Forest Animals on Pitara Kids Network

Tail-cut Fox!

Sat, 20 Oct 2001 10:55:48 +0000

Every morning the fox strutted through the forest pretending to be king of the jungle. He would bully an animal here, chase another there and show a third one his fangs. He was an utter nuisance.

One morning while chasing a hare, he got caught in a trap. Actually, it was his tail that got trapped. He pulled and pulled and huffed and puffed, but couldn’t get free. The tail stayed in the trap.

Now the fox was very proud of his bushy tail, which he always kept in a good condition. So he avoided pulling too hard lest something happened to it.

The Ungrateful Friend

Sat, 29 Apr 2000 15:40:28 +0000

This happened a long long time ago. In a small village in southern Orissa, there lived an old woodcutter.

One day, when he was going to the forest to cut wood, he met the tiger. The woodcutter stopped in his tracks on seeing the king of the jungle. But, strangely enough, the tiger did not roar on seeing the woodcutter. He remained silent. The woodcutter was baffled. How was he to know that the tiger was blind?

The Cloud That Refused To Cry

Sat, 15 Dec 2001 21:47:59 +0000

It was a stifling hot day in the second week of June and the animals of Jhilmil forest were miserable. The bumblebees no longer droned but sighed. A tail heavy with perspiration made Billori, the squirrel, sit sadly on a patch of dry earth, as hard as a turtle’s hide.

The Cloud That Refused To Cry [Illustrations by Kusum Chamoli]

In another corner of the forest, just outside his cave, was Gabru the lion, his tongue hanging out. He did not even have the energy to frighten a lamb that skipped by — despite the fact that it was lunchtime. Nor did he feel like telling the whole world with great pride, “Sara jungle mujhe loin ke naam se jaanta hai” (he always made the mistake of pronouncing l-i-o-n as l-o-i-n).

Golu Rabbit's Day Out

Thu, 14 Feb 2002 08:02:01 +0000

In the Kanha forest in India, lived a little bunny rabbit called Golu. He was called Golu because of his small round ball of a tail.

Golu lived with his mother Molu in a deep burrow under the tall grass of the forest. The burrow had large rooms and many doorways and Golu loved to run from room to room hoppity-skip.

Every morning Molu went out into the forest and nearby farms to hunt for carrots and radishes.

The Naughty Baby Monkey

Tue, 26 Jun 2001 08:54:14 +0000

A mama and a baby monkey
Lived high up on a mango tree
The mama was kind
But the baby’s mind..
Dear! Oh Dear!
Oh! Dear, Dear Me.

One bright sunny day
The baby monkey ran away.
The mama despaired
Scratched all her hair
Dear! Oh Dear!
Oh! Dear, Dear Me

The Naughty Baby Monkey [Illustration by Anup Singh]

The mama searched the forest through
Everywhere for baby Babloo.
Near the forest edge,
Where grew a berry hedge,
Dear! Oh Dear!
Oh! Dear, Dear Me.

The Donkey monkeys Around

Wed, 28 Mar 2001 09:43:21 +0000

Gopu the donkey was happily going munch munch on an extremely green patch of grass right in the heart of the meadow. So intent was Gopu on eating, that he did not hear anyone approaching until he looked up and gave an involuntary shiver. For standing right in front of him, was Shikari, the wolf.

Gopu began to limp and make a lot of ooh aah noises while doing so. Shikari watched him in silence for a while and then asked what was wrong.

Kallu Raven's Breakfast Treat

Mon, 18 Sep 2000 21:44:39 +0000

This happened years and years ago in a bright and busy forest.Two trees, the Neem and the Peepal, faced each other. A big, black raven called Kallu had his nest on the Peepal tree, while the Neem tree was the home of Nanni sparrow.

Kallu was a wily bird and he felt no fondness for Nanni sparrow. After some weeks, Nanni laid three tiny, beautiful eggs. Soon they hatched. Her nest came alive with the sweet twitter of the baby sparrows.

Chun Mun's Friends

Wed, 04 Jun 1997 17:34:57 +0000

There was once a little girl called Chun Mun. She lived in a village close to the forest. Everyday Chun Mun would go into the forest and learn music from her friends there – the birds and animals. But one of her friends Chintu, the black ant, would always be very busy and would have no time for such beautiful things. Nevertheless he was very curious to know what Chun Mun did in the forest. So one Sunday, when Chintu had no work to do, he asked Chun Mun –

बन्दर मामा

Fri, 07 Nov 1997 14:17:13 +0000

एक पेड़ पर नदी किनारे,
बन्दर मामा रहते थे।
वर्षा गर्मी सर्दी
उसी पेड़ पर रहते थे।
भूख मिटाने को बगिया से
चुन चुन फल खाया करते।
य़ा छीन झपट बच्चों से
ये चीजें ले आया करते।
खा पी सेठ हुए मामा जी,
झूम झूम इठलाते थे।
और नदी के मगर मौसिया
देख देख ललचाते थे।
सोचा करते अगर कहीं मैं
मोटूमल को पा जाऊं।
बैठ किनारे रेत के ऊपर
खूब मजे से खाऊं।
एक नई तरकीब अचानक,
थी उसके मन में आई।
बोले क्यों बैठै रहते हो,
ऊपर ही मेरे भाई।
नदी पर है एक बगीचा,
आमों का प्यारा।
और वहीं पर कभी नहीं,
रहता है कोई रखवाला।
इतना सुनते ही बन्दर के,
मुँह में पानी भर आया।
मगरमच्छ ने छट से,
अपने ऊपर उसे बिठलाया।
बीच नदी में मगरमच्छ,
बोले अब आगे न जाऊंगा।
आज कलेजा यहीं बैठकर
मैं तो तेरा खाऊंगा।
इतना सुनते ही बन्दर की
बुद्धि बहुत चकराई।
बोला वहीं पर क्यों,
नहीं बतलाया भाई।
लगता मुझको बोझ बहुत,
उसको डाली पर रख आया।
मगरमच्छ ने सोचा बात सही
जो इसने बात बतलाया।
मगरमच्छ ने झट से उसे,
वापस जा लौटाया।
बन्दर ने झट से पेड़ पर चढ़कर,
अपना अंगुठा दिखलाया।

बंदर

Thu, 23 Mar 2000 11:22:30 +0000

देखो लड़के बंदर आया। एक मदारी उसको लाया
उसका है कुछ ढंग निराला। कानों में पहने है बाला
फटे पुराने रंगबिरंगे। कपड़े हैं उसके बेढंगे
मुंह डरावना आंखे छोटी। लंबी दुम थोड़ी सी मोटी
भौंह कभी है वह मिटाता। आंखों को है कभी नचाता
ऐसा कभी किलकिलाता है। मानो अभी काट खाता है
दांतों को है कभी दिखाता। कूद फांद है कभी मचाता
कभी घुड़कता है मुंह बाकर। सब लोगों को बहुत डराकर
कभी छड़ी लेकर है चलता। कभी वह यों ही कभी मचलता
है सलाम को हाथ उठाता। पेट लेट कर है दिखलाता
ठुमक ठुमक कर कभी नाचता। कभी कभी है टके जांचता
देखो बंदर सिखलाने से। कहने सुनने समझाने से
बातें बहुत सीख जाता है। कई काम कर दिखलाता है
बनों आदमी तुम पढ़लिखकर। नहीं एक तुम भी हो बंदर