শৃগাল ও ছাগল

There was a hare. He met with a tortoise. The hare laughed at the tortoise. He said, "you cannot walk with your short legs. But I can walk very fast." "Yes, I am sure, I will beat you in a race," said the tortoise. The hare was full of joy, for he was quite sure of an easy win.

Once upon a time there was a Shepherd. He tended his sheep in the fields outside a village. There was a forest nearby. He was very fond of Jokes. One day in mere sports he shouted to the farmers working in the fields. "The wolf, the wolf." The men ran up to him. But they found nothing there.

Once a crow sat on a tree with a piece of meat in her beak. She took it from a shop. A fox appeared there. He liked to have the meat from the crow. "How beautiful is the crow ! She must have a sweet voice too"—said the fox to himself. The crow heard it.

Once two cats stole a piece of cake. They tore it into two. But the pieces were not equal. One was larger than the other. Each of the cats wanted to have the larger share. So a quarrel arose between them. They then went to a monkey to settle the quarrel. The clever monkey got a chance.

Once upon a time there was a very poor man in a village. He lived with his wife and children. In great distress the poor man left home. He entered into a forest. There he met with a saint. He told him of his poverty and sufferings. The holy man took pity on him. He gave him a wonderful goose.