Tales and Legends From India 9788129119193
Here are tales from different parts of the country, from followers of different faiths; stories of kings and commoners,
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English Year 2015
Table of contents :
Introduction
TALES FROM THE EPICS
Love Conquers All
The Cow of Plenty
King Bharata
Shiva’s Anger
Nala and Damayanti
The Superior Man
Shakuntala
TALES FROM THE JATAKA
The Hare in the Moon
The Ugly Prince and the Heartless Princess
The Crane and the Crab
Friends in Deed
“Who’ll Buy My Mangoes?”
REGIONAL TALES AND LEGENDS
A Demon for Work
The Lost Ruby
How a Tribal Boy Became a King
The Happy Herdsman
The Tiger-King’s Gift
The Ghost and the Idiot
Brave and Beautiful
Seven Brides for Seven Princes
A Battle of Wits
Toria and the Daughter of the Sun
The Wicked Guru
“As Your Liberality, So Your Virtue”
The Song of the Whistling-Thrush
Notes and Sources
Introduction
TALES FROM THE EPICS
Love Conquers All
The Cow of Plenty
King Bharata
Shiva’s Anger
Nala and Damayanti
The Superior Man
Shakuntala
TALES FROM THE JATAKA
The Hare in the Moon
The Ugly Prince and the Heartless Princess
The Crane and the Crab
Friends in Deed
“Who’ll Buy My Mangoes?”
REGIONAL TALES AND LEGENDS
A Demon for Work
The Lost Ruby
How a Tribal Boy Became a King
The Happy Herdsman
The Tiger-King’s Gift
The Ghost and the Idiot
Brave and Beautiful
Seven Brides for Seven Princes
A Battle of Wits
Toria and the Daughter of the Sun
The Wicked Guru
“As Your Liberality, So Your Virtue”
The Song of the Whistling-Thrush
Notes and Sources
