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

The Lion and The Woodcutter There once lived a lion, the king of the forest. He was always accompanied by a jackal and a crow. They followed him every where and lived on the remains of his food. In a village close to the forest there lived a woodcutter. Everyday, he would go into the forest with his axe to chop wood. One day as the woodcutter was busy chopping a tree, he heard a noise behind him. Turning around, he saw the lion looking straight at him, ready to pounce. The woodcutter was a clever man. He quickly said, "Greetings... King of this forest. It is a pleasure to meet you." ... read more

The Faithful Dog There is a legend of a woman who had a faithful dog. This dog was so faithful that the woman could leave her baby with it and go out to attend other matters. She always returned to find the child soundly asleep with the dog faithfully watching over him. One day, something tragic happened. The woman as usual, left the baby in the "hands" of this faithful dog and went out shopping. When she returned, she discovered a rather nasty scene. There was a total mess. The baby's cot was dismantled. His nappies and clothes torn to shreds, with bloodstains all over the bedroom ... read more

The Lion and The Hare Once in a forest there lived a lion who was very proud of his strength. He would kill any animal which came in his way just for fun. All the animals in the forest were worried about their survival. "If the lion keeps this up, none of us will be left in the forest," said the bear. "He kills much more than he really needs to," squeaked the little hare. "We have to come up with something to stop this massacre," said the monkey. So they all joined together and went to meet the lion. "O king of the forest, we have come to make a small request," they all said to ... read more

The Crow and The Eagle It was a bright spring day. The sun was high in the blue sky. A herd of sheep was grazing contentedly on the hillside. The little lambs with their soft white coats and curly tails were playing among themselves. The Shepherd, seeing that his flock was safe and happy, had fallen asleep under the spreading branches of a large old tree. Suddenly an Eagle swooped down from the sky. It pounced on a little lamb and carried it off so swiftly that none of the other lambs even had the time to bleat. The sleeping Shepherd heard nothing. A Crow was sitting on the tree under ... read more