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The fox and the sour grapes

One day fox was very hungry. He went here and there searching for food. Then he saw a vineyard, with bunches of grapes hanging down. He wanted the grapes, so he jumped. He tried and got tired. He did not get the grapes. He said “the grapes are sour, I don’t like them”, and went away

The Story Of Eklavya

This is the story of a long-gone era. In the country of India , nearly five thousand years back, lived a boy named Eklavya, the son of a tribal chief in the forests of the kingdom- Hastinapura. Eklavya was a brave, handsome boy. He was loved by all. But he was not happy. His father saw that something troubled Eklavya. More than once he found his son lost deep in thought when other boys enjoyed the pleasures of hunting and playing. One day the father asked his son, “Why are you so unhappy, Eklavya? Why don’t you join your friends? Why are you not interested in hunting?”. “Father, I want to be an archer” replied Eklavya, “I want to become a disciple of the great Dronacharya, the great tutor of Archery in Hastinapura. His Gurukul is a magical place where ordinary boys are turned into mighty warriors.” Eklavya saw his father was silent. He continued, “ Father, I know that we belong to the hunting tribe, but I want to be a warrior, father, not a mere hunter. So please allow me to leave home