The Lazy Farmer Sinha, the farmer was a very lazy man. He had fertile lands, but because of his laziness, he cultivated crops only in a part of his land. One night, it rained heavily and the roads turned muddy. Sinha was very happy that it had rained. He was to water the crops the next day. However, because of the heavy rain, he did not have to water them as the crops got sufficient water. However, he wanted to assess the status of his fields after the rain. He also had two loads of hay to be sold at the market. Since the roads were muddy, he stayed at home. He decided to take a visit ... read more

The Hare and the Tortoise A hare and tortoise were two great friends. The hare was very proud of his fast speed and often laughed at the tortoise slowness. One day the hare challenged his friend to run a race. The tortoise's accepted the challenge. They chose a distant tree as a winning post and the race began. The hare got ahead of the tortoise as he was a fast runner and within minutes he was not visible When he had gone half the distance, he said to himself," Why need I hurry ? The tortoise is far behind. Let me take rest under this tree." So he lay down and soon fell fast asleep. ... read more

A TOWN MOUSE AND A COUNTRY MOUSE Once there were two mice. One lived in a country and the other in a town. One day, the country mouse invited the town mouse to dine with him and served him the best food. But the town mouse said that the food was tasteless and invited the country mouse to his mouse. At the town's mouse house, the food was very delicious but all the time, while eating, the two mouse was on the look-out for human-beings and the cats they kept to kill mice. The country mouse exclaimed, "What a miserable life you lead!" At least in the country, I can eat my meals in peace. ... read more

A HORSE AND A STAG Once a wild horse while grazing on a grassland was enjoying its food and its freedom. After some time it saw a stag coming and nibbling on the same grassland. There was sufficient grass for both of them but the horse didn't want to share the grass and thought of a plan to get rid of the stag. It saw a man passing by, told him its plan and asked his help to kill the stag. The man agreed, but said that to fulfill the plan, he would have to mount the horse in order to chase the stag. The horse agreed and very soon the man killed the stag. The horse now waited for the m ... read more

The Tale Of The Clever Peasant Once upon a time in a village in Ukraine, there lived a rich landlord. He owned many farms, fields and forests. He owned so much land, that the peasants of the village treated him as their chief. The chief however was an arrogant and petty minded man, with very little regard for the peasants and poor men who depended on him. He was greedy, very proud of his wealth and considered the peasants, poor and filthy, who smelt like dung. He would never entertain any peasant in his mansion, nor let any poor farmer come near him. The poor farmers and peasants cons ... read more