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Who is not afraid of a bat? Almost none of us would like the idea of spending even a minute in a cave with a bat. But do read this interesting folktale in order to realize a few things about this flying mammal. Honey, the king of Cloud Land, celebrated his precious daughter Raki's marriage by calling for a Great Meeting. Honey asked Bat to go to invite Sun and he asked Dove to invite Moon. Dove flew as fast as she could to convey the message and Moon arrived on time. Bat, however, was mischievous and playful. He was distracted by many things on the way. He got talking to Eagle, then decided to have a little snooze before going to Sun and, as usual, oberslept. So when Sun failed to arrive, Honey got suspicious and requested Dove to investigate. Go and find out what has happened, the king ordered Dove. When approached, Sun said he had not been invited at all. So Dove apologised over and over again and requested him to attend the Great Meeting. In the meantime, king Honey ha...

Why is a tree in Arbaz's courtyard so dear to him? Let's read and find out! One day, when Arbaz was six , he walked home from the Massoorie bazaar eating cherries. They were a little sweet, a little sour. They were small bright red cherries, all the way from the velley of kashmir. By the time Arbaz reached his Grandfather's cottage, there were three cherries left. Have a cherry, Dada,'' he said to his Grandfather in the garden. Grandfather took a cherry and Arbaz promptly ate the other two. He kept the last cherry stone in his mouth for a long time, rolling it on his tongue until the tang had gone. Then, he placed the stone on the palm of his hand and studied it. Are cherry stones lucky? he asked. Of course, '' said Grandfather. Then I will keep it. Nothing is lucky if you put it away. You must make it work for you. What can I do with a cherry stone? Plant it!" Arbaz went to a corner of the garden where the earth was soft and yielding...

A king wants a splendid elephant for himself. Then, why does he let it go back to the forest as soon as he finds one. Let's read and find out!  Long, long ago,  in a forest, lived an elephant. He was big and strong and his skin was as white as milk. The white elephant loved his mother more than anything else in the world. More than himself, more than the sweet wild berries and fruits on the trees in the the forest, more than the juicy tubers hidden in the ground. The white elephants mother was blind. He would take good care of her. He found a nice, cool cave for her. In front of the cave, was a lake full of clear, shining water and lotuses. Water always makes an elephant's heart glad. The white elephant would fast feed his mother, only then would he eat. Whenever he could, he would tell her stories and tell her how the forest looked in the hot summer and during the monsoon when it poured. He would speak to her of the hills, of squirrels, birds and butterflies with b...

About the Story  This story throws light on the honest behaviour of a poor woodcutter. Let's read how he made the river Goddess happy by showing his honesty.  Ramu was a poor woodcutter in a village. He was the only man to earn money for his family. One day when he was cutting a dry branch of a tree on the bank of a river, his axe slipped from his hand and fell down into the river. At this the woodcutter began to weep loudly. At that very time, the river Goddess came out and saw the woodcutter. She offered him a golden axe. But the woodcutter refused to take it. He said, It is not mine. Then the river Goddess gave him a silver axe. He did not accept this axe also. Then she gave the woodcutter his own iron axe. Seeing his axe the woodcutters joy knew no bounds. He cried out, This is my axe! This is my axe! The river Goddess was pleased at the woodcutters honesty. She gave him the golden and the silver axe as a reward of his honesty. Ramu was very happy now. Mortal...

About the Story Friends! We should always be happy with what we have. Sometimes, in want of getting more, we even lose the things that we have. This story is the best example of it. So never be greedy. One day, a naughty dog stole a big, juicy bone from a butcher's shop. He ran away as fast as he could. He ran out of the town and across the fields. He crossed the bridge to go to the other side of the river. Ha, I am safe now! he thought happily. But, when he looked down at the river, he jumped up in surprise. There was another dog staring up at him. He had a big, juicy bone in his mouth too! Hey, his bone's bigger than mine! thought the dog. He growled at the dog in the river. The dog growled back. I want your bone! barked the naughty dog. But as he opened his mouth, the bone dropped down. It fell into the water with a great splash. When he looked down in the water, all he could see was himself. The other dog wasn't there. There was no bone too. Ah, I was ...

About the Story This story gives us a message that we should never put birds in cages. Let's read how two kids with their grandfather set the birds free to fly in the open sky. Arya and Aashu are siblings. They wanted to buy a pet dog. They told it to their grandfather. Their grandfather took them to a pet shop. There they saw dogs, cats and rabbits. They liked them. They also saw some cages. There were small parakeets in small cages. There were white and grey pigeons in a big cage. They could not fly. Arya and Aashu bacame sad to see the birds in cages. Aashu began to cry. Grandfather said to the shopkeeper, Why don't you let these birds free. I have caught them to sell, how can I let them free? said the shopkeeper. Grandfather decided to teach him a lesson. He said, Ok, I want to buy them all. The shopkeeper went inside the storeroom to bring the birds. But as soon as the shopkeeper entered the storeroom, grandfather locked the door from outside. The shopkeep...