THE LOVE TEST One day, two colleagues Henry and Peter were having their lunch. Just then Henry started having hiccups. When Peter asked him the reason, he replied that it was due to his wife's love. When his wife missed him a lot, he had loud hiccups. Peter thought how lucky Henry was to have such a loving wife. He hurried back to his house and started scolding his wife for not missing him. Then he narrated to her the whole matter. His wife understood where the problem was. Next day, she mixed a lot of chilli powder in the lunch. When Peter sat down to eat, he had hiccups. He thought, Oh d ... 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

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

In a city called Vardhamana, lived a very efficient and prosperous merchant. The Fall And Rise of A Merchant - Panchatantra Story PictureThe king was aware of his abilities, and therefore made him the administrator of the kingdom. With his efficient and intelligent ways, he kept common man very happy, and at the same time he impressed the king on the other side. Such a person, who can keep everybody happy, is rarely found. Later, there came a time that the merchant's daughter was getting married. He arranged for a lavish reception. The merchant not only invited the king and ... read more

THE BLACK BAND One day Nick and Jane met in a garden. They were best friends and were studying in the same school in the same class. When they both were playing in the garden Jane saw a black band tied on the wrist of Nick. She asked him the reason for wearing that band. Nick replied, My mother tied it so that I don't forget to post an important letter. At this Jane asked, But where is the letter? Nick searched for it everywhere. Then he remembered that his mother had forgotten to give him the letter. When Jane came to know about this, both laughed a lot.