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 Merchant and The Money Lender In a small town, there lived a merchant. He ran a small business. Unfortunately, he lost all his money in business. "I can't stay like this. I have to do something. I will go to the next town and invest in another business," he thought to himself. So he made arrangement for his departure. He took all he had and prepared to leave. There was an iron weighing balance which he could not take along with him. So he took it to his friend the money lender. "Friend, I am going on business to the next town. Will you please keep this iron balance for me till I retu ... 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

The Faithful Mongoose Once there lived a kind Brahmin in a small village with his wife. They had a little son. One day, as he was returning home from a nearby village, he came across a baby mongoose crying next to its mother's dead body. "Oh! poor creature," thought the Brahmin. "If I leave it here it will surely die." He picked it up and took it home with him. "Gowri, I found this little creature on my way home. Let us take care of him," he said to his wife. "Very well along with our son, I will take care of the mongoose also," replied his wife. The mongoose grew up with a lot of ... read more

There were two best friends – an ant and a grasshopper. The grasshopper liked to relax the whole day and play his guitar. The ant, however, would work hard all day. He would collect food from all corners of the garden while the grasshopper relaxed, or played his guitar, or slept. The grasshopper would tell the ant to take a break every day, but the ant would refuse and continue his work. Soon, winter came. The days and nights became cold and very few creatures went out. The grasshopper couldn’t find any food and was hungry all the time. However, the ant had enough food for him to last through ... read more