Tales & Legends
Even in this age of Harry Potter books, Indian folk tales and bedtime stories continue to enchant the young reader. Here's a collection of stories that will be of interest to young and old alike. Read aloud and enjoy!
The Seven Weavers and The Field of Flax - A Tale From Ancient India
Seven weavers once started on a moonlight journey. They had not gone very far from their home when they lost the road. After trying to find their way, they came to a field of flax...
Seven weavers once started on a moonlight journey. They had not gone very far from their home when they lost the road. After trying to find their way, they came to a field of flax...
The Washerman and The Donkey - A Tale From Ancient India
A story of an over-credulous washerman who was childless. This preyed upon his mind very much and was a permanent cause of unhappiness. One day, in the course of his work, he went to the house of the town kazi or magistrate...
A story of an over-credulous washerman who was childless. This preyed upon his mind very much and was a permanent cause of unhappiness. One day, in the course of his work, he went to the house of the town kazi or magistrate...
Let's See On Which Side The Camel Sits - A Tale From Ancient India
Once a greengrocer and a potter jointly hired a camel and each filled one side of the pannier with his goods. The camel as he went along the road took a mouthful every now and then, as he had a chance, from the greengrocer's bag of vegetables...
Once a greengrocer and a potter jointly hired a camel and each filled one side of the pannier with his goods. The camel as he went along the road took a mouthful every now and then, as he had a chance, from the greengrocer's bag of vegetables...
The Peacock and the Tortoise - A Tale from Ancient India
'The Peacock and the Tortoise' is an enchanting tale from ancient India. Once upon a time a peacock and a tortoise became great friends. One unfortunate day, a bird-catcher who was on the prowl caught the peacock...
'The Peacock and the Tortoise' is an enchanting tale from ancient India. Once upon a time a peacock and a tortoise became great friends. One unfortunate day, a bird-catcher who was on the prowl caught the peacock...
Lord Krishna and the Lapwing's Nest - A Tale From Ancient India
'Lord Krishna and the Lapwing's Nest' is one of many enthralling Hindu legends - from 'The World's Story: A History of the World in Story' (1914). It take you back in time to the famous battle of Kurukshetra, retold in the Mahabharata...
'Lord Krishna and the Lapwing's Nest' is one of many enthralling Hindu legends - from 'The World's Story: A History of the World in Story' (1914). It take you back in time to the famous battle of Kurukshetra, retold in the Mahabharata...
The Legend of the Rice - A Tale from Ancient India
'The Legend of the Rice' takes you back in time when the rice, the food of the Indian people, was of larger grain. An enticing tale from ancient India.
'The Legend of the Rice' takes you back in time when the rice, the food of the Indian people, was of larger grain. An enticing tale from ancient India.
Tales From Ancient India - The Man in the Moon
'The Man in the Moon' is one of many enthralling Hindu legends - from 'The World's Story: A History of the World in Story' (1914)
'The Man in the Moon' is one of many enthralling Hindu legends - from 'The World's Story: A History of the World in Story' (1914)
Tales From Ancient India - Right and Might
An enthralling Hindu legend from 'The World's Story: A History of the World in Story' (1914) as retold by Eva March Tappan.
An enthralling Hindu legend from 'The World's Story: A History of the World in Story' (1914) as retold by Eva March Tappan.
Parable of the Jack-Fruit in the Courtyard
Through this story, Swami Sivananda shows how man ignores the fountain of Eternal Bliss that is within the core of his own heart, and runs away from it due to fears of apparent initial difficulties in ‘Sadhana’.
Through this story, Swami Sivananda shows how man ignores the fountain of Eternal Bliss that is within the core of his own heart, and runs away from it due to fears of apparent initial difficulties in ‘Sadhana’.
Parable of Butter Hidden in Milk
Through this story, Swami Sivananda shows that just as a mother was necessary for her daughter to learn that butter exists in milk and that churning will bring it out, even so a Guru is necessary for a man to know that God is, that He is all-pervading, and that He is attained through Sadhana.
Through this story, Swami Sivananda shows that just as a mother was necessary for her daughter to learn that butter exists in milk and that churning will bring it out, even so a Guru is necessary for a man to know that God is, that He is all-pervading, and that He is attained through Sadhana.