53 Inspiring Stories

Two children were playing in a field, when a cruel witch kidnapped them. One day, the children succeeded in making good their escape from the clutches of the witch. But the witch again went after them to get them back. When the children were running back home, a gentle fairy helped them by setting a […]

Ramlal was a cloth merchant. He often sold cloth on credit in nearby villages. One day, Ramlal was returning from a nearby village after collecting his dues. He decided to rest for a while under a tree. Being tired he soon fell asleep.When Ramlal awoke, he saw a flock of parrots around him. ‘How nice

Mulla Nasruddin bought 10 naans for his donkey and 2 naans plus roasted sheep meat for himself.He sat on his mat and enjoyed the feast while the donkey ate on its feet. They had chosen the spot where they would spend the night. The travellers with more means and money had pitched their tents and

Monty and Bunti were playing in a garden. They saw a tree laden with berries. Their mouths began watering. They wanted to eat them. But the tree was too high. The problem was how to get the berries.Monty said, “Nature also makes mistakes. It has grown little fruits like berries on a very high tree,

Two crows challenged each other for a flying competition to see which of them could fly highest, while carrying a sack of even size.The first crow flew with his sack of cotton and the other was carrying a sack of salt which was much heavier. However, when it began to rain, the salt carried by

When it was time to elect their new king, the animals elected the monkey to this all-powerful position, because of his antics. The fox was very much disappointed and waited for a chance.One day, the fox found a delicious fruit lying in its way. She was quick to understand that it was a trap. She

When the cats and the mice went at war, it was the mice who were defeated. The mice held a meeting and came to the conclusion that it was their unorganised way of fighting that they had to face the defeat. So, the mice appointed some commanders. The commanders, in order to set themselves apart

The burial ground (Kabristan) of Shekhupura village was quite outside the village, some distance off. Near Kabristan, by the side of the road, a deep trench was dug by someone who believed that there was a treasure buried there. The man found nothing but the trench remained there.One evening, a stranger accidentally fell into the

A woodcutter was cutting wood from a tree near the bank of a river.Suddenly, the axe slipped from the hands of the woodcutter and fell down into the fast current of the river. The woodcutter searched for the axe in the river, but he could not find it.Cursing his luck the woodcutter dejectedly sat near

Once there was a fisherman who played sweet music on his flute. One day, he took his flute and fish basket, and sat on a high rock to catch fish. He began to play his flute hoping that the fish attracted by the sweet music of his flute would leap into his basket. But no

Once there was a hungry fox who, while wandering in search of food, came across a vineyard. There, the golden grapes which were very delicious and sweet, hung from the vines.The fox looked at them greedily and jumped up to have a bite into the grapes, but failed to reach them. He tried again and

A mosquito once came flying and settled down comfortably on a bull’s horn and remained there for hours.Only when he decided to leave, did he speak to the bull, “You must have been cursing me all through these hours I was sitting on your horn. But I shall disturb you no more. I am leaving

The sun and the wind challenged each other to see which of the two was so powerful as to make the first passer-by take off his clothes.First, the wind took its turn and blew with all its might. The more it blew, the more the traveller held his clothes tightly around his body to save

Parvez and Ahmad, the two friends, were once walking through a forest, when suddenly they came face to face with a big black bear. They tried to flee but the bear chased them. Parvez managed to climb up a nearby tree, but Ahmad flung himself onto the ground and lay still pretending to be dead.

Once, Sheikhchilli’s mother was sick with fever. And she was worried about her idiot son and about putting him to some useful work. None was ready to employ him. She was making both ends meet by selling wood, cutting grass and selling it. So, she said to her son, “Sheikhchilli! I am running high fever.