One day, a tortoise heard of a feast that the sky-gods were giving for their friends, the birds. The feast was to be in the sky. The tortoise pleaded with the birds to take him. The birds agreed. Each bird stuck a few feathers onto the tortoise till he was covered with many feathers. He […]
Once, there was a poor fisherman and his troublesome wife. One day, the fisherman caught a golden fish. The fish pleaded, “Please let me go! I am the king of the sea! I will grant you any wish!” The fisherman let the fish go. He told his wife everything and she became angry. She said,
A shepherd used to take his flock of sheep to the fields to graze. One day, the shepherd saw a wolf looking at his sheep. But the wolf did not come near the sheep. When the shepherd took the sheep home, the wolf quietly followed them at a distance. This continued for many days. By
When the world began, all the animals worked for man except the camel. He ate a lot and when anybody spoke to him, he said, “Humph.” One day, a horse, a dog and an ox said to the camel, “Come and work like the rest of us.” “Humph!” said the camel and went away. Now,
Wolves are the largest members of the dog family. The grey wolf is a widely recognized species of wolves. Despite its name, ‘grey wolf’, it can be grey, black, brown or pure white. A wolf has extremely sharp and strong teeth which help it to bring down even large prey such as deer. Wolves are
Once, a crow loved flying to new places. He had already seen many places. One such day, as the crow was flying around cheerfully, he did not see a net near by. Soon, he got trapped in the net. He prayed to Apollo saying, “O Lord! Please free me. I promise to repay you handsomely
Once, a man had two children – a boy and a girl. The boy was very good‑looking while the girl was ugly. Once, the two children were playing together. Suddenly, they came across something shiny. On a closer look, they could see themselves in it. It was a mirror. Both the children looked at the
Once, a crow was very hungry. She flew around looking for food. She was so tired that she could have eaten anything. As the crow flew over a hill, she spotted a serpent lying on the ground. The hungry crow exclaimed, “I have finally found something to eat.” Now, the crow thought that the serpent
Tigers are the largest members of the cat family. They are usually orange in colour with black stripes on their bodies. White tigers are rare but can be seen in India and Siberia. Tigers are carnivores. They eat only meat. Tigers have sharp claws and teeth to keep their enemies away. Tigers like to hunt
Once, an ox was pulling a huge cart full of heavy load. He was sweating heavily and seemed tired. A flea, sitting on a tree, saw the ox pulling the heavy cart. She flew down and asked the ox, “I can see that you are tired. Why do you put up with this? You are
An earthworm lived in a forest. He always wanted to be the longest animal in the forest. One day, while he was playing with his friends, he saw a snake. It was very long. “What a long snake!” he exclaimed jealously. I wish I were as long as he. If I stretch myself, I am
Once, a lion was sleeping peacefully outside his cave. Suddenly, a fly came buzzing and disturbed him. The lion got very angry and growled. The fly laughed and said, “I am not scared of you. You may be the king but I am stronger than you. If you doubt my strength, let us fight and
Rhinoceroses are the second largest land mammals on the Earth after elephants. Although rhinoceroses have large body size, theyhave small brains. The word ‘rhinoceros’ means ‘nose horn’. Rhinoceroses are often called ‘rhinos’. Rhinos grow horns from their snouts. Rhinos do look scary but they are calm and gentle animals. Rhinos have sensitive skin. They sleep
A long time ago, there was a very beautiful swan. This swan lived in a pond. The swan was known all over for her beauty. The other birds also wanted to be like her. One day, a raven saw the swan and wanted to be as beautiful as she. The raven started thinking of various
One day, all the organs of the human body decided that they would not serve the belly any longer. The eyes said, “We will not look for food and water for you!” The nose said, “I will not smell healthy food for you!” The hands said, “We will not cook food for you!” The teeth