Taatayya Kathalu in English

             On a tree, near a perennial lake, lived a pair of herons. They had built their nest high on the tree, hoping to keep dangerous animals away. They laid many eggs and were waiting anxiously for them to hatch. But alas! A cobra had found the eggs in the nest started eating one by one. The pair of herons were in great despair. They could not fight against the big cobra. As they were fishing in the pond they were crying. A crab saw the herons weeping. He slowly came to them and asked, "Hello friends, can I know the reason for your sadness." "Oh, crab! A cobra sneaks into our nest and eats our eggs. We are at a loss what to do to chase off the cobra," the herons told. The crab thought to itself, "I hate both the herons and the cobra. They both are a threat to me. Let me take my opportunity to get rid of both the heron and the cobra at a single stroke."         The crab said in a convincing, "I know of a plan. Go to the boroug...

           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 ...