Guarding the Gate
A particular merchant had to leave his shop to attend to some business. While going out, he told the shop assistant, “Guard the gate carefully
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The Aggressor
WHILE Brahma-Dutt ruled Banaras, Bodhisatva was born as his son. Brahma-Dutt named his son Shilava. Over time, Shilava became the King of Banaras. He ruled
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The Perjurer
There was once a Brahman who was not well-versed in the Vedas. But he knew enough to conduct occasional worship of the gods. Yet, he
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Goddess Of Misery
In a village, a peasant always worshipped the Goddess of Wealth. So Wealth always favoured him. One day the Goddess of Wealth came towards the
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The Poor Brahman
One day King Bhoja mounted his horse and went hunting in the forest. As he neared the forest, he saw a brook flowing across his
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Rivals
A specific guru had two pupils who were always at loggerheads with each other. The guru had a hard time seeing that their duties did
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On Gods Advise
There was once a poor peasant who had seven children. He was so poor that he could not provide his children with a dry crust.
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THE Fox made several attempts to catch the Rabbit and eat him. But the Rabbit was always too cautious and too clever for him. One
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The Stupid Wolf
One day a washerman’s Donkey wanted to rid himself of the struggle of carrying bundles of clothes. He went into the forest where there was
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Self Sacrifice
VIKRAM, undaunted, went back to the tree and got the corpse down. As he started walking towards the burial ground with the corpse on his
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