Taatayya Kathalu in English

       Once, a lion had died and its skin dried off. A donkey that happened to pass that way accidentally fell on the skin. The skin clung to the back of the donkey.          The donkey strode into the village. People got frightened by the strange looking lion. They could not recognize the donkey. People ran hither and thither in their fear. They were shouting, "Don't go near the animal. It is terrifying." The donkey got bolder and started to dance and hop. He frightened small children and youngsters.           Parents ran to their children and took them to safety. Seeing all this made the donkey merry. In his joy, the donkey opened its mouth and started braying loudly, "You fools! I am a donkey. See how I have cheated you." Although people did not understand the donkey's language, they immediately identified the voice of the donkey. "Hey it is just a donkey. Come let us teach him a nice lesson," came forward a villag...

There was a farmer who owned a big field in the outskirts of his village. He used to take his donkey with him when he was going to the field for the night watch. The next day morning, he loaded the donkey with the crops and took them to the market for sales. Daily night, the donkey heard the howling of a jackal.  He saw that his master turned afraid on hearing this howling, for his master would say, "What a deep howl! It just cuts through my nerves. One night the donkey happened to meet the jackal.  The donkey felt very jealous of the jackal and said, "See jackal, even my master is afraid of your voice. Look at me, he always beats me and makes me carry heavy loads.   The cunning jackal wanted to teach a lesson for the jealous donkey. He said, "Who said that your master will not be afraid of you? Have you ever tried howling in the late night?" The donkey thought, "Aha, so, that is the secret." The following night, as the farmer was about to sleep, the donk...

        M urthy was a merchant. He used to buy and sell all kinds of goods. He had a donkey to carry his load. There was a river on his way to town. It was summer, and salt was available in plenty. Murthy bought a sack full of salt, loaded his donkey, walk fast. We have to go home early." While they were crossing the river, the donkey slipped and fell down.  The sack got soaked in water. donkey and said, "Come on You know what happened? The salt inside the sack got wet and dissolved. When the donkey managed to stand up it found that the weight of the sack got remarkably less. The next day when Murthy loaded the donkey, it thought to itself, "Today, I shall fall into the river. My load will get less heavy." The donkey enacted its drama. I t really took some more days for him to really understand what is actually going on. Murthy wanted to teach the donkey a lesson. The season changed and autumn set in. Now, cotton was available in plenty. Murthy thought, "This i...