The Dog and the Donkey Once there lived a washerman in the town. He had two pets- a dog and a donkey. The dog used to keep watch. The donkey used to carry the washerman's clothes or load. One night a thief broke into the house. The washerman was sleeping soundly. The dog too was fast asleep. So, he did not bark at the thief. The donkey saw the thief and wanted to awaken his master h6 began to bray loudly. The thief took to his heels (ran away). The washerman could not sleep. He came out. Washerman could not understand why the donkey brayed so loudly. Therefore he beat the stupid ... read more

BENEVOLENT JUMBO Jumbo, a big elephant, was very kind and caring towards others. One day, he saw a little boy crying. Jumbo went to him and asked him the reason for crying. The boy replied, "I was carrying water to my home, when I noticed a hole in my bucket. All the water had been drained out. Now how will I take water to my home?" Jumbo consoled the boy and thought of a plan. He filled his trunk with water and went along with the boy to his home. There he poured the water from his trunk into another basket. The boy felt very happy and gave Jumbo bananas to eat.

The Hen That Laid Golden Eggs In olden days there was a farmer. He owned a wonderful hen that laid a golden egg every day. He was extremely happy. But after some time only one egg could not satisfy his greed. It was a slow process to get only one egg after every twenty four hours. So he said to himself, "'One egg a day. It will take long to be rich." He grew so impatient that he wanted to get all the egg at once. He made up his mind to put the hen to death and become rich in an over­night. He killed the hen at once and cut open its belly. He began to look for the eggs but there wa ... read more

The Rat that Bargained too Many Once upon a time, there lived a shrewd rat. The rat was kind; however, he would always bargain for just about anything. One day while walking along the road, he found a broken branch lying under a tree. The rat put it in his bag to use it for his furnace in winter. He continued his journey and came across a poor old man trying to light a fire. Around the man, were three little girls who were crying. The shrewd rat immediately offered his help to the old man. The old man who mistook the rat's intents replied, "Of course you can help. My children are hung ... read more

There was once a family of foxes who lived in the woods. There was a mother fox, a father fox, and four baby fox cubs. The cubs were named Arjan, Surjan, Ganji, and Bulbul. One day, the daddy fox said to his four cubs, ‘I must go out to work and I may be gone for many days. You must promise me that you will be good and do what your mother tells you while I am gone.’ The fox cubs all agreed to do as their mother instructed. And when it was time for their father to leave, the cubs all gathered at the door and waved goodbye and wished him luck on his journey. Several days passed in which ... read more