The Hitopdesh is a remarkable compilation of short stories composed by Narayana Pandit around a thousand of years ago. The stories which are more or less similar to the Panchatantra stories which have the priceless treasure of morality and knowledge. The stories feature animals and birds as main characters. The term ‘Hitopdesh’ is a combination of two words. ‘Hita’ means welfare or benefit and ‘upadesh’ means advice or counsel. So ‘Hitopdesh’ is a collection of tales that provides counsel and advice for the welfare and benefit of everyone. It is one of the most widely read children’s book. Even in today’s world, it continues to amaze and interest people with its simple but meaningful stories. Here, we present some of the most interesting tales from the collection of Hitopdesh tales. Hope our young readers will enjoy reading them!

About the Author

Priyanka Verma is a writer of children books. She has written many books on children. Her writing style is very unique and easy to understand thus children of all ages enjoy her stories. Besides this, she has penned lots of memoirs and reviews. She loves writing and has great passion for it.