The Genie
A man had to do a lot of work every day. One day he was very, very tired. He was praying in his heart, “Oh God! Please give me a servant to do all my work, I feel so exhausted all day.” He was polishing an old brass lamp while
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The Crown
Mandira was a pretty little girl with lovely doe like eyes and hair that framed her hair exquisitely with a thousand ringlets. Mandira belonged to a poor family where it was barely possible to get two square meals in a day. Mandira played with her rag dolls and old tins,
Honesty Still Counts
Bhagwan Baba once visited the India Institute of Science. He saw a young man standing under a tree, looking very upset. Swami asked him, what the matter was. The boy said, “Swami, I came here to give an interview for a job. Sir C. V. Raman scolded me and asked
A Shepherd’S Prayer
A young shepherd boy called Sabal grazed his flock of sheep atop the green mountains. Each day he would search for the patch where the grass was the greenest. Sabal would spend a lot of time grooming his sheep. He would comb their wooly hair and remove the lice from
Kite Flying
Aayaan and Ujwal were good friends. Today being Basant Panchmi, it was a holiday day so they went to the city park to fly kites. Aayaan had a lovely yellow kite with a deep pink tail and naughty eyes. Ujwal had a blue one with black moustaches and a sensible
The Red Shawl
A poor man was a great lover of God. He spent a lot of time in contemplation on the name and form of God. One day a rich merchant happened to pass by his cottage. It was hot and the rich merchant was thirsty. The poor man sensed that the
Throw The Money In The Well
A young boy was habitually lazy and fun loving. He had a wealthy father and took for granted, all the comforts that were available to him without batting an eyelid. His father tried time and again to get the lad to start working, but the fellow was just not willing