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One day, a

crow saw a
piece of cake
on the wall.
He pick-ed it up
with his beak
and flew away.
He sat on the
He was ready to
branch of a
eat the cake.
tree.

Just then, a fox


came upto the
tree.
He saw the
cake and wanted to eat it.
He had an
idea.

He said to the
crow You are
very pretty.

He said to the
crow You
are very
pretty.
Your voice
also must be
very sweet.
Please sing a
song for me.

The crow was


fool-ish.
He began to
sing.

The cake fell


from his beak.
The fox pick-ed
it and ate it up.
He went away
happily.

The Thirsty
Crow

One day in
summer, it was
very hot.
A crow was
very thirsty.
It saw a pot
under a tree.

There was very


little water in it.
The crow saw
pebbles lying
near the tree.
The crow had
an idea.

The crow picked


up the pebbles
with his beak.

He put them
into the pot,
one by one.
The water in
the pot rose.
The crow
drank the
water and
flew away
happily.

END

THE

The Lion
and the
Mouse

One day, a lion


caught a mouse. He
got ready to eat him.
The mouse said
Please do not eat
me. Some day, I will
help you.
The lion took pity on
the mouse and let him
go.

After a few days, the


lion got caught in a
hunters net.
He cried for help.
The mouse heard
him.
He came to the lion
and cut the net with
his sharp teeth.

The lion was free.


He thanked the
mouse and went
away happily into
the forest.

THE

END

The Hare
and the
Tortoise

Once upon a time,


there lived a hare and
a tortoise.
They were very good
friends.
One day, the tortoise
told the hare Let us
run a race.
The hare said I will
win.

The tortoise said


We shall see.

So, the race began.


The hare ran very
fast and went off far
ahead.
The tortoise walk-ed
slowly.

After some time,


the hare felt tired.
He went to sleep

He slept for a
long time. The
tortoise kept on
walk-ing.

The tortoise reached


the winning post
before the hare and
won the race.

Slow and
steady

Wins the race

The Capseller
and
the Monkeys

It was a hot
summer day.
A cap seller sat
under a tree. He
felt tired.
He ate his food
and slept for some
time.

There were many


monkeys on the
tree.

The monkeys saw


the cap sellers
bag.
They came down
the tree and opened the bag.

They took all the


caps with them
and went up the
tree.
When the capseller
woke up, he saw
the monkeys wearing the caps.

He shout-ed at them
but the monkeys did
not return the caps.
Then, he had an idea.
He took the cap from
his head and threw
it down.

The monkeys saw


him. They also
took the caps from
their heads and
threw them down.

The cap seller pick-ed


up all the caps.
He put them all in his
bag and went away
happily.

THE

END

Four Friends

Once upon a time,


there were four
friends the deer,
the crow, the rat
and the tortoise.
They met every
day in the forest to
play.

One day, the rat,


the crow and the
tortoise came to
play, but the deer
did not come.
They wait-ed for
some time.

Then, the crow


went to look for
the deer.
He found the deer
caught in a
hunters net.
The deer cried for
help.

The crow flew back


to his friends.
He told them that
they must help the
deer.
The rat said that he
could help the deer.

The crow took the


rat on his back
and flew to the
deer.

The rat cut the net


with his sharp
teeth.
The deer was free.
At that time, the
tortoise also came
there.

Just then, the hunter


came there.
The deer and the rat
ran away.
The crow flew away.
The hunter caught
the tortoise and put it
in a bag.

This time, the deer had


an idea.
He ran slowly in front
of the hunter.
The hunter saw the
deer and ran after
him.

Once again, the rat cut


the bag and the tortoise
was free.
The four friends ran
away into the forest.
The hunter came back
and found the bag cut
open.

The hunter lost the


deer and the tortoise
because he was greedy.
He went home feeling
sad.
The four friends play
-ed in the forest
happily again.

THE

END

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