrill of horror shimmied down his spine as he was in imminent danger.He instantaneously scampered away with rapid strides.

        As he was escaping,his nice pair of branching horns got stuck in the branches of a tree.All his ventures to free his horns proved abortive.The ferocious dogs reached the spot and pounced upon him,tearing him to tatters.As the poor stag lay dying,he thought,"My legs, which I hated,would have saved me,it was my bloody horn,which I admired,that caused my death."

MORAL OF THE STORY---------One should not judge anything by its external appearance.Even things looking ugly and unseemly have some use and value!!

       [DEVENDRA  SRIVASTAVA]

TRY TRY TRY AGAIN

                        TRY  TRY  TRY  AGAIN
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         HI GUYS AND GALS,
  Are you disappointed,dejected,distressed,depressed,disheartened,discouraged,despaired,dismayed,frustrated and morose as all your sincere efforts to accomplish your desired goal have flopped and floundered?Has your confidence been torn to tatters?if it be so,then you would be well advised not to lose your heart,jettison the feeling of despondency,gird up your loins and make another sincere attempt.Mind you,the success is bound to be yours!In this connection,let us learn a lesson from the life of the king ROBERT BRUCE.
     Robert Bruce was a great king of Scotland.He ventured to free Scotland from the yoke of the English.He fought many battles against the English but each time he was ignominiously wallopped.The eminent king was in imminent danger of being incarcerated and slain.He fled and camouflaged himself in a den inside a dense forest.
   He saw a spider clambering up the wall to reach its cobweb on the ceiling.It moved up inch by inch but flumped down each time.It made nine brave attempts but all in vain.The king thought that the foolish creature would not venture to attempt again.But to his utter astonishment,the spider tried once again to climb the wall,inch by inch, with great care and courage.It went higher and higher and lo and behold! it reached its cobweb.
   The incident instilled the king with confidence and encouragement .He culled the valiant soldiers and organised his army.He mounted a massive attack on the English,fought bravely and made the English lick the dust in the war.Scotland became free.
  The story of Robert Bruce teaches us not to give up hope at any cost.We must try again and again with firm determination and perseverance till we accomplish our desired success.
                                 GOD  BLESS  YOU!!
                                           [DEVENDRA  SRIVASTAVA]

THE ANT AND THE DOVE

     THE  ANT  AND THE  DOVE
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   An ant resided on the bank of a river.It was a sweltry hot day.The ant felt thirsty and it went to the river to quaff water.Unfortunately it slipped into the water.It tried hard but could not get out of the water.On the bank there was a tree and a dove dwelled on it.The dove was moved to see the pathetic and pitiable condition of the ant.It threw a leaf into the water.The ant clambered on the leaf and came safe to land.
      Some days later,a hunter came to that place and saw the dove on the tree.He wanted to shoot the dove and took aim at it with his gun.The ant saw all this. It came and bit with its full force the hunter on the leg.The hunter jumped;he missed his aim and the dove flew away.
      The and did a very good thing.The dove saved the ant's life once.Now the ant saved the life of dove.

     MORAL OF THE STORY--- WE SHOULD BE MUTUAL FRIENDS AND HELP FACH OTHER IN TROUBLE.
                             ( DEVENDRA  SRIVASTAVA).

THE DOG AND THE WOLF

A farmer had a dog.It was very faithful to its master.During daytime it was kept chained.At night it was let loose to guard the farm.The farmer fed it very well.It became tall and sturdy,

One day a wolf came to pounce upon the sheep.The sheep were well-guarded by the dog. The dog confronted the wolf who was lean and thin.He said to the wolf,"Do some honest work.If you serve my master, you will be very happy. He will feed you well."

The wolf agreed to follow the dog's advice. Noticing a mark round the dog's neck,the wolf asked the dog what was the mark due to.The dog told that the mark was of the chain with which he was chained during the daytime.

The wolf said,"I refuse to be chained.I love freedom.I will never serve a master and be his slave."

MORAL OF THE STORY..........FREEDOM IS THE ESSENCE IN LIFE..

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