One day, a school teacher was going through the forest when he was attacked by a band of dacoits. When the chief dacoit heard that the man was a school teacher, he decided to test his skills. He handed a pumpkin to the teacher and said, “Tell me the weight of this pumpkin. If you

Once, a lion boasted that he was the strongest. No one could harm him. He also commented that the mosquitoes could be killed by anybody. Now, some mosquitoes heard this and were very angry with the lion. They decided to teach the lion a lesson he would not forget. So, they flew towards the lion

Once, a dog went out in search of a master. He wanted the strongest being on the earth to be his master. While searching, he met a fierce wolf. The dog thought him to be strong and accepted him as his master. But when the wolf saw a bear, he got scared and ran away.

An ox ran away from his master. On the way, he met a ram who had also done the same. The ram joined the ox and both continued their journey. Next, they met a cock who had also run away from his master. The cock also joined them. All the three marched on. Suddenly, they

Once, when a son was born to a man, the god of destiny said, “Your son shall never be able to satisfy his hungerfully.” Many years passed by. One day, the man was invited to a wedding. The god of destiny was alarmed when he saw the man eating so much food. He took the

A merchant was very handsome but he was bald. One day, he went to Troy for trading. While he was trading, he met a Trojan scholar. They chatted a while and became friends. The scholar invited the merchant to dinner at his home. The merchant agreed. He wore his finest outfit and arrived at the

Once, there was a village. The people there were so poor that they had never seen a gold coin. But one day, suddenly, a man found a gold coin on the road. The village headman decided to present the coin to the king. It was to be placed in a palanquin and carried to the

Once, two cats saw a piece of cake at the same time. Both started fighting over it. They did not want to share the cake. They saw a monkey near by and decided to ask him to divide the cake equally for them. They took the cake to the monkey and said, “Please divide the

Once there was a poet. He wrote a poem in praise of the king. The king was very happy and wanted to reward the poet. He asked the poet, “What do you want as a reward?” The poet replied, “I want a hound.” The king was surprised to hear this but granted the wish. Then

Once, there was a king called Midas. He was a very religious man. Pleased by his worship, one day, God appeared before him. He said, “I am pleased with you. Ask me anything you want.” Now, King Midas had a weakness. He loved gold. So, he said, “Please grant me the boon that anything I

Once, a villager saw some huge footprints on the ground near his hut. Soon, all the villagers gathered there. No one had seen such big footprints before. One said, “They must be a demon’s.” Another decided to call a so‑called wise man for help. The wise man bent over the prints and studied them. Then

Once, a man gambled away everything so he decided to end his life. A golden deer saw him and saved him. The golden deer said to the man, “Though I have saved your life, never tell anyone I saved you or where I live.” Then, the deer went away. The man went away thinking about

Once, there was a peaceful city. One day, a witch took possession of its tower and terrorised the people. Many brave warriors fought against her and gave up their lives. The people whispered, “All our warriors are dead. If only Watanabi were still here, the bravest of them all! But all that remains is his