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The Story of the Old Merchant, His Young Wife and the Thief Panchatantra Stories Ages 6-8

The Story of the Old Merchant, His Young Wife and the Thief

The Story of the Old Merchant, His Young Wife and the Thief: In a certain town, there -lived an old merchant by the name of Kamatura. After the death of his

The Brahmin and the Crooks Panchatantra Stories Ages 6-8

The Brahmin and the Crooks

The Brahmin and the Crooks: Untruth spoken repeatedly appears to be truth.” In a small village, there lived a Brahmin, by the name of Mitra Sharma. He was a

The Cunning Mediator Panchatantra Stories Ages 6-8

The Cunning Mediator

The Cunning Mediator: Beware of a rascal who pretends to be holy.” Two partridges (quail-like birds) lived in a certain tree in the jungle. While one of them

The Elephants and the Hares Panchatantra Stories Ages 6-8

The Elephants and the Hares

The Elephants and the Hares: The weak must make use of all tactics to survive.” Deep in the jungle, there lived a big group of elephants. The elephants lived

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The Story of Nanda and Vararuchi Panchatantra Stories Ages 6-8

The Story of Nanda and Vararuchi

The Story of Nanda and Vararuchi: Once upon a time, there lived a king, by the nameof Nanda. He ruled the entire land surrounded by theseas and his power was

The Story of the Dog in a Foreign Country Panchatantra Stories Ages 6-8

The Story of the Dog in a Foreign Country

Read 'The Story of the Dog in a Foreign Country' — a classic Panchatantra story about friendship. of the Dog in a Foreign Country is part of the Panchat...

Shandili and the Sesame Seeds Panchatantra Stories Ages 6-8

Shandili and the Sesame Seeds

A Panchatantra tale about a poor Brahmin's wife Shandili, a suspicious trader, and why something too good to be true usually isn't. A classic lesson in caution.

Story of The Merchant’s Son Panchatantra Stories Ages 6-8

Story of The Merchant’s Son

Story of The Merchant's Son: Sagargupta was a merchant living in one of the country’s big cities. He had a son, who, one day purchased a book whose only

The Crow-Rat Discourse Panchatantra Stories Ages 6-8

The Crow-Rat Discourse

The Crow-Rat Discourse: After he saw how Hiranyaka had helped Chitragriva, Lagupatanaka came down from his tree perch and called out the rat in a voice

The Elephants and the King of Mice Panchatantra Stories Ages 6-8

The Elephants and the King of Mice

A thirsty elephant herd hurts a mouse kingdom, and later a tiny army of mice repays their kindness.

The Hermit and The Mouse Panchatantra Stories Ages 6-8

The Hermit and The Mouse

The Hermit and The Mouse: In the southern city of Mahilaropya,” said Hiranyaka, “lived a hermit named Tamrachud in a Shiva temple on the outskirts of the city.

The Cobra and the Crows Panchatantra Stories Ages 6-8

The Cobra and the Crows

The Cobra and the Crows: Even a very powerful enemy can be destroyed through deceit.” There was a big banyan tree, where two crows husband and wife, had

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