Suddenly, a great mouth opened in the lake. It was a lake monster trying to swallow the boat. The young Chai seized two huge round stones which were kept to use as anchors, and threw then into the huge mouth, which at once shut upon it. Now, they sailed along and Chai’s father told him […]
The two Chais, father and son, were famous all around as the best football players. Unfortunately, the father met a sad end and got drowned in the great lake near by. After eight years, the young Chai went on a long journey across the same lake. It was evening and he decided to anchor his
The farm-labourer put his head on the pillow. One of the openings of the pillow was so large and bright that he went in and was soon in his own home. He married a beautiful girl, and soon became a rich man. Next year, he passed his examination and was made a magistrate and after
Once, an old priest was tired after a long journey and stopped at a wayside inn to rest. At the same time, a young farm-labourer also arrived at the inn. He sat next to the priest and the two started laughing and talking. The young man looked at his dress and said with a sigh,
Once there was an utterly poor and old beggar. One day, he passed through an old village. He knocked at the door of a big beautiful house, with a tall barn and a large iron padlock on the gate. In this house lived a man, who was famous in the village for his miserliness and
Wild Edric was a famous champion. One day, he lost his way in the forest and wandered alone. He saw a large house and reached there. There, he saw some beautiful ladies dancing. He fell in love with one of the most beautiful of them. He snatched the maiden from her place and escaped with
Once, the Jade Emperor announced a race for the twelve places in the Chinese zodiac. All the animals had to cross the river to win the race. The rat and the cat were best friends. They hatched a plan to ride the might ox and win the race. They both climbed on the ox and
Once there was a rabbit who enjoyed playing tricks on others. One day, he went to an elephant and said, “You are certainly a powerful animal but not more powerful than I. The elephant began to laugh. The rabbit said, “I will tie a rope around your middle and drag you into the sea.” “Well,
One day, a dim-witted wolf saw a horse grazing in a field. His mouth watered as he thought of eating him. When the horse saw the wolf approaching him, he sensed that the wolf intended to eat him. The horse at once used his wits and thought of a plan. When the wolf tried to
One day, a baby kangaroo named Kip asked his mother why kangaroos hop. “We are kangaroos,” his mother replied simply, “That is what we do.” Kip went to his friend Kimmy Koala and asked if he could hop. Kimmy replied that he could neither hop nor run. He could just climb up trees. Kip then
Once a trader bought a large number of coconuts. He loaded them onto his horse cart and set off for his home in the village. A little later, he encountered a small boy on the road. He asked the boy how long it would take to reach the main road. “Go slowly and you will
One day, a clever man sold a well to a farmer. The farmer was pleased that now he could get plenty of water for his crops. He went to the well to draw out some water. But the man, who had sold him the well, stopped him and said that he had sold him the
The Emperor of China was growing old and had no son. He decided to hold a competition to choose his successor. So, he invited all the boys of the kingdom and distributed flower seeds to them. He announced that whoever grew the best plant would be the next emperor. The boys hopefully took the seeds
The last King of the Shang dynasty was a dictator. Jiang Shang, one of his ministers, decided to leave the kingdom. He went away and settled in a quiet place near the Wei River in the kingdom of Duke Jichang. The Duke was always on the lookout to hire talented people. Jiang Shang used to
Once after winning a great battle, Napoleon Bonaparte was in a generous mood. He asked his four officers to ask for anything and he promised to give it. His German officer asked for a bungalow in Paris. The French officer asked to own a hotel. His Pole officer asked for a brewery “Done!” said the
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