The Monkey and Two Cats Once there two cats. They found a piece of bread. They couldn’t agree on how to divide it. They went to a monkey to seek his  help in the matter.  The monkey was clever fellow. He haphazardly divided the piece of bread into two. He told that this division is not correct and ate the smaller piece. He repeated the process of breaking the piece of...

A Silver Key Once a traveller  was with walking. Moreover, it was late in the night. So he wanted to rest at inn. As he reached an inn he found it locked. He knocked the door again and again.nobody responded. At last the inn- keeper answered. He told the traveller that he needed a silver key to open the door. The traveller understood what the inn- keeper wanted . he pushed...

The Cap seller and the Monkeys There was a cap seller. He used to go from village to village to sell his caps. Once he was going to a village to sell the caps. His way lay through a  thick forest. He was tired. So he lay down under a shady tree to rest. He fell asleep in a few minutes. There lived monkeys on the branches of that tree. They...

A Patience It was winter season. It snowed  heavily. The roads and fields were covered with snow. It was difficult to see the road or one one’s path. A man who was to go to a particular city lost his way. His feet would sink in the snow. He was tired and extremely hungry. But he did not lose courage. The next day he saw a light at a distance. He walked...

A Cunning Jackal  Once a jackal was wandering in search of food. It  strayed into a town. It saw a dyer’s  pot full of blue dye. It slipped into it. As it jumped out of  the pot, it was dyed  blue. It was a cunning jackal. It decided to make the best of this happening. He  went to the jungle and said to his friends, “I am  your blue king. God...

An Old Arab Merchant There was an old Arab merchant. He was very fond of jokes. He would cut jokes himself and appreciate other’s  jokes. He wished to look younger. So he used to dye his hair black. But he did not dye the hair of his head. He always covered his head with turban. Thus the grey hair if his head were not visible. Once he went to attend a...

A Faithful Dog and its Master Once there was a farmer. He lived in a village. He had a dog. The dog was very faithful to its master. One day the  farmer went to the city with the wife. He left his son at home under the guard of the dog. A snake came there and was looking to harm the baby. The dog fought with the snake and killed it....

The Wolf and the Lamb It was a  hot summer day. A wolf felt thirsty. He went  to a stream to quench his thirst. A lamb was also drinking water  at the down stream. When the wolf saw the lamb, his mouth watered. The wolf wanted to eat it up. He wanted to make excuse for it. He said, “why are you making water muddy? Don’t you see I am  drinking...