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Panchatantra Story: The Four Friends and the Hunter

Once upon a time in a jungle, there lived four friends - a deer, a mouse, a crow, and a tortoise. They were very good friends and would spend most of their time with one another. One day, they saw a hunter approaching the clearing where they stayed. Quickly, the deer ran away into trees, the crow flew to highest branch of the closest tree and the mouse darted into a hole nearby. The turtle, being a slow creature, could not escape as fast as others. The hunter trapped him in his net. Though the hunter was disappointed on not being able to catch the deer, he was happy that he had the tortoise and would not go hungry. The deer, the mouse, and the crow were very worried to see their friend caught. They came up with a plan to save him. The crow flew high up in the sky to locate the hunter. Then, the deer overtook the hunter, unseen, and went and lay at a little distance on the path, pretending to be dead. When the hunter saw the deer lying on the ground, he thought the deer must be dead. He
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Aesop's Fables – The Crow and The Fox

Once a big, black hungry crow was flying around looking for food. He came across a big piece of bread lying on the ground and picked it up in his beak. He then flew to a tree nearby and perched on its branch. He looked forward to earning the bread. A fox passing by, saw the crow perched on the tree with bread in his beak. The fox thought to himself, "Mmmmm, That bread looks so tasty. I have to find a way to get it from the crow." The fox walked upto the tree and said, "On crow, you are looking so handsome today. Your feathers are so glossy and sparkling. You look like the king of the birds. I am sure your voice is as majestic as your presence." The crow was pleased to hear his praise. But he could not say a word because of the bread in his beak. The fox continued, "Oh king of the birds! Do let me have the pleasure of hearing you sing. I will be the most blessed fox." The crow, who had never heard such praise, could no longer control himself. He stretched h
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Panchatantra Story – The Loyal Mongoose

Once there was a farmer who lived with his wife and his infant son in a village. The farmer and his wife loved their son very much. One day, while returning from the fields, the farmer found a little mongoose lying near the road. It looked pale and hurt. The farmer picked it up and brought it to his home. He told his wife that the little mongoose would be a pet for their son. His wife did not like the idea of having mongoose near their son but accepted reluctantly. The farmer tendered to the wounds of the mongoose and gave it food and water. The mongoose recovered very quickly. Now farmer son and mongoose started growing together. One day farmer's wife had to go to the market. She put her son to sleep and told her husband to look after him. She told her not to let the mongoose go near their son. She somehow felt that it is not safe to let the animal go near their son. The husband assured her he would look after the baby. Soon after his wife had left for the market, the farmer was c
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Panchatantra Story: The Monkey and The Crocodile

A long time ago, there was a monkey who lived in a rose apple tree by the side of a river. He lived alone but was very happy. One day, a crocodile came out of the river. He swam up to the tree and told the monkey that he had traveled a long distance and was in search of food as he was very hungry. The kind monkey offered him a few rose apples. The crocodile thanked him and asked him if he could visit the monkey again. "You are always welcome!" said the monkey. After that, the crocodile started visiting the monkey every day. They would share rose apples and talk about everything they knew. The crocodile told the monkey that he had a wife and that they lived on the other side of the river. So the generous monkey plucked many rose apples and gave them to the crocodile for his wife. The crocodile's wife loved the rose apples, but she grew jealous of her husband spending so much time away from her, in the company of his new friend. She pretended as if she didn't believe th
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Cat’s Day Out – A Short Story for Kids [SHORT STORY]

Once upon a time there was a cat. Her name was pussy. She used to live in a small, beautiful house in the village.  It was summer and the sun was shining bright in the sky. Pussy, the cat, was getting bored at home and thought, "Why shouldn't I go out for a drive in the countryside and then to the beach." She came out of her house and took out her red-colored car. She started driving toward the beach.  Suddenly she heard a sound, "maa, maa". She looked around and saw, there was sheep standing by the road. The sheep asked Pussy, "Hi! Can you drop me to the market please? I need to buy some vegetables and I have missed my bus." Pussy replied, "Yes of course, please come in." Both the cat and the sheep started driving towards the market. They reached the market and Pussy drop the sheep off. Pussy thoughts, "I must rush now otherwise it will be late for the beach." She started driving again. Suddenly a big bear came and stopped in front
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The Eagle Who Followed the Words of a Chicken

Long ago there was a corn farm in the countryside. It belonged to Mrs. and Mr. Hawks. It was very peaceful around the farm. Besides the farm, there was a smooth cliff. There was a small basin at the edge of the top of that cliff. One day, two eagles built their nest there. They lay their eggs inside the nest. One day there was an earthquake. Because of the earthquake, one egg fell down into the corn farm. The chickens saw the egg. They took care of it. Soon, the egg cracked and a beautiful baby eagle was born. But the chickens thought he was a chicken too. So he was raised to be a chicken. One day, he was playing with other chickens in the farm when he saw many eagles soaring high near the cliff top. He said, "Oh! How I wish I could also soar like that - high in the sky." All the chickens roared with laughter and said rudely, "Ha, you are a chicken and chicken don't soar." They all teased him and made fun of him. He continued looking at his father, mother, broth
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Panchatantra Story: The Tiger, The Brahmin and The Jackal

Once a Brahmin was passing through a forest when came across a tiger caught in a trap. "Oh, pious Brahmin. Please let me come out of this cage", called the tiger to Brahmin. "On no! dear." replied the Brahmin. "If I did so you, you would kill me and eat me." The tiger swore not to kill him and promised he would be Bhramin's slave for his entire life. Listening to the tiger plead, the Brahmin's heart softened and he released the tiger from the trap. Tiger immediately pounced on the man and cried, "What a fool you are? What is to prevent my eating you now." The Brahmin pleaded for his life. The tiger granted that he would abide by the decisions of three things the Brahmin chose to question as to the justice of the tiger's action. The Brahmin first asked a tree. "I give shelter to all who pass by, yet humans tear down my brothers for firewood. You are a fool to expect gratitude.", replied the tree. Disappointed, the Brahmin tur
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