Jakob counted his sheep once again. Five were missing. He was sure there were thirty-five when he had led them out of the shed, but now there were only thirty! Where had the five mysteriously disappeared?This had happened a few days earlier as well. But then, it was the hens that had gone missing. As […]
He was a proud father of two beautiful daughters. While the younger one was married to a poor farmer, the elder was married to a potter. Once the father decided to invite his daughters. First, he invited his younger daughter and asked her, “How is the business going on?”“Fine!” replied the daughter, “But our land
Two women were fast friends. They were neighbours. Both were childless.By the grace of God, one of them gave birth to a son, years later. They decided to bring up the child together and not to tell others who the real mother was.That way, the childless woman did not feel bad and none could taunt
When the jackal, the wolf and the hyena went into business with the lion, it was agreed that losses and profits would be shared equally by all the four. It so happened that, one day, they hunted a buffalo and then a shareholders’ meeting was held to divide the game into four equal parts.The meeting
There was a farmer. He had four sons. All four were youthful and healthy but were lazy. No work they would do. They made merry on what their father earned.The farmer was fed up with his idling and worthless sons. He was worried about their future. What would come of them after his death?He used
He was, of course, an athlete, but very ambitious and loud-mouthed. One day, tired of being jeered at by the spectators at home, he decided to leave his country and put up his show abroad.When he returned home, he began to tell each and everyone his stories of success. He would say: “In Sydney, I
A boy used to graze sheep in the forest pasture.He was very mischievous.He loved to befool others by playing pranks. Being lonely in the jungle was very boring. His idle mind would keep itself busy by thinking of new pranks and mischiefs. There were some fields near the forest. The farmers used to work in
A village couple was digging the field to sow seeds. Suddenly, their shovels hit something hard on the ground. It was a big silver pot. They took it out and carried it home. Back in home, the man put his shovel in the silver pot. Next day, when they looked for the shovel both of
Once upon a time, a group of friends decided to play a soccer game on Sunday. Everyone would bring at least one thing used in the game of soccer. On Sunday morning, everybody gathered in the park at 12:00 noon. All of them were excited for the game. Each one of them brought one thing
Daniel was a very artistic boy. He looked at everything in a different way. Whenever he saw something, he turned it into a painting. He could paint anything, filling it with beautiful colours. One day, Daniel went to spend a weekend with his grandfather at the palace of the Marquis of Castling. The Marquis was
Robert was addicted to watching TV day and night. It was clear that watching television had become a full-blown addiction for him. He spent most of his time watching television. It had a bad effect on his health and eyes but he didn’t even try to change his bad habit. His parents scolded him many
Once upon a time, a great King had a precious sword. One day, the King of a neighbouring country declared war on him. The sword had never participated in a real battle and so was excited. It wanted to show how brave and special it was and become famous. When they arrived at the battlefield,
A long, long time ago, there was a live palace full of magic. But it slept all the time. There lived a beautiful Princess who married a brave and strong warrior Prince. But he was so short-tempered that the smallest of the trouble would cause him to throw things outside the window. One day, he
Daniel was a young and intelligent boy who had a unique quality. He was the only person who could see everyone’s ‘hammer of truth’. In the beginning, he could not understand why a hammer appeared in front of him, hanging over everyone’s head. One day, he realised that the hammer was connected to the little
Jeffrey was an extremely tall giraffe living in a jungle. She was the nosiest and the most gossipy animal in the jungle. She had a good height and a long flexible neck which she used to reach everywhere. She always used her long neck to listen to everyone’s talk which made everyone annoyed. One day,