Author Archives: Dr. Ramakanta

( Stories Retold) It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died because of the cold. The porcupines, realizing the situation, decided to group together to keep warm. This way they covered & protected themselves; but the quills of each one wounded their closest companions. After a while, they decided to distance themselves one fromContinue reading “The Fable of Porcupines”

(Stories Retold) A rich man looked through his window and saw a poor oldman picking something from his dustbin … He sighed and prayed, “Thank GOD, I’m not poor.” The poor oldman looked ahead and saw a beggar shivering in fever. Presently an ambulance came and picked him up… He sighed and prayed, “Thank GOD!Continue reading “The Buddha as I know”

Stories retold…. Sometimes less can be more. An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked.Inside the small boat were several large yellow-fin tuna. The quality of fish was very good. The American complimented the Mexican and asked how long itContinue reading “The Mexican fisherman”

Stories Retold A man was asked to paint a boat. While painting the boat, he found a small hole in the hull and sealed it. The job done, he received his money and left. The next day, the owner of the boat, a rich man of the town rushed to the painter’s house in batedContinue reading “The Insignificant Job.”

Story – 1 The Lion cub among the sheep. One day, a farmer was walking through a jungle and he came across a tiny lion cub that had been lost. He picked it up, brought it home, and put it in the barn with his sheep. As time passed, the cub got bigger and bigger,Continue reading “The Lion Cub & the Eagle stories”