Long, long ago, there lived a king, who was very fond of monkeys. One big monkey used to serve the king as his personal attendant. The king considered him to be as intelligent as a human being. When the king took rest in his bedroom, the monkey used to sit beside him like his personal […]
Once upon a time, a village merchant named Vardhmanaka, was going to Mathura town on his bullock cart. Two bullocks—Sanjeevaka and Nandaka were pulling the bullock cart. While the merchant’s cart was moving along the bank of the river Yamuna, Sanjeevaka, all of a sudden, stepped into a swampy spot. He tried to come out
There lived a big king cobra in a dense forest. As usual, he fed on birds’ eggs, lizards, frogs and other small creatures. The whole night he hunted the small creatures and when the day broke, he would go into his hole to sleep. Gradually, he became fat. And his size grew to such a
Golu and Molu were fast friends. Golu was lean and thin, whereas Molu was fat. People, in the village laughed at this combination. For a major period of the day, they would be seen together. Everyone admired their friendship. Once, they got an invitation from one of their friends, who had invited them to attend
Long ago, there lived a lion named Kharanakhara. He had been trying to hunt for a prey for the last two days, but could not succeed due to his old age and physical infirmity. He was no longer strong to hunt for his food. He was quite dejected and disappointed. He thought that he would
There lived a white louse named Mandarisarpini in the spacious bedroom of a mighty king. It used to live in the corner of the bedsheet spread over the King’s beautiful bedstead. Everyday, when the king was fast asleep, the louse sucked his blood and crept back again into a corner of the bed-cover to hide
Once upon a time, there lived a dhobi in a village. He had a donkey and a dog as his pets. The dog guarded his master’s house and accompanied him wherever he went. The donkey used to carry the load of clothes. The dhobi loved his dog very much. And the dog, whenever, he saw
There lived a big falcon on a high mountain rock. Down in the plain, there lived a black crow on a huge tree. One day, the falcon swooped down upon a rabbit darting on the ground. The falcon caught hold of the rabbit in its talons and flew back to its nest on the mountain