Once, there was an illiterate villager. He often saw people wearing glasses while reading. He thought, ‘If I have glasses, I can also read like these people.’ So, one day, he went to a glass shop. The shopkeeper gave him various pairs of glasses and a book. The villager tried all the glasses. But he […]
A long time ago, there was a kingdom. The king of that kingdom had a beautiful daughter. He was looking for a suitable bridegroom for his daughter. The king proclaimed, “Whoever in this kingdom answers my question correctly will get to marry the princess. The question is–Who or what makes people cry?” Now, many young
Once, there was a boy named Daniel. His father worked as a carpenter. But still, he managed to raise Daniel decently. He was sent to college as well. After finishing college, Daniel took up a job and started living independently. Meanwhile, his father fell ill. He could not continue his work. One day, he asked
Hatim befriended the two genies and they told him their stories. The one who had taken the shape of the weasel said, “I killed his father because he would not let me marry his daughter. Now his son wants to kill me, so I have to kill him in self-defence.” The one who had taken
One day, Hatim saw a black snake and a weasel engaged in a deadly battle. He asked them, “Why are you fighting?” The snake replied, “This weasel killed my father.” The weasel said, “Snakes are our natural food; thus I killed his father and now I will kill him so that I may feed my
Once, a wolf was starving. So, he looked around to catch some prey. He reached a meadow where he saw some sheep grazing the green grass. He quickly hid behind a bush. As soon as he got the chance, he carried away a lamb to eat it at a safe place. Unluckily, a lion came
Hatim, in order to help the soldier, left for the jungle where the jackals for whom he had killed the hyena, lived. He knew they would have information about the ‘pariru’ birds. On his way, he came across a village that was covered with smoke. The villagers told him that they made fire to create
Once upon a time, a bear went to the river fishing. As he was fishing, he noticed a huge trunk lying on the river banks. The bear, out of curiosity, opened the trunk. To his delight, the trunk was full of lovely colourful clothes. He quickly took out a shirt, a hat, a tie and
Musahhir the magician was very angry with the soldier for visiting the garden reserved for the ladies of the family. He wanted to kill him instantly but his daughter stopped him. He then thought of a plan that would be impossible for the soldier to carry out. He asked the soldier to get him first
Long ago, there were two brothers, Tanyan and Zhoshu. One day, Zhoshu went away to seek his fortune. On the way, he saw a hut and decided to ask for some food. An old woman came out. Zhoshu asked, “Can I get some food?” The woman replied, “Yes, but only if you remove all the
Metamorphic (meta means ‘form’ and morphic means ‘change’) rocks are the transformed form of igneous or sedimentary rocks. They are formed when these rocks experience intense heat and pressure deep inside the Earth’s crust. For example: limestone (sedimentary) converts to marble (metamorphic) when it comes in contact with high heat and pressure. Metamorphic rocks are
While crossing the mountains in search of mountain Alka, Hatim saw a crying man. He walked up to him and asked him about his sorrows. “I am a soldier. I wanted a better life, so I started travelling. I crossed many deserts and islands, and one day, I reached a beautiful garden. On enquiring about
Amelia was a sweet little girl. One day, while climbing the stairs, her favourite frock got torn by a sharp nail. Amelia could not bear this. She started crying. Hearing her cry, a spider, who was busy weaving his web, came out. He asked, “What makes this beautiful girl sad?” Amelia replied sobbing, “My favourite
Hatim’s heart was filled with pity when he heard the story of the merchant. He asked him, “What is the name of the fairy? Where does she live? And in which direction did you see her go? Tell me and I will help you.” “Kind sir, no one leaves his work to help others. Why
Once upon a time, a merchant’s caravan was passing by a lofty mountain. Suddenly, the merchant felt the urge to climb it and see the world from top. He told his caravan to move on and that he would join them after he had seen the top. On the mountain top he saw a beautiful