BEGINNING SHOWS THE END Blind people have a sense of touch that helps them see what they can't see with their eyes. Once there was a blind man who had a super-sense of touch. By and by the fame of his extra-keen sense of touch spread far and wide and one day reached the king's court as well. The king didn't believe it. He said that he would test it personally. So, the blind man was summoned to the court for the test. He was given a seat and on the king's bidding, a wolf-cub was placed on his lap. The blind man caressed every part of the cub's body to know it's reality. The king as ... read more

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful warrior called Chang’e who was married to a brave and strong archer named Houyi. The couple were both immortals who lived in the heavens, and both were well known for their brave acts of courage against many dangerous adversaries. One day, the Queen Mother of the West summoned Chang’e and Houyi to earth because the Jade Emperor’s ten sons had turned themselves into orange balls of fire and were sitting in the sky above the earth. The heat was too much for the earth. Ten burning suns in the sky meant that it was never night time, and the earth neve ... read more

Once upon a time, there were three orphans, whose names were Otarun, Akope, and Awekun. The brothers had reached such an age that it was time to decide what trade they might undertake. In order to advise them on such an important decision, the brothers went to visit Ijapa the tortoise who had been their trusted guardian for many years. As soon as they arrived, Ijapa offered the brothers kola nuts and they all sat in his front yard under the acacia tree. ‘Now, I am all ears,’ said Ijapa to his visitors. ‘What brings you here at this time of the day?’ Otarun cleared his throat before sp ... read more

The Elephant and the Tailor There lived an elephant in a village. While going to river to take a bath regularly he passed a tailor's shop. Tailor always gave him something to eat. The two became friends. As usual one day he put his trunk inside the shop. The tailor was not in a good mood as he had a quarrel with a customer. The tailor instead of giving him something to eat pricked a needle into his trunk. The elephant silently went away. The elephant reached the river and took his bath. After that he filled muddy water in his trunk. On his way back he stopped at the tailor's shop ... read more