Tag: 3-8Y
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The Hare and the Tortoise
There once lived a hare and a tortoise in a forest. The hare was very proud of his speed. Though they were friends, the hare always made fun of tortoise for being very slow. “Don’t you wish to be as fast as I am? It must be painful to take forever to reach a place,”…
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The Lion that Sprang to Life
Once upon a time, there were four friends. Of the four friends, only three of them had completed their education. Unfortunately, they lacked common sense. Although the fourth friend was not educated, he was the most sensible of them all. One day, the four friends decided to travel and use their knowledge to earn some…
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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…
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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…
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A Bundle of Sticks
There was once a prosperous farmer who lived with his wife and four sons in his farm. As kids, the four brothers were very close to each other. But as they grew older, they kept fighting all the time. The farmer was miserable to see this. He tried to stop them from fighting, but it…
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The Monkey and the Crocodile
On the banks of a river was a mango tree that produced the juiciest of mangoes. A monkey lived on the mango tree there, always playing on the branches and enjoying the mangoes. His name was Chimpi. One day a crocodile named Crocky happened to come to the banks of the river. When he saw…
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Kumbakarna
Ravana, the ten-headed King of Lanka, had 2 brothers – Vibhishana and Kumbakarna. Kumbakarna was a mighty warrior. Despite being a giant and a rakshasa, he was a good, pious, and intelligent man. However, he used to frequently torture the Devas and the sages. Seeing this, Indra, King of Devas, decided to fight him. “This…
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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…
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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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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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