King Akbar and Birbal
King Akbar was very fond of Birbal. This made a certain courtier very jealous. Now this courtier always wanted to be chief minister, but..
Cultural Stories
The amazing Genie’s wish GRANTED! (Winning Entry)
Name: Muhammad Ali Chisti (6 yrs old) – ConnectMums Creative Writing Competition Winner – Age Group – 7-8yrs Once upon a..
My Weird Dream
Written By: Sabarish Ganesh - One sunny day my friends and I played a game of cricket in the park near my house. Peter was bowling, Sam was..
The Loyal Gardener
One day the Emperor Akbar stumbled on a rock in his garden. He was in a foul mood that day and the accident made him so angry that he..
Wayambeh becomes a turtle
-A story from Australia By Sacha Torregrosa-Jones Long ago, when the earth was young and few creatures roamed the land, a woman from the..
The Ugly Princess
By Sacha Torregrosa-Jones -A Spanish folk tale- In the Spanish region of Caceres, on the Portuguese border, there lived a king whose..
The Dragon Maze
Written by Arnav Wagh (Winner of ConnectMums story writing competition – 10/12 yrs) One sunny day, my friends and I decided to play..
How the crow became black
A story from Ancient Greece – Written By Sacha Torregrosa-Jones Have you ever seen a crow? He is a strange bird, as black as the..
Begum Tricked
The Empress was very fond of her dear brother Suleman Khan. She wanted the prestigious post of Wazir for her brother. However, the..
Panchatantra story – The Bird with Two Heads
Here is another story from the ‘Panchatantra Tales’. Once upon a time, there lived a strange bird named Bharunda. He lived on a..