Once upon a time there lived a farmer in a village. He was very kind-hearted by nature. He could never see anybody in trouble. One day, he was coming home from his farm. It was a high winter morning and so it was extremely cold. Everything looked frozen and benumbed indeed. Suddenly the merciful farmer [...]
One day a strong hefty stag went to a pool to quench his thirst. The water of the pool was very clear and still. So, the stag could see his reflection in it quite vividly. He looked at the image of his antlers and felt proud of their beauty. But suddenly the stag’s eyes fell [...]
Once upon a time, Mercury, god of skill, was tickled by a strange idea. He became curious to know how men estimated his worth in comparison to other gods. So, Mercury disguised himself as a man and came to the earth. Roaming about, he came to the house of a sculptor who was famous for [...]
One day a fox was roaming about in a thick forest in search of food. Suddenly he caught sight of a wild boar. The boar was rubbing his tusks against the trunk of a tree. The fox looked about carefully but he couldn’t see any danger for the boar anywhere. Despite his wisdom, he couldn’t [...]
Once upon a time a ship was caught in a violent storm. It wrecked and the waves cast its wrecks on the sands of the shore. Among them was a sailor who lay senseless on the beach. When he came to himself, he cursed the sea. He said, “The sea is a cheat indeed. It [...]
Once upon a time a fox was roaming in a forest in search of food. Unfortunately he was caught up in a trap. He tried his best to get free. Heaving to get out of the trap, he was able to do so but lost his tail in the struggle. The fox felt very small. [...]
There was a pasture near the edge of a forest. Shepherds of the nearby villages came there with their flocks. While the flocks grazed, the shepherds spent their time playing games. Now, there was a big old tree at the end of the pasture. It had a big hollow but with a narrow opening to [...]
Once there was a farmer who owned a large garden with a number of fruit-trees. But one apple tree had gone barren. It no longer bore any fruit, though it provided shelter to many birds. Now, seeing the apple-tree useless, the farmer made up his mind to fell it. He came to the garden with [...]
Once upon a time there was a jackdaw who lived near a farm-house. The owner of the farm had kept some pigeons and he fed them with grains regularly. The jackdaw looked at the pigeons and envied them everyday. Deciding to share the feed, the jackdaw painted his body like that of a pigeon. Then [...]
Jupiter, the chief of gods, was going to marry. He decided to celebrate the happy event by hosting a reception. He invited all the animals living on land and in water to participate in the banquet. All the animals came to attend the feast but the tortoise didn’t come. Jupiter was much too surprised at [...]