Chapter 1 Mr Utterson was a lawyer by profession but a kind man indeed. He had a harsh face mostly occupied with cold expression. He rarely smiled. He was tall and considerbably lean but one could get to adore him eventually. He liked wine but settled to gin when he was alone. Though he always […]
There lived a hedgehog along with his wife beside a palm tree. On the palm tree was a nest built by the wood-pigeon where he lived happily with his wife. The hedgehog started becoming envious of the pigeon as the latter was able to eat the fruit of the date tree as much as he
Satyabhama was proud and vain of her good looks. She prided herself on her pure love for Krishna and yet she was jealous of Rukmini, the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi. However, Rukmini let nothing come in the way of her devotion to Krishna and served Him with love and devotion. One day, Sage Narada, the
Once when a sparrow was flying, he found a herd of sheep below him and an eagle descending down on the sheep. The eagle caught hold of a small lamb and swiftly carried it away to eat. This sight emboldened the sparrow to think that he could also do the feat of the eagle. He
The crow continued, “Once there was a very cruel and oppressive saker. All the other birds including the kite, the falcon and the likes, feared him. Saker inflicted wounds on other birds by attacking them. He was very cunning to eat from the catch of other birds. As time passed by, the saker became weak
There was a flea that lived in a merchant’s house. One night he ate the merchant’s blood by biting him and escaped from his house from the fear of getting killed, to a mouse’s dwelling. The flea pleaded the mouse to allow him to stay with him and that he would repay his debt one
Chapter 5 3rd OctoberDear Daddy-Long-Legs,It is a great feeling to come back to the college and I am excited to be in the Senior year—also editor of the Monthly. It seems queer that such a refined person was once an inmate of the John Grier Home? We do arrive fast in America! Here, listen to
During Samudra Manthan or churning of the ocean, the gods had obtained Parijataka, the celestial tree with divine fragrance. This tree was planted in the garden of Indra, the King of gods. One day, Sage Narada went to this garden and collected some Parijataka flowers that had fallen from the celestial tree. He gave them
There was a fox that lived in a cave with young ones. Whenever she gave birth to young ones, she would eat the healthiest one for his hunger, yet always felt sorry for this. Then he thought to make friendship with a cow lived nearby and tried to find ways and means for food so
Vasudeva had a sister named Srutakirti. She had a daughter, Bhadra, who was well known for her beauty and charm. Bhadra was the princess of the Kaikeya kingdom. Bhadra’s father came to know that she loved Lord Krishna. So, he sent a word for Krishna. Krishna agreed and soon married Bhadra. Lakshmana was the daughter
Once upon a time, a crow and a cat were great friends and they lived together. One day, a leopard came very close towards them on the sly. The crow quickly flew higher to escape. The cat was sad and recollected the saying; a friend should come to the aid in times of distress. The
The King of Kausala, Nagnajit, had a lovely daughter named Nagnajiti. King Nagnajit had taken a vow of giving his daughter’s hand in marriage to whoever tamed his seven bulls and put a noose on them successfully. None of the Kings who came as suitors, could tame the seven bulls. However, soon, Lord Krishna heard
A poor peasant had a mouse and an Ichneumon as his pets. One day his friend fell sick and was advised by the doctor to eat husked sesame. The peasant asked his wife to dry some sesame. The ichneumon saw the sesame being dried and put some inside his hole to eat. When he came
A water fowl was once merrily flying in his territory, when he saw a dead body of none other than the son of Adam, floating in water, who was killed by his enemies. As the bird started to rejoice that God had given him food in the form of carcass, some vultures and kites suddenly
There lived a man in Baghdad much disgusted with his life. Only when one night a man in his dreams said, “Go to Cairo, where treasure awaits you”, he set forth to Cairo and went to a mosque to rest. In a nearby house where thieves struck, people’s noise couldn’t make them succeed in their