151 Jungle Tales

Once upon a time, there was a lamb. She never went out of her house because she was always scared that her wool would be sheared. Her parents were forever cheering her up, saying that she should not be so scared. One day when her parents insisted, she went out for some time to the […]

One day, a crow was sitting on a tree in a grassland. A flock of sheep was grazing in that grassland. After a while, the crow saw an eagle flying high in the sky. He noticed that the eagle dived down from the sky and grabbed a lamb with his claws. The eagle took the

Once there was a very hungry wolf. It looked for food here and there, but could not get any. The wolf started getting very restless. At last, it found a big loaf of bread, a large piece of meat and a few smoked fishes in the hole of a tree. The hungry wolf became very

One day, an elephant wandered into the forest in search of friends. He saw a monkey on a tree and asked, “Will you be my friend?” The monkey replied, “No, you are too big and cannot swing on trees.” Next, the elephant met a rabbit. But the rabbit also refused and said, “No, you cannot

A town mouse and a country mouse were friends. One day, the country mouse invited his friend to his home for dinner. The town mouse did not like the roots and vegetables that he was offered and said, “Dear friend, you should come with me. I promise you that you will enjoy the food we

On a hot sunny day, a thirsty fox was searching for water. He saw a big well near by and peeped into it. Suddenly, he slipped and fell into the well. He tried his best to come out, but could not. Just then, a thirsty goat also came to the well. He looked down and

A thief stole a golden bell from the king’s palace and ran into the forest to hide. There, a tiger saw him hiding behind a tree and pounced on him. Some monkeys found the bell and started playing with it. A woodcutter found the thief’s body and thought, ‘A monster living in the forest has

A lion king wanted his son to learn good skills and be a good ruler when he grew up. So, he decided to send him to the wise ape. However, the cub pleaded, “Father, I do not want to leave this comfortable life and go.” The lion replied, “Son, you must be well-trained. It will

A group of people was camping in a forest. By evening, they suddenly realised that they had no food left for dinner. A man said, “I will bring some fresh meat. We can make a bonfire and roast it.” He took a club and went to the lake thinking that animals would come to drink

Two sisters lived near a forest. One day, as they were collecting firewood in the forest, some tribal people came charging towards them. The frightened sisters ran deep into the forest. They finally found a place to hide in the hollow bark of a tree. After a while, a bear walked towards the tree. He

A deer and a doe were looking for a place to build their house. They requested a peach tree, “Can we build a house under your branches? I will soon give birth to a fawn.” The peach tree said, “But my fruits may fall on your fawn and hurt it.” They then went to a

Long ago, turtles used to live both on land and in water. A hunter once caught a turtle. He took the turtle home and asked his wife to cook him for dinner. The turtle said, “You cannot cook me unless you take me out of my shell and the shell is the hardest part of

Once, the Moon called on her friend, the spider, and said, “The animals of the Earth are scared. Please tell them that they need not be afraid of dying.” The spider slowly made his way to the Earth. He met a hare on the way who said, “O spider! You are too slow. Tell me

An eagle king’s prime minister was a parrot. One day, the parrot was late for work. The eagle asked him, “What is the matter?” The parrot replied, “A hunter has set up a net near my nest. Already a crane and his family have been trapped in the net. I am thinking of making a

The queen of beasts had invited all the animals, birds and insects to a great feast. During the feast, the king of ants got up and said, “My people are stronger than any of you. Not even the elephant can stand before us.” He also insulted the worms saying that he disliked them very much.