| Description |
xiii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography |
"Notes and references": pages 273-311. |
| 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 bit 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 -- How Sun, Moon, and Wind went out to dinner -- How the wicked sons were duped -- The pigeon and the crow. |
| Subject |
Fairy tales.
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Folklore -- India.
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