During harvest-time the men and women went out to work. In the village were left only the old and the very young. In one hut there remain...
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Sunday, May 22, 2016
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Two Stories For You
Maruf Mahmood
May 17, 2016
Story 1 : The Peasant And The Cucumbers A Peasant once went to the gardener's, to steal cucumbers. He crept up to the cucumbers, ...
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
The Parrot Seller
Maruf Mahmood
April 20, 2016
once a man owned a fine green parrot. He taught the bird to say, "No doubt about it."One night the man buried ...
Saturday, April 9, 2016
The Raven and The Fox
Maruf Mahmood
April 09, 2016
Perch'd on a lofty oak, Sir Raven held a lunch of cheese; Sir Fox, who smelt it in the breeze, Thus to the holder ...
The Wolf and The Crane
Maruf Mahmood
April 09, 2016
A Wolf had been feasting too greedily, and a bone had stuck crosswise in his throat. He could get it neither up nor down, and of cour...
Thursday, April 7, 2016
The Fox and The Grapes
Maruf Mahmood
April 07, 2016
The Fox & the Grapes A Fox one day spied a beautiful bunch of ripe grapes hanging from a vine trained along the branches of a ...
The Æsop for Children - Belling the Cat
Maruf Mahmood
April 07, 2016
Belling the Cat The Æsop for Children - Belling the Cat The Mice once called a meeting to decide on a plan to free themselves ...
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
The Fox and The Ox
Maruf Mahmood
April 05, 2016
The Fox and The Ox An Ox came down to a reedy pool drink. As he splashed heavily into the water, he crushed a young Frog i...
The Hare & The Tortoise
Maruf Mahmood
April 05, 2016
The Hare & the Tortoise A Hare was making fun of the Tortoise one day for being so slow. " Do you ever get a...
Monday, April 4, 2016
The Lark & Her Young Ones
Maruf Mahmood
April 04, 2016
A Lark made her nest in a field of young wheat. As the days passed, the wheat stalks grew tall and the young birds, too, grew in strength. ...