Update: 'Stories That Coach'

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The Barnyard Duck

Posted: 2008-04-03 19:30:24 UTC+05:30

A flock of wild ducks were flying in formation, heading south for the winter. They formed a beautiful V in the sky, and were admired by everyone who saw them from below. One day, Wally, one of the wild ducks in the formation, spotted something on the ground that caught his eye. It was a barnyard with a flock of tame ducks who lived on the farm. They were waddling around on the ground,

The Message in a Bottle

Posted: 2008-04-01 20:16:43 UTC+05:30

A man was strolling along the beach one day when he spotted a bottle washed up on the shore. He went over and picked it up, and noticed a message in the bottle. He popped the cork out and inside was a weathered treasure map indicating that there was buried treasure to be found in the shallow waters below. But the man thought it was a hoax, so he slipped the map back in and threw the bottle

A Lift on a Rainy Day

Posted: 2008-03-31 19:46:04 UTC+05:30

One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car. A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960s. The MN took her to safety, helped her get

The Nineteen Horses

Posted: 2008-03-31 19:39:46 UTC+05:30

One rich man owned 19 horses when he died. In his last will and teastament he had written that upon his death, half the horses he owned should go to his only son; one fourth to the village temple and one fifth to the faithful servant.The village elders could not stop scratching their heads. How can they give half of the 19 horses to the son? You cannot cut up a horse. They puzzled over this

Spilt Milk

Posted: 2008-03-31 19:23:52 UTC+05:30

This is a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he thought he was able to be so much more creative than the average person. What set him so far apart from others? He responded that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred

Choosing a Pebble

Posted: 2008-03-26 20:18:30 UTC+05:30

Many years ago in a small Indian village, a farmer had the misfortune Of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. The Moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the farmer's beautiful Daughter. So he proposed a bargain.

The Four Wives

Posted: 2008-03-26 20:17:00 UTC+05:30

There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best.

The Promise

Posted: 2008-03-24 20:15:26 UTC+05:30

My wife called, 'How long will you be with that newspaper? Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?' I tossed the paper away and rushed to the scene. My only daughter Sindu looked frightened. Tears were welling up in her eyes. In front of her was a bowl filled to its brim with Curd Rice. Sindu is a nice child, quite intelligent for her age. She has

A Story of Two Screws

Posted: 2008-03-24 20:14:35 UTC+05:30

Once upon a time there were two screws fastening a vital part of a gasoline engine. One of the screws was haughty and proud of it's shining head. The second screw was quiet, intent only on doing its job to the best of its ability. One day a speck of rust appeared on the head of the second screw. Filled with vain pride of its own beauty, the first screw began to laugh at the second. "Your

18 Holes In His Mind

Posted: 2008-03-18 22:00:30 UTC+05:30

Major Nesmeth had a dream of improving his golf game - and he developed a unique method of achieving his goal. Until he devised this method, he was just your average weekend golfer, shooting in mid- to low-nineties. Then, for seven years, he completely quit the game. Never touched a club. Never set foot on a fairway.

Whose Time is Right?

Posted: 2008-03-18 21:13:34 UTC+05:30

There was a man who works as a foreman at a factory. Every morning on his way to work , he would pass a particular shop selling watches. He will stop in front of the shop and adjust the time on his wrist watch, and will then proceed to work. He will do this everyday. The watch shop owner became very curious and one day stopped the man and asked him what he was doing. The man said that he

Food for Thought

Posted: 2008-03-17 20:33:51 UTC+05:30

He was driving home one evening, on a two-lane country road. Work, in this small mid-western community, was almost as slow as his beat-up Pontiac. But he never quit looking. Ever since the Levis factory closed, he'd been unemployed, and with winter raging on, the chill had finally hit home. It was a lonely road. Not very many people had a reason to be on it, unless they were leaving.

The Red Rose and the Cactus

Posted: 2008-03-16 21:10:58 UTC+05:30

One beautiful spring day a red rose blossomed in a forest. Many kinds of trees and plants grew there. As the rose looked around, a pine tree nearby said, "What a beautiful flower. I wish I was that lovely."

Walking the tightrope of Faith

Posted: 2008-03-16 21:09:30 UTC+05:30

There was a tightrope walker, who was so good that he could walk between two twenty stories building on a tight rope with a balancing pole. Thousands of people would watch him perform his breathtaking feat. After he walked across the building he would have his assistant sit on his shoulder and he would proceed to walk across the building. Everybody were amazed and gave him a thunderous

Unlocking the Door

Posted: 2008-03-13 00:03:44 UTC+05:30

Houdini was the greatest magician during his time. He was also a fantastic locksmith, and boasted that he could escape from any jail cell in the world in less than one hour. A small town in the British Isles built a new jail and issued Houdini the challenge. Houdini loved challenges and there was a prize money offered, so he accepted the challenge. When the big day arrived, there was a

10 Seconds To Disaster: By Leonard s

Posted: 2008-03-10 21:01:08 UTC+05:30

Bride in the casket: By Manpreet

Posted: 2008-03-09 20:06:55 UTC+05:30

It was night and my sister and me used to hear story from our grandma before going to bed. Grandma promised to tell us the story about a false hermit and how a girl turned into a witch for him. She sat on her rocking chair and started swaying to and fro and said, "Once upon a time on the outskirts of a certain town stood a temple. Every day hundreds of devotees visit it. They offered fruits

Golf at Night

Posted: 2008-03-09 20:06:32 UTC+05:30

Ben Hogan was one of the greatest golfers of all time. One day he was approached by a blind man, who praised him for his great skill of golf! Ben Hogan asked the blind man what he could do for him. The blind man said that it was his life long dream to play a round of golf with the great Ben Hogan. He added that he also wanted to have a bet with Ben. Ben was of course hesitant about the bet

Krishna and the Cowboy

Posted: 2008-03-06 20:20:27 UTC+05:30

Krishna was a very poor boy. He lived in the village with his mother. His father was dead. When Krishna was five-year-old, his mother sent him to school.

Test of Faith

Posted: 2008-03-05 21:28:53 UTC+05:30

A big flood hit a village. Everyone was evacuated and fled for safety, except for one man who said, "God will save me. I have faith."

I have to Play my Best

Posted: 2008-03-05 21:25:59 UTC+05:30

This is the story of Robby. He was a young boy who lived with his elderly mother. His mother wanted him to learn how to play the piano because she longed to hear her son play for her. She sent her son to a piano teacher who took Robby in under her guidance. However, there was one small problem because Robby was not musically inclined and therefore was very slow in learning. The teacher did

Thank you for Helping me Walk

Posted: 2008-03-04 20:19:56 UTC+05:30

Many years ago my dad was diagnosed with a terminal heart condition. He was put on permanent disability and was unable to work at a steady job. He would be fine for quite a while but would then fall suddenly ill and have to be admitted to the hospital. He wanted to do something to keep himself busy so he decided to volunteer at the local children's hospital. My dad loved kids. It was the

The Discovery

Posted: 2008-03-05 09:29:53 UTC+05:30

Ali Hafed was a farmer from Africa, who was happy and contented. One day a priest came to visit him and told him about the glory of diamonds and the power that goes along with having them. The priest said, "If you have a diamond the size of your thumb, you could have your own city. If you had a diamond the size of your fist, you could own the whole country." After the priest left, the

An Afternoon in the Park

Posted: 2008-03-03 20:00:48 UTC+05:30

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and he started his journey. When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park just staring at some pigeons. The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase. He was

The Morse Code Operator

Posted: 2008-03-03 20:00:46 UTC+05:30

Back when the telegraph was the was the fastest method of long-distance communication, a young man applied for a job as a Morse Code operator. Answering an ad in the newspaper, he went to the office address that was listed. When he arrived, he entered a large, busy office filled with noise and clatter, including the sound of the telegraph in the background. A sign on the