LiteratureThe Mark On The Wall Perhaps it was the middle of January in the present year that I first looked up and saw the mark on the wall. In order…
LiteratureReunion Of A Couple Long ago, there was a king named Somvardhan who was ruling over Baji. He had a son named Rajyavardhan. Rajyavardhan and Meghnath, who was the…
LiteratureIn The Orchard Miranda slept in the orchard, lying in a long chair beneath the apple tree. Her book had fallen into the grass, and her finger still…
LiteratureThree Wishes Once there lived a woodcutter with his wife. He used to cut wood in the forest and sold them in the market. This was the…
LiteratureThe Most Dangerous Creature Once Raghuraj Singh, the king of Ramgarh, was sitting in his court. The court was packed full of scholars, advisors, ministers, and visitors. A discourse…
LiteratureA Society This is how it all came about. Six or seven of us were sitting one day after tea. Some were gazing across the street into…
LiteratureWater In Desert Once, a child was born in a Vaishya family, who was named Bodhisatva. The family had a flourishing business. When Bodhisatva grew up he began…
LiteratureA Haunted House Whatever hour you woke there was a door shutting. From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure a…
LiteratureThe Real Owner Of The Bulls Once a farmer purchased two healthy oxen from a fair. He reached home very late but was very happy to have those good oxen. Now,…
LiteratureThe Old Bachelor’s Nightcap There is a street in Copenhagen with a very strange name. It is called “Hysken” street. Where the name came from, and what it means…
LiteratureThose Forty Days Once an Arab cloth merchant named Ajab was going on a voyage along with his friends. They were enjoying the journey, eating, drinking and dancing…
LiteratureLittle Claus And Big Claus In a village there once lived two men who had the same name. They were both called Claus. One of them had four horses, but…