Taatayya Kathalu in English

       Ram was a poor farmer. He had nothing but a small piece of land. He grew whatever he could in that land. Ram was also very kind. He used to go to a nearby temple and give offerings to the deity.        Once, he took two bananas to the temple. When he was about to enter into the temple, a sanyasi stopped him and said, "I am so hungry. Can you give me something to eat?" Ram gave the two bananas to the sanyasi without hesitation. The sanyasi asked, "What will you offer to the deity now?" Ram answered, "If these bananas can quench your hunger, that too is a service to God." The sanyasi was very pleased with the honesty and kindness of Ram that he bestowed many boons upon him and made him a very rich man. Even then, Ram continued his charity. Moral: HONESTY PAYS GOODNESS. *** ***  *** 

           Gopu was a gardener in a beautiful garden on the outskirts of a city. He was in charge of planting new saplings and maintaining them till they grow up. As the garden was in the outskirts, many monkeys used to come to the garden to play on the lush trees and eat ripe fruits.            Once, Gopu had to go to a nearby town to attend an important function. Instead of asking for help from his friends, he called the leader monkey and left the garden in his charge. The monkey gave his word, "I shall take care of the garden with the help of my team till you return." The next morning, the leader monkey asked his team to water the plants. The monkeys asked, "We shall water them. But, how much should we water?" The confused monkey said, "Just pull out each plant. See the length of the roots. Pour more water for the plants with long roots and less water for plants with short roots." The gardener returned with full hope that hi...

                      There was an old farmer. He was a hard worker. He had saved riches. He was a very affectionate father too. He had four sons. But, they were all divided in their thoughts, Moreover, they were also very lazy and lethargic. As years went by, the farmer was getting older and older. He was filled with worry and sadness about the pitiable state of his sons. He was also worried about the future of his hard-earned wealth.         This worry and sadness made the farmer very sick and bedridden. He understood that he was counting his days. He wanted to help his sons live a happy and fruitful life at least after he passed away. He called all his sons and said, "My dear boys, I don't know how long I would live. Why don't you leave your ill habits and start understanding one another? Life is very precious.       You should not quarrel among yourselves. You should live together. Realize the ...

           Ram was a farmer who got wedded recently. The newly wedded couple were very sad that they did not have any child, for both were dearly in love with children. When Ram went to his fields to work, he found a mongoose. It was very tiring and weak. Ram brought the mongoose home. His wife, being an affectionate lady, fed the mongoose well and soon the mongoose turned healthy. Not only that, but the couple also got a child. They both were very happy and Ram said, "Look, the mongoose has brought us good luck. We shall be thankful and treat the mongoose as our son." Months passed. One day, as the child was asleep in its cradle, a snake came slithering there. As the snake was about to bite the child, the mongoose leapt and killed the snake. The mongoose ran to its master with blood dripping from its mouth. Ram saw the mongoose running towards him. He also saw blood dripping from its mouth. He mistook that blood to be that of his child. He thought, "After ...

    This is a story of trust. There was a peasant named Kalia. He was a hardworking trustworthy farmer. He toiled hard on his farm to make his living.  He had a son named Kesav. He too helped his father in his chores. The farm where Kalia worked was a termite mole. Kalia wanted to destroy the mole as it was a hindrance to his ploughing. He had almost destroyed it. A big snake came out. On seeing the snake Kalia knelt down and offered a plate of milk and left to his home. The next day, when Kalia arrived there, he found a gold coin lying on the plate. He thankfully took that coin. From then on, every day Kalia kept milk and the next day took home a gold coin. Once, Kalia had to leave to a nearby town to buy some farm equipment. He asked his son to keep a plate of milk for the snake. Kesav followed his father's request. The next day when Kesav went he found a gold coin. Being a youngster Kesav did not understand the truth. In his greed, he wanted to kill the snake. He thoug...