Once a saint lived in a distant isolated hut. Yet, people went to him to get panacea for their problems. One day, an enormously wealthy man decided to go there and inquire about religion in the world. He asked, “Life can’t run without money, so wealth should be given more priority than religion.” Then the […]
A deer and a doe lived happily in the forest. Once a big confrontation occurred. One day, the doe left her abode and went to a nearby jungle and started staying with another deer. They enjoyed their life. When they both were resting in a cave, they heard the roar of a lion. The doe
It was a fine day during the rainy season. A peacock was dancing happily in a forest. Suddenly, he was reminded of his ugly rough voice. His face turned pale and his eyes started watering. Suddenly, he saw a nightingale sitting on a nearby tree and singing. Listening to her voice, the peacock lamented, “What
One day, Birbal’s neighbours, Rashid and Sadeeq, were fighting against each other. He asked them, “What is the matter?” Both of them led him to a mango tree. Sadeeq said, “Birbal, I have nurtured this tree since when it was a sapling. But Rashid says the mangoes belong to him.” Rashid said to Birbal, “This
Once, a budding writer invited Birbal to tea. He had finished writing his first book and wanted to read it out to Birbal. Birbal accepted the invitation. When the writer had read a couple of chapters, Birbal realised it was a badly written book. He wanted to leave. But the writer said, “There’s another chapter
Once prince Siddhartha was wandering in a garden. Meanwhile, he saw a shepherd driving 10-11 sheep and goats. The prince asked the shepherd where he was taking all animals cruelly. The shepherd replied that all these animals were being taken for sacrifice in a special ceremony of king Bindsar. The prince followed the shepherd to
Once a man killed a person. So the soldiers of that kingdom were told to catch him by the king. He kept running in order to save his life from the soldiers. Then he reached near a river, but he found difficult to cross the river, and he didn’t want to be caught as well.
One full-moon night, while Birbal and his family were deep in slumber, a thief entered the house through the window. He took off his shirt and spread it on the floor. He went into the store room and gathered whatever he could. While he was busy, he knocked down a pot. Birbal woke up due
Once a Guru decided to give test to his disciples. So he called his 20 disciples for having meals. The Guru divided them in two groups of 10 boys each. He served them food but before eating he kept a condition. Without bending their elbows they would have to eat. Both groups got confused. Both
Sikandar was a dominant emperor. He wanted to win the whole world. To fulfil his wish he proceeded with his soldiers and crushed many cities. He attacked a city. Once he stopped his horse and knocked at a door of a house. But nobody came. After knocking again an old lady came. Sikander rudely asked
Once a king desired anyone who had seen God in his lifetime be brought before him. After some time a very old woman was brought before the king. The king asked her, “Did you see God yourself?” She said, “Yes.” Then the king asked her if she remembered any narration from Him. Then she replied,
Once a rich merchant died of a severe disease. He used to oppress the people. He was drawn by an angel to heaven. He found the place rather calm with clement weather but the monotonous merchant felt weird to find no newspaper, no hustle-bustle of market and hotel. He then requested the angel to take
There was a miser in Akbar’s kingdom. His wife would say, “You are rich, but you never spend a penny. You never give me anything.” The miser turned a deaf ear to her complaints. One day, he went to the goldsmith and bought a brick of gold. When he got home, he buried it under
Once a peacock was dancing in a forest spreading his feathers out. No doubt, he looked very beautiful and felt proud of his feathers. Suddenly, a crane came there. He wished the peacock and they started talking. While talking, the peacock looked at the feathers of the crane with hatred. The crane asked the peacock,
A man was being chased by a hungry lion. To save his life, the man climbed on a tree where he sat on a branch. But two rats, black and white, were cutting the same branch. To escape from the fate, he decided to jump on the other branch. He turned pale to see a