STORIBUZZ

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

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The lion, monkey, snake and the merchant

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On April 1, 2013

In Wit, Wisdom and Humour

Once upon a time, in an ancient city of India, lived a simpleton by name ‘Dharmabuddhi’. He was a very kind-hearted soul who helped anybody in need be it man or animal, expecting nothing in return. He was not a very rich person and lived a very frugal life. One day, Dharmabuddhi was going to […]

The story of Changu and Mangu

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On March 14, 2013

In Animal Tales, Wit, Wisdom and Humour

Changu and Mangu were two frogs who lived in a pond at the back of a farm house. The farm house had many cows and there was no dearth of milk and curds in the house. The ladies of the house used to churn butter in huge pots. Once in a while Changu and Mangu […]

The Story of Thirugnanasambandar

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On March 12, 2013

In Faith and Devotion, Saints of India

In the old city of Seerkali in Tamilnadu, lived a brahmin by name Sivapadahrudaya. He and his wife Bhagavathi Ammal were ardent Shiva Devotees and they used to pray to the presiding deity of the town Lord Shiva who was known by the name Thoniyappar. In course of time Bhagavathi Ammal gave birth to a […]

The Greedy Mosquito

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On March 11, 2013

In Animal Tales, Wit, Wisdom and Humour

Once upon a time in a palace of a king, lived a family of bedbugs under the bed of the king. They were a happy lot as they got their fill of sweet royal blood every night without any effort. The king usually did not sleep immediately after lying down on his bed, but once […]

Never Give Advice Unless It is Sought

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On March 10, 2013

In Animal Tales, Wit, Wisdom and Humour

Once upon a time in a forest there lived a group of monkeys. The group was a very unruly one and made lot of noise wherever they went. As we know, monkeys like to imitate whatever we do. These monkeys had observed in the village a person starting a bonfire and the group of people […]

The Story of Sukanya and Sage Chyavana

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On March 10, 2013

In Epics/ Itihaasas/ Puranas and Legends

In ancient India, there was this king Saryata who had a young and beautiful daughter by name Sukanya. Near his kingdom in the deep woods there lived an old sage by name Chyavana. He lived all by himself and used to go into deep meditation for long periods. He was not aware of what was […]

All is for Good

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On March 9, 2013

In Wit, Wisdom and Humour

Long long ago, there lived a king in Southern India. He had a wise minister who would not talk much. Every time when something happened, the minister would offer only one comment “Well, All is for Good”. The king could not understand how the minister could say the same thing for everything, whether a war […]

The Foolish Camel

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On March 9, 2013

In Animal Tales, Wit, Wisdom and Humour

Once upon a time, in a town in central India, there was a rich merchant. Once, he found that he had acquired lot of camels and therefore wanted to sell some of them. The animal market was in a village at a distance from the town an one had to pass through a thick jungle […]

The Story of the Syamantaka Gem

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On March 8, 2013

In Epics/ Itihaasas/ Puranas and Legends

The story of the Syamantaka Gem is from the Srimad Bhagavatham which again contains a lot of stories on the life of Lord Krishna. In Dwaraka, there lived a Yadava nobleman by name Satrajit. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Surya and propitiated Lord Surya regularly with great devotion. One day Lord Surya was […]

Birbal and the Magic Sticks

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On March 7, 2013

In Wit, Wisdom and Humour

We have all heard of Raja Birbal who entertained Emperor Akbar with his wit and wisdom. He not only entertained the emperor but also solved the problems of many of his friends with his wisdom.The following is one such story. One of Birbal’s friends by name Chamanlal had a problem. One of the Ivory showpieces […]

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