Diamond Merchant and Fairies | Folktale of India

A very long time ago, a merchant called Bhima lived there. Bhima loved his wife a lot. Bhima would gift her the best of the best jewels. His wife, Charu, loved the way Bhima pampered her. He would travel far land, buy jewels, and sell them to rich people across the country. He was a very trusted merchant. He knew he could command any price for the best gems, but he reserved it only for his wife.

One fine day, while coming back home from a long trip in his horse cart. He saw an old woman frantically waving her hand at him. She needed help. Bhima stopped his cart near her and offered her food. She didn’t accept food. Instead, he asked him to take her to a nearby village in his cart. Bhima happily obliged to her wishes. The old woman climbed the cart and dozed off. Bhima smiled at her. When he reached the village, he turned back to wake the old woman. To his surprise, the old woman disappeared. And on the seat, there was a diamond pendant. Bhima picked the pendant and started looking around but in vain.

When he returned home, he narrated the whole tale to his wife. Charu, too, was confused, but she liked the pendant. Bhima gave her the diamond pendant, and Charu wore it.

‘Please don’t consider this diamond to be yours. I am only giving it to you for custody,’ said Bhima.

Charu understood her husband’s moral values and agreed to give it back to him whenever the owner arrived. A few days passed, but Bhima still searched for the lady wherever he travelled. But he didn’t find her.

One fine day, while Bhima and Charu were eating food, they heard a knock at the door. Bhima was surprised to see the old woman at the door. He welcomed her and told her that her pendant was safe.

Just then, another old woman arrived. Bhima was confused. Just then, another old woman. The three looked the same.

‘You can’t be normal humans,’ said Bhima.

Three old women transformed into fairies—pink, red, and white. Now, Bhima and Charu had a bigger challenge to outperform; they had to decide who was the valid owner of the pendant.

‘I will tie the pendant on the rope, and you will have to snatch it from the rope,’ said Bhima.

‘But in our snatching, the pendant can break,’ said the pink fairy.

Bhima said that there is a possibility.

Hearing this, the pink fairy backed out. Thus, Bhima understood that the pendant belonged to her. And he gave the pendant to her. The other two fairies accepted their mistake. Bhima and Charu lived happily ever after.

Moral of the story- Never back out of the challenges in life, just like Bhima in this story.

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Sachi’s Best Doll | Folktale of India

Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Sachi. Sachi made a living by selling clay dolls made by her mother. She was only seven years old. Her father died a few years ago, leaving behind him a small house. Sachi and her mother comfortably lived there. 



Her mother made dolls from clay, and Sachi went to the village market to sell them. Sachi’s best friend, Satya, told her about the big fair outside the village. Satya and Sachi walked there to sell dolls and earn extra money. Their mother waited for Sachi till the evening. But when she didn’t return, she went to Satya’s house. Satya’s parents and Sachi’s mother went looking for them. Crying, they called their names. They didn’t know what to do.

Away from them, Satya and Sachi had reached outside the village. But there was no big fair happening there. Sachi started crying and scolded Satya. Together, they started walking back to the village. Just then, a giant snake named Shesha came there hissing. She took the form of a snake girl.

‘What is this?’ she asked, looking at the basket full of dolls.

Satya and Sachi were so frightened they could barely speak.

Mustering courage, Sachi said, ‘Dolls.’

Shesha said, ‘Oh! So humans call this a doll.’

She started checking dolls. She then took one.

‘How much is this for?’ asked Shesha.

Sachi said that she could take them for free. But Shesha insisted on giving money. Shesha gave her a diamond ring.

Sachi refused to accept it. Shesha gave her a ring and asked Sachi to provide her with the best doll.

Sachi gave her a pink doll. Happily, Shesha went away. Satya and Sachi reached home. She showed her mother a ring. Her mother kept the ring in the box and locked it. After a few days, magic started happening, and soon, they became wealthy. Satya and her parents were surprised. Satya told them about the ring Shesha gave to Sachi.

Satya’s parents decided to rob it. They stole it and kept it in their house. They expected magic to happen. But to their horror. Satya’s father lost his job; his mother could barely move her legs. Satya, too, suffered a heavy fever. Satya’s father realized his mistake and returned the ring to Sachi’s mother. Sachi’s mother took the ring, and just then, the ring started sparkling.

‘This is a gift to Sachi for giving Shesha the best doll. No one apart from Sachi can own this ring,’ said the ring.

Sachi’s mother kept the ring in the box and locked it. She hugged Sachi and told her that the ring belongs only to her, and she should never lose the ring. Sachi promised her mother to never lose the ring.

Moral- Greed is your biggest enemy.

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The Priceless Wisdom | Folktale of India

Once upon a time, there lived a merchant called Rudra. He strolled near the river every morning and then resumed his day’s work. The beauty of the river mesmerized him and gave him a perfect start to his day. One day, he found a costly ring near the river. He picked it up and wondered whose ring it could be. 

While returning from the river, he heard people talking about Princess Shri’s visit to the river. Rudra understood that the ring could belong to her. He went to the palace and gave the King a ring. King Yayati called Princess Shri and gave her a ring. Princess Shri refused to take the ring as it didn’t belong to her. Rudra’s honesty touched King Yayati, and he gave him a ring back.

However, Rudra was anxious about the ring and wanted to return it to the owner at any cost.

The next morning, he went to the river and asked the birds if they knew who owned the ring. The birds, too, couldn’t answer. Then he decided to ask the trees if they had witnessed anything. They also couldn’t tell. 

A priest saw Rudra eagerly looking for the ring’s owner. The priest approached him and offered his wisdom.

He said, 'The ring belongs to you. It is in your destiny.'

He also said Rudra should keep it. Rudra went back home. The whole night, he tossed in bed, thinking about the priest’s words. He decided to keep the ring. However, he walked to the river the next morning and dropped the ring in it.

‘I don’t know who this ring belongs to, but I am sure you know about it,’ said Rudra. Rudra prayed to the river to accept it.

The river goddess arrived from the stream. She was impressed with Rudra’s honesty, and she was gifted the ring.

‘I kept this ring near the river to test you, my son,’ said the goddess. She gifted him the ring. Rudra happily wore the ring. The priest came to meet Rudra and said, ‘I told you that this ring is in your destiny.’

Rudra had to accept the priest’s wisdom.

Moral – A wise man knows all.

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Back to Gurukul | Folktale of India

A very long time ago, a prince called Arjun lived. Arjun was only seven years old when his father, King Yayati, enrolled him in a Gurukul. His teacher, Saint Palasa, was very disciplined. Arjun hated living in Gurukul. 

He missed the palace. Palasa’s rule made Arjun very anxious and wondered when he would return to his kingdom. Soon, a year passed, and Arjun was allowed to return to his kingdom. Arjun decided he would never come back again.

After reaching the palace, he met his mother, Queen Pritha. Pritha loved Arjun a lot. Arjun’s wishes were very important to her. Arjun knew if he told his mother about the discomforts he faced there. Pritha would never allow him to go back. But to his surprise, Pritha didn’t budge. Instead, he wished Arjun that he was lucky to have a disciplined teacher. Disappointed, Arjun wondered how to avoid going back to Gurukul. Then, he met his grandmother, Rati. Rati, too, explained to Arjun about having proper schooling. Disappointed Arjun had no one to go.

At last, he decided to meet his father, King Yayati. Yayati was very smart. He took Arjun on a day’s picnic. Then, he took a bath in a river and enjoyed freshly cooked fish from the river. Arjun enjoyed the day.

Then Yayati said, ‘Oh! I missed my medicines.’

‘Wait, I will get medicines for you,’ said Arjun.

He ran inside the tent they had built near the river. Arjun saw big bags, but he couldn’t read the labels, so he couldn’t figure out which one belonged to medicines.

Disappointed, Arjun came out of the hut.

‘Sorry, father I couldn’t get medicines as I couldn’t read it’ said Arjun.

‘Now you know why studying is important,’ said Yayati.

Arjun realized his mistake of wasting a year in Gurukul and not able to learn to read. He promised Yayati to be serious about his education.

Moral – Schooling is essential.


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