Artist: Marina Pereira

The hare reaches the lion late

The lion and the hare

It was noon. The sun was overhead. It was meal time. The lion king was hungry, but there was no sight of food. It had never happened before. As the sun came overhead, an animal would approach the Lion king and offer itself as food. There was a time, the…
  • by Krishna Rao
  • June 11, 2020
  • 3 minute read
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Change of colour

Dash the crow had recently learned how to fly. He zoomed from one branch of the tree to another. He sat on an electric pole. He peered through the house windows. He noticed that humans fed chillies to green parrots. They fed grains to white doves. Dash realized he too…
  • by Subba Rao
  • August 31, 2019
  • 2 minute read
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The never-ending story

There was a king who was very fond of stories. Remarkable story tellers came to his court and told him many stories. One day, the king demanded that the next story teller tell him a long, story — a never ending story. “If the story ends, the story teller will pay with…
  • by Subba Rao
  • July 27, 2019
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The crow and the serpent

There was a large banyan tree deep inside a dense forest. Its branches spread in all directions, throwing a large shade on the ground. The branches were full of leaves, which rustled when the wind blew. One day, Guru the crow, landed on one of the branches. It was a…
  • by Krishna Rao
  • August 19, 2019
  • 4 minute read
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Monkeys on a fast

One day, a group of monkeys in a banana grove decided to fast. “Fasting once in fifteen days is good for our health,” said a wise old monkey. All monkeys nodded their heads. “Let’s fast tomorrow,” said their leader. All monkeys agreed. Soon, the day of fasting arrived. All the…
  • by Subba Rao
  • July 10, 2020
  • 3 minute read
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Chotu’s day out in the big sea

Mama fish was worried. Chotu wanted to venture into the sea all alone. He wanted to roam around. “You have to be careful of the big fishes, Chotu.” “Yes, Mama.” “Can you find your way back home?” “Yes, Mama.” “Keep away from those horrible nets.” “Yes, Mama.” Finally, Mama fish…
  • by Subba Rao
  • July 27, 2019
  • 2 minute read
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Pinki and the rakhi

It was Raksha Bandhan day. Pinki watched her friends tie rakhis on their brothers’ wrists. She was the only girl without a rakhi. “It’s so nice to have a brother!” Pinki sighed. Pinki was the only child to the Sayanis. They doted on her. They got her a Barbie doll, dresses,…
  • by Subba Rao
  • July 27, 2019
  • 2 minute read
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Flying lesson

There was once a little bird who refused to fly out. “Come on, baby, a bird has to fly,” said mama. “Not today,” said the little bird. Mama discussed this with Papa. “Will my little one ever fly, I wonder,” she said. Papa was least worried. “He will. Just you…
  • by Subba Rao
  • August 19, 2019
  • 2 minute read
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Belling the cat

All the mice of the house held a meeting. Their number was dwindling. Every day they were losing a friend. The mice were facing a threat from a cat. A big black cat. A killer cat. “She moves so stealthily,” said one mice. “We don’t even hear her footsteps,” said…
  • by Subba Rao
  • April 1, 2020
  • 3 minute read
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A hearty meal

Lallu, the crocodile took a juicy mango for his wife.  She liked it very much. He told her, his friend, Mangu, the monkey who lived on ǡ mango tree had given it. “Does he eat a lot of mangoes?” his wife asked. Yes, of course. He loves mangoes,” said the…
  • by Subba Rao
  • August 19, 2019
  • 3 minute read
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