Prayer of a Child

Once upon a time, a saint arrived in a village. With his mystical powers, he predicted that an epidemic was going to hit that village. As he wished for the well-being of villagers, he called all the villagers for a gathering. After all the villagers arrived, the saint told them about his prediction. The villagers got worried and asked for its solution. The saint said, "Although nobody can alter what is in the destiny, but all of you can pray for the well-being and be cautious for next few days. Prayers hold a lot of positivity and one who prays whole-heartedly can counter anything in the world with that strength." The villagers requested the saint to stay till the time epidemic was over. The saint accepted the request and started living in an ancient building present in the village. The villagers decided that they would pray everyday at the place the saint had decided to stay.

The Cat of a Sage

Once upon a time, a sage lived in an ashram with his disciples. One day, a kitten lost her way and entered inside ashram. Seeing the hungry kitten, the sage fed her with bread and milk. The kitten started living in ashram only. But within few days, the sage started facing a difficulty. The kitten was now familiar with the people of ashram and used to play with them, including the sage. Now, whenever the sage went to meditate, the kitten started disturbing him by jumping on his lap, neck and shoulders.

Farmer and the Jinn

Once upon a time, there lived a farmer in ancient China. He had many dreams that he wanted to fulfil in his life. He always prayed to God for fulfilling his wishes. One day he came to know that a saint acquainted with supernatural powers was visiting his village. He thought that this was his chance to get all his wishes fulfilled. He immediately left to meet the saint.

Tiger and the Elephant

Once there lived a tiger in forest. One day he was in a very bad mood. While roaming around the forest, he saw a rabbit. He captured the rabbit in his paws and said, "I am going to kill you today. You will be my food." The rabbit thought a little and said, "Respectable Tiger, you are the king of forest. It does not look good that you kill a small animal like me to eat. Being the king, you can eat any animal of this forest." Hearing that he is the king, the tiger felt a little better. He left the rabbit and moved ahead.

Importance of Name

Long time ago, there lived a boy. His parents had named him as 'Sinner'. When the boy grew up, he came to know the meaning of his name. He felt quite embarrassed with his own name and even started disliking himself because of it.

Building of Temple

Many years ago, in an ashram of ancient India, there lived a great guru who used to teach moral and spiritual lessons along with academic subjects to his students. One day, he gave a task of building temple to three of his students. All the three students started the task of building a temple.

Most Beautiful Flower

In a kingdom of ancient India, there lived a prince who was about to become a king. According to the traditions, he needed to get married before becoming a king. One wise minister suggested him that he should invite all the young unmarried girls of his kingdom and should select the most wise girl for marriage.

The Ditch between Brothers

Two brothers used to do farming together. They had lots of respect and love for each other. After being together for about forty years, they separated after having a quarrel due to some misunderstandings. Few days later, they started fighting on another issue and decided they would not look at each other in future. They divided all the assets among themselves and started living at extreme ends of their farm. This enmity kept on growing with time and the younger brother dug a ditch in the middle of the farmland.

Owl and Sun

There lived a group of owls in a forest. Among them, there was a baby owl who was fond of exploring new things. He used to fly to distant lands quite often in search of new and exciting places. His parents were quite worried of the baby owl's habit of flying to distant places. Many times they instructed and even at times scolded the baby owl to refrain from flying to distant places. But the baby owl could not resist his temptation to explore new places and often used to fly to distant places.

Elixir Stone and Iron Merchant

Once there lived an iron merchant. He used to trade through import and export of raw iron and finished goods. On a lovely morning, a sage knocked at door of his house. The merchant happily welcomed him and provided him tasty delicacies to eat. The sage got impressed with such a courteous behaviour. While leaving, the sage said, "I am very happy with your courteous behaviour and respect you have shown to me. I want to give a souvenir in return. You can use it as you wish but I will come back after a month and will take back my souvenir." Saying this, he took out an elixir stone (generally believed to turn iron to gold) and handed over to the merchant.