Short Stories for Kids

The Lion and The Cows 
The Lion and The Cows : Once upon a time, there lived four cows in the forest. Every day, they used to graze together in a particular place. …

The Arrogant Swans 
A Short Story : The Arrogant Swans This Short Story The Arrogant Swans is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. …

Man Overboard  
Man Overboard : I stood on the deck of S.S. Rajula. As she slowly moved out of Madras harbor, I waved to my grandparents till I could see them …

Humanity 
Humanity : Father and son, went to a temple. Suddenly son shouted after seeing the pillars of Lions at the entrance of the temple. …

Fair Shares 
A Short Story : Fair Shares This Short Story Fair Shares is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. Ali and Abraham …

Crab Story 
Crab Story : Once up a time there were three crabs. Daddy crab, Mummy crab and Baby crab. They lived in a rock pool at the seaside. Twice …

Canute and The Sea 
Canute and The Sea : Canute was a great king. He was also a great soldier. He feared God. He loved his people. One day he went to the sea-shore. …

An Apple Tree and Our Parents 
An Apple Tree and Our Parents : Once upon a time there was a huge apple tree. A little boy used to come to play near the tree. He would search …

A Rich Man and His Son 
A Rich Man and His Son - A Moral Story A rich man's son was graduating college. For months, the son was asking his father for a new car, …

A Powerful Story 
A Powerful Story : A man and a young teenage boy checked into a hotel and were shown to their room. The receptionist noted the quiet manner …

A Carrot An Egg and The Coffee-Beans 
A Carrot An Egg and The Coffee-Beans A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did …

100 Percent Love 
100 Percent Love - A Moral Short Story A boy and a girl were playing together. The boy had a collection of marbles. The girl has some sweets …

Health is better than wealth 
Health is better than wealth:☆☛✅ Good Health is extremely important, invaluable and indispensable. A Healthy body paves the way for a healthy …

More Grandma Stories 
More Grandma Stories: Grandma Stories with morals; English moral stories - Fairy Tales. Grandma poems. Grandma jokes. Grandmother stories. Grandparents …

Cup named Madonna 
Cup named Madonna : A long long time ago, a heavy wagon was stucked in the mud and the wagon driver was unable to free it. Just then, by sheer chance, …

A merchant and his donkey 
A merchant and his donkey : One beautiful spring morning, a merchant loaded his donkey with bags of salt to go to the market in order to sell them. …

Fruits of Labour. 
Fruits of Labour : Once, a group of fishermen went out to sea. Their leader was an old, intelligent and wise fisherman. He always guided them well. …

Why are the fire and rain enemies? 
Why are the fire and rain enemies? Once upon a time there was a chief who had a beautiful daughter. Many young men wanted to marry her. But the …

The Two Strangers 
The Two Strangers : Two strangers came to a village in the evening. They came to the chief of that village and said, "May we stay for the night …

A Story about The Tongue 
A Story about The Tongue Once, a chief told one of his servants to bring him the best meat from the market. The servant brought him a tongue. …

The Camel and The Jackal. 
A Moral Story :The Camel and The Jackal. A camel and a jackal were friends. One day the jackal took his friend to a big sugar-cane farm. It …

Black Spots 
Black Spots : The black spots in our lives - With love and clearing One day a professor entered a classroom and asked his students to prepare …

A Good Boy  
A Good Boy : An old woman wanted to cross a road. She was weak. Therefore she wanted help. She waited long. She waited alone. She saw a …

Actions speak louder than Words 
Actions speak louder than Words. : This proverb means that our actions convey more than the words they speak. Here the word speak does not mean …

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The Secret Princess 
The Secret Princess : Chapter : 1 Once upon a time there was a beautiful young girl named Noel. She lived in a regular sort of house, in …

The Jackal Saved Lion 
Jataka Tales : The Jackal Saved Lion Once upon a time there was a lion in a jungle. Once when he had gone to drink water in a stream, his …

The Bold Approach 
The Bold Approach : Jessica was an intelligent girl. She lived with her parents and loved them very much. Jessica’s parents used to quarrel …

Two Goats 
There were two goats. Over a river there was a very narrow bridge. One day a goat was crossing this bridge. Just at the middle of the bridge …

The Little Match Girl Not rated yet
Most terribly cold it was; it snowed, and was nearly quite dark, and evening-- the last evening of the year. In this cold and darkness there went along …

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The Snows of Kilimanjaro Not rated yet
The main character in The Snows of Kilimanjaro is a man named Harry. He has gone to Africa on safari where he is punctured by a thorn and develops …

The Canterville Ghost Not rated yet
'Poor, poor Ghost,' she murmured, 'have you no place where you can sleep?' 'Far away beyond the pine woods,' he answered, in a low dreamy voice, 'there …

Springtime a la Carte Not rated yet
It was a day in March. Never, never begin a story this way when you write one. No opening could possibly be worse. It is unimaginative, flat, dry …

Stories for Middle School Not rated yet
Short Stories for Middle School; English moral stories - English education, educational moral Short Stories for Middle School. English short Stories for …

To Build a Fire Not rated yet
His wet feet froze the faster, and his exposed fingers numbed the faster, though they had not yet begun to freeze. Nose and cheeks were already freezing, …

To Build a Fire Not rated yet
His pace of four miles an hour had kept his heart pumping blood to the surface of his body and to all the extremities. But the instant he stopped, …

My Father's Dragon Not rated yet
Chapter Five My Father Meets Some Tigers The river was very wide and muddy, and the jungle was very gloomy and dense. The trees …

The Monkey's Paw Not rated yet
He went down in the darkness, and felt his way to the parlour, and then to the mantlepiece. The talisman was in its place, and a horrible fear that …

Invisible Girl Not rated yet
But when she was taken to Wales, and made a prisoner in her apartment, when the flinty. Mountains about her seemed feebly to imitate the stony hearts …

A Dark Brown Dog Not rated yet
A Child was standing on a street-corner. He leaned with one shoulder against a high board-fence and swayed the other to and fro, the while kicking …

A Dark Brown Dog Not rated yet
The scene of their companionship was a kingdom governed by this terrible potentate, the child; but neither criticism nor rebellion ever lived for an instant …

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Not rated yet
He awaited each stroke with impatience and--he knew not why--apprehension. The intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. …

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Not rated yet
The sound of a clear, high voice in a monotonous singsong now rang out behind him and came across the water with a distinctness that pierced and subdued …

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Not rated yet
A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama, looking down into the swift water twenty feet below. The man's hands were behind his back, …

Araby Not rated yet
North Richmond Street, being blind, was a quiet street except at the hour when the Christian Brothers' School set the boys free. An uninhabited house …

Short Stories for High School Not rated yet
Short Stories for High School; English moral stories - English education, educational moral Stories for High School. English short Stories for High School …

Araby Not rated yet
He asked me where I was going and, when I told him a second time, he asked me did I know The Arab's Farewell to His Steed. When I left the kitchen …

The Story of An Hour Not rated yet
Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death. …

76 Not rated yet
"For I may die," wrote the hapless girl, "but marry another -- never!" That single word, indeed, had sufficed to betray her secret, had it not been already …

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The Three Little Pigs Not rated yet
Once upon a time there was an old mother pig who had three little pigs and not enough food to feed them. So when they were old enough, she sent them …

The Boarded Window Not rated yet
He stood over the body in the fading light, adjusting the hair and putting the finishing touches to the simple toilet, doing all mechanically, with soulless …

The Boarded Window Not rated yet
In 1830, only a few miles away from what is now the great city of Cincinnati, lay an immense and almost unbroken forest. The whole region was sparsely …

The Minister's Black Veil Not rated yet
From that time no attempts were made to remove Mr. Hooper's black veil, or, by a direct appeal, to discover the secret which it was supposed to hide. …

The Minister's Black Veil Not rated yet
When the friend shows his inmost heart to his friend; the lover to his best beloved; when man does not vainly shrink from the eye of his Creator, loathsomely …

The Minister's Black Veil Not rated yet
None, as on former occasions, aspired to the honor of walking by their pastor's side. Old Squire Saunders, doubtless by an accidental lapse of memory, …

The Minister's Black Veil Not rated yet
THE SEXTON stood in the porch of Milford meetinghouse, pulling busily at the bell rope. The old people of the village came stooping along the street. …

Incident in one's life always brings a moral with it Not rated yet
I was 5years old when an incident happens. I was wake up in the morning. I found that mother has Already gone to work. I was alone in home. Mother …

The Generous King  Not rated yet
Once upon a time there lived a king who was very old, one day he was thinking whom shall i give the throne to, he saw some kids playing outside his castle …

Eve's Diary Not rated yet
By experiment I know that wood swims, and dry leaves, and feathers, and plenty of other things; therefore by all that cumulative evidence you know that …

Eve's Diary Not rated yet
Perhaps I ought to remember that she is very young, a mere girl and make allowances. She is all interest, eagerness, vivacity, the world is to her …

Eve's Diary Not rated yet
TUESDAY.--All the morning I was at work improving the estate; and I purposely kept away from him in the hope that he would get lonely and come. But he …

Eve's Diary Not rated yet
NEXT WEEK SUNDAY.--All the week I tagged around after him and tried to get acquainted. I had to do the talking, because he was shy, but I didn't …

Never give up in your life ! Not rated yet
One day I decided to quit my job and to end my life. There seemed to be no reason for me to live any longer. I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality…everything …

Two Friends Not rated yet
Morissot, who was anxiously watching his float bobbing up and down, was suddenly seized with the angry impatience of a peaceful man toward the madmen who …

Desiree's Baby Not rated yet
" A quick conception of all that this accusation meant for her nerved her with unwonted courage to deny it. "It is a lie; it is not true, I am white! …

Desiree's Baby Not rated yet
As the day was pleasant, Madame Valmonde drove over to L'Abri to see Desiree and the baby. It made her laugh to think of Desiree with a baby. Why, …

The cunning fox Not rated yet
Once there was a cunning fox who acted as a sadhu and used to eat his devotees one by one. One fine day, a rabbit had came to know all the fox's plan. …

The Open Boat Not rated yet
The correspondent plainly saw the soldier. He lay on the sand with his feet out straight and still. While his pale left hand was upon his chest in …

The Open Boat Not rated yet
The patient captain, drooped over the water-jar, was sometimes obliged to speak to the oarsman. "Keep her head up! Keep her head up!" "'Keep her …

The Open Boat Not rated yet
There was a considerable silence as the boat bumped over the furrowed sea to deeper water. Then somebody in gloom spoke. "Well, anyhow, they must have …

The Open Boat Not rated yet
Take her easy, now, boys," said the captain. "Don't spend yourselves. If we have to run a surf you'll need all your strength, because we'll sure have …

The Open Boat Not rated yet
Canton flannel gulls flew near and far. Sometimes they sat down on the sea, near patches of brown seaweed that rolled on the waves with a movement like …

The Open Boat Not rated yet
None of them knew the color of the sky. Their eyes glanced level, and were fastened upon the waves that swept toward them. These waves were of the …

Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town  Not rated yet
Like Sherwood Anderson's Windesburg, Ohio, Stephen Leacock's Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (1912) is a sequence of short stories or vignettes about …

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The Fly Not rated yet
At that moment the boss noticed that a fly had fallen into his broad inkpot, and was trying feebly but desperately to clamber out again. Help ! help …

The Turtle and the Ducks - Very Short Story with Moral Not rated yet
The Turtle and the Ducks - Very Short Story with Moral Once upon a time, a turtle lived in a pond with two ducks. They were good friends. The …

The Tortoise and the Ducks - Story with Moral Not rated yet
The Tortoise and the Ducks - Very Story with Moral; Short Stories for Children. Aesop's fable the turtle and the ducks. The Tortoise, you know, carries …

The Fly Not rated yet
"Y'ARE very snug in here," piped old Mr. Woodifield, and he peered out of the great, green leather armchair by his friend the boss's desk as a baby peers …

The Interlopers Not rated yet
In a forest of mixed growth somewhere on the eastern spurs of the Karpathians, a man stood one winter night watching and listening, as though he waited …

Peruonto Not rated yet
more The ministers all took counsel together, and resolved that the princess and the malefactor, with the two children, should be put into a cask and …

Peruonto Not rated yet
Peruonto Giambattista Basile Peruonto goes to the forest to gather a fagot of wood, and behaves kindly towards three girls whom he …

Peter the Fool 2 Not rated yet
more The queen, though assenting to this doom, was fearful lest the public execution of the victims might draw down upon the king the anger of the people; …

Peter the Fool Not rated yet
Peter the Fool Giovanni Francesco Straparola A simple fellow, named Peter, gets back his wits by the help of a tunny fish which he …

Juvadi and the Princess Not rated yet
Juvadi and the Princess Italy One day Juvadi went to gather twigs, and he found an oak branch with acorns on it. He picked it up and …

Emelyan the Fool 3 Not rated yet
more "It was their own fault," said the fool. "Why did they not get out of the way?" Just at that moment the king's daughter came to the window, …

Juvadi and the Princess Not rated yet
Juvadi and the Princess Italy One day Juvadi went to gather twigs, and he found an oak branch with acorns on it. He picked it up and …

The Interlopers Not rated yet
How the whole region would stare and gabble if we rode into the market-square together. No one living can remember seeing a Znaeym and a von Gradwitz …

Emelyan the Fool 2 Not rated yet
More Immediately the stove left the palace, went through the town, returned home, and set itself in its old place. And Emelyan lived there for some …

Emelyan the Fool Not rated yet
Emelyan the Fool Russia In a certain village lived one time a peasant, who had three sons, two of whom were clever, but the third was …

Lazy Lars, Who Won the Princess 2 Not rated yet
more The princess was very happy that Lars had finally opened his mouth, and she thought that everything would now be quite simple, since he was able …

Lazy Lars, Who Won the Princess Not rated yet
Lazy Lars, Who Won the Princess Denmark Once upon a time there was a very poor couple who lived not far from the king's castle. They …

The Girl Who Got Rattled Not rated yet
And the girl believed him, because, incongruously enough, even through her terror she noticed that at this, the most immodest speech of his life, Alfred …

Halfman 2 Not rated yet
more They said, "The king sent us here to broil these two partridges." The door replied, "Stay here. First I must ask the lady of the house." …

The Girl Who Got Rattled Not rated yet
On a bare spot of the prairie he discerned the print of a hoof. It was not that of one of the train's animals. Alfred knew this, because just to one …

Halfman Not rated yet
Halfman Greece Once upon a time there was a woman who had no children. She was so unhappy about this that one day she prayed to God, …

Stupid Michel Not rated yet
Stupid Michel Germany Once upon a time there was a peasant woman who had a son named Michel who never got further from the table than …

The Girl Who Got Rattled Not rated yet
This is one of the stories of Alfred. There are many of them still floating around the West, for Alfred was in his time very well known. He was a little …

Hans Dumb Not rated yet
Hans Dumb Germany There was a king who lived happily with his daughter, his only child. Quite suddenly the princess had a baby, …

Hans Dumb Not rated yet
Hans Dumb Germany There was a king who lived happily with his daughter, his only child. Quite suddenly the princess had a baby, but …

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Stupid Michel Not rated yet
Stupid Michel Germany Once upon a time there was a peasant woman who had a son named Michel who never got further from the table than the …

Yussouf Not rated yet
A Short Story : Yussouf This Short Story Yussouf is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. Yussouf was a sheik. He …

Why the sky is far away? Not rated yet
Why the sky is far away? : Raman looked at the food in his lunch box and made a face. "Idli and chutney and chutney and idli again," he said …

When Papa Scolded Me  Not rated yet
When Papa Scolded Me : "Baby, come for breakfast. Your milk is getting cold," called Bhaiya, my elder brother. I quickly put on my slippers, …

What goes around comes around Not rated yet
What goes around comes around. : One day, a boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one …

Use All Your Strength Not rated yet
Use All Your Strength : To ask for help and support when we need it is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign of wisdom. While walking along …

Understand Your Anger Not rated yet
Understand Your Anger : There once was a young boy with a very bad temper. The boy's father wanted to teach him a lesson, so he gave him a bag …

Two Poor Boys Not rated yet
Two Poor Boys : In New York there were Joe and Bill. Joe and Bill were close friends. But they were very poor. They did odd deeds to earn money. …

Two Headed Bird Not rated yet
Two Headed Bird : Once upon a time a strange bird lived by the side of a river. His name was Parundam. He had two heads and one stomach. …

True love never fades Not rated yet
True love never fades. : True love never fades. Experience the impact of Alzheimer's on loved ones. It was a busy morning about 8 : 30 when …

Tippy and Kitty  Not rated yet
Tippy and Kitty : Tippy Dog and Kitty Cat lived in Donny’s home. Donny liked them both very much. But Tippy and Kitty always quarreled with …

Three Simple Rules Not rated yet
A Short Story : Three Simple Rules This Short Story Three Simple Rules is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. …

Tiger Story Not rated yet
Tiger Story : Once up a time there were three tigers. Daddy tiger, Mummy tiger and Baby tiger. One day, Baby tiger turned to his parents, …

The Wise Son Not rated yet
The Wise Son : Once there was a wise King. He had two sons. He appointed eminent scholars to teach them all arts. After a few years, The King …

The Wise Old Owl Not rated yet
The Wise Old Owl : There was an old owl that lived in an oak tree. Everyday he saw incidents happening around him. Yesterday he saw a boy helping …

The Vain Stag Not rated yet
The Vain Stag : A stag came to a pool to drink water. The water was still and clear. When he was drinking water, he saw his reflection in the …

The Ungrateful Lion Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Ungrateful Lion This Short Story The Ungrateful Lion is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. …

The Ugly Tree Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Ugly Tree This Short Story The Ugly Tree is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. Long, long …

The Trees and The Lions Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Trees and The Lions This Short Story The Trees and The Lions is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. …

The Tortoise and The Swans Not rated yet
The Tortoise and The Swans : Once a tortoise and two swans lived on a lake. They were very good friends. They spent many hours happily together. …

The Three Questions Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Three Questions This Short Story The Three Questions is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. …

The Tea Cups and The Tea Not rated yet
The Tea Cups and The Tea : A group of prestigious university graduates visited their old professor. During the visit the conversation turned …

The Super Cat Rampaw  Not rated yet
The Super Cat Rampaw : Rampaw was coming back home one night after a long ride. As Rampaw passed through a forest, he heard someone crying. …

The Stubborn Hunter Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Stubborn Hunter This Short Story The Stubborn Hunter is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. …

The Strength of Ugliness  Not rated yet
The Strength of Ugliness : It was a dense forest. Trees were found in all kinds. There were big trees and small trees, thick trees and thin trees …

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The Strength of Gentleness Not rated yet
The Strength of Gentleness : There was once a kind of misunderstanding between the Sun and the Wind. The wind boates itself, “I am the mosty …

The Story of The Prodigal Son Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Story of The Prodigal Son This Short Story The Story of The Prodigal Son is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading …

The Stag and His Reflection Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Stag and His Reflection This Short Story The Stag and His Reflection is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading …

The Selfish Crows Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Selfish Crows This Short Story The Selfish Crows is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. Once …

The Rightful Owner Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Rightful Owner This Short Story The Rightful Owner is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. …

The Prince and The Snake Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Prince and The Snake This Short Story The Prince and The Snake is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this …

The Pigeon and The Bad Crows Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Pigeon and The Bad Crows This Short Story The Pigeon and The Bad Crows is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading …

The Perfect Palace Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Perfect Palace This Short Story The Perfect Palace is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. …

The Naughty Lamb Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Naughty Lamb This Short Story The Naughty Lamb is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. Once …

The Palace and The Hut Not rated yet
The Palace and The Hut This Short Story The Palace and The Hut is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. King Vikramaditya …

The Meaning of True Wealth Not rated yet
The Meaning of True Wealth : There was a girl whose family was very wealthy. One day her father took her on a trip to the country where he aimed …

The Monkey and The Juggler Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Monkey and The Juggler This Short Story The Monkey and The Juggler is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading …

The Magic Shirt Not rated yet
The Magic Shirt : A great king said to his son. “Son! I am not well. Go and bring a good doctor." The king was not really well. But he said, …

The Making of A Lion Not rated yet
The Making of A Lion : Once upon a time there lived four friends in a hermitage. They learnt many divine slokas and the way to perform various …

The Lost Wallet Not rated yet
The Lost Wallet : The Lost Wallet - A Love Story For The Ages I stumbled on a wallet someone had lost in the street. Wanting to find the …

The Magic Pot Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Magic Pot This Short Story The Magic Pot is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. Once upon …

The Lion and The Pig Not rated yet
The Lion and The Pig : One day a lion felt very thirsty and came to a pond to drink water. At the same time a pig also came to the same …

The Lion and The Mouse Not rated yet
The Lion and The Mouse : A lion once caught a mouse. The mouse said, “Please do not eat me. Some day in the future, I will do you a favour." …

The Lamb and The Wolf Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Lamb and The Wolf This Short Story The Lamb and The Wolf is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. …

The Judge Monkey Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Judge Monkey This Short Story The Judge Monkey is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. Once …

The Iron Box Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Iron Box This Short Story The Iron Box is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. Mohan Das was …

The Hunter and The Doves Not rated yet
The Hunter and The Doves : Once there lived a group of doves who went for food and water all together. On seeing their regularity, a hunter …

The Ignorant Man Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Ignorant Man This Short Story The Ignorant Man is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. There …

The Hospitality of The Pigeon Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Hospitality of The Pigeon This Short Story The Hospitality of The Pigeon is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading …

The Holy Snake Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Holy Snake This Short Story The Holy Snake is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. Long ago, …

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The Greedy Dog  Not rated yet
The Greedy Dog : One day a dog stole a piece of meat from a mutton shop. One his way to his place, he had to cross a bridge under which water …

The Greedy Dog Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Greedy Dog This Short Story The Greedy Dog is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. Once there …

The Greedy Crane Not rated yet
The Greedy Crane : There once lived an old crane on the banks of a pond. He found it difficult to catch fish because of his old age. …

The Goose That Laid Golden Eggs Not rated yet
The Goose That Laid Golden Eggs : Once in a village lived a poor man. He had a goose. It laid eggs. But these eggs were different from the eggs laid …

The Golden Egg Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Golden Egg This Short Story The Golden Egg is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. Haria, a …

The Golden Swan Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Golden Swan This Short Story The Golden Swan is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. Long time …

The Fragrance Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Fragrance This Short Story The Fragrance is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. In a small …

The Fox or The Lion Not rated yet
The Fox or The Lion : Tired with the boredom of his normal life, Rama decided to go on a spiritual discovery. He decided to spend a few days …

The Fox and The Grapes Not rated yet
The Fox and The Grapes : There was this fox who wanted to eat a bunch of grapes. He was always lured by the violet colour and round shape of …

The Fox and The Stork Not rated yet
The Fox and The Stork : A fox and a stork were nice friends. They used to share whatever they got. In spite of being such friends, the fox wanted …

The Four Sons Not rated yet
The Four Sons : There lived an old man in a village. He had four sons. In spite of all his efforts, the old man could not make his sons earn …

The Foolish Goats Not rated yet
The Foolish Goats : A goat had to cross a small river. A narrow plank was across the river. The goat was walking on it happily. On the opposite …

The Foolish Fish Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Foolish Fish This Short Story The Foolish Fish is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. In a …

The Farmer and The Golden Duck Not rated yet
The Farmer and The Golden Duck : A farmer had many ducks in his house. One of the ducks would lay a golden egg everyday. He sold the …

The Donkey in Tiger-Skin Clothing Not rated yet
The Donkey in Tiger-Skin Clothing : Once donkey thought he has a good idea. He dressed himself in the skin of a tiger. In this disguise, he …

The Donkey and The Horse Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Donkey and The Horse This Short Story The Donkey and The Horse is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this …

The Donkey and The Dog Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Donkey and The Dog This Short Story The Donkey and The Dog is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. …

The Donkey and The Cotton Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Donkey and The Cotton This Short Story The Donkey and The Cotton is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this …

The Dog and The Shadow Not rated yet
The Dog and The Shadow : A big dog stole a piece of bone from a kitchen. It began to run very fast. It came to a stream. The stream was bridged …

The Diamond Ring Not rated yet
The Diamond Ring : An old man gave his money and gold to his sons. He showed them his diamond ring and said to them, “I am not giving this ring …

The Death of A Man Eater Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Death of A Man Eater This Short Story The Death of A Man Eater is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this …

The Dangerous Helper Not rated yet
A Short Story : The Dangerous Helper This Short Story The Dangerous Helper is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story. …

The Dancing Beauty Not rated yet
The Dancing Beauty : She who dances on the roses, Plays jazz on the jasmines, Hums about the geraniums, Makes the bougainvillea, …

The Curse of The Bullock Not rated yet
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The Cunning Bats Not rated yet
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Good and Evil Not rated yet
Good and Evil : He pushed his wife to save himself from a sinking cruise ship. But the reality is priceless. A cruise ship met with an accident …

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Dara Not rated yet
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Be Helpful : A man and his wife were awakened at 3:00 am by a loud pounding on the door. The man got up and opened the door to a drunken stranger, …

Be Happy Now Not rated yet
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Be Different Not rated yet
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Be content with what you have : Once Tenali Rama saw a man on the road holding a big round shield over his head in the direction of the sun. …

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Angry Snake : A carpenter went home after shutting down his workshop. When he was gone, a poisonous snake entered his workshop. The snake was …

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An Old Man and A Phone Very Heart Touching A Bitter Truth An old man took his phone to a Repair shop. Repairer told that old man that …

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Always Follow Your Heart Not rated yet
Always Follow Your Heart : As a child, Monty Roberts was the son of a horse trainer and moved from stable to stable, from ranch to ranch, training …

Ali-Baba and The Forty Thieves Not rated yet
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Ali Baba and Forty Thieves : Ali Baba, a poor woodcutter, had a rich brother, Kasim, who never shared any of his money with his brother. Instead, …

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A True Servant Not rated yet
A True Servant : A king had a large number of slaves. One of them was very black. He was true to the king. So the king loved him greatly. …

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A Farmer and His Wife Not rated yet
A Farmer and His Wife - A Moral Story A farmer said to his wife, “You are lazy. You work slowly and lethargically. You waste your time." …

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Home Burial Not rated yet
He saw her from the bottom of the stairs Before she saw him. She was starting down, Looking back over her shoulder at some fear. She took a …

Invisible Girl Not rated yet
"A fairy one, I believe," replied the elder sailor, "yet no less a true: it burns in an old tumble-down tower, built on the top of a rock which looks over …

Invisible Girl Not rated yet
She confessed that the long interval and the approach of winter had visited her with dismay; she feared that, as her strength was failing, and her form …

Invisible Girl Not rated yet
Quitting the tower, he wandered in the pine wood that surrounded it, and giving up all thought of solving the mystery, was soon engrossed by thoughts that …

Invisible Girl Not rated yet
This slender narrative has no pretensions on the regularity of a story, or the development of situations and feelings; It is but a slight sketch, delivered …

Trifles Not rated yet
Trifles premiered on August 8, 1916 at the Wharf Theater in Provincetown, MA, the infamous playhouse which launched both Glaspell's and Eugene O'Neill's …

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Once upon a time, there was a beautiful forest. There lived two trees, named Chintu and Pintu, who were brothers. Chintu and Pintu had many friends like …

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Honesty is the best policy There lived a poor but worthy farmer in a village. With the small income of his few acres of land, he used to support …

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A long day ago, there was a deep dark forest. There lived an old woman. She lived alone in hut. She usually had her meal by searching food in the forest. …

Thumbelina Not rated yet
Thumbelina - The Story of Thumbelina Once upon a time . . . there lived a woman who had no children. She dreamed of having a little girl, but time went …

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Once there was a lady who have no child. So, she prayed God for a girl child. So God gave her a pot and said that if she waters it for three days …

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Poor but Honest - Morality Stories for Children. Yes! poor indeed! A little girl selling papers in the streets of a large and busy city. She has no …

On the Way of the Sun Not rated yet
He had journeyed a long way, and was very tired. It seemed like a dream when he stood up after a sleep in the field, and looked over the wall, and …

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He had journeyed a long way, and was very tired. It seemed like a dream when he stood up after a sleep in the field, and looked over the wall, and saw …

Who Will Bell the Cat Not rated yet
There was a certain cat that was troubling the mice and had killed many of them. All the mice met to talk about this big problem. The mice wanted to …

Fish Out of the Water Not rated yet
Even though Fish was a fish like all the other fish around, he felt different. For one thing, he was the only fish ever born who couldn’t swim. …

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Even though Fish was a fish like all the other fish around, he felt different. For one thing, he was the only fish ever born who couldn’t swim. He had …

A Greedy and Cruel King Not rated yet
A long time ago in a distant land, there was a boy who was the son of a cruel king. This king was so cruel that he liked to box the poor boy's ears. …

Why The Sun and the Moon live in the Sky? Not rated yet
Why The Sun and the Moon live in the Sky? Along time ago, the Sun and the Moon were a married couple who lived on the Earth and were great friends …

The Wolf and the Shepherd Not rated yet
The Wolf and the Shepherd : Once, a wolf got into the habit of following a flock of sheep without ever attacking any of them. As a result, after …

The Wolf and The Heron Not rated yet
The Wolf and The Heron : The wolf had swallowed a fish-bone and went to ask the heron to pull it out of his throat. 'I will reward you handsomely …

The Lion, the Wolf and the Fox Not rated yet
The Lion, The Wolf and The Fox: The lion was near to death and all the other animals tried to fawn on him, hoping to be named as his heir. The …

The Weasels and The Mice Not rated yet
The Weasels and The Mice : The weasels and the mice were at war and the mice kept on losing. They thought that this might be due to the fact that …

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The Viper, The Water Snake and The Frog Not rated yet
The Viper, The water snake and the Frog: A viper often went to drink at a pond, which, the water snake claimed as his own. The two snakes decided …

The Two Mules Not rated yet
The Two Mules : Two mules were on the same path. The first, who worked for a miller, was loaded with oats. The other was owned by a banker and was …

The Two Cockerels and The Eagle Not rated yet
The Two Cockerels and The Eagle : There were once two cockerels. Both wanted to rule the roost in the farmyard and they decided to resolve the question, …

The Trusting Shepherd Not rated yet
The Trusting Shepherd : A shepherd used to take his flock of sheep to graze in a meadow. A wolf used to eye his fat sheep. He wanted to eat them. …

The Thankless Snake Not rated yet
The Thankless Snake : Once there was a kind hearted farmer. So many a times, he would help the other farmers in their fields. He used to tend …

The Sun and The Moon Not rated yet
The Sun and The Moon : In the distant past, the moon used to be as bright as the sun. This meant that mankind could not tell day from night, …

The Stolen Horse Not rated yet
The Stolen Horse : Once, a tired traveller, who was riding his horse the whole day, saw a shady grove of trees. He got down and after letting the …

The Stolen Ass Not rated yet
The Stolen Ass : An Arabian farmer realised that his ass, which he had put out to pasture in a meadow, had been stolen. He immediately grabbed …

The Stag and The Lion Not rated yet
The Stag and The Lion : A stag was immensely proud of his majestic set of antlers. Yet, on the other hand, he was extremely dissatisfied with his …

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The Spiteful Gnomes : Once upon a time a woman had a lovely baby, but gnomes stole the child and put in its place a baby gnome in the cradle. …

The Smelly Lion Not rated yet
The Smelly Lion : Once, the lion king fell very ill. Soon a foul smell started to coming out of his body. When the animals came to know that their …

The Brother, The Sister and The Witch Not rated yet
The Brother, The Sister and The Witch A witch found two children playing beside a river and stole them away. They succeeded in escaping one day, but …

The Silly Wolf and the Billy Goat Not rated yet
The Silly Wolf and the Billy Goat : An old wolf was no longer as strong or as cunning as it used to be and the other wolves thought it was just plain …

The Sick Wolf and the Sheep Not rated yet
The Sick Wolf and The Sheep There was once a starving wolf in a sorry state. He had been obliged to flee from a pack of dogs and for many days he …

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The Sick Camel : A camel who lived all alone on the edge of an oasis fell ill and all his relatives and friends visited him there. Since the journey …

The Shop of Grocer Not rated yet
The Shop of Grocer : Charles could not keep count of the times he would stop and look in the window of the grocer's shop. That attractive sight …

The Rose and the Amaranth Not rated yet
The Rose and The Amaranth : Amaranth, which was growing beside a Rose, said none day, 'How beautiful you are, Rose! You are the delight of the …

The Right Bride Not rated yet
The Right Bride : A young shepherd knew three girls who were so beautiful that he did not know which one to marry. So he asked his mother for …

The Princess and the Peas Not rated yet
The Princess and the Peas : One day a young beautiful girl arrived at the palace, claiming she was a princess. The queen had made ready a room …

The Poor Devotee Not rated yet
The Poor Devotee : Once a very poor man lived in a village. He worked very hard the whole day. But the wages of his labour could barely feed …

The Peacock and the Crane Not rated yet
The Peacock and the Crane : The peacock would often laugh at the crane which, according to the peacock, had very drab plumage indeed. 'I am …

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The Patched-Up Boot : Castles, palaces, villas, houses, huts.... how many different types of buildings we live in. Yet! who have been all over …

The Owl and the Seagull Not rated yet
The Owl and the Seagull : An owl and a Seagull went into business together. The owl did not have any money so he borrowed some. The seagull owned …

The Owl and the Nightingale Not rated yet
The Owl and The Nightingale : There was once a nightingale, in a cage by a window, who was in the habit of singing only at night. An owl was …

The Old Woman and the Healer Not rated yet
The Old Woman and the Healer : An old woman whose eyes were inflamed called in a healer and he told her that the eyesight would become faultless …

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The Notorious Animals Not rated yet
The Notorious Animals : Once, a fox and a wolf got into a petty argument. Soon the argument grew into a fierce fight. They decided to go to the …

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The New Moon and tThe Old Moon : We all know that when the moon shines, it brightens the darkness and the darkness retreats. Then the sun comes …

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The Mystery of The Sphinx : Along long time ago, the city of Thebes was guarded by a sphinx, a creature with the head of a woman, the body of a lion …

The Mosquito and the Bull Not rated yet
The Mosquito and The Bull : A mosquito landed on a bull's horn and there it settled down comfortably to make itself at home. Only when it was …

The Monkeys and the Bell Not rated yet
The Monkeys and the Bell : A thief, who was escaping with a stolen bell was killed and eaten by a tiger. The bell was found by the monkeys who …

The Miser and the Beggar Not rated yet
The Miser and the Beggar : A poor man, who was reduced to rags, begged a rich Arab for some clothes; and since he had been asked in the name of …

The Mean Crow Not rated yet
The Mean Crow : Once, two crows Sonu and Manu were close friends. One day, they got into an argument to prove their superiority. To decide …

The Lovelorn Lion and The Peasant Not rated yet
The Lovelorn Lion and The Peasant: A lion was unfortunate enough to fall in love with the beautiful daughter of a peasant and he went to her father …

The Lion and The Ass Not rated yet
The Lion and The Ass : The lion had decided to go hunting and had chosen the ass as his companion, for he had thought of a way to make use of its …

The Lion and His Partners Not rated yet
The Lion and His Partners : The goat, the sheep and the cow went into business with the lion. Just as in every company, it was agreed that costs …

The Jealous Sole Not rated yet
The Jealous Sole : Once upon a time in the sea, there was a loud argument about which fish was the fastest swimmer. The dispute grew so bad tempered …

The Horse and the Wolf Not rated yet
The Horse and the Wolf : Once, a horse was grazing in a field when he saw a wolf approaching. The frightened horse pretended it had a limp. Knowing …

The Honest Woodcutter Not rated yet
The Honest Woodcutter : Inder was so poor that he owned nothing except the axe he needed to earn his living as a woodcutter. One day, by a …

The Hen with the Silver Eggs Not rated yet
The Hen with the Silver Eggs : One day, in an Arabian city, a woman went to the market and bought a beautiful hen. You can imagine her surprise, …

The Hare who got Married Not rated yet
The Hare Who Got Married : A young hare seemed unusually happy so the fox asked him why? 'I'm married,' replied the hare. 'Congratulations! …

The Hare and the Frogs Not rated yet
The Hare and The Frogs : A hare was berating itself for being so afraid all the time and running away from everything. He was just promising …

The Greedy Dog Not rated yet
The Greedy Dog : One day, a dog stole a big piece of meat and proud of his own courage, ran off with it, held tightly in his jaws. He reached …

The Gift of The Fox Not rated yet
The Gift of The Fox : The forest was buzzing with activity. All the animals and birds were dressed in their best. They were all carrying colourfully …

Worthless Obligations Not rated yet
Worthless Obligations : A fat buffalo was busy grazing in a field. She grazed for hours till her stomach was full. The she went to a nearby stream …

Worthless Obligations Not rated yet
Worthless Obligations : A fat buffalo was busy grazing in a field. She grazed for hours till her stomach was full. The she went to a nearby stream …

Who is the Fool? Not rated yet
Who is the Fool? : One day Seth Kishanlal went to the city. In a jewellery shop window, he saw a real diamond. He went inside the shop and asked …

Wealth Spells Trouble Not rated yet
Wealth Spells Trouble. : Once, a rich jeweller and an iron merchant were walking down a path with their donkeys. The jeweller had decorated his …

Vanity of a Crow Not rated yet
Vanity of a Crow : Once, there was a crow that was always brooding about his colour. He thought sadly, "I am so black and ugly. If only I was …

Value of Time Not rated yet
Value of Time : Once, a king and a lazy man named Haria were very good friends. One morning, the king said, "Why don't you do work to earn some …

Tit For Tat 2 Not rated yet
Tit For Tat : One day, a mango vendor stopped near a paan shop and thought, "Oh! I want to eat a paan, but I don't have any money with me." By …

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Tit For Tat Not rated yet
Tit For Tat : A river flew through a forest. Once, a hungry lion came to quench his thirst at the river. As he was drinking water, he spotted …

Thorns and Petals Not rated yet
Thorns and Petals : A small boy was playing in the garden. He saw that the berry plant in the garden was bearing fruits. He kept playing but …

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Worthless Obligations : A fat buffalo was busy grazing in a field. She grazed for hours till her stomach was full. Then she went to a nearby …

Witness of the Merchant Not rated yet
Witness of the Merchant : Once, a merchant arrived in a village for trade. He stopped a farmer and asked the way to an inn. The farmer directed …

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Wisdom of Yashvardhan : Once, a very famous and intelligent scholar Yashvardhan lived in a village. One day, a royal messenger came to the village. …

Who is the Fool? Not rated yet
Who is the Fool? : One day Seth Kishanlal went to the city. In a jewellery shop window, he saw a real diamond. He went inside the shop and asked …

What to Buy? Not rated yet
What to Buy? : One day three penniless friends saw a rupee coin on the road. As the three of them had seen the coin together, each tried to claim …

What is in a Name? Not rated yet
What is in a Name? : Once, a boy named Papak studied in a gurukul. Papak means sinner. So he wanted to change his name. His teacher asked him …

Wealth Spells Trouble Not rated yet
Wealth Spells Trouble. : Once, a rich jeweller and an iron merchant were walking down a path with their donkeys. The jeweller had decorated his …

Vanity of a Crow Not rated yet
Vanity of a Crow : Once, there was a crow that was always brooding about his colour. He thought sadly, "I am so black and ugly. If only I was colourful …

Value of Time Not rated yet
Value of Time : Once, a king and a lazy man named Haria were very good friends. One morning, the king said, "Why don't you do work to earn some …

Tit For Tat 2 Not rated yet
Tit For Tat : One day, a mango vendor stopped near a paan shop and thought, "Oh! I want to eat a paan, but I don't have any money with me." By …

Tit For Tat Not rated yet
Tit For Tat : A river flew through a forest. Once, a hungry lion came to quench his thirst at the river. As he was drinking water, he spotted …

Thorns and Petals Not rated yet
Thorns and Petals : A small boy was playing in the garden. He saw that the berry plant in the garden was bearing fruits. He kept playing but …

Think before you speak Not rated yet
Think before you speak : Once a fairy came to a poor woodcutter and his wife and said, "You have worked hard for so many years. Ask for any three …

The Wrestling Tortoise Not rated yet
The Wrestling Tortoise : Once, a tortoise went to learn wrestling from the rabbit, an expert wrestler. Soon the tortoise had learnt the art and …

The World is Round Not rated yet
The World is Round : One day a priest's one slipper fell into the river. The priest threw the other slipper into the water because he had no …

The Wolf and the Lamb Not rated yet
The Wolf and the Lamb : A wolf spied a lamb who was drinking out of a stream and began to think of an excuse to attack it and eat it. ‘You are …

The White Snake and the Black Snake Not rated yet
The White Snake and the Black Snake : One day, King Solomon was out hunting when he noticed two snakes engaged in a fight. The larger snake was …

The View Point of Lion Not rated yet
The View Point of Lion : Once, a man and a lion were good friends. One day they decided to go and see how a city looked like. The lion lived …

The Value of Position Not rated yet
The Value of Position : Once, a shepherd left his goat to roam free in his house and went away. The goat loved the freedom. She explored the …

The Three Questions Not rated yet
The Three Questions : King Mansingh had the habit of posing puzzles in the royal court. If someone could not answer them, he used to give them punishments. …

The two beggars Not rated yet
The two beggars : Once, a king saw a dirty beggar rubbing his back against the palace gates. He summoned the beggar. Then he asked the beggar, …

The Thankful Eagle Not rated yet
The Thankful Eagle : One day in the forest, a woodcutter heard a strange sound. A bird catcher had spread some grains and a net under a tree. …

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The Tenth Friend Not rated yet
The Tenth Friend : Once, a group of ten foolish boys went to take a dip in the river. They enjoyed themselves in the water. Then the boys got …

The Story of Wells Not rated yet
The Story of Wells : Once upon a time, there was a severe drought in a country. The king sent his soldiers in search of water everywhere. One …

The Smart Dog Not rated yet
The Smart Dog : Once, a farmer and his wife had a flock of sheep. Even after all their efforts, a wolf ate up all the sheep and only one sheep …

The Skin of the Donkey Not rated yet
The Skin of the Donkey : There was once a rich and powerful King who, though old and ugly, made up his head to marry a young, beautiful girl at the …

The Sick Lion and the Prudent Fox Not rated yet
The Sick Lion and the Prudent Fox: When the lion was old and tired realised that, if he still wanted to get enough to eat, he would have to retort …

The Sick Lion Not rated yet
The Sick Lion : Once the lion had very bad indigestion and all the doctors in the forest visited him ‘What bad breathe you have, your majesty!’ exclaimed …

The Servant of a Brahmin Not rated yet
The Servant of a Brahmin : Once, a lazy Brahmin had a lot of fertile land. But he never sowed anything in it, so soon it became barren. Once, …

The Royal Gift Not rated yet
The Royal Gift : Once a poor Brahmin went to the king and said, "Your Majesty, last night, I dreamt that you have been crowned as the king of the …

The Proud Butterfly Not rated yet
The Proud Butterfly : Once, a beautiful, shiny and colourful butterfly was flitting from one flower to another. She saw a baby elephant coming …

The Pleasure of Freedom Not rated yet
The Pleasure of Freedom : Once in a jungle a beautiful golden bird had made her home on a tree. When she sang, shiny pearls fell from her open beak. …

The Pet Dog Not rated yet
The Pet Dog : Once, a man had a pet dog. The faithful and strong dog used to guard the master's factory at night. The master loved him, fed him …

The Ox and the Horse Not rated yet
The Ox and the Horse : The ox and the horse realised that their master was preparing to depart for the war. The horse was very worried when it …

The Only Wish Not rated yet
The Only Wish : Once, a very scholarly Brahmin lived in a city. He had a beautiful house, a loving wife, a lot of wealth and servants. But still …

The New King Not rated yet
The New King : One day, all the animals of the forest gathered together. That day was the Election Day. The birds and animals of the forest were …

The Musical Wolf Not rated yet
The Musical Wolf : A flock of sheep were grazing in a meadow by the edge of a forest. Soon it was evening and they started to move for their home. …

The Monkey and the Fisherman Not rated yet
The Monkey and the Fisherman : Two fishermen were throwing their nets into river and a monkey on the branches of a tree watched their actions with …

The Magical Pot Not rated yet
The Magical Pot : One day a man and his wife were digging the land to sow some seeds. They dug deep, their shovel hit something. They discovered …

The Lion and the Grateful Mouse Not rated yet
The Lion and the Grateful Mouse: A lion was preparing to eat a mouse it had just caught. 'Let me go,' the mouse begged him, 'sooner or later …

The Lazy Birds Not rated yet
The Lazy Birds : Once, two birds named Rinki and Minki lived in a nest. Both of them were very lazy. They always found excuses for not doing …

The Intelligent Wife Not rated yet
The Intelligent Wife : Ramesh was a gambler. His wife Seema was also fed up of her husband's gambling habit. One day Ramesh lost a lot of money …

The Intelligent Enemy Not rated yet
The Intelligent Enemy : King Kalhetu was a cruel and greedy king. He had attacked many of his neighbouring kingdoms and defeated them too. But …

The Hut of a Old Woman Not rated yet
The Hut of a Old Woman : Once, there was a great king named Vikramaditya. One day he saw a beautiful place by the side of a river. He ordered …

The Hotel Owners Not rated yet
The Hotel Owners : Once, three friends decided to start a hotel. They found a small one-star neat looking hotel. They saw it from outside and …

The Four Thieves Not rated yet
The Four Thieves : Once, there was a gang of four thieves. One night they robbed a wealthy merchant's house. But the servants woke up and chased …

The Fox and the Stork Not rated yet
The Fox and the Stork : In order to pay back a debt, the fox had to invite the stork over the dinner, even though he did not really want to. …

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The Flowers from the Moon Not rated yet
The Flowers from the Moon : High in the mountains lived a prince whose great wish was to journey to the moon, because he loved its gentle glow. …

The Miser Not rated yet
The Miser : Once, a miser went to the city to meet his friend. The miser's friend thought of teaching him a lesson. He took him to the market …

The Messenger Donkey Not rated yet
The Messenger Donkey : Once, a jackal was a lion's minister. Everyday the jackal would inform the lion about the prey he might see anywhere. …

The Mad Fisherman Not rated yet
The Mad Fisherman : It was market day in the city and carts and animals had arrived from all over the countryside. There were pedlars and merchants, …

The Jealous Tree Not rated yet
The Jealous Tree : Once, a man's feet struck against a large stone on a path. He picked it up and placed it under a tree. A while later, a painter …

The Intelligent Painter Not rated yet
The Intelligent Painter : Once, a very old and rich woman lived in the town. She was of a rather eccentric nature. Once, she asked a famous …

The Hunting Dog and the Guard Dog Not rated yet
The Hunting Dog and the Guard Dog Aman had two dogs and he trained one as a hunter and another as a guard dog. Whenever the hunting dog caught …

The Hare and the Fox Not rated yet
The Hare and the Fox : “What are you staring at?' said a fox to a hare who was observing him. 'I was wondering,' said the hare, 'if you really …

The Guilty Person Not rated yet
The Guilty Person : Akrarn worked as a servant in a rich man's mansion. He used to do various domestic works. But he had a bad habit. Each …

The Greatest Solution Not rated yet
The Greatest Solution : Once, a poor beggar lived in a village. One day he thought of going to meet the village head to beg for money. When …

The Golden Idol Not rated yet
The Golden Idol : Once, a very rich man came into a bi city to find some chances to expand his business. He went around the markets and business …

The Golden Chance Not rated yet
The Golden Chance : Once the people said to the king, "Your Majesty, nowadays a cheat has been cheating and stealing from us. Please protect us from …

The Fox and Wolf in Court Not rated yet
The Fox and Wolf in Court : The wolf accused the fox of having cheated him. The fox, in turn, accused the wolf of having robbed him. They took …

The Fox and the Snake Not rated yet
The Fox and the Snake : Once, a fox lived in a forest. One fine morning, he was roaming around the forest and he was feeling bored. As he was …

The Fox and The Monkey King Not rated yet
The Fox and The Monkey King All the animals of the forest gathered to elect their new king. They chose the monkey because they were amused by …

The Fourteenth Man Not rated yet
The Fourteenth Man : Mohan was an educated but unemployed young man. So one day, he decided that he would wait at the palace gates for the Prime …

The Foolish Frog Not rated yet
The Foolish Frog : Once there were two frog friends. As they grew up, one of the frogs made his home in the rocks and shrubs that grew by the …

The Enemies Not rated yet
The Enemies : Earlier, the mongoose used to be a poisonous animal. All the animals used to fear him. One day all the animals, discussed how all …

The Foolish Dogs Not rated yet
The Foolish Dogs : Once, there was a rich shepherd. He had a large number of sheep. He trained two fierce dogs to guard his sheep. The dogs were …

The Farmer and His Sons Not rated yet
The Farmer and His Sons : A farmer, who realised that he was on his deathbed, called his sons to him. ‘I am about to leave you,’ he murmured,’ …

The Eagle and the Crow Not rated yet
The Eagle and the Crow : A crow saw an eagle dropped down from the sky on to a lamb, caught it with its claws and flew straight back with it to its …

The Dog of a Hunter Not rated yet
The Dog of a Hunter : Once, a hunter went to the forest to hunt some rabbits. His fierce faithful dog accompanied him. They had both gone on …

The Dog and the Donkey Not rated yet
The Dog and the Donkey : The dog was awakened by a noise, but went back to sleep at once. 'Why don't you bark?' asked the amazed donkey. 'It …

The Dishonest Bear Not rated yet
The Dishonest Bear : Once, the wolf said some insulting words to the lion king during a conversation and ran away. In anger the lion king started …

The Cunning Wolf Not rated yet
The Cunning Wolf : Once, a hungry wolf searched for food all over the forest. He soon reached the edge of the forest. There a stream was flowing. …

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The Cricket and the Ants Not rated yet
The Cricket and the Ants : It was summer and the cricket sat on an ear of wheat happily singing and enjoying the sun. He felt extremely sorry …

The Correct Solution Not rated yet
The Correct Solution : Once, a king wanted to find a wise man to be his Prime Minister. So according to a plan, he made a riddle. "A man has …

The Coconut Not rated yet
The Coconut : Once, a miser went to buy a coconut. The coconut seller asked for ten rupees for one coconut. "I'll pay you five rupees," said …

The Clever Mouse Not rated yet
A small mouse was feeling mischievous. He was in a jolly mood. He jumped around everywhere. Just then, he saw a big bull sleeping under a tree. …

The Clever Merchant Not rated yet
The Clever Merchant : One rainy night, two men entered a guest house to rent rooms. There was only one vacant room. So, both of them had to …

The Clever Jester Not rated yet
The Clever Jester : Once, a jester worked in a royal court. The king who ruled the kingdom respected the jester a lot. The jester was not only …

The Class Monitor Not rated yet
The Class Monitor : All the students were excited because they were going for a picnic. The teacher called Amar and said, "Amar, I appoint you …

The Cat and the Hens Not rated yet
The Cat and the Hens : A cat had heard that all the hens in a chicken coop had fallen ill. He had been thinking for a long time of a way to get …

The Caged Monkey Not rated yet
The Caged Monkey : Once there was a poor man. He owned a monkey. The monkey used to display a variety of tricks. He worked hard the whole …

The Bell on the Cat Not rated yet
The Bell on the Cat : Several centuries ago, the mice called a meeting to consider their sad situation. All the speakers agreed on the fact …

The Art of Telling-Truth Not rated yet
The art of telling-Truth : A rich merchant was a heart patient. The doctor had instructed all that he should not be alarmed at any cost. …

Sweet Truth Not rated yet
Sweet Truth : It was the lion king's birthday. All the birds and animals preened themselves as best as they could. Then with gifts, they all …

Snake among The Frogs Not rated yet
Snake among the Frogs : Once, a large number of frogs lived happily in a well. One day, two frogs got involved into a fierce fight. The other …

Self-Help Not rated yet
Self-Help : Once, a rich merchant left his city to go to another country for trade. He went aboard a large ship. He was carrying trunks full …

Selecting the Treasurer Not rated yet
Selecting the Treasurer : Once, the old treasurer of a king died. Now the king wanted an honest treasurer to take care of the royal treasury. …

Seeking Contentment Not rated yet
Seeking Contentment : One day Mohan met Sohan. He asked, "Sohan, what's up? You look so happy?" "Yes," said Sohan. "I got married recently.” …

Revenge of Fox Not rated yet
Revenge of Fox : Once a hungry fox entered a village. He went near a field with large juicy pumpkins. He looked around and saw no one around. …

Pride takes a fall Not rated yet
Pride takes a fall. : On a roadside stood a tall and big banyan tree. It was a home to many squirrels and birds. Just by its side stood the green …

Prayers of the Potter Not rated yet
Prayers of the Potter : Once there was a potter, who made earthen pots. He had a good business but sometimes people complained that his pots …

Powers of the Hermit Not rated yet
Powers of the Hermit : Once, a hermit lived in a forest. He meditated for many years. Gods were so happy with his devotion that they gave him …

Plan of Kishan Not rated yet
Plan of Kishan : Kishan was a poor farmer. One of his oxen died. Kishan decided to sell the other ox to a friend in the city. As Kishan was …

Patience Pays Not rated yet
Patience Pays : Once, a king had announced that anyone who wanted the post of personal assistant must meet him. Many people gathered in the palace. …

Oversmartness of Amit Not rated yet
Oversmartness of Amit : Amit had to leave Delhi and go to Mumbai. When he reached the railway station, the train was filled with passengers. …

Never blame God Not rated yet
Never blame God. : Once, there was a large forest. A variety of trees and plants grew there. There were oak, seesham, walnut, apple, neem and …

Maria the Foolish Girl Not rated yet
Maria the Foolish Girl : Maria was a girl, who always forgetting things. She was very careless. She used to lose a lot of toys, pencils, colours …

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Look where you walk Not rated yet
Look where you walk. : Once, there was a very famous astrologer. Day and night he kept himself busy studying the positions of the Sun, Moon, …

Long Trunk of Elephant Not rated yet
Long Trunk of Elephant : A long, long time ago, the elephants had a small trunk. It was not as long as it is now. One day an elephant saw a crocodile …

Lesson of the Camel Not rated yet
Lesson of the Camel : A camel lived in a forest. He had a very bad habit of teasing or insulting other animals for their appearance. He would …

Kindness of the farmer Not rated yet
Kindness of the farmer : Once, a king's army was going back after a battle. Their food supplies got finished. The king asked his soldiers to …

Khichdi by Ramu Not rated yet
Khichdi by Ramu : Once, Ramu felt very ill. The doctor asked him to eat khichdi (an Indian dish). Ramu had a bad memory. To remember this, he …

Justice of the Qazi Not rated yet
Justice of the Qazi : Once, a just Qazi lived in Baghdad. One day a strange case was put before him. Three brothers came to him and said, "Our …

Justice Not rated yet
Justice : Once, a cruel man killed a rich merchant. After the killing, as he was trying to escape from the dead merchant's house, he was seen …

How deserts are formed Not rated yet
How deserts are formed? : On the day of creation, the whole world was one huge garden of flowers. The Lord, however, called man to him and gave …

How Cats became pets Not rated yet
How Cats became pets? : Long before today the cat lived in the jungle. She always wanted to be friends with the strongest animal. Once she observed …

Hawk and Nightingale Not rated yet
Hawk and Nightingale : On a pleasant evening in spring, the breeze was blowing gently. The cool weather made a nightingale very happy. She …

Green Gold Not rated yet
Green Gold : Rima was a beggar girl. One day a lady gave her some saplings and seeds of flower plants instead of alms and said, 'Plant these saplings …

Gold for Rahman Not rated yet
Gold for Rahman : Once, Rahman was sitting outside his hut on a hill watching the beautiful sun set. Just then, he saw something shining at a …

God of Kanhayya Not rated yet
God of Kanhayya : Kanhayya was poor but a generous man. Once he invited three of his friends for lunch. But there was nothing left in his house …

God is Merciful Not rated yet
God is Merciful. : A king had a large orchard. He had got a variety of fruit trees planted there. He employed a skilled gardener to take care …

God and Man Not rated yet
God and Man : God created animals. Some animals could run very fast. To some, he gave unusual size and strength. He made some flying creatures …

Gain or Loss Not rated yet
Gain or Loss : It was summer and there were many instances of power failures. Ramesh wanted to be prepared for this, so he went to a shop. He …

For A Rupee Not rated yet
For A Rupee : One day Golu was passing through a forest at night. As he was walking, a gang of dacoits surrounded him. They had knives and daggers …

Final Punishment Not rated yet
Final Punishment : Once, a rich and greedy man fell seriously ill. He called many learned doctors to treat him but no one could give him proper …

Faith in God Not rated yet
Faith in God : Mansukh Lal was a hardworking man. Initially he believed in God and attributed his success to God. He became a successful businessman. …

Failure of cruel wolf Not rated yet
Failure of cruel wolf : Once, a very fierce and cruel wolf lived in a forest. One year, there was a severe drought all over the country. There …

Everyone is Important Not rated yet
Everyone is Important. : The lion king was busy appointing various animals at different posts. The cheetah had been made the army commander because …

Everyone is Important Not rated yet
Everyone is Important. : The lion king was busy appointing various animals at different posts. The cheetah had been made the army commander because …

Dream comes true Not rated yet
Dream comes true. : Once, poor Bhiku went to Bansi Lal's shop. Bansi Lal asked Bhiku, "Why are you standing here like this?" Bhiku said, "Last …

Doctor Croaky Not rated yet
Doctor Croaky : One day a frog left the pond of the village and hopped to a lake in a nearby forest. He went to the forest to make his new home …

Do you know Swimming? Not rated yet
Do you know swimming? : Once, a miser priest used to keep teasing people, "Oh! You don't know how to do this task properly. You know nothing about …

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Do what you say Not rated yet
Do what you say. : Once, a poor and lonely old man lived in a small village. Many a times, he would say, "I have no family. It would be better …

Different Ways Not rated yet
Different Ways : Once, an aged man was going to attend a religious gathering. A young man left his home to go and meet his fiancée. As they went …

Cure for The King Not rated yet
Cure for The King : Once there was a very lazy king. He hardly did any physical activity. As a result he started staying ill. He called the …

Cleverness of Mohit Not rated yet
Cleverness of Mohit : Once, Mohit and his younger brother Sumit were alone at home. Suddenly, two men got in to the house and said, "We are your …

Clever Monu Not rated yet
Clever Monu : Monu was a small boy. He was very naughty, clever and witty. His witty replies amazed everyone. One day Monu's mother sent him to …

Clever Farmer Not rated yet
Clever Farmer : One night a clever farmer was returning home from a cattle fair. He bought a buffalo from there. As he passed through a dense …

Character Remain Same Not rated yet
Character Remain Same. : Once, a cat saw a smart young boy. The cat fell in love with him. She wished that she could marry him. But how could …

Blame Not rated yet
Blame : One day a man went for a walk on the beach. He saw that a ship full of passengers struck a rock and capsized in the sea. The ship …

Better than Ministers Not rated yet
Better than Ministers : One day a poor washer man loaded the clothes on his donkey's back. Then he also sat on the donkey. On the way, some people …

Aman Learns a Lesson Not rated yet
Aman Learns a Lesson : Aman was a good and obedient boy. His parents loved him very much. But Aman had one bad habit. He ate a lot of sweets and …

Advice of The Goat Not rated yet
Advice of the Goat : Once, a villager owned a donkey and a goat. He used the donkey to carry loads of articles from the village to the city where …

Ability of The Coward Not rated yet
Ability of the Coward : Once, a coward lived in a village. Even the smallest sound would scare him. One day the royal messenger announced in the …

A Priceless Lesson Not rated yet
A Priceless Lesson : Once upon a time, a student named Rakesh lived in an ashram. Every night he used to jump over the ashram's boundary wall …

A Lesson Not rated yet
A Lesson : Bittoo was a very naughty boy. One day he sat atop a tree with his catapult. Just then, he saw the priest of the village temple passing …

Proverb Stories Not rated yet
Proverb Stories in English • A bad workman always blames his tools. • A burnt child dreads the fire • Actions speak louder than Words. …

You can not judge a book by its cover. Not rated yet
You can not judge a book by its cover. : This proverb means that it is not right to judge someone or something merely by appearance. Just because …

You Can Lead a Horse to Water but You Can not Make it Drink Not rated yet
You Can Lead a Horse to Water but You Can not Make it Drink.: The proverb stresses the fact that the learned and the wise are always witting to help …

Where there is a will there is a way Not rated yet
Where there is a will there is a way. : This proverb is very important to every one of us since it drives across a very important truth - if we have …

Unity is Strength Not rated yet
Unity is Strength.: We can overcome even the toughest problems if every one of us unite and work together. A King can conquer an enemy only if …

The pen is mightier than the sword Not rated yet
The Pen is Mightier than the Sword.: The Power of a pen is Mightier than the Sword. The power that the written word carries is far more harmful …

Too many cooks spoil the broth Not rated yet
Too many cooks spoil the broth.: If too many people are invoked in cooking a particular dish each might add a different ingredient which, in the end, …

The leopard can not change his spots Not rated yet
The leopard can not change his spots. This proverb means that one cannot change one’s basic nature. A leopard cannot take away the spots it has. …

The grass is greener on the other side of the fence Not rated yet
The grass is greener on the other side of the fence.: The grass always look green from afar. Only when you go closer will you realize that it is …

The end justifies the means Not rated yet
The end justifies the means.: At times certain problems can be solved only by following wrong or unfair means. Although it could appear to be …

The Early Bird Catches the Worm Not rated yet
The Early Bird Catches the Worm. The proverb literally means that when there are many birds vying with each other to catch a single worm, the bird …

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Stitch in Time Saves Nine Not rated yet
Stitch in Time Saves Nine.: This proverb simply means that it requires only a few stitches to repair a small tear in a garment. But if you ignore …

Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child Not rated yet
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child. Parents have to be strict when it comes to instilling good values in their children. If they are soft, the …

Self-help is the Best Help Not rated yet
Self-help is the Best Help. We must at all times try to help ourselves and not wait for others to come to our aid. When we put in our best efforts, …

Pride goes Before a Fall Not rated yet
Pride goes Before a Fall.: People are never fond of anyone who is proud, over confident or over bearing. It is better to be humble than to have …

Opportunity knocks only once Not rated yet
Opportunity knocks only once.: We must make the best use of an opportunity when it comes our way. We may not get a second chance. So we have to …

Necessity is the mother of invention Not rated yet
Necessity is the mother of invention.: History has proved that great inventions have always been made in emergency situations. When a grave necessity …

Many hands many work light Not rated yet
Many hands many work light. When efforts are taken by all of us to solve a problem, it becomes ready easy. When many of us handle a task, however …

Make hay while the sun shines Not rated yet
Make hay while the sun shines. We can dry grass and make it into hay only when the sun shines. Hay cannot he made in the rainy season. It …

Look Before you Leap Not rated yet
Look Before you Leap. It is very wrong to take hasty decisions. We must always look at the advantages and disadvantages before attempting any …

It takes a thief to catch a thief Not rated yet
It takes a thief to catch a thief. In order to catch a thief or a criminal we must know how their mind works. Only then we can trick them into being …

If you want a friend be a friend Not rated yet
If You want a friend be a friend.: If we are kind to people they will also be kind to us. If we think of harming others through bad deeds, we …

Honey catches more flies than vinegar does Not rated yet
Honey catches more flies than vinegar does. The essence of this proverb is… you only get back what you give. Being good and doing good to others …

Honesty is the Best Policy Not rated yet
Honesty is the Best Policy. : Being honest at all times is the best policy to follow in life. Speaking the truth may at times put you through …

He who Who Plays with fire Gets Burnt Not rated yet
He who Who Plays with fire Gets Burnt. Fire is a dangerous and powerful element that is to be dealt with cautiously. Anyone who tries to play …

Fools rush Where Angels fear to Tread Not rated yet
Fools rush Where Angels fear to Tread.: Wise people will never venture into anything dangerous. But foolish people never heed to the advice of …

Failures are the stepping stones to success Not rated yet
Failures are the stepping stones to success. : Failures should not be seen as isolated events. They should be seen as a process - that is a part …

Half a loaf is Better than None Not rated yet
Half a loaf is Better than None. Contentment is the essence of a harmonious life. When you are greedy we wish to possess more things. In the process …

Forewarned is Forearmed Not rated yet
Forewarned is Forearmed. : When we are aware that something dangerous is going to happen, we can prepare ourselves to face it and tide over the danger. …

Experience is the best teacher Not rated yet
Experience is the best teacher - A proverb story This proverb reiterates the fact that we can learn a lot of useful lessons from our own experiences. …

Every Dog has His Day Not rated yet
Every Dog has His Day.: This proverb simply denotes the fact that one cannot take away the success of another. Each one has a talent and deserves …

Every Cloud has a Silver Lining Not rated yet
Every Cloud has a Silver Lining. : The proverb conveys the message that one has to stay positive at all times and never lose hope at any cost. …

Do not Dig Your grave with Your Own Knife and Fork Not rated yet
Do not Dig Your grave with Your Own Knife and Fork.: We must not allow what we say or do to turn against us or create problems for us. Our actions …

Do not cross your bridges before you come to them Not rated yet
Do not cross your bridges before you come to them.: This proverb means that we should not worry about problems until the time when they actually come …

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched Not rated yet
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. : If we have a basketful of eggs, there is no guarantee that all the eggs will hatch into chickens. …

Despair gives Courage to a Coward Not rated yet
Despair gives Courage to a Coward. : Most of the time, we do not realize the talent that is within us. Certain situations help to bring out these …

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Cheaters Never Prosper Not rated yet
Cheaters Never Prosper.: History and experience tell us that any one who tries to covet what belongs to others never lives happily and always suffer …

Bird in Hand is worth two in the Bush Not rated yet
Bird in Hand is worth two in the Bush. This proverb literally means that if you have one bird in hand be content with it. Don't try to grab the …

Better to get an egg a day than a hen tomorrow Not rated yet
Better to get an egg a day than a hen tomorrow.: The value of an egg that you get today is higher than a hen that you may or may not get in the future. …

Better Safe than Sorry Not rated yet
Better Safe than Sorry.: This proverb means that it is always better to refrain from taking rash decisions. Every situation needs to be looked …

Better be alone than in bad company Not rated yet
Better be alone than in bad company.: It is better to be called a loner than to be labeled as a bad person. It is better off to be without any …

As you sow so shall you reap Not rated yet
As you sow so shall you reap. : The quality of the seeds that you sow determines the quality of the crops that you harvest. If the seeds are of superior …

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure Not rated yet
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. : This proverb stresses the fact that it is easier to prevent a problem than to spend time / money …

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy Not rated yet
All work and no play makes Jack A Dull Boy. : This proverb stresses the fact that one should have a balanced life. Too much of work or study without …

All that Glitters is not Gold Not rated yet
All that Glitters is not Gold. : Anything that is bright and shining need not necessarily be made of gold. Certain things appear to be valuable but …

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All is well that ends well. This proverb conveys the fact that there is a solution to every problem. We have to try our best to solve that problem. …

A Fault confessed is half redressed Not rated yet
A Fault confessed is half redressed.: All of us commit mistakes knowingly and unknowingly. When we do it knowingly and hurt others, we must definitely …

A burnt child dreads the fire Not rated yet
A burnt child dreads the fire. This proverb goes to say that anyone who has had a bad experience will be scared and will stay away from things connected …

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A bad workman always blames his tools. The meaning of this proverb is ….our success does not depend on what Kind of tools we have but how we use them. …

Why the Sun and the Moon live in the Sky? Not rated yet
Why the Sun and the Moon live in the Sky? Along time ago, the Sun and the Moon were a married couple who lived on the Earth and were great friends …

Wish of the Lion Not rated yet
Wish of the Lion : Once, a fierce lion lived in a forest. A woodcutter with his wife and their beautiful daughter Rupa lived in a small hut by the …

The Wolf and the Shepherd Not rated yet
The Wolf and the Shepherd : Once, a wolf got into the habit of following a flock of sheep without ever attacking any of them. As a result, after …

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The Wolf and the Heron : The wolf had swallowed a fishbone and went to ask the heron to pull it out of his throat. 'I will reward you handsomely …

The Lion, the Wolf and the Fox Not rated yet
The Lion, the Wolf and the Fox The lion was near to death and all the other animals tried to fawn on him, hoping to be named as his heir. The …

The Weasels and the Mice Not rated yet
The Weasels and the Mice : The weasels and the mice were at war and the mice kept on losing. They thought that this might be due to the fact …

The Viper, the Water Snake and the Frog Not rated yet
The Viper, the Water Snake and the Frog: A viper often went to drink at a pond, which, the water snake claimed as his own. The two snakes decided …

The two Mules Not rated yet
The two Mules : Two mules were on the same path. The first, who worked for a miller, was loaded with oats. The other was owned by a banker and …

The two Friends Not rated yet
The two Friends : John and James were two friends who were crossing a forest when suddenly they stumbled across a huge black bear. Imagine how terrified …

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The Two Cockerels and the Eagle: There were once two cockerels. Both wanted to rule the roost in the farmyard and they decided to resolve the question, …

The Trusting Shepherd Not rated yet
The Trusting Shepherd : A shepherd used to take his flock of sheep to graze in a meadow. A wolf used to eye his fat sheep. He wanted to eat them. …

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The Thankless Snake : Once there was a kind hearted farmer. So many a times, he would help the other farmers in their fields. He used to tend …

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The Sun and the Moon Not rated yet
The Sun and the Moon : In the distant past, the moon used to be as bright as the sun. This meant that mankind could not tell day from night, …

The Stolen Horse Not rated yet
The Stolen Horse: Once, a tired traveller, who was riding his horse the whole day, saw a shady grove of trees. He got down and after letting the …

The Stolen Ass Not rated yet
The Stolen Ass : An Arabian farmer realized that his ass, which he had put out to pasture in a meadow, had been stolen. He immediately grabbed a …

The Stag and the Lion Not rated yet
The Stag and the Lion : A stag was immensely proud of his majestic set of antlers. Yet, on the other hand, he was extremely dissatisfied with his …

The Spiteful Gnomes Not rated yet
The Spiteful Gnomes : Once upon a time a woman had a lovely baby, but gnomes stole the child and put in its place a baby gnome in the cradle. …

The Smelly Lion Not rated yet
The Smelly Lion : Once, the lion king fell very ill. Soon a foul smell started to coming out of his body. When the animals came to know that …

The Brother, the Sister and the Witch Not rated yet
The Brother, the Sister and the Witch A witch found two children playing beside a river and stole them away. They succeeded in escaping one day, but …

The Silly Wolf and the Billy Goat Not rated yet
The Silly Wolf and the Billy Goat An old wolf was no longer as strong or as cunning as it used to be and the other wolves thought it was just plain …

The Sick Wolf and the Sheep Not rated yet
The Sick Wolf and the Sheep: There was once a starving wolf in a sorry state. He had been obliged to flee from a pack of dogs and for many days he …

The Sick Camel Not rated yet
The Sick Camel : A camel who lived all alone on the edge of an oasis fell ill and all his relatives and friends visited him there. Since the journey …

The Shop of Grocer Not rated yet
The Shop of Grocer : Charles could not keep count of the times he would stop and look in the window of the grocer's shop. That attractive sight …

The Rose and the Amaranth Not rated yet
The Rose and the Amaranth: Amaranth, which was growing beside a Rose, said none day, 'How beautiful you are, Rose! You are the delight of the gods …

The right bride Not rated yet
The Right Bride : A young shepherd knew three girls who were so beautiful that he did not know which one to marry. So he asked his mother for …

The Princess and the peas Not rated yet
The Princess and The Peas : One day a young beautiful girl arrived at the palace, claiming she was a princess. The queen had made ready a room …

The Poor devotee Not rated yet
The poor Devotee : Once a very poor man lived in a village. He worked very hard the whole day. But the wages of his labour could barely feed his …

The Peacock and the Crane Not rated yet
The Peacock and The Crane : The peacock would often laugh at the crane which, according to the peacock, had very drab plumage indeed. 'I am dressed …

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The Patched-Up Boot : Castles, palaces, villas, houses, huts.... how many different types of buildings we live in. Yet! who have been all over …

The Owl and the Seagull Not rated yet
The Owl and the Seagull : An owl and a Seagull went into business together. The owl did not have any money so he borrowed some. The seagull owned …

The Owl and the nightingale Not rated yet
The Owl and the nightingale: There was once a nightingale, in a cage by a window, who was in the habit of singing only at night. An owl was puzzled …

The Old Woman and the healer Not rated yet
The Old Woman and the healer: An old woman whose eyes were inflamed called in a healer and he told her that the eyesight would become faultless again, …

The Notorious animals Not rated yet
The Notorious animals : Once, a fox and a wolf got into a petty argument. Soon the argument grew into a fierce fight. They decided to go to the …

The New Moon and the old moon Not rated yet
The New Moon and The Old Moon: We all know that when the moon shines, it brightens the darkness and the darkness retreats. Then the sun comes …

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The Mystery of The Sphinx : Along long time ago, the city of Thebes was guarded by a sphinx, a creature with the head of a woman, the body of a lion …

The Mosquito and the bull Not rated yet
The Mosquito and the bull : A mosquito landed on a bull's horn and there it settled down comfortably to make itself at home. Only when it was …

The Monkeys and the bell Not rated yet
The Monkeys and the bell : A thief, who was escaping with a stolen bell was killed and eaten by a tiger. The bell was found by the monkeys who …

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The Miser and the beggar Not rated yet
The Miser and the beggar : A poor man, who was reduced to rags, begged a rich Arab for some clothes; and since he had been asked in the name of Allah, …

The Mean Crow Not rated yet
The Mean Crow : Once, two crows Sonu and Manu were close friends. One day, they got into an argument to prove their superiority. To decide who …

The Lovelorn Lion and the Peasant Not rated yet
The Lovelorn Lion and The Peasant: A lion was unfortunate enough to fall in love with the beautiful daughter of a peasant and he went to her father …

The Lion and the Ass Not rated yet
The Lion and the Ass : The lion had decided to go hunting and had chosen the ass as his companion, for he had thought of a way to make use of its …

The Lion and his partners Not rated yet
The Lion and His Partners : The goat, the sheep and the cow went into business with the lion. Just as in every company, it was agreed that costs and …

The jealous sole Not rated yet
The Jealous Sole : Once upon a time in the sea, there was a loud argument about which fish was the fastest swimmer. The dispute grew so bad tempered …

The horse and the wolf Not rated yet
The horse and the wolf : Once, a horse was grazing in a field when he saw a wolf approaching. The frightened horse pretended it had a limp. Knowing …

The Honest Woodcutter Not rated yet
The Honest Woodcutter : Inder was so poor that he owned nothing except the axe he needed to earn his living as a woodcutter. One day, by a stroke …

The Hen with the silver eggs Not rated yet
The Hen with the silver eggs: One day, in an Arabian city, a woman went to the market and bought a beautiful hen. You can imagine her surprise, …

The hare who got married Not rated yet
The Hare Who Got Married : A young hare seemed unusually happy so the fox asked him why? 'I'm married,' replied the hare. 'Congratulations! …

The Hare and the frogs Not rated yet
The Hare and the frogs : A hare was berating itself for being so afraid all the time and running away from everything. He was just promising …

The greedy dog Not rated yet
The greedy dog : One day, a dog stole a big piece of meat and proud of his own courage, ran off with it, held tightly in his jaws. He reached …

The gift of the fox Not rated yet
The gift of the fox : The forest was buzzing with activity. All the animals and birds were dressed in their best. They were all carrying colourfully …

The Frog and the Ox Not rated yet
The Frog and The Ox : A frog decided to become as big as an ox. So it began to breathe in and in and every time it swallowed more air, it did …

The Frightened Cake Not rated yet
The Frightened Cake : Once, there was a mother who was always baking cakes for her children. One day she prepared a cake with so much love that …

The fox without tail Not rated yet
The fox without tail : A fox lost her tail in a trap and was ashamed of her loss. It seemed extremely unfair to her that she alone should lack a …

The Fox and the Woodcutter Not rated yet
The Fox and The Woodcutter Long ago, a fox which was being chased by hunters took refuge in the house of a woodcutter and asked him to conceal her. …

The Fox and the Turtle Not rated yet
The Fox and The Turtle : For want of a better meal, a starving fox once captured a turtle, but it could not manage to breakthrough the solid shell …

The Fox and the Grapes Not rated yet
The Fox and the Grapes : There was once a fox with an empty stomach who went in search of something to eat. He chanced upon a vineyard where large …

The Fox and the Geese Not rated yet
The Fox and the Geese : A fox jumped into a flock of geese, ready to eat them all. Feeling generous, he thought he would grant them a last desire. …

Reynard the fox and the Eels Not rated yet
Reynard the fox and the Eels A fisherman was returning home after a day by the river with his cart full of eels. Reynard the fox saw him and immediately …

The Fox and the Crow Not rated yet
The Fox and The Crow : One day a fox came across a crow who was perched on a branch with a piece of cheese in its beak. Immediately, the fox …

The Forest King goes to War Not rated yet
The Forest King goes to War King lion was getting ready to go to war and called all the other animals. But his ministers asked him to dismiss …

The Foolish Friends Not rated yet
The Foolish Friends : Once a mouse and a frog were close friends. They spent most of their time together. When the frog would go back to the …

The Fisherman and his flute Not rated yet
The Fisherman and his flute: There was once a fisherman who was also an excellent flute player. One day he took his flute and a fish basket, jumped …

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The Fearful Hunter and the woodcutter Not rated yet
The Fearful Hunter and The Woodcutter: Do you know that many men are very brave while they are talking and are very scared when the time comes to …

The Father and His Daughters Not rated yet
The Father and His Daughters: Aman had two daughters. One was married to a poor farmer. The other was married to a potter. Once the father went …

The Faithful Mongoose Not rated yet
The Faithful Mongoose : Indu and Lav were a young Indian couple and they had a beautiful baby boy. One day, Indu said to her husband: 'You must …

The Eagle and the woodcutter Not rated yet
The Eagle and the woodcutter: Once, a woodcutter found an eagle which was caught in a trap. He was so taken with the beauty and the majesty of the …

The Donkey in the Lion's Skin Not rated yet
The Donkey in the Lion's Skin: A donkey disguised itself by dressing up as a lion and then went around spreading terror amongst the other animals. …

The donkey and the grasshopper Not rated yet
The Donkey and the grasshopper: A poor donkey was not happy with his voice. One summer day, while grazing in a field, he was captivated by the …

The dog with the little bell Not rated yet
The dog with the little bell : There was once a dog which had the bad habit of biting anyone who came within its reach. For this reason, its …

The Dog, the Cockerel and the Fox Not rated yet
The Dog, the Cockerel and the Fox: A dog and a cockerel who met while on a journey decided to travel together. Night fell. The cockerel went to …

The distracted Astronomer Not rated yet
The distracted Astronomer : An astronomer was in the habit of going out every night to observe the stars. But no sooner he was outdoors, he was …

The clever barber Not rated yet
The clever barber : One day, a barber was going to the next village. On the way he had to pass through a forest full of wild animals. Suddenly …

The Cat and the Old Mouse Not rated yet
The Cat and the Old Mouse : A black cat happened to wander into a warehouse where mice lived. 'This is the place for me,' thought the cat. 'I'll …

The Cockerel, the Cat and the Mouse Not rated yet
The Cockerel, the Cat and the Mouse: An inexperienced little mouse set off on a journey. He came across a cockerel. Never having seen one before, …

The butcher and the thieves Not rated yet
The Butcher and The Thieves Two thieves went into a butcher's shop. While one was waiting to be served, the other one stole some sausages off a plate …

The Brave Hunter Not rated yet
The Brave Hunter : Once, a hunter lived in a village. He used to boast of his brave hunting trips to the villagers. The villagers respected him a …

The Brainy Donkey Not rated yet
The Brainy Donkey : Once, a donkey was grazing at the edge of the village. He was so lost in eating the sweet green grass that he wandered into the …

The Boastful Athlete Not rated yet
The Boastful Athlete : There was once a very loud-mouthed and ambitious athlete who was not, however, very talented. One day, tired of being booed …

The Bird Doctor Not rated yet
The Bird Doctor : Once there was a man who loved birds a lot. He made an aviary. It was a large cage in which the birds could live and even fly …

Teeth of the Elephant Not rated yet
Teeth of the Elephant : Once a hungry mouse found a small nut. He started to bite into it but its cover was hard and thick. The mouse's tiny …

The Sun and the Wind Not rated yet
The Sun and The Wind : To see which was the stronger, the sun and the wind challenged each other to strip the clothes from the first passerby. …

Stupid Catherine Not rated yet
Stupid Catherine : When Stupid Catherine went out, she often forgot to close the door behind her. One day, she had to go out of the house to …

Silly Catherine Not rated yet
Silly Catherine : One day silly little Catherine went for a walk in the woods. When she reached the lake, she decided to eat, but then grew tired …

Save the Green Earth Not rated yet
Save the Green Earth : God created this whole wonderful world. He made it beautiful, happy and green. There were large green fields with grass …

Riddle of Poppy Not rated yet
Riddle of Poppy : A beautiful woman had been transformed by a witch into a poppy in a field. Each evening, she returned to normal and was allowed …

Redfeathers the Hen Not rated yet
Redfeathers The Hen : Redfeathers, the hen, was so-called because all her feathers were red. One day the fox caught sight of her in the farmyard …

Pot of the Friend Not rated yet
Pot of the Friend : A woman was asked to borrow a pot from her friend and handed it back the next morning together with a much smaller pot. 'It …

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Metabo and Camille Not rated yet
Metabo and Camille : King Metabo was a famous javelin thrower. One day he went out hunting with his young daughter, Camille. All of a sudden …

Man and the Wolf Not rated yet
Man and The Wolf : The wolf boasted that he was the strongest animal. The fox disagreed. 'Man in his prime is stronger!' 'Introduce me to one and …

Lazy Monu Not rated yet
Lazy Monu : Once, a lazy rabbit named Monu lived in a forest. He never did any work at home. He walked and hopped slowly. He never reached anywhere …

Horse and the Donkey Not rated yet
Horse and The Donkey : Once, a brave soldier had a swift horse and a hard working donkey. He used the horse during the battles. The donkey he …

Help Yourself Not rated yet
Help Yourself : Once, two mice entered a dairy. As they were looking for something to eat, they slipped and fell into a large-drum full of milk. …

Fruits of Labour Not rated yet
Fruits of Labour : Once, a very lazy boy named Ramu lived in a small village. He spent all his time loitering around and was always busy in daydreaming. …

Friend of the rabbit Not rated yet
Friend of the rabbit : One day, a rabbit was taking a stroll in the evening. He was busy enjoying the light breeze and the bounty of nature. …

Friend of the rabbit Not rated yet
Friend of the rabbit : One day, a rabbit was taking a stroll in the evening. He was busy enjoying the light breeze and the bounty of nature. …

Faults of the people Not rated yet
Faults of The People : According to a Greek legend, when men were created, the great god Zeus gave each one a gift of two bags. One bag was full …

Father Christmas and his workshop Not rated yet
Father Christmas and his workshop: At his workshop at the North Pole, Father Christmas works all year round to make the toys that children all over …

Challenge of Crow Not rated yet
Challenge of Crow : Two crows challenged each other to see which of them could fly highest, whilst carrying a sack of the same size. The first …

Bondo the wolf and the Stray Dog Not rated yet
Bondo the wolf and the stray dog. Poor old Bondo, the wolf, was always getting into trouble. But when he met a stray dog, chased away from home and …

Aldebaran and the Celestial Camels Not rated yet
Aldebaran and the Celestial Camels. Aldebaran, the most luminous star in the constellation of Taurus, fell in love with Electra, the most beautiful …

You are priceless to those who love you Not rated yet
You are priceless to those who love you. : A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, “Who …

You are far more precious than diamonds and pearls Not rated yet
You are far more precious than diamonds and pearls. : If memory serves me correctly, I was wearing a little white tank top and a short black skirt. …

You are Beautiful Not rated yet
You are Beautiful. : It’s a phrase that my mother uses a lot. I used to wonder, “How in the world can Mother call them beautiful?” I am a logical, …

Words and Actions should be the Same Not rated yet
Words and Actions should be the Same. : There once was a boy who loved eating sweets. He always asked for sweets from his father. His father was …

When the winds blow Not rated yet
When The Winds Blow…: Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant …

What is a Family? Not rated yet
What is A Family? : A man came home from work late, tired and irritated to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door. SON : “Daddy, …

Wealth and Love and Success Not rated yet
Wealth and Love and Success : A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize …

Weakness or Strength Not rated yet
Weakness or Strength : Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of one 10-year-old boy who …

True Wealth Not rated yet
True Wealth : One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the purpose of showing his son how the poor people …

To tell the Truth Not rated yet
To Tell The Truth….: “Who did this?” asked my teacher. Thirty children tried to think about not only what they had done, but also what our teacher …

They are not in need of your presents Not rated yet
They are not in need of your presents: Abdullah Ibn Masud had been one of the dose companions of the Holy Prophet and had developed into being a distinguished …

The wolf in clothing of a sheep Not rated yet
The wolf in clothing of a sheep : A Wolf found great difficulty in getting at the sheep owing to the vigilance of the shepherd and his dogs. But …

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The wolf and the lamb Not rated yet
The wolf and the lamb : A lamb was grazing with a flock of sheep one day. She soon found some sweet grass at the edge of the field. Farther and …

The travelers and the plane tree Not rated yet
The travelers and the plane tree : Two men were walking along one summer day. Soon it became too hot to go any further and, seeing a large plane tree …

Wise Men Not rated yet
Wise Men : One day some wise men who were going about the country trying to find answers to some of the great questions of their time came to Nasreddin’s …

The three tows Not rated yet
The three cows : There was a green and fresh pasture in which three cows lived - a white cow, a black cow and a reddish-brown one. The cows were …

The thirsty crow Not rated yet
The thirsty crow : One hot day, a thirsty crow flew all over the fields looking for water. For a long time, she could not find any. She felt very …

The stranger in the garden Not rated yet
The stranger in the garden : Once upon a time there was a man who had a big garden. He had planted many fruit trees and cared for them till they bear …

The signs of happiness Not rated yet
The signs of happiness : There was a young couple who led a very happy life together. The only thing that they worried about was whether their …

The Ship Not rated yet
The Ship : A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small desert like island. The …

The selfish man Not rated yet
The selfish man : Once upon a time, there was a selfish man. He liked everything to be his own. He could not share his belongings with anyone, …

The Rose Within Not rated yet
The rose within : A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully and before it blossomed, he examined it. He saw the bud that would soon …

The Rope Not rated yet
The Rope : The night fell heavy in the heights of the mountains and the man could not see anything. All was black. Zero visibility and the moon …

The poud red rose Not rated yet
The proud red rose : One beautiful spring day a red rose blossomed in a forest. Many kinds of trees and plants grew there. As the rose looked …

The One-Eyed Doe Not rated yet
The one-eyed Doe : A Doe had the misfortune to lose one of her eyes and could not see any one approaching her on that side. So to avoid any …

The obstacle in our path Not rated yet
The obstacle in our path : In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would …

The Neighbor Not rated yet
The Neighbor : Sayyed Jawad Ameli, a great Mujtahid, was having his dinner when someone knocked at his door. A servant from his master, Ayatullah …

The most beautiful heart Not rated yet
The most beautiful heart : One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole …

The Monkey and the Dolphin Not rated yet
The Monkey and the Dolphin : One day…. long ago, some sailors set out to sea in their sailing ship. One of them brought his pet monkey along for …

The Milkmaid Not rated yet
The Milkmaid : A milkmaid was on her way to the market to sell some milk from her cow. As she carried the large jug of milk on top of her head, …

The Mayonnaise and the coffee Not rated yet
The Mayonnaise and the coffee : When things in YOUR life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise …

The illusion of reflection Not rated yet
The illusion of reflection : Once there was a king who had presented his daughter, the princess, with a beautiful diamond necklace. The necklace …

The hare and the tortoise Not rated yet
The hare and the tortoise : A tortoise one day met a hare who made fun of her. “My, my, you move so slowly, you will never get far!” The tortoises, …

English Short Stories for Children Online Not rated yet
English Short Stories for Children Online - Short Moral Stories for Kids in English Online for Free English short moral stories for kids. Read English …

The fox who got caught in the tree trunk Not rated yet
The fox who got caught in the tree trunk : Once upon a time, there was a hungry fox that was looking for something to ear. He was very hungry. …

The Fox and the grapes Not rated yet
The Fox and the grapes : It was a sunny day and fox was walking across the fields. Soon he came to a vineyard. As he came nearer, he could see some …

The Fox and the stork Not rated yet
The Fox and the stork : A selfish fox once invited a stork to dinner at his home in a hollow tree. That evening, the stork flew to the fox’s …

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The Father and his sons Not rated yet
The Father and his sons : A father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarreling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes …

The Farmer and the Stork Not rated yet
The Farmer and the Stork : Finding that cranes were destroying his newly sown com, a farmer one evening set a net in his field to catch the destructive …

The escape of the cage bird Not rated yet
The escape of the cage bird : Once upon a time, there was a bird in a cage who sang for her merchant owner. He took delight in her song day and …

The Devoted Mother Not rated yet
The Devoted Mother : A mother duck and her little ducklings were on their way to the lake one day. The ducklings were very happy following their …

The Crystal Ball Not rated yet
The crystal ball : In the south of Spain, there was a small village whose people were very joyful and lucky. The children played under the shade of …

The cracked pot Not rated yet
The cracked pot : Once upon a time there was a water-bearer in India who had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across …

The Club 99 Not rated yet
The Club 99 : Some time ago, there lived a King. This King should have been contented with his life, given all the riches and luxuries he had. …

The clever king Not rated yet
The clever king! : There was a country long time ago where the people would change a king every year. The person who would become the king had …

The clever boy Not rated yet
The clever boy : A man with his donkey earning two sacks of wheat was on his way to the market. After a little while he was tired and they rested …

The Boy who cried Wolf Not rated yet
The Boy who cried Wolf…: Once there was a shepherd boy who had to look after a flock of sheep. One day, he felt bored and decided to play a trick …

The Boy and the Apple tree Not rated yet
The Boy and the Apple tree : A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to …

The Bar Not rated yet
The Bar : A tale is told about a small town that had historically been dry (no alcohol sold). But then a local businessman decided to build a tavern. …

The Ant and the Dove Not rated yet
The Ant and the Dove : One hot day, an ant was searching for some water. After walking around for some time, she came to a spring. To reach the …

The Ant and the Grasshopper Not rated yet
The Ant and the Grasshopper : One cold, frosty day in the middle of winter a colony of ants was busy drying out some grains of corn which had grown …

The Angel Not rated yet
The Angel : Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. One day the child asked God, 'They tell me you are going to send me to earth …

Table of grandpa Not rated yet
Table of grandpa : A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law and four-year old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight …

Sand and Stone Not rated yet
Sand and Stone : A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument and one …

Repentance Not rated yet
Repentance : A person once heard a pious Muslim say that for the last thirty years he was repenting for a sin and he did not know how Allah will …

Put the glass down Not rated yet
Put the glass down : A professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see and asked the students, …

Puppies for Sale Not rated yet
Puppies for Sale : A farmer had some poppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pops and set about nailing it to a post on the …

Protest of a teacher Not rated yet
Protest of a teacher : There was no timetable nor a room designated for PRAYERS in the School. The School was secular. Hence prayers were not supposed …

Parable of the Pencil Not rated yet
Parable of the Pencil : The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box. "There are 5 things you need to know," he …

Paid in Full Not rated yet
Paid in Full : A little boy came up to bis mother in the kitchen. One evening while she was fixing supper and he handed her a piece of paper …

One Bedroom Flat Not rated yet
One Bedroom Flat : AS thee dream of most parents I had acquired a MBBS degree and passed PLAB to enter UK – the land of braves and opportunity. …

Old Grave Not rated yet
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Love and Time Not rated yet
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Learn From Mistakes Not rated yet
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Finders Keepers Not rated yet
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Do not judge a book by its cover. Not rated yet
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Determination Not rated yet
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Beautiful gift Not rated yet
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A White has no superiority over a Black Not rated yet
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Always thankful to God Not rated yet
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A hole in the fence Not rated yet
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The Right Person Not rated yet
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The Farmer and the Crane Not rated yet
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Bell The Cat Not rated yet
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The Mind-Reader Not rated yet
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Hodja and Scholar Not rated yet
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The Girl without Hands. Not rated yet
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The cunning Wolf. Not rated yet
The cunning Wolf : Once, a hungry wolf searched for food all over the forest. He soon reached the edge of the forest. There a stream was flowing. …

The Cricket and the Ants. Not rated yet
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The Correct Solution. Not rated yet
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The Coconut. Not rated yet
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The clever Mouse. Not rated yet
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The clever Merchant. Not rated yet
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The clever Jester Not rated yet
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The class monitor  Not rated yet
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The Cat and the Hens Not rated yet
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The Caged Monkey Not rated yet
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The Bell on the Cat Not rated yet
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The Art of telling-truth. Not rated yet
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Sweet Truth. Not rated yet
Sweet Truth : It was the lion king's birthday. All the birds and animals preened themselves as best as they could. Then with gifts, they all …

Snake among the frogs. Not rated yet
Snake among the frogs : Once, a large number of frogs lived happily in a well. One day, two frogs got involved into a fierce fight. The other …

Self-Help Not rated yet
Self-Help : Once, a rich merchant left his city to go to another country for trade. He went aboard a large ship. He was carrying trunks full of gold …

Selecting the treasurer. Not rated yet
Selecting the treasurer : Once, the old treasurer of a king died. Now the king wanted an honest treasurer to take care of the royal treasury. …

Seeking Contentment. Not rated yet
Seeking Contentment : One day Mohan met Sohan. He asked, "Sohan, what's up? You look so happy?" "Yes," said Sohan. "I got married recently.” …

Revenge of fox. Not rated yet
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Pride takes a fall. Not rated yet
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Prayers of the Potter Not rated yet
Prayers of the Potter : Once there was a potter, who made earthen pots. He had a good business but sometimes people complained that his pots would …

Powers of the Hermit Not rated yet
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Plan of Kishan. Not rated yet
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Patience Pays. Not rated yet
Patience Pays : Once, a king had announced that anyone who wanted the post of personal assistant must meet him. Many people gathered in the palace. …

Oversmartness of Amit. Not rated yet
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Never blame God. Not rated yet
Never blame God: Once, there was a large forest. A variety of trees and plants grew there. There were oak, seesham, walnut, apple, neem and peepal …

Maria the foolish girl. Not rated yet
Maria the foolish girl : Maria was a girl, who always forgetting things. She was very careless. She used to lose a lot of toys, pencils, colours …

Look where you walk. Not rated yet
Look where you walk. : Once, there was a very famous astrologer. Day and night he kept himself busy studying the positions of the Sun, Moon, …

Long Trunk of Elephant. Not rated yet
Long Trunk of Elephant : A long, long time ago, the elephants had a small trunk. It was not as long as it is now. One day an elephant saw a crocodile …

Lesson of the Camel Not rated yet
Lesson of The Camel : A camel lived in a forest. He had a very bad habit of teasing or insulting other animals for their appearance. He would …

Kindness of the farmer Not rated yet
Kindness of the farmer : Once, a king's army was going back after a battle. Their food supplies got finished. Some soldiers and their commander …

Khichdi by Ramu Not rated yet
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Justice of the Qazi. Not rated yet
Justice of the Qazi : Once, a just Qazi lived in Baghdad. One day a strange case was put before him. Three brothers came to him and said, "Our …

Justice. Not rated yet
Justice : Once, a cruel man killed a rich merchant. After the killing, as he was trying to escape from the dead merchant's house, he was seen by …

How deserts are formed? Not rated yet
How deserts are formed? : On the day of creation, the whole world was one huge garden of flowers. The Lord, however, called man to him and gave him …

How cats became pets? Not rated yet
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Hawk and Nightingale. Not rated yet
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Green Gold. Not rated yet
Green Gold : Rima was a beggar girl. One day a lady gave her some saplings and seeds of flower plants instead of alms and said, 'Plant these saplings …

Gold for Rahman. Not rated yet
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God of Kanhayya. Not rated yet
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God is Merciful. Not rated yet
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God and Man. Not rated yet
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Gain or Loss. Not rated yet
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For a Rupee. Not rated yet
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Final Punishment. Not rated yet
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Faith in God Not rated yet
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Failure of cruel Wolf. Not rated yet
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Evil has an evil end. Not rated yet
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Everyone is Important. Not rated yet
Everyone is Important. : The lion king was busy appointing various animals at different posts. The cheetah had been made the army commander because …

Dream comes true. Not rated yet
Dream comes true.: Once, poor Bhiku went to Bansi Lal's shop. Bansi Lal asked Bhiku, "Why are you standing here like this?" Bhiku said, "Last …

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Do you know swimming? Not rated yet
Do you know swimming? : Once, a miser priest used to keep teasing people, "Oh! You don't know how to do this task properly. You know nothing about …

Doctor Croaky Not rated yet
Doctor Croaky : One day a frog left the pond of the village and hopped to a lake in a nearby forest. He went to the forest to make his new home …

Do what you say. Not rated yet
Do what you say: Once, a poor and lonely old man lived in a small village. Many a times, he would say, "I have no family. It would be better if I …

Different ways. Not rated yet
Different ways : Once, an aged man was going to attend a religious gathering. A young man left his home to go and meet his fiancée. As they went …

Cure for the King. Not rated yet
Cure for the King : Once there was a very lazy king. He hardly did any physical activity. As a result he started staying ill. He called the royal …

Cleverness of Mohit. Not rated yet
Cleverness of Mohit : Once, Mohit and his younger brother Sumit were alone at home. Suddenly, two men got in to the house and said, "We are your father's …

Clever Monu. Not rated yet
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Clever Farmer. Not rated yet
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Character remain same. Not rated yet
Character remain same: Once, a cat saw a smart young boy. The cat fell in love with him. She wished that she could marry him. But how could a …

Blame Not rated yet
Blame : One day a man went for a walk on the beach. He saw that a ship full of passengers struck a rock and capsized in the sea. The ship went …

Better Than Ministers Not rated yet
Better Than Ministers : One day a poor washer man loaded the clothes on his donkey's back. Then he also sat on the donkey. On the way, some people …

Aman learns a lesson. Not rated yet
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Advice of The Goat. Not rated yet
Advice of The Goat : Once, a villager owned a donkey and a goat. He used the donkey to carry loads of articles from the village to the city where …

Ability of The Coward. Not rated yet
Ability of the Coward : Once, a coward lived in a village. Even the smallest sound would scare him. One day the royal messenger announced in the …

A Priceless Lesson. Not rated yet
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A Lesson. Not rated yet
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A Boy With Strong Belief Not rated yet
A Boy With Strong Belief : Shaykh Fath al-MowsQy relates, once I saw a young boy walking through the jungle. It appeared as if he was uttering some …

A Box Full of Kisses Not rated yet
A box full of kisses : The story goes back some time ago. A man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money …

10 steps to conquer your public speaking fear. Not rated yet
10 steps to conquer your public speaking fear : The fear of public speaking is the most common of all the phobias as it’s a form of performance anxiety …

A Little Friend. Not rated yet
Modern Stories : A Little Friend. That was a bad day for our Mr. Lion King. During his chase to catch a rabbit he sprang into a small bush from where …

Why cats chase rats. Not rated yet
A Chinese Story :Why cats chase rats. Thousands of years ago, the Jade Emperor of China organized a race for animals. The first 12 animals to …

The naming game. Not rated yet
A Chinese Story :The naming Game> The ambassador of Nippon presented a beautiful cat to the Emperor of China. The emperor became fond of the animal …

The Generous Student. Not rated yet
A Chinese Story :The Generous Student. Lin Piao used to absent himself from classes very often and one day the principal of the college made up his …

Struck by lightning. Not rated yet
A Chinese Story :Struck by lightning. A valet was riding behind his master, the aristocratic Chen Yu. Chen Yu turned round and when he saw his …

Sound advice. Not rated yet
A Chinese Tale :Sound advice. A young man was working in the family garden when his older brother called out to him to come in and have lunch. …

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The shortsighted Brothers Not rated yet
A Chinese Story :The shortsighted brothers. Three elderly brothers, all very short-sighted, lived in a large house on the outskirts of a city, in …

Secret of Casket. Not rated yet
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Moment of Madness. Not rated yet
A Chinese Story :Moment of Madness. There lived a man in the state of Qi who loved gold above everything else. Nothing else could excite him as much …

Gasping Grasper. Not rated yet
A Chinese Story:Gasping Grasper. China's greatest miser lay dying and he wanted to hand over the keys of his treasure house to someone who would …

Chicken Feed. Not rated yet
A Chinese Story :Chicken Feed. Duan Guangqinj was a Chinese magistrate who lived about a hundred years ago. He was famed for the fairness of his judgments. …

Butterfly Lovers. Not rated yet
A Chinese Story :Butterfly Lovers. Long ago in China, at a time when girls were expected to stay at home and learn household work while the boys went …

Uncle Spider. Not rated yet
African Stories :Uncle Spider. The spider is the hero of many West African tales. Nobody knows why a spider, of all creatures, should be so honored. …

The three Runners. Not rated yet
African Stories :The three runners. In the days when whites ruled South Africa and apartheid was the law of the land, two middle-aged blacks met in …

The Tailless Dassie. Not rated yet
African Stories :The Tailless Dassie. Long ago, the Lion was the only animal with a tail. One day he decided that all animals should have a tail …

Royal Servant Not rated yet
African Stories :Royal Servant. The King of Kamera in Africa was a proud and stern man, feared by all his subjects. One day while sitting in …

The Root of the Matter. Not rated yet
African Stories :The root of the matter. A porcupine came and asked a dog for food. The dog said he had no food but showed him a field of sugarcane …

Friends Forever. Not rated yet
African Stories of: Friends Forever. A mouse and a frog were friends. Every morning the frog would hop out of his pond and go to visit his friend …

A different kind of school Not rated yet
A different kind of school I had heard a great deal about Miss Beam’s school. But not till last week did the chance come to visit it. When I …

A game of chance.  Not rated yet
A game of chance : Every year on the occasion of Eid, there was a fair in our village. Eid was celebrated only one day but the fair lasted many …

A Pact with the Sun Not rated yet
A Pact with the Sun: Saeeda's mother had been ailing for a long time — fever, cough, body-ache, painful joints and what not. Treated by a variety …

A strange wrestling match Not rated yet
A strange wrestling match : There was once a wrestler called Vijay Singh. A tall man with massive shoulders and muscular arms, he towered over …

A Tale of two birds Not rated yet
A Tale of two birds : There once lived a bird and her two new-born babies in a forest. They had a nest in a tall, shady tree and there the mother …

At the Seaside Not rated yet
At the Seaside Ten-year-old Sami loved to visit his grandfather's house in Puthur in Tamil Nadu. Grandpa's house was near the beautiful blue sea. …

Courage. Not rated yet
Courage : Once some country dogs were passing through a town. They were happily moving around when a large number of town dogs made a fierce attack …

Expert Detectives. Not rated yet
Expert Detectives : As we walked back towards the clinic Seven said, “He doesn’t look anything like a monster, Maya. But did you see how thin he …

Fair Play. Not rated yet
Fair Play: Jumman Shaikh and Algu Chowdhry were good friends. So strong was their bond of friendship that when either of them went away from …

Free Gannu. Not rated yet
Free Gannu : Let us read and find out how Gannu finds a family and what follows. Beni Ram found Gannu sitting close to her mother's body. Her …

Goldilocks and the three Bears, Not rated yet
Goldilocks and the three Bears : Long time ago, there was a little pretty girl who lived in a house near a big dark wood. Her hair was so shiny and …

How the dog found himself a Master! Not rated yet
How the dog found himself a Master! Dogs were once their own masters and lived the way wolves do, in freedom, until a dog was born who was ill pleased …

Internet in The Jungle Not rated yet
Internet in the Jungle : Charcters Ullu : A wise old Owl Kabbu : A white Pigeon Cybersher : The Jungle King Bony : The Horse …

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Kalpana-Chawla An Indian-American Woman in Space Not rated yet
Kalpana-Chawla wn Indian-American woman in space : In 1997, an Indian – American, Kalpana Chawla - was part of the international crew aboard the …

Quality Not rated yet
Quality : I knew him from the days of my extreme youth, because he made my father’s boots. He lived with his elder brother in his shop, which …

Reward for Taro. Not rated yet
Reward for Taro: A young woodcutter named Taro lived with his mother and father on a lonely hillside. All day long he chopped wood in the forest. …

Story of Kanku Not rated yet
Story of Kanku : I was ten years old, when some people from a nearby government school came and told my parents that they should send me to a one-year …

Tansen. Not rated yet
Tansen : You may have heard the name of Tansen — the greatest musician our country has produced. A singer called Mukandan Misra and his wife …

The Ashes That Made Trees Bloom. Not rated yet
The ashes that made trees bloom : In the old days of the daimios, there lived an old couple whose only pet was a little dog. Having no children, they …

The Banyan Tree. Not rated yet
The Banyan tree The fight of the cobra and the mongoose is a classic drama often seen in India and the outcome is largely the same. The mongoose …

The friendly mongoose. Not rated yet
The friendly mongoose : Once a farmer and his wife lived in a village with their small son. They loved him very much. “We must have a pet,” the farmer …

The grand chapatti contest. Not rated yet
The grand chapatti contest: In the biggest, grandest palace in India, there once lived a king who hardly ever got angry. He did not get angry …

The Monkey and the Crocodile. Not rated yet
The Monkey and the Crocodile Once, on the bank of a river, a monkey made a home for himself in a tree laden with fruit. He lived in it happily eating …

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The Old-Clock Shop : Christmas Eve had arrived. As last-minute shoppers were going home, a thick, white sheet of snow lay over Salt Lake City, USA. …

The Parrot Who Would Not Talk. Not rated yet
The Parrot Who Would Not Talk. “You are no beauty! Can't talk, can't dance!" With these words, Aunt Ruby would tease the unfortunate parakeet who …

The Scientist and The Man Not rated yet
The Scientist and The Man One day, when Albert Einstein was a small boy, his father brought him a compass. It was a small toy to entertain him. …

The Victory Tower. Not rated yet
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The Irreverent Devotee. Not rated yet
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Honest opinion. Not rated yet
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The Mind-Reader Not rated yet
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Hodja is relieved. Not rated yet
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When truth dawned. Not rated yet
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Making a difference. Not rated yet
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Wonderful Christmas gift. Not rated yet
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The three sons of the King. Not rated yet
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The magic hole. Not rated yet
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The lost ball. Not rated yet
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The Kindhearted Villager. Not rated yet
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Sleepovers. Not rated yet
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Holidays Not rated yet
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Count the Blessings, Not the Curses. Not rated yet
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The well dispute. Not rated yet
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The True King. Not rated yet
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The loyal gardener. Not rated yet
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The jealous courtiers. Not rated yet
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The Blind Saint. Not rated yet
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Question for Question. Not rated yet
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Just One Question. Not rated yet
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Identify the guest. Not rated yet
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Half the reward. Not rated yet
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Cooking the Khichdi. Not rated yet
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Birbal the Wise. Not rated yet
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Birbal The Servant. Not rated yet
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Birbal's sweet reply. Not rated yet
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Birbal shortens Road. Not rated yet
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Birbal Is Brief. Not rated yet
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The Greedy Crow. Not rated yet
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Timidity. Not rated yet
Aesop’s Fables :Timidity. Rabbits are among the most timid of animals. The rabbits of a colony once had a meeting to discuss this trait of theirs. …

The Unseen Enemy. Not rated yet
Aesop’s Fables : The Unseen Enemy. A gnat, annoyed with a lion, for disturbing its sleep with its roaring, stung the beast on its snout. The …

The Sea pleads helplessness. Not rated yet
Aesop’s Fables :The Sea pleads helplessness. A shipwrecked man struggled mightily against the waves and was finally cast ashore, more dead than alive. …

The Oil Lamp Humbled. Not rated yet
Aesop’s Fables : The Oil Lamp Humbled. An oil-lamp, observing how well it was lighting up the area around it, was filled with pride. "Even the …

The Foolish Donkey. Not rated yet
Aesop’s Fables : The Foolish Donkey. An idol-maker had to deliver an idol to a customer. He placed it on his donkey's back and they started on …

The Foolish Dog. Not rated yet
Aesop’s Fables : The Foolish Dog. There was once a dog that used to run up quietly behind people and bite their heels. Fed up of the numerous …

The Clever Sheep. Not rated yet
Aesop’s Fables : The Clever Sheep. One day a wolf cornered a sheep. "You can't escape,” said the wolf, baring his teeth. "I know," said the …

The Ailing Deer. Not rated yet
Aesop’s Fables : The Ailing Deer. A sick stag was lying in a corner, helpless and weak. He was glad he had collected enough grass to last him …

Speedy Rabbit. Not rated yet
Aesop’s Fables : Speedy Rabbit. A dog spotted a rabbit and started chasing him, but the rabbit got away. Seeing this, a goat stopped to gloat. …

Running with Herd Not rated yet
Aesop’s Fables :Running with Herd. A young deer said to his mother, “I’m larger than a dog and swifter and I have horns to defend myself with. Yet …

Plane Truth. Not rated yet
Aesop’s Fables :Plane Truth. Two travelers, seeking respite from the searing heat of the midday sun, took shelter under a leafy tree. They soon …

Pale Hunter. Not rated yet
Aesop’s Fables :Pale Hunter. A man who wanted to be known as a fearless hunter set out to bag game. He found the tracks of a lion and followed …

Monkey Business. Not rated yet
Aesop’s Fables :Monkey Business. A monkey climbed the roof of a house and entertained the people who had gathered below to watch it, with its antics. …

Last Boast. Not rated yet
Aesop’s Fables :Last Boast. A fir tree said boastingly to the bramble bush growing in its shade: “You are useless. Nobody wants you. I am everywhere …

Hanging Together. Not rated yet
Hanging Together. The cranes were eating grain from his field, so the farmer set a trap and caught several of them. Among them was a stork. …

Foxy Rooster. Not rated yet
Foxy Rooster. A fox sneaked into a farm and grabbed a prize rooster. The farmer saw him and raised the alarm and he and his dogs started chasing …

Fox in Cart. Not rated yet
Fox in Cart. A fox, observing a fish cart coming, lay down and pretended to be dead. The cart man, tempted by the idea of making some money by …

Defeated by Pride. Not rated yet
Defeated by Pride. Two roosters fought for supremacy in the farmyard. Finally one was vanquished and he went and hid himself in a corner of the …

Boar with Foresight. Not rated yet
Boar with Foresight. A wild boar was rubbing his tusks against a tree. A fox passing by asked him what he was doing. "My tusks are my weapons," …

Aesop’s Fables Not rated yet
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A Cartload of Almonds Not rated yet
A Cartload of Almonds. A squirrel joined the service of the King of the Forest, the lion. He did whatever work was given him, quickly and well. …

Why The Kite Eats Chickens? Not rated yet
Why The Kite Eats Chickens? Once, a Kite's child was very ill. The Kite's sister came to Mother Kite and said, "I know a good doctor for your …

Why The Hare Has No Tail? Not rated yet
Why The Hare Has No Tail? : Long, long ago the animals had no tails or very small ones. One day the Lion asked all the animals to come to him …

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Why is the dog a friend of man? Not rated yet
Why is the dog a friend of man? Long, long ago the Jackal and the Dog were friends and lived in the bush. They hunted together every day. In the …

Why does the hawk carry off chickens? Not rated yet
Why does the hawk carry off chickens? Once, the Sun said to the Hawk, "I need some money. Please give me some. I shall give it back to you very soon." …

Why the crocodile does not eat hens? Not rated yet
Why the crocodile does not eat hens? A hen came to the river every day. She drank water there. One day the crocodile saw her and came up to her. …

Why does the chameleon shake his head? Not rated yet
Why does the chameleon shake his head? Long, long ago the Chameleon and the Dog were friends. But sometimes the Dog walked with the Man. One day …

Why Does Spider Hide in Dark Places? Not rated yet
Why Does Spider Hide in Dark Places? Spider was very lazy. Every morning he got up at 12 0' clock, ate his breakfast and said to his wife, "I …

Why do the sun and the moon live in the sky? Not rated yet
Why do the sun and the moon live in the sky? Many, many years ago the Sun and the Moon lived together on the earth. Water was their best friend …

Which is Better? Not rated yet
Which is Better? : There was once a man who had three sons and all of them loved the same girl. Each of them asked the girl the same question, …

Three Hairs of A Lion Not rated yet
Three Hairs of A Lion : Segab's mother died when he was eleven years old. His father married another woman, Bizunesh by name. Segab did not …

The Wise Dog Not rated yet
The Wise Dog : One day nine dogs went out to hunt. They met a lion. He said "I am hunting too. I am very, very hungry. Let us hunt together." …

The Two Frogs Not rated yet
The Two Frogs : Once, two frogs fell into a pot of cream. They could not get out of the pot. So they swam round and round in the cream. "Oh, …

The Two Friends Not rated yet
The Two Friends : Once there lived two girls who were friends. They loved each other dearly. They bought the same dresses. They ate the same food. …

The Story of The Twins Not rated yet
The Story of The Twins : A long time ago at the village of Serki a woman gave birth to twins - both boys. They were very nice children. One of …

The Small Red Feather Not rated yet
The Small Red Feather : There once lived a man with his wife. They were very poor and always hungry. The man often went to the forest. But he …

The Money in The Pot of Butter Not rated yet
The Money in The Pot of Butter : A man had to go on a long travel. He hid his money in a pot and put butter over it. So nobody could see what …

The Magic Crocodile Not rated yet
The Magic Crocodile : There was once a big cave. The top part of the cave was dry and there was water in the bottom part of it. Many animals …

The Longest Story in The World Not rated yet
The Longest Story in The World Once upon a time there lived a chief who liked to listen to stories. And he knew so many stories that sometimes he …

The Magic Pot Not rated yet
The Magic Pot : Long, long ago there lived an old woman who sold the best soup in the market. It was chicken soup. Nobody knew the old woman's …

The Happy Man Not rated yet
The Happy Man : Many, many years ago in North Africa there lived a chief. He was very rich and had many wives and children. But he was not happy. …

The Handkerchief Not rated yet
The Handkerchief : Zakia was a beautiful and clever girl. She lived with her father. She was so clever that her father always asked her advice. …

The Frog and His Wives Not rated yet
The Frog and His Wives : Once there lived a Frog who had two wives. His first wife lived in Dumbi and the second wife lived in Dala. He himself …

The Fire on The Hill Not rated yet
The Fire on The Hill : Long Long ago, there was a lake of cold water in Kenya. Many animals came at night to the lake to drink some water. But …

The Fire Festival Not rated yet
The Fire Festival : Long, long ago the chief of the Dagomba people had a son. He loved the boy so much that he could not sleep if the boy was …

The Feast Not rated yet
The Feast : One a chief decided to give a feast for his people. He sent his men to every village. They told the people to come to the chief’s …

The Chicken at The Well Not rated yet
The Chicken at The Well : "Don't go near the well! Don't play round it!" Mother Hen said to her children. And they never came to the well. But …

Sacred Pythons Not rated yet
Sacred Pythons : One day, a very long time ago, some of Naayire people went hunting. They walked and walked in the bush but found nothing. …

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Mother of Donkeys Not rated yet
Mother of Donkeys : Once there lived an old woman. She had two donkeys. Every morning she went with them down the street to the fields. One …

How The Dog And The Hen Became Domestic Animals? Not rated yet
How The Dog And The Hen Became Domestic Animals? There was a time when some birds and some animals lived in the sky. The Dog and the Hen lived …

How did the hare get the sheep? Not rated yet
How did the hare get the sheep? A man bought a sheep and went home with it. A Hare saw him and thought, "What a good sheep that is! I must have …

Heart of The Monkey. Not rated yet
Heart of The Monkey : There grew a big tree on the seashore. Half of its branches were over the land and the other half over the water. A …

Greedy Anansi Not rated yet
Greedy Anansi : This is a story about a boy. His name was Anansi. There was a great famine in the country where Anansi lived. Anansi and …

A Whip Out Of The Tail of A Cow. Not rated yet
A Whip Out Of The Tail of A Cow. Long, long ago in Africa there lived a hunter. His name was Ogalussa. Once he went to the forest to hunt and …

Fool of The King Not rated yet
Fool of The King : Long ago there lived a king. Writers, poets and musicians came from many places to see him. The king liked to hear their …

Dinner of The Lion. Not rated yet
Dinner of The Lion : There was one place in the Seven Hills which the animals liked very much. There was good water and green grass. But a …

A Tale about A Jackal. Not rated yet
A Tale about A Jackal : A jackal once got a thorn in his paw. "Oh, Oh!" he cried as he walked along a road in the forest. "What shall I do? What shall …

A Sly Cat. Not rated yet
A Sly Cat. When he was a strong young cat, he caught many mice. The mice were afraid of him then. But in time he grew old and could not catch …

A House in The Sky. Not rated yet
A House in The Sky. Once upon a time there lived a poor man, Abhilas by name. He was clever and often made jokes at rich people and even at the …

A Cat and Her Strong Friends Not rated yet
A Cat and Her Strong Friends Once there lived a cat. She thought, "The lion is the strongest of all the animals. It is good to have strong friends. …

Two Friends and the Bear. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : Two Friends and the Bear. Vijay and Raju were friends. On a holiday they went into a forest. They were enjoying the beauty of …

Two Silly Goats. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : Two Silly Goats. There lived two silly goats in a village. There was a narrow bridge over a river in the village. One day, …

The Wolf in Sheep-skin. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Wolf in Sheep-skin. A wolf was walking in the countryside. He found a sheep-skin spread on the ground. He thought, "If I …

The Wise Judge. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Wise Judge. Two women were brought before King Solomon. Both these women had a quarrel over a single baby. Each woman was …

The Wise Cock and the wicked Fox. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Wise Cock and the wicked Fox. There lived a wise cock in a village. He did his duties well. He crowed early in the morning waking …

The Wind and the Sun. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Wind and The Sun. It was an autumn day. The wind and the sun had an argument. The wind boasted "I am stronger than you." …

The two pots. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The two pots. It was a cyclonic season. There was flood everywhere. Many houses drowned in the flood. There was a copper pot …

The two frogs. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The two frogs. Two frogs were paying on a rainy day. Slowly, they hopped and hopped and came into a house. There was a churn …

The Truthful Woodcutter. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Truthful Woodcutter One day a wood cutter's axe accidentally fell into a river. The poor wood cutter made a good search in the …

The Tricky Fox. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Tricky Fox. A greedy fox stealthily entered a garden to eat the grapes. But its tail was cut down by a trap when it tried …

The thirsty Crow! Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The thirsty Crow! One hot day, a thirsty crow flew all over the fields looking for water. For a long time, he could not find any. …

The Story of the desert. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Story of the desert. When God first created the world, there was no desert. The whole world was filled with fertile lands …

The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf. There was a village on the outskirts of a forest. A shepherd boy used to take his herd of sheep …

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The salt vendor and His donkey.  Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Salt Vendor and His Donkey. There was a salt vendor in a village. He used to buy salt from a nearby town. He had a donkey …

The Saint’s Wisdom. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Saint’s Wisdom. Kandagupta was a famous saint. He lived in the outskirts of Maninagar which was the capital of Manipur Kingdom. …

The Red Hen and Her Friends. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Red Hen and Her friends Once, there lived a hen with her five chicks. The hen was as red as beetroot. She had three friends …

The proud donkey. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The proud donkey. There was a sculptor who carved beautiful idols of gods and goddesses. One day he had to take an idol of a …

The Poor Man’s Wealth. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Poor Man’s Wealth. Ramchand and Premchand were neighbours. Ramchand was a poor farmer. Premchand was a landlord. Ramchand used …

The Peacock and the Crane. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Peacock and the Crane. There was a peacock who often boasted about his beauty. Everyday he walked to the banks of a large …

The Mongoose and the child. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Mongoose and the child. Once, there lived a farmer and his wife. They had a little son. The farmer had a pet mongoose. The …

The Milk Maid’s Dream. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Milk-Maid’s Dream. Radha was a milkmaid. She was carrying a pot of milk. She had to deliver milk to her customers in a nearby …

The Lion and the Mouse! : 2 Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Lion and The Mouse! : 2 Once when a Lion was asleep a little Mouse began running up and down upon him; this soon wakened the …

The Lion and the Mouse! :1. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Lion and the Mouse! :1. A lion was sleeping in a forest. A mouse started playing on it. The lion was disturbed and arose from …

The Lion and the Hog. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Lion and the Hog. A lion came to a small stream to drink water. At the same time a hog also came there to drink. Each one …

The Lion and the Frog. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Lion and the Frog. There was a lion in a forest. It was sleeping under a tree near a pond. Suddenly a noise was heared. The …

The King and the Spider. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The King and The Spider. Vikram was a brave king. Once, he had to fight against a large army with just a few soldiers, he was defeated. …

The King Cobra and the Ants. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The King Cobra and The Ants. Once there lived a king cobra in a small hole. When he was small he ate little creatures. As he grew …

The irresponsible Ox. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The irresponsible Ox. A brave warrior had a horse and an ox. He used the horse for travelling and the ox was used for pulling load …

The Horse who wanted Safety. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Horse who wanted Safety. On the lawns of a forest grazed a handsome horse. He was a fast runner. But, he was often frightened …

The Hare and the Tortoise. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Hare and the Tortoise. Once, a hare saw a tortoise walking slowly with a heavy shell on his back. The hare was very proud …

The Hare and the Lion. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Hare and The Lion. A lion was getting fed up of hunting. He called all animals and passed an order, "Everyday one of you …

The greedy Lion. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The greedy Lion. It was a hot summer day. A lion was feeling very hungry. He came out of his den and searched here and there. …

The Goose and its Golden Egg! Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Goose and its Golden Egg! Once, there lived a poor farmer. He had a goose. It laid one golden egg everyday. The former sold the …

The Giant and the Traveller. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Giant and the Traveller. A giant was roaming around the forest. It saw a hungry traveller shivering in the cold. The giant …

The Fox without Tail. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Fox without Tail. A fox was stealthily crossing a field. But alas, he got trapped. He tried hard to come out of the trap. …

The Fox and the Hare. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Fox and the Hare. A hare was staring at a fox in admiration. The fox asked, "What are you staring at?" The hare said …

The Fox and the Crow. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Fox and the Crow. Once a crow stole a vadai from a vendor. It wanted to eat it. So it flew away to a tree nearby. …

The Fox and the Stork. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Fox and the Stork. Once a fox invited a stork to a dinner. He prepared a tasty soup and served it in tow flat plates. “Let …

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The Fox and the Grapes! Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Fox and the Grapes!. Once, a fox was very hungry. He searched for food. At last he saw a bunch of grapes hanging from …

The foolish Wolf’s flute. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The foolish Wolf’s flute. There was a large flock of sheep grazing on a lawn. A wolf stealthily stole a lamb. The lamb tried …

The foolish donkey. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The foolish donkey. A salt seller used to carry the salt bag on his donkey to the market every day. On the way they had to cross …

The Farmer and the sparrows. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Farmer and the sparrows. Maniappa was a farmer. He worked from dawn to dusk in his field. Amidst the crops in the field, a …

The Farmer and His lazy sons. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Farmer and His lazy sons. In Madhanpur lived a very hardworking farmer named Gopal. He has three sons Ram, Laxman and Hanuman. …

The Failed Cock. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Failed Cock. Two cocks vowed each other that one is stronger than the other. So they started a fighting. They fought fiercely …

The Dreaming Astronomer. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Dreaming Astronomer. There lived an astronomer who was very much involved in his observations. He often used to look up at …

The Dove and the Ant. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Dove and the Ant. Once, a dove saw an ant struggling in the water. He took pity on the ant and threw down a leaf. The …

The Donkey’s brain. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Donkey’s brain. In the forest lived a lion. He had a jackal as his partner. They both always went together for hunting. …

The Donkey in Lion's Skin. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Donkey in Lion's Skin. A donkey dressed itself in a lion's skin. Wherever he went near the other animals and villagers feared …

The dog and the donkey. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The dog and the donkey. There lived a dog and a donkey in a house of a rich man. The dog guarded his house and the donkey carried …

The dog and the cows. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Dog and The Cows. The cows used to eat hay from the manger. One day a herd of cows came to the manger to eat hay. They saw …

The Disobedient son. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The disobedient son. Once there was a rich farmer in a village. He had a lot of land, cattle, money and many servants. He had …

The Disobedient Boy. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The disobedient boy. There was a boy who was very fond of cashew nuts. His mother gave him a few nuts. The boy always wanted …

The Crane and the Wolf.  Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Crane and the Wolf. Once a wolf was lucky to get hold of a nice dinner. He sat in his place and started to eat. He did not …

The Cows and the Lion. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Cows and the Lion. There was a village near a jungle. The village cows used to go up to the jungle in search of food. In …

The Crow and the Eagle. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Crow and The Eagle. There lived a crow on a tree top. Everyday he used to watch with utter wonder the acts of an eagle. The …

The Crooked Tree. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Crooked Tree. It was a dense forest. All trees were straight and tall. Their trunks were broad and shapely. But, there …

The Cat and The Fox. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Cat and The Fox. A cat and a fox were once discussing about hounds. The cat said, "I hate hounds. They are very nasty animals. …

The Cap-Seller and The Monkeys Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Cap-Seller and The Monkeys Once, there was a cap-seller in a town. On one fine day, he was selling caps. “Caps, caps, caps….Five …

Silly Little Mariam. Not rated yet
A Moral Story : Silly Little Mariam. There lived a little girl Mariam who was very silly and lazy. Often she used to wander hither and thither with …

Sheba and The Monkey. Not rated yet
A Moral Story :Sheba and The Monkey. Sheba, the queen of jungle, was very fond of babies. Once, she announced, "I order all animals to come to my …

Selfish Friendship. Not rated yet
A Moral Story :Selfish Friendship. Once a cat was caught in a hunter's net. A mouse used to live in a nearby hole. The mouse seeing the cat in …

Satan in Disguise. Not rated yet
A Moral Story :Satan in Disguise. There lived an old tiger in a forest. He could not hunt animals as he used to do when he was young. It was …

Pride has A Fall. Not rated yet
A Moral Story :Pride has A Fall. Gorelal was a famous sculptor. His sculptures looked real ones. One day he saw a dream that after fifteen days, …

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One Nut and Two Boys. Not rated yet
A Moral Story - One Nut and Two Boys. Two little boys were playing together. One little boy saw a nut on the ground. Before he could pick it the …

Night Watchman. Not rated yet
A Moral Story - Night Watchman. The manager of a firm advertised for a night watchman. All the applicants were present. But the manager was not …

Look before You leap. Not rated yet
A Moral Story - Look before You leap. Once, a fox was very thirsty. He saw a big well nearby and peeped into it. The fox slipped and fell …

Hunting With The Lion. Not rated yet
A Moral Story - Hunting With The Lion. It was a dry summer. The animals in the forest were beginning to find it difficult to get food. A bear, …

Honesty is The Best Policy. Not rated yet
A Moral Story - Honesty is The Best Policy. A milkman became very wealthy through dishonest means. He had to cross a river daily to reach the …

Haste makes Waste. Not rated yet
A Moral Story - Haste makes Waste. A woman had a pet mongoose. It was very faithful. One day she went to the market, leaving her baby in the …

Dick An Actor. Not rated yet
A Moral Story - Dick An Actor. Dick was an actor. He was brilliant. He had a strange character. He insisted on realism. He was a head ache to …

Clever Thief. Not rated yet
A Moral Story: Clever Thief. Devan was a clever thief. He robbed the rich and gave all to the sick and the needy. The other thieves were jealous …

Belling the Cat Not rated yet
A Moral Story - Belling the Cat Once upon a time, all the mice met, together in council, to discuss the best means of securing themselves against …

A Wise Counting Not rated yet
A Moral Story : A Wise Counting Emperor Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his courtiers. He often asked questions which …

The Wolf and The Crane Not rated yet
A Moral Story : The Wolf and The Crane A Wolf had been feasting too greedily, and a bone had stuck crosswise in his throat. He could get it neither …

International Links Not rated yet
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