This is a story from the Jataka tales that teaches us that greed is bad. The story is as follows:A swan that has golden feathers wants to help a poor family by giving one of its golden feathers every day. The head of the family, an old woman, sells the feather and gets money to keep them in comfort. Over time, the woman gets greedy and tells  her daughters that the swan cannot be trusted - it could fly away and the family’s only source of income would go away. What does she do to overcome hear fears?Listen to this story to learn more. This story is similar to the Hen that lay a golden egg from Aesop’s Fables, or The Gold Giving Serpant that was previously published on Baalgatha podcast.Visit gaathastory.com/golden-swan to learn more about this story and to learn how you can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Saavn, Castbox, and many other fine websites and apps where you listen to podcasts.

The Golden Swan

Welcome to the enchanting world of Baalgatha Podcast ! Let your child's favourite bedtime stories take a magical turn, as we bring to you hundreds of tales filled with adventure, morals, and wisdom. Let's embark on this wondrous journey of storytelling together. 
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This tale tells us about a jungle, which is situated on an island. This jungle is filled with strange animals and birds, such as a tiger who ate grass, and a deer who ate flesh. This jungle also had birds who swam underwater and fish who could fly. What a topsy-turvy world it was! One day, a man called Jeet lands on this island when his ship is wrecked. What does his arrival do to the island and its inhabitants? What does Jeet plan that will endanger these animals and birds? Does Jeet succeed in his plans? Listen to this story to learn how a group of friendly helpers come to the aid of the inhabitants of the Jungle.

Dangal Jungle - Little Tales For The Little People Podcast

Dussera of Vijaya Dashmi (also known as Vijaya or Bijoya in Bengali) is celebrated every year to celebrate the victory of Good over Evil. This festival follows the 9 day festival of Navaratri, which means festival of nine nights. Listen to this episode and learn how this festival is celebrated in different parts of India.Dussera is popular particularly Bengal and Odisha, Gujarat, and the city of Mysuru in Karnataka. In this episode, you will also learn about the different legends associated with this festival. Some of these legends are: a.the victory of Lord Ram over Ravan b.the slaying of the demon Mahishasur by Goddess Durga, c. praying of Goddess Saraswati, and d. the story of Pandavas and Dussera.This episode was narrated by Lakshmi Sudheendra and edited by Amar Vyas. You can listen to new episodes of Baalgatha podcast exclusively on Spotify.You can subscribe to this podcast on JioSaavn, Spotify, Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts,Castbox,and many other fine websites and apps where you listen to podcasts.This episode was originally published on Baalgatha Podcast in October 2019.

The Story of Dussehra

On occasion of Guru Purnima, let us listen to the story of Narad Muni and how Lord Shiv became his Guru. This story tells us the importance of a Guru in our lives. This story was narrated by Amar Vyas and is sourced from the text Narad Pancharatra. Parts of this tale have been edited for language and context by gaathastory. This story has been narrated by Amar Vyas.This episode is published from our upcoming Puranic Tales of India Podcast. All episodes of this podcast can be heard in English, Hindi and Marathi.

Guru Purnima Special- How Lord Shiv Became Guru of Narad Muni

Two years ago, we had published a two part series on Fairytale of India podcast, titled \"The Three Dangers Faced by King Alakesh\". Listen to the introduction of this story, titled The Lost Camel, which we bring to you on Baalgatha Podcast.This episode was written by Minu Pandit and edited by Amar Vyas. Narration by Sheerali Biju. Audio editing by Vyas. Music: Carefree Cathy. Baalgatha Podcast is produced by gaathastory. You can listen to Baalgatha in English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada and Telugu exclusively on Spotify.

The Tale of the Lost Camel

Listen to this story from our archives, about a stone cutter who wishes to become a powerful merchant, then the hot sun, followed by the wind.... what does he discover in the process? This story is similar to the Wedding of The Mouse which was previously published on Baalgatha Podcast.This story was produced by gaathastory for Baalgatha Podcast and narrated by Sheerali Biju. Editing by Vyas. You can listen to new episodes of Baalgatha podcast exclusively on Spotify.You can subscribe to this podcast on JioSaavn, Spotify, Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Stitcher, Castbox, Tunein, and many other fine websites and apps where you listen to podcasts.You can also subscribe to this podcast by visiting www.baalgatha.com or writing us an email at contact@gaathastory.com You can also send us a message by sending a message on WhatsApp at +91-9850800464 with the words \"Subscribe Baalgatha\".

The Golden Swan

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