Values From Grandparents by
mythological tales.
Story telling by grandparent
Benefits of story telling by grandparents
Story telling by grandparents to their grandchildren
benefits both of them :
– it strengthens the bond between them.
– a great way by which grandparents can transfer and
inculcate values, customs and traditions to be followed by
the next generation as the stories shared within the first
few years of the child’s life will not be easily forgotten.
Learning Sharing
• The story Wise Beggar is from the famous
“The Chhandogya Upanishad”.
• The value learnt from the story is, “ sharing
with others”
The Wise Beggar
Once there lived two sages named Shaunaka and Abhipratarin. They worshipped the Vayu or the wind god. The wind god is also known as Prana, the universal soul. One day when the sages sat down to eat, a beggar came and asked for some food.
“We cannot share our food with you,” Shaunaka said.
contd…… The beggar asked," O great sages, whom do you worship?”
“Prana, the Universal soul,” Abhipratarin replied.
“Ah! It means that you know that the Prana fills the entire universe.” the beggar asked.
“Yes, yes. We know that”, the sages nodded
“If the Prana fills the whole universe, it fills me too. I am also a part of the universe.” the beggar said.
contd……
“You speak the truth.” replied the sages.
“Then, O sages, by not giving me food, you are actually denying food to the Prana.”
The sages realised the truth of what the beggar said, and shared their food with him.
Reference
• Social science textbook ,Our Past -1, for class VI by NCERT, New Delhi, India
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