Category Archives: Jataka Tales

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Sometimes Just Let It Be

This is one of the best Buddha stories with moral for kids. Once upon a time, Lord Buddha was crossing a town with a few of his disciples. After a lot of walking, everyone was thirsty. As they were walking, they spotted a lake. All

Rabbit And The Falling Sky

This is The Sky Is Falling Story for kids. Once, a hare was lying asleep in a grove of coconut trees. Suddenly, a ripe coconut fell down on the ground making a loud noise. Hearing it, the hare woke up startled, “Oh! The sky is

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Goodbye Dear Cuckoo

This is one of the short jataka tales with morals for kids. In a forest far away, there lived a single cuckoo bird. Now cuckoo, as you know, are known to be a wonderful singer. This cuckoo was a fantastic singer, too. Every afternoon, when

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The Goat Who Saved The Priest

This is one of the best Buddha stories with morals for kids. Once upon a time, long ago, when animal sacrifices were quite popular, there lived a priest. Just as many before him, this priest believed that beheading one or some animals as a sacrifice

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Watering The Garden

This is one of the amazing stories to read to children. Once upon a time, during the reign of kings and queens in Benaras, there happened a funny incident. During those times, the New Year’s in India was celebrated for three complete days. As the

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The Wind And The Moon

This is one of the awesome short jataka tales for children. Once upon a time, there lived two friends under the same shade of a rock. Both of them were childhood friends, even though one of them was a tiger and another was a lion.

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The Banyan Deer

This is one of the very short stories for kids to read. Once upon a time, near the city of Banaras situated in India, there was a forest. In this forest, there were two herds of deer. Each herd had five hundred deer. And both

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The Brave Little Archer

This is one of the best online stories for kids. Once upon a time, there lived a little man with a crooked back. Despite his back, he was a skillful archer. No one could match his skill with the bow and arrow. This little man

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True Friends Story

This is True Friends Story for kids. Deep in the forest, there were three friends, a deer, a tortoise and a woodpecker. They were always seen together. They spent most of their time chatting or playing by the lake side. One day, a hunter came

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The Deceitful Bird

This is one of the awesome Jataka tales short stories in English. A long time ago, on the foothills of the Himalayas, there lived a large flock of birds. The King of the birds said, “Go and look for grain. If you find some, report

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The Mosquito And The Carpenter

This is an amazing Jatak Katha in English for kids. Once upon a time, in Benares under the rule of Brahmadatta, the Bodhisattva was born in a trading family. When he grew up, he became a trader too. In those times, the border of Kasi

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Elephant And Dog Story

This is the Elephant And Dog Story In English. Once upon a time, there was a royal elephant that used to recite at the premises of the King’s palace. The elephant was very dear to the King. So he was well fed and well-treated. There was

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The Monkey Chief And The Demon

This is a popular Jataka Katha for kids. Once upon a time, a group of monkeys settle down on the outskirts of the forest. The forest had many poisonous trees and a lake that was a home to a demon. The monkey chief called a

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The Magic Of Patience

This is one of the awesome Jataka online for kids. Once upon a time, the Bodhisattva took birth as a buffalo. This buffalo lived in a dense forest with many other animals. The buffalo was a good animal, it hardly ever disturbed anybody. And the

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Greed Does Not Pay

This is one of the great jataka tales stories for kids. A long time ago, in a far away village, there lived a Brahmin. He had a wife and three beautiful little daughters whom he loved very much. The Brahmin worked hard and took good

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The Hungry Tigress And The Bodhisattava

This is one of the amazing Jataka tales stories in English for kids. Once upon a time, the Bodhisattva took birth in a noble family. In this birth too, he had an immense love for knowledge and animals. As the Bodhisattva grew older, he grew

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The Cunning Crow

This is one of the best jataka tales short stories for kids to read. There was a time, long ago, when the people in the Kingdom were so kind hearted that they built homes for birds in their houses and allowed them to stay there

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The White Elephant- A Jataka Tale

This is a jataka tale for kids to read. Once upon a time, a huge herd of elephants lived at the foot of the Himalayan mountains in India. These elephants lived happily and peacefully. Their leader was a huge white elephant. His inner beauty and

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The Jackal Who Saved The Lion

This is one of the good story of Jataka tales. A very long time ago, there lived a mighty lion in the jungle. One day, he went to the river to drink water. But his leg got stuck in the big, slushy mud of the

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True Friendship

This is one of the best Short Story About Friendship With Moral for kids. Once upon a time, many, many years ago, the Bodhisattva was born as a parrot. Now, ever since this parrot was young, it resided in only one fig tree with other