The Fox and the Crane Once there was a fox. He lived in a jungle. A crane was his best friend. They visited each other's home now and then. One day, the fox invited the crane to dinner. He put the soup in a flat dish. The crane had a long beak. He could not take the soup. The fox licked the dish. The crane felt insulted. Now the crane wanted to take revenge. He invited the fox to dine with him. He served boiled rice in a jug. Its neck was narrow. The fox could eat nothing. The crane enjoyed the food very much. The fox felt sorry for his behavior. Moral: As you sow, so shall you reap?

Aladdin And The Magic Lamp Long time ago in China, there lived a poor boy, whose name was Aladdin. Aladdin lived with his mother. One day a rich and distinguished looking man came to their house and said to Aladdin's mother, "I am a merchant from Arabia and want your son to come with me. I will reward him handsomely." Aladdin's mother instantly agreed. Little did she know that the man pretending to be a rich merchant was in reality a magician. Next day, Aladdin having packed his belongings left with the 'merchant'. After many hours of traveling the 'merchant' stopped. Aladdin too stopped ... read more

The Merchant and The Foolish Barber In a small town there lived a merchant named Manibhadra. He and his wife were very generous and kind. Everyone in the town knew them and visited their house and enjoyed their hospitality. One day. Manibhadra lost all his ships in a storm at sea. They were loaded with valuable cargo. All the people who had lent him money for trading demanded immediate repayment. Manibhadra had to sell all his possessions and pay them. In the end he was left with nothing. Along with his wealth, all his friends also left him. Manibhadra was very discouraged. "Even my f ... read more

The Owl and The Swan Once there were two friends Kanakaksha the owl and Sumitra the swan. Sumitra was the king of the swans. But Kanakaksha was an ordinary owl. He was afraid to let Sumitra know that he was a poor owl. So he told Sumitra that he was also a king and also had subjects. Everyday the owl would fly to the pond where the swan lived. One day as usual, Kanakaksha flew to the pond to meet his friend. "Good morning Sumitra, how are you today?" he asked. "Good morning my friend, I am fine. Just caught up with the usual work of a king - solving disputes among my subjects," replie ... read more

The Sun and the Wind 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 started blowing. The traveller wrapped his blanket around him. He blew harder. The traveller held his blanket firmer. He blew still harder. The traveller held his blanket still tighter. The harder the wind ... read more