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,...

The Smelly Lion Once, the lion king fell very ill. Soon a foul smell started to coming out of his body. When the animals came to know that their king was ill, they went to meet him. But even a few steps away from the den, they could smell a foul smell. So, they put hankies to their noses to keep off the smell. While meeting the animals, the lion asked...

The Brother, The Sister and The Witch A witch found two children playing beside a river and stole them away. They succeeded in escaping one day, but the witch set off to bring them back. A good fairy who was passing by saw the children and took pity on them. She set a great ring of fire around them to keep them safe. But the witch managed to blowout the flames....

The Silly Wolf and The Billy Goat An old wolf was no longer as strong or as cunning as it used to be and the other wolves thought it was just plain silly sometimes. One of these times it was chasing a billy goat which jumped up on a high rock to save her. ‘Why do you waste time chasing me?’ the goat asked the silly wolf. ‘If you want to...

The Sick Wolf and The Sheep There was once a starving wolf in a sorry state. He had been obliged to flee from a pack of dogs and for many days he had found nothing to eat. He spied a little white sheep and thought ‘At last! Here is a meal for me!’ ‘Little white sheep,’ he said to her, ‘could you please get me a drop of water from the...

The Sick Camel A camel who lived all alone on the edge of an oasis fell ill and all his relatives and friends visited him there. Since the journey was a long one, they each stayed for a while to rest up and ate the grass that was growing around the oasis. The camel was pleased to be visited, but when he felt better and roused himself to go and look...

The Shop of Grocer Charles could not keep count of the times he would stop and look in the window of the grocer’s shop. That attractive sight looked even more enchanting now that it was Christmas time. What delicious foods were there on the great wooden table! An enormous turkey took pride of place in the middle and it was circled by roast geese, hams and strings of sausages. Over the...