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The two trees in the jungle are friends but they don't share the same opinion. One wants to drive away the carnivorous animals who leave the remains of their prey behind. The other tree is against this but its friend comes up with a plan to get rid of this menace.

It is election time in the bird kingdom and everybody wants to be the king. A meeting is held among the great winged creatures to choose the king. From the magnificent Eagle to the tiny Warbler, the nominees are not willing to back off. Soon, the meeting ends in a commotion as everyone is convinced of his worth and not others'. In the end of this Zulu folk-tale, a race would be the only way to choose the right leader.

The prince loses his true love when an evil witch transforms her into a white duck. The witch then takes her place in the palace, in the form of the princess, fooling the unsuspecting prince. But when his sons, whose existence he never knew of, are in danger, the princess ventures into the palace once more.

While aimlessly wandering, a young man overhears an interesting conversation on good business sense. The royal treasurer is explaining to his friend that he can start a business even with one dead rat. The young man is impressed and decides to put this into practice. He picks up a dead rat lying in the street and what follows is his unbelievable journey to success.

The hard working water carrier manages to save a single paisa and hides this treasure in a safe place. His quest to retrieve it rather surprisingly leads to the king's court. This chance encounter makes the water carrier a rich man but more importantly teaches the king the value of hard earned money.

Nandishwar the loyal bull wants to express his gratitude to his master, Paramsukh. He comes up with a plan to help Paramsukh win a large amount of money. But Paramsukh behaves in a totally unexpected way and Nandishwar tries to teach him a lesson.

Ghasiram loves the smell of pancakes but as it happens he loves his money even more. The miserable miser spends hours evolving a plan on how to make the pancakes and not share them with anyone, even his own family! Just when he feels he has the situation under control, a mysterious visitor changes it all.

A tale of fantasy and intrigue, The Stone Flower is sure to grab the attention of the young reader. Ambitious young Danila's quest for finding the perfect stone, the strange events that follows and all the startling characters make this story a spellbinding one.

Jabu is a young Zulu cowherd who happens to love his job-taking care of his father's cattle. In fact, no one else in his village is as tactful and hard-working as he is. One fine day, when Bhubesi, the lion who has been causing havoc in the village gets caught in a trap, Jabu frees him even though instinct warns him not to. And soon he realises that an act of kindness need not always be repaid in kind.

A sister and brother are lost in a forest one day. Not heeding his sister's wise words, Ivanushka drinks from a puddle of water which was under a spell by a witch and turns into a goat. They must now find a way to release him from the spell and finally find their way home.

Appu, the baby elephant is not like other baby animals. He is huge. And this is exactly what makes him fret and complain about the lack of friends. When he takes a walk in the forest to soothe his aching heart, an accident gets him what he always wished for.

The Vaidarbha Mantra is a powerful incantation and both the old priest and his disciple are fully aware of it. But when his life is threatened by dacoits, the old priest decides to use the mantra to save himself-despite his disciple's warning. But there is no limit to man's greed and in the end, the price he has to pay is heavy indeed.

Ask him the trickiest question and he will have the answer. Who else could it be but Birbal, the wise vizier at Emperor Akbar's court? When it comes to Birbal, no problem is without a solution. Admired, loved, envied but always unbeaten, his wit leaves you wondering, "How does he do that?" Birbal has to play with words in order to please his host, the King of Persia. But on his return, he finds that Emperor Akbar is furious with him. How will Birbal make Akbar see the truth?