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 by a tiger that passed by now and then. One day, as the horse was grazing, a man passed that way. He asked the man, “Sir, aren’t you afraid of lions and tigers?” The man laughed aloud and answered, “Me! Look what I have”. He showed...

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. He could find only a small hare. He caught the hare with some hesitation. “This hare cannot fill my tummy” thought the lion. As the lion was about to kill the hare, a deer ran that way. The lion became greedy. He thought, “Instead of...

The Golden Goose Once there lived an old man in a village. He had three sons. The youngest was named Somu. He was despised and slighted and ignored on every occasion. One day the eldest son wished to go into the forest to hew wood His mother gave him a fine package of food with potatoes. Just as he got into the forest, he met a grey old man who bade...

The Girl without Hands A certain miller had little by little fallen into poverty, and had nothing left but his mill and a large apple-tree behind it. Once when he had gone into the forest to fetch wood, an old man stepped up to him whom he had never seen before, and said, “Why dost thou plague thyself with cutting wood, I will make thee rich, if thou wilt promise me...

The Giant and The Traveller A giant was roaming around the forest. It saw a hungry traveller shivering in the cold. The giant got sympathy and called him to his cave. On the way the giant saw the traveller blowing air through his mouth at his fingers. When the giant asked for the reason he replied that he was heating his hand by the air from his mouth. After reaching the...

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. At last he made it. But his tail got cut off. He was ashamed of his loss. Back in the Jungle a few of his friends saw him without his tail and asked “What happened?” The fox did not want to accept his ill fate. He...

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 in an anxious voice, “I was wondering about you”. The fox asked, “What is the wonder with me?” The hare said “Are you really as cunning as people say?” The fox looked at the hare with a thoughtful look and replied after some silent moments, “Well!...

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. It was about to eat it. Then a hungry fox passing by saw it. He decided to have the vadai. “Oh! My dear crow,” he said to the crow, “How beautiful you are! Your feathers are really shiny. Surely your voice must also very...