Long ago, there was a king. He was known all over for his kind heart. One day, he was taking a round of his kingdom. While on his round, he came upon a couple. The couple was very sad. The king asked the couple, “Why are you so sad?” The couple told him, “We are […]
A father and a son were traders. One day, during their travels, they took a rest in a deserted house. A man warned them that it was a haunted house. The demon who haunted the house had received a boon from a certain king. The boon was–if any man who entered it should sneeze, the
Once, two brothers earned a lot of wealth. They were returning home via the sea. The younger of the two was greedy. He looked at a sack of gold which belonged to his brother. He replaced the gold sack with a sand sack. After that he threw the sand sack into the water. But, that
A low-caste learned man taught a Brahmin a magic spell through which he could obtain mangoes even when they were out of season. The Brahmin amassed great wealth by using this magic. His name spread far and wide. The king heard about him and asked him, “From where do you get such a lovely fruit
Long ago, a King had three sons. The eldest went hunting, but never returned. His attendants said he had gone towards the Old Mill, chasing a hare and vanished. The next day, the King sent his second son and he, too, vanished the same way. Then, he sent his youngest son who saw the hare,
Once there were two merchants, Baku and Raku. They were very good friends. One day, Raku lost all his wealth and became poor. He came to Baku for help. Baku was very kind and generous. He immediately gave away half of his wealth to Raku. The grateful Raku promised to help Baku whenever he needed
Danilo’s dying father told his son to marry a sensible, hard-working girl from the village and not to go looking for the Peerless Beauty. Danilo became so curious that he wished to find this Beauty and marry her! Everyone in the village told him to forget the idea and marry one of the village girls,
A king had a wise minister who understood the language of animals. One day, while walking on the beach, he saw a big fish with his pretty wife. The male fish was so enchanted by his wife that he did not see some fishermen casting a net on him. Alas! He was caught. The minister
A prince was very virtuous. Once, while he was walking in his garden, a demon attacked and abducted the prince. Though captured, the prince was not afraid of the demon. The demon was surprised to see this. He asked the prince, “Are you not afraid of me?” The prince replied, “No. I am ready for
Two merchants were friends. Both were going to sell their goods. They decided to travel one after the other. The first merchant set off with his servants. On the way, they came to a place which was haunted by demons. As soon as the merchant camped there, the demons came disguised as men. They became
It had been foretold that when a son was born to a nobleman, his feet must not touch the ground for twelve years. So, he was very careful to ensure that his little son had nurses and attendants who carried him in their arms or on a littler always. But one day, unfortunately, hearing a
Once, there was a rich man. He gave up all the riches and became a holy man. Soon, he had many followers. With the passage of time, he attained great powers. One day, the holy man was on the verge of dying. One of his followers asked him, “Sir! What has been your greatest achievement
A rich man became an ascetic and lived in a forest. Once, he came across a baby elephant. He instantly bonded with the baby elephant. He took it to his hermitage. From then on, he started taking care of the elephant. He fed it every day. One day, the ascetic was away for some work.
Once, there was a king named Vikram. He had three friends – Nanda, Bhoj and Dhanu – and a wise minister called Soma. Once, all friends got into a discussion and could not find a solution. Soma found a solution for them. All the friends were impressed by him. King Nanda told his wife about
Once, two traders, Ram and Shyam, were friends. One day, Ram went on a business trip and kept his plough at Shyam’s house. Shyam sold the plough and kept the money. When Ram came back to get his plough, Shyam said, “The mice have eaten your plough.” Ram was surprised at this strange answer. That