Kids’ favourite Hitopadesha Tales are here! Sawan’s 151 Hitopadesha Tales include famous stories of moral Hitopadesha tales from Indian culture. Read and enjoy with your children.📚🙏😊
Vishnu Sharma had taught all that was necessary to the Princes. Then he asked them if there was anything else they would like to know from him. The Princes had become wiser by learning to understand the details of how to run a kingdom. They had understood what kind of people they must trust, what […]
Doordarshi reached the court of King Jewel Plume of Jambudweepa with the minister Chakravaka of the kingdom of Karpuradweepa. The wise vulture had already told his King about what to expect and what to do when the representative from Karpuradweepa came. So, King Jewel Plume welcomed Chakravaka and discussed the peace treaty with him and
The noble Swan King spoke to Doordarshi politely and asked him what kind of peace he would like to suggest. “I am old, my lord,” said the vulture, “I know that the body and everything in the world will die, so the most important thing is to be friends with noble and good people.” “And
Doordarshi came to the court of Karpuradweepa and was welcomed warmly by the King and by Chakravaka. They began to discuss the purpose of his visit. Doordarshi said that different people had to be attracted in different ways. For instance, a greedy man would only be attracted by wealth. But only the truth attracts a
The King and Chakravaka talked for a long time as they discussed the merits of trusting people or distrusting them. “Noble-minded people,” said the wise minister, “know when and whom to trust. But those who are not sensible swing from one extreme to another. Sometimes they will trust people completely and be fooled by their
In the court of the Swan King, meanwhile, the crane who was a spy had arrived with the news. “My lord,” said the crane to Chakravaka, “Doordarshi, the wise old vulture who is prime minister to the King of Jambudweepa, is coming here to discuss an offer of peace.” King Silver Plume wondered whether there could
“So you see, Sir, it is not sensible to be impatient and act in a hurry,” advised the old vulture, “One should not do things when one is highly emotional or angry, drunk, full of pride or greed or be too attached to anything. Then one will make mistakes.” “So what do you think we
The mongoose was a very faithful pet and he loved the little baby. While he sat guard near the sleeping baby, a snake came into the room. The mongoose saw that he was slithering closer to the baby’s cradle. So, he attacked him immediately and killed him. When the Brahmin returned after performing the rites,
A brahmin named Madhav lived in Ujjayini. He had a wife and a little son was born to them. The Brahmin had a pet mongoose whom he also loved very dearly. He had brought him home as a baby and reared him with love and care. One day, his wife went to the river to
King Jewel Plume was furious and exclaimed that he would immediately destroy the enemy. Wise old Doordarshi smiled to himself. He realised that this must be the work of Chakravaka, the clever minister of the Swan King. “Why do you smile, Doordarshi?” asked the King. “For two reasons, Sir,” replied the old vulture, “Firstly it
Meghavarna completed the story and smiled, saying, “So you see, Sir, when there is a motive to gain something, you can carry the enemy on your back too. That was why I made friends with the Swan King.” Doordarshi told the King not to get influenced by the stories Meghavarna was telling. “That is all
Kaundinya cursed the snake saying that he would carry frogs on his back all his life. The little frog heard the story of the snake and later he went to his king and told him all about it. The king of the frogs wanted to see the truth of this, so he visited the snake
The snake lived in Brahmapura long ago and there too lived a Brahmin named Kaundinya with a very good son, named Sushil. The snake bit Sushil one day and the boy died. It was a terrible moment when Kaundinya came to know that his son was dead. He fell down unconscious out of grief and
There was a garden that was very neglected and lonely. It had a lake also in it. There, a snake lived, barely getting enough to eat to live. He was old and weak and could not move around to find his prey. So, he lay down on the shore of the lake and waited. One
“A good man will always think that others also will be as honest as he is,” said Meghavarna. “That is why he can be fooled easily.” King Jewel Plume asked Meghavarna how he had managed to live for so long with his enemy, King Silver Plume, whom he actually thought of as his enemy. “Sir,