On a high mountain, there was a renowned saintly dinosaur. Many dinosaurs made the efforts to climb the mountain to visit him and get his blessings. Once, a rich and greedy dinosaur went up to him and offered him a lot of gold. The saint refused to accept the offerings and said, “I don’t accept […]
The Sing-sings custom is a rich and colourful custom of the tribe found in Papua, New Guinea. Do you know: The Sing-Sings are a type of spiritual mimesis, where the tribesmen imitate the birds of paradise. As a part of their custom, the men of the tribe found in the jungles of Papua, New Guinea,
Once, there was a big pool in a dinosaur town. All the dinosaurs in the town would use the water of the pool to drink and for all other purposes too. That pool was full of small dino fish too. Once, a shrewd dinosaur decided to fish in the pool. He cast his net into
Once upon a time, Pam, a Parasaurolophus dinosaur, fell ill. So, he came to a green patch of land and lay there. Within a day, he became so weak that he couldn’t even move. In no time, the news of his illness spread and many of his friends came to enquire after his health. They
The Wife-Carrying championship is an unusual sporting event that takes place in Sonkarjavi, Finland. Do you know: While the event may be known as the ‘Wife-Carrying’ event, it is not necessary that the couple should be married. Every year, couples from all over the world gather in Finland to compete in an event where the
Winters had arrived in the old dino town and everyone was surviving on the food he saved up during the summer months. Luke, a middle aged Brachiosaurus dinosaur, had finished his stored food and now was wandering in search for more. He bumped into an old friend and asked, “Do you know any way I
Once, a baby dinosaur went for a bath to a river. Underestimating the depth, he went in too deep and the water lifted him off his feet. Sensing danger and losing control, he started shouting for help. A dinosaur couple was passing along the path close by. When they heard the baby dinosaur’s cries for
Common name : Monkey Scientific name : Macaca mulatta Family : Cercopithecidae. Native to : South, Central and Eastern Asia Interesting fact : They are considered to be the incarnations of the Indian god–Hanuman. Conservation status : Least Concern Well known for their human-like behaviour and antics, they are found in cities and towns alike,
Jumping the Broom is an African-American custom from the American ‘Deep South’. Do you know: In the times of slavery, the wedding vows of the African-American were not recognized. This custom came into being as a symbol of a newly wed couple entering a new life together of domesticity. A couple was to literally jump
Once upon a time, there lived a dinosaur family in a small cave. Though they were all hard workers yet they were very poor. One day, the youngest, Ron, requested for a cycle. Unfortunately, it was unaffordable for the family and they told him so. Disappointed and sad, he went for a walk. During this
Once, there lived an old dinosaur; she had a huge alarm clock. The alarm clock used to ring loudly and tell her the time. Every morning, the alarm clock would ring to wake the old dinosaur up and then she would wake her grandchildren up. The grandchildren got very upset at the alarm clock. Because
One evening, Akki was home alone. To pass time, he went into his parents’ room and started looking around for interesting things to play with. Akki found an old pen in his father’s closet and proceeded to search for paper to write on. As he attempted to write with the pen, it didn’t work. Akki
Once, a dinosaur, Sue, was roaming around the forest looking for food. Suddenly, she saw a T-Rex sharpening her nails and teeth with a piece of rock. Sue looked about carefully but couldn’t see any danger for the T-Rex anywhere. Despite being so clever, she couldn’t understand why the T-Rex was doing that. Unable to
In a dinosaur school in the forest, younger ones from all dino families would come together to learn. Starting from the ferocious T-Rex to the calm and peace-loving vegetarian Diplodocus, all dinosaurs would co-exist in the school, never fighting or hunting one another. One day, the teachers asked each of them to tell others what
Tony was a clever and cunning dinosaur. One day, he went to a neighbouring dinosaur city for some work. There he went inside a hotel, famished but completely out of cash. Having had his fill, he stood on a table top and announced, “I challenge everybody present here that none of you has ever seen