151 Panchatantra Tales

A donkey was grazing in a pasture, when he heard the droning of grasshoppers. He was fascinated with the sound. He listened for a while. Then he tried to imitate the sound, but couldn’t. Next day, when the donkey went to the pasture, he heard the grasshoppers droning. He decided to meet them. He went […]

A shepherd lived at the foot of a hill. He had many sheep and they would graze in the meadows. There was a little lamb among them. One day, while grazing, he lost his way and entered the forest. There, a fox chased him. The lamb ran away. Soon, a jackal saw him. Just as

There was a rooster who lived with a farmer. Every day, the farmer would feed him grains. Once, the farmer had to leave for the neighbouring village. He left his rooster with his neighbour. “Please feed him while I am away,” said the farmer. But the neighbour let the rooster roam around the backyard without

A fox was roaming near some bushes. Suddenly, he saw a huge animal with a bushy mane. When the animal roared loudly, the fox almost fainted. He was dizzy and ran away as fast as his legs could carry him. On the way, he met a squirrel, and told him what had happened. The squirrel

One day, a bear and a fox met in the jungle. They usually met every other day and chatted about all things under the sun. This time, they were discussing about the human race. The bear was bragging about how much he liked humans. “I have immense respect for humans and love them a lot,”

Once, there was an old lion. He had grown weak and he could not hunt. So he had nothing to eat and he grew weaker every day. He was unable to move and he lay quietly in his den. A boar entered his den one day. Finding the lion helpless, he hit him with his

A man was walking down the street one day. Suddenly, a dog ran towards him and bit him on his leg. The man cried out in pain and shooed him away before he could cause more harm. Then he went to the doctor. On the way back home, he met a friend who asked him

A cheetah and a fox lived in a forest. They were close friends. They would always hunt together and roam around the forest together. One day, they were walking along the banks of a river, when the cheetah caught his reflection in the water. “I have a beautiful coat. Look at my spots. I look

One day, a hunter went into the forest. He kept walking until he was deep in the woods. There, he heard a tapping sound. He followed the sound and saw a woodcutter at work. The woodcutter was cutting trees with an axe. The hunter went near him and said, “Have you seen a lion around

A wolf was drinking water from a brook in a forest. A lamb came there and started to drink water too. The wolf wanted to eat the lamb. The wolf said, “Why are you drinking from this brook? Don’t you know the water is getting muddy because of you?” The lamb replied, “Sir, how can

Once upon a lovely morning, there was a hungry fox. He wandered far and wide searching for something to eat, but couldn’t find anything. At last, he came to a beautiful vineyard, full of juicy grapes. All around, bunches and bunches of grapes hung high on the vines. The fox smacked his lips and thought,

There was once a fox. He saw a doe grazing near by. He rushed to a mouse and a leopard and they hatched a plan to kill the doe. First, the mouse distracted the doe by nibbling at her hoof. Then the leopard pounced on the doe and killed her. The fox said, “It’s not

An old woman lived in a little hut in a village. She had a little red hen. The woman loved her hen very much. Every day, she would feed the hen mixed corn and let her out in the courtyard. The hen would walk around, pecking at bugs and insects. Then she would lay an

A hunter went to the forest one day. He was a skilled archer and all the animals were afraid of him. They ran away and hid in burrows and dens whenever they saw him. But a tiger was feeling very brave that day. He decided to stay back and fight with the hunter. The hunter