Origin of the Difference In Modes Of Life Between Hottentots And Bushmen
In the beginning there were two. One was blind, the other was always hunting. This hunter found at last a hole in the earth from which game proceeded and …
Making An Ass Over A Mare
Once there was a boy. Not the brightest of boys, to be sure. One day when he was returning from the fields, he met a man leading a mare. …
The Wise Mother
In the eastern part of India lies the State of Orissa. The area around the Mahanadi’s delta is a very fertile one with rich rice fields, forests and lush …
Justice In The Jungle
There was a wild sow in the jungles of Tripura. She lived happily with her children. One day, while she was searching for food for her children in the …
The First Person
Long ago Maharaja Krishna Chandra reigned in Bengal. He had several jesters in his court. The most popular one among them was Gopal. He was a barber by profession. …
The Brahmadaitya
In a distant village of Bengal, a poor Brahmin and his wife lived a miserable life. Both begged from house to house and were somehow able to manage a …
The Verdict
Many years ago, a gang of four thieves lived in a dense forest. They hid their stolen money in an innocent-looking vessel which they guarded carefully. After a while, …
The Auspicious Moment
Once there lived a man and his wife. They were very good people and very simple too. So simple that they were almost stupid in many ways. One night …
Laplaus Hits The Hardest
The area around Raipur in Madhya Pradesh is known as Chhattisgarh. A large number of tribal people live here, as they do in other parts of the State, such …
The King And The Blind Man
Early one morning King Birbhadra went out hunting. While he was returning to his palace he felt very tired, hungry and thirsty. Suddenly by the roadside he saw a …
The Wise Kid
In a dense forest lived a little kid in a cave with his father ram and mother goat. The forest had plenty of leaves for the three to feed …