Write an story in about 200 words with a moral. Also give a suitable title.
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Kandagupta was a famous saint. He lived in the outskirts of Maninagar which was the capital of Manipur Kingdom. There were very few who did not know about the wisdom of Kandagupta. He was also known for his fortune telling.
Maniraj who was the king of Manipuri came to know of the feats of Kandagupta. He wanted to pay respect to this great saint. So, he invited Kandagupta to his palace.
When Kandagupta arrived, Maniraj welcomed him and offered him a seat. Then, the king asked the saint to tell something about his feature from his horoscope.
After a keen observation into the king’s horoscope, Kandagupta started telling the future boons to be blessed upon the king. The king was so happy. He kept on rewarding the saint with gold and silver for every boon told by Kandagupta.
Now, came the time to say the future misfortunes. The whole outlook of Maniraj started to change. At one point he shouted, “Stop! You filthy soul! How dare you say such nonsense! I order you to say me the time of your death".
Kandagupta replied in a small voice, "My lord! According to my calculations, my death will take place just an hour before thy death".
The king was stunned. He felt his error. He begged pardon from Kandagupta and sent him off with furthermore wealth.
MORAL : Wisdom is more able than power.
The power of self realization
It is one of the worst habits of the children that they hate the food prepared at the home. Like other children, I too had the same habit. I only wanted to have junk food and the food from the hotels and the restaurants. I simply used to decline to eat the homemade food. Everyone in my family was sick of my habit. Once I and my elder brother were alone at home. It was after an hour that we noticed that my mistake we have been locked inside the house. We tried a lot but to no avail. We were hungry since morning and wanted to eat but we were unable to go outside. Until evening we tried but we failed. When we went in the kitchen we found that mother had kept chapati and dal. I hated that food but at that point in time, I had no options left. Both of us decided to eat whatever we can find at that time. It was from that day onward I understood the importance of food and stooped to throw tantrums on selecting things to eat.