The King and The Spider Vikram was a brave king. Once, he had to fight against a large army with just a few soldiers, he was defeated. He had to run for his life. Vikram took shelter in a forest cave. He was very depressed. His courage had left him. He was blankly gazing at the ceiling of the cave. An interesting scene captured his attention. A small spider was trying...

The King Cobra and The Ants Once there lived a king cobra in a small hole. When he was small he ate little creatures. As he grew up he began to eat eggs, lizards, frogs and rabbits. And when he grew up further he started to eat even other smaller snakes. His pride grew with him. All small animals began to fear the king cobra. This boosted up his pride. He...

The Irresponsible Ox A brave warrior had a horse and an ox. He used the horse for travelling and the ox was used for pulling load for the warrior. War had broken. The warrior was to go to a far off place. The horse said to the ox, “Hey ox! I am to carry the master to a far off place”. The ox replied, “How unlucky you are! I am lucky....

The Inexperienced Mouse Once, a little mouse asked his mother, “Mother let me go out see and the world”. The mother mouse said, “Okay child. But, be careful”. The mouse came out of his hold and started walking. He saw a colourful cock. As he had never seen a cock before, he got frightened by the sharp beak, colourful feathers and the red crown of the cock, He ran away thinking,...

The Horse Who Wanted Safety On the lawns of a forest grazed a handsome horse. He was a fast runner. But, he was often frightened by a tiger that passed by now and then. One day, as the horse was grazing, a man passed that way. He asked the man, “Sir, aren’t you afraid of lions and tigers?” The man laughed aloud and answered, “Me! Look what I have”. He showed...

The Greedy Lion It was a hot summer day. A lion was feeling very hungry. He came out of his den and searched here and there. He could find only a small hare. He caught the hare with some hesitation. “This hare cannot fill my tummy” thought the lion. As the lion was about to kill the hare, a deer ran that way. The lion became greedy. He thought, “Instead of...

The Golden Goose Once there lived an old man in a village. He had three sons. The youngest was named Somu. He was despised and slighted and ignored on every occasion. One day the eldest son wished to go into the forest to hew wood His mother gave him a fine package of food with potatoes. Just as he got into the forest, he met a grey old man who bade...

The Girl without Hands A certain miller had little by little fallen into poverty, and had nothing left but his mill and a large apple-tree behind it. Once when he had gone into the forest to fetch wood, an old man stepped up to him whom he had never seen before, and said, “Why dost thou plague thyself with cutting wood, I will make thee rich, if thou wilt promise me...