Tag: 5-12Y
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The Princess and the Pea
Once upon a time, there lived a prince named Alexander, who wanted to marry a princess.Despite searching far and wide, he was unable to find one. Disheartened, he said to his friend, “I travelled all over the world to find a princess but have been unsuccessful. I never thought it would be this difficult.” “But…
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Tenali Raman outwits the thieves
The people of Vijayanagara were worried. Two thieves were wreaking havoc in the Kingdom. Every day, someone was losing their valuables from their house. Wanting an end to the menace, they went to the palace gates of King Krishnadevaraya to complain. Hearing the commotion, the King asked one of his ministers, “What is going on?…
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Three Charms and The Mountain Witch
There was once a boy who lived in a temple in the mountains. He was an apprentice to the priest of the temple. The boy was very naughty and loved to play pranks on everyone. He was forever troubling everyone, and the head priest was perpetually frustrated with him. When not playing tricks, the boy…
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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…
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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 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…
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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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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…
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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,…
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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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