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The Cleverest Thief
As a great Buddhist monk feels his death approaching, he devises a plan to choose as his successor the monk who understands his teachings best
The Rumor
"Pandurang, the fruit-seller, is so dour that he can make milk turn sour. One day he coughs up a feather. As the story of Pandurang's feather is passed from one person to another, it grows and grows until it can hardly be recognized. And that's when the story weaves its magic on the ill-tempered Pandurang. An international verson of 'broken telephone, ' The Rumor is a funny cautionary tale about the nature of rumors"--Publisher description
The Flute
Her parents swept away by a catastrophic flood, Chandra finds solace in her mother's magic flute
How the Firefly Got Its Light
Jugnu Rani realizes that people, trees, and other creatures have a purpose and seeks to find her purpose
Grandma and the great gourd
On her way to visit her daughter on the other side of the jungle, Grandma encounters a hungry fox, bear, and tiger, and although she convinces them to wait for her return trip, she still must find a way to outwit them all
Elephant in the Dark
In this version of the blind men and the elephant, based on a poem by Rūmī, Persian villagers try to figure out what strange animal in a dark barn has arrived from India
Alone in the Forest
After hearing a loud sound while out in the woods, Musa is struck with fear, but must find a way out and back to his village
A Pair of Twins
Sundari, the daughter of the Chief Mahout in Mysore, and the elephant calf Lakshmi were born on the same day and remain close, and when Lakshmi's father gets too old to lead the procession for Dussehra, Sundari suggests Lakshmi take his place.
The Merchant and the Thief
In this adaptation of an Indian folktale, as a thief travels with a wealthy jewel merchant he tries and fails several times to uncover and steal his treasures, but in return the merchant offers the thief God's forgiveness and a life in Jesus Christ
The Churki-Burki Book of Rhyme
"Meet Churki and Burki, the rhyming sisters, and spend a day with them in their village, playing and singing songs. Adapted from the Gond artist Durga Bai's rendering of her own childhood in her village Patangahr, this is a merry tale of fun and rhyme"--Back cover
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