Hunting of Baboons A zoo on the outskirts of a city needed some baboons. The officials hired a hunter for this job. The hunter asked for a sack, a gun a fierce dog and an assistant. The hunter reached that part of the jungle where...
Familiarity ends Fear Once a fox-cub was roaming alone in the forest. He had heard about lions, tigers and leopards from his parents but had never seen them. Anyhow he had been told some clues in order to recognize them. The fox-cub knew that a...
Example is better than Perfect If you ever see a crab walking on land, you will find that, it walks tilted to one side. It’s body is such that it cannot walk straight. This fact is true for all the crabs on earth. One day...
Encounter with a Ghost One night Patrick saw a horror movie with his parents. He felt thirsty and went to the kitchen to fetch a glass of water. Too lazy to put on lights, Patrick groped his way to the kitchen. At that very moment,...
Duped with a Book Jenny was very fond of reading books. One day, she went to a bookstore and was wondering which book to buy. Just then a lady standing beside her told that there was a fascinating novel in the next shelf. Jenny got...
Certain Things can’t be Hidden Once upon a time there was a trader who had a large flock of goats. People used to come from distant and nearby places to buy goats from him. Thud the trader was earning a lot from his trade. He...
Bell the Cat At a grocer’s shop there were mice everywhere. People didn’t want to come to his shop anymore. So, the grocer kept a cat. She chased the mice and ate some each day. The mice had no chance to feed on anything more....
Beginning Shows the End Blind people have a sense of touch that helps them see what they can’t see with their eyes. Once there was a blind man who had a super-sense of touch. By and by the fame of his extra-keen sense of touch...
An Old Man and an Ass Once an old man and his son were going to the market to sell an ass. They walked along beside the ass. A passer-by commented, “How foolish you are! Why don’t you ride the ass instead of walking along?”...
An Honest Woodcutter A poor woodcutter accidentally dropped his axe into the river. He was very upset, as he had no money to buy another axe. Just then a fairy appeared in the river holding out a golden axe to him. “I found this axe...
