India
Folk tales from the diverse traditions of India.
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Monkey With The Tom Tom
The Monkey With The Tom Tom: In a remote wood there lived a monkey, and one day while he was eating wood-apples, a sharp thorn from the tree ran into the tip
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 3-5
The Mother And The Daughter Who Worshipped The Sun
The Mother And The Daughter Who Worshipped The Sun: Once upon a time there lived a mother and a daughter who worshipped the Sun. Though they were very poor
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 3-5
The Prince And The Fakir
The Prince And The Fakir: There was once upon a time a King who had no children. Now this King went and laid him down to rest at a place where four roads met
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Jackal And The Crocodile
The Jackal And The Crocodile: Once upon a time, Mr. Jackal was trotting along gaily, when he caught sight of a wild plum-tree laden with fruit on the other
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 3-5
The Jackal And The Iguana
The Jackal And The Iguana: One moonlight night, a miserable, half-starved jackal, skulking through the village, found a worn-out pair of shoes in the gutter.
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 3-5
The Jackal And The Partridge
The Jackal And The Partridge: A Jackal and a Partridge swore eternal friendship; but the Jackal was very exacting and jealous. You don’t do half as much for me
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Jewelled Arrow
The Jewelled Arrow: In the city of Vardhamana in India there lived a powerful king named Vira-Bhuja, who, as was the custom in his native land, had many wives
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 3-5
The Jogis Punishment
The Jogis Punishment: Once upon a time there came to the ancient city of Rahmatabad, a jogi of holy appearance, who took up his abode under a tree outside the
Jataka Tales
Ages 3-5
The King’s Elephant
The King’s Elephant: Long ago, the mighty Himalayas were home to a large herd of eighty thousand elephants headed by a magnificent white elephant. He had a
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 3-5
The Fish Prince
The Fish Prince: Once there were a king and queen who had two sons. The older of the two was a very short and ugly man with only one eye, and that was in the
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Foolish Weaver
A weaver’s foolish obedience to a farmer’s absurd commands nearly destroys him.
Panchatantra Stories
Ages 9-12
The Grain of Corn
A farmer plants a single grain of corn and cultivates it into an abundant harvest through faith and hard work.