One day two travelers were passing through a jungle. Suddenly they saw a bear. One of the travelers who were in front seized a branch of tree and hid among the leaves. The other fellow did not know what to do. He lay down acting as if he were dead. The bear came near the [...]

There was a huge tree with large branches and well penetrated into the ground. One day the tree saw a small reed growing at its feet. The tree said to the reed, “Look at me. I am so huge and strong. My roots are deep inside the ground. But you are so small. You can [...]

Once a young man was caught in a daring act of theft and was condemned for public execution. He wanted to speak to his mother before that. His wish was granted. As soon as he saw his mother, he said that he wanted to whisper her something. As the mother brought her ear closer, he [...]

There lived a man who had two wives. His first wife was younger to him by only an year. His second wife was much younger to him. When the man started growing old, his hair started to turn grey. The younger wife felt that this would make him look like her father to a stranger. [...]

  One day a mouse was making merry and dancing. It suddenly fell on a lion’s tail which was sleeping. This awakened the lion and it became furious. It caught hold of the mouse. The mouse said, “Pardon me, leave me this time, I may be of your help in near future.” The lion laughed as [...]

Once upon a time a fox and a stork decided to be friends. The fox invited the stork for dinner one day. The stork went to the fox’s place hungry and eager to eat. The fox decided to play a joke. The fox had prepared soup which he poured in a shallow vessel. The fox [...]

Once upon a time there lived a fox in a forest. One day the fox was on its hunt for food. It came across a crow with a bit of cheese in its beak. The fox decided to have the cheese by any means. The fox said to the crow, “ Mr. Crow, you are [...]

A wolf lived in a jungle. It grew old and could not hunt for his food. It was roaming sick and lean when a dog saw this and came to speak. The dog said, “ Dear cousin, why do you starve like this? I live in a comfortable house, work steadily and get my meal [...]

Once upon a time there lived many mice in a farm. The farmer bought a cat to catch the mice. Soon the cat was preying on them. Fed up with the cat, the mice organized a meeting for bringing forth the  ideas to get rid of the cat. One young mice spoke, “If we know that [...]

Once upon a time there lived an ant which was very hardworking. Also there lived a grasshopper which was very lazy. On one summer day when the grasshopper was singing and enjoying, it saw the ant carrying and storing food. It went to the ant and said, “ Dear ant , why do you work [...]