Top Panchatantra Stories For Kids

7 Jun, 2024

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A herd of elephants, unaware of the mice underfoot, agree to change their route after the mice promise assistance. When the elephants become ensnared by a hunter's net, the mice come to their rescue. 

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The Elephants And The Mice

A loyal mongoose protects a baby from a snake attack, but is mistakenly killed by the baby's parents upon their return. They realise their error upon finding their baby unharmed beside the dead snake.

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The Loyal Mongoose

A monkey and a crocodile form an unlikely friendship over jamuns, but the crocodile's wife plots to eat the monkey's heart. The monkey outwits the crocodile by claiming his heart is on the tree, thus saving his life.

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The Monkey And The Crocodile

Two crows seek help from a jackal to deal with a cobra eating their eggs. Following the jackal's advice, they steal a jewel, leading to the cobra's demise at the hands of the guards chasing them.

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The Crows And The Cobra

An aging stork deceives the pond's inhabitants by promising them safety in a bigger pond, but instead eats them one by one. A clever crab finds out the stork's deceit and turns the tables by strangling him to death.

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The Stork And The Crab

A donkey, helps a washerman by day but sneaks into a farm at night to eat vegetables, befriending a jackal. Ignoring the jackal's warning, it sings on a full moon night, prompting the farmers to beat him and tie a mortar around his neck in retaliation.

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The Musical Donkey

A conflict arises between crows and owls, with the latter attacking and killing the former at night. Seeking revenge, the crows employ a spy to gain the owls' trust and set their cave on fire with the spy's help.

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The War Of Crows And Owls