Story No. 01   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 us begin,” said the fox and he soon finished drinking the soup. The stork could not sip the soup but simply sniffed its smell only. He said to himself, “I must teach a lesson to this fox very shortly.” Another...

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 hard to get away but it could not. As the wolf was about to kill the lamb, an idea struck in the lamb’s mind. The lamb pleaded, “Oh wolf! I know that I am going to die now. Will you be kind enough to fulfil my last...

The Foolish Hare One day a little hare sat under a fruit tree and was deeply immersed in thought. He was foolish and always took quick decisions without even giving second thoughts. One day he thought. “What will happen to me when the earth comes to an end?” At that very moment a fruit fell from the tree. Off ran the foolish hare as fast as his legs could carry him....

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...