Once upon a time, there lived a man who had a long beard that he was very proud of. Every day, he would clean his bushy beard and comb it neatly. Then, he would stroke his bread, stretching his neck with pride. “My long beard makes me look scholarly and dignified,” he would think and […]

There once was a wise saint who lived in an ashram. He had several devotees who studied under him. Every day, he would teach them things about God and world.”Guruji, where is God?” asked a devotee one day. “Everywhere, my son,” said Guru. “Everywhere?” asked the devotee, puzzled. “Yes, everywhere. In everything you see. And […]

Once upon a time, there lived a pundit. One day, he was crossing a field on his way home. As he walked, he suddenly felt something stuck in his throat and started to cough. The object came up to his mouth. “Oh god! What on earth is in my mouth!” he thought. He was finally […]

Once upon a time Andhra Pradesh, there ruled a very generous King. He was known for his kindness. Every day two beggars would visit the king. One was old and other was a very young man. When the king gave alms to the older man, the latter would always say, “God provides!” The younger beggar […]

Once upon a time, there lived a poor couple in Yelavathi.Every day they begged for food and managed with meager offerings from kind people. The husband’s favorite dish was dosas “oh, how I long for a nice, crisp dosa!” he would constantly say. One day, he got lucky. A kind lady gave him some dosa […]

There were once two brothers who lived together; the elder was married but the younger had no wife. The elder brother used to cultivate their lands and his wife used to draw water and fetch fuel and the younger brother used to take the cattle out to graze. One year when the elder brother was […]

There was once a Raja who was very rich. He was a stern man and overbearing and would brook no contradiction. Not one of his servants or his subjects dared to question his orders; if they did so they got nothing but abuse and blows. He was a grasping man too; if a cow or […]

Once upon a time there were a Raja and a rich merchant, and they each had one son. The two boys went to the same school and in the course of time became great friends; they were always together out of school hours; the merchant’s son would take his meals at the Raja’s palace or […]

Once upon a time there was a Raja who had no children. So he and his wife agreed that he should marry again. His second wife bore him two sons, and they were very pleased that the Raja should have heirs and all lived happily together. But after the two sons had been born, the […]

Once upon a time there was a man who had four sons: two of them were married and two were unmarried and the youngest was named Lita. One day Lita went to his father and asked for fifty or sixty rupees that he might go on a trading expedition and he promised that if he […]