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A hungry jackal saw a fat quail in the forest while hunting. He came up with a plan and said to the quail, “My old father used to say that a quail usually sings better than other quails if she closes her eyes.” The quail believed the jackal and closed her eyes and sang a […]

A little frog never listened to what his mother told him. His mother had grown very old but she was still worried about her son’s future. One day, she became very ill. She said, “Son, I shall not live much longer. When I die, do not bury me on the mountain. I want to be

One day, a hungry jackal saw a little girl sitting up in a tree. “Come down, my child and I will carry you home on my back,” said the jackal. “I am a Sun child. I don’t ride on a jackal’s back,” said the girl. However, the jackal coaxed in such a sweet manner that

A lark had built her nest on a large tree. One day, an elephant shook the branches of that tree, making the lark’s eggs fall and break. The poor lark went to a wasp and requested, “Will you please help me teach the elephant a lesson?” The wasp agreed. He gathered a swarm of wasps

Once, a stag was drinking water at a forest pool. He saw himself in the clear water. ‘How handsome I am!’ he thought, ‘My antlers branch from my head like young trees; my coat is smooth and glossy; my eyes sparkle like stars. I only wish that my legs were sharper. They are so long

Once, a hungry tortoise found out that some birds were preparing for a great feast up the high wall outside the forest. So, he gathered feathers and stuck them to his body. The birds did not recognise him and asked, “You have the most unique feathers. Who are you?” The sly tortoise replied, “My name

One day, a woodcutter’s son threw a stone at a snake. The upset snake bit the boy and he fainted. Even after the cure, the boy was in great pain. When the woodcutter saw this, he was angry and wanted to take revenge. So, the woodcutter took his axe and hit the snake. However, instead

An owl flew to an oak tree at the end of the forest to pick up his food, every night. The other owls asked him, “How do you get your food so easily?” The owl said, “One night, I saw a half chopped bark of an oak tree. It was full of insects and mice.

A hunter came to a forest and saw a fox, sleeping on the top of a big rock. The hunter thought, ‘If I kill that fox and sell the skin, I’ll make a fortune.’ Then, taking a heavy stone in his fist, the hunter thought, ‘With that money I shall buy some seeds, and I

Once, the queen of the forest invited her subjects to a grand feast. She had arranged for four large tables and said, “The wild buffalo, the elephant, the hippopotamus and the rhinoceros will head each of the tables. They will in turn share the food with the smaller animals.” At the buffalo’s table, there was

Once, a vulture noticed that his feathers were falling off. When he asked other birds, they said, “You are losing feathers. Don’t worry; new feathers would grow soon.” However, the vulture was very upset. Soon, he became thin and sickly with worry about his feathers. The other birds pitied him and each of them gave

Long ago, all zebras had eyes in the front of their heads. A female zebra always praised herself, “I am so beautiful! Look at my lovely stripes and tail!” However, her favourite thing to boast about was her eyes. “Aren’t my eyes so perfectly placed in the front of my head?” she said. All the

When hippopotamuses lived on land, there was a hippo king named Lionel. He had a beautiful wife and seven children. The king loved to give big feasts but strangely no animal knew his name except for his wife. During one feast, Lionel said to his guests, “You all have attended many of my feasts and

A leopard and his wife were invited to a jungle party. They both wanted to look very special. So they decided, “Since each of us has a plain yellow coat, let’s paint something on it.” The leopard brought a pint of black paint but could not decide what to paint on their bodies. After a