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Stories for kids : The Fall and Rise of a Merchant   In a city called Vardhamana, lived a very efficient and prosperous merchant. The king was aware of his abilities, and therefore made him the administrator of the kingdom. With his efficient and intelligent ways, he kept common man very happy, and at the same time he impressed the king on the other side. Such a person, who can keep everybody happy, is rarely found. Later, there came a time that the merchant's daughter was getting married. He arranged for a lavish reception. The merchant not only invited the king and the queen, who obliged by attending, but he also invited the entire royal household and all respected people of the kingdom. During the reception, he ensured to provide his guests with the best of treatments. He gave out gifts to guests to show them respect for attending to his invitation. A servant of the royal household, who used to sweep the palace, was not invited but attended the reception. He took a seat whi...

  stories for kids : The Monkey and the Wedge on  December 14, 2016 There was once a merchant who employed many carpenters and masons to build a temple in his garden. Regularly, they would start work in the morning; The Monkey And The Wedge  take a break for the mid-day meals, and return to resume work till evening.  One day, a group of monkey arrived at the site of the building and watched the workers leaving for their mid-day meals. One of the carpenters was sawing a huge log of wood. Since, it was only half-done; he placed a wedge in between to prevent the log from closing up. He then went off along with the other workers for his meal. When all the workers were gone, the monkeys came down from the trees and started jumping around the site, and playing with the instruments. There was one monkey, who got curious about the wedge placed between the log. He sat down on the log, and having placed himself in between the half-split log, caught hold of the wedge and starte...

  Seribanija Jataka | Moral story for kids   In ancient time during the reign of Brahmadatta there was a town Andhapura by name. There lived two hawkers. One was Seriban and Seriba the other. They decided on which way they were to hawk. If oney Only two of family members were alive. One of them was a girl and old grand mother the other. They lived a very poor life. In good days of solvency the chief of the family took his meal on a plate of gold. But the plate became dirty being unused for many days. It seemed to be not a plate of gold. The hawker Seriba was greedy and sly as well. One day he was passing by the house of that wealthy merchant family. ‘Buy a jar’-he shouted. On hearing the shouting the girl said, ‘Grandmother, please buy me a jar.’ The grandmother said, ‘Oh my darling, we are poor, where shall we get money from?’ The girl gave the golden plate to her. She said, ‘This plate is of no use for us’. The grandmother called on the hawker Seriba. She asked him to sit on...

  Mahadharmapal Jataka | Moral story for kids In ancient time there was a king in Baranasi named Brahmadatta. At that time there was a village in Kasi Kingdom named Dharmapal. A learned Brahman lived in this village. He practiced ten good creeds (Dasa Kusala Dhamma). He was called Dharmapal by the people. His family members and the servants were charitable. They observed precepts (Sila) and fasting vow. Badhisattva was born in this race as a son of the learned Brahman. He was assumed Dharmapal Kumar. When he came to age, his father sent him to a teacher in Taxila for education. The teacher had five hundred pupils. Gradually Bodhisattva became the best of all among the pupils. One day the elder son of the teacher died. The teacher, kinsmen, friends and the pupils were crying. Only Dharmapal Kumar, the Bodhisattva did not cry. He laughed. The teacher wanted to know the reason of his laughing. Then Dharmapal said, nobody died in tender age in his race. To know the genuineness of his w...

  Sukhabihari Jataka | Moral story for kids In ancient times Bodhisattva was born in Udichya Brahmin family during the reign of king Brahmadatta of Baranasi.  Worldy life is sorrowful, Renunciation is rather pleasant-thinking so he went to the Himalayas. He took initiation there. At last he acquired the knowledge of meditation and attained eight kinds of contemplation. Five hundred mendicants were with him as disciples. Once during the rainy season Bodhisattva reached the Himalayas along with his disciples. From there he went to the town and habitation by begging. There he spent three months of the rainy days in the garden of the king as guest. Then he went to the king for permission for departure. The King said, ‘You have grown old. Why will you return to the Himalayas at this old age? You please stay here sending your disciples to the Himalayas.’ He agreed with the request of the king. Then he said to one of his senior disciples. ‘I offer you the responsibility to look after...

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