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This book is annotated with a rare extensive biographical sketch of the author, Eugene Su�, as well as many full-coloured illustrations by John D. Batten.

"Annotated Author's Edition" comprises the best fiction ever written in history, every single work annotated with biographical sketches, reviews and much more. This series offers a large range of out-of-print books and long-lost titles, a... More

This book is annotated with a rare extensive biographical sketch of the author, Eugene Su�, as well as many full-coloured illustrations by John D. Batten.

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The book contains 29 fairy tales from the Jatakas, or birth stories of Buddha, the fables of Bidpai and from other Sanskrit sources. The stories are humorous and imaginative and preserve the best nursery elements of Hindu folk-tales.

CONTENTS:

PREFACE
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
HARISAMAN
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
NOTES AND REFERENCES

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