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 to pass the night at home. One morning, before she went back to the field to become a poppy again, she said to her husband: ‘If you succeed in picking me, the spell will be broken.’ This was true, but how could the man...

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 and his mouth began to water. He ran home and told his wife to put on water for boiling a chicken and then he rushed back and before Redfeathers knew what was happening, she found herself snapped up inside a sack and was not even able...

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 is the son of your pot and was born during the night,’ she explained. The friend was delighted to accept this. A few days later, the woman borrowed the pot again, but this time she did not give it back. When the...

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 the king was attacked by a band of enemies. He had to flee from them until he came to a fast flowing river which he was unable to swim across because of his daughter on his back. It seemed as if he was lost until he...

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 we’ll soon see,’ retorted the angry wolf. An old man went by. ‘Is that a man?’ asked the wolf. ‘No, he is no longer in his prime,’ replied the fox. A boy ran past. ‘Is that one?’ asked the wolf. ‘No, he has not...

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 in time because he was slow and lazy. His parents always warned him, “Son, your laziness will make you suffer one day. Please leave this bad habit.” But Monu never paid heed to their advice. He did not leave his bad habit of...

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 had kept carried loads of goods when there was no war so as to earn some money. The donkey was jealous of the horse as he thought that the horse was generally enjoying idle life whereas he worked hard and earned livelihood for the...

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. They did not know how to swim. Soon they started drowning. Both of them started struggling to stay afloat. One of the mice said, “Friend, I think we are going to drown. No one can help us now. I wish God would send someone to...