Midas touch
Midas was the king of Greenland. He had enormous riches. He was the richest among the kings of his time. His kingdom was also very large and wide. There …
Children’s Stories Archive
The gardener
Wills was a gardener. He was pious. He was always active. He was never lazy. Above all he was honest. He had worked hard when he was young. He …
The hunter and the bear
Kalaiah was a hunter. He was very brave. Not that he hunted tigers or bears. He was good at talking about them. When somebody met him he used …
The little mouse
There lived a saint who had magical powers. Once a little mouse came to him and said : “Oh holy man, please save me. I am afraid of cats. …
Chan, the potter
Chan was a potter. He lived in a village. He was making pots and selling them in the village fare. He was earning his livelihood thereby. Chan was in …
The sage and the disciple
Shiva Sharma, a sage was very happy with one of his disciples Ramakrishna that he taught him a unique hymn. “Ramakrislina, be sure. This mantra fulfil anything you wish …
The hermit and the old lady
There lived a hermit in the northern part of India. He was very pious. Every day he would to somebody’s house and ask alms. People would give him rice …
The old lady of Somanahalli
Long long ago there lived an old lady in a village called Somanahalli. She was the only lady in the village to have a hen with her. In addition …
The Hen and the fox
Once a hen was pecking some grains in a field. The hen was alone in the field. Nobody was there nearby. A fox which was passing by saw the …
The Butterfly That Stamped
THIS, O my Best Beloved, is a story—a new and a wonderful story—a story quite different from the other stories—a story about The Most Wise Sovereign Suleiman-bin-Daoud—Solomon the Son …
The Cat That Walked By Himself
HEAR and attend and listen; for this befell and behappened and became and was, O my Best Beloved, when the Tame animals were wild. The Dog was wild, and …