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How Raja Rasalu Killed The Giants Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

How Raja Rasalu Killed The Giants

A rousing Punjabi legend about the hero-prince Raja Rasalu, a grieving mother, and the giants who terrorise the city of Nila until a bold young king ends their reign.

How Raja Rasalu Played Chaupur With King Sarkap Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

How Raja Rasalu Played Chaupur With King Sarkap

How Raja Rasalu Played Chaupur With King Sarkap: Now, when evening came, Raja Rasâlu went forth to play chaupur with King Sarkap, and as he passed some

How Raja Rasalu Swung The Seventy Fair Maidens Daughters Of The King Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

How Raja Rasalu Swung The Seventy Fair Maidens Daughters Of The King

How Raja Rasalu Swung The Seventy Fair Maidens Daughters Of The King: The story of Raja Rasalu has echoed through the ages in Indian folk tradition, capturing

How Raja Rasalu Was Born Indian Folk Tales Ages 9-12

How Raja Rasalu Was Born

How Raja Rasalu Was Born: Once there lived a great Raja, whose name was Sâlbâhan, and he had two Queens. Now the elder, by name Queen Achhrâ, had a fair young

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How Raja Rasalu Went Out Into The World Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

How Raja Rasalu Went Out Into The World

How Raja Rasalu Went Out Into The World: Young Rasâlu lived on, far from the light of day, for eleven long years, growing tall and strong, yet contented to

How Raja Rasalus Friends Forsook Him Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

How Raja Rasalus Friends Forsook Him

How Raja Rasalus Friends Forsook Him: Now, on the first day, Raja Rasâlu journeyed far, until he came to a lonely forest, where he halted for the night. True

How The Rajas Son Won The Princess Labam Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

How The Rajas Son Won The Princess Labam

How The Rajas Son Won The Princess Labam: In a country there was a Raja who had an only son who every day went out to hunt. One day the Rani, his mother, said

How The Wicked Sons Were Duped Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

How The Wicked Sons Were Duped

How The Wicked Sons Were Duped: A very wealthy old man, imagining that he was on the point of death, sent for his sons and divided his property among them.

Jackal Or Tiger Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

Jackal Or Tiger

Jackal Or Tiger: One hot night, in Hindustan, a king and queen lay awake in the palace in the midst of the city. Every now and then a faint air blew through

Jwaala Ghat Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

Jwaala Ghat

The night was eerie and the eclipse cast shadows of terror. Jwaala, a young girl, gathered her village and taught them the science of celestial events.

Kaliya Daman – Krishna Tames The Serpent Kaliya – Indian Mythological Story Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

Kaliya Daman – Krishna Tames The Serpent Kaliya – Indian Mythological Story

Kaliya Daman – Krishna Tames The Serpent Kaliya – Indian Mythologica: In the Dvapara Yuga, Krishna lived in Vrindavan as an incarnation of Vishnu, born to

Kupti And Imani Indian Folk Tales Ages 3-5

Kupti And Imani

A Punjabi folktale from Andrew Lang's Olive Fairy Book (1907): the younger princess Imani, sent away to live with a poor fakir, builds her own fortune at the loom — and saves the king who would marry her.

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