Once upon a time, in a small town in Rajasthan, there lived a prosperous nomad by the name of Lakhi Banjara with his wife, Lakhi Banjaran. Lakhi Banjara owned a big herd of goats, sheep and oxen. He and his wife would travel from one region to another to sell livestock. One day, he traveled Read more…

A long time ago, there lived a merchant with his two wives. His second wife was much dearer to him than the first one. Actually, the second wife had two tufts of hair on her head, while the first wife had just one. Although the two wives resented each other, they had no choice but Read more…

Once upon a time, there lived a greedy goldsmith in a remote village. And it wasn’t just the goldsmith. Even the other villagers had become greedy and evil over time. Meanwhile, the goldsmith continued to lead a prosperous life, getting incredibly fat due to his great appetite. The goldsmith had just one friend in the Read more…

A long time ago, there lived a prosperous landlord. He owned several hectares of land stretching across various villages. However, given his stingy personality, no one came forward to cultivate his farms. Besides, he was anything but kind to his tenants. His miserliness left his lands barren and uncultivated. All irrigation channels and water tanks Read more…

Moldhin Chan was a very beautiful and clever girl who lived with her family on the banks of the Imphal River. One day, on her way back home, Moldhin Chan heard loud cheers coming from a huge crowd gathered at a distance. Driven by curiosity, Moldhin walked over to the crowd, where she met Yan Read more…

Long, long ago, there lived a king with his only daughter. The little princess and the minister’s daughter played together and went to the same guru for their lessons. The guru always blessed the princess that she would marry a corpse. On the other hand, he blessed the minister’s daughter that she would marry a Read more…

Once upon a time, a king and a queen lived with their only daughter in a small kingdom. Unfortunately, the queen fell terminally ill. On her death bed, she requested the king to take care of their daughter and keep her away from all troubles. The king remarried and his new queen started to take Read more…

Once upon a time, a merchant lived in a village with his four sons. As he grew old, he divided his property among his sons. The first son inherited his money-lending business and the second one took over his grocery shop. Likewise, the third son got the cloth shop while the fourth son received the Read more…

Abdul Khafir was a poor fellow who roamed around in the back alleys of Afghanistan. With no noteworthy social standing, Abdul had always been subjected to mistreatment and mockery. Fed up with the disrespect faced in his home country, Abdul decided to travel to India, for he believed that the people there would warmly welcome Read more…

Many centuries ago, there lived a teenage boy called Sheikh Chilli in the small village of Auraiya. Sheikh was a slothful daydreamer who idled his days away sitting at home and doing nothing. Fed up of her son’s indolent attitude, Sheikh’s mother told him to find a job. Unable to put up with his mother’s Read more…