Once there was a fisherman who was a very good flutist as well. When he played on his flute, animals gathered around him to hear the sweet notes of his flute. One day, the fisherman thought to try his flute on the fish too. He was sure that the notes of his flute would attract […]
Birbal was a keen observer. Once, a merchant invited Birbal to a feast. When he went to the merchant’s bungalow, he was surprised to see so many people there. He told the merchant, “There are so many people here! Your house seems like a marketplace!” The merchant said, “All these people are my workers. I
Once there was a boy named Brahmdutt. One day, he had to go to a nearby village. As he was preparing to go there, his mother said to him, “You should not go alone; you must have someone with you.” But Brahmdutt disagreed, and was about to move. Then his mother gave him a box
Once a boy saw an old man in the distance while walking down in a deserted Mexican beach at sunset. As he drew nearer, he noticed that his local native kept leaning down, picking something and throwing into the sea. As the boy came closer to him, he became puzzled to see that the local
Once a man planted and watered a rose plant faithfully before it blossomed. He examined it and saw the buds that would soon blossom, but the presence of sharp thorns around the buds made him furiously angry and he cut the thorns. But after some days again, he noticed those thorns. After that day he
Once a king named Kushwant Singh, who was brave as well as kind too, was going somewhere with his soldier. Suddenly a piece of stone struck his head and he started bleeding. Seeing this the king got baffled and ordered his soldier to find the culprit. The soldier saw a twelve-year old boy and brought
One day, Akbar was in a bad mood. He scolded Birbal for no reason and asked him to go away. As an obedient courtier, Birbal packed his belongings and went away. After a while, Akbar realised his mistake. But Birbal was nowhere to be found. Akbar knew Birbal couldn’t resist a challenge. So he announced,
Once upon a time, a shepherd boy looked after a flock of sheep. One day, he got into rut while driving the sheep and decided to play a trick on the dwellers of the village. He shouted, “Wolf came! Wolf came.” The villagers heard his cries and threw themselves towards him to help the shepherd
In a country, kings had to follow a ritual to leave their possessions and place after one year’s reign. They had to face imminent fear of spending the rest of their life in a remote island, littered with dense forests and scary creatures. The same thing happened with a king after one year, who was
Sometime, even an assiduous work done follows mistakes that give fragile disappointment and discomfiture, but it doesn’t mean the whole work is ruined or our labour went in vain with a futile attempt. One day, an ordinary scientist named Thomas Alva Edison used two thousand materials in search of a filament for the light bulb.
Once two friends were walking through the desert. During the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped on the other’s cheek. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand, “Today my best friend slapped me.” They arrived at an oasis while walking, where they decided to
A very selfish and greedy man Harmu went to his kind friend Ramu to tell his misery of losing thirty gold coins. After some days, Ramu’s daughter told his father that she found a bag containing 30 gold coins. Ramu’s benevolent nature made her return that bag to Harmu. But Harmu refused to take it
One day, Birbal said, “Your Majesty, man can do anything for money.” Akbar said, “Prove it!” Birbal brought a poor Brahmin and said, “This Brahmin will stand in the icy-cold lake by the hill throughout the night if you reward him.” Akbar agreed. The Brahmin stood in the lake all night. In the morning, Akbar
Once two travellers were on their way on a scorching summer day. Since it was a sweltering sunny day, they felt too exhausted to proceed any more. So they decided to take a rest. They saw a large tree near by. Reclining under the tree, a traveller contemptuously condemned the tree for not having any
Once upon a time, there was a child ready to be born. One day, the child eagerly asked God, “Being so small and helpless how will I live on earth?” God replied, “Among the many angels I have chosen one for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care of you.” The