The Intelligent Artist Very long ago, a one-eyed king was ruling a country. He was fond of arts and crafts. He generously rewards the great artists, poets and craftsmen. However, he was stuck with one major habit. He never liked any person who used to praise him falsely! Simply, he was a man of truth and wanted his people to be true. The king was born with one eye. He had vision on his right eye and the space for left eye was simply closed with the skin! One day, he wanted to get himself painted and made an announcement. After filtering the talented artists, the king asked three men to d ... read more

The Tale Of How The Tiger Got His Stripes Long time ago, ages ago, it was said that the tiger was like a lion without any stripes on his back, and the rabbit had a long tail. The tiger had a big farm that need attending to, as it was overgrown with brush. Therefore, the tiger was searching for workers to clear the undergrowth. The tiger called the animals and said, "I am in need of a good worker to clean this place. I shall offer a buffalo in payment for whoever does this work the quickest." The monkey called in first and said that he would like to do the job. So, the tiger assigne ... read more

THE GREAT SACRIFICE Once a king got the news that his neighbouring country was planning an attack on his country. In his kingdom, there lived an old lady who on hearing this news went to the royal palace. She met the king and said that she wanted her only son to take part in the battle. The king was stunned to see the patriotism of the woman. He gave her the permission. A vicious battle took place. The old lady's son sacrificed his life for the motherland. When the old lady went to the palace weeping, the king tried to console her. She said, "I am not crying because my son died, but b ... read more

PLAN OF MURDER One day, James was walking down the road. Suddenly, he heard some noises coming from inside a shop. He tried to hear what was going inside and heard someone saying, "First we will cut his arms and then his shoulders." James got frightened thinking that someone was planning a murder. He immediately ran and informed the cops. The police went with him and broke the shop's door. On investigating they found that it was a tailor's shop and the tailor was talking about a piece of cloth and not about any person. James felt embarrassed and went on his way.