by Madhu | velj. 25, 2016 | Animal stories
There is a story about a Viking king and who asked his minister, ‘Can you please tell me what lies after death?’ The minister was thinking for a moment and at that moment in a room full of Viking warriors all drinking and back slapping, there was a little bird that...
by Madhu | velj. 10, 2016 | Animal stories
“One washer man was there who had a donkey. His name was Sunanda Gandharva. That donkey served the washerman for many years. At last he became old and died. So the washerman shaved his head and had dip in the holy water. That washerman used to wash the...
by Madhu | velj. 1, 2016 | Animal stories
Once upon a time there lived a sage on the banks of a river. He and his wife did not have any children. One day when the sage was praying in the middle of the river, an eagle happened to pass by and dropped a female mouse in the hands of the sage. The sage found the...
by Madhu | velj. 1, 2016 | Animal stories
Haridatta was a Brahmin who was very poor. He was a farmer but the piece of land he cultivated gave him very little to survive. One day, unable to stand the heat of the summer sun, he went to a big Tree in his land to rest for a while. Before he could spread himself...
by Madhu | velj. 1, 2016 | Animal stories
Three bulls in a field always kept near to one another and fed together. A lion, watching them from a distance, wanted to eat them, but while he could have attacked any one of them alone, he dared not risk it while they were all together because he knew they would...
by Madhu | velj. 1, 2016 | Animal stories
In Bengal there is a story called Jangal-ki raja, concerning a jackal who became king of the forest. Jackals are known for their cunning. One day this jackal came into a village and fell into a tub of blue dye. He fled to the forest, but he had become blue. So all...
by Madhu | sij. 26, 2016 | Animal stories, Stories from Ramayana
When Rama was ordered to leave the kingdom by Kaikeyi, Sumantra took them in the chariot riding the horses. He left in the banks of the Ganges River. Guha was there in that place. Guha brought sumptuous food, comfortable beds and articles of worship to give Lord Rama...
by Madhu | sij. 26, 2016 | Animal stories
Once there lived a crow that was the favourite of three boys. Every day, they fed him with the remnants of their food. When the crow used to eat the remnants, the boys would praise him and admire his beauty. The admiration of the children filled the crow with pride...
by Madhu | sij. 26, 2016 | Animal stories, Power of prasadam, Stories from Caitanya lila
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was living in Puri during His later days and every year there would be a big gathering in Puri with a large group of devotees from Bengal traveling there to take darshan of the Lord. Sivananda Sena, an exalted devotee living in Bengal usually...
by Madhu | tra. 27, 2015 | Animal stories
by Madhu | tra. 27, 2015 | Animal stories
Once a donkey wanted to imitate of being a tiger and it painted itself with stripes and went to the forest. All the animals in the forest were afraid of the donkey and it was very much pleased and happy. Suddenly it rained one fine day and the donkey was back to its...
by Madhu | ožu. 26, 2015 | Animal stories, Stories about moral and spiritual instructions
There were two frogs living in a pond near a farm, It was spring and the grass was green with colorful flowers decorating it, There were swans swimming in the pond, butterflies flying around and fishes swimming and playing. It was a beautiful day and the big frog was...
by Madhu | ožu. 23, 2015 | Animal stories
A snake charmer once caught a snake and put it into a cane basket. Then he caught a rat and put it into the basket too. Inside the basket when the snake was about to eat the rat, the rat told the snake to spare its life because it could save the life of the snake. The...
by Madhu | ožu. 18, 2015 | Animal stories, Stories about moral and spiritual instructions
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He saw and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gone as far as it...
by Madhu | ožu. 12, 2015 | Animal stories, Stories about moral and spiritual instructions
There was one one man who was tired from life. He had 3-4 children and he couldn’t work very hard and maintain the children. He thought that it is better to leave home and go to the forest become sannjasi and guru. So he went to the forest and then nicely in...
by Madhu | ožu. 5, 2015 | Animal stories, Stories about moral and spiritual instructions
In Panchatantra, there is a story of a crane and a brahmana. The brahmana was a good friend of the crane. Brahmana was very poor but he was very big hearted. The crane was very greedy and one day he went to the brahmana and said, “O brahmana, I don’t have food....
