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