151 Jungle Tales

There lived a selfish hippo, near a lake. He used to eat loads of food, and never left anything for other animals. Once, all the animals decided to have a picnic near the lake. Everyone was playing, but the hippo was eating. After having a good meal, the hippo dived into the lake. But he […]

Once there was a smart old tiger. He could no longer hunt as he had grown old. One day, when he was terribly hungry, he thought of a plan. He stood in a pond and held a blade of holy grass in one paw and a gold bracelet in the other. Then, he started shouting,

Many years ago, the peacock was an ordinary bird, with a small bunch of feathers. It used to fly high in the sky, although it always wanted to be the most beautiful bird on Earth. One day, the peacock visited the Wish Goddess. It expressed its wish in front of her. The Wish Goddess smiled

Once, a flock of wild geese lived on a tree in a dense forest. Among the geese was a wise old pelican. But no one liked the pelican, as he used to narrate stories with good lessons. One day, when the geese had gone out in search of food, a hunter laid his net there.

Two mice lived in a cave. There also lived a lion in that cave. Every day, the mice used to feed on the leftovers of the lion’s food. One day, they found no leftover food, as a jackal had come and had finished it off. This got the mice worried. But the younger one was

There were two oxen, Jack and Mack. They worked for Mr. Giant, the wolf. Mr. Giant had other animals working for him too. Once, it was Mr. Giant’s daughter’s wedding. For that occasion, Mr. Giant asked his wife, “We need a fat pig for the wedding dinner. So, start feeding good, delicious food to Chunky,

Once upon a time, there lived a family of goats in a jungle. There were three members in the family: Windy, the little goat, Mr. Tony, the father goat, and Mrs. Mushy, the mother goat. Windy was a nice obedient goat, but he had no friends. He used to remain very silent and sad. One

Once in a jungle, there lived a man, named Freddy in a small cottage. A cat named Adam, often visited Freddy’s cottage. Adam was a very greedy cat. Every night, she used to steal Freddy’s food. One night, Adam had so much food that her tummy was excessively full. That night, she dreamt of Dudo,

Several thousands of years ago, there lived a hunter rabbit, named Chuck. One day, Chuck saw some big footprints. He followed them and went deep into the forest. But he found nothing. He felt hungry and ate berries. Next morning, Chuck again followed the footsteps but could not find anything. He had to again eat

One day, a wolf and a jackal were fighting with each other. The wolf bragged to the jackal, “Hey jackal, I am more educated than you.” The jackal quietly said, “Yes my friend, you are right, but I am definitely smarter than you.” Just then, a tiger roared, “Nobody is so educated as I am!”

After a long time, a fair came to the jungle. All the animals, big and small, were very happy and excited about the fair. Young animals were enjoying different rides. Shanky, the little grey donkey, also visited the fair. He wanted to enjoy the ride named ‘Columbus’. So, he stood at the corner of the

There was a small hare living in a burrow in a forest. When he was four months old, he told his mother that he wanted to run very fast. As the little hare grew up, he still longed to run fast. So, he prayed to God every night to express his wish. Well, one day,

Once, on a beautiful summer day, an elephant was wandering in the jungle. Suddenly, he stopped. He saw his friend, the hummingbird, lying on its back with its tiny feet up in the air. “Hello friend! What are you doing?” asked the elephant. The hummingbird replied, “Hello, Mr. Elephant! I heard that the sky was

Bunny and Mugsy, two dogs, lived in a farm near a forest. One day, Bunny told Mugsy that he met a guinea pig named Bob near their farm. Mugsy wanted to meet him too. So, both the dogs went to meet Bob, a small, brown coloured guinea pig. The two dogs played with a small

Once upon a time, a scorpion lived in a dark cave near a mountain. He was not happy with his surroundings at all. One day, he came out of his cave and noticed that the valley across the river was very green. Suddenly, he saw a frog leaping around. He asked the frog, “Hello, Mr.