The Donkey and The Load of Salt Once, there lived a peddler. The peddler sold all sorts of goods….sturdy shoes for the farmers and pretty trinkets for their sweethearts, warm, woolly shawls to keep the women warm and sweet, sticky toffees for the children to...
The Crow and The Necklace Once a crow and his wife built their nest atop a huge banyan tree beside a river. They were very happy there. But when the female crow laid her eggs, they were in for an unpleasant shock. A huge snake...
The Crow and The Eagle It was a bright spring day. The sun was high in the blue sky. A herd of sheep was grazing contentedly on the hillside. The little lambs with their soft white coats and curly tails were playing among themselves. The...
The Crane and The Snake In a forest close to the river bank mere lived a crane with his wife. They were very unhappy. Every time the wife laid eggs in their nest, a big black cobra who lived in a hollow in the tree,...
The Clever Crab There lived a heron by a big lake. He used to catch fish and eat them. But he had become old and could not catch fish like before. He went without food for many days together. “I have to think of a...
Hungry Wolf This is a short story about Hungry Wolf. Once, a wolf was very hungry. It looked for food here and there. But it couldn’t get any. At last, it found a loaf of bread and a piece of meat in the hole of...
Four Friends Once upon a time in a small village lived four Brahmins named Satyanand, Vidhyanand, Dharmanand, and Sivanand. They had grown up together to become good friends. Satyanand, Vidhyanand, and Dharmanand were very knowledgeable. But Sivanand spent most of his time eating and sleeping....
Elephant and Friends One day an elephant wandered into a forest in search of friends. He saw a monkey on a tree. “Will you be my friend?” asked the elephant. Replied the monkey, “You are too big. You can not swing from trees like me.”...
A Town Mouse and A Country Mouse A Town Mouse and a Country Mouse were friends. The Country Mouse one day invited his friend to come and see him at his home in the fields. The Town Mouse came and they sat down to a...
A friend in need is a friend indeed Once upon a time, there lived a lion in a forest. One day after a heavy meal. It was sleeping under a tree. After a while, there came a mouse and it started to play on the...
