Elephants sometimes walk through the streets of Indian villages, but they are an uncommon sight. Elephants are trained to be part of festival processions as they have been for centuries. In this story, Ravi and Vikram want to take a photo of the elephant, but their camera is nowhere to be found.

The three friends Jack, Zak, and Matthew like to pretend they are sending out a magic arrow when they launch their toy rocket. While Jack and Matthew are excited about playing the roles of Arjuna and Karna, Zak thinks only about Matthew’s rocket and how he would like one for himself.

Sita likes to do volunteer service with her father at their local temple. She decides to do seven services there for her seventh birthday, but she can only think of six. 

Krishna and his friends are responsible for the cows, goats, and buffalo in their village. But one day the animals walk far away and a fire surrounds them. This story from the Puranas tells how Krishna saves his friends and animals.

The three lives of Bharat as king, deer, and sage is a fascinating story from India’s Puranas. This chapter book gives a simple example of the concept of reincarnation and some of the principles of bhakti yoga.

This is a collection of short stories and poems. Some are based on traditional tales, such as the stories of the yogi who could walk on water and the four blessings. In these “little and quick” tales we learn about values and spiritual truth.

The famous Narada comes upon crying animals and confronts the hunter who wounded them. In this traditional story from Bengal, the hunter surprises everyone with his transformation.