Jealousy
While Brahma-Datta was King in Banaras, a wealthy merchant in Raj-griha had a son. The son was married, but his wife bore him no children.
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It Is All Fate
In the old days, the Emperor at Delhi had a Chief Minister called Vijaya Das. In importance, he was next only to the Emperor himself
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Helen of Troy
[It was the Greeks’ tenth year of the siege of Troy. There was an internal quarrel among the Greeks, and Achilles, the mightiest of the
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Avaricious
There was in a particular village a poor man called Bhadra. He had to go to the forest and cut wood to prevent his large
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Worthless Friends
In a particular country, there was a rich man. He had only one son. When the son came of age, the father said, “My boy,
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Family Honour
A zamindar belonged to a very ancient and honourable family in a particular country. So the zamindar was sensitive about his family’s honour and would
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The Goldsmith
“Vikram journeys through a moonlit night, burdened not just by the weight of Lohita’s lifeless form, but by the profound tale of ambition, greed, and
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6. The Land Or The Crocodile
(There was a popular revolt in Kundalini and the army, too, joined it. Samarsen, the Commander-in-Chief, did not at first realise the serions ness of
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The Sinner
When Brahma-Datta ruled Banaras, a wealthy merchant lived in that city with a son named Mitra-vindaka: This Mitra-vindaka was a wicked unbeliever. After his father’s
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The Mute Lover
ONCE upon a time, in the city of Yodha-pur, there lived a young man called Pratap who came from an ordinary family. But he was
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