Indian Story Collections

The King and the Vampire

King Vikramaditya must transport a clever ghost while solving complex moral riddles.

The Three Suitors

King Vikram solves a complex riddle about love, resurrection, and the true meaning of devotion.

The Father and Son

A king and his son face a genealogical nightmare after a pact based on footprints goes wrong.

The Transposed Heads

A woman accidentally swaps the heads of her husband and his friend, leading to a riddle of identity.

The Four Brothers

Four gifted brothers learn that power without wisdom leads to a deadly end.

The Greatest Sacrifice

King Vikram must decide who showed the ultimate selflessness: a loyal servant or a devoted King.

The Loyal Servant

A servant's ultimate sacrifice leads to a profound test of a King's nobility and divine mercy.

King BharthariQueen Pingala

The Magic Fruit

A king discovers the bitter truth of betrayal through a gift of eternal life.

Betaal's Final Question

King Vikram uncovers a monk's deadly trap to finally complete his quest with the ghost Betaal.

Tenali RamanTenali Raman's Wife

Tenali Raman and the Thieves

Tenali Raman cleverly tricks a pair of thieves into watering his entire garden while they hunt for fake treasure.

Tenali RamanKing Krishna Deva Raya

Tenali Raman and the Brinjal

Tenali Raman escapes the King's punishment for stealing brinjals by creating a fake rainy night.

Tenali RamanKing Krishnadevaraya

Tenali Raman and the King's Dream

Tenali Raman uses a clever ruse to prove to the King that dreams shouldn't be mistaken for reality.

Tenali Raman and the Goddess

Tenali Raman uses his clever wit to win blessings of both wealth and wisdom from Goddess Kali.

Tenali RamanGoddess Kali

Tenali Raman's Wit Saves the Day

Tenali Raman outsmarts two burglars by tricking them into watering his garden all night long.

Tenali RamanRaman's Wife

Tenali RamanKing Krishnadevaraya

Tenali Raman and the Cat

Tenali Raman tricks a cat to avoid milk, proving wit can save resources and solve problems.

Birbal's Khichdi

Birbal uses a clever cooking trick to prove Akbar wrong and get justice for a poor man.

Birbal Counts the Crows

Birbal uses clever logic to answer Emperor Akbar's impossible question about the crow population.

Birbal's Sweet Reply

Birbal proves that love and context define the nature of a person's actions.

Birbal and the Blind Man

Birbal uses a simple task to show Akbar that many see but few truly observe.

Birbal Catches the Thief

Birbal uses a clever psychological trick with 'magic' sticks to expose a nervous thief.

Birbal and the Three Questions

Birbal uses quick wit to answer three impossible questions and silence a jealous courtier.

Birbal and the Farmer

Birbal uses clever logic to outsmart a greedy man who refuses to share water from a sold well.

Birbal's Journey to Heaven

Birbal escapes a deadly assassination plot by digging a tunnel and returning with a clever excuse.