Month: January 2021
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The Enlightened Butcher
Kaushika was an extremely learned man well versed in the knowledge of the Vedas and Upanishads1. He lived a simple life in the forest, spending his days practising the Vedas and improving his education. One day, as he was chanting vedas, a female crane rested on top of the tree. A few minutes later, Kaushika…
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The Ugly Duckling
Surrounded by dense forests was a charming farm. It was a warm summer day. The meadows were luscious green, and the wheat fields were golden in colour, glowing in the sunlight. On the edge of the farm was a pool with bushes surrounding it. On the bushes, Mother Duck was sitting on top of her…
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MAGIC MIRROR
Long ago, there lived a fisherman name Xia Wu Dong, who was very poor but kind-hearted. One day, when he went fishing, a big carp fish got caught in his net. “At last,” thought Xia Wu Dong. “This carp is the biggest fish I have ever seen. I will get good money if I sell…
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How Bear lost his Tail
We all know bears have a short tail now but as the story goes, there was once a time when bears had long bushy tails. The following story is a Native American folk tale. Many years ago, there once lived a bear who was very proud of his tail. The tail was thick, black and…
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The first Voyage of Sindbad
During the reign of Caliph Haroun-al-Rasheed, there lived a poor porter called Hindbad in the city of Baghdad. His job, every day, was to carry bulky goods from one end of the town to another. One day, as usual, he was on his way to his destination with his burden when he decided to sit…
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Issun-Boshi
Once upon a time, there lived a kind old couple on a small farm. The couple was childless for many years, which made them very unhappy. One day, they went to a nearby shrine and prayed to the deity for a baby. “Please let us have a child,” appealed the man. “We would be happy…
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