The Crow and The Necklace Once a crow and his wife built their nest atop a huge banyan tree beside a river. They were very happy there. But when the female crow laid her eggs, they were in for an unpleasant shock. A huge snake who lived in a hole at the bottom of the tree came up and ate all their beautiful eggs. The crows were helpless with anger and pain. "You can't let this wicked snake eat our children anymore," cried the female crow bitterly. "You have to find a way to save them from him,' she said. "Let us go to our friend the jackal. He is very clever. He will surely be able to ... read more

The Clever Crab There lived a heron by a big lake. He used to catch fish and eat them. But he had become old and could not catch fish like before. He went without food for many days together. "I have to think of a plan. Otherwise I won't live for long," thought the heron. Soon he came out with a clever plan. The heron sat at the water's edge looking depressed and thoughtful. In the same lake lived a crab who was friendly and thoughtful. As he went past, he noticed how the heron looked and asked him, "Why are you looking depressed my friend?" "What can I say," said the heron in a sad v ... read more

A friend in need is a friend indeed Once upon a time there lived a lion in a forest. One day after a heavy meal. It was sleeping under a tree. After a while, there came a mouse and it started to play on the lion. Suddenly the lion got up with anger and looked for those who disturbed its nice sleep. Then it saw a small mouse standing trembling with fear. The lion jumped on it and started to kill it. The mouse requested the lion to forgive it. The lion felt pity and left it. The mouse ran away. On another day, the lion was caught in a net by a hunter. The mouse came there and cut the net. ... read more

A Monkey and Two Cats Once a cake was stolen by two cats from a house. But they did not want to share it. Each of the cats claimed that it was his earning and that he was not prepared to give a share to the other. When their quarrel reached the climax, a monkey appeared on the scene. He offered himself to solve the dispute. He heard the case and opined that as they were good friends, they should share the cake equally. And he offered himself to divide the cake into two equal parts for them. Somehow the cats agreed to his suggestion. Then the monkey took and 'divided the cake into two ... read more

A Greedy Dog Once a dog was waiting near a meat shop the hope to get by chance a piece of meat. Soon he found an opportunity. The shopkeeper had a good number of customers visiting his shop at a time, and he became busy in talking to them and selling meat according to their respective laments. In the meantime, the dog managed to bite a lump of meat from the shop and ran away as fast as possible. He reached the bank of a river and wanted to cross the river by the bridge that was laid over it. The dog climbed the bridge, and as he came near the middle of it, he saw his own shadow fel ... read more