There was once a trader who went from one village to the next, selling jewelry and perfumes. He often traveled on foot and had to walk through jungles and forests to reach far off villages. One day after visiting one village, he had to go to the next and to get there he had to…
In a tiny village lived a Brahmin with his wife and children. Now while he had a lot of knowledge of the Holy Books, and prayers, he was not a very smart man. Clever evil people often cheated him, and he easily believed anyone. His wife was tired of his foolish ways, and she…
Long, long ago, in a small village, lived a poor Brahmin. He lived alone in a tiny hut; he had no mother, no father, no wife, or children. Life was difficult and lonely. Every day, he stepped out to beg. He went from home to home, collecting anything anyone would give him. Sometimes, it would…
Under the shade of a banyan tree, in a hole in the ground, lived a big fat partridge. The partridge loved her home; it was in just the right place, and during the hot summer months, the shade of the tree kept her quite cool in her happy home. She filled her home with beautiful…
In a kingdom far away, there lived a thief. He did not work like the farmers in the field, or the shepherds in the meadows. He stole whatever he could lay his hands on, sold these stolen items in the market, and used this money to buy food and anything else that he needed. He…
