Long ago, there was a man who used to look after a forest owned by him. He had built an animal house in the forest. A range of animals used to live in that house. The house was situated somewhere in the middle of the forest. For this reason, the house was always refreshed with cool air and was also surrounded by a large number of trees which used to bear sweet smelling flowers and tasty juicy fruits. A variety of birds used to sit in the trees and entertain the other animals with their chirping. The house was very big. It was made up of bricks, stones, dried leaves and mud. Many animals like monkeys, lion, tigers, cubs, sheep, zebras, giraffes, deer, bear, and other were staying there. All animals used to live together as a single family where the animals never used to harm each other. They all lived happily & in harmony, helping and taking care of each other.
There was a little monkey named Chip. He was very naughty. He always used to disobey orders. None of the animal liked Chip except a big male lion named Rory. Chip had a room of his own which was never kept in an organized manner. He was being persistently asked by his mother Amy to keep his room clean. In fact, even Rory used to ask Chip to keep his toys in place and keep his room clean. But Chip never used to obey them and kept his thing here and there in his room. Hence his room was really untidy. In spite of many reprimands and scolding, Chip always kept his room dirty. His toys were scattered all over the floor and his clothes were scattered on the bed. Whenever he used to eat something, he threw away the remains all over the place. He threw chocolate and toffee wrappers on the floor after eating them instead of putting them in the dustbin. Pencil shavings and bits and pieces of paper used to lie here and there. As all of his things were kept in an improper manner, it made his room really untidy and the air in his room was filled with a foul smell.
Rory was a calm, strict, big male lion. He was the head of the animal family. He used to look after all the animals. He took care of all and gave scolding when the animals disobeyed him. He used to help the other animals in their work and used to tell bedtime stories to the little animals like little rabbits, little deer, and little monkey, baby elephant, etc. All animals obeyed him except the little Chip. Every time he asked the little animals to clean their respective rooms, the little animals used to keep their things in the right places and used to get ready for the bed. But Chip never followed whatsoever he was asked to do. But Rory was very loving towards Chip because Chip was the youngest of all.
One day, Chip got ill. He was suffering from high fever. He was crying and crying. But no one came to him except his mother Amy and Rory. Rory took care of Chip like a father. Chip was very sad because he was not able to play out in the jungle, was not able to jump from one tree to the other, couldn’t eat the juicy fruits and couldn’t run here and there. All he could do was to keep lying on his bed & eat the tasteless porridge. Next day, Rory called up the doctor of the animals. Doctor Giraffe, popularly known as Dr. Griffey came to visit Chip. Chip asked Dr. Griffey, “Doctor, Doctor, what has happened to me??? Why have I felt sick??? When will I get well???” The doctor replied, “Dear Chip, you have fallen sick because of the dirt present in your room.” Dr. Griffey gave him a big injection and medicines which were bitter in taste. Chip was sad due to all these. He started realizing in his mind, “Oh no! Why didn’t I keep my room clean? If I had kept my room clean then I wouldn’t have fallen ill”. Then Rory explained him, “Little Chip, always keep your room clean and get ready for bed early at night to remain healthy.” At last Chip promised to obey Rory.
After many days, Chip recovered. Soon after his recovery, he decided to clean his room immediately. First of all he kept all his toys in his toy box. After that he started clearing his bed. He picked up his clothes from the bed, folded them and kept them in the almirah. Then he picked up the garbage like the chocolate and the toffee wrappers, pencil shavings, pieces of paper from the floor and put them in the dustbin. He laid a clean bed sheet on his bed and arranged the pillows properly. He cleaned the dirt from the shelves and kept his books nicely arranged on the shelves. He cleared his study table and kept his pencils, rulers, and sketch pens in the pencil stand. Before leaving his room he switched off the fan and the light. Soon after the dinner, he brushed his teeth, changed his clothes, wore a night suit, and prayed to God for the day that he had spent. He hugged his mother, wished Goodnight to Rory and all other animals and slept early. Next day he woke up early in the morning, kept the pillows in the proper place and went to brush his teeth. Since then he has become an obedient little Chip who learnt to keep his room clean and tidy.
Seeing this kind of change in Chip, Rory felt extremely happy. Every animal started liking Chip. The little animals played with him and Chip was loved by all the animals. This made chip realize the importance of cleaning the room and getting ready for bed early that keeps one happy, healthy and lovable for everyone.
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