A Plant of Prosperity | Bedtime Stories for Kids

A long time ago, a wealthy merchant named Kumara lived there. He lived in his huge bungalow with his wife, Jayanti, and son, Amrit. Kumara was very proud of his rich status. As he had worked really hard to achieve it.

Many years ago, he led a miserably poor life. His parents barely managed to get food for the day. But Kumara was very ambitious and toiled day and night. Luck favoured him, and soon, he became a wealthy merchant in the town. He lost his parents before he struck the fortune, and he deeply regretted that he was not able to give them a comfortable life.

His wife, Jayanti, was a humble girl. She loved taking care of her family. Kumara never respected her. He always boasted about his income and the comfortable life he gave her. Jayanti never disrespected him. She only focused on her house.

Kumara was busy with his business, and Amrit was busy with his studies. They both left home in the morning and had a hectic day, which left Jayanti with a lot of time at her disposal. She started growing plants around her house.

Soon, she had a vast garden full of beautiful flowers, which kept her busy during the day. She was thrilled. Amrit liked her mother’s garden and motivated her to grow more.

The fragrance of the flowers made their house very magical. Soon in the village, their home was recognized as a fragrant house. 

When Kumara learned about the house's new name, he ridiculed Jayanti, saying, ‘Poor woman, she has nothing much to do.’

One day, Kumara’s friend came home. He was astonished to see beautiful flowers. He offered Jayanti the chance to sell flowers to him so she could earn good money. Jayanti disagreed, but Amrit motivated her mother to take up the opportunity, and she said yes.

The day Jayanti received a small amount of money. She was thrilled. But Kumara made fun of her, ‘Woman can earn only from small home business.’

Jayanti didn’t mind his words. She concentrated on her work.

One day Minister of the kingdom came to meet Kumara. He said that the Queen wished to visit their home for business. Kumara was happy he thought the queen wanted to do business with him.

Another day Queen of the kingdom arrived at their bungalow. She said she was here to meet Jayanti. She had heard a lot about the fragrant house, and she wanted to visit it. She wished to do business with Jayanti. Finally, Jayanti had the opportunity to grow her income more than Kumara.

Kumara, who thought Queen was here to meet him, was enraged. But he had no choice, and from that day, he stopped making fun of Jayanti.

Moral - Small beginnings of honest efforts can help in creating big success.

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The Clever Thief, Raju | Folktale of India

Once upon a time, there lived a shrewd thief named Raju. Raju lived in the kingdom of Krishnarajya. He hated its ruler, King Arjun. Raju blamed Arjun for him being a thief.

When Raju was looking for a job a few years ago, he reached the palace. But Arjun’s guards didn’t allow Raju to enter. He was thrown out mercilessly, which filled him with immense hatred. He decided to teach Arjun a lesson.

He became a thief who robbed valuables from Arjun’s ministers and other wealthy people. Arjun was determined to find the thief. Unaware that the thief was Raju. Each night, Raju wore black attire and robbed. Arjun failed to catch him, and this bothered him a lot. He spent the night tossing in his bed, wondering where the next robbery would occur. Raju was enjoying Arjun’s anxiety more than his victory.

One night, he decided to rob a bungalow at the far end of the town. As usual, he stepped out in his black attire and reached there. He entered the bungalow and saw a lovely girl sleeping in her bed. He fell in love with her. He walked out of the bungalow without finishing his job. The whole night, he stayed awake and thought about that girl.

The next morning, he went to the bungalow with his uncle. A beautiful girl, Nama, opened the door and called her mother. Nama and her mother lived there alone. Raju offered to marry Nama. The mother agreed to get them married, but Raju was asked to live with them after marriage.

Raju was an orphan, so he agreed to live with them. Their marriage was a lavish function. Nama’s mother was wealthy. Raju started living a beautiful life. Nama’s mother wanted Raju to help her in business. Raju worked hard. He decided to live life peacefully. He liked working hard for Nama. He gifted her many things and pampered her. Nama’s mother was pleased to see this. Raju took care of Nama’s mother too. Orphan Raju liked being with his family. But Arjun’s determination to catch the thief bothered him. The fear of losing Nama gripped him.

He decided to take control of it. He went to meet Arjun. Nama’s mother rich influence helped him to meet Arjun. He said Arjun, ‘My lord; I can help you catch the thief.’

Arjun accepted his help. Raju knew how a thief thinks, and he helped Arjun in catching many notorious criminals. After a few years, the robbery rate in the kingdom was almost zero. Arjun was proud of Raju.

No one knew that the biggest thief was indeed Raju. Raju lived happily with Nama.

Moral- If you are determined to walk on the path of righteousness, even God, will help you.

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The Rich Bride. The Poor Bride | Bedtime Stories for Kids

Once upon a time, there lived a wealthy merchant named Soma. Soma lost his parents at a very young age, so he had no one left in his family. He lived alone in his ancestral bungalow. He had a very loyal servant named Bhima. 

They were both of the same age. Bhima was an excellent cook who cared for Soma like his younger brother. Soma was arrogant and thought people cared for him because of his financial status. His relatives tried to be cordial with him. But Soma arrogantly kept them away. He would show off his wealth at weddings by gifting expensive items and then brag about it. This behaviour of Soma irked his friends and relatives. After a few years, no one expected anything from him, and he had only one person with him- Bhima.

One day, an old man came to Soma's house. Soma gladly received him; he remembered the old man as his father's best friend. Soma served him lavish food. The old man was less rich than Soma. He came from a very humble background. He reminded Soma of his father's wish to marry his daughter. Soma offered him to stay for one night at his bungalow. The old man accepted the offer to stay for one night.

The next morning, Soma rejected the old man's daughter.

He said, 'Sorry, uncle, but there is a huge status difference.'

The old man was too heartbroken by his decision to leave. He immediately left for his home. While the old man was boarding the cart, Bhima offered his hand to marry the daughter. The old man was pleased, as Bhima was a very hardworking and kind man. The marriage date was fixed.

After a few days of marriage, Bhima brought his wife home. He took his bride to meet Soma, who was happy for Bhima. Inspired, Soma also fixed his marriage with the daughter of a wealthy man. When he saw Bhima happy with a bride from a humble background, he started thinking…

Will my bride from a wealthy family keep me happy!

He regretted his decision to marry a poor bride and discussed his dilemma with Bhima. Bhima and Soma were of the same age, so despite Bhima being his servant, he shared many things with him. Bhima heard his concerns and gave Soma the idea of calling off his marriage. 

The next day, Soma went to his would-be bride's home. He was welcomed with great affection. Bhima revealed that he could not marry as he was soon to be broke and had no money left. The bride's father, Tiwari, immediately cancelled the marriage.

Bhima and Soma happily returned home.

Soma was surprised to see Tiwari with his daughter at his bungalow the next morning. Tiwari said his daughter was adamant about marrying Soma.

Bhima revealed that he purposely suggested Soma cancel his marriage because he wanted to show him that brides can be good or bad, depending on their background. Bhima made Soma realize that he should stop being judgmental.

Moral - Never judge a book by its cover.

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Princess Indumati’s witty story | Folktale of India

A long, long time ago, a princess called Indumati lived there. She was highly impressed with the healing power of herbs. At a very young age, she expressed her desire to learn Ayurveda. She wanted to learn Ayurveda therapies for the general wellness of her countrymen. 

The king and queen were pleased to learn of the princess's desire. They arranged for the best guru they could. Initially, Indumati learned in a jungle, not very far from her palace. The king and queen were happy to fulfil her wish and also keep their dearest daughter with them.

One day, Guruji told Indumati, 'There are many magical herbs in our country, and if you want to learn about all of them, you will have to come to the Himalayas.'

Indumati convinced her parents, and they left. She was only 12 years old, but she was adamant about learning it all. The king and queen let her go to achieve her aim. When she turned 18, the King summoned her back to the kingdom. Like a good daughter, she came back. She was happy to serve her country. With enthusiasm, she came back to her land. The king had already arranged her marriage. She was heartbroken that the King didn’t want to see her serve her people.

 Queen then explained to her, 'You serve people of your husband's country.'

Her mother successfully convinced her, and Indumati happily agreed to marry Prince Veer.

After a few months, she married Prince Veer. He was a very noble prince. The night she reached her husband's palace, a new challenge awaited her. Every night, she heard a loud hissing sound. She wandered around the castle but to no avail. After having several sleepless nights, she asked her mother-in-law.

Her mother-in-law, the reigning queen, told her about a curse. She said to her that a shape-shifting snake, Maneka, wanted to take revenge from their clan. The snake was determined to kill every prince who married and was about to ascend the throne. Now that Price Veer had married Indumati and was soon going to ascend the throne. Maneka was back to take her revenge.

Indumati was determined to save her husband. One night, she asked everyone to vacate the palace and waited for Maneka to come.

Once Maneka came, Indumati said, 'I want you to kill my husband. My father married me to him without my will. I will help you take your revenge.'

Maneka was surprised but had no choice but to accept her help. She knew reaching Prince Veer would be difficult, as she had already failed many nights.

‘I accept your help,’ said Maneka.

‘But you will have to promise me that once you have killed my husband, you will never come back here,’ said Indumati.

'Sure, I will return to my Snake World once I have taken revenge,’ said Maneka.

Indumati invited her the following night to take her revenge. Prince Veer was asleep in his bed. Maneka entered the room and bit him. Prince Veer died immediately, and she saw his breathing had gone. Maneka left peacefully.

Once Maneka was gone. Indumati and the queen entered Veer’s chamber. 

Indumati revealed the magical herb she had asked Veer to eat, making him appear dead. 

Queen rejoiced. Veer regained his consciousness after some time. They lived happily ever after.

Moral- Endeavour with full spirit to fight the obstacle.

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