Once upon a time, a caring mother bought a strong comb to keep her little son’s hair in order. The boy was so delighted to see his gift that he always carried it with him. The comb did not pull his hair but glided through smoothly. A mishap happened one day. The comb was lost! […]
Jhon Roebling, a valiant and creative engineer, was determined to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the long island. He was being aided by his son, Washington, who did never let him feel daunted. The construction being very difficult to do attracted a very few workers to perform the task. However, the project
Once there was a man who used to beat his wife mercilessly, but unfortunately she succumbed to his beating though he had not intended to kill her. When she died, he apprehensively came out of his house and met an acquaintance to whom he posed his problem. His friend advised him to invite a young
Once, a father stag, a mother stag and their baby stag had gone for an outing, in a jungle. All of a sudden, the antlers of the father stag got caught in the overhanging branches of a tree. The stag struggled hard, but could not free himself. Now the father stag started cursing his fate
There was a cruel king who always believed in persecuting his subjects and expanding his status with the money which was for the welfare of his subjects. One day, to their utter amazement, the subjects found the king to be intensely benevolent and benign. The president asked the king about his transformation. Thereupon the king
Once upon a time, there were two trees in a forest. One tree was very generous in sharing its fruits with birds and other creatures. The other tree, being of the opposite nature, was very selfish. Finally, in a couple of years the selfish tree lost all its leaves and became thin and weak. The
Once upon a time, a ravenous fox was looking for something to eat. He worked too hard but couldn’t find food. Finally, he went to the edge of the forest and searched there for food. Suddenly, he caught sight of a big tree with a hole in it. Seeing a package in the hole the
A deeply deaf shepherd was driving 11 sheep in a forest. Daily his wife bought meal for him but one day she didn’t come. So to know about her welfare the shepherd hastily took departure for his house. Then he saw a woodcutter climbing on a tree whom he said to take care of his
A large crowd gathered when a young man was proclaiming, having the most beautiful heart, without any flaw and mark; they all agreed. Suddenly, an old man appeared at the front of the crowd and said, “Your heart is not nearly so beautiful as mine.” The young man laughed and said, “Compare your heart with
Once upon a time a farmer used to live in a cottage at the edge of a forest. He had a daughter who was very beautiful. A lion often used to see the pretty girl during his usual prowl and fell in love with her. So, one day, he went to the girl’s father and
Two very fast friends Som and Nero lived in a village. They both were farmers but one year a severe drought occurred in their part of the country. The rain had failed and only one way to irrigate their field was to join a stream through a canal by digging ground. Som, a very valiant
Once, a great saint was on his way for alms. He visited each house of the village. He reached the door of a goldsmith, who was polishing gold balls. The saint was heartily invited and was given reverence. The saint sat and the goldsmith went inside to bring some fruits for the saint. Meanwhile, a
A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island. The two survivors found only prayer to be free from that place. To find out whose prayer was more powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between
Once, a most pious man who never gave pain to others lived happily in a village. All the people of that village conveyed their profound reverence for him and eulogized him as God. Everybody was in awe towards his attribute of being so generous.To see this God himself came to him and gladly said, “Your
A callous dacoit was very notorious for robbing the people for his survival. Once he came to know that a saint had many valuable idols. He formulated a plan to plunder him. He took a sharp sword and went to the saint and said, “I have heard that you possess many costly idols; give them