Tag: Stories to read
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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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The Clever Rabbit and the Foolish Lion
There was once a forest that was lush green with abundant water and food. All the animals lived happily there until one day, a cruel lion name Leo came to live among them. Leo would kill the animals for fun, irrespective of whether he was hungry or not. All the other animals were terrified of…
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Ganesha
Goddess Parvati was the wife of Shiva, the God of destruction and sister to Vishnu, the God of preservation. Parvati lived on the beautiful Mount Kailash with her husband. Once many years after her marriage, her friends came to meet her. Nandi the bull was guarding the gates. He was Lord Shiva’s vehicle. One of…
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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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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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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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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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