The Lost Camel Once two merchants lost a camel. They met a traveller and asked him if he had seen it. The man replied he had not." But was your camel blind in the right eye?" Said he to them. "Yes, he was", replied the merchants. "Was it lame in one left foot?" The man asked again. "Cer­tainly it was", said the merchants. "Was its front tooth missing"? said he to them." Indeed I" said they. "Was it loaded with honey on one side and with wheat on the other?" "That is just how it was loaded," they answered. "Please take us to it." "But I have not seen your camel," said the man "and I ... read more

One morning, the fool woke up and he thought, ‘There is one thing I need, I need a donkey.’ So he left his home and walked until he came to the town. He came to the donkey stall. There were many donkeys. Some were big and some were small. Some had long ears and some very short. But among them there was one donkey that had long, floppy, silky ears. ‘This is the donkey for me.’ The fool paid the donkey stall holder and he led that donkey tied by a rope away from the stall and through the streets of the town, and there were two boys. ‘We can trick that donkey from that fool.’ One b ... read more

BELL THE CAT At a grocer's shop there were a mice everywhere. People didn't want to come to his shop anymore. So, the grocer kept a cat. She chased the mice and ate some each day. The mice had no chance to feed on anything more. Troubled by the cat, mice held a meeting to get rid of the cruel animal as she killed them ruthlessly and their number was falling down. Each mouse suggested his idea but all ideas were rejected, as they were not practicable. At last, a young mouse suggested to tie a bell round the cat's neck when she was fast asleep so that when she would move, the bell sh ... read more

The Tale Of The Rabbit And The Thief Long time ago, the rabbit was regarded as a big hunter. He lived with his grandma in a cabin somewhere in the woods. It was winter and just like other hunters, the rabbit set traps and snares to catch other animals for food. He got number of such small animals and birds through his well-laid snares. However, one day he realized that someone was stealing the animals from his traps. Every morning at the crack of dawn, he went to check his traps, and he found them empty. Soon the rabbit and his grandma became ravenous due to lack of food. At first, th ... read more

TOM, THE WONDER BOY Tom was a very intelligent boy. One day, his father took to the house of a rich and powerful friend of his. Tom's father told his friend, "He's a prodigy. I've never come across a boy more intelligent than him. He has answer for everything." The friend was a snob and considered himself to be the most intelligent person in the whole country. Glancing at Tom, he said, "He doesn't seem to be intelligent. In any case, the more intelligent a boy is the duffer he becomes as a man." At this, Tom innocently said, "If this is true then, as a boy you must have been even more ... read more