A cock was scratching the ground with his claws looking for a tasty morsel to eat. While doing so, he chanced to turn over a stone and find a shining gem under it. “Cock-a doodle-do !” cried the cock and said, “It looks very fine and it may be valuable to some people. But I […]

Once a Lark made her nest in a corn-field. Soon she laid eggs in it. After a few days small babies hatched out of them. One day the baby-larks overheard the farmer say, “I will call my neighbors to reap this field.” The Baby-larks got alarmed to hear this and told their mother about it. […]

Two foxes watched a wild boar sharpening his tusks on a tree-trunk. “Why do you do that?” asked one of them, “the huntsmen are not out today.” “Let that be so,” answered the boar, “but whenever my life is in danger, I shall need my tusks and there will be no time to sharpen them.” […]

A town-mouse paid a visit to his friend who lived in the countryside. The country-mouse was happy to see his friend. So he prepared a fine feast for him. The town-mouse looked at the fruit and the car of corn with hatred “Is this how you live ?” he asked, “life in the country does […]

One day a peacock met a crane and said, “So sorry for you. You have so dull feathers. Look at the fine colors of my feathers.” “Well!” replied the crane, “your look are brighter than mine. but whereas I can fly high up into the sky, all you can do is to strut about on […]

A thirsty crow once found a pitcher with a little water in it. But when he tired to drink the water, he could not. The pitcher was tall and his beak didn’t reach the water. The cleaver crow thought and hit upon a plan. He went on dropping pebbles into the pitcher. The water rose […]

Once a hare was roaming near a lake in a forest. Suddenly he saw a tortoise and mocked at him saying – “Hurry up, you slow coach! Don’t you find life very dull taking so long to cover a few yards? I could have run to the other side of the lake by now.” The […]

Once the Wind and the Sun came to have a quarrel. Either of them claimed to be a stronger. At last they agreed to have a trial of strength. “Here comes a traveller. Let us see who can strip him of his clock,” said the Sun. The Wind agreed and chose to have the first […]

There was once a miser. He melted all his money into a block of gold and buried it in a pit. Every day he would dig it up and smile to see it. One night the gold-block was stolen. So, the miser was in tears. A friend of his saw him weeping and said, ” […]

Once a wolf saw a goat atop a hill and said, “Come down here, Miss Goat! The grass here is greener and longer.” “Thank You,” answered the goat, “the grass down there may be much better. But, if I come down you will get a good meal. So, I prefer to stay here – where […]