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Ungrateful Lion Story | Hitopadesha Tales

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 the lion lay down to sleep, the mouse would come out of its hole and quietly nibble at its mane. This is what he ate. When the lion got up and saw what had happened to its luxurious, soft mane, he was furious. Since then, the poor lion has tried many times to catch the mouse, but each time he has failed. The lion finally

Fake Tiger Story | Hitopadesha Tales

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 put on it. Soon, Vilasa realized that the poor animal would die if he didn’t do something to feed his donkey. Vilasa didn’t have enough money to feed his poor, hungry donkey well. So, he devised a way to feed his donkey without spending a single penny of his own money. He put a tiger skin around the donkey and let him go that night

The Poor Donkey | Hitopadesha Tales

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 broke into his house. The thief began to steal everything he could get his hands on. The thief was inside the house, but the donkey, which was still awake and standing right outside, saw him. He immediately woke the dog sleeping next to him and said, “Wake up, my friend! A thief is in the house!” The dog moved around in his spot and said,

Curious Monkey | Hitopadesha Tales

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 work on a new log, his friend came and said, “It’s getting late.” Why don’t we eat lunch first? Then we can go back to our work and finish it. The log cutter agreed immediately, and he put a wedge between the parts of the log he had already cut. This wedge would help ensure that the two pieces would stay apart while he ate

Hungry Mouse | Hitopadesha Tales

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 food he didn’t eat. Now, a smart little Hungry Mouse noticed this and started stealing the holy man’s food every day from the bowl. The holy man tried to hit the mouse with his stick many times, but it didn’t work. Then, one day, a friend of the holy man came to see him. But the holy man couldn’t pay attention to his friend’s