THE LAND OF MYTHOLOGY,
FAIRY TALES AND FOLK TALES

  • Bheema and Hanuman

    Bheema and Hanuman

    Bheema and Hanuman are brothers. Both are the spiritual sons of Vayu, the God of Wind. Hanuman, the monkey God, is associated during the Rama Avatar as an ardent devotee of Lord Rama. Bheema, the 2nd Pandava, comes in the Mahabharata which takes place during the Krishna Avatar. Bheema, the man with the strength of Read more

  • Midas Touch

    Midas Touch

    To have the Midas Touch is to have a golden touch – This is a common idiom used to refer to a person who is highly successful in anything he or she ventures into. Contrary to how we use the phrase in the current times, Midas’ touch was not a positive attribute to its namesake. Read more

  • Birbal catches the thief

    Birbal catches the thief

    Akbar was holding court with his courtiers one day when a wealthy merchant came to him, agitated. “Your majesty, I have been robbed. The 10,000 cold coins that I had in my home have gone missing. Please help me get it back.” Akbar asked, “When did you find the money missing?” The merchant replied, “This Read more

  • Who is more greedy?

    Who is more greedy?

    One day, Akbar held a celebration in the palace. He invited all his courtiers for a grand feast. After eating their meal, they sat down to have fresh dates for dessert. Both Akbar and Birbal loved dates, so they ate with gusto the dates in their bowl. While eating, they threw the seeds under their Read more

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    Once upon a time, there lived a King with his Queen. They were both very loving and caring towards their subjects. The Queen wished to have a daughter with skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood and hair as black as ebony. She soon gave birth to a daughter just as she Read more

  • The Enlightened Butcher

    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 Read more

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