List of Short Stories



This list of short stories with a smart message in them with can be termed Classic Short Stories. Some people call a short story as a classic one, because it has been read by people for a long time. This is also another yardstick to measure the classicality of a short story. The message which is intertwined with the short story is another yardstick. The quality of the message can be assessed. The ZEN stories can be terms as the best classics of this century. ZEN speaks about the religious freedom. Zen stories should be read carefully in order to comprehend the core meaning of the story. What is not there is nowhere. What is there is also no where. So ready the ZEN stories between lines in order to grasp the meaning of the sentence. I am fond of ZEN stories for their nuances.

Collection of Short Stories :


  • Animal Stories
  • Witty Tales
  • Moral Stories
  • Humorous Stories
  • Zen Tales
  • Raman Stories
  • Mulla Stories
  • Aesop’s fables
  • Jataka Tales
  • Birbal Stories
  • Modern Stories
  • Classics
  • Fables
  • Stories from around the World
  • Mythological Stories


    • Other Stories :
  • Advising A Fool
  • Foolish Imitation
  • The Hospitality of The Pigeon
  • The Arrogant Swans
  • The Bonded Donkey
  • The Bone in Throat
  • The Brahmin and His Enemies
  • Bad Temper
  • The Curse of The Bullock
  • The Clever Crow
  • The Clever Bull
  • The Clever Fox
  • The Cunning Bats
  • The Dangerous Helper
  • The Donkey and The Cotton
  • The Donkey and The Dog
  • The Donkey and The Horse
  • The Foolish Fish
  • The Fragrance
  • The Golden Egg
  • The Golden Swan
  • The Greedy Dog
  • The Holy Snake
  • The Ignorant Man
  • The Iron Box
  • The Judge Monkey
  • The Lamb and The Wolf
  • The Magic Pot
  • The Monkey and The Juggler
  • The Naughty Lamb
  • The Palace and The Hut
  • The Perfect Palace
  • The Pigeon and The Bad Crows
  • The Prince and The Snake
  • The Rightful Owner
  • The Selfish Crows



  • The Stag and His Reflection
  • The Stubborn Hunter
  • The Trees and The Lions
  • The Ugly Tree
  • The Ungrateful Lion
  • A Father learns A Lesson from His Son
  • A Wise Deer and A Cowardly Tiger
  • Children are Wiser than Elders
  • Eureka! Eureka!
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Hercules
  • Reward for Bravery
  • The Story of The Prodigal Son
  • The Three Questions
  • Three Simple Rules
  • Yussouf
  • Fair Shares
  • Good Company and Bad Company
  • The Death of A Man Eater

















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