Author: Narayan Gangopadhyay
Publisher: Tara Publishing
Year: 1998
Language: English
Pages: 114
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8186211349
Description
The four reluctant heroes are plunged into a set of absurd adventures where they meet a ferocious Chinese bandit, a sadhu with a sweet tooth and several ghosts who have the nasty habit of cackling in the middle of the night.
The author is a well-known writer whose character Tenida continues to be one of the most popular figures in Bengali children's literature.
Swati Bhattacharjee's highly readable translation captures the unique rhythms of Indian English and the eccentricity of Narayan's prose.
Contents
Uncle's Roar of Laughter
A Pot Full of Yogic Serpents
God's Gift a Banana Skin
Zandit Kanchang Ku
In Gajeshwar's Grip
Sheth Dhunduram
The Tiger Episode
Habul Sen's Body
The Bird has Fled
Jhanturam of Jhanto Hills
Shoes that Walked
The Night of Terror
That was not a squirrel's tail, whose beard was it, who could tell
On the Roof Dances the Crow
Who are you, Laughing Man?
The Lethal Laddu
The End of the Tale