Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 607 Jacobs, Joseph 1854 1916 Batten, John Dickson 1860 1932 Batten, J. D. (John Dickson) Batten, John D. Indian Fairy Tales Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. 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. E-text prepared by Delphine Lettau, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Indian Fairy Tales" by Joseph Jacobs is a collection of folk stories compiled and edited in the late 19th century. The book encompasses a variety of tales that highlight the rich cultural tapestry and storytelling traditions of India, featuring themes of magic, moral lessons, and the exploits of clever protagonists, including princes, animals, and spirits. The opening portion of the collection introduces readers to a selection of tales, starting with the story of "The Lion and the Crane," where the crane helps a lion with a thorn in his throat, only to face ingratitude from the lion later. It sets the stage for the whimsical and thoughtful nature of this anthology. Another tale features a raja's son who defies his mother's warnings, seeks out the enchanting Princess Labam, and faces numerous challenges, including the help of new friends like ants and tigers. These stories explore the importance of wisdom, kindness, and the consequences of one's actions, preparing the reader for the moral undercurrents that will run throughout Jacobs' enchanting collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fairy tales Fairy tales -- India Folklore -- India PZ Text Folklore India Children's Myths, Fairy Tales, etc. Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 476696 476245 2024-10-03T12:17:29.811995 2023-10-03T10:42:58.668273 text/html text/html 491522 2012-05-01T13:56:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3264230 2012-05-01T14:07:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3430666 2024-10-03T12:17:40.818963 application/epub+zip 3432948 2024-10-03T12:17:33.059973 application/epub+zip 239066 2024-10-03T12:17:31.226975 application/epub+zip 3621878 2024-10-03T12:17:46.160937 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3577216 2024-10-03T12:17:39.252949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373885 2022-09-04T04:42:16.949043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414989 414902 2024-10-03T12:17:27.903996 2023-10-03T10:42:57.254270 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 414680 2012-05-01T14:06:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 151076 2012-05-01T14:09:11 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 414560 2012-05-01T14:06:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 150937 2012-05-01T14:08:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 414641 2012-05-01T14:06:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 150867 2012-05-01T14:09:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 26050 2024-10-03T12:17:46.320877 application/rdf+xml 10789 2024-10-03T12:17:31.803965 image/jpeg 2904 2024-10-03T12:17:31.513959 image/jpeg 3336755 2024-10-03T12:17:30.033987 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia