Fox and A Cat

One day a cat and a fox were having a conversation. The fox, who was a conceited creature,

boasted how clever she was. 'Why, I know at least a hundred tricks to get away from our

mutual enemies, the dogs,' she said.

'I know only one trick to get away from dogs,' said the cat. 'You should teach me some of

yours!'

'Well, maybe some day, when I have the time, I may teach you a few of the simpler ones,'

replied the fox airily.

Just then they heard the barking of a pack of dogs in the distance. The barking grew louder

and louder - the dogs were coming in their direction! At once the cat ran to the nearest tree

and climbed into its branches, well out of reach of any dog. 'This is the trick I told you about,

the only one I know,' said the cat. 'Which one of your hundred tricks are you going to use?'

The fox sat silently under the tree, wondering which trick she should use. Before she could

make up her mind, the dogs arrived. They fell upon the fox and tore her to pieces.

Moral : A single plan that works is better than a hundred doubtful plans.
 True Friends

Once upon a time, there were two close friends who were walking through the forest

together. They knew that anything dangerous can happen any time in the forest. So they

promised each other that they would always be together in any case of danger.

Suddenly, they saw a large bear getting closer toward them. One of them climbed a nearby

tree at once. But unfortunately the other one did not know how to climb up the tree. So being

led by his common sense, he lay down on the ground breathless and pretended to be a dead

man.

The bear came near the one who was lying on the ground. It smelt in his ears, and slowly left

the place because the bears do not want to touch the dead creatures. After that, the friend on

the tree came down and asked his friend that was on the ground, "Friend, what did the bear

whisper into your ears?" The other friend replied, "Just now the bear advised me not to

believe a false friend."

Moral of the Story- A true friend in need is a friend indeed.

 A Donkey and A Lapdog

Once upon a time there was a farmer who owned a little dog that he keeps constantly by his

side and a donkey, which lived in a warm stable and got plenty of fresh grain and sweet hay.

But, unfortunately the donkey was not satisfied with his condition.

"I slave all day long, hauling wood or pulling the cart to market while the dog sleeps on the

master's lap and eats from his plate!," the donkey grumbled. "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, and he put his hooves up on the master's chair.

"Help! Save me from this mad beast!" the terrified farmer bellowed. Then 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.

 Full Moon

A full moon is the lunar phase that occurs when the Moon is completely illuminated as seen

from the Earth. This occurs when the moon is in opposition to the Sun (when it is on the

opposite side of the Earth from the Sun; more precisely, when the ecliptic longitudes of the

Sun and Moon differ by 180 degrees).[1] This means that the hemisphere of the Moon that is

facing the Earth (the near side) is almost fully illuminated by the Sun and appears round

(while the far side is almost completely unilluminated).

Lunar eclipses can occur only at full moon, where the Moons orbit allows it to pass through

the Earths shadow. Lunar eclipses do not occur every month because the Moon usually

passes above or below the Earths shadow (which is mostly restricted to the ecliptic plane).

Lunar eclipses can occur only when the full moon occurs near the two nodes of the orbit,

either the ascending or descending node. This causes eclipses to only occur about every 6

months, and often 2 weeks before or after a solar eclipse at new moon at the opposite node.

The time interval between similar lunar phasesthe synodic monthaverages about 29.53

days. Therefore, in those lunar calendars in which each month begins on the new moon, the

full moon falls on either the 14th or 15th of the lunar month. Because calendar months have a

whole number of days, lunar months may be either 29 or 30 days long.

 Honey

Everybody likes honey. Even, it can be a medicine for most deseases. How is Honey Made?

Honeybees use nectar to make honey. Nectar is almost 80% water with some complex sugars.

In fact, if you have ever pulled a honeysuckle blossom out of its stem, nectar is the clear

liquid that drops from the end of the blossom.

In North America, bees get nectar from flowers like clovers, dandelions, berry bushes and

fruit tree blossoms. They use their long, tubelike tongues like straws to suck the nectar out of

the flowers and they store it in their honey stomachs.

Bees actually have two stomachs, their honey stomach which they use like a nectar backpack

and their regular stomach. The honey stomach holds almost 70 mg of nectar and when full, it

weighs almost as much as the bee does. Honeybees must visit between 100 and 1500 flowers

in order to fill their honeystomachs.

 Solar Eclipse

Solar eclipses are an accident of nature. They are so spectacular because the Moon and the

Sun appear almost the same size. In reality the Sun is much further away then the Moon, but

much larger. How does a solar eclipse happen?

The Moon orbits the Earth once a month, and eclipses happen if it lines up exactly with the

Earth and the Sun. Solar eclipses occur at New Moon, when the Moon is between Earth and

the Sun. Lunar eclipses occur at Full Moon, when Earth is between the Sun and the Moon.

Eclipses do not take place every month because the orbits of the Moon and Earth are tilted at

an angle. Most of the time, the line- up is not precise enough for an eclipse. However, there

are more eclipses than people are generally aware of:

1. There are at least two eclipses of the Sun each year, though most are partial.

2. There are at least two eclipses of the Moon each year, though a proportion of these are only

penumbral, when the Moon is not seen to darken by very much.

3. There can be as many as seven eclipses (solar plus lunar) in any one year. In 1935 there

were five solar eclipses four partial and one annular.

On average, there is a total solar eclipse visible somewhere about every 18 months. However,

from any one location on Earth, total eclipses take place on average only once in several

hundred years.