Once upon a time, there was a naughty monkey who lived on the rooftops of a little town. One day, the monkey spied a man in the street eating some delicious popcorn, and he thought to himself, ‘I will have that popcorn,’ and jumped down from the roof and reached out for the bag in the man’s hand. Well, the man was very scared because he thought that the monkey was going to attack him, so he dropped the bag of popcorn and ran away, leaving the naughty monkey to pick up the bag and climb back up onto the rooftops so that he might find a nice quiet place to eat. It did not take long for ... read more

Going To Law Once two cats, one white and one black, quarreled, over a large piece of cake. The white cat said that she had seen the cake first and so it was hers. The black cat refused to allow her claim and pretended to scratch her. A monkey saw the cats quarrelling. He asked them what the mat­ter was. He advised them not to fight. He said that he would be the guide and settle the quarrel justly. Both the cats agreed. The monkey broke the cake into two pieces. He said that he would divide the cake equally for them. He got a pair of scales and put one piece in each pan. One piece ... read more

Tetan Buri… aha! Boka Buri… hmmm. Tetan Buri… aha! Boka Buri… hmmm. Tetan Buri… aha! Boka Buri… hmmm. There were once two sisters: Tetan Buri, clever sister… aha! And Boka Buri, foolish sister… hmmm. Tetan Buri and Boka Buri shared three things. They shared one blanket. They shared one cow. And they shared one mango tree. ‘Aha, sister. I will have the blanket during the night, and you will have the blanket during the day… aha!’ ‘Hmmm, very well, sister.’ Boka Buri only had the blanket during the day when the sun blazed down. But at night when it was cold she had to give the b ... read more

The Lion and the Mouse One cold winter a lion was lying asleep in the sun. A mouse came out of its hole and began to jump over the body of the sleeping lion. This woke up the lion. He caught the small creature and was going to crush it under his heavy paw. The mouse begged pardon and requested the lion to let it go. It also said that it might be of any help to him in future. The lion simply laughed. He could not imagine that it could be of any help to him. He however, was moved to pity and let it go. Shortly afterwards, the lion was caught in the net laid by the hunter in the fore ... 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