The Thief Crow | Hitopadesha Tales It happened during a festival for Lord Garuda, who is known as the King of all birds. As a sign of respect for their Lord, the birds all said they would embark on a pilgrimage to the seashore. When the quail heard this, he turned to his friend the …
Ungrateful Lion Story | Hitopadesha Tales A mighty lion used to live in a big cave in the forest. The lion was the king of the jungle, and everyone who lived there loved and respected him. But a mouse living in a small hole outside the lion’s cave caused him a lot of trouble. When …
Fake Tiger Story | Hitopadesha Tales A long time ago, a washerman named Vilasa lived in Hastinapur. Vilasa had a donkey that he used every day to carry his clothes. The poor donkey got weaker and weaker as the days passed by. It was no longer strong enough to carry the heavy load Vilasa had …
The Poor Donkey | Hitopadesha Tales Once upon a time, there was a washerman who lived in the city of Kasi. The washerman had a dog and a donkey as a pet, which he used to ride to the Ganga riverbank to wash his clothes. The washerman was fast asleep one night when a thief …
Curious Monkey | Hitopadesha Tales There was a lot of chaos in the city of Varanasi. A new temple was in the process of being built, and there were a lot of carpenters working on it. One of the carpenters’ jobs was to cut the logs in half with a saw. As he started to …
Hungry Mouse | Hitopadesha Tales Once upon a time, a holy man lived. People would put food in his alms bowl as he walked around town all day. In the evening, when he was done eating, the holy man would hang his alms bowl high on a nail in the wall. It was full of …
The Hunter and the Doves | Hitopadesha Tales The Hunter and the Doves | Podcast Once upon a time, there was a vast silk-cotton tree on the banks of the Godavari River. It was where a big group of doves lived. Every night, all of the doves would return to the silk cotton tree and …
