One day, some villagers were harvesting the crops when they heard some strange cries. They searched here and there and finally found two children. The children talked in a strange language and their skin was green! The children, a boy and his slightly older sister, were dressed in strange clothes of an unknown material. The […]

A frog and a mouse were very good friends. The frog lived in a pond while the mouse lived in a cave near the pond. Every day, the frog used to come on the land and sit with his friend. One day, the frog decided to play a prank on the mouse. While the mouse

Once, a cock lived in a small hut. He had a fox and his mother as his neighbours. The fox was very lazy and did not hunt much. One day, the fox told his mother, “Boil some water. I am going to kill the cock. We will have him for dinner.” So, the fox went

Once, Chicken Little was in the woods when an acorn fell on her head. She cried, “The sky is falling! I must go and tell the king!” So, she ran in great fright to tell the king. Along the way, she met Henny Penny and told him everything. “Oh my god! This is terrible!” Henny

Two frogs were chatting away happily unaware of a deep pit ahead of them. And lo! Both fell into the pit. The other frogs heard their cries. They came there and saw the frogs in the pit. They decided to bring the frogs out of the pit. They tied some sticks together to bring the

Once, a man was cutting a tree branch on which he was sitting. His friend told him, “Do not cut the branch or you will also fall.” The man continued cutting the branch and fell. He thought, ‘My friend can tell the future.’ He asked his friend, “How many years will I live?” His friend

Once, a man decided to sell his donkey. He took him to the market place and handed him over to the broker. The broker started praising the donkey loudly, “No one has set eyes on such a donkey before. You cannot find its kind anywhere else. You can pile as much load as you want.

Once, a miner fell sick. He had seven children and a wife to look after. Since the miner could not go to work, his wife went out to collect some fir cones and earn money. As she was collecting the fir cones, a dwarf came and stood near her. He shouted, “Why are you stealing

A farmer discovered a pot of gold in his field. He buried it in his garden. He warned his wife not to tell anyone. But the wife had a bad habit of blurting everything out. So, the farmer had an idea. At night, he took some bread and put it on a tree. The wife

A grasshopper was singing and dancing around in a field one day. He saw an ant. She was pulling an ear of corn with great effort. The grasshopper asked, “Why are you working so hard? Come and chat with me.” “I am storing food for the winter,” replied the ant. The grasshopper said, “Why bother

Long ago, a farmer realized that one of the walls he built kept getting knocked down by someone or something. He decided to catch the culprit. Soon, he saw three fairies. When they saw the farmer, the two escaped but the third could not. The farmer fell in love with her. He hid her magical

Long ago, a sweet old woman had beautiful tulips. One night, she heard sweet singing and babies laughing. The old woman rose and went near her tulips. She saw a little fairy mother who was crooning and rocking the flowers like a cradle, while in each tulip cup there lay a little baby laughing. From

Once, a king expressed his opinion that scholars were the cleverest men in his kingdom. But, the court’s jester disagreed. He said that businessmen were cleverer. He offered to prove his point. He called a scholar to the palace and told him that the king wanted his moustache. He asked him to tell his price.

Once, a king was very proud of his good looks. God wanted to see the handsome king himself. So, one day, God entered the king’s court. He said to the king, “I have come to see whether you really are as good-looking as you think yourself to be. I think you are better looking at

An idol-maker made a very beautiful idol. He put the idol on his donkey to deliver it to his customer. It was a very exquisite idol and the passers-by were admiring it. They bowed in front of the idol and prayed. The foolish donkey thought that the people were bowing to him. He became proud