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The hungry wolf

A wolf was hungry. He sneaked into a village in the dead of the night looking for food. He was happy to see a dog fast asleep in front of a house. As he was about to pounce on it, the dog woke up. “Can’t you see well in the dark?”…
  • by Subba Rao
  • August 19, 2019
  • 1 minute read
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A hearty meal

Lallu, the crocodile took a juicy mango for his wife.  She liked it very much. He told her, his friend, Mangu, the monkey who lived on ǡ mango tree had given it. “Does he eat a lot of mangoes?” his wife asked. Yes, of course. He loves mangoes,” said the…
  • by Subba Rao
  • August 19, 2019
  • 3 minute read
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Lost and found

Once upon a time, a woodcutter lived in a village close to a forest. He was hard working and honest. Every morning, he would get up at the break of dawn, take his axe and go to the forest. He would cut wood and sell it in the nearby market.…
  • by Subba Rao
  • August 19, 2019
  • 2 minute read
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Equal division

Two mice, Changu and Mangu, found a bar of chocolate. “I saw it first. It’s mine,” said Changu. “But I picked it up. It’s mine,” said Mangu. Changu tried to snatch the bar from Mangu who held on to it. In this fight, the chocolate bar broke into two parts.…
  • by Subba Rao
  • August 19, 2019
  • 2 minute read
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The frog and the serpent

Gangadatta was the king of frogs in a well. His subjects and other relatives too, lived in the same well. The relatives had an eye on his throne and often created problems for King Frog. Soon there was a revolt against the King Frog. He somehow pacified the frogs by…
  • by Subba Rao
  • March 30, 2020
  • 2 minute read
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