The Clever Jackal (चतुर सियार)

It is a legendary Indian folk story.  Once upon a time, a lion was trapped in a cage. He tried to escape but was unsuccessful. Finally, he saw a brahmin crossing the road and pleaded with him for help. First, the brahmin hesitated but on repeated requests, he agreed. But as soon as the lion was ou…

Bodhisatta's Bravery (बोधिसत्ता की बहादुरी)

It is a legendary Indian folk story.  Once upon a time, Brahmadutt was the king of Benares. Bodhisatta was born as the son of the chief queen of Brahmadatta. On the day of his naming, Brahmadatta fulfilled the wishes of 800 Brahmins. Then Brahmadatta asked the Brahmins about the lucky traces of th…

Businessmen & Thieves (व्यपारी और लुटेरे)

A South Indian Folk story. Read our stories in Hindi below. Once there lived 10 businessmen in a village who all used to sell clothes for a living. One day after earning a lot of money they were returning back home but were attacked by a group of thieves in the jungle. The thieves were all armed b…

Beggar & Laddoos (भिखारी और लड्डू)

A South Indian Folk Tale This is the story of a poor beggar and his wife who managed to save enough to prepare some sweet laddoos that they had chanced to taste at one of their friend's house. And what follows is some really funny series of events which scares the whole village to bits. www.chimes…

The Amazing Ginnie (जिन्नी का कमाल)

A South Indian Folk Tale Once upon a time, there was a village landlord who with the blessings of a saint, came to be the owner of a super Ginnie. That Ginnie was amazing and would finish off any task assigned to him in minutes. This became the cause of concern for the landlord until his wife cam…

The Priest and The Serpent (ब्राह्मण और नागिन) ​

A South Indian Folk Story In a village named Uttara, there lived a priest named Kusalanatha along with his wife and six sons. He was well to do but due to some misfortune they started to have financial issues. The situation was so bad that the priest had to do extra chores for a living. He used to…

Secret of Peacock's Feathers (मोर के पंख का रहस्य)

A North Eastern Folktale This folk story for kids from the land of North East India, and specifically from the Khasi Tribe, tells the popular folklore about the secret behind peacock's colorful feathers. As per the legend, the peacock used to have normal grey colored feathers, and influenced by the…

Secret of Eclipse (ग्रहण का रहस्य)

A North Eastern Folktale This folk story for kids from the land of North East of India, and specifically from the Khasi Tribe, tells the popular legend behind the solar eclipse. While the sun is considered a god in most of the Indian subcontinent, people belonging to the Khasi tribe consider it as …

Real Friendship (सच्ची मित्रता)

A Kashmiri Folktale This folk story for kids from the land of Kashmir tells us about an instance where two friends who while in search of water, end up meeting a fairy and a lion. The lion then narrates the story of true friendship and gives a great moral lesson on how we should go about choosing …

Greedy Farmer (लालची किसान)

This is a South Indian folktale.    This story is about a greedy farmer who decides to steal from the temple of their local diety and how he invites misfortune by his deeds until he corrects his mistake. This story teaches us a moral lesson to never to steal from anyone and always follow the right…