The Weaver's Secret Thread and the Village Festival
Elara, a quiet weaver, discovers a shimmering thread, using it to create unparalleled beauty for the village festival. Her choice reveals a deeper lesson.
The Mango Seller and the Extra Coin
A mango seller who thinks a missing coin is a small mistake learns that small mistakes are how trust quietly disappears.
The Quiet Bridge
Two rival farmers wait for the other to apologize first, until a carpenter builds something neither of them expected.
The Last Cup of Water
In a thirsty summer, a village girl discovers that giving first is sometimes the fastest way for help to return.
The Second Loaf
In a town where bread was scarce, a widow discovered that generosity multiplies in ways arithmetic cannot explain.
The Seed and the Stranger
A poor woman plants the last seed in her jar for a traveler she will never see again — and discovers what kindness quietly pays back.
Finding Light in the Darkness
For years, Mr. Patel had dreamt of a home he could call his own. Every penny earned was carefully stashed away, each sacrifice a step closer to his goal. He imagined the laughter...
Thirsty Crow & Compassion
Once upon a time, on a hot sunny day, a crow became very thirsty. It had been flying around for hours, searching for water, but there was not a single source to quench its thirst. Finally, feeling exh
When do you Pray?
S** omeone once asked Rabia Basra when does she pray? Is it before the arrival of God or after the arrival of God?
The King and Four Wives
Once upon a time, the king of Iran was to leave on a tour of India. He asked his three queens that what he should bring for them on returning. The first queen said that bring fine...
Betaal Pachisi - Story 23 - Justice of the king
Vikram again controlled Vetala and took him on his shoulder. Vetala started narrating him a story so that they could easily complete the long journey. He once again warns the king...
Betaal Pachisi - Story 21 - Patriotic sacrifice of Nandini
As usual Vikram controlled Vetala and took him on his shoulder. Vetala started narrating him a story so that they could easily complete the long journey once again but warns him...
Betaal Pachisi - Story 20 - An unsuccessful love tale
Vikrama did not give up. He tries again to catch vetala. After several attempts he succeeds and starts taking him to the ascetic. Vetala starts narrating him a story so that they...
Betaal Pachisi - Story 14 - Love is Eternal
Vikrama tries again to catch vetala. After several attempts he succeeds and starts taking him to the ascetic. Vetala starts narrating him a story so that they can easily complete...
Betaal Pachisi - Story 10 - The Prince and three sensitive sisters
Vikrama tries again to catch vetala. After several attempts he succeeds and starts taking him to the ascetic. Vetala starts narrating him a story so that they can easily complete...
Betaal Pachisi - Story 9 - Madansena and her lovers
Vikrama tries again to catch vetala. After several attempts he succeeds and starts taking him to the ascetic. Vetala starts narrating him a story so that they can easily complete...
Betaal Pachisi - Story 6 - King and the Thief
Vikrama tries again to catch vetala. After several attempts he succeeds and starts taking him to the ascetic. Vetala starts narrating him a story so that they can easily complete...
Betaal Pachisi - Story 8 - Three brothers and tortoise
Vikrama tries again to catch vetala. After several attempts he succeeds and starts taking him to the ascetic. Vetala starts narrating him a story so that they can easily complete...
Betaal Pachisi - Story 3 - King Yashodhan and Chief Commander
Vikrama tries again to catch vetala. After several attempts he succeeds and starts taking him to the ascetic. Vetala starts narrating him a story so that they can easily complete...
Crow and the Peacock
A crow existed in the timberland and was completely fulfilled in life. However one day he saw a swan. "This swan is so white," he thought, "and I am so dark. This swan must be the happiest winged anim
Ant and the Grasshopper
On one sunny day, grasshopper saw an ant working tirelessly to gather food. He asked her, "Why are you working so hard to gather food. Come to my place and we will enjoy the sunny...
Paragon of piety Kabir
The incredible Saint Kabir Das was a straightforward weaver. He was a man of standards and tried to do he said others should do. The Saint was a Muslim by conception, however some...
Contentment
Once upon a time there lived a stonecutter, who went every day to a great rock in the side of a big mountain and cut out slabs, for gravestones or for houses. He understood very...
Awakened Bhikshu and Amrapali
Once there was a disciple of Gautam Buddha. He was a young monk, very healthy, very beautiful, and very cultured. He had come - just like Gautam Buddha - from a royal family,...
Mahabharata : Aiming at the Target
Mahabharata is just not the description of a fierce fighting between Kauravas and Pandavas, but the epic is full of moral building tales relating to many other aspects of life.
Sadhu And The Snake
Our elders --- parents or spiritual teachers---through short stories and anecdotes try to mould us and make us strong enough to live in this deceitful world peacefully without harming anyone. Everyone
The Noblest Virtue
Of all the noble virtues, contentment is the noblest. It gives immense happiness with whatever we have. Those who are not contended, remain unhappy throughout. A king who craves...
Birbal Cooks Khichri
Birbal had his own unique ways of solving the matters. Khichri is an Indian dish mostly made of rice and lentils. When it is an informal mixture of certain things, we also call it Khichri. To understa
Hazrat Mansoor
Hazrat Mansoor was born in a village in Iran. Soon his parents shifted to Iraq. But he got education from Janab Suhel Bin Abdulla in the city of Shuster. After that he shifted to...
Mock not at Others' Follies Rather...
Alexander the great, the king of Macedon (336-323 BC) conquered Persia, Egypt, Syria, Mesopotamia, Bactria and in Egypt he also founded the city of Alexandria.
The Bald Headed
A shopkeeper had a parrot who used to speak and chat with the people. He also used to look after the shop and talk to the customers as well. One day the shopkeeper had gone...
Get not misled by one's Appearance
Once Hazrat Khwaja Hassan Basri was walking by a river side. He saw a Negro seated there. He had a bottle from which he was drinking himself and also offered to the woman sitting...
Odd Companionship Is Dangerous
On the bank of a river, a frog and a mouse became friends. The mouse had a hole on the bank and the frog lived in the waters of the river. They used to meet at a fixed time and...
The cut-nose Sadhu
There was a young man in a small town whose nose had been cut off because he had done something very wrong. People used to make fun of his cut nose and he was naturally humiliated...
Over cleverness doomed him
Once a young man approached Hazrat Musa and desired to learn the language of animals. Musa advised him not to have such a desire, as it was very dangerous. But the man was adamant...
King's new palace
King Vir Singh Baghela was the devoted disciple of Kabir. He had got constructed a new palace for himself. Elated with its beauty and grandeur, he invited all citizens to see it....
An example of love and gratefulness
Hazrat Lukmaan was not only a slave but was the son of a slave. Yet he was pure at heart in every respect. His owner, the master of the house, was quite familiar with his higher...
Specialisation in a subject is not enough
A learned man who had specialized in grammar came to the bank of the river. To cross it, he boarded a boat. On the way, with a view to boast of his knowledge of grammar, he asked...
Remarkable Obedience of Aiyaaz
Aiyaaz was a close and trustworthy friend of King Mehmood. Often he used to praise him before others. The ministers and others in the court of the king were jealous of Aiyaaz. The...
Beware of Flatterers - Crow and Fox
Flattery is an art. The flatterer knows whom to flatter, how to flatter and when to flatter. They call it tactics of business; tactics of dealing with persons. This is the way you please others withou
The Turning Point - Goswami Tulsi Dass
Goswami Tulsi Das, is well known for his famous Granth ‘Ramcharitmanas’. He had married to a Brahmin girl. One day when he was away from his house, his wife went to her parents...
Love begets love
If we want that everybody should love us, then we should first learn to love all. Love begets love. What to talk of human beings, even when we love our pets, they respond the same...
Hazrat Rabya Basri
Rabya means fourth. Since she was the fourth child of her parents, she was named Rabya. At the time of her birth, her family lived in utter poverty. When she grew up, her parents...
Man and the Lion!
A man cages a lion in the forest, and a kindhearted man later frees him. Instead of gratitude, the lion threatens to eat his benefactor.
You cannot escape criticism
Whether you do good or bad, people will criticize you. It is there tendency. They are helpless and so you can never escape criticism. To justify this statement, our elders often tell the tale of a fat
Darveshi vs Kingdom
Ibrahim Adham was the king of Balakh and was ruling with great pomp and show. He loved God but his activities kept him so engrossed in wordly affairs that he could hardly find any...
The Crisis Remains Unsolved Still
We often say ‘When the Cat is away, the mice will play.’ And this is true in every field. If in a class, the teacher is not there, the students make much noise; they throw paper...
How the Crow Avenged
On the branch of a tree, a pair of crows had made their nest. They took lot of pains to collect the straws from here and there to prepare the beautiful nest. The she crow had laid...
How Auspicious is it to Meet a Saint?
Once Narad Muni asked Lord Vishnu, “How auspicious it to meet a Saint?” The Lord replied, Narad! if you want the answer of your question, then better go to that nearby pond. There...
The fairy tale of 'Cindrella'
After being forced into household chores, Cindrella is magically transformed by a fairy and attends the royal ball. The prince recognizes her when she loses a sandal in her haste to leave before midnight.
Swami Haridass and Renowned Singer Taansen
Swami Haridas was a very disciplined devotee of the Lord. He use to play Veena (a stringed instrument) and sing in his little hut, the devotional songs. His singing was so full of love and devotion, t
One more Purush (the Male)
Our relation with the Lord is that of love and love alone. Some call Him Father, some call Him Mother, but most of the saints call Him Beloved (the Male) and consider themselves...
Be Learned but Be Wise
There were four friends. They were quite intelligent and toppers in different subjects. They were ambitious to do something great in their life. With such an intention, they left their homes and set o
No Hindu, No Muslim
After the divine transformation at the River Bein, Guru Nanak relinquished all his possessions and was heard frequently: “There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim.” Although this statement only signified
The Hen laying the Golden Egg
Per chance a man got a hen which used to lay golden egg. The man did not know as to when, where and how he got the hen but when for the first time he saw the egg, he was just...
A mother, a son & a highway !
A mother and her son were on their way to "nowhere" on a highway. Son was quite young and inquisitive. He kept asking her about everything, although there was nothing, except both of them, a long high
Turn my legs in the direction, God does not exist.
In his fourth journey, Guru Nanak, visited Mecca. He was in the garb of a Muslim faqir---- a book under his arm, a water mug, and a prayer mat. When he reached Mecca, he sat in a...
Whose prey ?
Sidharth and Dev Dutt were brothers but there was a lot of difference in their nature. Sidharth was always soft spoken, and used to love all including animals and birds. Whereas...
The Wise King
On the bank of a river, there was a beautiful city in which some very rich and happy families lived. The custom of the city was that they used to appoint a new king every year....
Whatever happens, happens for the good
Once the King Akbar’s finger got injured while cutting fruits. It started bleeding. The Vaidya was called for dressing. Per chance Birbal also arrived there. When he came to know...
Remain settled, Get scatterred
After being treated rudely by the villagers of one town, Guru Nanak prayed for them to remain settled, while later praying for the good people of another town to scatter.