The Wolf and the Shepherd Boy A village was near a forest. A shepherd boy used to graze his sheep there. He was very foolish and a liar. One day he thought to play a joke. He started crying at the top of his voice Wolf! Wolf! it was a white lie. On hearing his cries all the villagers came running with sticks to help him. On reaching there they found no wolf. Instead the shepherd laughed at them. They understood that the boy had befooled them. They returned to their houses. One day a wolf really came there and attacked the boy. He started shouting at the top of his voice Wolf! W ... read more

The Monkey and the Crocodile It was a beautiful lake surrounded by lush green grasses, beautiful trees, mountains and sweetest, tastiest jamun trees. There lived a monkey on one of the jamun trees located near the lake. The lake also had a few crocodiles. There was one crocodile that used to collect the jamun fruits from the lake that fall from the tree. As the crocodile visits the jamun trees every day, it became friends with Monkey. Crocodile and monkey met every day. The monkey helped crocodile by providing more and fresh jamun fruits from the tree. Their relationship continued and ... read more

The Wooden Bowl It was a beautiful family of 5. The family had a weak and old man, a man and a wife, and two children, a boy and a girl. The old man was the head of the family and he had only one son, a daughter-in-law and two grandchildren. The family had a lot of fun and enjoyed the life at its fullest. As a family, all the five used to have dinner together, every day. As days passed by, the health of the old man gradually weakened. His vision became very poor, he wasn't able to walk without support and his hands and legs started trembling. One day, while serving dinner, the old ... 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

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