THE LAND OF MYTHOLOGY,
FAIRY TALES AND FOLK TALES

  • Crow in the Kingdom

    Crow in the Kingdom

    Emperor Akbar was having some official discussions with his courtiers. Suddenly, the courtiers noticed him distracted by something. The object of his attention was a bunch of crows drinking water from a pond on the palace grounds. Akbar was amazed at the birds’ sheer number and started counting the crows one by one, but soon Read more

  • Elves and the Shoemaker

    Elves and the Shoemaker

    There was once an old shoemaker who lived with his wife in a village. They were both very lovely and kind-hearted people. But they were very poor and barely had any money. One evening as he was finishing work, he thought, “I have enough leather only to make one more shoe. I will cut it Read more

  • The Rooster and the Dragon

    The Rooster and the Dragon

    Do you know there was once a time when roosters had horns? So what happened to them? Let us find out. There once lived a rooster on a farm. The rooster had horns which was his pride and joy. One day a dragon came to the rooster and asked him, “Brother, can you lend me Read more

  • The Honest Woodcutter

    The Honest Woodcutter

    In a village, there once lived a poor but hardworking woodcutter. He made his livelihood cutting wood from a forest near his village and selling them. One day, he had climbed a tree on the bank of a river to chop wood. While chopping the wood, his axe fell into the river. “Oh, no!” cried Read more

  • Cinderella

    Cinderella

    Ella was a beautiful girl who lived in a big house with her father, Stepmother, and her two stepsisters. Her stepmother and stepsisters were horrible people. They acted very sweetly in front of her father. But when he was not around, they were very cruel towards Ella. One day, her father had an accident and Read more

  • Bheema and Bakasura

    Bheema and Bakasura

    This story is from the Mahabharata. The oldest Kaurava, Duryodhana built a wax palace and invited the Pandavas to stay in the palace. He wanted to burn down the palace, thereby killing the Pandavas. However, the Pandavas escaped. Knowing their life was in danger they lived in disguise for a few years. The five Pandavas, Read more

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