Can you recomend me some traditional indian stories for kids.?

Question

I love to read my kids at night and I wish to read them some Indian stories, I want they to learn about Indian culture, we live in USA, Texas. If you can also send me author´s name that will b great. my kids are 5 and 8 years old. thank you.

Answer 1

The Heron and the Crab

Once upon a time there lived a heron by the side of a pond. It was a lazy creature and once deivsed a plan to get a supply of fish without doing much work. So one day, he went to the side of the pond and put on a gloomy face without attempting to catch any fish. The pond was also inhabited by a carb, which was wise and often helped the fish in the pond. On seeing the gloomy heron, the crab asked her what the matter was.

The heron said, "Alas! I am worried that the pond is going to be soon devoid of any fish, which are in turn my source of food. I overheard a group of fishermen talking about catching all the fish in this pond. But I know of a pond somewhat far away, where all the fish shall be safe. If the fish are interested, i can carry a few each day to the other pond where they will be safe."

All the fish were eager to make use of the heron in reaching a safer destination. So everyday some of the them volunteer to go with the heron. The heron took some fish each day in the beak, and on reaching a large rock used to eat all the fish up and leave the bones of the fish at the rock. So she was able to get a continuos supply of fish at no effort at all. In the end, the curiosity got the better of the crab, and one day it volunteered to go with the fish. When it had gone closer to the rock, it realised the foul play the heron had been playing on the poor fish. Enraged, it tightened its claws around the neck of the heron and snapped the head of the heron off. The heron this died a selfish death. The crab crept back to the pond and told all the fish about the lies the heron had been telling.

MORAL: Excess of Greed is harmful.

Answer 2

Traditional Indian Stories

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Hey, love to see that you like to read Indian stories to your kids...here are few of them.

http://www.4to40.com/story/index.asp?article=story_justasecondtoact

http://www.4to40.com/story/index.asp?article=story_deathwalkedintheirmidst

http://www.4to40.com/story/index.asp?article=story_kesiyathemiser

http://www.4to40.com/story/index.asp?article=story_TansenTheMagicalMusician

http://www.4to40.com/story/index.asp?article=story_imposter

http://www.4to40.com/story/index.asp?article=story_madmango

http://www.4to40.com/story/index.asp?article=story_theevilsnake

http://www.4to40.com/story/index.asp?article=story_hastemakeswaste

http://www.4to40.com/story/index.asp?article=story_thefoolishdonkey

http://www.4to40.com/story/index.asp?article=story_searchforabridegroom

http://www.4to40.com/story/index.asp?article=story_cunningcrane

http://www.4to40.com/story/index.asp?article=story_titfortat

http://www.4to40.com/story/index.asp?article=story_cleverwrestler

http://www.4to40.com/story/index.asp?article=story_brideinthecasket

http://www.4to40.com/story/index.asp?article=story_theriskydiamonddelivery

http://www.4to40.com/story/index.asp?article=story_thepowerofwords


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Or if you want to buy a book for your kids, there is no better book than " The Panchatantra" By Vishnu Sharma.

The Panchatantra is also a part of India's ancient story telling tradition which goes back to the earliest times of Indian civilization and the development of which has been nurtured over the centuries. No one knows exactly the dates and the authors of the Sanskrit Original and there are at least 25 versions of the Panchatantra in India alone. In a few versions the name of Vishnu Sharma is mentioned as the author and therefore it is believed that he first compiled the stories, as it is said,

"One Vishnusharman, shrewdly gleaning
All worldly wisdom's inner meaning,
In these five books the charm sompresses
Of all such books the world possesses."

How the Panchatantra was created, is an interesting story by itself. The story goes like this, Thousands of years ago, there lived a king in India. He had three foolish sons. The king wanted them to lead a happy life. He also knew, "A fool cannot lead a happy life.'

One day, he called his ministers and said to them, "Please suggest some way by which my three sons can become wise." One of the ministers stood up and said, "My Lord, I know of a renowned teacher. His name is Vishnu Sharma. He is eighty years old. He alone can help to make sensible young men out of the princes."

The king invited Vishnu Sharma to his court. When Vishnu Sharma arrived, the king requested him, : Revered sir, Please do something so that my sons can lead sensible lives. I will give you whatever you want.

Vishnu Sharma was a proud old teacher. He took it as a challenge an declared, " Oh, king, I pledge today that I will make your sons wise and intelligent within six months. I will not accept anything in retrun. Let them come with me right now."
The king sent for his sons. The three princes accompanied Vishnu Sharma to his hermitage. They lived with him and he instructed them by telling stories with maxims every day. After six months, Vishnu Sharma brought the princes back to the king's court. The king was surprised to see that his sons had become intelligent, practical an worldly wise.

The king was delighted and he asked Vishnu Sharma, "What did you do, sir?" Vishnu Sharma, the great teacher just smiled and replied, " I merely told them some stories."
The King thanked Vishnu Sharma. He did not accept any reward. The king's tree sons led a very happy and successful life thereafter. This story concludes with a saying,

Whoever always reads this work;
Whoever listens to it told;
He will never face defeat, no
Not even from the Lord of Gods, Himself.

Hope now you would be thinking of buying this book, it surely will help you in teaching your kids about India. Few of the above mentioned stories are from the Panchatantra tales.

Answer 5

try these links, www.amarchitrakatha.com