There lived a troop of monkeys in a hilly region. When winter fell, the monkeys began to shiver with cold. They had no place to protect themselves. One of the monkeys suggested that they should go to the nearby village and take shelter in the houses of human beings till the winter lasted. His suggeston […]
Once a fox was wandering in a forest. He saw a beautiful peacock sitting on the branch of a tree at a considerable height. ‘How can I have this peacock for my meal,’ thought the fox to himself. He knew he could not climb up the tree to kill the peacock. Applying his stratagem, the
There lived a brown snake by the name of Mandvishya near a pond. The pond was full of frogs—big and small. They all were leading a happy life under the good rule of their king frog. The big brown snake had become old and weak, and could no more catch his prey easily for his
There lived a golden goat in a deep forest. He was as big as a pony and as strong as a bull. He had two pointed horns. His golden hair shone like burning flames in the bright sunlight. Even lions and tigers were afraid of facing this goat.Once, a lion saw the goat on the
Long, long ago, there was a big banyan tree in a dense jungle. In this banyan tree, there lived a crow’s family happily, with its nestlings. They had a beautiful and strong nest on a thick and sturdy branch of the tree.There was also a huge monkey living in the banyan tree. He had no
There lived a huge elephant in a dense jungle. He was cruel and arrogant by nature. He roamed freely in the jungle, pulling down small trees and branches. Those animals who lived in the trees were very much afraid of this elephant. When he pulled down the trees and tore off the branches, many a
Once upon a time, there lived a big bull in a village. The village was situated near a lake. One day, when the bull felt thirsty, he started walking towards the lake.There was a tiny mouse living in the same village. The mouse was sitting by the side of the lake and basking in the
There lived two big bulls in a village. The village was situated near a thick forest. Once on some issue, the bulls began fighting fiercely on the outskirts of the village. They would keep their horns locked with each other for hours together. Then, they would walk back a little and again run into each
Once upon a time, there lived a sparrow on a tree. He was very happy to have a beautiful and comfortable nest of his own. The sparrow used to fly to far-off places to pick at grains from so many fields, full of crops. At sunset, he would return to his perch.One day, the sparrow
Once upon a time, there lived a poor Brahmin in a village. His name was Swabhavakripna. He had neither relatives nor friends. He used to beg for his living. Whatever food he got as alms, he kept in an earthen pot and hung it beside his bed. Whenever he felt hungry, he took out some
Long, long ago, there lived three fish with their families in a pond. Their names were Anagatavidhata, Pratyutpannamati and Yadbhavishya. Anagatavidhata was very practical. She always planned her actions in advance. Pratyutpannamati too was practical and always tendered good pieces of advices to her elder sister Anagatavidhata. Yadbhavishya, the youngest of them all, loved to
Long, long ago, there lived a king, who was very fond of monkeys. One big monkey used to serve the king as his personal attendant. The king considered him to be as intelligent as a human being. When the king took rest in his bedroom, the monkey used to sit beside him like his personal
Once upon a time, a village merchant named Vardhmanaka, was going to Mathura town on his bullock cart. Two bullocks—Sanjeevaka and Nandaka were pulling the bullock cart. While the merchant’s cart was moving along the bank of the river Yamuna, Sanjeevaka, all of a sudden, stepped into a swampy spot. He tried to come out
There lived a big king cobra in a dense forest. As usual, he fed on birds’ eggs, lizards, frogs and other small creatures. The whole night he hunted the small creatures and when the day broke, he would go into his hole to sleep. Gradually, he became fat. And his size grew to such a
Golu and Molu were fast friends. Golu was lean and thin, whereas Molu was fat. People, in the village laughed at this combination. For a major period of the day, they would be seen together. Everyone admired their friendship. Once, they got an invitation from one of their friends, who had invited them to attend