The Frog And The Serpent – Panchatantra Stories 12 There lived a frog king by the name of Gangadatta, in a deep well. His subjects and other relatives too lived in the same well. The relatives had an evil eye on his throne and often created problems for the king frog. In order to disrupt
When The Lion Came Back To Life – Panchatantra Stories 11 Long, long ago, there lived four friends in a village. Three of them were very learned, but they absolutely lacked in common sense. The fourth one, although not much learned, had a lot of common sense. He, at least, knew what was good and
The Jackal And The Drum – Panchatantra Stories 10 Once upon a time, in a jungle there lived a jackal by the name of Gomaya. One day, he was very hungry and was wandering in search of food. While wandering, he came across a battle field. There he saw a big drum lying under a
Beware Of Mean Friends – Panchatantra Stories 9: There in a deep jungle, lived a lion by the name of Madotkata. He had three selfish friends-a jackal, a crow and a wolf. They had become friendly with the lion, because he was the king of the forest. They were always at the service of the
Three Fish And The Fishermen – Panchatantra Stories 8 Long, long ago, there lived three fish with their families in a pond. Their names were Anagatavidhata, Pratyutpannamati and Yadbhavishya. Anagatavidhata was very practical. She always planned her actions in advance. Pratyutpannamati too was practical and always tendered good advices to her elder sister Anagatavidhata. Yadbhavishya,
The Cunning Snake – Panchatantra Stories 7: There lived a brown snake by the name of Mandvishya near a pond. The pond was full of frogs-big and small. They were all leading a happy life under the good rule of their king frog. The big brown snake had become old and weak and could no
The Golden Birds And The Golden Swans – Panchatantra Stories 6 Once upon a time there lived a mighty king in the state of Rajasthan. He had a beautiful palace in the ‘city of lakes’. One such lake surrounded his palace with a beautiful garden around it. There were many golden swans living at this
The Old Greedy Crane – Panchatantra Stories 5 There was an old crane, who lived by a lake. He was so old that he could not arrange for his food. The fish swam around him, but he was so weak that he could not catch them. One day, he was very hungry. He hadn’t had
The Foolish Jackal – Panchatantra Stories 4 There lived two big bulls in a village. The village was situated near a thick forest. Once on some issue the bulls began fighting fiercely on the outskirts of the village. They would keep their horns locked with each other for hours together. Then, they would walk back
The Golden Bird And The King – Panchatantra Stories 3 Long, long ago, there lived a magic bird by the name of Sindhuka in a thick forest. It laid golden eggs. Once a fowler came to the forest. While hunting, he came near the tree in which lived the magic bird. He saw the bird
The Mouse And The Bull – Panchatantra Stories 2 Once upon a time there lived a big bull in a village. The village was situated near a lake. One day, when the bull felt thirsty, he started walking towards the lake. There was a tiny mouse living in the same village. The mouse was sitting
The Fox And The Elephant – Panchatantra Stories 1 There lived a huge elephant in a dense forest. He was cruel and arrogant by nature. He roamed freely in the jungle, pulling down small trees and branches. Those animals who lived in the trees were very much afraid of this elephant. When he pulled down
