King Duthagamini had only one son. His name was Saliya. Saliya was a gentle person who loved poetry and music. He didn’t care for armies, soldiers and war.
One day Saliya was riding on his elephant in the forest, dreaming, when through the trees he heard a girl singing. It was such a lovely voice that Saliya slid off his elephant and crept toward the sound. What he saw made him stop and gasp.
There, under the Asoka tree, was a young girl. She was filling a basket with Continue reading
Long ago, Anuradhapura was ruled by the good king Gajabuhu. Gajabuhu was a kind and generous king who looked after his subjects well.
One day, an old woman came to his court, “My Lord Gajabuhu, Great Ruler, I’m hungry,” she cried. “I have nobody to bring food for me. My husband is dead. My two sons are with the twelve thousand Lankan soldiers taken prisoner by the King of Chola in your father’s reign. Have pity on an old woman, my Lord.”
King Continue reading
Once upon a time, in a certain country, right in the middle of the gamarala’s field, lay a huge rock. It was the time to plough the field, and the gamarala wanted to get the rock out.
He tried to lift it himself. But the rock was too large and too heavy. He called his neighbours to help. But the couldn’t lift the rock either. They tied a rope around it and yoked it to ten oxen. The rope snapped, but the rock didn’t move.
Finally the gamarala offered a large Continue reading
Long long ago, when the world was young, gods lived in heaven and men lived on earth.
One day, Brahma, the greatest god of all, sait to Vishnu and Shiva, “Tomorrow I’ll go down to earth and look around.”
“What do you want to see?” Vishnu asked.
“I want to see if the people I created have become wise. I want to see whether they are ready to come to heaven,” Brahma answered.
So the next day the three gods rode down to earth Continue reading
