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Item Code:	NAL196
Publisher:	Rupa Publication Pvt. Ltd.
Author:	Terry O' Brien
Language:	English
Edition:	2013
ISBN:	9788129120748
Pages:	144
Cover:	Paperback
Other Details	7.5 inch x 5.0 inch
Weight	100 gm

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Introduction

India is a land of myriad colours. With its rich history of folklore, India abounds in stories that have enthralled readers from time immemorial.

The oral tradition of narrating stories has ensured that these stories have been passed down from generation to generation. This exciting collection brings together a few of these classic tales for the young reader.

Contents

Introduction	ix
Common Sufferings	1
Meeting in the Forest	3
Suka's Pupils	5
The Dishonest Gatekeeper	8
The Pillar of Justice	13
The Tree Witness	15
Whose Money Is It?	18
Samudragupta and his Courtiers	20
The Widow and the Dishonest Brahmin	22
Even a King Can be Saved	26
The King and His People	28
Akbar and the Cow	30
The Emperor's Disguise	31
The King 's Parrot	34
The Golden Touch	35
Maya	37
The Palms of Their Hands	38
The King and the Sculptor	40
The Obedient Husbands	44
The King and the Actor	47
Matters of Faith	48
The Minister and the Peon	50
The Holy Man	52
Sassa's Request	54
The Holy Name of Rama	56
In the Durbar	57
Siva Alone is Real	59
Mother Tongue	60
Precept Broken	62
A Song Story	64
Come an Hour Earlier	66
The Five Greatest Fools in Agra	68
The Flag of God	73
It's All for the Best	76
The Perfect Portrait	78
The King and His Critic	80
The Flatterer	81
Akbar's World	84
The King's Review	86
Appeasing the Begum	87
The Powers of Children	91
A Princess's Choice	93
Lilavathi's Corroboration	95
A Suitable Punishment	97
The King 's Ambassador	99
Birbal Travels to Burma	101
Who is the Real Shah?	106
The Friendship of Akbar and Birbal	108
Chanakya and Firewood	110
Birbal and the Mad Elephant	111
Breadth or Depth	113
The Crows of Agra	115
The Three Sanyasis	117
The King Admires Birbal	119
Must Be in Bed for Seven Days	121
Birbal Goes to Heaven	123
Krishna Deva Raya and the Minister's Advice	127
Harishchandra-the Truthful King	129

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