151 Folk Tales

Once, a king wanted to reach heaven in his mortal form. He went to a sage for help. The sage helped him to realise his dream. He performed a religious ceremony through which the king started his ascent to heaven. But Indra, the chief of gods, was not happy at this. So, he uttered some […]

Once, there was a very lazy man. He never liked to work. One day, he found a map on the road. He picked up the map and saw that it was a treasure map. The lazy man was very happy. He went to the location where the treasure was buried. He kept digging and digging

Once, there were seven suns up in the sky. Due to them, there was a terrible drought. Now, there was a very good archer called Erkhii Mergen. People begged him, “Please shoot the seven suns in the sky and destroy them.” The proud archer took an oath, “If I cannot shoot the seven suns with

Once, a lion had a terrible day. He chased a rabbit but could not catch it and a thorn struck on his foot. The lion cried out in pain. He tried to remove the thorn but was unable to do so. He asked the passing animals to help him. But none helped him as they

Once, a disciple was going to the market to buy some vegetables. On the way, he met another disciple. This disciple asked him, “Where are you going?” The first disciple replied, “Wherever my legs will carry me.” This answer confused the second disciple. He went to his teacher and told him everything. The teacher advised,

Once, there was a girl called Sue. She was very excited as her cousin was coming over. Her mother had made a very delicious pudding for the occasion. Sue loved that pudding. It was her favourite. Mother kept the pudding in the cupboard and went to do some chores. Sue took this opportunity and went

Once, a man went to visit his in-laws and took his friend along with him. The in-laws greeted them warmly and served them tea. The friend ate a lot while the man did not eat much. But during the night, the man felt very hungry. He woke his friend up and both went to the

Long ago, a man decided to buy a pair of shoes. He took out a sheet of paper and put his foot on it. Then he took the proper measurements of his foot. Satisfied, the man marched off to the market to get the shoes. Soon, he entered a shoe shop. He slipped his hand

Long ago, two masons came to work in a rich man’s estate. But one mason had a work permit while the other did not. The first mason said to the second, “You can be arrested for not carrying a work permit.” Both were thinking what to do when a guard saw them. Seeing the guard,

Once, there was a man who was very fond of eating. One day, he was invited to a big feast by a landlord. The man went there happily. He ate as much as three people could have eaten in that time. Finally, he burped and said, “Now I am full. There is no space left

One day, a school teacher was going through the forest when he was attacked by a band of dacoits. When the chief dacoit heard that the man was a school teacher, he decided to test his skills. He handed a pumpkin to the teacher and said, “Tell me the weight of this pumpkin. If you

Once, a lion boasted that he was the strongest. No one could harm him. He also commented that the mosquitoes could be killed by anybody. Now, some mosquitoes heard this and were very angry with the lion. They decided to teach the lion a lesson he would not forget. So, they flew towards the lion

Once, a dog went out in search of a master. He wanted the strongest being on the earth to be his master. While searching, he met a fierce wolf. The dog thought him to be strong and accepted him as his master. But when the wolf saw a bear, he got scared and ran away.

An ox ran away from his master. On the way, he met a ram who had also done the same. The ram joined the ox and both continued their journey. Next, they met a cock who had also run away from his master. The cock also joined them. All the three marched on. Suddenly, they

Once, when a son was born to a man, the god of destiny said, “Your son shall never be able to satisfy his hungerfully.” Many years passed by. One day, the man was invited to a wedding. The god of destiny was alarmed when he saw the man eating so much food. He took the