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Welcome to the Turtle Tales series. The Singing Turtle is an adapted folktale from Japan where a turtle helps a hard-working man to earn money by singing. Free activity sheets and other downloadable resources are available at  www.rituvaish.com/archive-the-singin g-turtle Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Once upon a time, there lived two brothers. These two brothers lived with their mothe...

The Escapades of Letter D is a story about Alphabet D finding out a secret about his toys and also teaches how everyone can play together. Free activity sheets and other downloadable resources available at  www.rituvaish.com/archive-alphabet-escapades-letter-d . Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Transcript It was night-time and all the alphabets had finished playing and together they put a...

Welcome to the Fox Tales series. Scrapefoot and the three bears is a story about a fox who enters the castle of the three bears but is thrown out of the window. This has many similarities to the fairy tale; Goldilocks and the three bears. Free activity sheets and other downloadable resources available at  www.rituvaish.com/archive-scrapefoot-the-fox-and-the-three-bears Send your artwork to rituvai...

'Jumpy Learns A Lesson' is a story that teaches us to have the spirit of never giving up. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/archive-jumpy-learns- a-lesson Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Transcript Jumpy Frog opened his eyes to the bright sun of a new day. He stretched out his long legs and stuck out his tongue to taste the morning air. Jumpy hopped out of his b...

The Woodpeckers’ Granary is a story that is about woodpeckers working as a team to gather acorns, make their granary and protect it too. It also teaches children am important life lesson of not taking others things without permission. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/archive-originals-the-woodpeckers -granary . Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Transcript You must have h...

Akbar and Birbal folktales are very famous in India. These are a set of moral stories inspired by the interactions of Mughal Emperor Akbar and his wisest courtier Birbal and have been enjoyed by children for many many years. These stories were mostly passed on from generation to generation by word of mouth, till the print medium started. You know children, Birbal was an extremely witty courtier an...

Today’s story- The Blue Jackal is from the Panchatantra. It’s a story about a jackal who acts like someone else and tries to rule the forest, but does he succeed? Listen to the story to find out. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/archive-panchatantra-the-blue-jackal Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Transcript Once there was an adventurous jackal in a forest who frequentl...

Akbar and Birbal folktales are very famous in India. These are a set of moral stories inspired by the interactions of Mughal Emperor Akbar and his wisest courtier Birbal and have been enjoyed by children for many many years. These stories were mostly passed on from generation to generation by word of mouth, till the print medium started. You know children, Birbal was an extremely witty courtier an...

Tenali Raman was a learned scholar and a poet in King Krishnadevaraya’s court. He was a minister in the court and was also one of the eight poets. He was famous for his wit and quick thinking. On the Story Prism podcast, Tenali Raman tales are a collection of some of those stories. Today's story- Raman Outsmarts a Thief is a story that teaches us that being a quick thinker and witty can save u...

Today's story - The Little New Year is an adapted legend from the USA. It’s about Love and Kindness. Free activity sheets and other downloadable resources available at  www.rituvaish.com/the-little-new-year Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Transcript One cold morning John awoke from his dreams and sat up in bed and listened. He thought he heard a knock at his window; but though the mo...

Today’s story is an original story that I wrote, inspired by the ornaments my neighbour’s little child was hanging so lovingly on his Christmas tree. Do you know the significance of each of the Christmas ornaments? Or do you think it’s just for decoration? Well, enjoy the story “No Ordinary Ornament." Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/archive-no-ordinary-ornament Send your ar...

Today’s story – Santa’s Christmas is about the spirit of Christmas It's a time for people to come together, celebrate, and spread positive energy. Free activity sheets and other downloadable resources available at  www.rituvaish.com/santas-christmas Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Transcript It was a beautiful December day, with a clear blue sky and snow-covered tree tops. Christmas...

Escapades of Letter C is a story of Alphabet C's positive attitude when faced with a difficult time while going to the circus. Free activity sheets and other downloadable resources available at  www.rituvaish.com/archive-alphabet-escapades- letter-c . Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Transcript Once a farmer lived on a big farm on the outskirts of the city with his wife and two childr...

Today’s story-Watching the Garden is a folktale from Thailand about a little boy trying to get the beans from his garden back. To find out if he succeeds, listen to the story Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/watching-the-garden Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com Transcript: Once in Thailand, a little boy was sent to watch the garden by his grandfather. But after a while he...

Escapades of Letter B is a story of Alphabet B's adventure in a forest. He observes the daily routine of various animals and becomes especially fond of the baby bear. Free activity sheets and other downloadable resources available at  www.rituvaish.com/archive-alphabet-escapades- letter-b . Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Transcript Alphabet B was very adventurous. He loved to travel...

Escapades of Letter A is a story of Alphabet A's first day of school and his excitement to learn the sound he makes. Free activity sheets and other downloadable resources available at www.rituvaish.com/archive-alphabet-escapades-of-letter-a Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Transcript It was the day alphabet A had been waiting for; the day he would go to school. He quickly got ready an...

A crow is a bird whom most people ignore and do not attach any special things like peacock feathers, Cuckoo's singing or sparrow's nests. Today’s story – ‘The Crow’s Discover’- is a story where a crow tries to learn something that would be special, but does he succeed? Let’s listen to the story and find out. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/archive-the-crows-d iscovery S...

Today's story, The Mountain Lion Learns A Lesson is an adapted folktale from Spain. It is a story about an arrogant Puma who learns a lesson. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/the-mountain-lion-learns-a-lesson Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com Transcript: It is said that many, many years ago, there lived in Mexico a lion, as black as coal and strong like no other anima...

Today’s story, The red leather shoes, is about a shoemaker who extends kindness to someone in need. And what she gets in return, she never saw coming!   Free activity sheet available at  https://www.rituvaish.com/archive-the-red-leath er-shoes Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Transcript Long, long ago, in a small village in a sprawling kingdom, there lived a shoemaker. Customers travelled...

Today's story, The Golden Cob, is a folktale from Spain about a very hardworking mother. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/the-golden-cob Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Transcript: Once upon a time in a small town in Spain, there was a very humble farmer family. There was a father, a mother and five children. Unfortunately, that family was so poor that they barely...

Welcome to the Fox Tales series. The two stories in the episode are about the proud fox learning a lesson that he should not be boastful. Free activity sheets and other downloadable resources available at  www.rituvaish.com/archive-twin-stories-from -romania Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Transcript   The first story is: The Seven-Witted Fox and the One-Witted Owl   One day an owl met a...

This is an adapted folktale from Australia. It’s a legend about how the mummy kangaroo got a pouch! Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/archive-how-the-kangaroo-got-h er-pouch . Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Transcript   Long ago mumma kangaroo was grooming her joey on the bank of a brook. They liked to listen to the water babble as the mama combed her baby’s fur. As sh...

Today's story, Little Golu And The Ribbon, is an original story that teaches children to recognise basic shapes Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/archive-little-golu-and-th e-ribbon Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Transcript Little Golu was excited. “Wow! A new set of crayon box!” But more than the crayon box, the ribbon on the next one caught his attention. It was...

'Jumpy Learns A lesson' is a story that teaches us to have the spirit of never giving up. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/jumpy-learns-a-lesson Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Transcript Jumpy Frog opened his eyes to the bright sun of a new day. He stretched out his long legs and stuck out his tongue to taste the morning air. Jumpy hopped out of his bed onto t...

Welcome to the Turtle Tales series. 'The Turtle Who Couldn’t Stop Talking is a Jataka tale about a turtle who didn’t follow the instructions that were given to him and faced the consequences. Free activity sheets and other downloadable resources are available at  www.rituvaish.com/archive-the-turtle-who-could-not-stop -talking Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Transcript A turtle lived...