One day, a lame frog left the pond of a village and hopped away to a lake in a nearby forest. He wanted to make a new home. But, when the frog reached the forest, he did not see anyone around. Now, how would he get to meet the animals and make friends? Suddenly, he […]
Many years ago, elephants had small trunks. One day, an elephant saw a crocodile lying down on a river-bank. The elephant said, “Hey, you crawling creature! I wonder why you are not small like the other creatures! You are too long for your own comfort.” The crocodile lost his temper and said, “Wait, I will
A gannet and a sea duck were arguing over whether mermaids exist or not. They decided to search the bottom of the sea. They dived deep down under the sea. First, they saw colourful fish, then medium-sized fish and then large fish. Soon, they dived so deep in the sea that they could not see
Once, a watchdog was lying in the sun in front of a farmyard gate. A wolf, who was passing by stealthily, pounced upon the watchdog. The scared dog begged for his life and said, “Sir! Please leave me as I have just recovered from a long illness. I am very thin and weak. Let me
A cock was once strutting up and down in a farmyard. Suddenly, he saw something shining on the ground. “Oh!” said the cock, “What is this shiny little thing?” The shining thing was a pearl. The cock stared at the pearl, closely. He pecked at it and scratched it a couple of times. The pearl
Once there lived a squirrel, under a big green tree. It was beginning to turn cold, so she started burying nuts under the tree. When all the nuts were buried under the big green tree, the squirrel decided to take a vacation. After two weeks, when she returned, the squirrel could not find her big
Once a wild horse was grazing on a grassland and enjoying its food. After some time, it saw a stag come and nibble in the same grassland. There was enough grass for both of them but the horse did not want to share it and thought of a plan to get rid of the stag.
Once upon a time, there lived a little frog, near a pond, in a beautiful garden. She used to croak every day until midday, and then she would go out looking for food. One morning, as she was clearing her throat to sing her song as she always did, a big storm came, and the
Once upon a time, there was a lamb. She never went out of her house because she was always scared that her wool would be sheared. Her parents were forever cheering her up, saying that she should not be so scared. One day when her parents insisted, she went out for some time to the
One day, a crow was sitting on a tree in a grassland. A flock of sheep was grazing in that grassland. After a while, the crow saw an eagle flying high in the sky. He noticed that the eagle dived down from the sky and grabbed a lamb with his claws. The eagle took the
Once there was a very hungry wolf. It looked for food here and there, but could not get any. The wolf started getting very restless. At last, it found a big loaf of bread, a large piece of meat and a few smoked fishes in the hole of a tree. The hungry wolf became very
One day, an elephant wandered into the forest in search of friends. He saw a monkey on a tree and asked, “Will you be my friend?” The monkey replied, “No, you are too big and cannot swing on trees.” Next, the elephant met a rabbit. But the rabbit also refused and said, “No, you cannot
A town mouse and a country mouse were friends. One day, the country mouse invited his friend to his home for dinner. The town mouse did not like the roots and vegetables that he was offered and said, “Dear friend, you should come with me. I promise you that you will enjoy the food we
On a hot sunny day, a thirsty fox was searching for water. He saw a big well near by and peeped into it. Suddenly, he slipped and fell into the well. He tried his best to come out, but could not. Just then, a thirsty goat also came to the well. He looked down and
A thief stole a golden bell from the king’s palace and ran into the forest to hide. There, a tiger saw him hiding behind a tree and pounced on him. Some monkeys found the bell and started playing with it. A woodcutter found the thief’s body and thought, ‘A monster living in the forest has