96.Short Story: The Bee and The Dove

Once a bee fell into the strong current of water………… She was carried away by the water of the stream ………..a dove who lived on a tree on the bank of the stream through a leaf and helped save the poor bee……… the bee returned her kindness in a more beautiful way ……….Moral.

Ans:- THE BEE AND THE DOVE

KINDNESS REWARDED

Once a bee was playing on the bank of a river. A strong wind was blowing. It threw the poor creature into the water of the stream. The strong current of water carried away the tiny helpless bee. She realized that her death was quite near.

Now on the bank of the stream, there was a tree. On that tree, there lived a dove. The dove saw that the petty bee was in the grip of the current. She wanted to help her. She plucked a leaf from the tree. She dropped this leaf quite near the bee. The bee sat on it, dried her wings and flew away to safety. She thanked the dove for her act of kindness.

Now many days passed. A hunter came to the same stream. He drank water. Then he lay to rest under the cool shade of the tree. His eyes were raised upwards. He saw the dove resting in the branches of the tree. He aimed at her. The bee who was playing nearby saw this. She at once flew to the hands of the hunter. She stung the hunter very powerfully. The aim missed the mark. The dove flew away to a far-off place. She was saved because of the urgent help of the tiny bee. It was the bee who intervened and saved his friend and one-time ‘well-wisher, the dove.

Moral: Kindness never goes unrewarded.

One good turn deserves another.