THE GIRAFFE'S NECK Long time ago, giraffe's neck used to be short. One day, some animals of the jungle decided to play hide and seek. Monkey said that he would seek all the animals. All the animals ran to hide themselves but giraffe couldn't find a proper place to hide. He saw a hollow in a tree and tried to get inside. But his neck got struck in there. He tried hard to free himself but all went in vain. The giraffe started screaming. On hearing the cries, all the animals came out of their hideouts. They pulled the giraffe out by his neck and it got elongated. Since then giraffe's nec ... read more

WHO IS BETTER ? One day, an argument occurred between a monkey and an elephant about who was better among them. They both went to a lion for settlement. The lion said, "Go across the river. There you will find a mango tree. Whosoever, gets a mango from there will be considered better?" Both went to the river. The river current was very strong. The elephant mocked the monkey, "Sit on my back. I will take you across the river." On reaching across the river, the monkey jumped on the tree and plucked a mango. Then he mocked at the elephant, "Now say who is better. Had I not been there, ... read more

Once upon a time, there was a boy called Atilola. His parents loved him dearly because he was their only child and they made sure he lacked nothing. They treated him like a delicate egg and would not allow anyone to reprimand him, even when he behaved very badly. Because of this, Atilola grew to be a selfish, spoilt child who found it difficult to obey instructions. One day, during the rainy season, Atilola, who was about ten years old at the time, told his mother that he was going outside to play with his friends. ‘Stay in the neighbourhood and do not wonder off into the valley; the sky ... read more

A Magic Pot and Flooding Porridge Ria was a 5 years old girl. She was sweet, humble and good, raised with all good deeds by her mother. Her father died in an accident when she was 2 years old. Although they found it too hard to survive the mother and the daughter continued to battle with the life. Ria's mom worked as servant maid in a few houses and she used to bring food home given by her masters. They rarely get sufficient foods and mostly they survive on leftovers given by the households. One day, the little girl had nothing to eat as her mom was severely ill. She went to nearby fo ... read more

THE CLEVER COWBOY Tony was a handsome and clever cowboy. One day, he went to a neighbouring city. He was feeling hungry but had no money. Still, he went inside a hotel. Having had his fill, he shouted, "I challenge everybody present here that none of you has ever seen a horse with it's tail where it's head should be." Everyone thought that he was fibbing. One man said, "It's impossible. If you show us, then I will pay your bill." Tony took them to a stable where he had tied his horse by it's tail to the feeding trough. People understood that Tony was clever. The man paid his bill.