The frog Prince

Once upon a time there was a king lived with his beautiful princess who had a golden ball. One day, while playing in the garden, the ball fell into a pond. She was very upset and did not know what to do. While she sat there cry­ing helplessly, a frog hopped out of the pond and asked, “Why are you crying, little princess?” She told him about her golden ball. The ugly frog said, “I can help you get your ball but what will you give me in return?” “I will give you any­thing you want!” promised the princess. The frog immediately leaped into the water and fetched the ball for princess. The princess was very happy. The frog reminded her, “Remem­ber that you promised me for anything. Well, I want to be your friend, eat from your plate, and sleep in your palace!” The princess hated the idea but she agreed and ran back to the palace.

The next morning, the princess found the frog waiting for her. He said, “I have come to live in your palace.” Hearing this, the princess ran to her fa­ther, crying. When the generous king heard about the promise, he told his daughter, “A promise is a promise and you must keep your word. You must let the frog stay in your palace.” The princess was very angry but she had no choice and let the frog stay. The frog ate from her plate during dinner and asked the princess to take him to her bed at night. The princess picked him up an­grily and threw him to the floor.

In a flash, the frog turned into a handsome prince! He told the princess that he had actually been under the spell of a wicked magician. The princess fell in love with the prince. They were married and lived happily ever after.

Honest wood cutter and three wishes

Once upon a time there was a woodcutter living in a village near a dense forest. He was so poor and only taking the woods from the forest and sells it for little money. One day the poor woodcutter went to the forest to cut wood. He was about to cut an oak tree when a fairy appeared and pleaded him to spare the tree. The woodcutter was a kind man and did not cut the tree and spare with fairy. The grateful fairy granted him three wishes. Whenever he wants to use this wishes he can use this. When he reached home he was hungry. He remembered the fairy and first wished for black pudding. At once, he saw a bowl of the finest black pudding in front of him.

The woodcutter told his wife about the fairy but she did not believe him. To test her husband’s words, she wished that the pudding would stick on her husband’s nose. Suddenly, the pudding stuck on his nose! They tried hard to pull it off but it stuck hard. The woodcutter used his last wish and wished for the pudding to come out. The pudding came off and lay on a dish. So though they had the finest pudding for dinner, they had used up all the wishes.

Two friends and the bear

There were lived two friends in a village. They both playing and going to school every day. Once they were visited to their friend’s sister marriage. While they walked through the forest, suddenly a bear appeared. The first friend quickly climbed a tree. The second one wanted help but his friend had already left him.

He was very scared because the bear was big and strong and could easily kill him without any second thought. At that time one thought came to his mind and when the bear came near to him, he lay very still on the ground and controlled his breath. The bear came close to him and sniffed and smelt his body all over. Now, bears do not attack the dead. The bear walked away thinking that the man was dead. The first friend then came down from the tree when the bear went away. He asked his friend irreverently, “What did the bear tell you?”

The second friend thought for a while and replied, “The bear told me never to trust a friend who escapes and leaves you alone when you need him most,” he said. The first friend realized his mistake and was ashamed of his behavior.

The ant and the Grasshopper

Once in a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. There also lived an ant nearby the grasshopper’s nest. They became good friends. It was springtime and the grasshopper was having a lot of fun playing, singing, and dancing in the sun. But the ant was hard working. It was collecting food grains and storing them in its house for the winter. 

The grasshopper did not understand why the ant was doing so much hard work and keeping for winter. He asked, “Hey,’ Ant! Why don’t you come outside and play with me?” The ant replied, “I cannot. I am storing food for the winter when there won’t be anything to eat!” The grasshopper only laughed at the ant and said, “Why are you worrying now? There is plenty of food!” and continued to play, while the ant worked hard. 

When winter came, the grasshopper did not find a single grain of food to eat. It began to starve and feel very weak. The grasshopper saw how the hardworking ant had plenty of food to eat and realized its foolishness.

Little Red Riding Hood Story

Once upon a time there was a baby who loves red color. Her name was Little Red Riding hood. One day, Little Red Riding Hood’s mother said to her, “Take this basket of treats to your grandma’s cottage, but don’t talk to strangers on the way!” Promising not to, Little Red Riding Hood skipped off. On her way she met a wolf who asked, “Where are you going, little girl?” The little girl replied “To my grandma’s cottage.

The Wolf then ran to her grandmother’s cottage much before Little Red Riding Hood reached that place, and knocked on the door. When Grandma opened the door, he locked her up in the cupboard. The wicked wolf then wore Grandma’s clothes and lay on her bed, waiting for Little Red Riding Hood.

When Little Red Riding Hood reached the cottage, she entered and went to Grandma’s bedside. How are you Grandma? Oh what big eyes you have, Grandma!” she said in surprise. “All the better to see you with, my dear!” replied the wolf. What big ears you have, Grandma!” said Little Red Riding Hood. “All the better to hear you with, my dear!” said the wolf. “What big teeth you have, Grandma!” said Little Red Riding Hood. “All the better to eat you with!” growled the wolf pouncing on her. Little Red Riding Hood cried and the woodcutters in the forest came running to the cottage listened her cry. They beat the wicked Wolf and rescued her Grandma from the cupboard. Grandma hugged Little Red Riding Hood with joy. The Wolf ran away never to be seen again nearby. Little Red Riding Hood had learnt her lesson and never spoke to strangers ever again.

Morals for children: Don’t talk with strangers, be silent and never give up your details.

The Hare and the Tortoise

Once upon a time there was a tortoise leaving in a pond near the forest. A hare met the tortoise walking very slowly in the jungle. The proud hare made fun of the slow tortoise. He asked him where you are going in this midday with this slow walk. But the tortoise was good-natured and replied, “I may have small feet, I am going back to my home. The tortoise said to the hare I can beat you in a race with my small feet.” The proud hare laughed and thought, “I can beat him within a second!” So he readily agreed to the race for the next morning.

They decided to keep a judge for them. And the next day, Uncle Ele­phant, who was the judge of the jungle, began the race by shouting, “Get! And Go!”

When the hare had covered half of the distance he looked back and saw the tortoise far behind him. The hare thought, “Let me take a rest. I can run fast and easily win this race!” He sat under a tree and napped off. When the tortoise passed, he found the hare sleeping.

The hare woke up and realized that the race was already over. The tortoise had reached the end and won the race! The hare was defeated by determination and hard work. The elephant judged that tortoise won this race.

The Three Little Pigs

Once upon a time there were three little pigs staying together with different shed. One pig built a house of straw while the second pig built his house with sticks. They built their houses very quickly and then sang and danced all day because they were lazy. The third little pig worked hard all day long and built his house with bricks.

A big bad wolf saw the two little pigs while they danced and played and thought, “What juicy tender meals they will make!” He chased the two pigs and they ran and hide themselves in their houses. The big bad wolf went to the first house and huffed and puffed and blew the house down in minutes. The frightened little pig ran to the second pig’s house that was made of sticks. The big bad wolf now came to this house and huffed and puffed and blew the house down in hardly any time. Now, the two little pigs were terrified and ran to the third pig’s house that was made of bricks.

The wolf tried to huff and puff to blow the house down, but he could not. He kept trying for a long time but the house was very strong because it made with bricks and the little pigs were safe inside. Again sometime later wolf tried to enter through the chimney of that house but the third little pig boiled a big pot of water and kept it below the chimney. The wolf fell into it and burned with hot water.

The two little pigs now felt sorry for having been so lazy. They also built their houses with bricks and lived happily ever after

Morals for this story: Don't be lazy 

The Lion and the Mouse

There was a little mouse staying in his hole in the forest. Once it was passing through a lion’s den. The lion caught him and was about to smash him when the little mouse spoke, “Sir, please let me go, and I will do you a good turn one day, for sparing my life.”

The lion was rather amused to hear this, thinking, “What good can this tiny creature do for me. . . ” but he let him go.

Two weeks later, some huntsmen came to the same forest and spread a net around the lion’s den. The lion was captured. He struggled hard to set himself free but he soon realised he was trapped. He roared with anger.

The little mouse was looking for food, when he heard the lion’s roar. He ran to him. See­ing the lion caught in the net, he started concerning at it at once. The mouse had sharp teeth and he soon freed the lion.

The lion was very grateful to the little mouse. From that day, they became the best of friends.

The Tiger and the Traveler

Once upon a time, there was an old Tiger that could no longer hunt. One winter morning, he stood in a lake and held a edge of holy grass in one paw and a gold bracelet in the other. He was shouting, “Ladies and Gentlemen! Please help me and I will gift you this gold bracelet.”

Nobody was listened his shout. At that time a Traveler was passing by and he liked the gold bracelet. However, he was scared of the Tiger.

The tiger shout for help to the Traveler. The Traveler said, “How can I believe that you would not harm me?”

The Tiger replied, “I admit that when I was young, I was wicked and killed many cows and human beings when I was young, now I became old. My teeth and claws have fallen off. Then a holy man advised me to give offerings gold. So, now I take a bath and give things for the sake of donation. So, what have you to fear from me?” The Traveler believed him and went into the lake, but got struck in the deep mud.

When the Tiger saw this, he shouted at him. “Oh! Don’t worry. I’ll help you,” he said, and slowly walked towards the Traveler and grabbed him with his paws.

Soon after that, the Tiger killed the Traveler and ate him up.

Morals for children: You must not risk your life at the cost of greed. 

The salt merchant and his donkey

Once a salt merchant leaving in a village. He had one donkey. he was taking salt to market putting on the back of the donkey. He was earning a decent profit out of it. He and his family leaving happily. There was a stream on the way to the market. On rainy season this stream passes over the road. 

One day it rain heavily in that eerier. The stream over flowed at that point of road. The salt merchant had to cross the stream to go to the market. As there was no provision to at that place. So he and his donkey have to cross by themselves. They try to cross the stream. As it was overflowing the water dissolved some salt from the back of the donkey. They crossed the stream and went to the other side of the road. The donkey observed that the load has reduced. So he felt happy and went to the merchant.

The next day again the master and the donkey reached the same point. This time the water level has reduced substantially. They could the donkey in order to reduced his burden lower himself in the water. In this process few salts dissolved the water. The donkey became happy. Because he got some relief. Then onward the donkey deliberately lowers himself in the water to reduce the burden. The master observed that and wants to teach a lesson to his donkey. After a few days the master has laden the donkey with sponge instinct of salt. As usual they went to the market in the regular path. 

Once again they came to that same point. The donkey in order to reduce the burden lowers himself in the water. This sponge absorbed lot many water. When they crossed the stream the donkey observed that the load has increased. The water in the sponge increases the load. It gave lot many troubles to the donkey. The donkey observed his folly on that day. Afterward he did not make any mischief like that, while crossing the stream.

The Fox and The Crow: Short Stories

Once upon a time there was a big forest near a river. A fox was leaving there with his neighbor. One day, the fox saw a crow with a piece of cheese in his beak. The fox was very hun­gry and thought, “How can I get the piece of cheese?”

He thought for a while. Soon, he got an idea in his tricky mind. He decided to flatter the crow and thus began praising him. He said to the crow, “You are such a pretty and clever bird! Your voice is so sweet. I am impressed with your voice. If only you could sing as beautifully for me then it will be my pleasure!”

Now, the crow was very proud. He wanted to show the fox that he could sing very well. So he opened his mouth to sing and give a shout! The piece of cheese he was keeping with his beak fell into the ground. The fox laughed at the crow and picked up the cheese and ate it hungrily.

Too late the crow realized that one should not be vain.

The King and the Kind Deer

Once upon a time there was a king ruled in his kingdom. Nearby his kingdom there was a golden deer lived in a forest. It was very charming with beautiful eyes and a glowing skin. Whoever saw him was charmed by his beauty. He was very swift and nobody could ever catch him. He can run fast and hide himself in the bush if any dangers came to him.

The king of a nearby kingdom heard about the deer. He was filled with a desire to possess the deer. He was an expert hunter. One day, he set out to the forest, determined to catch the golden deer. When he and his soldiers reached the forest, they camped near a stream.

Next day, they went looking for the deer. After several hours, the king saw the glorious deer. He was charmed by deer’s beauty. He ordered his men to catch the deer alive. “In no case should the deer be killed.” He told his soldiers.

Seeing the king and his men, the deer ran into the deep forest. The king followed him and got separated from his solders. The deer ran very swiftly. The king also kept following him. However, he could not catch him. The deer was now tired. He hides himself behind a tall bush. The king could not see him. He was greatly disappointed. He had lost his way. He did not know where his men were. He decided to look for a way out of the forest.

As he moved forward, he fell into a deep water hole. The deer heard the flopping sound. He became sure that the king must have fallen into the water hole. He rushed to the water hole. The king was in the water and full of mud. There was nobody around who could help him out. The deer thought, “The king wants to catch me. Throughout the day, he was followed me. Now he has fallen into the water. If I do not help him, he will die. I cannot let him die.” So he decided to help him. He said to the king, “Dear majesty, I will help you out of the water. I am bowing my head down. Please hold onto my horns and I shall pull you out.”

The king held on to his horns and the deer pulled him out. The king thanked the deer and said, “You have helped me in spite of the fact that I wanted to catch you. I am grateful to you. Will you please come and stay with me in my palace. I promise that no harm shall ever come upon you.”

At this, the deer said, “Sir, I cannot be happy in the palace. This forest is my house. Please let me live here. I helped you because it was my duty to save you. I know you have lost your way and have been separated from your men. Follow me and I will lead you to them.”

The king followed the deer and soon found his soldiers. He wanted to reward the deer for his help. He said to him, “I want to reward you. Please tell me what you want me to do for you.”

The deer replied, “Sir if you really want to reward me, please promise that you will give up hunting of animals. Also promise that you will prohibit hunting in your kingdom.” The king promised him that from then onward, he would give up hunting and prohibited hunting in his kingdom. He then left the forest and came back to his kingdom. As soon as he reached the palace, he took out an order proclaiming that hunting was prohibited in his kingdom.

The Fox and the Goat

Long long ago in the hot summer day there was a fox was walking nearby the well. Somehow by accident he slipped in that well. It was not a very deep well. He tried his best to get out but it was in vain.

At that time a thirsty goat passed by the well and saw the fox was there in the well. She asked the fox what he was doing there.

The cunning fox replied that he had himself jumped into the well because he wants to drink water and swim in this cool water. I find it very cool and pleasant. Fox replied. If you want to drink this sweet and cold water, then come down and experience the pleasure here.

Without thinking of the result the goat jumped into the well. The fox at once jumped on her back, and with another jump he was out of well. The fox smiled at the poor goat and went his way leaving behind the goat to repent.

Moral: Look before you leap.

The Monkey and the Crocodile

Once there lived a monkey in a jamun tree by a river. The monkey was alone - he had no friends, no family, but he was happy and content. The jamun tree gave him plenty of sweet fruit to eat, and shade from the sun and shelter from the rain.

One day a crocodile came swimming up the river and climbed on to the bank to rest under the monkey's tree. 'Hello', called the monkey, who was a friendly animal. 'Hello', replied the crocodile, surprised. 'Do you know where I can get some food?' he asked. 'I haven't had anything to eat all day - there just don't seem to be any fish left in the river.' 'Well,' said the monkey, 'I don't eat fish so I wouldn't know - but I do have plenty of ripe purple jamuns in my tree. Would you like to try some?' He threw some down to the crocodile. The crocodile was so hungry that he ate up all the jamuns even though crocodiles don't eat fruit. He loved the sweet tangy fruit and he asked whether he could have some more. 'Of course', replied the monkey generously, throwing down more fruit. 'Come back whenever you feel like more fruit', he added when the crocodile had eaten his fill.

After that the crocodile would visit the monkey every day. The two animals soon became friends - they would talk and tell each other stories, and eat as much of the sweet jamuns as they wanted. The monkey would throw down all the fruit the crocodile wanted from his tree.

One day the crocodile began talking about his wife and family. 'Why didn't you tell me earlier that you had a wife?' asked the monkey. 'Please take some of the jamuns for her as well when you go back today.' The crocodile thanked him and took some of the fruit for his wife.

The crocodile's wife loved the jamuns. She had never eaten anything so sweet before. 'Imagine', she said, 'how sweet would be the creature who eats these jamuns every day. The monkey has eaten these every day of his life - his flesh would be even sweeter than the fruit.' She asked her husband to invite the monkey for a meal - 'and then we can eat him up' she said happily. The crocodile was appalled - how could he eat his friend? He tried to explain to his wife that he could not possibly eat the monkey. 'He is my only true friend', he said. But she would not listen - she must eat the monkey. 'Since when do crocodiles eat fruit and spare animals?' she asked. When the crocodile would not agree to eat the monkey, she pretended to fall very sick. 'Only a monkey's heart can cure me', she wailed to her husband. 'If you love me you will get your friend the monkey and let me eat his heart.'

The poor crocodile did not know what to do - he did not want to eat his friend, but he could not let his wife die. At last he decided to bring the monkey to his wife.

'O dear friend', he called as soon as reached the jamun tree. ' My wife insists that you come to us for a meal. She is grateful for all the fruit that you have sent her, and asks that I bring you home with me.' The monkey was flattered, but said he could not possibly go because he did not know how to swim. 'Don't worry about that', said the crocodile. 'I'll carry you on my back.' The monkey agreed and jumped onto the crocodile's back.

The crocodile swam with him out into the deep wide river. When they were far away from the bank and the jamun tree, he said, 'My wife is very ill. The only thing that will cure her is a monkey's heart. So, dear friend, this will be the end of you and of our friendship.' The monkey was horrified. What could he do to save himself? He thought quickly and said 'Dear friend, I am very sorry to hear of your wife's illness and I am glad that I will be able to help her. But I have left my heart behind on the jamun tree. Do you think we could go back so that I can fetch it for your wife?'

The crocodile believed the monkey. He turned and swam quickly to the jamun tree. The monkey leaped off his back and into the safety of his tree. 'False and foolish friend,' he called. 'Don't you know that we carry our hearts within us? I will never trust you again or ever give you fruit from my tree. Go away and don't come back again.'

The crocodile felt really foolish - he had lost a friend and a supply of good sweet fruit. The monkey had saved himself because he had thought quickly. He realised that a monkey and a crocodile could never be true friends - crocodiles preferred to eat monkeys rather than be friends with them.

The Cat and the mouse

A long long ago in a village there was a boy named Rohit. He had domesticated one cat. Rohit has given all possible care to that cat. The cat was very obedient to Rohit. Due to excessive love of Rohit the cat become very proudy.

After a few days Rohit brought one white mouse to his home. He domesticated the mouse also. He started giving lot of care to the mouse also. Seeing all this, the cat became zealous. He wants to get rid of this mouse the get cool attention of his master. He design a plan to get rid of this mouse.

One day Rohit has gone to market purchase some things. At that time the cat caught the mouse. He wanted to kill the mouse. The mouse visualizing the danger ask the cat, “O’ dear cat you are looking so beautiful just like a lion king of the forest and your tail is so beautiful that anybody will please to see it.  I know you will kill me to eat. But I have one last wish. If you will fulfill it, I will be happy and die peacefully.

The cat said, “Express your last desire and I will fulfill it.” The mouse said, “I want to draw a picture your and present it to my master”. The cat said, “Start drawing immediately”.

The mouse brought an inkpot and a piece of paper. He asked the cat to sit on the top of the table. The cat obeyed the mouse. The mouse dipped his tail in the inkpot and started drawing on the paper. In between the mouse asked the cat to change his position many times. After a while he asked the cat to paint his beautiful tail. He requested to show his back and tail to him. The cat did as according the wish of the mouse. The mouse said it will be time to draw your tail. Now the cat unable to sea the mouse.

When the mouse assures that he can not no more see him he simply fled away from that place. The cat waited for a long then he asked how much time it will take. But he didn't get any response from the mouse. Then he turned his position and found that the mouse has gone.

The Mice and The Doves

Once a dove and a mouse were living a forest. Bo the dove and the mouse were the king of the respective community. They were good friend. At the time of need they were helping each other. Both were leading their community. Both were leading their community effectively.

One day the dove king and his fellow doves were flying in the jungle. Suddenly they saw lot of grains in the ground. The young doves were eager to eat those grains. But the king dove asked them not to be hurry and observed the situation minutely. He said it is unnatural to find a huge grain inside the forest. He said it may be a trap by any hunter. But the young doves didn't listened him. All doves came to the ground to eat grain. The king dove also followed the young doves under compulsion. In fact a hunter had spread a net to trap the doves. The net was not visible from the top. When the land on the net all the doves got trapped.

Now the all doves were afraid and cursed themselves for not listing the dove king. But the dove king was not lost his patience. He asked all the doves to be brave and not loose the patience. After boosting their moral he asked all the doves to fly together. When the entire dove started flying they lift up the net and flied in the sky. All the doves flying together took the net  to the place where the mice were living.

The king dove asked his friend the mouse king to help them. The mouse king called all his fellow mice and helps him to cut the net. The mice cut the net with their sharp teeth. By this way they liberated the trapped doves.

Androcles and The Lion

In Italy a long time ago there was a slave. His name was Androcles and he was a Negro. His master was very cruel. He was not treating Androcles properly. He was beating him and not giving adequate food to eat. So one day out of anger Androcles freed away from his masters home. 

After flee zing Androcles went inside a forest. He took shelter inside a cave to protect himself from cold, sun and wild animals. One day he heard a unusual roar of a lion. He observed lion from a distance. A sharp thorn had pierced in the front paw of the lion. Due to this the lion was unable to move properly. He was feeling pain by walking. Probably he was not taken food for many days. That is why he was roaring unusually.

After observing all this Androcles went near the lion very casually. The lion roar and try to scare Androcles. Due to the thorn in his paw it was very difficult and painful for him. Androcles carefully came near to the lion and causally remove that thorn from the lions paw. After removal of the thorn the lion able do his activities as earlier. After a few days he became normal. Androcles and the lion became friend.

After a few days Androcles master and his man came to the jungle. They searched Androcles everywhere. Finally they capture him and took away to the city. The master want to punish Androcles for his misbehavior. Initially he put him inside the jail and give him all types of structure.

One day the master declared that he will free Androcles if he can defeat a lion in a game in the arena. He fixed a date for the game show. Androcles was afraid to fight against the lion. He was praying the god to save his life. At last the date arrived. Androcles was pushed inside the game arena. Afterward they brought one hungry lion. They released the lion inside the game arena and closed the door. 

The hungry lion roared and rushed wards Androcles. Androcles prayed his god and did not losses his composer. The lion came very near to Androcles in an attacking mode. But surprisingly the lion changed his behavior. Instead of killing Androcles, he licked his food. The lion was the same lion from whose paw Androcles was removed that thorn.

All the people surprise to see the strange incident. They have not seen a friendship between a hungry lion and a man. They appreciated friendship of the lion and Androcles. So they liberated Androcles from the slavery.

The Lier Shepherd boy and The Tiger

Once upon a time there was a small village named Manoharpur. A young boy named Mangal was living in that village. He was a very naughty and mischievous fellow. He was making mischief with everybody. He was not showing respect seniors and elders of that village. Due to this bad behaviour nobody as well as his parents were not happy with Mohan. 

Mangal’s father was a milkman by profession. Mangal was taking all their cows to the near by jungle for grazing for everyday. While going to the jungle on the way he was making jokes with everybody. One day in the jungle he made a fun with his fellow grazers. He shouted in his top voice that a tiger was attacking his cow. All the fellow grazers and the woodcutters ran to that place for helping the Mangal’s life. When they came there, they saw that Mangal’s cows were grazing safely. When they asked Mohan about the tiger, Mangal laughed and reduce them. All the fellow grazers and wood cutters got angry and went away theirs work. Mangal played the same trick next day. 

All the people came for his help. but Mohan make fun of them. All the people really angry with Mangal. They decided not to listen his word in the future. This way many days past. One day incidentally a tiger came and attack his cow. Mangal cried for help in top of his voice. He said this time he is telling the true and a tiger is attacking all his cows. But due to his past mischief nobody gave emphasis to his cry. 

Mangal in order to save his life climb the tree. He shouted for help. Nobody came to his rescue. They thought that the boy was playing the trick again. Mangal shouted and shouted, but in vain. None came to his help. The tiger killed all his cows and went away.

The Lier Shepherd boy and The Tiger

Once upon a time there was a small village named Manoharpur. A young boy named Mangal was living in that village. He was a very naughty and mischievous fellow. He was making mischief with everybody. He was not showing respect seniors and elders of that village. Due to this bad behaviour nobody as well as his parents were not happy with Mohan. 

Mangal’s father was a milkman by profession. Mangal was taking all their cows to the near by jungle for grazing for everyday. While going to the jungle on the way he was making jokes with everybody. One day in the jungle he made a fun with his fellow grazers. He shouted in his top voice that a tiger was attacking his cow. All the fellow grazers and the woodcutters ran to that place for helping the Mangal’s life. When they came there, they saw that Mangal’s cows were grazing safely. When they asked Mohan about the tiger, Mangal laughed and reduce them. All the fellow grazers and wood cutters got angry and went away theirs work. Mangal played the same trick next day. 

All the people came for his help. but Mohan make fun of them. All the people really angry with Mangal. They decided not to listen his word in the future. This way many days past. One day incidentally a tiger came and attack his cow. Mangal cried for help in top of his voice. He said this time he is telling the true and a tiger is attacking all his cows. But due to his past mischief nobody gave emphasis to his cry. 

Mangal in order to save his life climb the tree. He shouted for help. Nobody came to his rescue. They thought that the boy was playing the trick again. Mangal shouted and shouted, but in vain. None came to his help. The tiger killed all his cows and went away.

The Wood Cutter and Water God

Kalidas was a humble wood cutter. He was living in a village named Udayapur. The village was near by a dense forest. All the villagers were depending upon the forest for their lively hood. Kalidas was going regularly to collect firewood. He was shelling the wood in the near-by market. With that little earning he was managing his family.

Like the usual routine, one day he had gone to the forest to collect the firewood. He was cutting a tree near the river and misfortune struck him on that day. His axe slipped away from his hand and was lost in the river. He was a poor wood cutter and he had only one axe. On that day he had lost his only axe in the river. Thinking about the future he started weeping. His crying was intense  and disturbed the water god. The water god came in front of Kalidas and asked the reason for his crying. Kalidas explained everything in detail to the water god.  After listening to everything the water god plunged into the river. After a while he came out from the water with a golden axe. 

He showed the golden axe to Kalidas and asked “Is it yours?” Kalidas examined the golden axe and said “No my lord, it’s not mine.” Keeping the axe aside, the water god plunged into the river a second time. This time he came with a silver axe. He showed the silver axe to Kalidas and asked again “Is it yours?” 

Kalidas examined the axe and said “It is not mine. I am a poor wood cutter. How can I own a golden or silver axe! I have only an iron axe.” Listening to this the water god plunged once again inside the river. This time he came back with the iron axe of Kalidas. When Kalidas saw his axe he became very happy. He showed his gratefulness and respect to the river god. Seeing the honesty of Kalidas the water god gave the golden and silver axe as a gift to him with his original iron axe.

The Wood Cutter and Water God

Kalidas was a humble wood cutter. He was living in a village named Udayapur. The village was near by a dense forest. All the villagers were depending upon the forest for their lively hood. Kalidas was going regularly to collect firewood. He was shelling the wood in the near-by market. With that little earning he was managing his family.

Like the usual routine, one day he had gone to the forest to collect the firewood. He was cutting a tree near the river and misfortune struck him on that day. His axe slipped away from his hand and was lost in the river. He was a poor wood cutter and he had only one axe. On that day he had lost his only axe in the river. Thinking about the future he started weeping. His crying was intense  and disturbed the water god. The water god came in front of Kalidas and asked the reason for his crying. Kalidas explained everything in detail to the water god.  After listening to everything the water god plunged into the river. After a while he came out from the water with a golden axe. 

He showed the golden axe to Kalidas and asked “Is it yours?” Kalidas examined the golden axe and said “No my lord, it’s not mine.” Keeping the axe aside, the water god plunged into the river a second time. This time he came with a silver axe. He showed the silver axe to Kalidas and asked again “Is it yours?” 

Kalidas examined the axe and said “It is not mine. I am a poor wood cutter. How can I own a golden or silver axe! I have only an iron axe.” Listening to this the water god plunged once again inside the river. This time he came back with the iron axe of Kalidas. When Kalidas saw his axe he became very happy. He showed his gratefulness and respect to the river god. Seeing the honesty of Kalidas the water god gave the golden and silver axe as a gift to him with his original iron axe.

King Bruce and The Spider

Once upon a time, long ago, there was a kingdom named Vijayagarh. The kingdom was ruled by a able king named Bruce. His name and fame was known everywhere at that time. He was a great giver. He was treating all his countrymen with proper care, love and respect. He was an intelligent administrator and the people of his country were very much pleased with his   governance.

He was not only a good ruler but also a great warrior. He was an expert in using all kinds of weapons of war, an expert horseman and an able general. He had never lost any war in the battlefield. He had defeated all the wicked kings and invaders of that time.

Once another able king named Vidyadatta of Aligarh challenged him to fight in the battlefield. Bruce accepted his challenge and they met at a battlefield Palasaghata. Both were fierce and both were equal in all strengths. But without any known reason, Bruce lost the battle. To save his life he fled away from battlefield. 

He went inside the near-by jungle to hide from the conquering enemy. While in the jungle he took shelter inside a cave. He was not coming outside from the cave and was performing all his day-to-day activities at night. In the day, while inside the cave, he was observing all the activities around him. One day he observed the activity of a spider minutely. He saw the spider wants to climb to the top of the cave by making its own cobweb. It was falling many times. But he had not stopped trying, he was sincere in his effort. At last his constant effort bore fruit. He reached the top of the cave. The king got an idea from the spider.

Afterward the king started his constant effort to regain his lost glory and kingdom. He regrouped all his lost shoulders. Slowly but steadily, they rebuilt their lost strength. Then one day he challenged Vidyadatta to a duel at the same battlefield Palasaghata. This time Bruce owned the battle and regained his lost glory.

King Bruce and The Spider

Once upon a time, long ago, there was a kingdom named Vijayagarh. The kingdom was ruled by a able king named Bruce. His name and fame was known everywhere at that time. He was a great giver. He was treating all his countrymen with proper care, love and respect. He was an intelligent administrator and the people of his country were very much pleased with his   governance.

He was not only a good ruler but also a great warrior. He was an expert in using all kinds of weapons of war, an expert horseman and an able general. He had never lost any war in the battlefield. He had defeated all the wicked kings and invaders of that time.

Once another able king named Vidyadatta of Aligarh challenged him to fight in the battlefield. Bruce accepted his challenge and they met at a battlefield Palasaghata. Both were fierce and both were equal in all strengths. But without any known reason, Bruce lost the battle. To save his life he fled away from battlefield. 

He went inside the near-by jungle to hide from the conquering enemy. While in the jungle he took shelter inside a cave. He was not coming outside from the cave and was performing all his day-to-day activities at night. In the day, while inside the cave, he was observing all the activities around him. One day he observed the activity of a spider minutely. He saw the spider wants to climb to the top of the cave by making its own cobweb. It was falling many times. But he had not stopped trying, he was sincere in his effort. At last his constant effort bore fruit. He reached the top of the cave. The king got an idea from the spider.

Afterward the king started his constant effort to regain his lost glory and kingdom. He regrouped all his lost shoulders. Slowly but steadily, they rebuilt their lost strength. Then one day he challenged Vidyadatta to a duel at the same battlefield Palasaghata. This time Bruce owned the battle and regained his lost glory.

Two Fish and The Frog

Long, long ago, there lived two fish and a frog with his wife in a pond. All four were great friends.

One day, when the friends were talking to each other on the edge of the pond, some fishermen were walking on the banks of the river. They were carrying baskets and nets with them. They saw the pond and said to one another, "This pond seems to be full of fish. Let's come tomorrow and catch them."

When the fishermen left the place, the frog said to the fish, "Friends, you also heard what the fishermen said. Let's leave this pond immediately and go to some other pond to save our lives." But the two fish laughed at the frog and said, "Well, as far as I think the fishermen will never come back to catch us. But even if they do, they'll never be able to trap us, because we're expert swimmers and we know how to save ourselves."

But the frog was not convinced with the views of the fish. He said, “But I find myself not so expert in swimming. I'll definitely leave this pond along with my family by this evening, to settle down in some other pond or well."

The same evening, the frog abandoned the pond along with his family and went to a nearby pond. The next day, the fishermen came to the pond. They cast their nets and caught all the fishes. The two fish tried to escape, but in vain. They also got trapped in the net and died.

When the frog and his wife saw the fishermen returning with a lot of fish in their net, they became very sad. They looked at the net with tearful eyes as they saw that their two friends, were dead.

Moral Of The Story: One should not turn a deaf ear to a friend's advice.

The crow and Snake Story

Once upon a time a family of crows lived in a huge banyan tree. There was a Father Crow, a Mother Crow, and many baby crows. One day a huge snake came to live in the hole at the bottom of the tree. The crows were unhappy about this, but could do nothing. Soon Mother Crow hatched a few more eggs and some more baby crows were born. When the crows flew out in search of food, the snake ate up the babies. When the crows returned, they could not find their babies. They hunted high and low, but to no avail.

After a few months, Mother Crow gave birth to some more baby crows. This time Mother Crow stayed home when Father Crow went out in search of food. Ignoring the fact that Mother Crow was keeping a watchful eye on her babies, the snake still slithered up the tree and attacked the babies. Mother Crow tried to fight the snake off, but she was not strong enough. Other crows came to her aid, but the snake had already eaten the little ones and crawled back into its hole.

When Father Crow returned, he found all the crows weeping. He consoled his wife who wanted to leave the tree house immediately. Father Crow said that this tree had been their home for many years and they must live here. He thought of asking a wise old fox for help in order to get rid of the snake.

The old fox came up with a brilliant plan. He told them to go to the river bank the next morning where the ladies of the royal family would be bathing. Their clothes and valuables would be kept on the river bank while the servants would be watching over them from a distance.

 The fox asked the crows to pick up a necklace and while away making a raucous noise. This would make the servants chase them to the tree where the crows would drop the necklace into the snake's hole.

So the next morning when the crows flew to the river bank, Mother Crow picked up a pearl necklace and flew off as Father Crow cawed loudly to attract the servants' attention. The servants ran after Mother Crow and reached the banyan tree where they saw her drop the necklace into the snake hole. As the servants were trying to take the necklace out with the help of a long stick, the snake came out of the hole and hissed at them menacingly. The servants beat the snake to death. And so Mother and Father Crow lived happily ever after in the banyan tree.

King Cobra and The Ants story

There lived a King Cobra in a jungle. He always fed on bird’s egg, lizards, rats, frogs, small rabbits and other small creatures. Every day he ate lot of small animals and then slept the whole day. In course of time he grew big in size and his pride grew bigger still.

One day the cobra thought, “I am the mightiest animal in the forest. I am the king of the forest. Now I must live in a big house that suits my size and status.” So he selected a very big tree for his new house. There was an ant hill under the tree. The King Cobra said, “I don’t want this trouble here.” So he went to the ant hill and said to the ants, “I am King Cobra, the King of this forest. I order you to remove this rubbish from here and go off immediately.”

The other animals trembled in the cobra’s presence. But the tiny ants are decided to treat for his threat. He enraged himself and he lashed at the ant hill with his tail to break the mountain. 

The next moment, thousands of ants streamed out of the ant hill. They climbed all over the cobra’s large body and stung him hard. Thousands of thorny pricks all over his body caused unbearable pain to the mighty cobra. He wriggled and rolled in vain to keep the ants off. He struggled hard for some time and at last died a painful death.

The cow and the Tiger

Once there was a cow and her name was Baula. She had a beautiful small calf. Baula was used to go Jungle for grazing. She was returning to her shed in the evening. When she returned her calf used to drink milk. She loved her calf very much.

One day Baula has gone to forest for grazing. That day a tiger caught her on the way of the Jungle. The tiger want to kill the cow and eat. When the tiger was bought the killed the cow. The cow made a request. She told tiger that, “She got a calf at home and the calf is very hungry. If the tiger killed her right now the calf will die in hunger.” Therefore she requested the tiger to leave her for a while. So that she can give milk to her calf. The tiger listened the request of the cow and said, “It is impossible. Because if he will leave her, she will not comeback again”. Listening this cow said to the tiger, “I will come back after giving milk to my calf. The tiger listened the ardent request of Baula. He said you go but you have to return back very soon.

The cow returned her shed immediately and she gives to milk to her calf. Then she started for the forest, saying her calf come back very soon. She reached the jungle and give a cry for the tiger. The tiger came and saw the cow. Thought the tiger was hungry he became surprised to see the cow back.

The tiger hasn’t seen such sincerity, morality and honesty from any animal. He became very pleased to see such kind of characters from other animals.

He called the cow, she is overwhelmed by her honesty. He said I can’t eat you and I will protect you from other wild animals in the future. I want that the character you possessed should spread to other animals. By saying these, tiger went back to the forest. The cow also returned back to her calf before the sunrise. 

The Frog and The Bull

Once, a frog with her son and daughter were living in a pond. The mother frog was very fat and she was very pride for her body size. She was always boasting about her size to everybody including her children.

One day the mother frog has gone outside the pond in search her food. At that moment a bull came to the pond to drink water. The frogs saw the bull and they became frightened and surprised. They have not seen such a huge animal in their life. When they saw the bull they became surprised. The bull drinking water and went away.

After a while the mother frog returns to the pond. The small frogs trust to their mother and explained what they have seen. The mother frog was very proud and she said no body is bigger than her in this earth. Her children told the mother that the animal. They have seen in far bigger than her. And they didn't believe anything to their mother. Listening all these matter the mother frog in hail air into her longs and expanded her body.

She said was that animal bigger than her? The small frogs said, “That animal was much bigger than you”. The mother frog once again in hail air and expanded herself once again. The small frogs said, “No mother that animal was much bigger than you”. There after mother frog went dawn expanding her by in hail air. The children denied all the times. At last due to excessive of air her belly burst up and she died.

Talking Cave: The Jackal and The Lion

A jackal was leaving in a cafe deep forest. The jackal was a very intelligent and jolly animal. He was spending his days very happily in that forest. The lion king was living near by the cave of the jackal.

One day as usual the jackal came out from his café. He played happily in front of his cave for a while. After that he went to the forest in search of his hunt. The lion king was observing all this from a distance.

On that day the lion king didn’t found any animal for his food. At the evening he became very hungry. At last he decided to kill the jackal and eat him. So he went near cave of the jackal. He observed everything and entered inside the cave. He waited inside the cave for the arrival of the jackal.

The jolly jackal came back from the forest after hunting his food. On the way to his cave he didn’t find the lion king at his usual place. He became cautious and approaches his cave carefully. At the entrance of his cave he find the pug marks of the lion. He became very carefully. He examined all the pug marks carefully. He find there all the pug marks leading inside the cave. But there was no return pug marks of the lion.

Now the intelligent jackal assumes that the lion has entered inside his cave. But he is not certain that he has left the cave. So possibility that the lion is inside the cave and he may attack him. But he had conform this matter in order to go inside his cave. He thought a plan to find out the reality.

At a safe distance from his cave he asked the cave, “O’ My dear cave please give me a welcome shout. Otherwise I will not go inside”. Then he remained mum for a while. Once again he said “O’ my dear cave I am asking for the last time gives a welcome shout otherwise I am leaving”.

The lion thought that the jackal talks regularly with the cave. As he is inside, the cave is not replying the jackal. So the lion gave a welcome roar.By listening the roar of the lion, the jackal became certain that the lion is inside the cave. He ran away from that place to save his life.