Chandamama Stories

Some types of mammals that have become extinct over the rest of the world still exist in Australia. These types became extinct in the rest

Once there lived in Kumar-nagar a Brahman called Vishnu-bhuti. He had a son named Deva-bhuti. This boy was exceedingly intelligent and quickly mastered all the

One day a merchant was making a journey on horseback when on the way, he came upon a knight journeying in the same direction. Soon

Three blind beggars of Baghdad begged in the streets all day, spent some of their earnings on their food, and hoarded the rest in a

In the city of Prayag, there once lived a merchant who was both rich and generous. His wife was as noble as her husband. They

In the city of Cairo, there once lived a youth named Mansur. One day he caught a pair of nightingales, put them in a cage

One day a jackal failed to find food, however much he tried. At last, he came upon a strange creature going along at a slow