"The book collects folktales from the Punjab, Kashmir, and Bengal regions of India. Each tale is paired with a full-page illustration by a contemporary artist"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Animal tales -- The bear's bad bargain -- The Brahman girl that married a tiger -- The Soothsayer's son -- The rat's wedding -- Gholam Badshah and his son Ghool -- Outwitting and outwitted -- The ghost-Brahman -- Bopoluchi -- The son of seven mothers -- The indigent brahman -- The king and the robbers -- The Brahmarakshasa -- Life and death -- Life's secret -- Eesara and Caneesara -- The lord of death -- Prince Lionheart and his three friends -- The beggar and the five muffins.