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.📚🙏😊
The enemy troops of Jambudweepa were reported to have camped in the Ghats, a little beyond the border of Karpuradweepa. So, Chakravaka suggested that they should prepare to attack them before they had an opportunity to lay siege to the capital of Karpuradweepa. “King Jewel Plume has not taken the advice of his minister, the […]
The barber went home and shaved his head. Then he hid himself behind the door of his house and waited for a monk to pass by. What he did not know was that Chudamani had performed austerities and worship and had gained merit by doing all that. He wanted to get wealth by simply killing
Long ago, in Ayodhya there lived a warrior named Chudamani. He saw everyone around him becoming prosperous and wished to be as rich as they. So, he began to worship Lord Shiva and practised severe austerities. Finally, the Lord was pleased with his worship and appeared before him. Chudamani pleaded with Him for wealth and
“So you see, Chakravaka,” said Silver Plume, “Not all strangers are evil. There can be some like Viravara who will serve their master’s interests even at the cost of their own life, or by sacrificing what is so dear to them.” “I agree, Sir,” said Chakravaka humbly, “but a minister, a physician and a teacher
Viravara’s family went to the temple and he sacrificed his son and offered his head to the goddess. Miserable without his son, Viravara killed himself also with his sword. His unhappy wife too did not wish to live without her husband and her son, so she too killed herself with the same sword. Shudraka was
A hungry jackal was searching for food. Deep in the forest, he saw a drum under a tree. As he went near it, a twig fell on the drum. Hearing the sound, the jackal thought an animal was trapped inside the drum. He wanted to eat it. The jackal tried to tear open the top
Viravara went into the dark streets to find out who was crying. The King was worried, so he too followed Viravara. The warrior, Viravara saw a beautiful lady dressed in fabulous clothes and jewels crying. Viravara asked her who she was and why she was weeping. “I am Shudraka’s Fortune,” said the lady, “I have
“I heard this story from the flamingo’s daughter whom I loved long ago,” said the King, “Sometimes strangers turn out to be more loyal than dear ones.” A warrior named Viravara came to King Shudraka looking for work. He said he would have to be paid five hundred gold coins every day. He would serve
The parrot returned to Jambudweepa and gave a glowing account of Karpuradweepa. It was worth conquering, decided King Jewel Plume and stated his minister Doordarshi, the vulture. The King checked with the astrologer what would be a good time to go into battle. The army must be inspected and the strength of the enemy noted.
Silver Plume understood that it was wiser to examine the outsider from a distance before deciding whether to make friends with him or not. “The parrot has come first, Sir. So, let us call him in first and then invite King Meghavarna,” advised Chakravaka. So, the parrot was called and then Meghavarna was invited. The
All the jackal consulted with one another about a suitable way to punish the blue jackal. A wise old jackal came up with a plan. “We know the nature of jackals, my friends,” said the old jackal, “We know that even if he is blue in colour, he is actually a jackal. This is not
A jackal strayed into a town on the outskirts of a forest. Trying to hide himself, he fell into a large vat of indigo. He was a bright blue colour when he jumped out. ‘Ah!’ he thought as he looked at himself, ‘I look so elegant and different now. I won’t go and live with
A visitor was announced while Silver Plume discussed the details with his minister. Meghavarna, the King of Crows, had come from the island kingdom of Sinhala and wished to pay homage to Silver Plume. King Silver Plume was very happy. Meghavarna, he knew, had travelled far and wide and would, therefore, be very experienced and
King Silver Plume heard all that Long-Bill said. And they waited along with Chakravaka, the goose who was the prime minister, for the parrot to come. But Chakravaka wished to speak privately to the King. He advised the King to send a spy into the enemy’s kingdom before going into a war. The spy should
Mandamati decided to check up how his wife behaved in his absence. So one day, he told her he had work in another city and would return late. But he came back and hid under the bed in his house. When he left, the wife invited her lover home. They sat chatting on the bed,