A cobbler decided to shift to another town and started practising medicine there. The people of that town believed him because nobody knew him. The cobbler told everyone, “I have a medicine that can cure all poisons!” This news spread through the town like wild fire. The cobbler became very famous. One day, it so […]

It is a fact that a mother monkey always gives birth to two young babies at the same time. Once, a mother monkey gave birth to two babies. As they were mere babies, their mother had to take care of them. But, the mother did not take care of both the babies. She took care

A certain wolf and a stag were friends. One day, the stag was hungry. The wolf suggested, “Why don’t you borrow some wheat from the sheep.” Both of them went to the sheep. The stag said to the sheep, “Please give me some wheat. I will return it after some time.” The sheep replied, “Oh

Once, some wolves were eyeing a flock of sheep for their dinner. But this flock was always guarded by some dogs, who were the sheep’s friends. Every time the wolves came near the sheep, the dogs barked and alerted the sheep. Thus, the wolves were unable to eat the sheep. However, the wolves were very

Once, there were some men who had been travelling for a long time. While travelling, they came to the seashore. From the seashore they climbed to the top of a cliff. They looked at the sea from there. While they were looking at the sea, they saw something at a distance and thought it to

Once, there was a horse. He was a war horse. He was very strong and brave and was very proud of serving his country. He fought one war after another. Many years passed by. But with time, he grew old and weak. His rider realized that the horse was not fit to fight wars anymore.

One day, some oxen were pulling a wagon, which was loaded with trees. It was a very hot day. The oxen were feeling the heat and were tired as well. Thus, they were making their way slowly. Now, the trees, which were being carried, started making a fuss. They started complaining and cried out, “What

All the rivers flow in different directions but they ultimately fall into the sea. But once, it so happened that all the rivers came together. They were dissatisfied with the fact that they flowed into the sea. They were all very angry. They all went to the river queen and complained about the sea. The

A miller and his son were taking their donkey to the village fair to sell him. On the way, someone said, “You have a donkey, yet you walk on foot!” The miller seated his son on the donkey. After travelling some distance, some men commented, “That boy rides the donkey while his old father walks!”

Once, a hungry fox was looking around for food in the forest. Soon, he came to a spot where people came for a picnic. The fox saw a family leaving the forest after their picnic. He walked over to where they had been sitting. In the hollow of a tree, he found some bread and

A man made pots and containers out of brass. He lived in the woods. He had no relatives. Thus, he felt lonely at times. One day, he got a dog for company. The man worked hard but his dog did not help him and slept while he worked. However, when the man sat down to

An old woman had become blind. She called a physician to heal her. In the presence of witnesses, she told the physician, “I shall pay you a sum of money only if you cure me of my blindness, else nothing.” The physician agreed. On every visit, the physician would apply medicine on her eyes and