Tag: Animal Stories
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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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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 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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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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The Greedy Dog
There was once a greedy dog. One day, the greedy dog stole a bone from a butcher shop. He ran away before someone could catch him. As he was going home, he came across a river. When he looked into the river, he saw another dog with a bone. “Look at the bone in that…
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The Mice that ate the Iron Balance
Once upon a time, there lived a wealthy merchant called Ramu. Unfortunately, his village had a massive famine, and he suffered a massive loss in his business. He became penniless. All he had left was a heavy iron balance that was his family heirloom. He went to his close friend Shyam. “Dear friend, as you…
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The Crow and the Pitcher
It was summertime, and water had dried from all rivers, ponds, and lakes. A Crow was very thirsty. He kept searching for water to drink but could not find it. Finally, he found a pitcher of water. There was only one problem. The pitcher had a narrow mouth, and there was very little water in…
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The Blue Jackal
On the edge of the forest was a small village. One day, a Jackal from the forest, entered the village looking for some food. The village was guarded by some ferocious dogs to protect them from the wild animals. The dogs smelling the jackal immediately started chasing him. Escaping from the dogs, the jackal tripped…
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