Poocha (Cat) and Lion

Long long ago, there was a Poocha (cat). Poocha wanted to drink payasa (kheer/dessert)
For making payasa, it needed firewood...

So, in order to make payasa, poocha decided to go to forest to collect firewood
As it ventured into the forest, it heard a loud sound, "WHO GOES THERE?"
The sound was that of a big bad lion....
And the lion said in a booming voice, "bu hu ha ha ha ha... Mad cat, i am very hungry... So I am going to kill you and eat you"
The lion didn't have to kill the poocha... It was scared to death as it is.
With death approaching, the trembling cat said, "don't kill me now, oh king of the forest... I am here to pick up firewood, to light my stove, to make payasa. Let me make some and give it to you... After that you can have me"
The ferocious lion thought for a while, why not have dessert first and main course later? Not bad. "Ok by me" said the lion
So before killing the cat, the lion agreed to have payasa...
Poocha started collecting and gathering firewood... As the weight increased, poocha asked the king of the forest to hold some firewood. The simba, thinking of sweet payasa, obliged...

So they gathered and brought back the fire wood to the house, to light the fire in the kitchen to make payasa for the lion after which the lion would eat the poocha

Poocha led the lion into poochas home...
The lion put all the firewood in the stove as it was heavy.

The poocha said, please wait outside as I will be distracted by thinking about my impending death if you are in the kitchen and the semiya  payasa will taste bad.
Now the lion was waiting outside for paayasa and poocha was cooking inside
As the poocha poured ghee into the pot, the lion could smell the wonderful taste in its mouth
It was going crazy outside the house
The lion yelled from outside the poochas house, "is it ready?"
The poocha said... “It will take time... The milk has to boil for long time”
The poocha made payasa and drank it..
It drank the whole thing up
Glum glum glum... Slurp!!! Yum!!!
By now the lion was pacing up and down impatiently. The lion asked, "is it ready?"
The poocha said, “Bit more time....”
And jumped out of the window and ran
The lion carried all the firewood, put it in the stove and help make paayasa for poocha
poocha bling, simba pling
End of story.

The Ant and the Parrot

Not so long ago, an ant was wandering across vast plains in search for food. As they day progressed, the suns rays shone bright and hot and as a result, he got hungry, tired and thirsty. Soon he came upon the banks of a mighty river. The ant thought, "God is great" and happily, quenched his thirst at the river. Unfortunately a great wave crashed on to him and dragged him into the water. The ant didn't know how to swim. While trying to stay afloat, he shouted, "somebody help.... "

A parrot was sitting on a nearby tree branch and watching. (Parrots have like - binocular vision and can see stuff at distance, u see...) She was a good bird-being and wanted to help. The kind parrot, plucked a leaf from the branch she was sitting on and dropped it into the river.
Meanwhile, the drowning ant, while gasping for air, sees the parrot drop the leaf. The leaf lands close to the ant on the surface of the river. With much effort, the ant drags himself onto the leaf and is saved. Slowly the leaf docks near the bank and the ant sets foot on solid ground. Relieved and thankful, he looks up at the tree towards the god like figure who came to his rescue. As he tried to spot the parrot, a giant foot lands close to him. The foot was of a bird catcher trying to catch beautiful birds and selling them in the market. As our ant looks up, he sees the bird catcher aim his sling at the  parrot who saved his life. The ant could see that the parrot had not seen the bird catcher. The ant had to save her. So he quickly climbs on the man's shoes, crawls under his jeans and gives the biggest bite he could give, on the bird catcher's legs. Shocked and in pain, the bird catcher jumps. In the pain, he drops the sling and it falls to the ground.

The parrot was sitting on the branch, content with the days work, (that of saving the ant's life), when she hears a loud sound. She looked down to find the bird catcher limping with pain. Immediately, she realizes that the sound came from his sling hitting the ground and she flies away sensing danger. The ant climbs down the bird catchers leg and walks away with a big smile on his face.

Moral - One good turn begets another.