In Vaishali lived a famous courtesan Amrapali. She was very beautiful and was declared Nagarvadhu of Vaishali. (In those times, the most beautiful woman of any city will not be allowed to get married to any one person. So the most beautiful woman had to become nagarvadhu – the wife of the whole town.) One … Read more
There is story that when the great library of Alexandria was burned, there was only one book left which was not burned. A poor man who could read a little, saw that book and brought it back to his home with him. On thin strip of vellum of that book was written – Secret of … Read more
While passing by a village, a monk saw that some men were working with stones. Monk went to a man working there and said, “What is being made here?” He replied angrily, “Do you not see that i am cutting stones?” Again monk said, “Yes, i can see but i am asking what i being … Read more
Long ago, a rich man lived in a small village. He had four sons. With passage of time rich man grew old and thought about deciding who should be made heir of his wealth. To make this decision, he summoned four sons gave few grains of wheat to each of his son and said, “I … Read more
Teacher blew the whistle and 50 boys and girls started running on racing track made on school grounds. Every kid goal was to reach end of the field and then back to starting point. Whole race to get at least one of the first three place in and get awards. Kids parents were also present … Read more
Let’s assume a Situation You are full of sweat, very thirsty and your throat is dry but you are not getting water anywhere near by. In such situation, you stand under shade of a tree to eliminate fatigue. There is a building in front of that tree. Just then a window of an apartment on … Read more
There was college student who was always silent and alone. He always seemed bit nervous and didn’t even had any friends. His teacher noticed this and one day asked him to meet him after class. When student went to see teacher, teacher said to him, “I see that you are often very quiet. Neither do … Read more
A King, whenever went to temple, would see two beggars sitting at temple entrance. One beggar used to sit on left and other on right side. Seeing King, beggar on right would say, “O God, you have given a lot to the King, give it to me too!” Where as Beggar on left would say, … Read more
Once upon a time, there was a carpenter who used to work for a merchant in a distant city. One day while working his saw broke. Carpenter needed to get a new saw as soon as possible. So he went to a near by village and looked for a blacksmith. Carpenter came to know that … Read more
Once a traveler from far away place came to King’s court. Traveler seemed rich with dignified personality. He was wearing big and beautiful turban. No one in country had seen such turban, everyone in court started to talk about his turban as it was very colorful and was decorated with bright little things. King also … Read more