How man was made

When man was first created, God made him all of gold. But when god called, he did not answer.So, God made a silver man, but he still did not speak. Next, God tried with iron. Still Man kept silent.In the end, God took the ash from a fire-place and the...

Precious Stones

There was once a king who lived in the far west of Nepal. He was a very rich king and lived in a beautiful palace. He ate of silver plates and drank from silver cups. When he had nothing to do, he would go down to his treasury. This was the special room...

The clever woman

Once upon a time there was an old woman. She lived alone, with not even a servant to help her. Many people in in the village called her a miser. They said she would not spend her money even to pay a servant. But actually the woman liked to live alone....

The Origin Of Alcohal

In ancient times when a man's time on earth was up, death came openly for him. Everyone was very much aware of the coming of death.There lived in those days a blacksmith, who, loathing to die, planned to cheat death. He dug a long tunnel and within it,...

The Poor Man And God

There was once a poor dumb man in a village in Jumla. All he had in the world were two cows. He took the cows every day to graze up in the mountains, where a hermit lived all by himself. The hermit took a fancy to the cows and he looked after them as...

The Three Sisters

Once upon a time there were three sisters. Their parents had died. All they had in the world was a white chauri cow; one day they lost it too."I'll go and look for the chauri," said the oldest of the girls.The whole day long she climbed one mountain...

The Monkey And The Frog

One day a monkey climbed up a pear tree. He plucked the fruit but as he was eating, a pear fell to the ground. It rolled down to a stream where an old woman was filling a pot with water.The monkey went to the woman and asked her, "Granny, did you see...

The Princess And The Fox

In ancient times there was a king named Gunakama Deva at Bhaktapur. He was very wise. He was a pious, just and merciful king. To his people, he was like a father.He had a daughter named Gunalaxmi. Once she cried for a long time. She did not stop crying...

The Downfall Of The Jhankri

There was once a great lama, who before going to India to get the holy books asked a jhankri to look after the spiritual needs of the people in his village during his absence. In course of time the lama came back. When he came near the village he found...

How The kingdom Of Sija Came To An End

One day the king of Sija was holding court. There was a learned lama in the assembly.The king was surprised when, all of a sudden, the lama laughed heartily without any apparent cause."What made you laugh?" asked the king."I just saw a woman dancing...