Once upon a time there lived a young poor Brahmin in a village. He was very lazy.He used to stay alone in his hut. He used to perform rituals in the village and get home whatever food he got as alms. One day he brought the flour given by someone and kept it in [...]
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The Three Friends
kidsownplanet Once upon time there lived three friends in a jungle. They were a deer, a tortoise and a mouse. They used to meet everyday and enjoy each other’s company. They also would help each other very much. One day, the three friends were playing after having lunch. A hunter came to the jungle and [...]
The Clever Merchant
kidsownplanet Once upon a time there lived a clever merchant in a village. He was very kind and honest. Once he had to attend a marriage in the next town. He had some gold ornaments with him. He was afraid to leave them at home. So, he went to his friend and said, “Dear friend, I [...]
The Brahmin and the thieves
kidsownplanet Once upon a time there lived a Brahmin. He was very innocent and used to believe in whatever others said. Once his wife asked him to get a cow from the market so that they can have milk everyday. He went to the market and bought a cow. On the way to his house, he [...]
The Monkey and the Crocodile
kidsownplanet Once upon a time there lived a crocodile in a river. There was a Jamun tree at the bank of river. A monkey used to stay on the tree. One day the crocodile came to rest beneath the tree. The monkey became curious to talk to the crocodile. He threw some fruits down and started [...]
The rats and the elephant
kidsownplanet Once upon a time there was an earthquake in a village. All the houses were ruined and all the villagers left the village. Taking this as advantage many mice occupied the village.They were living happily there. They had one problem. There was a big river near the village. A herd of elephants used to [...]
The snake and the ants
kidsownplanet Once upon a time there lived a snake. It used to eat the small creatures in the jungle. It soon became very fat. It could not fit in its hole. So, he thought of searching for another hole. The snake came across a big anthill. It called the ants and said “ I am [...]
The Lion and the Fox
kidsownplanet Once upon a time there lived an old lion in the forest. He could no longer go for hunting. One day he saw a cave. He went inside the cave and found that it was empty. He was sure that it belonged to some animal. He thought that he could be inside the cave and [...]
The Clever Hare
kidsownplanet Once upon a time there lived a cruel lion in a jungle. He used to kill the animals of the jungle unnecessarily. This became a cause of concern for all the animals. They decided to speak to the lion. They went to the lion and said “its natural you kill us for food. But, [...]
The Crows and the net
kidsownplanet Once upon a time there lived a group of crows in a jungle. Among them was an old and wise crow by the name Vidhura. He was very concerned about the well being of all the other crows. One day a fowler came to jungle. He had plans to trap the crows under his [...]

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