Once, a fox lived in a forest. One day, he went out of his house to go to the village. He had to cross a river to reach the village. He started swimming across the river. The current of the river was so strong that he was swept away. He was swept into a deep […]
Once, a man owned an ass and a dog. One day, the man was returning from the town with his animals. The ass was carrying many sacks on his back. All the three were tired and hungry. After some time, they stopped at a meadow to rest. The man lay down under a tree and
Once, there was a thief. He was proud of the fact that he was a thief. The thief also believed that he was the smartest. He thought, ‘No one is smarter than I. No one can beat me!” One day, the thief saw a boy near a well. The boy was crying. The thief asked
Once, there was a famous Greek speaker. He was known all over for his wise words. One day, he was delivering a speech. Many people had gathered there, but they were not listening to him. The speaker noticed this. He stopped speaking for a few moments. Then he said, “One day, there was a princess.”
A fir tree and a bramble were neighbours. One day, the fir tree made fun of the bramble. It boasted to the bramble, “You are good for nothing at all. Look at me. I am used for making roofs and houses.” The fir tree kept on bragging about itself. The bramble kept on listening and
Once, a man was very fond of eating fish. He decided to go fishing. He took his rod and went to the river to catch fish. He sat down and waited for a fish to come by. But he did not catch any fish though he spent many hours waiting for a fish. He decided
A swallow travelling from far wanted to settle down. She built her nest in the wall of the court of justice. Soon, she had settled down in her nest. After a few months, she had several babies. One day, the swallow went away to get some food. While she had gone, a hungry serpent glided
A man possessed a bull and an ox. While the bull walked around free, the ox worked hard. One day, the bull saw the ox harnessed to a plough. He wanted to rub salt on his wounds, so he said to the ox, “You are working so hard while I am free to move about.”
Once, a hungry cat found a cock eating grains. He pounced on the cock and caught him. But he needed an excuse to eat the cock. He racked his brains for an idea. Ultimately, he came up with a plan. He made an accusation against the cock, “You are a nuisance to men. You start
One day, a mother crab and her baby were walking together. After a while, the mother crab said to her baby, “Why do you bend towards one side when you walk? You look much better when you walk straight and forward.” The young crab said, “It might be quite true. But, I do not know
There was an oak tree in a jungle. An eagle lived on top of it. A cat lived in its middle in a hollow and a sow lived at its foot. Now, the cat wanted the tree all to herself. She wanted to drive the eagle and the sow away. So, one day, she went
A lion was feeling hungry. Walking around the forest, he saw a hare sleeping under a tree. The lion could not control his joy. As he was about to pounce on the sleeping hare, he saw a deer near by. The lion became greedy. He thought, “This deer is a better dinner for me than
On a chilly winter morning, a woodman was returning from the forest. On the way, he saw a snake lying in the snow. The snake was ill. The woodman was a kind man. He picked the snake up, put him inside his coat and took him home. His home was warm and a fire was
Once upon a time, a robber attacked two soldiers. One of the soldiers was timid and hid while the other was brave and fought with the robber and killed him. Seeing this, the timid soldier returned. He drew out his sword and said to the robber, “Now I’ll show you my bravery.” The brave soldier
Once, an ass was hungry. He looked around for something to eat but did not find anything. He saw a horse eating food. He requested the horse, “Please spare me a small portion of your feed as I am hungry.” The horse replied, “Yes I will, only if something remains after I have eaten my