Lazy Jack Once upon a time, in a small village, a lazy boy called Jack lived with his mother. He was so lazy that he found it very difficult to move even his fingers. His mother worked as a servant maid in town homes and earned for herself and her son. People started to call him Lazy Jack and Jack's mother was totally irritated and worried about her son. One day, she fell sick and was feeling fever severely. She was bed-ridden for two days and could not go to work. She asked her son to earn something for them; otherwise there won't be anything to eat. Lazy Jack finally understood her ... read more

The Plum Stone One day Vanya's mother bought some plums from the market. She washed them and left them on a big plate in the centre of the dining table. Mother wanted to give the plums to the children after dinner. It was not every day that plums were bought. Vanya had not tasted plums all his life and was very curious about it. First he sniffed the fruit, wrinkled his nose at the pleasing smell, and decided that he liked the fruit. Dinner time was still a long way off and he did not have the patience to wait. He just could not resist his temptation. "No one will notice if I take one," h ... read more

THE BOOT IN THE JUNGLE Once there lived many wild beasts in a jungle. One day they came across a very strange object. It was a man's boot. They had never seen such a thing before. "I am sure it's the shell of a fruit", said the bear. The monkey, pointing to the long laces said, "Look here, these are roots. So, it is a plant." The wolf said, "Can't you see it's a nest? Here is the hollow in which the bird lays its eggs." A bird, sitting on a nearby tree, was listening to their argument. It said, "It's not a nest. I've been to a land where men live and this thing you see is called ... read more

The Three Men and a Family It was a sunny day. Three old men with long white beard were wandering on the road. They saw a beautiful little house and decided to enter the house. The old men knocked the door. A lady opened the door. The old men asked whether they have all members of the family. The lady replied, 'Me and my mother-in-law are here. My husband and children will be back to home in the evening. Please let me know how can I help you?' The old men told her, 'then we will wait until all members of your family return home.' The lady replied, 'but you look so tired and weak. I ... read more

HUNTING OF BABOONS A zoo on the outskirts of a city needed some baboons. The officials hired a hunter for this job. The hunter asked for a sack, a gun a fierce dog and an assistant. The hunter reached that part of the jungle where there were numerous baboons. He ordered his assistant, "Look, I am climbing this tree and will shake its branches. If baboons fall down, this ferocious dog will bite and immobilize them. Then you put them in the sack." "OK," said the assistant, "But what about this gun?" "Just in case I fall down from the tree, shoot the dog," replied the hunter.