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Sunday, January 12, 2014

JOURNEY CALLED LIFE

Life is often compared to a journey.
for a journey there is a specific and known destination.
But for life we do not know the destination. We do not even know the exact length and purpose of this journey.This journey takes us to a really unknown place.
All of us want this journey to be most comfortable regardless of the place and purpose.
Just look around us to watch the co travellers .Varied are their nature. Some are hard working. Some are lazy.There are many who are poor,wealthy,selfish ,crooked,foolish, happy, sorrowful and what not.
Some were there when you started your journey. Some joined later while others completed their part and went off.You are a traveller among them not knowing anything about the purpose .A journey in such a form is not that much easy, but still it is wonderful.
A person who is not sure of the path will find it very difficult to travel in dark , without a light in hand. The brighter the light the easier will be the journey.
You are not sure of the path in the life's journey. So be equipped with a proper light.
People use only a small portion of their strength to combat life. All of us have immense strength hidden within us.Find it out and use it properly . There lies the strength to win.
Every body has a place in this world. A unique place which no one else can substitute.
Bring out the hidden strength in you to use that place properly and combat life with full confidence.

Obstacles are necessary for us to improve ourselves.
There is a colossal strength in every individual which we fail to understand. That colossal man will never bow to obstacles.He is all powerful like god. Believe in that god in you and no success can evade you and you journey will become more comfortable.

Be bold enough to face the obstacles.Do your duty without fear.That will give you real success.
Improve your knowledge in all fields.Knowledge is the all powerful weapon to remove obstacles and make the journey smooth.
Try to help others in every possible ways.It will make this journey happier.
So take life seriously and continue the journey with confidence.
Enjoy the journey to the full extent expecting a very satisfying destination.

JEEVITHA CHINTHAKAL By K.P.KESAVA MANON

This is a book I have read twice.
I got to know about it when I was in Xth std. One of the chapters was there in the text book.
It was not the age to deeply understand the book.
Thanks to my malayalam teacher,ie. My father, I could follow it well and I was attracted to the book and read all the chapters at a later date.
Then again after a long time I purchased a copy and reread it.
It is a wonderful book,very useful for the young generation of today.

Here, I am reproducing a gist of it which I could understand by reading it myself.

Sunday, January 05, 2014

കുറച്ചു കാലമായി ഒന്നും എഴുതിയിട്ടില്ല .
ഇനി വീണ്ടും തുടങ്ങണം .
മുത്തിനെ നോക്കി വളര്ത്തുന്ന തിരക്കാണ് .
എന്നാലും സമയ കിട്ടുമെന്നാണ് പ്രതീക്ഷ.

Friday, April 06, 2007

The Bear and Fox

Once upon a time there were a fox and a bear.The bear had a barrel of honey in his house which he had put away for the winter. He kept it in the loft .

The cunning fox heard about it and wondered how she could get it.She went to the bears house.
"Brother bear can you help me?"she called out.
"What is your trouble sister fox?"asked the bear.
"My house is old and is falling to pieces.I have no fire there.Please let me stay in your house."
""Come in then,"said the kind bear.
They lay down to sleep. But the cunning fox started wagging her tail. Poor bear was soon awakened by the sound. Thinking that some one was tapping the door he shouted,"Who is there?"
The fox was too clever to reply "Somebody has come for me.There's a baby been born."
"Then you'd better go."
Fox went out not to see the baby, but up to the loft by the ladder outside to eat some honey.
After some time she came back.
"What did they called the baby?"asked the bear.
"Starter."
"Nice Name."
The next night also fox did the same wagging of tail when they laid down for sleep.
"Brother Bear ,they are calling me to see another baby."
"Then you go. I will sleep."said the bear.
This time the fox went up and ate almost half of honey.
She came back and when the bear wanted to know the name of the baby she told
"Half Way."
"Nice name."
The third night again the bear thought that the sound was of someone tapping.
"Another baby coming I think"
"All right,"said the bear,"but you hurry back.I am going to make pancakes for breakfast."
"I won't be long."
The fox ran straight up to the loft and finished the honey.
When she got back the bear was already up.
"Well, Sister Fox, what did they call the baby this time?"
"Scrapper."
"Best name."
The bear was busy frying pancakes when fox asked him:
"Where is the honey for pan cakes?"
"in the loft."
The bear climbed up into the loft and found the barrel was empty.
"Who ate the honey? It was you,Fox,no one else could have taken it."
"I never have seen your honey,"said the fox,"you ate it yourself and now blaming on me."
The poor bear thought and thought.....
"I know what we will do to find it out,"he said.
"We will lie down on our backs in the sun,and if either of us has been eating honey,the sun will melt it and it will come out through the skin."
And they lie down in the sun.The bear soon fell asleep,but the cunning fox was afraid to sleep.She watched and watched until honey spots started oozing through the skin of her belly.
She quickly brushed the drops off her belly and rubbed them on the Bear's belly.
"Hi, Brother Bear wake up! Look who has been eating honey!"
And there was nothing the poor bear could do about it!

Monday, March 26, 2007

Ice Cream ....No....No....NO...

She is a lazy cat.You have all heard that cat will chase rat,catch it and devour it.No No No.This one doesn't know how to chase a rat.She is so lazy that even a rat can pull her moustache,can jump over her and even dance before her.

Then what will she eat. early morning she comes to the kitchen door step of K's house to get her quota of milk.Drinking it to the full of her stomach she licks and clean her moustache and takes a nap lying there till the sun shines over her quite hard.

Slowly she will rise stretch herself and move to M's house which is next door.There she will lie down in the shade till noon and she gets her lunch from there.After noon nap is on his door step.

At night she again sleeps on the back veranda of M's house.

One day guests came to K's house.It was a school vacation and her cousins were there. Her uncle offered ice cream for the children. All of them went out and purchased a packet full of ice creams. each one had enough of ice cream and the rest was kept in fridge.they forgot about it and when they took it out next day Lo... it was not ice cream ,Rather it was frothy milk shake.

Her uncle decided to give it to our lazy friend.She was there at the door step waiting for the milk.Uncle poured the liquidated ice cream into her milk pot and she was ready to take it.The smell was so good that she drank it very fast.

Next day morning she didn't come for her milk.M told that previous day too she didn't have anything and was sleeping through out the day.

Ice cream made her drowsy and the hang over was still there.She didn't come for milk for two days. may be she thought that she will get the same heavy milk.

Never again will she succumb to the smell of ice cream.

A cat saying "Ice Cream No...No.....No...".

Sunday, March 18, 2007

Grandpa Bear gave us this

This is a very small story.once upon a time there lived a Bear in the woods of taiga.the winter in taiga region is really horrible.Bear spread dry leaves and moss in his den and curled up in the corner.He cannot go out or get food in the snow.He slept and slept for a long time.Days went on and spring came.Sun rose over the Taiga and the snow started to melt.A gush of water came down melting the snow and the streams started gurgling.Bear awoke and crept out of his den wading through the water to the other side of the stream.He sat there thinking."Spring has come but I have nothing to eat."He was really hungry.All through the winter he did'nt have anything.He walked in search of food. But there was still snow on the ground.The trees were yet to bloom.His favourite berries or nuts will not appear for some time.

He walked a long way and then sat on a stump.He could feel something moving under it.He tried to pull the stump but could not as he was weak."Who is there?Come out."A small chipmunk came out.He was hibernating under the stump all through the winter."Why are you so angry Bear?""Because I am hungry. I haven't had anything to eat all through the winter.Have you got anything to eat?""Oh.That is the reason.I will come now."he said and quickly went into the small place under the stump.There he had a full stock of small nuts and sweet roots which he has stored before winter.He came back with some small sweet roots and nuts."Here.Eat it"Bear ate them and felt better.His temper got cooled down."Hmn..Thanks chipmunk.I am feeling better.Though you are small you have a big heart.And you are smart enough to keep something for lean period."So saying Bear patted chipmunk gently on his back.But his claws made dark stripes on the back of the chipmunk.
The stripes did'nt go away.Ever since then all chipmunks have stripes down their back.When other animals ask him about it he says proudly,"That is because my great great grand dad did a favour to grandpa bear and he patted him.God allowed us to have it as a tocken of our greatness."

Monday, March 12, 2007

A Russian Folk Tale.

The Fisherman and the Golden Fish

A fisher man lived with his wife by the shore of the sea in a small mud hut.They were very old and were living there for thirty three years.The old man netted fishes and his wife sat at home cooking food and spinning clothes.

One day the fisherman went to the sea shore with his nest as usual.he threw his nest into the sea and pulled it back. To his surprise a golden fish was there in his nest. It was shinig in the sun. The fish begged for mercy .
"Please leave me back.I will grant you whatever you wish for." told the fish.
The fisherman was amazed.
He was fishing all through his life and had never heard a fish talking.
"go back fish. I don't want anything."
He went back to his hut and told his wife about the golden fish.
"The golden fish promised me to give whatever I ask for. But I didnt ask anything ."
The wife was really angry. She shouted,"What a fool you are.You could have atleast asked for a new wash basin. See it is broken into two."
He went back to the sea and shouted for the golden fish.
Soon the fish came up on the waves.
"What is it friend ,tell me."
"My wife is angry with me that I did'nt ask for any favour.She naggs me like anything.She needs a new wash basin. Ours is split into two."
"never mind man. Go back and your wish will be satisfied."
And the fish plunged into the deep water.
Fisher man returned and saw a new wash basin in front of his hut.
But the lady was still angry.
"Why did you stop with a wash basin you could have asked for a small cabin to store our fire wood that it will not get wet."
He went back to the sea .It was troubled and the waves were rising high. He shouted in full troat,and the fish came swimming.
"What is it now old man?"asked the fish.
He bowed low and told the wish.
Fish agreed the wish and asked him to go back in peace.
There was a small cabin to store the wood.
But the lady was too greedy. This time she wanted a big house.
"I want to live like a high born lady.Go and ask the fish immediately".
The poor old man returned to the sea reluctantly. The sea was rough and choppy. He shouted above the sound of the sea and the fish came on the waves.
'Be gracious king of fishes my wife is too greedy this time and gives me no peace.she wants ro live like a hich lady in a big house."
"I will grant the wish man ,go in peace," told the fish.
The old man returned to see a fine mansion . There were many servants doing all the work. His wife was wearing costly clothes with gold ornaments all over her body.
Fisherman wished that she was a contented lady now.

Time went by.Some days later she started nagging again.This time she wanted to be an empress. The fisherman tried to discourage her but she treated him like a servant and scolded him.

This time also the fish obliged to her wish and she became the empress of a new palace.There were nobles and lords to wait upon herand guards to look after her.She treated the old man like a beggar and send him out of the palace.

The greedy could'nt satisfy with this. She wanted more. She asked the guards to search for her husband and bring him back. This time she wanted to be the empress of the sea so that she can order to the golden fish for anything and everything.

The poor man could not even say no to her .He was afraid of her might.

He went back to the sea to see a storm rising. The fish came out when he shouted and asked him what he wanted. Old man Was in tears when he told the behaviour of his foolish wife.Then he narrated his wife's wishes with a trembling voice,"she wants to rule the sea and make you to serve her."

The fish said nothing.Twisting its tail it plunged and swam away to the deep waters.

The old man waited there for a long time.

When dusk came he returned to her wife fearing of her wrath.

Lo. There she was sitting in front of their mud hut .

The broken wash basin was ther in front of her.

Saturday, March 10, 2007

Frog and Crane

One summer day a young frog was hopping through the pond. On one side a crane was standing on one leg. Young frog wanted to grab the attention of thelong legged bird. He hopped near it .But the crane was just dozing.
Frog wanted to know why the crane folded her leg to the chest.
"Are you tired of standing on both legs or does one leg ache?"frog asked.
"No,it does'nt ache. I am just sleepy."
" that is funny. sleepping on one leg.what is yoyr name?'
Crane didn't answer.
"Why are you cross?"asked the small frg.
"I'm not."
"Then let us play.I am getting bored."
"I am not interesed,"said the crane.
"Then let us hope and jump."
"No."
Young frog got irritated by the mono syllable answers.
"then let have a race. I will hope and you try to catch me."
"I had my fill of catching,"said the crane.
"Whom did you catch. There is nobody here."
"Chatterboxes like you.I have done so much of catching that my stomach is full. we will put off the race till tomorrow."
Crane shut her eyes again.
Poor young frog blinked hard but could not make head or tail of it.
Can you?

hai kids

This blog I think I will write for the younger ones.
Hai kids there here I am starting a series of stories for you.
Hope you will enjoy it.