Ammamma’s Stories: “Timeless Stories Told the Ammamma Way”
Beautiful Stories from Grandma!!
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The Little Bird in Grandma’s Clock
Grandma Anya had an old cuckoo clock on the wall. Every hour, a little wooden bird popped out to chirp,…
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The Thread That Led to Grandma’s Door
In a city of tall buildings and fast cars, lived a lonely boy named Ravi. After school, he had nowhere…
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Winter Wishes and Grandma’s Snow Globe
Every winter, Grandma Clara brought out a big glass snow globe and placed it in the window. Inside was a…
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Why the Idlis Turned Blue
(As told by Thatha Govind, while the children sat around him on the cool floor of their home in Chennai,…
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Why Hanuman’s Tail Grew So Long
(As told by Thatha Ramu, while the children lay on their backs on the cool grass under the vast, star-dusted…
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When the Vegetables Decided to Have a Race
(As told by Tataji Ramulu, while the children sat cross-legged on a mat in the cool shade of their backyard…
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When the Monkeys Stole Paati’s Spectacles
(As told by Paati Lakshmi, while the children sat around her on the verandah of their home in Badangpet, enjoying…
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When the Cat Tried to Learn Tabla
(As told by Ammamma Parvati, while the children sat curled up on cushions in their home in Badangpet, the afternoon…
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When Ganesha’s Laddu Rolled Away
(As told by Paati Vijaya, while the children sat around her on a colorful rug, the aroma of freshly made…
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The White Elephant and the Moon
Moral: True beauty lies within Long ago, there was a beautiful white elephant named Indra who lived in the forest.…
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The Whispering Walls of Hampi
(As told by Thatha Venkatesh, while the children sat huddled around him on a weathered stone slab amidst the ruins…
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The Turtle Who Remembered Everything
Grandma Mimi told the same story every Thursday at sunset. The kids always gathered on her porch, especially to hear…