THE LAND OF MYTHOLOGY,
FAIRY TALES AND FOLK TALES

  • 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

  • The Ugly Duckling

    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 Read more

  • How Bear lost his Tail

    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 Read more

  • The first Voyage of Sindbad

    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 Read more

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