Once a wolf was drinking water at the head of a stream. Suddenly he caught sight of a little lamb. It was drinking water at a distance downstream. Having seen the lamb, the wolf licked his chops and decided to eat it up. So, he walked towards the lamb. While going, he kept thinking of [...]
Once upon a time it rained cats and dogs for several days. As a result, there were floods. Many houses collapsed and household articles were carried away by the flood-waters. It was only by chance that two pitchers were also carried away by the flowing tide. One of them was made of brass while the [...]
Once a wolf was roaming in search of prey in a forest. He came near a village that stood at the edge of the forest. There he saw a flock of sheep grazing in a pasture. While the wolf was planning to kill a sheep, he found a sheep-skin lying by the foot-path. It was [...]
Once a shepherd boy lived in a village that stood in the feet of a hill. He took his flock to the hill-side for grazing every day. The sheep kept grazing but the boy felt bored. One day he thought of having fun at the cost of his fellow-villagers. Standing on a high rock, the [...]
Once upon a time a hungry fox was roaming in search of food. He was feeling weak and tired due to hunger. Luckily he came to a garden. There he saw a grape-vine laden with bunches of grapes. They looked quite ripe and juicy. The fox looked at the grapes with longing eyes and licked [...]
Once a hare went to a pool to quench his thirst. There he chanced to see a slow-moving tortoise and mocked at it. The tortoise felt pinched and challenged the hare to a race. The hare accepted the challenge with a smile and a day was fixed for it. On the fixed day, the race [...]
One day a fisherman went fishing to a river as usual. He cast his net into the river and sat waiting for the fish to get into it. He expected a very good catch. After some time, the fisherman drew the net up and saw one single tiny fish into it. Taking the fish out, [...]
Once a fox was roaming in the dark. As ill luck would have it, he fell into a well. He tried his best to come out but all to no use. So, he had to remain there till the next morning. At about fore-noon the next day, a goat came that way. She peeped into [...]
One hot summer day, a lion was fast asleep in the cool shade of a big tree. A mouse lived in a nearby hole. Suddenly it came out of its hole and saw the sleeping lion. Unmindful of the lion’s strength, the mouse was tickled by an idea. It thought of waking the lion by [...]
Once upon a time there lived three bulls in a forest. All of them were strong and hefty. They were good friends and kept almost always together. Wherever one of them went, the other two followed too. Thus they were very safe from enemies. Seeing them together, none—not even the lion himself dared come near [...]