Category: Animal Tales

Long ago, there lived a great Wizard. One day, as he was walking through the village, a Mouse fell to the ground from the beak of a crow. He picked up the Mouse and fed him some rice. Then, one day, the Wizard saw a Cat chasing the Mouse around the village. Scared that his pet…

A Mouse, tired of living in constant fear, said to her neighbour, “I read about a place called Indies where Mice are safer. The people there believe that the soul of a Mouse has been in the body of a great person. After the Mouse dies, it will re-enter the body of another great person.…

The animals in Happy Valley were sad. They were all troubled that some creatures were unkind to the others. The strong, kind Elephant was their leader, so the animals ran to him and told him all. The Elephant wanted to know which animals were bad. So, he called the animals for a meeting and told…

One day, a good-natured Spaniel and a grumpy Mastiff were travelling on the same road. The Spaniel, although an entire stranger to the Mastiff, very politely approached him and asked, “May I please walk with you on this journey?” The Mastiff replied, “I have no problem, you may walk along with me.” Both the dogs…

Once, an Ass had an accident and lost his tail. He was very saddened by this loss. He cried the whole day and missed his tail. He thought, ‘I miss having my tail. I think I should go out and search for it!’ The Ass went all around the meadow searching for his tail. He…

Once, an Ape was watching a Carpenter cut a wooden log into two. First the Carpenter put a small wedge into the crack of the log, to keep it open. When the crack was wide enough, he hammered in a large wedge and pulled the first one out. At noon, the Carpenter went home for…

There was once an adventurous Goat. He was young, frisky and curious. He would ask, “What lies on the other side?” The other Goats just bleated and ate more grass. The Goatherd would try very hard to bring this Goat back in time. The Goat would try his best to be free as long as…

One day, a Thief saw an Old Man counting his money. The Thief wished to snatch his money by making some excuse. The Thief decided to fool the Old Man and take away his money. “Why are you stealing fruit from my orchard?” the Thief shouted in anger at the Old Man. “You must be…

Before he got his beautiful tail, the Peacock was an ordinary bird, with a small bunch of feathers. One day, the Peacock visited Juno, the Goddess of Protection. The Peacock told her that he wished to look grand and beautiful. Juno smiled. He was a good bird and she liked him. The Peacock then described…

One evening, a Farmer returned home from his farm. He had left his baby asleep in the cradle. His faithful Dog was watching over the child. When the Farmer reached the room, he saw the baby’s cradle turned upside down and blood everywhere. The baby was missing. The Farmer understood that a beast had killed…