Indian Fables

Short tales where animals speak and morals quietly unfold

Stories From Kathasaritsagara

Ancient stories drawn from India’s great ocean of tales

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Folk Tale from Bihar | Unusual Friendship Of A Leaf & A Lump

Have you heard this folk tale from Bihar about a leaf and a lump? Once upon a time, in a quiet field of Bihar, lived a small lump of earth and a big, round leaf from a Pipal tree. The two were the best of friends. They played together, rested under the sun, and shared their thoughts as the breeze passed by. Wherever you saw one, the other was sure to be close by. It was their friendship that…
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The Crow and the Dawn - An Indian Folk Tale

In a bustling city in the east of the country, there lived a crow on a big neem tree. The crow used to watch the world from the above every morning…
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The Lion, the Fox, and the Star

In a jungle in India lived two good friends – a young lion and a young fox. One day both these animals went out for a stroll in the jungle. The sky…
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Tinsel and Lightning

There was once a large rugged rock in the middle of a vast land and on it laid a glimmering and shining piece of tinsel. The tinsel was very proud of…