5. KING NANDA AND VARARUCHI
Once upon a time, there lived a king, by the name of Nanda. He was very brave. His fame spread far and wide. Many kings of the neighbouring kingdom bowed before him.
The king had a minister called Vararuchi. He was an expert in politics and a scholar of Sanskrit.
Once Vararuchi’s wife became very angry with her husband. As Vararuchi loved his wife very much, he said to her, “Darling, what is it that makes you so angry? I’m ready do anything to make you happy.”
4. KING CHANDRA AND THE MONKEY CHIEF
Once upon a time there lived a king by the name of Chandra. He had a beautiful palace surrounded by a huge garden. In this garden there lived many birds. Even monkeys had their homes in it. The king had also a goat for his sons to play with. The goat had long wool like hair on his body. Being a glutton he would enter into the royal kitchen and eat whatever food was stocked there. The chief cook didn’t like this goat and would, sometimes, beat him with smouldering sticks to drive him out of the kitchen.
3. DHARAMABUDDHI AND PAAPABUDDHI
In a village, there lived two friends. Their names were Dharambuddhi and Paapbuddhi. Paapbuddhi was not satisfied with the wealth he possessed. Contrary to this, Dharambuddhi was not only intelligent, but had also a lot of wealth with him. Paapbuddhi made a plan to earn wealth with the help of Dharambuddhi.
2. DEATH AND LORD INDRA’S PARROT
It was a meeting of all the gods in heaven. Lord Indra was also sitting on his thrown. His favourite parrot was perched on one of the arms of the throne. Lord Indra loved his parrot very much.
Soon, thereafter, the arrival of Lord of Death was announced. The next moment, entered the Lord of Death in the conference hall. The Lord of Death cast a glance at the parrot and smiled.