There was a time when the sky was very low. It was so low that people could touch it if they raised their hands. Now, in a village there lived an old woman all by herself. One day, she saw that her courtyard was very dirty. She picked her broomstick up and swept the ground […]

Once, a man was passing through a forest when he saw an elf. The man thought, ‘Hmm! I am sure he knows where to find some gold.’ Thinking so, the man started talking to the elf. However, after a few minutes of idle conversation, the man became impatient. He grabbed the elf and demanded to

Once, a white elephant was hurt. He came limping where some carpenters were working. The carpenters saw that his foot was swollen and sore. There was a splinter in the sore foot. They pulled it out and washed the sore carefully. Thankful for the cure, the elephant thought, “These carpenters have done so much for

Once, a mouse was of a marriageable age. But he was very choosy and could not find someone suitable. So, his desperate parents visited God to ask him for a wife for their son. God said, “Go to the Wind. He is very strong.” But the Wind said, “I am not the strongest. The Mountain

It was Christmas time. A mother was busy cleaning her house for Christmas. All the spiders ran to the attic. When the cleaning was over, the spiders slowly crept downstairs to see the Christmas tree. They excitedly ran up the tree and along the branches. They were very happy to see the tree. But sadly,

Many years ago, there was no system of transport in the desert. People had to face many difficulties. Then one day, a man saw a huge animal. It was a camel. The man thought, ‘What creature is this? It has a huge hump.’ The camel came and started drinking water from a pool. Soon, other

Long ago, there was a man who was equal to the size of a thumb. But he was very intelligent. Therefore, the king made him his minister. One day, an argument arose between his country and another country. The king did not know how to solve the matter. So, he sent his minister to the

Once, a bee took honey for god Zeus. Delighted by the bee’s offering, Zeus ordered that she should be given whatever she asked for. Now, the bee had a very strange wish. He said to Zeus, “Grant me a sting so that I may defend myself and my honey.” Zeus was not sure what to

One day, a tortoise heard of a feast that the sky-gods were giving for their friends, the birds. The feast was to be in the sky. The tortoise pleaded with the birds to take him. The birds agreed. Each bird stuck a few feathers onto the tortoise till he was covered with many feathers. He

Once, there was a poor fisherman and his troublesome wife. One day, the fisherman caught a golden fish. The fish pleaded, “Please let me go! I am the king of the sea! I will grant you any wish!” The fisherman let the fish go. He told his wife everything and she became angry. She said,

A shepherd used to take his flock of sheep to the fields to graze. One day, the shepherd saw a wolf looking at his sheep. But the wolf did not come near the sheep. When the shepherd took the sheep home, the wolf quietly followed them at a distance. This continued for many days. By

When the world began, all the animals worked for man except the camel. He ate a lot and when anybody spoke to him, he said, “Humph.” One day, a horse, a dog and an ox said to the camel, “Come and work like the rest of us.” “Humph!” said the camel and went away. Now,