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The Lion and the Jackal
One day, a brave
jackal came to the river to drink some water. He saw the lion, looking weak and tired and asked, "What is the matter, O King of
the Jungle? "The lion told the jackal his story. The jackal felt sorry for the lion... more >> |
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The tongue- cut sparrow - a
folk tale from Japan
Long, long ago in Japan
there lived an old man and his wife. The old man was a good, kind-hearted, hard-working old fellow, but his wife was a regular
cross-patch, who spoiled the happiness of her home by her scolding tongue. more>> |  |
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A DRUM: AN INDIAN FOLK TALE
The boy said, "I have a
nice piece of wood and you can start your fire with it." A poor woman had only one son. She worked hard cleaning houses and
grinding grain for the well-to-do families in town. more>> |  |
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The story of Rahu and
Ketu
Long ago, there was a
great war between the Asuras (demons) and the Devas (gods). The Devas were routed in the war and they went to Lord Brahma to
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Nurture yourself
Life is amazing. It's a
divine gift. A precious miracle. And you, my girl, are God's gift to yourself. Just don't forget that. Particularly when nothing
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The death of Karna
Karna was one of the
shining figures of the Mahabharata. He has been acknowledged by one and all as perhaps the most valiant of the war heroes. more>> |  |
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Kacha and Devyani
A little story for all
Indian women who wear their heart on their sleeves. Be sure of your relationship before you proclaim your love. more>> |  |
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Ramayana
Lord Vishnu decided to
reincarnate as King Dasaratha's son Rama so he could kill the Rakshasa Ravana of Lanka. more>> |
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Bhima meets Hanuman
The Pandavas were in
exile in the forest. They wandered through the wilderness and often had adventures and unusual experiences. more>> |  |
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Krishna avtaar
Kamsa the tyrannical
king of Mathura had imprisoned his father Ugrasena, his half-sister Devaki and her husband, Vasudeva. more>> |  |
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Parashuram avtaar
Parashuram was the
avtaar that was taken by Lord Vishnu after the Vamana avtaar because it was felt that there were too many people belonging to
the Kshatriya race who were taking the world by storm and their number had to be brought down. more>> |
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The Vamana avtaar
The avtaars of Lord
Vishnu were always done with a mission in mind -- to bring about peace among the denizens of the Earth. more >> |
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Kurma avtaar
| This is the
second avtaar of Lord Vishnu-The Kurma Avtaar more>> |
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Matsya avtaar
| The first
avtaar of Lord Vishnu was that of the Fish - THE MATSYA AVTAAR. more>> |
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Narasimha avtaar
| A long time
had elapsed since Lord Vishnu had donned the role of the Varaha or the wild boar to save the earth from the evil clutches of the
rakshasa - Hiranyaksha. more>> |
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Varaha avtaar
| Varaha is the
avtaar of Lord Vishnu when He came down to the earth as a wild Boar to save mother Earth. more>> |
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The king's choice
There was a lion who
was the king of the forest. He was big and handsome, fierce and strong. more>> |
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The thief's sacrifice
Long ago, there were
three young men. They were close friends. more>> |
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The jackal who killed no
elephants
Once upon a time, a
lion and a lioness lived together in a forest. One day, two little cubs were born to them. The lion and the lioness were very
happy with the little cubs. more>> |
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The lake of the moon
A large herd of
elephants lived in a jungle. Their king was a huge, majestic tusker. more>> |
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The lion-makers
Long, long ago, there
lived four friends. They were fond of each other and spent much of their time together. more>> |
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The girl who married a
snake
In a little village
far, far away, there lived a Brahmin and his wife. They were sad because they had no children. more>> |
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The stork and the crab
Once upon a time there
lived a stork by the side of a tank. There were plenty of fish in the tank and the stork had enough to eat.
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The gurudakshina
Ekalavya, was the only
son of Hiranyadhanu, the King of Nishada. The people who lived in Nishada were tribals whose main occupation was hunting. more>> |
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The story of the elephant and
the tortoise
A long time ago, there
lived a hot-tempered saint called Rishi Vibhavasu. He had a younger brother Suprateek who was a great ascetic. more>> |
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Three fish
There lived three big
fish in a lake who were close friends, but quite unlike one another. more>> |
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Famous bedtime stories
One day, a dog stole a
big piece of meat and, proud of his own courage, ran off with it held tightly in his jaws. more>> |
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The faithful mongoose
| Indu and Lav
were a young Indian couple and they had a beautiful baby boy. One day, Indu said to her husband: 'You must look after the baby,
while I go down to the river.' more>> |
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Some famous bedtime
tales
One day many years ago
the sun and the wind got into a big fight just like how you and your sister get into. more>> |
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Sudama's gift to Krishna
Lord Krishna and Sudama
were childhood friends who had been at the Gurukula together. Years passed by and the two friends went their own ways. more>> |
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