Indian Fairy Tales

Indian Fairy Tales

          
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Tales for Children, From India

These Indian tales which were collected from Asia in the early 20th century are very different from the Grimm's and Aesops tales you may have been familiar with. The folklore of India compasses the folklore of the nation of India and the Indian subcontinent. The subcontinent of India contains a wide diversity of ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups.

Since it is different from other fairy tales, one may need to shift and adjust the perception and look at these from a different angle. This, of course, is a very good pursuit for your child early on, in the quality of adjusting oneself to different cultures and understanding different perceptions or points of view.

What sets this classic book apart from the rest is the Notes and References you have at the end of the book. Here the author has done extensive research on these stories and has traced how the various stories popular in the western world have their roots in the Indian folklore.

Every story has an explanation and commentary really giving the reader an understanding of its significance. It is a very well researched collection and a good read for fairytale enthusiasts.

A cross-pollination between Indian and Western fairy tales.

Some stories, among the 29, are worth revisiting, as they are entertaining, enlightening and engaging. A good mix of fables with animals and human characters.

The stories are rich with talking animals and insects that casually interact with humans, which the author explains (again in the Appendix, so you may want to read that first) fits easily with Hindu and Buddhist ideas of reincarnation.

Trivia:

Fairy tales are found in oral and in literary form; the name "fairy tale" was first ascribed to them by Madame d'Aulnoy in the late 17th century. Many of today's fairy tales have evolved from centuries-old stories that have appeared, with variations, in multiple cultures around the world

Book Chapters

Preface1
I. The Lion and the Crane4
II. How the Raja's Son Won the Princess Labam6
III. The Lambikin16
IV. Punchkin19
V. The Broken Pot31
VI. The Magic Fiddle32
VII. The Cruel Crane Outwitted36
VIII. Loving Laili39
IX. The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal49
X. The Soothsayer's Son52
XI. Harisarman62
XII. The Charmed Ring65
XIII. The Talkative Tortoise72
XIV. A Lac of Rupees for a Bit of Advice74
XV. The Gold-Giving Serpent80
XVI. The Son of Seven Queens82
XVII. A Lesson for Kings90
XVIII. Pride Goeth Before a Fall93
XIX. Raja Rasalu95
XX. The Ass in the Lion's Skin105
XXI. The Farmer and the Money-Lender106
XXII. The Boy Who Had a Moon on His Forehead and a Star on His Chin109
XXIII. The Prince and the Fakir125
XXIV. Why the Fish Laughed129
XXV. The Demon With the Matted Hair135
XXVI. The Ivory City and Its Fairy Princess139
XXVII. How Sun, Moon, and Wind Went out to Dinner153
XXVIII. How the Wicked Sons Were Duped155
XXIX. The Pigeon and the Crow156

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About the Author: Joseph Jacobs (29 August 1854 - 30 January 1916) was an Australian folklorist, literary critic, historian and writer of English literature who became a notable collector and publisher of English folklore. His work went on to popularize some of the world's best known versions of English fairy tales including Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and the three bears, The Three Little Pigs, Jack the Giant Killer and The History of Tom Thumb.

He published his English fairy tale collections: English Fairy Tales in 1890 and More English Fairytales in 1894 but also went on after and in between both books to publish fairy tales collected from continental Europe as well as Jewish, Celtic and Indian Fairytales which made him one of the most popular writers of fairytales for the English language.

Indian Fairy Tales was published in the year 1912.

Jacobs was also an editor for journals and books on the subject of folklore which included editing the Fables of Bidpai and the Fables of Aesop, as well as articles on the migration of Jewish folklore.

He also edited editions of The Thousand and One Nights. He went on to join The Folklore Society in England and became an editor of the society journal Folklore. Joseph Jacobs also contributed to the Jewish Encyclopedia.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781534839236
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 192
  • Series Title: Children's Classics
  • Weight: 263 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1534839232
  • Publisher Date: 21 Jun 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Width: 152 mm


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