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Browse our complete collection of folk tales, Panchatantra stories, and moral stories from around the world.
Indian Folk Tales
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The Boy Who Had A Moon On His Forehead And A Sun On His Chin
The Boy Who Had A Moon On His Forehead And A Sun On His Chin: In the magnificent city of Pataliputra, during the golden age of the Mauryan Empire, there lived
Indian Folk Tales
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The Brahman Priest Who Became An Amildar
The Brahma 's Priest Who Became An Amildar: In a bustling town in ancient India, A poor Brahmin priest, tired of performing rituals for meager donations
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The Brahmarakshas And The Hair
The Brahmarakshas And The Hair: Long ago, in a small town near the banks of the river Narmada, there stood an ancient banyan tree so vast that its aerial roots
Indian Folk Tales
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The Brahmi ‘s Girl That Married A Tiger
The Brahmi 's Girl That Married A Tiger: In a small village nestled between the rolling hills of Tamil Nadu, there lived a learned Brahmin who had a beautiful
Indian Folk Tales
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The Broken Pot
The Broken Pot: In a small village in ancient India, there lived a poor Brahmin named Svabhavakripana. He owned nothing in the world except a single clay pot
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The Charmed Ring
The Charmed Ring: In a remote village at the foot of the Himalayan mountains, there lived a poor but honest widow and her only son, Ramu. They owned nothing
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The Cruel Crane Outwitted
The Cruel Crane Outwitted: Deep in the forests of ancient India, near the holy city of Kashi, there stood a magnificent fig tree so tall that its topmost
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The Interesting Journey
The Interesting Journey: Once upon a time, a little boy named Rohan lived near the foot of the Mt. One day Rohan’s dad woke up bright and early and woke up
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The Cat, the Mouse, the Lizard, and the Owl
The Cat, the Mouse, the Lizard, and the Owl: This is the story of four creatures, none of whom loved each other, who lived in the same banyan tree in a forest
Indian Folk Tales
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The King Who Would Be Stronger Than Fate
The King Who Would Be Stronger Than Fate: Once upon a time, far away in the east country, there lived a king who loved hunting so much that, when once there
Indian Folk Tales
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The King Who Would See Paradise
The King Who Would See Paradise: Once upon a time there was king who, one day out hunting, came upon a fakeer in a lonely place in the mountains. The fakeer
Indian Folk Tales
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The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal (Another Version)
The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal (Another Version): Once upon a time a tiger was caught in a trap. He tried in vain to get out through the bars, and