Category: Short Stories English
The Crafty Crane and The Craftier Crab Once upon a time an old crane lived on the rim of a large lake in the middle of a jungle. Because …
The Foolish Sage and The Jackal In a monastery far away from human habitation lived a saint called Deva Sarma. He amassed a lot of wealth by selling clothes …
The Fall and Rise of A Merchant In the city of Vardhaman, there lived a wealthy merchant named Dantila. He held a great reception for his wedding attended by …
The Jackal and The Drum A hungry jackal set out in search of food and ended up at an abandoned battlefield whence he heard loud and strange sounds. Scared, …
The Monkey and The Wedge A merchant once started building a temple in the middle of his garden. Many masons and carpenters were working for the merchant. They took …
The Loss of Friends Once upon a time, Amarasakti ruled the city-state of Mahilaropyam in the south of India. He had three witless sons who became a matter of …
Overcoming Anger A Zen student said to his teacher, ‘Master, I have an ungovernable temper. Help me get rid of it.’ ‘You have something very strange,’ said the teacher. …
Speedy Rabbit A dog spotted a rabbit and started chasing him, but the rabbit got away. Seeing this, a goat stopped to gloat. ‘Too fast for you, wasn’t he?’ …
