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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...

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...

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...

Jataka Tale – The Moon Rabbit – A Japanese Folktale

A monkey, an otter, a jackal and a rabbit resolved to practice charity on the day of full moon. They saw a very old beggar, who was begging for food. "Poor beggar". They thought, "He looks hungry and has no food. Let us give him some food." First, the monkey plucked the fruits from the trees. He brought the fruits and laid them in front of the old beggar. Next, the otter collected some fish and brought it to the old beggar. The jackal was too lazy to find something that beggar could eat, so he caught the first animal he could - a lizard, and placed it in front of the old beggar, along with some water. The rabbit didn't know what to get for the old beggar. He was not good at catching animals or fish, nor he could scale trees and get fruits. He only knew how to gather grass, but humans didn't eat grass. He sat in a corner unhappily. Suddenly he remembered that humans like to eat rabbit meat. So he got up happily and prepare a fire and jumped into it. Oh! But w...