Tag Archives: Devotional folktales for School Children

Stories from the Bible, Adam and Eve had a son who was called Cain. Later they had a second son called Abel… First Two Brothers: Old Testament Adam and Eve had a son who was called Cain. Later they had a second son called Abel. When the two sons grew up, Abel was a shepherd and Cain was a farmer. …

Stories from the Bible, Not long after they were married, the Roman Emperor, Augustus Caesar, wanted to make… Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem Mary was engaged to marry Joseph. After telling Mary she was to be the mother of the Son of God, the angel also spoke to Joseph. The angel told Joseph that Mary was to have a …

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 …

एक बार बुद्ध एक गांव में अपने किसान भक्त के यहां गए। शाम को किसान ने उनके प्रवचन का आयोजन किया। बुद्ध का प्रवचन सुनने के लिए गांव के सभी लोग उपस्थित थे, लेकिन वह भक्त ही कहीं दिखाई नहीं दे रहा था। गांव के लोगों में कानाफूसी होने लगी कि कैसा भक्त है कि प्रवचन का आयोजन करके स्वयं …

बुद्ध भगवान का बचपन का नाम सिद्धार्थ कुमार है। महाराज शुद्धोदन ने उनके लिए एक अलग बहुत बड़ा बगीचा लगवा दिया था। उसी बगीचे में वे एक दिन टहल रहे थे। इतने में आकाश से हंस पक्षी चीखता हुआ गिर पड़ा। राजकुमार सिद्धार्थ ने दौड़कर उस पक्षी को लिया। किसी ने हंस को बाण मारा था। वह बाण अब भी …

There once lived a seeker of God called Surdas. He was eager to study and understand Spirituality (knowledge about God). He approached a Guru and requested that the Guru teach him spiritual practice, so that he could get close to God. The Guru was well aware of Surdas’ defect of anger. He knew that this would prevent Surdas from feeling …

Guru Gobind Singh: Uncommon Games and Related Stories – Prince Gobind Rai was hardly five when he started to get weapon training. He began to break pitchers of women carrying water with the aim of his catapult. The women whose pitchers were broken would complain to his revered mother. The mother used to by them brass utensils which would not break …

Guru Gobind Singh: Childhood of 10th Sikh Guru – The tenth Guru Spent his first five years in Patna itself and did his basic schooling there. Along with the religious scriptures, he also studied the Bihari language at Patna. His Uncle, Bhai Kripal, trained him in archery and swordsmanship and soon he became a great marksman. When Guru Tegh Bahadur returned …