Taatayya Kathalu in English

          A monkey lived in a mountain cave. He was kind-hearted and loved to help other animals. He used to share his food, fruits and vegetables with those who didn't have any to eat.             Once, he found a wounded monkey in the foothills. "Oh dear friend, are you wounded seriously? Tell me how you got hurt," asked the kind-hearted monkey. "I can't move my limbs. I think I have some broken ribs. I was playing on a treetop, swinging from one branch to another. I slipped and fell down," replied the wounded monkey. So, the kind-hearted monkey helped the wounded monkey to his cave. He treated the monkey for his wounds. After some days the wounded monkey healed and turned healthy. "Friend, you have healed. You are now ready to join your family," said the kind-hearted monkey. "I am still a bit weak," replied the other monkey. "OK then, I shall bring you some food to eat," said the kind-hearted monkey and left the cave.  ...

           Once a group of sailors set out to sea in their sailing ship. One of them brought his pet monkey along for the long journey.         When they were far out at sea, a terrible storm overturned their ship. Everyone fell into the sea and the monkey was sure that he would drown. Suddenly a dolphin appeared and picked him up. They soon reached the island and the monkey came down from the dolphin's back.        The dolphin asked the monkey, "Do you know this place?" The monkey replied, "Yes, I do. In fact, the king of the island is my best friend. Do you know that I am actually a prince?" The dolphin knew that the island was isolated. She said, "So you are a prince! Now you can be a king!" The monkey asked, "How can I be a king?" The dolphin went away, saying, "As you are the only creature on this island, you will naturally be the king!"  Moral: PRIDE BRINGS PAIN !!! *** *** ***

          There was a snake charmer. He grew a monkey along with his snake. The charmer was very strict and harsh with the monkey. He used to beat the monkey even for small mistakes. Both the snake and the monkey were very sad always.      The monkey tried to escape many times. But, the snake charmer managed to catch it each time. Then, a chance came one day. The snake charmer thought of going to a nearby town to perform his charming show. He had to cross a dense forest to reach the town.            The snake charmer lost his track and got lost in the forest. He tried all paths but in vain. The monkey climbed up a tall tree. It found the real path and led the snake charmer to the town. Now, the snake charmer felt sorry for his cruelty. He started showing love and affection to his pet animals.  Moral: HELP BRINGS AFFECTION  !!! *** *** ***

A hunter made his living by hunting wild animals and selling their flesh and hide in the local market.         He was a very effective hunter. His aim never missed. Once, he found two monkeys playing. He took his bow and slung arrow. A young monkey, who was high up on a tree, saw him and ran to him and pleaded, "Dear hunter, I have heard of you. You are very good at hunting. But, please spare us. One is my mother and the other is my brother.      We are a family. Please. Don't spoil our family." The hunter was touched by the family attachment. He promised, "I shall not kill any more monkeys." When the hunter returned home, he saw all his neighbours running here and there. When they saw him, one of his neighbours came running and said, "You are a very lucky person. There was a fire in the neighbourhood. But, your home is very safe. So is your family." The hunter thought to himself, "God has spared my family because I had spared the family of the mo...

           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...

              Pintu was a mischievous monkey. He was always very playful. He was also shooting troubles. Once, the pack of monkeys in which Pintu was a member wandered into a nearby village.  A group of lumberjacks were cutting big pieces of wood from the logs. Pintu watched with wonder at the ease with which the lumberjacks split large logs. He was observing their work. When a lumberjack had inserted a wedge to split a log, the bell rang to indicate their lunchtime. The lumberjacks set aside their work and went away for their lunch.         Pintu ran to the log with the wedge stuck deep inside. His curiosity increased. He left his hand inside the split end and tried to pull the log apart. Nothing happened. So Pintu decided to pull out the wedge and see what happened. In his anxiety, Pintu did not notice that he was sitting across the log and that his tail was wagering in the split of the log.  The moment Pintu pulled out ...

           Once there lived a monkey on a banyan tree. A kind gentleman lived near the banyan tree. Under the tree was a well where the passersby stopped to quench their thirst. In order to help the monkey drink water, the man placed a trough by the side of the well so that whoever drank water from the well used fill the trough with water for the monkey.One hot summer day, the monkey came to drink water but as no one had passed by, the trough was empty. Seeing him, the kind man filled the trough. The monkey quenched his thirst and then started making faces at the man. Annoyed, the man asked, "Is this how you return my favour?" At this, the monkey gave a loud screech and climbing up the tree, spat on the man. The man scowled in anger and decided never to pour any water into the trough again. Moral: BE THANKFUL TO THOSE WHO HELP YOU !!! *** *** ***

             Once, in a forest, there lived a group of monkeys. They made their homes at the top of the trees. There were so many baby monkeys also. There was a river in that forest. It was summer season. The monkeys enjoyed taking baths in the river. They used to play in the evening and eat fruits from the trees. They lived together as a family in order to safeguard themselves from enemies and rear one another. It was autumn, and the forest was rich with fruits fallen to the ground. The monkeys enjoyed lots of food. One day, a playful monkey came across deep red plums and mistook them for a piece of burning fire. He started collecting as many 'fire pieces' as he could. Soon, many of the monkeys joined in the task. "These fire pieces will keep us warm throughout the winter," they were saying to one another. A colourful parrot was watching the whole scene. She started feeling pity for the monkeys. From high up the tree she called, "Hello! Dear monkeys, ...