Tag Archives: Top 10 Kids folktales from India

Vishvamitra is generally known as a great saint. But before he became a saint he was a great king. He ruled over a vast kingdom. He was very powerful. He waged wars against rival rulers and won all of them. Vishvamitra was very fond of hunting. One day he went into the jungles with a large number of attendants. He …

रूपनगढ़ की राजकुमारी: वीर राजपूत नारी की लोक कथा – ‘अपनी कन्या को शाही बेगम बनने के लिये तुरंत दिल्ली भेज दो!’ औरंगजेब के इस संदेश के साथ दिल्ली से एक सेना भी रूपनगढ़ के राजा विक्रम सोलंकी के पास पहुँची। अनेक राजपूत नरेशों ने अपनी कन्याएँ दिल्ली को भेज दी थीं। विरोध करने में केवल सर्वनाश ही था। कोई …

Our King tried to fight the giant with a big army. But Bakasura was very strong. He defeated the King and his army… A rakshasa, “man-eater” in epic Mahabharata Bakasura: A Rakshasa – The Pandavas and their mother, Kunti, wandered about the country in disguise. After some time they reached a city called Ekachakra. There they stayed in a brahmin’s house. …

There was once a great rishi (Saint) whose name was Mrikandu. Some times he felt very sad since he had no son. So he prayed to God Shiva day and night. At last, Shiva appeared before Mrikandu, and said: “Mrikandu! I am very pleased with your tapas (Prayer). Ask for any boon that you desire.” “O great God”, said Mrikandu, …

Krishna was a very poor boy. He lived in the village with his mother. His father was dead. When Krishna was five-year-old, his mother sent him to school. The road seemed very long. Krishna thought he had lost his way. He went on and on, till he saw the other village boys going to school. He joined them, and at …

Tulsidas And Thieves: Many years ago, when the great Emperor Akbar ruled at Delhi, there lived a man named Tulsidas who wrote the Ramayana. Valmiki wrote the Ramayana in Sanskrit, but Tulsidas wrote it in Hindi, the spoken language of the people. That is why Tulsidas’s Ramayana is more popular than that of Valmiki’s. It is enacted every year as …

Clever Swan: Story of a far-sighted swan – Once upon a time there was a huge banyan tree in a forest. It was very old and its strong branches had spread for wide an all sides. A flight of swans had made their nests among the branches of this tree. They had been living safely in these nests for a …

किसान की घड़ी: एक बार एक किसान की घड़ी कहीं खो गयी। वैसे तो घड़ी कीमती नहीं थी पर किसान उससे भावनात्मक रूप से जुड़ा हुआ था और किसी भी तरह उसे वापस पाना चाहता था। उसने खुद भी घड़ी खोजने का बहुत प्रयास किया, कभी कमरे में खोजता तो कभी बाड़े तो कभी अनाज के ढेर में… पर तामाम …

परमात्मा और किसान: एक बार एक किसान परमात्मा से बड़ा नाराज हो गया! कभी बाढ़ आ जाये, कभी सूखा पड़ जाए, कभी धूप बहुत तेज हो जाए तो कभी ओले पड़ जाये! हर बार कुछ ना कुछ कारण से उसकी फसल थोड़ी ख़राब हो जाये! एक दिन बड़ा तंग आ कर उसने परमात्मा से कहा, देखिये प्रभु, आप परमात्मा हैं, …

Donkey And The Emperor: One day, Emperor Akbar and Birbal went together for a walk. At the sunset Birbal sat down on the river-bank and performed ‘sandhya’ — the Hindu ritual. The Emperor was very much impressed. He said to Birbal, “Birbal, tell me how to perform ‘sandhya’. I like it very much and I too like to do it.” …