Karadi Tales

Akiro, a young Japanese boy, drew only cats. Cats, cats, and more cats! No matter what he was asked to do, all he did was draw cats everywhere and this artistic tendency led to an adventure for him one day, an adventure that would change his life. Go on a journey to Japan in this folktale narrated by Jaaved Jaaferi.

What happens to an elephant whose trunk is so long that he trips and falls whenever he walks? No matter what he does, Little Vinayak cannot keep his long, long trunk out of the way. One day, he meets a very special friend who offers an unusual solution to Vinayak's peculiar problem. Vidya Balan lends her warm voice to this beautiful story.

How do fat monkeys get thin? Chakrapani the monkey chieftain decides that the only way for his tribe of monkeys to lose weight is by going on a fast. But can hungry monkeys really stop eating for a day? is at his Sanjay Dutt hilarious best while telling this quirky tale.

Sesha is a silent boy who reads all the time & he has a little brown book that no one has ever seen the inside of. One day, Sesha speaks & no one understands why he speaks differently. But when they see his brown book & the magic he can create. Learn a little more about the silence of Sesha & his little brown book in this empathetic story wonderfully narrated by R. Madhavan

Scqealichtitz! And there went the little lizard's tail with a chop and a slice! Poor little lizard, he now needs a new look. Join him as he goes about looking for a new tail, only to finally discover a lizard home-truth. Vidya Balan tells the story of the little lizard's new look with warmth and affection.

Raja Dhomak is a bit confused. He wants the kingdom of Muruda to be rich and he thinks that the best way to do this is to keep the kingdom's money in his treasury. But his people suffer without any money until Little Lakshmi has an idea. Enjoy this mathematical folktale retold by Rahul Dravid.

Sometimes, it's hard to get the perfect price for anything. But Choohe Ram always managed to make a bargain, no matter what deal he was making and with whom. One day, he bargained and bargained till he managed to make the greatest bargain of all! Konkona Sen Sharma relays this witty tale.

In beautiful Rajasthan, four puppets come alive and lead exciting lives until their masters decide to replace them with new puppets. What happens to these clever, mischievous puppets when the new puppets arrive? This delightful story is wryly narrated by Shernaz Patel.

In Baddbaddpur, it's impossible to keep a secret. Everyone gossips about everything! Then one day, ill-tempered Pandurang wishes to keep a secret. But of course, the secret spreads from person to person and the strangest thing happens, a feather becomes a forest! Join the villagers of Baddbaddpur in this charming village story recounted by Konkona Sen Sharma.

Anirudh is a cricket-crazy little boy. Unfortunately, he is not as good at mathematics as he is at cricket! Then one day, his coach finds a way to integrate cricket and mathematics for this boy. This story that finds surprising common ground between cricket and mathematics is told by none other than Rahul Dravid.

Have you heard about Taklu the cap seller who lost all his caps to a group of mischievous monkeys and how he got them back? Sanjay Dutt outdoes himself with this story of Taklu the cap seller and Metro the monkey chief.

Tak-Tak! Did you hear that? A young man heard it and was alarmed. But when he investigated, he was astonished by what he found! This spooky story narrated by Boman Irani will transport you to a creepy.

Ananda, the ox cares very deeply about his master and is willing to do anything to help him, even pull a hundred cartloads of stone! Soha Ali Khan lends her voice to this heart-warming story.

How does a normal human being gain superpowers? Hathaman wishes to become Super Hathaman - he wants to fly and walk on water! He goes all the way to Tibet to find out how, and finds out that his secret desires are quite a handful! Will the haughty Hathaman ever acquire superhuman status? It is brilliantly narrated by Jaaved Jaaferi at his hilarious best.

Dorje is a beautiful Royal Bengal tiger - but he has no stripes on his body. In a small Buddhist monastery in Tibet, Master Wu, a good-hearted monk, tries to understand the secret of Dorje's missing stripes. This story takes us to Tibet, Bengal, and the heart of the Royal Bengal tiger through Nosherwan Jehangir's moving narration.

Nekgaon is a perfect village. Yes, everything's perfect - from the rooster's crow to the setting sun. But one cunning man arrives and changes everything about Nekgaon with his strange demand.

What could be stranger than a dragon's toothache? A motley crew comes to the rescue of a dragon in pain, but does it manage to help him?

Muthumama and Muthumami have an unexpected guest for dinner - a ravenous lion! Find out what happens next in this tale of hospitality gone wrong.