The Ignorant Prophet
Diophanes, the Chaldean astrologer, once went to Hypatia and made a lot of money by giving predictions to everyone. One day while he was in
Continue reading »
3. Mother and Daughter
“I do not know what you are asking me about,” Delilah said when Khalid questioned her. “I’ve never committed a single theft in my entire
Continue reading »
Most Valuable
AT one time, Ujjain was ruled by a king called Dhiman. He was said to have been blessed with the “eight forms of wealth, ”
Continue reading »
The Trial
Chandra-Gupta was the ruler of Kanchipuram. He had two sons. They were twins. He named them Kusa and Lava. Kusa and Lava were given an
Continue reading »Whose Was the Fault
The Otter and the Mouse-Deer were friends. One day the Otter said to the Mouse-deer, “Friend, I’m going out to catch some fish. You shall
Continue reading »
The Three Gifted Men
Undaunted, Vikram returned to the tree, got down the corpse, threw it across his shoulder and again began walking towards the burial ground when the
Continue reading »Malum Nahi Sahib
A young Englishman was posted as a Deputy Collector in a small Indian town. On the first day at his new post, he decided to
Continue reading »
11. The Comet
Having run some distance Samarsen and his men paused and listened. They could still hear the yelling of Kumbhand’s savages. They were running away to
Continue reading »
Discipline
While Brahma-Dutt ruled Banaras, Bodhisatva was born as a Master Sculptor at Taksha-sila. Princes from far-off countries went to him to learn the art from
Continue reading »
2. Mother and Daughter
In the meantime, Delilah removed the disguise of the Sufi beggar and put on the dress of a housemaid of the better type. Then she
Continue reading »