Once, a stag was drinking water at a forest pool. He saw himself in the clear water. ‘How handsome I am!’ he thought, ‘My antlers branch from my head like young trees; my coat is smooth and glossy; my eyes sparkle like stars. I only wish that my legs were sharper. They are so long […]
Once, a hungry tortoise found out that some birds were preparing for a great feast up the high wall outside the forest. So, he gathered feathers and stuck them to his body. The birds did not recognise him and asked, “You have the most unique feathers. Who are you?” The sly tortoise replied, “My name
The baby dog wants to have some fun. After the breakfast, he sets out for an outing. Suddenly, he spots a beach ball near his kennel, and starts playing with it. A little later, the puppy spots a colourful butterfly and starts running after it. After a while, the butterfly disappears. The baby dog tries
One day, a woodcutter’s son threw a stone at a snake. The upset snake bit the boy and he fainted. Even after the cure, the boy was in great pain. When the woodcutter saw this, he was angry and wanted to take revenge. So, the woodcutter took his axe and hit the snake. However, instead
The sun is out. The mother squirrel comes out of the tree-hole. Somebodyis following her; it is her cute little baby. It is his first day at work. “Son, with winter arriving soon, we will have to find enough food so thatit may last through winter,” says the mother squirrel. At once, the baby squirrel
An owl flew to an oak tree at the end of the forest to pick up his food, every night. The other owls asked him, “How do you get your food so easily?” The owl said, “One night, I saw a half chopped bark of an oak tree. It was full of insects and mice.
Charlie the baby mouse has come out of his hole along with his mother to know about the worldaround. Actually, it is his first day out since he was born. They decide to go for a walk. The mother mouse on the way, like a good teacher, tells him about his friendsand enemies. Charlie listens
A hunter came to a forest and saw a fox, sleeping on the top of a big rock. The hunter thought, ‘If I kill that fox and sell the skin, I’ll make a fortune.’ Then, taking a heavy stone in his fist, the hunter thought, ‘With that money I shall buy some seeds, and I
Once, the queen of the forest invited her subjects to a grand feast. She had arranged for four large tables and said, “The wild buffalo, the elephant, the hippopotamus and the rhinoceros will head each of the tables. They will in turn share the food with the smaller animals.” At the buffalo’s table, there was
Once, a vulture noticed that his feathers were falling off. When he asked other birds, they said, “You are losing feathers. Don’t worry; new feathers would grow soon.” However, the vulture was very upset. Soon, he became thin and sickly with worry about his feathers. The other birds pitied him and each of them gave
Long ago, all zebras had eyes in the front of their heads. A female zebra always praised herself, “I am so beautiful! Look at my lovely stripes and tail!” However, her favourite thing to boast about was her eyes. “Aren’t my eyes so perfectly placed in the front of my head?” she said. All the
Once, heavy rains were flooding the river bank and all the animals were running up the hills. Some monkeys had climbed up the treetops to save themselves. When they saw the swimming fish, one of the foolish monkeys said, “The fish are going to be drowned. See how they are struggling in the water.” The
When hippopotamuses lived on land, there was a hippo king named Lionel. He had a beautiful wife and seven children. The king loved to give big feasts but strangely no animal knew his name except for his wife. During one feast, Lionel said to his guests, “You all have attended many of my feasts and
A leopard and his wife were invited to a jungle party. They both wanted to look very special. So they decided, “Since each of us has a plain yellow coat, let’s paint something on it.” The leopard brought a pint of black paint but could not decide what to paint on their bodies. After a
This was the time when the tortoise did not have shells on its body. One such tortoise was running a race with a deer. Suddenly, he tripped and fell down from a deep, rocky hill. When he woke up, he was spinning on his back! He felt dizzy. He also felt a lot of pain.