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The Fighting Goats and the Jackal Panchatantra Stories Ages 3-5

The Fighting Goats and the Jackal

The Fighting Goats and the Jackal: One day while a sage was going through a jungle, he saw two golden rams (billy goats) fighting each other. Even though both

The Foolish Crane and The Mongoose Panchatantra Stories Ages 3-5

The Foolish Crane and The Mongoose

The Foolish Crane and The Mongoose: A big banyan tree was home to a number of cranes in a forest. In the hollow of that tree lived a cobra, which used to feed

The Jackal And The Drum Panchatantra Stories Ages 3-5

The Jackal And The Drum

The Jackal And The Drum: Once upon a time, in the heart of a vast and ancient forest, there lived a jackal named Gomaya. He was a thin and scraggly creature

The King and The Foolish Monkey Panchatantra Stories Ages 3-5

The King and The Foolish Monkey

The King and The Foolish Monkey: In a magnificent kingdom surrounded by lush gardens and sparkling fountains, there once lived a powerful king who was very

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The Monkey and the Wedge Panchatantra Stories Ages 3-5

The Monkey and the Wedge

The Monkey and the Wedge: One, who interferes in other’s work, surely comes to grief.” There was once a merchant who employed many carpenters and masons to

Suchimukha and The Monkey Panchatantra Stories Ages 3-5

Suchimukha and The Monkey

A Panchatantra fable about a well-meaning bird named Suchimukha, a troop of cold monkeys, and the danger of giving advice where none is wanted.

The Story of the Cobra and the Crow Panchatantra Stories Ages 3-5

The Story of the Cobra and the Crow

The Story of the Cobra and the Crow: Somewhere in the country, under a banyan tree, therelived a pair of crows, husband and wife. Now, wheneverthe female

The Story of the Jackal and the Sanyasi Panchatantra Stories Ages 3-5

The Story of the Jackal and the Sanyasi

The Story of the Jackal and the Sanyasi: Once upon a time, in a lonely matha, there lived a Sanyasi called Dev Sharma. Many people sed to visithim and present

The Story of the King and the Foolish Monkey Panchatantra Stories Ages 3-5

The Story of the King and the Foolish Monkey

The Story of the King and the Foolish Monkey: A certain king had a pet monkey. He was allowed toenter the king’s palace, even when other confidentialservants

The Story of the Lion, the Camel, the Jackal and the Crow Panchatantra Stories Ages 3-5

The Story of the Lion, the Camel, the Jackal and the Crow

The Story of the Lion, the Camel, the Jackal and the Crow: In a ertain part of the jungle, there lived a lionking, by the name of Madotkata. His retinue

The Story of the Thief and the Brahmins Panchatantra Stories Ages 3-5

The Story of the Thief and the Brahmins

The Story of the Thief and the Brahmins: In a certain town, there lived a very learned Brahminwho, as a result of his actions i, n his previous life, had. The

Tale of The Three Fish Panchatantra Stories Ages 3-5

Tale of The Three Fish

Three fish brothers face a fisherman’s net: the wisest escapes by foresight, but the dullest perishes by delay.

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