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🖌 Moral story of the day 🖌
The Animals & the Plague
Once upon a time a severe plague raged among the animals. Many died, and those who lived were so ill, that they cared for neither food nor drink, and dragged themselves about listlessly. No longer could a fat young hen tempt Master Fox to dinner, nor a tender lamb rouse greedy Sir Wolf's appetite.
"Dear friends, I believe the gods have sent this plague upon us as a punishment for our sins. Therefore, the most guilty one of us must be offered in sacrifice. Perhaps we may thus obtain forgiveness and cure for all.
"I will confess all my sins first. I admit that I have been very greedy and have devoured many sheep. They had done me no harm. I have eaten goats and bulls and stags. To tell the truth, I even ate up a shepherd now and then.
"Now, if I am the most guilty, I am ready to be sacrificed. But I think it best that each one confess his sins as I have done. Then we can decide in all justice who is the most guilty."
"Your majesty," said the Fox, "you are too good. Can it be a crime to eat sheep, such stupid mutton heads? No, no, your majesty. You have done them great honor by eating them up.
All the animals applauded the Fox loudly. Then, though the Tiger, the Bear, the Wolf, and all the savage beasts recited the most wicked deeds, all were excused and made to appear very saint-like and innocent.
It was now the Ass's turn to confess.
"I remember," he said guiltily, "that one day as I was passing a field belonging to some priests, I was so tempted by the tender grass and my hunger, that I could not resist nibbling a bit of it. I had no right to do it, I admit—"
A great uproar among the beasts interrupted him. Here was the culprit who had brought misfortune on all of them! What a horrible crime it was to eat grass that belonged to someone else! It was enough to hang anyone for, much more an Ass.
Immediately they all fell upon him, the Wolf in the lead, and soon had made an end to him, sacrificing him to the gods then and there, and without the formality of an altar.
The weak are made to suffer for the misdeeds of the powerful.

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🖌 Short Story of the day 🖌
Tricking the Devil

There lived a wicked devil who would capture men and set before them tasks that none could do. One day, the devil captured a poor villager. “If you tell me a job that none can do then I shall pay you a thousand gold coins, but if you cannot then I shall keep you in my prison.” The villager was at his wit’s end for he knew there was no task that was impossible for the powerful devil.

After a few days the devil again returned but the villager was still unable to think of a job. “Why are you looking so scared?” asked his wife. The man explained everything to his wife. “Give the devil my curly hair and ask him to straighten it!” said his wife with twinkling eyes.

The villager gave the hair to the devil who did everything possible to straighten it, but to no avail. He paid the man and was never seen again.

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🖌 Short Story of the day 🖌
🍃The Ugly Duckling

A little duckling was very sad because he thought he was the ugliest amongst all his brothers and sisters. They would not play with him and teased the poor ugly duckling. One day, he saw his reflection in the water and cried, “Nobody likes me. I am so ugly.” He decided to leave home and went far away into the woods.

Deep in the forest, he saw a cottage in which there lived an old woman, her hen, and her cat. The duckling stayed with them for some time but he was unhappy there and soon left. When winter set in the poor duckling almost froze to death. A peasant took him home to his wife and children. The poor duckling was terrified of the children and escaped. The ugly duckling spent the winter in a marshy pond.

Finally, spring arrived. One day, the duckling saw a beautiful swan swimming in the pond and fell in love with her. But then he remembered how everyone made fun of him and he bent his head down in shame. When he saw his own reflection in the water he was astonished. He was not an ugly duckling anymore, but a handsome young swan! Now, he knew why he had looked so different from his brothers and sisters. “They were ducklings but I was a baby swan!” he said to himself.

He married the beautiful swan and lived happily ever after.

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The difference between (altogether and all together )

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📕 altogether means “completely,” “all things considered,” or “on the whole.

📘”All together means “everyone together” or " everything together..

📕All together refers to all the members of a group. It can mean “everyone or everything together,” or simply “in a group”:

✅ We went all together to the party.
✅ Put your clothes all together in one pile and I’ll wash them for you.


📘📕Altogether

📕Altogether is an adverb and means "all in all," "all told," or "completely."

✅That was altogether too difficult.
✅Altogether, not a bad day’s work.


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