Long ago, a man had a dog. He was very ferocious and fought with many animals. With time, the dog became old and weak. One day, as the dog was drinking water from a river, a boar came to the same river. He saw the dog and decided to fight with him. With this thought […]
Two mice were good friends. One lived in the country and the other in the town. One day, the town mouse visited the country mouse. The country mouse served him dinner. The town mouse was not happy and boasted, “What are you serving? Come to my house. I will serve you a feast.” The country
Long ago, there was a lovely forest. There were many beautiful trees in that forest with delicious fruits and fragrant flowers. One day, a man entered the forest with an axe-head in his hand. He looked at the beautiful trees and said, “Please help me. I need some wood.” The trees replied, “You seem to
A deer was very proud of his golden horns. But, he was not happy as he felt that his legs were very thin and ugly. One day, the deer was drinking water and admiring the reflection of his horns in the water, when he heard some noise. Upon looking up, he saw a hunter across
One day, a boy stepped on a serpent’s tail. The angry serpent bit him on his toe. The poor boy died there and then. The boy’s father came in time to see the serpent. He brought an axe and cut the serpent’s tail. The serpent took revenge by biting the man’s cows and sheep. All
Once, a frog family lived in a pond. One day, when the baby frogs were playing in the pond, they saw a huge ox drinking water from the pond. The children got scared of the big creature. They immediately rushed to their father and told him, “Father, we saw a huge creature with horns and
Once, a dog met a sick wolf. The dog asked the wolf, “What happened to you?” The wolf replied, “I have been hungry for many days. That is why I have fallen sick.” The kind dog said, “I can help you if you want. I live with my master and get to eat food every
Once, an ass was walking leisurely. On the way, he heard a melodious voice. He followed the voice and came upon a grasshopper sitting on a leaf. The grasshopper was singing the song. The ass could not keep quiet and asked the grasshopper, “What is it that you eat or drink that you have such
Two men were travelling together. They started talking and became friends. On the way, one of them found an axe on the road. He shouted, “I have found an axe!” The other man said, “Both of us have found the axe.” But, the first man did not agree. He shouted, “No! I have found the
Gilly was a very lazy goose. He had the habit of keeping his shoe laces untied. He walked about without his laces tied. One day, Gilly went for a walk. He put on his smart new cap and shoes and set off. As usual, his shoelaces were untied. At every street corner, someone would call
Long ago, there lived the Pandavas and the Kauravas, the princes of Hastinapura. All the princes were taught archery by sage Dronacharya. The Pandava prince, Arjuna, was Drona’s favourite student. Ekalavya, a poor commoner boy, also wanted to be Drona’s pupil but Drona refused to teach him. Ekalavya was a determined boy. He carved a
Once upon a time, there lived a poor weaver and his wife in a small cottage. One wintry night, they heard a knock at their door. When they opened the door, they were surprised to find a beautiful girl dressed in a white silvery robe shivering in the cold. The old couple quickly brought her
A long time ago, the sky was very low. People could touch the sky and talk to the clouds. The Sun was very hot, so nobody went near it. At that time, an old woman used to live near the horizon where the sky was very low indeed. This woman lived alone and spent the
It was a hot airy afternoon, a suitable day to fly a kite. Tony was busy flying his kite. Suddenly he felt something crawling up his left leg. He called up his friend, Ronny to take over. He then looked down and saw a small caterpillar crawling up his leg. He first cried aloud and
There was an old man, who lived in a cottage in the forest. He was very fond of birds and small animals. He loved to see the birds and the squirrel running up and down the trees. Every morning he would throw bread crumbs and wait to see the birds and the squirrel feeding on