short-story
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The Wise Villager
In a village lived one hundred ninety-eight families, and among the members of those families, there were no intelligent people. The village was situated beside a river, from which the women carried water. They also bathed in the river. The men fished in the river. The river helped the villagers as a river helps people.… Continue reading
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An Obedient Monkey
Once a merchant found a baby monkey sitting alone by the side of the road he was travelling by from a distant market in another district. A part of the road ran past the forest. He was with his people. He stopped his cart and lifted the poor baby monkey. Returning home, he ordered his… Continue reading
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A Fox and a Hen
A peasant’s wife, who was economic and wise, reared a hen in her house for eggs so she could give fresh eggs to her children. She was a big and fat hen. The peasant’s wife took much care of her and fed her rice and grain. She laid an egg every night, which the peasant’s… Continue reading
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The Dutiful Weasel
The honest and diligent peasant lived in a village beside a forest. In the forest lived foxes, jackals, and other such animals. They lived happily. There were many venomous snakes too in the forest. They often came out. The peasant knew weasels are enemies to snakes. So he searched for a weasel baby so he… Continue reading
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Gratefulness
The name of the ant was Redanto because he was red in colour. He had a sharp sting. When he stung someone, it became very painful. Redanto lived in his nest with his family in a nest. His was a large family. In July, a sudden downpour caused a flash flood. In the flood, the… Continue reading
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Parents, the best teachers of Behaviour
It was in Assam. A devout Munshi every day went to a village mosque to say his prayer at noon. He never cared about rain or storm, and when he failed to go to the mosque at noon to say his prayer, he felt his day was wasted from the days of his life. He… Continue reading
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A Rat and a Cat
In a rich farmer’s house lived a rat with his family. When the rat and his family started eating food grains in the granary by cutting holes into its thatched bamboo wall, the farmer’s wife advised her husband to bring a cat into the house. A cat was brought. They fed the cat fried fish… Continue reading
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A Fool Listens to Others
‘I’m a very intelligent man in the village,’ Sapru said to his friends with pride in his loud voice. But Sapru’s wife never thought her husband intelligent at all. To the contrary, Sapru also called his wife stupid. Despite all this, they were a happy couple with their two children – a boy and a… Continue reading
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Turtle and Hare
Once Turtle made a friendship with Hare, who lived in a forest, in a shallow depression called Form. Turtle lived in the river flowing past the forest. When it became intolerable for him to live a solitary life, Hare came to the riverbank and watched the flowing water that made musical noises and danced. He… Continue reading
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Sweet Granny
In a village near a forest lived an old woman with her old husband, two sons, two daughters-in-law, and four grandchildren. She was a happy woman with her happy family. The grandchildren always played with her, ate with her, teased her, and obediently followed her instructions. She was not only good to her family, but… Continue reading