Justice & Fairness
Judgments, rewards, punishments and abuses of authority shape these stories. Some endings repair a wrong; others leave losses unresolved or impose a punishment readers may question. Follow whose testimony is heard, whose choices are respected and whether the powerful are held to the same standard as everyone else.
Indian Folk Tales
The Faithless Wife and the Ungrateful Blind Man
Abandoned in a forest, a blind man is rescued by a kind merchant and his wife, then repays them with a wicked lie that could cost them their lives.
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
How Raja Rasalu Swung the Seventy Fair Maidens, Daughters of the King
A rescued cricket helps Rasalu separate millet from sand. His next encounter with Sarkap's daughters turns violent before poisoned food reveals the king's treachery.
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
How Raja Rasalu Went Out into the World
Rasalu leaves his underground home a year early, damages the townspeople's water pots and misreads his frightened father's silence before a painful farewell.
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Ghost-Brahman
A ghost takes the shape of a poor Brahman and moves into his house, and only a cowherd boy playing at being king can work out how to catch him.