Legends Of India

Author: Muriel Wasi
Publisher: Indialog Publications
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 70
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8187981660

Description

Legends of India is a collection of well-known Indian myths and fables addressed primarily to young readers between twelve and sixteen years of age, to inform them of their own rich heritage.

It is also addressed to children possibly in other age-groups, in other parts of the world, who may or may not have come across the legends elsewhere

Contents

A Word to the Reader

Ganga: The River Maid

Jawaharlal Nehru’s Last Will

The Learned Brahmans

Yudhishthira and the Faithful Dog

The Musical Donkey

A Tola of Black Mustard Seeds

Uma: The Golden One

The Buddha and the Shepherd Boy

A Game of Chess

The Old Woman and Her Half-Pomegranate

Birbal: The Wit

The Good and the Bad Villages

Two Indian Legends - A Commentary