Napoleon and The English Sailor Once Napoleon, the famous Emperor of France, was waiting to take his army to England. His fleet was ready to sail. A French ship took a young British seaman as a prisoner. He was a poor sailor, a man of no importance. So he was allowed to wander about on the sea-shore. He felt homesick in a foreign land. He missed his motherland. He wished to...

The Fox and The Grapes Once a fox was wandering in a forest in search of food. He was feeling very hungry. He thought to get some food but in vain. He at least reached a garden. He searched for food here also. At some distance, he saw a vine on a wall and bunches of grapes bung on the vine. The mouth of the fox watered to see the sweet...

The Musical Donkey Once a washerman had a donkey. During the day, the donkey had to carry heavy loads of clothes, but at night it was free to wander about. Though it was old and weak, it loved roaming in the fields. One night, the donkey met a jackal. They became friends and went in search of food. They found a field full of ripe cucumbers. They ate as many cucumbers...

The Hunter and The Birds Once a hunter wanted to catch birds. He thought of a plan and went to the forest. In an open field, he spread his net and grain to attract the birds. He felt happy to see two birds that came there and sat down beside the net. In the meantime, a flock of birds came there flying. All of them at once sat on the net....

The Faithful Dog and His Master Once there lived a man in a village. He had a baby. The baby’s mother had died soon after its birth. He loved it very much. He also had a faithful dog. The dog was eager to serve his master. One day, the baby had a high fever. The father went to the town to bring medicine for it. He left the baby in the...

The Cats and the Monkey Once there were two cats. They stole a piece of bread from a house. They thought to eat the bread now after dividing it equally between them. But they failed to divide it equally. Finally, they reached a monkey. He sat with a scale in his hands. The monkey saw the two cats worried. He asked them to tell him their anxiety. When he heard of...

Androcles and The Lion Androcles was the slave of a Greek King. He was treated in a cruel way. He led a miserable life. While the master was away from home he ran away and hid himself in a forest. As soon as he entered the dense forest, he heard the groaning of a lion. He saw that lion was limping towards him. His paw was swollen and there was a...

A Proud Stag Once there was a stag in a forest. He had beautiful horns on his head. He was very proud of them and felt very happy to see them. He felt that the horns were his crown. But his legs were not as beautiful as his horns. He felt very sad to see them and wished that his legs would have been as beautiful as his horns. One day...