Long ago, in a village there lived a man named Dev Sharma. He was a holy man who begged for alms every day and with what he received he looked after his family. He had a wife.A son was born to them. On the same day, they found a baby mongoose that had been orphaned. […]
There was a very cunning jackal who lived in a forest long ago. He was very clever and used flattery when he felt it could help him.One day, he came upon a dead elephant lying in the forest while hunting for food. The jackal was thrilled because he would have food for quite a few
A king had a grand and luxurious palace, full of all the comforts he wanted. His bedroom was really the most comfortable place in the royal house. It was also beautifully decorated with silk curtains and bedsheets, and soft pillows and cushions.Among the folds of the bedsheets lived a white flea. She waited till the
There was a huge banyan tree in a jungle. It had a river flowing near it. The jungle and the lake gave home to many creatures. They lived there and brought up their young ones. They also attacked one another, if they were natural enemies.A large number of herons had built their nests in the
A forest was high on a mountainside. It was very cold. The rains had come suddenly and it had become even more miserably chilly.In the forest lived a troop of monkeys. All the animals were miserable with the cold, the wind and the rain, but the monkeys suffered the most perhaps. They had neither nest
A poor cart-maker lived in a village. But there was very little work for him, so he decided that he would have to think of doing some other work if he was to earn some money. He thought he would go to a neighbouring village. On the way, he saw a female camel that gave
Once there was a farmer’s wife who was very greedy. She was not content with what she had and always looked around for ways to get more and more things.One day, a thief came to their house. The farmer’s wife woke up. She took all the valuable things in her husband’s house and ran away
A washerman lived in a small town long ago. He was not very rich, so he could keep only one donkey for his work. The donkey was thin and starved because the washerman himself had not enough food.One day while going around with his work, the washerman came upon a dead tiger. At first, he
King Nanda had a vast kingdom. It was surrounded by seas and he was so powerful that all the smaller kings of the neighbourhood were his subjects. His fame spread far and wide.He had many ministers, but the one he liked best was Vararuchi. He was knowledgeable about politics and philosophy, so King Nanda enjoyed
In a dense jungle far away lived a lion and a lioness. They had two male cubs too. The family roamed happily around the forest. The lion hunted and brought home the prey to his wife, while she stayed and protected the cubs and fed them.The lion went out as usual one day to hunt.
Once upon a time, there was a potter who lived in a remote village. He made beautiful pots but he had one weakness. He was not sensible. He used to get drunk from time to time and then behave in a very boisterous way.One day, he had a little too much to drink. When he
Long, long ago, a lion lived in a forest; he was the king of the forest. He had many animals as his followers, but his chief assistant was a jackal. He would kill his prey and after he had his fill, he gave the rest to the jackal.Then one day, the lion had a fight
In a well there lived a very large family of frogs. The frog king was unhappy because his relatives always troubled him. He wanted to be rid of them.One day, he saw a snake outside the well and, seeing him, an idea occurred to the frog king. “I think I’ll use him to kill my
On the beach of a sea, there was a tree which was laden with the jamun fruit all through the year. The fruit was sweet and juicy. It was the jambu tree. There lived on that tree a little monkey with a red face. He was a friendly and generous fellow.One day, a large crocodile
Once upon a time, an old snake lived on a mountain. He had grown too old to hunt for food. But he had to eat something, so he decided to find some way to get his prey.He went to a pond near the mountain. It was full of frogs. So, he pretended to be a saint