Publisher's Synopsis
Indian Fairy TalesThe classic collection of Indian fairy tales, compiled by famed translator and scholar, Joseph Jacobs. This book contains a treasure trove of fairy tales from India, including: The Lion and the Crane, How the Raja's Son won the Princess Labam., The Lambikin, Punchkin, The Broken Pot, The Magic Fiddle, The Cruel Crane Outwitted, Loving Laili, The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal, The Soothsayer's Son, Harisarman, The Charmed Ring, The Talkative Tortoise, A Lac of Rupees for a Bit of Advice, The Gold-giving Serpent, The Son of Seven Queens, A Lesson for Kings, Pride goeth before a Fall, Raja Rasalu., The Ass in the Lion's Skin, The Farmer and the Money-lender, The Boy who had a Moon on his Forehead and a Star on his Chin, The Prince and the Fakir, Why the Fish Laughed., The Demon with the Matted Hair, The Ivory City and its Fairy Princess, How Sun, Moon, and Wind went out to Dinner, How the Wicked Sons were Duped., and The Pigeon and the Crow.
