The Tale of the Dog, Cock and the Fox A dog and a cock, who were the best of friends, decided to leave their farm as they wanted to travel and see the world. They were curious and wanted to see what was there beyond their farm. So, they decided to leave the farmyard, and set out along the road that led to the woods, that would lead them on their path to see the world. The two friends were extremely happy about their decision to travel to see the world, and were hoping for many adventures on their way. As night approached, the cock, searched for a place to roost as was his usual custom ... read more

The Wolf and the Lamb Once a wolf went to a stream to quench his thirst with water. While he was drinking water, he saw a lamb that was also drinking water over there. At the sight of lamb, his mouth began to water. He turned to the lamb and said, "How dare you make the water muddy? Can't you see that I am drinking water from the same stream?" The lamb got so much frightened that it could not speak for a while. Then it replied, "Sir, I beg your pardon. The water is running down from you to me. How can I make it muddy?" The wolf said, "But you bleated me and called me names last ye ... read more

A long time ago, a terrible famine hit an ancient animal kingdom. It had not rained for two whole years and all of the crops were dying. The animals hoped and prayed for an end to the terrible drought, but the sky was no longer able to gather enough clouds, and the rains did not come. Ijapa, the cunning tortoise, lived on the outskirts of the village with his wife and two sons. The famine was very bad and was already having a devastating effect on all the animals, so Ijapa could no longer trick them into parting with what little rations of food they possessed. One morning, very tired ... read more

The Defeat of an Animal Kingdom It was a beautiful animal kingdom in the forest. Instead of a lion being the king, a brave and kind hearted Leopard ruled the forest. There were no lions in the kingdom. All animals lived happily under the reign of the King Leopard. A wise fox was the minister of the kingdom. King Leopard always seeks suggestion from his minister to make any decision. One day, Leopard saw a new-born lion cub near a bush. He wished to look after the cub and asked his minister to offer his suggestion. The wise fox told the king, "It is not wise to raise a lion cub! We are ... read more

The Fox and the Grapes Once a fox was very hungry as he could not get anything to eat for a long time. He strolled in search of food. He wandered all along the jungle but his efforts were in vain. There was a garden near the forest. She went there in search of food. There he saw bunches of fine, ripe grapes hanging from a vine. His mouth began to water. He wanted to eat them. So he jumped again and again, to reach them, but in vain. The grapes were hanging too high for him to get at them. At last he gave up the attempt and went away saying, "the grapes are sour. If I eat them, they ... read more