Construct readable stories from the following outlines

An old lady becomes blind-calls in a doctor agrees to pay large fee if cured, but nothing if
not-doctor calls daily - covets lady's furniture-delays the cure - every day takes away
some of her furniture - at last cures her-demands his fees-lady refuses to pay, saying cure
is not complete-doctor brings a court case- judge asks lady why she will not pay-she says
sight not properly restored-she cannot see all her furniture-judge gives verdict in her
favour-moral.

A jackal wants crabs on the other side of a river-wonders how to get across-tells camel
there is sugarcane the other side - camel agrees to carry him across in return for the
information-they cross- jackal finishes his meal-plays trick on camel-runs round the
fields howling-villagers rush out-see camel in sugarcane-beat him with sticks-camel runs
to river-jackal jumps on his back-while crossing, jackal why he played him such a trick -
jackal says he always howls after a good meal- camel replies he always takes a bath after
a good meal-rolls in the river - jackal nearly drowned - tit –for-tat.

A son is born to a Rajah- the mother dies in childbirth - a young mother with a baby is
chosen as as nurse – she nurses both babies together -enemies of the Rajah plot to kill his
son-they bribe the guards and get to the palace - the nurse is warned just in time-quickly
changes the children's dresses - leaves her own child dressed as prince and flies with real
prince-murderers enter room and kill the child left behind-so prince is saved-Rajah offers
nurse rewards-she refuses them and kills herself-Rajah grieved – erects splendid tomb for
the faithful nurse.

A miser had lost a purse of a hundred pieces of gold-in great distress – went to town
crier-crier told he must offer a reward-offered reward of ten pieces of gold-the crier
announced this - a few days later a farmer came to the miser-he has picked up the purse-
returned it to miser-miser counted the money- hundred pieces of gold-thanked the farmer-
the farmer asked for the reward-miser said there were a hundred and ten pieces in the
purse, so the farmer had already taken his reward of ten pieces-they quarreled-farmer
appealed to the judge - the judge heard the case, and asked for the purse – saw that it only
just hold a hundred pieces - decided it cannot be the miser's purse-so gave the purse to
farmer-the miser had overreached himself.

King – plans to give a feast to his friends – all dishes are prepared except fish as it is
unavailable – declares reward for anyone who would get fish – poor fisherman catches a
big fish and brings it – gatekeeper refuses to let him enter the house unless he agrees to
give him half the reward – fisherman things of a plan – instead of the reward he asks the
rich man for 100 lashes on his back – gives 50 lashes to the gatekeeper - moral.
God’s promise to the disciple to visit her – disciple cleans her house and waits for god –
poor old lady knocks her door – disciple doesn’t help her – tells her not to waste her time
– next beggar comes at her door step – she doesn’t entertain him either – finally a child
knocks her door – she sends him away too – dreams of God that night – God tells him
that he had come thrice at her door step, she didn’t – lady disappointed - moral.

A slave in ancient Carthage – cruel master – slave ran away into desert – slept that night
in a cave – woke up by terrible roar – saw lion coming into cave – terrified – but lion
quite gentle – held up wounded paw – slave took out a big thorn – lion grateful and
waged his tail – slave and lion lived together as friends -at last slave homesick – went
back to Carthage – was caught by his master – condemned by judge to be thrown to lions
– thousands went to amphitheater to see man fight lion – slave brought out - lion rushed
to attack him – but when he saw slave lied down and licked his feet – same lion – great
astonishment – governor sent for slave – heard his story – freed slave and gave him the
lion.

Ship of pirate becalmed near rocky coast – pirate sees bell fastened to dangerous
submerged rock- asks what it is – is told it was placed there to warn sailors in storms –
thinks it would be a joke to take the bell – rows across in boat to rock – they cut the chain
and sink the bell – wind rises and they sail away – years after pirate returns to same coast
– sea covered with fog and storm rising – pirate does not know where he is – a terrible
crash – ship strikes on the same rock – as they go down the pirate realizes his ship
wrecked on the same rock – wishes he had left the bell alone.

Salt merchant – had a donkey who carried heavy loads of salt on its back – donkey had to
cross a stream to transport the salt to other villages – once the donkey slipped in water –
salt dissolved in water – load became lighter – donkey felt happy – repeated the process
of falling in water every day to lessen - loads cotton on donkey’s back – as donkey fell in
water, cotton became heavy – donkey repented his actions – moral.

Apple tree in a house – small boy played around it – trees became fond of the boy – boy
grew up – had no time to play with the tree – tree felt sad – boy came back after many
years – asked tree to give him money for toys – tree asked boy to pick apples and sell
them – boy was happy and went – didn’t return for many years – tree felt sad – boy
returned asked for house – tree said him to cut wood – make a house – boy took wood
and again didn’t return for a few years - after many years came back and asked for a
place to rest - tree offered its roots as a resting place - tree compared to parents -parents
always ready to give -selfish children always ready to take -moral.