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Folklore 27
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Indian 17
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Secondary 18
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
The Story of a Pumpkin
A childless couple become parents to a young pumpkin who seeks to be their son and work in their fields until the day he leaves home to find a wife.
The Wooden Sword
Impressed by a poor Jewish shoemaker's belief that God will ensure everything turns out as it should, a shah in Kabul, Afghanistan, devises a series of hardships to test the man's faith