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  • Panchatantra - 51 short stories with moral

    Illustrated

    by Pandit Vishnu Sharman, Praful B ...
    51 short and illustrarted stories from the Panchatantra. Panchatantra is from two Sankrit words "Pancha" means five and "tantra" means strategies. Panchantantra is part of Indian folklore for over 400 years now. This book retells 51 short stories from the compilation along with illustrations.The stories revolves around the five strategies:- The Gain of Friends, Discord amongst friends, Of Crows ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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  • Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame

    by Supriya Kelkar ...
    In 1857 India, 13-year-old Meera escapes a life she has no say in--and certain death on her husband's funeral pyre--only to end up a servant to a British general in the East India Company. When a rebellion against British colonizers spreads, she must choose between relative safety in a British household or standing up for herself and her people.India, 1857Meera's future has been planned for her ... Read more

    $21.95 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • 71 Golden Tales of Panchatantra - Wisdom tales from India's rich past, retold for today's young readers

    by SANTHINI GOVINDAN ...
    The Panchatantra stories are over 5000 years old. Originally narrated in Sanskrit, they were popularised in their present form by Pandit Vishnu Sharma. Legend has it that King Amar Shakti asked Pandit Sharma to impart worldly wisdom to his three sons. Pandit Sharma agreed to do this within six months. Thereupon, he narrated stories daily with subtle messages that taught various qualities for ... Read more

    $5.39 USD

  • Akbar birbal Stories

    by Praveen kumar ...
    Akbar Birbal stories have always been an integral part of India's heritage. The witty stories of Akbar and Birbal have always made us laugh and also taught us valuable life lessons. Now read these witty stories from our collection below and have fun!During the reign of Akbar and close to the end of it, local folk tales of his interaction with his advisor Birbal became popular. The stories ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Elephants Know

    A Novel

    by Eric Dinerstein ...
    Abandoned in the jungle of the Nepalese Borderlands, two-year-old Nandu is found living under the protective watch of a pack of wild dogs. From his mysterious beginnings, fate delivers him to the King's elephant stable, where he is raised by unlikely parents-the wise head of the stable, Subba-sahib, and Devi Kali, a fierce and affectionate female elephant.When the king's government threatens to ... Read more

    $8.09 USD

  • THE PANCHATANTRA

    TEACHING TALES OF OLD INDIA

    by Narindar Uberoi Kelly ...
    Illustrated by Meagan Jenigen ...
    A RAT THAT ATE IRON. A BIRD WITH TWO HEADS. FOUR GREEDY TREASURE-SEEKERS. A DOG THAT WENT TO FOREIGN LANDS TO FIND FOOD.These are only a few of the colourful stories that long, long ago – it is said – a sage told three princes so that they could learn to live wisely. Instead of giving them boring lessons, the learned tutor told them fables alive with animals and human characters faced with ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Jataka Tales - Stories of moral conduct and good behaviour

    by CLIFFORD SAWHNEY ...
    Jataka Tales are often short narratives which tell the stories of the lives of the Buddha before he reached Enlightenment. The story of each of these earlier lives, like a fable, is meant to convey the lessons of moral behaviour. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Panchatantra

    Puffin Classics

    by Vishnu Sharma ...
    Translated by Rohini Chowdhury ...
    Evergreen animal fables, now in this classic keepsake edition Composed in Sanskrit in around 300 ce, the Panchatantra is one of the oldest collections of fables in the world. Devised for the purposes of teaching three dull-witted sons of a king, it strives to convey the principles of kingship and some valuable life lessons. Relive the joy of this enduring classic through this magnificent ... Read more

    $2.35 USD

  • Buddhist Animal Wisdom Stories

    by Mark W. McGinnis ...
    Around the beginning of the common era, Indian Buddhists began to collect fables, or jataka tales, illuminating various human virtues and foibles—from kindness, cooperation, loyalty and self-discipline on the one hand to greed, pride, foolishness, and treachery on the other. Instead of populating these stories with people, they cast the animals of their immediate environment in the leading roles ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The White Elephant

    by Sid Fleischman ...
    How can a beautiful white elephant be a terrible curse?Run-Run, a young elephant trainer, discovers the answer when he incurs the fury of the prince. The boy's punishment? The gift of an elephant, white as a cloud. From that moment forward, the curse reveals itself. According to tradition, so rare an elephant cannot be allowed to work for its keep. It is poor Run-Run who must feed the beast the ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Amazing Folktales From South Asia

    by Christopher Baretto ...
    Series series Timeless Classics from Amar Chitra Katha
    Join Amar Chitra Katha on a journey through the folktales from our neighbours!Visit Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan through the stories of adventure, magic, animals and much else.Read about - the unbreakable bond between two brothers, Cho-cho and Che-cho Dorjee; a mothersparrow who receives help from the unlikeliest of animals; and of Pasha, the young warrior who triggers a chain of good deeds; and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Gay Neck, The Story of a Pigeon & Ghond The Hunter

    by Dhan Gopal Mukerji ...
    Take flight with Gay-Neck, the passenger pigeon with a shimmery throat, his kind young master and Ghond, the wildlife expert, on their adventures in a village, across the Himalayas and to a battlefield in France. In this heartwarming, sometimes heartbreaking tale, soar through Gay-Neck’s encounters with hawks and eagles, his quests with the swifts and a monk, and finally his heroic service as a ... Read more

    Was $3.99 USD Now $2.99 USD