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English Short Stories

Indian fable

Indian miser looking sadly at an empty hole under a banyan tree where his gold pot was buried.
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The Miser and His Gold — A Short Moral Story on Greed

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDhaniram had never spent a single gold coin in his life. Then one night, someone spent it for him. Dhaniram earned good money from trading grains, yet he lived like a poor man.He wore torn clothes, ate plain food, and never helped anyone.Every evening, he quietly walked to his backyard,

An Indian shepherd boy shouting “Wolf!” from a hill while villagers run toward him.
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Reading Time: 2 minutesLong ago, in a quiet village at the edge of a forest, there lived a young shepherd boy named Arjun.Every day, he took his sheep to graze on the green hills nearby. But Arjun was bored. Watching sheep all day was lonely and dull.One afternoon, he decided to play a

An Indian crow dropping pebbles into a clay pot under a banyan tree on a hot day.
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The Thirsty Crow

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt was a hot summer afternoon in a small Indian village.The sun blazed in the sky, and the fields shimmered like gold. A little crow flew from one field to another, searching for water. “Caw! Caw!” he cried, but not a drop was to be found.His throat was dry, and