Mahesh saini

HOW DEATH WAS CONQUERED Long, long ago there lived in the land of Madra a good and kind king called Ashvapati, Lord of Horses, who was very near to his people. He had a daughter named Savitri. She quickly grew into a beautiful girl. One day her father said to her : "You are now old enough to marry. Go. and choose the husband you would like." So Savitri visited the holy places in a golden chariot. One day, as she was passing through a forest, she saw a tall, handsome young man cutting wood. As soon as she saw him, her heart was filled with live here was her future husband ; she made up her mind to marry him and no one else.   She sent her servants to ask who he was. Soon they returned and told her that his name was Satyavan and that he lived with his old parents in the forest His father who was blind was king  but his enemy had driven him from his throne. Satyanvean looked liked a poor wood-cutter, but his did not matter to Savitri...

A JUST CHOICE The Pandavas were five brothers. They were princes. The eldest of the Pandavas was Yudhhishthira, who was a man of truth. The Kauravas drove the Pandavas into the forest where the streams and rivers  were dry because there had been no rain. The Pandavas felt a great thirst, but they could not find water anywhere. They thought they would die of thirst. Yudhishthira then siad to his half-brother Nakula : "Nakula, son of Madri, climb that tree, look everywhere, and see if there is any water. Look for plants for they will be a sign of water." Then Nakula  climbed the tree. He looked everywhere. At last he saw some plants and birds in the distance. It seemed as if there was a pool there. "Go, then, Nakula," said  Yudhishthira, "and get some water to drink." Nakula set out towards the place was a clear pool , and on the edge of it he saw some cranes.  But the prince did not care about these birds. The water looked sweet and cool, and he was...

The tale of a Republic        More than two thousand years ago, there was in northern India  a republic known as Vaishali. It is the earliest republic, or government by the people , known to have existed.       The State of Vaishali was situated on the bank of the river Ganga in the district which is now known as Muzaffarpur. The people who lived there were called Lichchhavis. They had no king. The head fo the State the Nayak, had no king. The head of State, the Nayak, was elected by the people by a group of leaders who were also elected.        Vaishali was a rich and prosperous State. The land was fertile and all kinds of crops grew there. There were many fruit trees. There were very happy, because they had everything they needed.        The capital of the State was city of Vaishali. It was said that this city had been founded by a prince named Vaishal, who was the son of a great king called Ikshvaku...