There lived a merchant in a town. He had one daughter Vidhyashree. The merchant performed the marriage of Vidhyashree with Manikanta who was the son of a merchant of the neighbour town. As Vidyashree was the only daughter the merchant retained Manikanta in his house. This made Vidyashree to hate her husband than love. Manikanta … Read more
Long long ago there lived two brothers in an island. They were quite intelligent. One was Rama and other Krishna. Wherever they go they were going together. Once they went to a big town on business. They worked hard and earned more money. While returning they took shelter under the shade of a tree in … Read more
King Vikram did not fear. He marched on to the gnarled old tree and untied the rope that bound the corpse to the branch. He threw the corpse across his shoulder and began walking back. Belata spoke. “Oh king Vikram! You are really annoyed. I shall tell you one more story for your enjoyment. Long … Read more
The rain gods had been smiling the whole night. The roads were muddy and the potholes were filled to the brim. It was the day for the market and Raju the farmer was riding his cart along the country road. He had to reach the market early so that he can sell his hay. It … Read more
Once upon a time, there lived a washer man in a village. He possessed a thin donkey by the name of Udhata. The donkey used to work for the washer man and carry loads of clothes to the river bank by the day. The donkey was not satisfied with the food that was provided by … Read more
Here is another interesting story from the collection of Panchatantra. Once upon a time, there was a poor Brahmin named Haridatta. He used to work hard in the fields, but could not get the result out of it. One day, after the tiring working hours, he laid down in the shade of the tree, in … Read more
Once upon a time there lived a heron by the side of a pond. It was a lazy creature and once devised a plan to get a supply of fish without doing much work. So one day, he went to the side of the pond and put on a gloomy face without attempting to catch … Read more
Once upon a time there lived a ferocious lion in the forest. It was a greedy lion and started killing animals in the forest indiscriminately. Seeing this, the animals gathered and decided to approach the lion with the offer of one animal of each species volunteering itself to be eaten by the lion everyday. So … Read more
Once upon a time there lived a monkey named Red-face on a tree by the side of the sea. The tree was an apple tree and the fruits it bore were sweet as nectar. Once a crocodile named Ugly-Mug swam ashore and Red-face threw apples at him and asked him to taste them. Ugly-Mug started … Read more
It was winter. The ponds were all frozen. At the court, Akbar asked Birbal, “Tell me Birbal! Will a man do anything for money?” Birbal replied, ‘Yes’. The emperor ordered him to prove it. The next day Birbal came to the court along with a poor brahmin who merely had a penny left with him. … Read more