| Compiler |
Jacobs, Joseph, 1854-1916 |
| Illustrator |
Batten, John Dickson, 1860-1932 |
| Title |
Indian Fairy Tales
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| Contents |
The lion and the crane -- How the Raja's son won the Princess Labam -- The lambikin -- Punchkin -- The broken pot -- The magic fiddle -- The cruel crane outwitted -- Loving Laili -- The tiger, the Brahman, and the jackal -- The soothsayer's son -- Harisarman -- The charmed ring -- The talkative tortoise -- A lac of rupees for a piece of advice -- The gold-giving serpent -- The son of seven queens -- A lesson for kings -- Pride goeth before a fall -- Raja Rasalu -- The ass in the lion's skin -- The farmer and the money-lender -- The boy who had a moon on his forehead and a star on his chin -- The prince and the fakir -- Why the fish laughed -- The demon with the matted hair -- The ivory city and its fairy princess -- Sun, moon, and wind go out to dinner -- How the wicked sons were duped -- The pigeon and the crow.
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
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| Subject |
Fairy tales
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| Subject |
Fairy tales -- India
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| Subject |
Folklore -- India
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
7128 |
| Release Date |
Dec 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated |
May 1, 2012 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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