Books with author ANANT PAI

• When Boris, the landlord, distributes maggot-ridden grains as wages, the people decide to teach him a lesson in The Peasant and the Landlord.• Ram and Shyam are best friends but Ram keeps trying to get the better of Shyam. But when Ram tells Shyam that he is Somewhere Else Shyam has a witty reply waiting for him.• Hodja is on a hunt for the biggest liar in the Sultan’s court. Will he manage to find one in The Greatest Liar?• A cat plans to have Rinku the mouse for dinner. But clever Rinku has no plans to give in so easily. Find out how The Clever Mouse saves himself from becoming a meal!

• A man with five donkeys and one rope finds himself in a strange conundrum. Will someone wiser help him out in Roping the Donkeys?• Suppandi must give his guests a five-star treatment. How excatly does Suppandi plan to do that in Five-Star Hosptality!• The rabbits are having a get-together. And Chamataka has his plans all set to gatecrash the event in Kalia the Crow.• Hodja has locked horns with an expert chess player. Will he lose or pull off a Checkmate?

• Four hungry travellers meet in a garden but none of them wants to cook! Finally they decide to narrate a story each and whoever refuses to believe the stories shall cook the food. Find out who shall become the reluctant chef in Tall Tales for Dinner.• Read Rice if you want to know the journey of this grain from the farm to your plate.• Two simpletons, Buddhuram and Murkh, find themselves in the same queue. Soon the two get into a heated argument on who is first and who is second. Find out how this knot is resolved in One and Two Makes Twelve.• Vasanti and Bhogilal love gardening. But their neighbour’s pesky hens ruin all their hard work. How will the couple solve this pecking problem? Find out in A “Eggcellent” Trick.

• Roya will do anything to get what she wants. But what if she wants to get into a club that doesn’t want her? Follow her adventures inTheWind-upClub• A notorious poacher is on the loose! Shambu has no interest in catching him… until an astrologer predicts his downfall.What’ll Shambu do now? Read ShikariShambu: Beware, the Monkey! to find out.• What trick will Suppandi use to wake up his employer? Or will he mess up that too?Check out WakeUp Call.

What’s the most unusual gift you’ve ever received? Whatever it is, it sure can’t beat the gifts in the Chinese folk tale A Tale of two Gifts.All you need to do whe nin trouble is to think smart. And a goat did just that! Read the tale of the witty goat in The Goat’s Medicine.It’s time for some travelling! But how will you do that with a tiger in the bus? Unless our favourite Shikari Shambu comes to the rescue, of course!

It s not easy being a smart minister whose boss is a very naive and rather stupid king. It s hard enough to do all of his tasks for him, and receive none of the credit. Having had enough of King Hooja s incompetence, Tantri, the rather frustrated mantri, decides to take matters into his own hands. He decides to off King Hooja and sit on the throne himself. However, luck doesn t seem to be on Tantri s side. Every attempt of his turns into a life-saver for King Hooja, and Tantri can t seem to catch a break!

• Can a simple toothache land Temujin in trouble? Check outTemujin’s Magic Tooth to find out!• Suppandi goes to a psychicto have his fortune told. But has anyone told the psychic the chaos Suppandi can create? Laugh out loud with Psychic Shooing.• Bina decides to do something for herself as an independent woman. But all miserly Jagannath is interested in is saving money. So does Bina make up her mind To Earn Or to Spend? Find out with Ina Mina Mynah Mo.