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 a stream. One day the donkey suddenly tumbled down the stream and the salt bag also fell into the water. The salt dissolved in the water and hence the bag became very light to carry. The donkey was happy. Then the donkey started to...

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 sparrow had built a nest. She roosted in the nest. She got two children. The little sparrows lived with their mother happily. Days passed by. And the harvesting season fast approached. The corns were ripe. And everywhere people started their harvests. The little sparrows said to...

The Farmer and His Lazy Sons In Madhanpur lived a very hardworking farmer named Gopal. He has three sons Ram, Laxman and Hanuman. All three were strong and healthy. But they were all lazy. Gopal was sad thinking about his sons and the future of his farmland. One day, Gopal got a flash of an idea. He called all his sons and said, “Ram! Laxman! and Hanuman! I have hidden a...

The Dreaming Astronomer There lived an astronomer who was very much involved in his observations. He often used to look up at the sky at night and start observing the stars. Once, as he walked looking up at the stars, his leg slipped and he fell into a ditch. He started shouting. A passer-by, who heard his shouts, helped him out of the ditch and asked, “How did you fall into...

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 lion used to kill the animals and the jackal got his share for helping the lion then and there. One day, the lion fell-sick. He could not go out. But he was very hungry. He called the jackal and said, “Dear friend, I am hungry. But, I...

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 him. Everyone thought that he was a real lion. Soon he became bold. But one day some farmers heard him braying. They ran after him with sticks. They beat him to death. Thus, the poor donkey paid the price for his foolishness. The Donkey took the skin and...

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 loads for him. It was a hot afternoon. The dog was sleeping under the shady veranda. There was some noise outside. The dog just lifted up his head and went back to sleep. The donkey asked, “Why don’t you bark. It could be...

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 a dog lying on the hay in the manger. One of the cows pleaded, “Please, will you get up! We are hungry. We have to eat our hay”. The dog did not take heed of it. Once again another cow pleaded, “Please,...