Once upon a time, a ravenous fox was looking for something to eat. He worked too hard but couldn’t find food. Finally, he went to the edge of the forest and searched there for food. Suddenly, he caught sight of a big tree with a hole in it. Seeing a package in the hole the […]
A deeply deaf shepherd was driving 11 sheep in a forest. Daily his wife bought meal for him but one day she didn’t come. So to know about her welfare the shepherd hastily took departure for his house. Then he saw a woodcutter climbing on a tree whom he said to take care of his
A large crowd gathered when a young man was proclaiming, having the most beautiful heart, without any flaw and mark; they all agreed. Suddenly, an old man appeared at the front of the crowd and said, “Your heart is not nearly so beautiful as mine.” The young man laughed and said, “Compare your heart with
Once upon a time a farmer used to live in a cottage at the edge of a forest. He had a daughter who was very beautiful. A lion often used to see the pretty girl during his usual prowl and fell in love with her. So, one day, he went to the girl’s father and
Two very fast friends Som and Nero lived in a village. They both were farmers but one year a severe drought occurred in their part of the country. The rain had failed and only one way to irrigate their field was to join a stream through a canal by digging ground. Som, a very valiant
Once, a great saint was on his way for alms. He visited each house of the village. He reached the door of a goldsmith, who was polishing gold balls. The saint was heartily invited and was given reverence. The saint sat and the goldsmith went inside to bring some fruits for the saint. Meanwhile, a
A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island. The two survivors found only prayer to be free from that place. To find out whose prayer was more powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between
Once, a most pious man who never gave pain to others lived happily in a village. All the people of that village conveyed their profound reverence for him and eulogized him as God. Everybody was in awe towards his attribute of being so generous.To see this God himself came to him and gladly said, “Your
A callous dacoit was very notorious for robbing the people for his survival. Once he came to know that a saint had many valuable idols. He formulated a plan to plunder him. He took a sharp sword and went to the saint and said, “I have heard that you possess many costly idols; give them
Once a frog lived in a marsh. Near by, there lived a mouse in a hole. They were good friends but one day they entered a dispute. Both of them claimed to be the owner of the marsh. The frog was stronger than the mouse but the mouse was very clever. He hid himself under
A king had four bewitchingly beautiful wives whom he loved very much. The fourth queen being so young was so attractive and gorgeous. The third wife had brought abundant wealth in her dowry. But the fourth queen was adorned much by the king. The second queen was so sagacious. She gave him a son, so
Once, there was a big pond near a village. The villagers used the water of the pool for drinking and for other purposes as well. The pool abounded with fish. Once a fisherman went fishing to the pool. He spread his net into the pool and sat down. But he was very impatient. So, he
Once there was a fisherman who was a very good flutist as well. When he played on his flute, animals gathered around him to hear the sweet notes of his flute. One day, the fisherman thought to try his flute on the fish too. He was sure that the notes of his flute would attract
Birbal was a keen observer. Once, a merchant invited Birbal to a feast. When he went to the merchant’s bungalow, he was surprised to see so many people there. He told the merchant, “There are so many people here! Your house seems like a marketplace!” The merchant said, “All these people are my workers. I
Once there was a boy named Brahmdutt. One day, he had to go to a nearby village. As he was preparing to go there, his mother said to him, “You should not go alone; you must have someone with you.” But Brahmdutt disagreed, and was about to move. Then his mother gave him a box