Baalgatha: Bedtime Stories and Fables for Children

We thought of publishing this short episode on occasion of Ramazan Id (in many parts of the world spelt as Ramadan Id). Also known as Eid al-Fitr (ʻĪd al-Fiṭr) According to Wikipedia, this festival is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). This festival marks the end of Ramadan fasting and is a day for...

This story is adopted from Aesop\'s Fables. Once, a mouse who lives in the city goes to visit his cousin, who lives in the countryside. Looking at his living conditions and the food that the country mouse eats, the town mouse invites him to visit the city and explore the life. Indeed in the city where the mouse lives, there are sweets and cakes and rick food. However, the Country mouse still decid...

Two Friends and the Bear is a classic from [Aesop\'s Fables]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesop%27s_Fables) . Two Friends set out on a journey. They leave their village and soon reach a dense forest. There they see a huge bear walking towards them. One of the two friends climbs a tee, while the other is left high and dry on the ground. Using his presence of mind, the second friend pretends to be...

You will find various versions of this story in Panchatantra, Aesops Fables. One hot afternoon, a lion was fast asleep when a mouse entered the lion\'s den and jumped all around the lion, and thus woke him up. The lion caught him and was about to kill him, when the little mouse pleased with the lion to let him go. \"I will help you in return some day\". The lion was rather amused to hear this, thi...

This is a story about a farmer and his lazy sons. Listen to this tale to know how the farmer teaches his sons the importance of hard work. You can listen to many such amazing stories by visiting [ www.gaathastory.com ]( https://www.gaathastory.com ) Once upon a time, a hardworking farmer had four sons. The farmer worked very hard in the field, but the sone were least interested in farming. Instead...

In this story, a group of quails lives near a forest. A bird catcher (fowler) imitates the voice of the leader of the quails and catches a few quails everyday. The leader of the quails decides to help his group. Does he succeed in his mission? Listen to this story to learn more. The moral of this story is that United we stand, but divided we fall.  You can listen to more such stories by visiting w...

A King once kept a monkey as a pet in his palace. The monkey feeds on the various dishes and enjoyed the luxuries awarded by the King. Once, the King gives a sword to the Monkey. What does the monkey do with the sword? Listen to this story from Panchatantra to learn more. You can listen to more such stories by visiting www.gaathastory.com . Every week, we bring you stories from India (Panchatantra...

This is the story about Mir, a guard in a King\'s Palace. Once he is invited for the wedding of a rich merchant\'s daughter. During the wedding, he is insulted by the merchant\'s servant. How does Mir respond to this insult? Listen to this story to learn more.  You can listen to more such stories by visiting www.gaathastory.com . Every week, we bring you stories from India (Panchatantra, Jataka, H...

This is a story from Bodhisatta\'s life. Bodhisatta once took birth as the valuer for a King. The King thought that the valuer would one day spend all his treasure, and decided to replace Bodhisatta with a dullard. The new valuer used his own judgement and paid random fees for the horses and elephants. Once a horse dealer brought 500 horses from the north, and he was offered a measure of rice in r...

This is a story from the tales of Naseeruddin Hoodja. Hoodja borrows a copper vessel (a cauldron) from his neighbor, and returns two cauldrons instead. After some time, Hoodja borrows the pot, and does not return it. What is the reason for this? Listen to this story to learn more.  You can listen to more such stories by visiting www.gaathastory.com . Every week, we bring you stories from India (pa...

In this story, a nervous hare almost leads to a stampede in a forest. Learn how the Buddha in the form of an animal comes to the rescue of his fellow beasts. You can listen to more such stories by visiting www.gaathastory.com . Every week, we bring you stories from India (panchatantra, Jataka, Hitopadesha), and around the world. Did you like this story? If so, we would love to hear from you. You c...

This classic story from Panchatantra teaches us a moral that whenever two persons fight, a third always gains. Two cats find a piece of cake, and enter into an argument. A monkey decides to be the judge and offers to divide the cake between the cats. What happens next? Listen to this story to learn more.  You can listen to more such stories by visiting [ www.gaathastory.com ]( https://gaathastory....

This is a story about Bodhisatva, and teached the value of valour as well as commitment. Bodhisatta (Bodhisatva) in the form of a horse teaches us how.  To listen to more such amazing stories, visit [ www.baalgatha.com ]( www.baalgatha.com )

This is a story contributed by Pooja Mohan, and narrated by Sheerali Biju. Listen to this story to learn what happens when three letters of the alphabet - V,W and X get into a fight. You can listen to more such stories by visiting [ www.baalgatha.com ]( http://www.baalgatha.com ). Every week, we bring you stories from India (panchatantra, Jataka, Hitopadesha), and around the world.

This is a story from Panchatanta which teaches a moral that even the weak can overcome the powerful by applying their mind.

On occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, we bring to you a story from his life. New! Listen to the stories of Ganesh on Devgatha Podcast. visit https://devgatha.com to learn more.

Two great leaders of India, Gandhiji and Shastriji, were born on October 2nd. In this episode, we narrate one story involving the life of each leader, which demonstrates their character.

On occasion of Mother\'s Day, we bring to you the story of Hirkani, a brave woman and an amazing mother who lived during the period of Shivaji Maharaj. Listen to her story to learn more.

On occasion of Buddha Purnima, listen to story of how the Prince Siddharth became the Buddha on Baalgatha Podcast in English, Hindi. Marathi and Gujarati. Visit gaathastory.com/buddha-purnima to learn more.

In this short story, we learn a very important message: it is better to be free than to be owned by somebody.

This is a story from Panchatantra which teaches us that it is not wise to open our mouth when it is not necessary. This story is as follows: In a pond lives a tortoise who has two cranes for friends. Once, the lake begins to dry up because of a famine. The cranes decide to fly away to a different pond. The tortoise asks the cranes to take her with them. Listen to this story to learn what happens n...

This is a classic story from Panchatantra, in which a dog by the name of Chitranga travels to a far away country in search of food. he is forced to live his village because it suffers from a drought. Upon going to the foreign country, he finds good food but is also attacked by other dogs. In the end, he realizes that it is better to live in one\'s own country.

We bring to you a folk tale from Nigeria, about a Hippopotamus and a Tortoise. Listen to this story to learn how the wily tortoise is able to outsmart the hippo. Today we bring to you a story from Nigeria. In this folk tale, we learn how a clever tortoise outwits the Hippopotamus. Listen to this tale on Baalgatha Podcast. This episode rewritten for Baalgatha podcast by Minu Pandit and was narrated...

In this story, a group of hares decides to end their lives because they always life in fear of predators. When they go near a pond a jump into the waters and end their lives, they come across a group of frogs who are frightened by the chaos created by the hares. You can learn more about this story from aesop\'s fables by visiting www.gaatha.co/hares-frogs

14th April marks the birth anniversary of the man behind India\'s constitution and a leader who worked towards the upliftment of Dalits: Babasaheb Amnedkar. Listen to this story to learn why he is so well respected and we celebrate his birthday as Ambedkar Jayanti. How to Subscribe to Baalgatha Podcast? You can subscribe to this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Castbo...