Why Anansi Has Eight Skinny Legs Once upon a time, there lived a spider called Anansi. Though Anansi’s wife was a very good cook, the greedy spider loved nothing more than to taste other people’s food. One day, Anansi stopped by to visit his friend,...
The Spider and His Two Friends Alantakun the spider had two friends. One lived in the village on the right; the other lived in the village on the left. One day, a friend from the village on the right came to visit Alantakun. When he...
You cannot please everyone This is a short story to teach you that you cannot please everyone. A man and his son were once going with their Donkey to market. As they were walking along by its side a countryman passed them and said: “You...
Who bell The Cat? A rat and its big family were living in a baker’s shop. They scraped the buns and cakes in the bakery. The baker tried his best to put an end to the nuisance of the rats. But all were in vain....
Two Goats There were two goats. Over a river, there was a very narrow bridge. One day a goat was crossing this bridge. Just in the middle of the bridge, he met another goat. There was no room for them to pass. “Go back,” said...
The Unfaithful Friend There was a large berry tree on the bank of a river. On this tree lived a monkey called Rhesa. He was a clever and good-hearted monkey. He offered berries to all the animals and birds who came to the river...
The Tree That Spoke In a small village, there lived two friends Papabuddhi and Dharmabuddhi. Their friendship was extraordinary. Their characters were opposite yet they were close friends. Papabuddhi was very dishonest at heart while Dharmabuddhi was a very honest man. One day, Papabuddhi said...
The Swans and The Turtle There was a lake on the outskirts of a small village. Two swans and a turtle who were good friends lived in the lake. They would play with each other and pass time telling stories. One year, there were no...
The Sun and The Wind Once The Sun and The Wind happened to have a quarrel. Both of them claimed to be stronger. At last, they agreed to have a trial of strength. “Here comes a traveller. Let us see who can strip him of...
The Snake and The Foolish Frogs Once a snake who had grown weak with old age came across a pond where many frogs lived with their king, queen, and little prince. The snake had not eaten for many days. He tried to catch some of...
