Once, a man had a pet talking bird. He loved travelling and had travelled all over the world. One day, he was far away from home and was left with no money. The bird understood the man’s troubles and asked the man to sell it. Unwillingly, he took the bird to the palace. The Prince […]
One day, a clever man sold a well to a farmer. The farmer was pleased that now he could get plenty of water for his crops. He went to the well to draw out some water. But the man, who had sold him the well, stopped him and said that he had sold him the
The Emperor of China was growing old and had no son. He decided to hold a competition to choose his successor. So, he invited all the boys of the kingdom and distributed flower seeds to them. He announced that whoever grew the best plant would be the next emperor. The boys hopefully took the seeds
The last King of the Shang dynasty was a dictator. Jiang Shang, one of his ministers, decided to leave the kingdom. He went away and settled in a quiet place near the Wei River in the kingdom of Duke Jichang. The Duke was always on the lookout to hire talented people. Jiang Shang used to
Once after winning a great battle, Napoleon Bonaparte was in a generous mood. He asked his four officers to ask for anything and he promised to give it. His German officer asked for a bungalow in Paris. The French officer asked to own a hotel. His Pole officer asked for a brewery “Done!” said the
Long ago, there was a young boy named Han Xin. He was very poor and went to people’s houses to beg for food. But soon the people were annoyed with him. So, he tried his luck at fishing. But he could never catch anything. One day, an old woman who was washing clothes at the
Once there was a kind youth. He was always keen on helping others. One day, he was strolling near a lonely hut. He saw an old man in front of the hut. The youth thought that the old man must be some learned sage. He asked the old man, “Sir, I want to be good
Once there was a great battle amongst animals. After the war had ended, a porcupine and a fox were returning back together from the battlefield to their respective dwelling places. The fox had an evil thought of killing the porcupine. But the fox was worried about the coat of sharp spines on the porcupine’s body
Long ago, a monster named Nian lived in the mountains. Every year, around the time of the New Year, he would go to the nearby village in China and eat all the food and livestock. People were scared of him. This continued for years. But one day, Nian saw a villager dressed in red clothes.
Once a samurai warrior killed his master. He knew that he would be put to death if he was caught. So he fled and reached a remote village that was separated from the rest of the world by a mountain. The path across the mountain was narrow and treacherous. The warrior decided to cut a
Once there lived a man named Jamal with his wife Fatima. One day, Fatima asked her husband to dig the patch of land outside their hut to plant some vegetables. Jamal agreed. He took a spade and started digging. The spade suddenly struck a metal. Jamal excitedly scraped away the mud and saw a big
Byun Soon, Dael Soon and Hae Soon were three sisters. One day, a tiger came to their house. The girls were frightened to see the tiger. They ran out of the back door and climbed up a tree. When the tiger began to climb up the tree, the sisters prayed to the god to save
Once there was an old fox with nine tails, who thought that his wife was not faithful to him. In order to check, he stretched himself out under the bench and behaved as if he was dead. Mrs. Fox locked herself inside her room. Just then, someone knocked at the door. The maid, Miss Cat,
Once Essiya was the king of Calabar town. He used to call upon the animals and the birds to help his people with their work. One day, he decided to appoint head chiefs of different species. The elephant became the king of land animals and the hippopotamus became the king of water animals. But Essiya
Once there lived Dough with his wife Butter, son Ant and daughter Cotton. One morning, Butter asked Ant to bring dried resin from the mepche tree. “Stay away from fresh resin to avoid getting stuck,” she cautioned. Ant paid no attention. He saw a big blob of resin emerging from a crack in the tree
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