Taatayya Kathalu in English

              Once there lived a thief named Cheeku. However, he was very clever and intelligent. One day, three rich merchants came to the town. He went to the merchants and greeted them respectfully and offered to become their servant.                   Therefore, the merchants agreed to engage him as their servant and cook. After some months the three merchants decided to return to their city. They cut open their thighs with a sharp knife and concealed the jewels inside. Cheeku saw it all. He said, Dear Masters! Take me with you to serve you. They took pity on him and agreed to take him with them. They reached a tribal village in the forest. In the village lived a savage and cruel tribe who lived by hunting and robbing people. The chief of the hunter had a magic parrot.                       As soon as the merchants arrived in the village, the pa...

                  There is a proverb, "Sail beyond seas to search for wealth." Three merchants had gone aboard a ship in search of wealth. But, misfortune had struck them. The ship they sailed in crashed in high waters. They were about to drown. A tortoise that swam there saw the pathetic state of the merchants and came to their help. "Sit on my back, gentlemen.                    I shall take you to the shore." The merchants were relieved. "Thank you, big tortoise. We shall never forget your help," they said in unison. The tortoise carried them on his back and started swimming to the shore. Halfway through, the merchants were feeling terribly hungry.  They could no longer bear the hunger. "I have to eat some food," each one started crying in a feeble voice. "If you are feeling so hungry, why not you eat me and live?" asked the tortoise. "Of course, we are very hungry, and your offer is n...

           Swaroop was a rich merchant. He was hard working and sincere in his business. He had earned sumptuous money. He had a son Nirmal. Nirmal was the opposite of Swaroop in character. He was lazy and lethargic.           Nirmal took life very easy. He did not understand the value of hard work. When Swaroop died, Nirmal inherited all of his father's wealth. But, due to his ill habits, he spent them all in just a short time and lost the whole wealth. He became very poor and started the life of a beggar. Swaroop watched from heaven, his son turning into a beggar and could not bear it.         He appeared to Nirmal and gave him a cup saying, "Nirmal, my son, this is not an ordinary cup. This cup will give you whatever you wish for. Keep this and use this well. You need not be a beggar anymore." But, Nirmal, in his drunken mood threw away the cup and broke it. He remained a beggar for the rest of his l...

        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...