Hitopadesha Tales

The Hitopadesha is a remarkable compilation of short stories. Composed
by Narayana Pandit, Hitopadesha had its origin around a thousand years
ago. In Indian Literature, the Hitopadesha is regarded more or less
similar to the Panchatantra. In the vein of Panchatantra, the
Hitopadesa was also written in Sanskrit and following the pattern of
prose and verse. Hitopadesh tales are written in reader-friendly way,
which also contributed to the success of this best seller after
'Bhagwad Gita' in India. Since its origin, Hitopadesa has been
translated into numerous languages to benefit the readers all over the
world.
The term 'Hitopadesha' is a joint effort of two terms, 'Hita'
(welfare/ benefit) and 'Upadesha' (advice/ counsel). As the term
suggests, the Hitopadesha is a collection of tales that counsel and
advice for the welfare and benefit of everyone. Imparting morals and
knowledge, Hitopadesha is one amongst the most widely read Sanskrit
book in India. The Hitopadesh is still very much popular children
story book that actually help them to develop into responsible and
mature adults. Here are provided some popular stories from
Hitopadesha.
Old Tiger and Greedy Traveller
This is another interesting story / tale from the Hitopadesha
collection. Once upon a time, there lived a Tiger in a forest. With
the passing years, he became too old to hunt. One day, the Tiger was
walking by the side of a lake and suddenly, a gold bangle came across
his sight. Quickly he picked up the bangle and thought that he could
use it as an allure to catch someone. As he was under the thought
process, a traveler happened to pass through the opposite side of the
lake.
Blind Vulture
The Blind Vulture is one of the most interesting stories/ tales from
the collection of Hitopadesha Tales. Once upon a time, there was ahill
that sloped down to the banks of a river. At the bottom of the hill,
there was a tree which made the shelter for many birds. One day, a
blind old Vulture came to live in the hollow of the tree. The birds
welcomed the blind vulture and decided to give him a share of their
food since he was old.
Elephant and Jackal
This is a nice tale / story from the collection of Hitopadesha Tales.
Once upon a time, there lived an Elephant by the nameof Karpuratilaka
in a forest. He was brutal andhaughty by nature. He used to roam in
the forest without restraint. All the animals of the forest were
afraid of thiswild Elephant. Without any purpose, he used to pull down
the trees and ripped the branches. In this way, he destroyed
innumerable nests with eggs and crushed the nestlings under his
massive feet.
Birds and Shivering Monkeys
This is another interesting tale/ story from the collection of
Hitopadesha Tales. Once upon a time, there was ahuge tree on the banks
of a river. The tree madea comfortable home for the family of birds
who had built their nests on its branch. The birds were living there
happily as the tree with its widespread branches sheltered them from
scorching sun and heavyrains.
Rabbits and the Elephants
This is another nice storyfrom the Hitopadesha collection. Once upon a
time, there lived a herd of Elephants in a forest. A mighty Elephant
by thename of Chaturdanta was their king. There was a big lake in the
middle of the forest where all the animals used to go to drink water
and to take a bath. Once it so happened, that there was no rain for
the whole year and the lake dried up. Many of the birds and the
animals died of thirst. The Elephants got worried that if they didn't
get water soon many of them would die of thirst.G

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