Milinds Diary

Three Sons and a Bundle of Sticks Once upon a time, an old man lived with his three sons in a village. The three sons were hard workers. Still, they quarrelled all the time. The old man tried a lot to unite them but he failed. Though the villagers appreciated their hard work and efforts, they made fun of them on their fights. Months passed by and the old man fell sick. He told his sons to stay united, but they didn’t listen to him. So, he decided to teach them a practical lesson so that they would forget their differences and stay united. The old man called his sons. He told them, “I will give you a bundle of sticks. Separate each stick and you will have to break each stick into two. The one who breaks the sticks quickly will be rewarded more.” The sons agreed. The old man gave a bundle of 10 sticks to each of them and asked them to break each stick into pieces. They broke the sticks into pieces in minutes. And again they started to quarrel among themselves as to who came first...

The Milkmaid and her Pail Patty the Milkmaid was going to the market carrying milk in a pail on her head. As she went along, she began calculating what she would do with the money she would get for the milk. “I'll buy some fowls from Farmer Brown," said she, "and they will lay eggs each morning, which I will sell to the parson's wife. With the money that I get from the sale of these eggs, I'll buy myself a new dimity frock and a chip hat, and when I go to the market, won't all the young men come up and speak to me! Polly Shaw will be so jealous, but I don't care. I shall just look at her and toss my head like this." Short Stories As she spoke that, she tossed her head back and the pail fell off it, and all the milk was spilt! MORAL: DO NOT COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY ARE HATCHED source: http://www.kidsworldfun.com/shortstories_milkmaidandherpail.php

The Fox and the Grapes One afternoon, a fox was walking through the forest and spotted a bunch of grapes hanging from a lofty branch. "Just the thing to quench my thirst," said the fox. Taking a few steps back, the fox jumped and just missed the hanging grapes. Again, the fox took a few paces back and tried to reach them, but still failed. Short StoriesFinally, giving up, the fox turned up his nose and said, "They're probably sour anyway." Then he walked away. MORAL : IT'S EASY TO DESPISE WHAT YOU CANNOT HAVE. Source : http://www.kidsworldfun.com/shortstories_foxandgrapes.php

The Ant and the Grasshopper One summer’s day, in a field, a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great effort an ear of corn he was taking to his nest. "Why don’t you come and chat with me," asked the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling your life away?" "I am helping to store up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and I recommend you to do the same." "Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper. "We have got plenty of food at present." Short Stories But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When winter came, the Grasshopper found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing, every day, corn and grain from the stores they had collected in summer. Then the Grasshopper knew... MORAL: WORK TODAY AND YOU CAN REAP THE BENEFITS TOMORROW! Source : http://www.kidsworldfun.com/shortstories_antandgrasshopper.php

A Hole in the Fence In a small village, a little boy lived with his father and mother. He was the only son.The parents of the little boy were very depressed due to his bad temper . The boy used to get angry very soon and taunt others with his words. His bad temper made him use words that hurt others.  He scolded kids, neighbours and even his friends due to anger.  His friends and neighbours avoided him, and his parents were really worried about him. His mother and father advised him many times to control his anger and develop kindness. Unfortunately, all their attempts failed. Finally, the boy’s father came up with an idea. One day, his father gave him a huge bag of nails. He asked his son to hammer one nail to the fence every time he became angry and lost his temper. The little boy found it amusing and accepted the task. Every time he lost his temper, he ran to the fence and hammered a nail. His anger drove him to hammer nails on the fence 30 times on the fir...

The Lion and the Mouse Once when a lion, the king of the jungle, was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down on him. This soon awakened the lion, who placed his huge paw on the mouse, and opened his big jaws to swallow him. "Pardon, O King!" cried the little mouse. "Forgive me this time. I shall never repeat it and I shall never forget your kindness. And who knows, I may be able to do you a good turn one of these days!” The lion was so tickled by the idea of the mouse being able to help him that he lifted his paw and let him go. Sometime later, a few hunters captured the lion, and tied him to a tree. After that they went in search of a wagon, to take him to the zoo. Short Stories Just then the little mouse happened to pass by. On seeing the lion’s plight, he ran up to him and gnawed away the ropes that bound him, the king of the jungle. "Was I not right?" said the little mouse, very happy to help the lion. MORAL: Small acts of kindness will be...

डिजिटल लॉकर या डिजिलॉकर, भारत के प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के महत्वाकांक्षी डिजिटल इंडिया कार्यक्रम का अहम हिस्सा है।  अंग्रेजी भाषा के शब्दों डिजिटल लॉकर का हिंदी में शाब्दिक अर्थ है अंकीय तिजोरी या इलेक्ट्रॉनिक तिजोरी जो दस्तावेजों की छायाप्रति सुरक्षित रखने के काम आती है।  भारत सरकार के संचार और आईटी मंत्रालय के द्वारा प्रबंधित इस वेबसाईट आधारित सेवा के जरिये उपयोगकर्ता जन्म प्रमाण पत्र, पासपोर्ट, शैक्षणिक प्रमाण पत्र जैसे अहम दस्तावेजों को ऑनलाइन सुरक्षित रख सकते हैं। यह सुविधा पाने के लिए बस उपयोगकर्ता के पास भारत सरकार द्वारा प्रद्दत आधार कार्ड होना चाहिए। अपना आधार अंक डाल कर उपयोगकर्ता अपना डिजिलॉकर खाता खोल सकते हैं और अपने जरूरी दस्तावेज़ सुरक्षित रख सकते हैं।  आधार अंक की अनिवार्यता होने की वजह से यह तय किया गया है कि इस सरकारी सुविधा का लाभ सिर्फ भारतीय नागरिक ही ले सकें और जिसका भी खाता हो, उसके बारे में सभी जानकारी सरकार के पास हो।  कोई भी ठग, झूठा और अप्रमाणित व्यक्ति इसका उपयोग ना कर सके इसके लिये आधार कार्ड होने की अनिवार्यता बेहद ...