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

Challenges Do you know the favorite food of Japanese? They love Sushi! Sushi is nothing but raw fish sliced in different shapes and sizes. Of course, fresh produces are tasty aren't they? Japanese loved to eat the fresh fish. The market for fresh fish in Japan grew so big that fishermen earned a good deal in catching fresh fish. Weeks and months passed by! The fishermen were unable to get fresh fish quickly. They took their boats to longer distance in the sea. The fishing boats became big to feed the fish lovers and the fishermen moved farther and farther to bring the fresh fish. Sinc ... read more

A Magic Pot and Flooding Porridge Ria was a 5 years old girl. She was sweet, humble and good, raised with all good deeds by her mother. Her father died in an accident when she was 2 years old. Although they found it too hard to survive the mother and the daughter continued to battle with the life. Ria's mom worked as servant maid in a few houses and she used to bring food home given by her masters. They rarely get sufficient foods and mostly they survive on leftovers given by the households. One day, the little girl had nothing to eat as her mom was severely ill. She went to nearby fo ... read more

The Tale Of The Tyrant And The Butler Bernardo Visconti, the despot of Milan was in his day more feared than any other ruler was. Although he was pitiless, there was always a shade of justice in his cruelty. This is the story of a wealthy man and owner of one of the castles given to him by Bernardo. He was well known for his miserliness. One instance he was summoned to the court for having failed to feed his bullmastiffs (dogs), which had become vicious and attacked cattle. Therefore, he was condemned by Bernardo to pay a fine of four florins (gold coins). Upon hearing the amount, the mi ... read more