IN THE ZOO One day Danny went with his father to a zoo. He was very excited to see different types of birds and animals. After a while, they came in front of the cage of a lion. Danny's father told him how ferocious and strong lions are. Danny was listening very attentively. Finally, he spoke up, Dad, if somehow the lion comes out of the cage and eats you up, then how will I get back home? At least tell me the route to reach home. Danny's father laughed at the innocent question of the son.

THE MOSQUITO NET One day David asked his wife to go to the market and buy a mosquito net. His wife went to a shop and asked the shopkeeper to show her the best quality net. The shopkeeper showing her a very good net said, This is the best quality which you won't be able to find elsewhere. Not even a single mosquito can pass through it. Mrs. David refused to but the net. When the shopkeeper asked the reason, she said, If a mosquito can't pass through it, then how will we pass through it. Then she returned home and narrated the whole matter to her husband. Hearing the whole matter, David lau ... read more

There was once a merchant who employed many carpenters and masons to build a temple in his garden. Regularly, they would start work in the morning; The Monkey And The Wedge - Panchatantra Story Pictureand take a break for the mid-day meals, and return to resume work till evening. One day, a group of monkey arrived at the site of the building and watched the workers leaving for their mid-day meals. One of the carpenters was sawing a huge log of wood. Since, it was only half-done; he placed a wedge in between to prevent the log from closing up. He then went off along with the other wor ... read more

WAYS TO CUT DOWN WEIGHT Joy was fed up of his increasing weight. All the time he kept thinking of the ways to reduce his weight. One day he went to a shopkeeper and said, I have come to know about a book that tells how to reduce weight. Please give me a copy of that book. The shopkeeper said, Sir, the last copy of that book got sold just a few minutes back. But I have another book that tells how to gain weight. Joy said, I don't need that. I want to reduce weight, not increase it. The shopkeeper replied, So what? Just do the reverse of what is written in the book.

The Golden Egg Once upon a time there lived a cloth merchant in a village with his wife and two children. They were indeed quite well-off. They had a beautiful hen which laid an egg everyday. It was not an ordinary egg, rather, a golden egg. But the man was not satisfied with what he used to get daily. He was a get rich-trice kind of a person. The man wanted to get all the golden eggs from his hen at one single go. So, one day he thought hard and at last clicked upon a plan. He decided to kill the hen and get all the eggs together. So, the next day when the hen laid a golden egg, th ... read more