The milkmaid and Her Pail

Aesop's Fables- 35

A milkmaid was walking down the road, balancing on her head a bucket full of fresh milk. And as she walked, she was busy daydreaming.

"Milk this rich, " she thought, " will surely give plenty of cream. I'll churn the cream into fresh white butter, and I'll take the butter to the market. After I sell it, I'll buy a dozen eggs, and soon i'll have a dozen chickens running around the yard. I'll sell the chickens for a good price, and with the money I'll buy myself a new dress - a green one with lace, to wear to the fair in the summer. And when the miller's son sees me in that dress, he'll beg to dance with me. But will I let him? Never! When he asks me, I'll tosss my head- like this!"

As the milkmaid toss her head in scorn, her wooden bucket fell to the ground and split in two. And so the milkmaid had nothing - no dress, no chickens, no eggs, no butter, not even the milk she had to start with.

MORAL OF THE STORY - Don't count your chickens before they're hatched, which means -

1. One should not count on something before it happens.
2. One should not expect all of your hopes to be fulfilled.

Barbie in the Pink Shoes

This Movie of Barbie released in 2013. In this movie, Barbie stars as Kristyn Farraday, a young ballerina who wishes to dance as a star. She is good dancer, but when she listens to music, her feet starts dancing their "own" dance. One day, Miss Katerina, gave Kristyn a magical pair of pink ballet shoes that take her to a magical ballet world, where she dances as a star in famous ballets. Watch the Movie, and go with her magical world of Ballet.

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The Donkey and The Lapdog

Aesop's Fables - 21

A Farmer had a little Dog that he keeps constantly by his side. The farmer also had a donkey, who lived in a warm stable and got plenty of fresh grain and sweet hay. But, the donkey was not satisfied with his lot.

" I slave all day, hauling wood or pulling the cart to market, " the donkey grumbled.  "And then  I' m shut i the stable, while that dog sleeps on the master's lap and eats from his plate!" Perhaps, he thought, if he behaved like the dog, his master would reward him with the same life of ease.

That very night, the donkey crept out of the stable  and into the house where the farmer sat at supper. " First I' ll frisk about and chase my tail, just as the dog does, " thought the donkey. And he danced about the room, flinging up his hooves until the table toppled over and dishes went flying.

" Now I' ll sit on his lap!" said the donkey to himself, and he put his hooves up on the master's chair.

" Help! Save me from this mad beast!" bellowed the terrified farmer. His servants came running and, with shouts and blows, drove the donkey back to the stable.

" I suppose I' m a fine donkey, " the donkey lamented, " but I' ll never be a lapdog!"

Moral of the Story-  What's right for one may be wrong for another. So, never try to copy another person in front of you.