Author: Meera Uberoi
Painter/Illustrator/Animator: Uma Krishnaswamy
Publisher: Scholastic
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 73
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8176554944
Description
Find out why the wagtail is so tiny and how the king learnt to keep his word, read about the crow’s daughter and the Chettiyar’s clever som…
Written by the best-selling author Meera Uberoi, this entrancing collection of folktales from all over India is beautifully illustrated.
Contents
The Kinde Fig Tree
A ZELIANGROUNG NAGA TALE
The Prince and the Shepherd Boy
A TALE FROM BENGAL
The Stick that grew Shorter
A TALE FROM ANDHRA PRADESH
The Chettiyar’s Clever Son
A TALE OF THE CHETTIYARS
The Ow Princess
A TALE FROM ASSAM
The Crow’s Daughter
A KASHMIRI TALE
The Crul Sisters-in-law
A LARKA HOS TALE
The Jackal’s Riddle
A SANTAL TALE
A Cure for the King
A TALE FROM BIHAR
Why the Wagtail is so Tiny
A LHOTA NAGA TALE
The King of the Parrots
A KADAR TALE
How the King Learnt to Keep his Word
A BUXAS TALE