An enormous elephant lived in a forest under a fig tree. One day, a little robin made her nest on the tree. Every day, the robin sang sweet songs and flew around the tree. Seeing her, the elephant felt jealous that he could not sing or fly. The robin noticed this and consoled the elephant, […]
One day, Mr. Mulder gave his students a class project. Little Tom was very excited to plant the seed. He looked after it with great care for many days. When the first shoot appeared, Tom impatiently asked Mr. Mulder, “Can I eat the seeds now?” Mr. Mulder said, “You still have to wait for some
Twin brothers, Sam and Zeek, were excited about Christmas. Their father decided to dress up as Santa and give them their gifts. However, before that he decided to test them to see if they truly deserved to have the gifts. On Christmas eve, their father dressed up as Santa and put a bunch of gifts
A hunter laid a trap in a forest. A lion got trapped in the cage. He tried to escape with all his might, but couldn’t. Then he sat down quietly. Some time later, he saw a monk passing by. He called the monk and asked to be set free. “I won’t harm you, I promise,”
One afternoon, Samantha and her daughter, Sandy, went out for lunch. When the waitress brought their order, Sandy thanked God for the food as she always did. The people present in the restaurant were amazed at this. However, a lady rudely commented, “Thanking God for an ice-cream! How ridiculous!” Hearing this, Sandy started crying. While
It was a cloudy day. The animals in the forest were quiet. A storm was brewing in the air. So they all stayed at home. But the trees in the forest were having a discussion. “The animals and the birds rest in our shade, but they dirty the space around us before they go,” said
Once, there was a man who lived in a village. He was lazing on his cot with his pet dog beside him. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. It was the postman. He handed a letter to the man. When the man read the letter, he said to his dog, “We have to
One day, a hunter was returning home after catching a pigeon. Since it was raining, he took a short cut. On the way, he met a fisherman, who was returning home after catching a bag full of fish from a lake in the forest. They began talking and soon became friends. The fisherman said, “I
The joyous shout of Rama’s army was enough to convince Ravana of Meghnath’s death. Breaking down in his huge chamber, Ravana felt his defeat was near. Yet, he had to fight on. Lonely, he prepared for the battle ahead. Ravana mounted his chariot and went to the battlefield. He stood face to face with Rama.
There were two friends named Sojal and Ojal. One day, Ojal said to Sojal, “Let us bury our wealth in the forest. If we keep it with us, it will get spent or stolen.” The friends went to the forest and buried their wealth under a tree. At nightfall, Ojal stole all the money. In
One day, sage Narada went to Lord Vishnu and asked him who his favourite devotee was. He had thought that the Lord would say his name. But the Lord said that there was a farmer on earth who was his favourite devotee. Sage Narada was upset and decided to test the farmer. He went to
Once, there lived a man called Susharma. He was born in a Brahmin family but was a sinful man. He always enjoyed hurting others. One day, Susharma entered the garden of a sage to disturb him during his prayers. There, a snake bit him and he died. Because of all his sins, he was sent
Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakasap were cruel demon brothers. Lord Vishnu had already killed Hiranyaksha. So, Hiranyakasap hated Lord Vishnu. He ordered that the people around the world should worship him like God. Anyone who refused to worship him was punished to be killed. Worried by his cruel deeds, all gods went to Lord Vishnu and narrated
Once, there was unusually hot summer prevailing in South India. Therefore, sage Agastya went to Mt Kailash to ask Lord Shiva for water. The Kaveri was worshipping Lord Shiva at that time. Shiva picked her up and handed her to Agastya. The sage put her in his kamandalu (pot). Sage Agastya thanked Lord Shiva for
Once day, Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma started quarrelling about which of them was superior. Just then, Shiva appeared beside them in the form of an endless column of light. The column stretched upwards and downwards as far as the eye could see. The two gods decided that whoever found the top or the bottom