Once, a hunter, who was very well versed in archery, had gone to a forest to hunt a animal. Then he saw a boar and shot a sharp arrow directly to the boar’s back. The arrow tore at the boar’s back and caused a deep wound. In writhing pain and anger the wild boar rushed […]

Long ago, a king looked unhappy in spite of having prosperity and luxury in his life. Pang of nostalgia always pervaded him. One day, the king felt amazed to see the cheerful servant, who always appeared with a contented face. The king summoned the servant, who revealed the secret of his happiness, i.e. his family’s

A herd of elephants lived happily in a forest. One year, drought hit that area which caused many deaths. After a long search, they along with their leader Iravat got a lake at the far end of the forest. They decided to go there every day but they were unknown of the pity of the

Once there lived a little boy named Karan. He was very fond of playing with gas-filled balloons. One day he was playing with his friends. They had a bet. Each of them claimed that his balloon would go the highest in the sky. At a given signal, each of them let go of his balloon.

Once there was a boy who loved sweets very much. He demanded all the time with his poor father, who could not always afford sweets for his son. Therefore, father decided to take his son to a saint who lived near by and asked him to dissuade his son from asking sweets. The father with

Once a king was ordered to construct a splendid temple within a week. So all sculptors assiduously worked hard but they got frustrated because in spite of working hard they were unable to complete the temple. Therefore, the king announced that if the temple would not be completed in an appropriate time then all sculptors

Once upon a time, some dogs were guarding a flock of sheep. A wolf came there. The dogs became alert and started barking at him. The wolf could not dare to move ahead. But he was very shrewd. He went to the dogs and said, “We belong to the same family. So, we are very

Once, an elderly mason was ready to retire. He told his contractor about his plans before leaving the house of the contractor to live a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. The contractor was sorry to see his diligent worker go and asked if he could build just one more

Once, there was a beggar named Ramu, who used to go door to door to beg. From begging he had collected a pot full of flour, which he had kept hanging over his cot. One day after begging, he lay on his cot and started dreaming, gazing at that pot. He was dreaming that he

Once a king’s deteriorating health led him to take a decisive step of choosing a responsible king for kingdom. So he summoned all the adults of his kingdom and gave each a seed. The adults were said to come after one year with healthy plants, so the best blossomed plant would decide the next king

Once there was a merchant having a lot of gold. He melted it down in a lump and buried it in a pit. He was very happy that he had hidden his gold safely. So, he kept gloating over his treasure almost all the time. He used to visit the spot regularly where he had

One day a deer went to a pool to quench his thirst. The pool water was so clear that he could see his reflection in it. He looked at the image of his antlers and felt proud of their beauty. Suddenly, his eyes fell on the reflection of his fore-legs. Though slender to look at,

A well-known speaker with $20, started a seminar in the room of 200 students and asked who would like that $20. All raised their hands, but crumbling the note he asked who still wanted it. Still, the hands were up in the air. Again, he dropped the $20 on the ground and started to grind