A long time, there lived a wealthy farmer named Venugopal in the state of Tamil Nadu. He had multiple farms in not one, but a whopping ten villages! However, none of this land was truly his. He had inherited all of this wealth from his ancestors. Being the lazy fellow that he was, it was Read more…

A long time ago, there lived a king named Badahur, whose relentless talking had become a headache for everyone around him. King Badahur lived in a palace with a beautiful garden. A pond in the garden added to the beauty of the King’s garden. The pond was inhabited by a talkative turtle, who talked even Read more…

Once upon a time, in a small village in West Bengal lived a jolly man named Bhoumik Sen. He was immensely fond of taking long walks in his backyard garden. During one such walk, Sen began coughing vigorously all of a sudden. The coughing continued until a parrot’s feather emerged out of Sen’s mouth. He Read more…

Once upon a time, two little girls, Lalita and Usha, walked every day to an ancient temple located on top of a hill. An old man, who served as the temple priest, decorated the beautiful idol with the flowers Lalita and Usha brought. While talking to the old man, they would adoringly watch the way Read more…

Once upon a time, there lived a man by the name of Gowda in a village. Gowda lived with his two daughters. Even though he married his eldest daughter in a pompous ceremony, he did not have the resources to do the same for his second daughter. Irked, the second daughter refused to accept all Read more…

A tall, big fig tree with its spreading branches stood in the middle of a thick forest. The tree turned out to be a happy home to a flock of geese that lived in harmony with other birds. From a seed blown by the wind, a heavy summer rain saw a little vine starting to Read more…

One day, a loving daughter asked her partially deaf husband, Rangan, to visit her sick father. To help him, she wrote on a piece of paper all the things that Rangan had to do. She also made a list of the things her husband was supposed to say to her sick father. She asked Rangan Read more…

A long time ago, there existed a village in which pretty much every family was quite well off. Each family owned a plot of land and had a farm of their own. However, an old woman lived on the outskirts of the village. She was rather poor and was living out her days in a Read more…

Once upon a time, there lived a very knowledgeable pundit in a small town. He had spent his entire life studying, and he was extremely well versed in all the scriptures. He had many disciples from all over the country. Amongst these disciples, Shyam was his favorite. The pundit greatly admired Shyam. Shyam also held Read more…

A poor Brahmin and his wife lived in a secluded village. Although married for a while now, the couple were still childless. This prompted the Brahmin to take the decision of marrying again. His first wife, however, was initially averse to the idea of his second marriage. After she did agree, the Brahmin started living Read more…