All Stories
Browse our complete collection of folk tales, Panchatantra stories, and moral stories from around the world.
Panchatantra Stories
Ages 3-5
The King’s Choice
The King's Choice: Long ago a lion lived in a dense forest. He was big, fierce and strong and thus all the other animals accepted him as their king. He was
Panchatantra Stories
Ages 3-5
The Lion Makers
The Lion Makers: Once upon a time, long ago, there were four friends who lived in a small village. All of them lived nearby and knew each other since the time
Panchatantra Stories
Ages 9-12
The Musical Donkey: A Panchatantra Fable
The Panchatantra's hard-edged little fable of Uddhata — the "haughty" washerman's donkey — who feasts on stolen cucumbers under the moon, mistakes his longing for talent, and brays the song that brings the farmers running with sticks. The story is found in Book V of the Panchatantra (Aparīkṣitakāraka, "Ill-Considered Action"), and it is one of Vishnu Sharma's quietest and most devastating lessons: a donkey called Raised On High is going to be brought low, and the only question is how.
Panchatantra Stories
Ages 3-5
The Three Fish – Moral Story for Kids
The Three Fish – Moral Story for Kids: Once upon a time, there lived three big fish in a lake. They were close friends, but characteristically very different.
Panchatantra Stories
Ages 3-5
The Tortoise and The Geese
A tortoise and geese become best friends. When the geese offer a journey to the mountains, pride and anger lead to a tragic fall.
Panchatantra Stories
Ages 6-8
The bug and the mosquito – A twist of the Panchtantra tale
The bug and the mosquito – A twist of the Panchtantra tale: Long, long ago was a lavish Kingdom of king “Extraordinary”, where there lived green trees, loving
Panchatantra Stories
Ages 3-5
Union Is Strength
Union Is Strength: Long ago, there lived a flock of pigeons in a dense forest. In the flock, there was an old pigeon who was very wise. All the pigeons
Panchatantra Stories
Ages 3-5
Pride Goeth Before A Fall
Pride Goeth Before A Fall: In a certain village there lived ten cloth merchants, who always went about together. Once upon a time they had travelled far
Panchatantra Stories
Ages 3-5
Prince Lionheart And His Three Friends
Prince Lionheart And His Three Friends: Once upon a time there lived a King and Queen who would have been as happy as the day was long had it not been for this
Panchatantra Stories
Ages 3-5
The Conquest Of Fate
The Conquest Of Fate: In the Dakshinadêśa there lived a Brâhmiṇ boy who from his childhood was given a very liberal education in Sanskṛit. He had read so much
Panchatantra Stories
Ages 9-12
The Grain of Corn
A farmer plants a single grain of corn and cultivates it into an abundant harvest through faith and hard work.
Panchatantra Stories
Ages 3-5
The Intelligent Merchant – Hindi Folktales from India
The Intelligent Merchant – Hindi Folktales from India: Long ago, there was a king who was very unjust and cunning. He used to look for opportunities to tax his