by Susan | May 14, 2018 | folktales, inspiration
Huitse said to Changtse, “I have a tree, and though it is large its trunk is so irregular and gnarled and its branches so twisted that it cannot be used for lumber. It stands right by the roadside, yet no carpenter will look at it. Your words are like that tree, big...
by Susan | Mar 12, 2018 | folktales, inspiration
A Folk Tale from India Once upon a time there was a great king who ruled his people with generosity and kindness. He showed compassion for everything, for all the birds and animals and for every person, young and old. He also honored the gods. So good was the king...
by Susan | Feb 26, 2018 | folktales, inspiration
One day a priest’s one slipper fell into the river. The priest threw the other slipper into the water because he had no use for one slipper. A man was bathing in the river. He saw the slipper and threw it on the bank. But the slipper hit a man who was carrying a...
by Susan | Feb 24, 2018 | folktales, inspiration
Once, a king’s army was going back after a battle. Their food supplies got finished. The king asked his soldiers to go to a nearby village and get the grains. Some soldiers and their commander entered the village and met a farmer. The commander asked him,...
by Susan | Feb 22, 2018 | folktales, inspiration
Once a farmer painted an advertisement for puppies to sell and was fixing it on the edge of his yard. As he was hitting last nail for board to be fixed on it’s place he felt a tug on his overalls. When he looked behind he saw a little kid. He asked, “What do you want...
by Susan | Feb 19, 2018 | folktales, inspiration
A camel lived in a forest. He had a very bad habit of teasing or insulting other animals for their appearance. He would tease the elephant and say, “Oh! How fat and ugly you look. God has given two tails one in the back and one in the front.” To the...