The Horse and The Wolf Once, a horse was grazing in a field when he saw a wolf approaching. The frightened horse pretended it had a limp. Knowing that horses are strong, the wolf thought it would be cunning. ‘Why are you limping?’ asked the wolf. ‘I’ve put my hoof on a thorn,’ replied the horse. The wolf said, ‘That looks like a serious wound. I’ve studied medicine. Perhaps you’d like...

The Honest Woodcutter Inder was so poor that he owned nothing except the axe he needed to earn his living as a woodcutter. One day, by a stroke of ill fortune, while he was working on the bank of a river, the blade of his axe flew off the handle and sank into the river. Poor Inder was desperately unhappy. Now how could he cut the wood which had always earned...

The Hen with The Silver Eggs One day, in an Arabian city, a woman went to the market and bought a beautiful hen. You can imagine her surprise, later when the hen laid a silver egg. If the hen could only be persuaded to lay more than one egg each day, the woman was sure she would never have to work again. Therefore, the woman decided that the hen must eat...

The Hare Who Got Married A young hare seemed unusually happy so the fox asked him why? ‘I’m married,’ replied the hare. ‘Congratulations! What a good luck, ‘said the fox. ‘Not really good luck. She is old and as ugly as a witch!’ ‘Oh what a bad luck!’ cried the fox. ‘Not really bad luck for she gave me a beautiful house as a gift’ ‘What a luck!’ ‘Not really luck,’...

The Hare and The Frogs A hare was berating itself for being so afraid all the time and running away from everything. He was just promising himself that he would behave more courageously in future, when a sudden noise made him run away again as fast as he could. He came to a pool where, as soon as the frogs heard his approach, they dived into the water and hid in...

The Greedy Dog One day, a dog stole a big piece of meat and proud of his own courage, ran off with it, held tightly in his jaws. He reached the bank of the river where he looked down and spied another dog with a piece of meat in its mouth, every bit as big as his own. He did not realise that it was merely his own reflection in the...

The Frog and The Ox A frog decided to become as big as an ox. So it began to breathe in and in and every time it swallowed more air, it did in fact to become bigger. But it soon began to tire of its efforts. ‘Am I big enough yet?’ it asked hopefully of its many watching companions. Then they had another look at the ox and shook their heads,...

The Frightened Cake Once, there was a mother who was always baking cakes for her children. One day she prepared a cake with so much love that when she took it out of the oven, even her spoilt children’s mouths watered. ‘Dear mothers, kind mother,? her greedy and impatient children begged her, ?hurry up and give us a slice. ‘ ‘Wait until it cools down and you can eat it all,’...