Katha Originals - Katha Kids https://kathakids.com/category/katha-originals/ We Love Stories Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:06:15 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://kathakids.com/static/story-images/2019/12/cropped-appicon_1024-32x32.png Katha Originals - Katha Kids https://kathakids.com/category/katha-originals/ 32 32 They skipped school. But the teacher did not give up https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/back-to-school/ https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/back-to-school/#respond Wed, 14 Nov 2018 00:30:20 +0000 http://kk.webworkdemo.com/?p=762 I am a primary school teacher. Do you know that even teachers attend classes from time to time? We become students and learn from senior teachers! In one such class, I met a senior teacher, Mrs. Sasikala. She was a kind person and was a good teacher. She was part of…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/back-to-school/feed/ 0 The stranger in the night – A Diwali story https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/the-stranger-in-the-night/ https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/the-stranger-in-the-night/#respond Sun, 04 Nov 2018 20:16:14 +0000 http://localhost/kathakids/?p=39 A stranger was on a pilgrimage to Kashi. One evening, he rested in a village. The villagers were kind and helpful. They offered him food to eat and a place to stay. As he got ready to leave the next morning, his host had a word with him, “As you…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/the-stranger-in-the-night/feed/ 0 Lion and the kids https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/lion-and-the-kids/ https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/lion-and-the-kids/#comments Sat, 20 Oct 2018 00:30:29 +0000 http://kk.webworkdemo.com/?p=758 Ben and Jenny were running in their school’s hallway. Unfortunately, they were caught by principal Stan. They were sent to his office, where they had a long talk. As punishment, Ben and Jenny had to write an essay on why they should not run in the hallway. Meanwhile, in the…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/the-baseball-bat/feed/ 0 Rivals in the sky https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/rivals-in-the-sky/ https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/rivals-in-the-sky/#respond Mon, 15 Jan 2018 00:30:14 +0000 http://kk.webworkdemo.com/?p=637 Jeet made his own kites. He would carefully cut the paper to size and stick it to frame made with thin, but strong twigs. He would then add a flying line and a tail. As he pulled the string, the kite would soar into the sky. It would rise above…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/rivals-in-the-sky/feed/ 0 The eerie tale of red chillies https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/the-eerie-tale-of-red-chillies/ https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/the-eerie-tale-of-red-chillies/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:30:41 +0000 http://kk.webworkdemo.com/?p=617 During my school days, I stayed with my maternal grandmother for two years at a small town near Bengaluru. Granny lived in a big bungalow. She had rented out the western half of the bungalow to her nephew, Nagaraj, who stayed with his wife and her granny. This granny came…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/the-eerie-tale-of-red-chillies/feed/ 0 Happy Diwali https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/happy-diwali/ https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/happy-diwali/#respond Tue, 17 Oct 2017 00:30:42 +0000 http://kk.webworkdemo.com/?p=601 A pilgrim was passing through Kuppargaon. It was well past noon when he arrived in the village. He found all doors closed. No one was walking on the muddy village road. The street was littered with garbage, which was the only indication that people lived in the village. The pilgrim found…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/happy-diwali/feed/ 0 Navaratri Special: A surprise for grandparents https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/navaratri-special-a-surprise-for-grandparents/ https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/navaratri-special-a-surprise-for-grandparents/#respond Mon, 25 Sep 2017 00:30:50 +0000 http://kk.webworkdemo.com/?p=597 The story so far: The grownups were taking their afternoon nap. The children were busy playing. Suddenly, there was a loud crashing sound. The elders were up in no time, running towards the inner room from where the sound had come. The inner room was part of the larger guest…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/navaratri-special-a-surprise-for-grandparents/feed/ 0 Navaratri Special: The treasure hunt https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/navaratri-special-the-treasure-hunt/ https://kathakids.com/katha-originals/navaratri-special-the-treasure-hunt/#respond Mon, 25 Sep 2017 00:30:11 +0000 http://kk.webworkdemo.com/?p=593 It was called Dodda Mane, the Big House. It was easily more than a hundred years old, surrounded by trees. The local folk called it ‘Fountain House’ because there was a circular pond in front of it, with a fountain in the middle of the pond. There was a time when the…

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