The Wise Judge There lived a wise cock in a village. He did his duties well. He crowed early in the morning waking up the folks for their daily chores. One day the cock was taking rest on a tree top. A wicked fox passed that way. The fox looked up and saw the handsome cock perched on the tree. The fox decided to eat the cock. So he said in...

The Wise Cock and The Wicked Fox There lived a wise cock in a village. He did his duties well. He crowed early in the morning waking up the folks for their daily chores. One day the cock was taking rest on a tree top. A wicked fox passed that way. The fox looked up and saw the handsome cock perched on the tree. The fox decided to eat the cock....

The Wind and The Sun It was an autumn day. The wind and the sun had an argument. The wind boasted “I am stronger than you.” The sun mildly said “No. you are not”. Just then, they saw a traveller wrapped in a blanket was passing by. The wind said, “Whoever separates the blanket from traveller is the stronger. Do you agree?” The sun replied, “OK. First you try.” The wind...

The Widow and Her Little Maidens In a pretty little house, there once lived a neat old widow who wore the cleanest caps and the finest kerchief you ever saw in your life. She was very fond of washing and scrubbing and baking and sewing! Everybody who knew her used to say that she was the most hard-working lady they had ever seen and an example to the whole village. This...

The Valiant Tailor Once upon a time there lived a princess who was excessively proud. She proposed a puzzle to everyone who came to her palace. If a person did not solve it, then the person was sent away scornfully. This behavior of the princess was talked about everywhere and it was said that whoever was lucky enough to solve the riddle would marry the princess. One day three tailors came...

The Two Pots It was a cyclonic season. There was flood everywhere. Many houses drowned in the flood. There was a copper pot and an earthen pot in a house. Both these were washed away in the flood to a river. The copper pot called the earthen pot and said, “My friend, you are made of mud. You are so weak. Please, come near me. I’ll save you”. The earthen pot...

The Two Frogs Two frogs were paying on a rainy day. Slowly, they hopped and hopped and came into a house. There was a churn of milk. Both the frogs fell into the churn. Both the frogs tried for some time, but in vain. One of the frogs lost hope and said, “I can’t swim any more” and he drowned to the bottom. The other did not lose hope. He kept...

The Truthful Woodcutter One day a wood cutter’s axe accidentally fell into a river. The poor wood cutter made a good search in the water. But his efforts were in vain. Finally he burst into tears. Hearing his sobs, an Angel appeared before him. The Angel dived into the river and came up carrying a golden axe. The wood cutter did not accept it. He stated that his axe was made...