Category: Friendship

Once, three fish lived in a pond. One evening, some fishermen passed by the pond and saw the fish. ‘This pond is full of fish’, they told each other. ‘We have never fished here before. We must come back tomorrow morning with our nets and catch these fish!’ When the eldest of the three fish… Continue reading The Three Fish

Alantakun the spider had two friends. One lived in the village on the right. The other lived in the village on the left. One day, the friend from the village on the right came to visit Alantakun. When he arrived, he said, ‘I am calling the entire village to a feast and I would like… Continue reading The Spider and his Two Friends

There was once a family of foxes who lived in the woods. There was a mother fox, a father fox and four baby fox cubs. The cubs were named Arjan, Surjan, Ganji and Bulbul. One day, the daddy fox said to his four cubs, ‘I must go out to work and I may be gone… Continue reading The Four Fox Cubs

The fox and the stork lived in a wood. One day, the fox invited the stork to come for a meal. ‘Mrs Stork, come tomorrow at twelve o’clock,’ he said. The stork was delighted and the next day she went to the fox’s den. The fox served a delicious stew. He served it on a… Continue reading The Fox and the Stork

Many years ago, long before you or I were born, the country of Spain was divided between two kings. The first king was ruler of the north, while the second king was ruler of the south. These two kings fought many battles over many years and countless soldiers lost their lives in such battles. The… Continue reading The Generous and Brave Warrior

Once there was a boy who used to go hunting in the mountains with his bow and arrow. One day, the boy spent all afternoon hunting in the mountains, but there were no animals to be found and he soon grew worried that there would be no food on his table that night. All of… Continue reading The Eagle and the King

Mahabis is a game played between two teams. One team places their hand beneath a blanket and hide a ring in the palm of a teammate’s hand. Then they show their closed hands to the other team. The other team have to guess in which hand the ring is hiding. The ant and the elephant… Continue reading The Ant and the Elephant

Long ago and far away there lived a good king and queen. The people loved them and their lives would have been very happy if only they had had a child. Years went by and then, one spring, when they thought all hope was gone, the queen gave birth to a baby girl. The whole kingdom… Continue reading Sleeping Beauty

Li was a foolish neighbour, but one day, in the gambling house, Li won three hundred yuan. ‘Oh, what shall I do with my yuan? Where shall I hide them? Where shall I store them…? Ah, a good idea. I will store them in the ground.’ Li dug a hole and put the three hundred yuan… Continue reading Li and Gao

There once lived a mouse and frog who were very good friends. Every morning the frog would go to visit the mouse who lived in a hole inside a tree. The mouse very much enjoyed the company of the frog, but the mouse did not realise that the frog was growing increasingly frustrated because it… Continue reading Friends Forever