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What happened when the fox invited the crane to dinner? This story will tell you. The fox and the crane had always been friends, but one day at dinner, the fox played a mean trick on the crane. Not to be outdone by the fox, the crane manages to set him right with a little trick of her own!

Ever got caught in a situation where there are no right answers? Well, Bharat did and that too with two powerful goddesses! He got out of it through simple and brilliant negotiation! How do I know? Well, he lived to tell me the story. I’ll tell you all about it, if you read on!

It always pays to remember that everything comes for a price! The poor king in this story however, did not realize this and learnt it the hard way! But now after you read this story, you won’t have to learn it the hard way, will you?

One must never believe a flatterer. This is the valuable lesson that the foolish crow learnt, but just a little too late perhaps The crow has a piece of bread, which a wicked little fox wants. With a little flattery, the cunning fox manages to trick the crow into dropping the piece of bread. If only the foolish crow knew not to trust flatterers!

Cinderella spends all her day cleaning and washing for her mean stepmother and her stepsisters. But then one day, her kind fairy godmother comes to her rescue. With a little bit of magic, Cinderella’s life may change forever.

India boasts of a rich history and culture of story-telling. This collection of stories of the Appu Series brings to you some of the most loved tales from India, full of humour and wisdom for everyday living.

The titles in this collection include classic Sanskrit and Buddhist stories from the Jataka and the Panchatantra. Entertainingly narrated in both English and Hindi, these bilingual titles encourage language development in childhood, and also make the experience of story-telling more enjoyable for your child by offering popular stories in a familiar language.

The Appu Series consists of colourfully animated and captivatingly narrated stories which bring to life traditional wisdom from all around the world. Encourage your children to experience the pleasure of stories with Appu, and you will give them a gift to cherish for a lifetime!

A vain little blue-jay tries to be a peacock, simply because they have fine feathers. A little blue-jay was simply not happy with his feathers. He tries to be a peacock, but it does not work out too well. He soon realizes that fine feathers don’t always make fine birds.

Hinduism is such a rich and vibrant culture, that it is easy for children, as well as adults, to be confused by the various rituals. Why do we pray every morning? Why do we go to the temple? Do we really have 330 million Gods? How come we worship even animals? And why do we do namaste? Find out all this and more in this short film from the Appu Series.

The basic ideas of religion, faith and culture are explained in a child-friendly way that will make the next visit to the temple so much more fun-filled and interesting. Appu introduces your child to some popular and powerful mantras and helps build a sense of respect for culture at a young age.

The Appu Series of books and CDs consists of captivatingly narrated stories which bring to life traditional wisdom from all around the world. Encourage your children to experience the pleasure of learning with Appu, and you will give them a gift to cherish for a lifetime!

Ever heard the saying, “Beauty is skin deep”? Well, the prince in this story didn’t. Imagine the shock he got when he learnt about it! Well, you’ll have to read on to know what happens to him!

Includes Two Stories:

The Blind Vulture:
A story of a blind vulture bringing about his own doom by misplaced trust.

The Intelligent Jackal:
This is a story of a jackal, who taught a wolf that intelligence does not come from the number of books one has studied but how one applies his knowledge.

Every child grows up listening to tales of the great Gods and Goddesses of our culture, as passed on from one generation to the next. The Appu Series brings to you stories of the three most popular deities in one animated collection – Ganesh, Krishna and Hanuman.

Who are the mischievous Gods who love laddoos and butter as much as we do? How did Ganesh, whom we all worship as the remover of obstacles, get his elephant head? What is the story behind Krishna’s birth? How did the loyal Hanuman help Lord Ram in his battle against the evil Ravan? Find out all this and more in these amazing stories!

With colourful, eye-catching animation and captivating narration, the Appu Series makes sure that learning is thoroughly enjoyed by your child. Truly an experience your child will cherish for a lifetime!

Can saving a wolf be a good idea? The foolish crane finds out for herself! When the wolf was gobbling up his lunch, he begins to choke on a bone. A crane rushes out of the forest to save him. The wolf is not very grateful, and frightens the poor crane away.

A young princess has been cursed by an angry witch. So, on her sixteenth birthday, when she pricks her finger on a spinning needle, she falls into a deep sleep. Her entire kingdom too falls asleep with her. The whole land stops in time, until hundred years later when a prince discovers the strange land. Can he break the spell?

Snow White’s evil stepmother wants her killed. Snow White escapes and lives with seven dwarfs deep in the forest. But her stepmother finds her there too. Can Snow White escape with her life again?

A silly fox tries to get his paws on a bunch of grapes but fails despite his best efforts! On a hot summer day, a fox spots a grape vine weighed down with delicious grapes. “Just the right thing to eat on a hot day like this,” thinks the fox. But first, he has to find a way to reach the grapes! And how hard he tries.

Birbal was one of the 'nine jewels' in Emperor Akbar's court. Stories of his wit and wisdom are legendary and have entertained generations.

In this collection, we see some of the best instances of the humorous exchanges between Akbar and Birbal, as well as cases of Birbal using his famous intelligence to help the people of the kingdom. Entertainingly narrated in both English and Hindi, this bilingual CD encourages language development in childhood, and also makes the experience of listening to stories more enjoyable for your child by offering popular stories in a familiar language.

The Appu Series consists of beautifully animated and captivatingly narrated stories which bring to life traditional wisdom from all around the world. Give your child an experience to cherish for a lifetime!

You must always listen to your elders just as the clever kid goat found out. A naughty little kid goat wanders away into the forest, without telling anyone. There he nearly becomes a tasty meal for a hungry wolf. But he uses his wits to save himself. Read all about it in this story.

This is a story about a moneylender, man who refuses to repay the money and a banyan tree as a witness!
How do the three come together? Well read on to see that underhand means never work it.

The Devout Beggar is a story that tells us that God provides no matter who He uses as the means to provision.

A butcher gives a dog a bone, but the greedy dog wants more, and somehow manages to lose the bone that he had to begin with! A butcher feels sorry for a mangy little dog, and so gives it a bone. The dog wants to eat the bone all alone and runs to the woods. On his way there he loses a battle with his own reflection, and also loses the bone!

The Emperor is a silly, vain man who never cares about his kingdom, but always wants new clothes. However, two clever travelers to the kingdom decide to play a trick on him that he would never forget!

Ever wondered why pigs are called filthy or why they are mostly filthy animals? Well, there is a reason for that! Read on and you’ll know!

Being educated or well-read is completely different from being sensible. This is an amusing story that tells us that the educated are not necessarily intelligent!

Includes Two Stories:

The Good Side of Things:
Every cloud has a silver lining….every bad situation has a good side and it all depends on the way you look at it! This is a story of ancient wisdom that each of us need to know.

The Wicked Raven:
A story about the importance of choosing ones friends carefully as the company we keep inadvertently affects us!

Includes Two Stories:

The Noble Elephant:
True nobliity is being selfless and helping even your enemies. Learn this valuable lesson of life from the noble elephant.

The Proud Crow:
Humility and the need to know our limitations are some of the most important values in life. The proud crow learnt them the difficult way....What about you?

Imagine the world without a sun! It would be cold and dark all year though! Truth is, it did happen once, a long time ago! If it weren’t for the clever rooster, we wouldn’t have the warm morning rays of the sun to wake us up! Want to know what the rooster did? Read on and you’ll learn of the Rooster’s ploy! You won’t tell the sun about it though will you?

A group of elves decide to help a poor shoemaker by secretly making gorgeous shoes every night. The shoemaker can’t guess who his helpers are, but he can’t wait to repay them for their kindness.

The North Wind and the Sun have a fight over which of them is stronger. Can you guess who will win? The vain North Wind proclaims that he is the strongest. But the Sun does not agree. They decide to have a duel to see who actually is stronger. And though one wins and the other loses, they decide to be friends after all.

It is better to be useful, than look pretty, as a vain stag finds out. A vain stag is busy admiring his beautiful antlers. To him, his spindly legs are nothing but ugly. But when he is attacked by a tiger, it is his legs that nearly carry him to safety, but his horns that get him stuck in a big mess!

Includes Two Stories:

The Tiger and the Gold Bangle:
A story of worldly wisdom, it teaches you that greed can only bring about ones ruin.

The Clever Deer:
A story of how a small deer by using his wit and ingenuity was able to overcome dangerous obstacles.

What does one do with unwanted visitor? That’s a difficult question to answer! But when the going gets tough, the tough get going and that’s precisely what Lalitha does! Read on for some complete entertainment!

Includes Two Stories:

The Wise Rat:
The Wise Rat is truly a tale for all seasons!

The Crow and the Snake:
A family of crows and a wicked snake that kept stealing the crow's eggs….what happens to the crows? How do they manage to get rid of the evil snake? Read on to find out!

This is a story about a young man’s question, and the answer he learns the hard way. Read on to learn…… Where is God?

For over two thousand years, the Panchatantra tales have helped young children gain a better understanding of the ways of the world. These ancient Sanskrit and Buddhist animal fables are full of wit and practical wisdom. This collection brings to you more popular tales from the Panchatantra. It is indeed a treat for readers of all ages, from all over the world!

Entertainingly narrated in both English and Hindi, this bilingual CD encourages language development in childhood, and also makes the experience of listening to stories more enjoyable for your child by offering popular stories in a familiar language.

Every culture in every corner of the world has its own tradition of story-telling that has been passed on for centuries. Ten of the most well-known stories from all over the world are presented in this collection of the Appu Series.

The titles in this collection include classics from Aesop's Fables, Arabian Tales, Fairy Tales and the Hitopadesha. Entertainingly narrated in both English and Hindi, this bilingual CD encourages language development in childhood, and also makes the experience of listening to stories more enjoyable for your child by offering popular stories in a familiar language.

With colourful animation and captivating narration, the Appu Series of books and AV entertainment brings to life works from all around the world. Truly an experience your child will cherish for a lifetime!

Appu's Nursery Rhymes is an interactive CD-ROM is fun and an enjoyable learning experience for kids. You can also play this as a VCD.

Appu has lots of interactive and lively activities for you. Children will enjoy hours of listening and watching favorite nursery rhymes come to life.

Sing along or act out the Nursery Rhymes with your child. After all, listening is the basic step for any learning to follow! Welcome to the Animated English Rhymes, Volume 8, from the Appu Series!

Appu's Nursery Rhymes is an interactive CD-ROM that will give your child a head start in school.
Appu has lots of interactive and lively activities for you.

You can listen, sing-along and paint the characters from your favourite Nursery Rhymes. You can also play this as a VCD.

So come along, lets sing along with Appu's Nursery Rhymes.

Appu's Nursery Rhymes is an interactive CD-ROM which includes a wide variety of
rhymes and activites that promote early literacy and school readiness skills.

Children will enjoy hours of listening and watching favorite nursery rhymes come to life. So come along and join in the Fun!

Children will enjoy hours of listening and watching their favourite animated rhymes come to life.

Vivid language, larger-than-life characters, colourful animation, humour, a world of make-believe, and hours of fun – welcome to the English Rhymes, Volume 6, from the Appu Series!

The fun-filled learning continues with the English Nursery Rhymes, Volume 7, from the Appu Series! The colourful language, memorable characters and the amazing worlds of imagination that are part of all nursery rhymes are back.

Appu's Nursery Rhymes is an interactive CD-ROM is fun and an enjoyable learning experience for kids. You can also play this as a VCD.

Appu has lots of interactive and lively activities for you. Children will enjoy hours of listening and watching favorite nursery rhymes come to life.

Beauty is a kind young girl who has to go live with a fearsome Beast. But as she soon finds out, the Beast’s terrifying exterior hides a caring heart. A story of magic and unlikely love.

• Beauty and the Beast
• Cinderella
• Jack and the Beanstalk
• Rapunzel
• Rumpelstilskin
• Sleeping Beauty
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• The Emperor’s New Clothes
• The Shoemaker and the Elves
• The Ugly Duckling.

When Jack sold his cow for some magic beans, little did he know that it would be the beginning of a great adventure. The beans grew into a giant beanstalk that led to the castle of a terrible giant, full of his riches.

The King sets a young woman the impossible task of spinning straw into gold. The woman thinks she has no hope, until she meets a weird man who amazingly spins all the straw into gold for her! In return, she must guess his name. Will the poor woman ever guess the man’s name?

This Special Edition 2 Pack CD will give your child a head start in school. Appu has lots of interactive and lively activities for you. You can listen, sing-along and paint the characters from your favourite Nursery Rhymes. So come along, lets sing along with Appu's Nursery Rhymes.