The Two Friends John and James were two friends who were crossing a forest when suddenly they stumbled across a huge black bear. Imagine how terrified they were! They attempted to flee but the bear chased them. John managed to climb up onto a tree. James, just as he was about to be caught, fell to the ground and pretended to be dead. He knew, “A bear only attacks something if...

The Two Cockerels and The Eagle There were once two cockerels. Both wanted to rule the roost in the farmyard and they decided to resolve the question, once and for all, by fighting a duel. They both fought bravely, but, in the end, one had to give up and ran away. The winner flew up onto a little wall and launched its triumphant, ‘Cock-a-doodle-doo.’ Unfortunately, the noise attracted the attention of...

The Trusting Shepherd A shepherd used to take his flock of sheep to graze in a meadow. A wolf used to eye his fat sheep. He wanted to eat them. So he made a plan. One day he went to the shepherd and spoke to him in a soft voice. But the shepherd knew that the wolf could harm his flock. So he was very cautious. The cunning wolf slowly took...

The Thankless Snake Once there was a kind hearted farmer. So many a times, he would help the other farmers in their fields. He used to tend to the sick people and would always feed the hungry. He also liked to give love and care to animals and birds. One day the farmer went to a nearby village. As he was returning, he saw an injured snake on the road. It...

The Sun and The Moon In the distant past, the moon used to be as bright as the sun. This meant that mankind could not tell day from night, as it was always light. There were all kinds of problems. People never knew when it was time to get up or when it was time to go to bed. The Lord realised that was happening and at once ordered the Archangel...

The Stolen Horse Once, a tired traveller, who was riding his horse the whole day, saw a shady grove of trees. He got down and after letting the horse to graze nearby, he lay down under a shady tree. After a few hours, the traveller woke up and saw that his horse was missing. He searched around the grove but could not find his horse. He saw a stout stick lying...

The Stolen Ass An Arabian farmer realised that his ass, which he had put out to pasture in a meadow, had been stolen. He immediately grabbed a stick and ran into the town. ‘You miserable thieves!’ he yelled, waving his club about in a menacing way. ‘Give me back my ass, or I shall do what my father did!’ It was so frightening to see and hear him that even the...

The Stag and The Lion A stag was immensely proud of his majestic set of antlers. Yet, on the other hand, he was extremely dissatisfied with his slender legs and hoofs. One day a lion began to chase him. By virtue of his speed, the stag succeeded in fleeing from the lion, but then he ran into a thicket and his antlers caught in the branches and he was trapped. ‘Alas,...