In a city named Vardhaman, a businessman named Dantil used to live like the leader of the entire city. He used to do good with people and found favour with the king. People like him who are loved by both the king and the common people are rare.  When Dantil got married, he invited everyone for the reception. He greeted everyone by offering them appropriate seats and food, and presented them with appropriate gifts. The king also came along with his queen. When one of the King’s servants,...

Once a jackal named Gomayu, was wandering about hungry and thirsty. He noticed a field where two armies were about to fight a battle. He heard the sound of a drum and thought, “What is that sound? Should I run from this out of fear or before leaving this jungle of my ancestors, investigate it.” Thinking like this he slowly moved towards the drum and thought, “Oh! Looks like I have finally found some great food today. This certainly looks like it's filled with juicy and tasty meat.” The...

Once a rich businessman decided to build a temple outside his village. Many workers were involved in building the temple. During lunch time they would take a break for eating and then resume their work.  One day during lunch time a group of monkeys came there. One of the monkeys found a half-cut log with a wedge inserted in between. The monkey without knowing what the wedge was for started jumping around trying to pull the wedge from the tree trunk.  However as soon as the wedge got...