A collection of Indian tales of wit, wisdom, humour, bravery, devotion and lots more...

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Magic Kheer – a folktale from Rajasthan

This is a light-hearted story of how “Kheer” changed a man’s personalty. Read on to know the story…

The Monkey and the Crocodile – From the Jataka tales

This is another story of the monkey and the crocodile from Jataka Tales. There is one more in Panchatantra which we all know. Read to know more…

The clever wife – A folktale from South India

This is a folk tale of how the owner of a bull outwitted a thief who had stolen the bull , with the idea given by his clever wife. Read to know more…

Vidaakkandan and Kodaakkandan – A folk tale from Tamil Nadu

An interesting folk tale from Tamilnadu about Mr.Never-Give and Mr. Never-Leave. Read and enjoy!

Mama…  Mama??  Oh! Mama!!

A light-hearted story of a shrewd fellow who takes advantage of a quarrel between husband and wife. Read to know more…

Musician to the rescue!

This is a story of how a young man outwitted a spirit. Read to know more…

Simple Language – A folk tale from Rajasthan

This is a folk tale from Rajasthan where a smart young man outwits a mean fellow who had cheated his father. Read to know more…

She thought she had won but then there were none!!

This is a folk tale where a couple love the sweet dish Poli. Finally they decide to make Poli at home and there is a problem sharing the same. What happened and how did they share it? Read on to find out…

True Friends – A tale from Hitopadesha

This is a tale from Hitopadesha about the choice of friends. Friendship of a deer with a crow, till a jackal comes by. Read to know what happens next..

Knowledge beyond books

A tale narrated by Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa to show how bookish knowledge is not enough to survive in life…

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