Once, two fish lived in separate rivers. They both were pretty. One day, by chance, they met each other. The first fish said, “Hello! I think you come from another river as I have never seen you before.” The second fish replied, “Yes, I live in another river.” After introducing themselves, the fish started talking. […]
A parrot used to live on a fig tree. He loved the figs and enjoyed living on the tree. Time passed by. After several years, the fig tree stopped bearing fruit. It had become old now. The parrot felt sad but did not leave the tree. God saw this. He disguised himself as a bird
A large number of monkeys lived together with their leader. One day, it was very hot and the monkeys were very thirsty. They found a lake which was very beautiful. The monkeys were very happy and decided to jump into the lake. But before they could do so, their leader stopped them. He warned them,
Once, a hare was resting under a tree when a thought occurred to him, ‘What if the earth gets destroyed? What would happen to me?’ Suddenly, a big fruit fell from the tree with a thud. The hare thought, ‘The earth is falling apart.’ Without looking back, he started running out of fear. Another hare
A king’s chief priest was respected by everyone. The priest thought, “Am I respected because of my birth or my knowledge or my goodness?” He decided to find out. He went to the royal coin maker and picked up a coin. The coin maker did not say anything. The priest repeated this thrice. The third
There was a sailor who loved exploring new lands. One day, he came upon a beautiful island. This island had delicious fruits. The sailor enjoyed himself but his greed for more made him sail away. Next, he reached a land which was full of good food and wine. The sailor spent some days there but
Once, an ascetic found a lotus flower larger than its actual size. He had a doubt that something was in the flower. He found a baby in a lotus flower. The ascetic tended her as his daughter. She became very beautiful over the years. Rumours of her beauty spread far. A king came to seek
A man had three daughters. They were very beautiful and noble. They all were of marriageable age. The man was confused. He did not know what kind of groom to choose for each of them. One day, an ascetic came to his house. The man asked him, “Sir, what kind of groom do I choose
A king had two sons. The elder one became an expert in archery. The king wanted him to become the king but he refused and made the younger one the king. But one day, one of the servants poisoned the younger brother’s ears by saying, “Your elder brother wants to be the king.” He believed
One day, seven kings decided to attack the younger brother’s kingdom. The younger brother got frightened. He called for his brother as he was incapable of protecting the kingdom himself. The elder brother immediately came back. He reassured his brother that he would not let anything happen to the kingdom. Then, he took an arrow
Once, in a forest, there lived two friends-a tiger and a lion. A jackal used to feed on whatever food was left by the two. One day, he thought, “I have never eaten the flesh of a tiger or a lion before. What if I get them to fight each other? In the process, they
Once, a prince of a mighty kingdom was walking down a road. While walking, he overlooked a poor Brahmin sitting on the pavement and knocked him over. In the process, the Brahmin’s bowl also broke and his alms lay scattered everywhere. The prince was very ashamed of his act and said to the Brahmin, “Sir!
A crow was sitting on a tree with some meat in its beak. A hungry fox saw the crow and felt very jealous. He thought of a plan to steal the meat. He said, ‘Dear Crow, how beautiful you look today! With your shining feathers and melodious voice, you should be crowned the king of
Once, the god of birds fell in love with a queen. He disguised himself as a handsome young man and started playing dice with the queen’s husband. One day, the young man decided to marry the queen. So, using his powers, he carried her away to his kingdom. The king was very distressed when he
There were two brothers. Their parents wanted them to settle down but they refused. They wanted to become ascetics. When their parents heard this, they suggested that they would all become ascetics. Once decided, they renounced the world and started living in the mountains. One day, the elder brother told the younger brother to bring