Sunday, January 30, 2011

The Tomato Frog Story

Story title: The Tomato Frog Story

Deep in the Costa Rican jungle lives the small tomato frog. Red in color like a tomato, he has a unique defense against predators. Once he's attacked, he emits a deadly, milky white poison all over his skin. As

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Monkey Addicts Story

Story title: Monkey Addicts Story

   A scientist conducted an experiment in which he made cocaine available to some monkeys. These monkeys could pull a lever in their cages to release a little cocaine into their feeding tray. Not surprisingly, the monkeys became addicted to the drug. As the experiment continued, the scientist found that if the addicted monkeys could get additional cocaine hits any time they wanted by just pulling the lever, all of them would overdose. They all ended up killing themselves.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

The Baby Wildebeest Story

Story title: The Baby Wildebeest Story
Wildebeests, a type of African antelope also known as gnus, migrate yearly in huge  herbs to the plains of Tanzania's Serengeti to mate and to birth their young. Also on the Serengeti Plain roam vicious predators, inlcluding the hyena. In this hostile setting a newborn wilderbeest has about 15 minutes to get up and run with the adult herb. Slow starters risk becoming hyne lunch.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Jimmy's Ranch Story

When Jimmy was a little boy, he wanted to be a cowboy. He spent countless hours in front of the television, watching reruns of Gunsmoke and Bonanza. He just knew that someday he would live on a ranch, wear a big cowboy hat, and ride the range just like all his cowboy heroes. When I grow up. Will you help me be a cowboy?"

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Fortune And The Poor Man by Brothers Grimm

Story title: Fortune And The Poor Man
By: Brothers Grimm

         There was a poor man who complained loudly that life had been unfair. "Most of those who are rich did nothing to gain their wealth," he wailed to anyone who would listen. "They inherit their money from their parents."
         One day, as the man was walking home after having expressed his bitter feelings to some of his friends, Fortune appeared before him and said, "I have decided to provide you with wealth. Hold out your purse, and I will fill it with gold coins. But there is one condition: if any of the gold fails out of the purse onto the ground everything I gave you will become dust. Be careful. I see that your purse is old; do not overload it."
         The poor man was overjoyed. He loosened the strings of his purse and watched as Fortune started to pour a stream of golden coins into it. The wallet soon became heavy.
         "Is that enough?" Fortune asked.
        "Not yet," the man replied. Fortune poured in several more coins, so that the purse was filled, and then asked again, "Shall I stop now?" The man answered,
         "Not yet, just a few more."
          But at that moment, the purse split apart, the gold coins fell to the ground, and the treasure turned to dust. Fortune disappeared, and the greedy man was left with an empty wallet.

Being Proud Of A Handicap by reader's Digest

Story title: Being Proud Of A Handicap
By: Reader's Digest
Written by Ethel Chapman

     A little boy had broken his leg and had to use a crutch. Sometimes he forgot about it and tried to run and then he would fall and hurt himself. How he hated that crutch !

You Can't Hide Happiness story by Reader's Digest

Story title: You Can't Hide Happiness
By: Reader's Digest
Writer Nina Fischer
    My dad was a carpenter and he never liked to get dressed up into nice clothes. But when my mother died, Dad bought a handsome suit and was dressed to the teeth as he went heart broken to her funeral.

Listening story by National Canvas Goods

Story title: Listening
By: National Canvas Goods

        A group of applicants in a steamship office were waiting to be interviewed for a job as wireless operator. The room was filled with such a buzz of conversation that they paid no attention to the dots and

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

The Value of a Minute story by Tony Castle

Song title: The Value of a Minute
By: Tony Castle

        When the ill-fated ocean liner the "Titanic" steamed majestically on he maiden voyage to New York on April 14, 1912, there were more than 2,000 people enjoying the ship's snug comforts.'

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

School Certificate story by Frank Mihalic

Story title: School Certificate
By: Frank Mihalic
 
         A man took a picture to a gift shop to have it framed. At the counter he heard a lady customer telling the sales clerk that she wanted a frame for a picture worth $ 20, 000.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

God on Trial Story by Carlos Valles

Story title: God On Trial
By: Carlos Valles

      There was a theatre play doing the rounds in European cities. It kept the audience speechless. It was a very simple play that needed only the setting or scenery of a courtroom.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Facing Criticism Story by William Barclay

Story title: Facing Critism 
By: William Barclay

     Harold Nicholson was a building English politician. At the start of his career, he went to old Stanley Baldwin for advice. The political veteran said something like this to him, "You are going to be a statement and try to handle the affairs of this country. Well, I have had a long experience of such a life, and will give you three rules you had better follow.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Parable Of The Pencil Story by James A. Feehan

Story title: Parable of the Pencil 
by: James A. Feehan

    A religion teacher in South Africa often used the following parable in her mission clinic. They called in the "Parable of the Pencil." It can be very effective in teaching or preaching, especially if the pencil is used as a visual aid. Many lessons can be drawn from it for a diversity of occasions.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Slow Starters Can Win Story by Reader's Digest

Story title: Slow starters Can Win
By: Reader's Digest

      There is a gallery of famous people who were slow starters. Winston Churchill seemed so dull as a boy that his father thought that when he grew up, he would not be able to earn a living in England.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

The Medium Can Change The Message Story gems of thought

Story title: The Medium Can Change The Message
By: Gems of Thought

   Year ago an elderly illilterate carpenter received some mail and he was very upset about it. A letter was a very unusual thing in his life and he was worried about what might be in it. So he hurried over to the butcher shop and the rough-voice muscle man behind the counter read it aloud.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Yes To God Story by Tony Castle

Story title: Yes To God
By: Tony Castle

   A famous write tells the following story about herself :
   Occasionally I meet someone who seems to have a secret, some special knowledge that sets that person apart. Such a person was Rudy Free. I met her when she was conducting a Holy Land tour.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Meaning Of Christmas Story by Walter B. Knight

Story title: Meaning Of Christmas
By: Walter B. Knight

    The doctor walked out of the delivery room and approached and anxious father in a New York Hospital. He told him, " I'am sorry to inform you but your baby lived only two hours after its birth, though

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Forgiveness Heals Story by Willian Barclay

Story title: Forgiveness Heals
By: William Barclay

     A girl was being treated for several months for anemia but without any success. So her doctor decided to send her to a sanatorium faraway.

Friday, January 7, 2011

Waiting At The Heavenly Gate Story

Story title: Waiting At The Heavenly Gate Story
By: Bert Balling

    The thirty three day Pope, John Paul the First, used to tell this story about three famous cardinals. They all died and appeared together at the heavenly gate. Peter met them, apologized for being very busy, and asked them to take a seat in the cushiony chairs. They waited and waited and nothing much happened. Then a beautiful elegantly dressed young lady arrived and Peter let her right in. The cardinals turned up their noses and one complained, "It looks like purple does not open doors around here."

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Worry Story By Bruno Hagspiel

Story title: Worry
By: Bruno Hagspiel

     One of the most famous men you have met, who lived on an imaginary islan, was Robinson Crusoe.
     Do you remember anything about him, perhaps from a movie? Well, he had a very useful way to make important decisions without worry. He would think about his problem, then  he would draw two columns in his notebook. In one, he would put down the reasons why he write down the reasons why he should not do that certain thing. One colymn was FOR an idea; the other wa AGAINST the idea. Then he would line up these reasons like a row of soldiers and make them pass inspection. As he was going along, the right decision would always pop into his mind.
   Each time you have a decision to make, instead of worrying and fretting over what to do, why not try this simple Robinson Crusoe method? It will save you many a headache.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Real Leaders Story

Real Leaders
By: William Barclay

   History records how Alexander the Great and his army were dying of thirst after marching eleven days. Suddenly they came upon some local farmers who were fetching skins full of water from a hidden river. Seeing

Monday, January 3, 2011

The Death Of A V.I.P. Story

The Death Of A V.I.P. Story
By: Victorian Rose News

   Recently we were saddened by the death of one of our committee's most valuable members, who went by the name of Someone Else. His passing leaves a gap which will be hard to fill. Someone Else had been with the committee from the beginning. He always did more than the normal person's share of work.
   Whenever there was a job to do, whenever a helping hand was needed, whenever we needed someone just to listen... one word was on everybody's lips: "Let Someone Else do it".
  Whenever there was a need for volunteers, everone took it for grandted that someone Else would step forward.
   Someone Else was a wonderful person, sometimes appearing to be super-human. But a person can do only so much. And if we're going to be honest about it, we'll have to admit that we all expected too much of Someone Else. Perhaps that is what killed him.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

The Scar Study Story

 The Scar Study

A scientific researcher gathered 10 volunteers for a special psychological study called the Scar Experiment. Separating the volunteers into 10 different cubicles without mirrors, she explained that the purpose of the study