Once, a man became an ascetic. His wife happily accompanied him wherever he went. Many years passed by. One day, a king was passing by where they lived. He was attracted to the ascetic’s wife. The king thought of carrying her away. But first, he wanted to know what the ascetic would do if he […]
There was a rich man. This rich man was very generous. He used to give alms to the poor. Nobody returned empty-handed from his doorstep. He became very famous because of his generous ways. The gods were seeing everything. They were very impressed by the rich man and his ways. But the king of gods
A prince was very kind and generous. He always used to distribute his wealth among the poor people. One day, he decided to get more wealth. Now, he had heard about a gem which could fulfil everyone’s wishes. It was in a faraway land. The prince set off to get the gem. It was a
A certain merchant was leading his caravan to another country to sell his goods. Along the way, they came to a hot desert. It was so hot that the merchant’s men started fainting. There was no water left. Some men started crying out of desperation. The merchant thought, ‘I must not give up. If I
There was a famous teacher. He had many students. Among them was a student named Bhanu. He was not a good student. He was very disobedient. Bhanu never paid attention to what his teacher said. His main aim was to eat food and fight with his fellow students. The teacher was fed up of Bhanu
A king had three sons. The first two were from his previous queen. The stepmother wanted the king to make her son the king, but he refused. The king was scared that the queen would harm his sons, so he told them to live in the forest until his death. As they were going out
A king of pigeons used to visit a hermit every day and listen to his sermons. One day, the hermit left his hut and went away forever. Many days later, a fake hermit came to live in the same hut. He was very fond of pigeon meat. One day, he saw a flock of pigeons
There was a rich man who had a son. When the son grew up, he gave up his home and became an ascetic. He achieved great powers through meditation. Slowly, he obtained a large number of disciples. There were times when the ascetic would risk his life for the sake of his people. Once, a
Two brothers were saints. Now, there was a serpent king. He had a wish-fulfilling gem and could assume any form. One day, he changed into a human and came to the hermitage of the brothers. He met the younger brother and became his friend. After that, he visited the brother frequently. One day, the serpent
Once, a deer lived deep in the jungle. But he was no ordinary deer, for he was very strong and wise, and spoke like a human. One day, a king, who was hunting, saw this deer. The deer saw the king aiming his bow and arrow at him. He started running. The king followed him
Once, an ape lived in a forest. He was very kind and virtuous. One day, a shepherd lost his way and reached the forest. While finding his way out of the forest, he fell into a deep pit. The ape saw this and rescued him. But in the process, the ape got weary. He fell
A drummer and his son went to a fair to earn money by playing their drums. They earned a lot of money and were greatly applauded. While returning home, they had to cross a forest. Now, many thieves dwelled in that forest. The boy thought, ‘I will beat the drums to scare the thieves.’ He
Once, a priest decided to sacrifice a goat. He thought God would be pleased. When the priest was about to sacrifice the goat, it started laughing and crying at the same time. The priest was baffled. He asked the goat the reason for this strange behaviour. The goat replied, “Many births ago, I was a
Long ago, some merchants were on a voyage. Suddenly, a great storm brewed up in the sea. It tossed the ship from left to right. The ship could not withstand the storm and sank. The merchants struggled in the water to stay alive. A turtle saw them struggling. He decided to help them. He went
An ascetic lived in a mango grove near a river. But he had no qualities of an ascetic. He was very selfish and greedy. His main aim was to protect the mangoes and eat them. God saw the doings of the ascetic. So, he decided to teach him a lesson. One day, when the ascetic