Once upon a time, in ancient Ceylon, Seven gurus (gypsies) who were traveling on their own different paths met each other at an ambalama, where they chose to stay for the night. Ambalama is like a lodge, built for pilgrims, traders, and travelers to stay the night. So, the seven gurus who were traveling alone coincidentally met at such a place.Once they met at the Ambalama, they all recognized they were from the same community. They were all making a living by giving prophecies to people by looking at their palms or faces…

Once upon a time in ancient Ceylon, there was a man called Abara. He was married to a religious woman. They both were Buddhists. The women who is more religious goes to temple in every full moon poya day. So, Abara’s wife went to temple and observed Atasil and returned home. But, Abara didn’t go to temple. He never had gone to temple to observe Sil. His wife wanted him to go to temple…

Once upon a time, there was a man called Gamarala on an island called Lanka. On that island, there were so many villages. They were beautiful villages with a lot of greenery. In a village like that, there was this person called Gamarala. Like most of the villagers, Gamarala was also an innocent farmer. He cultivated paddy in his fields. One day, he woke up early and went to the paddy field. He saw that the paddy field had some marks. Gamarala looked closely.

“What are these marks? It seems the paddy has been tamped down.”

Once upon a time, there was a foolish man in a village. He was a very poor man. But he worked hard. He worked at his paddy fields, Chena, and home garden. He cultivated all he could and made a living out of his cultivations. That was how he fed his wife and his son. He was an honest, innocent man. But, unfortunately, he was not that smart. One day, in the evening, this villager was sitting on the log placed in the front yard of his house. After having a tiring day, he sat there and kept thinking about his future…

Once upon a time, in Ceylon, there were two cunning men. We call one of them Raigamaya and the other Gampolaya. Raigamaya was from the Raigama area. Gampolaya was from the Gampola area. One day, Raigamaya and Gampolaya met each other at an ambalama. Both men got into an interesting talk. They both had stories to share and experiences to share. First, they shared their resources and prepared their dinner. While having dinner,..