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In ancient times, the jester was a very important person because he could always make people laugh and be happy. Many humorous tales are attributed to these jesters.There are stories of Birbal, patronised by Emperor Akbar, of Tenali Ramakrishna, from the court of Krishna Deva Raya of south India, and of Gopal, the chief jester in the court of Maharaja Krishna Chandra of Bengal.Maharaja Krishna Chandra ruled during the Islamic period in medieval India. His biggest rival was the governor of Murshidabad, referred to as the Nawab in all the stories.One is not sure who the Nawab actually was. He could very well have been a fictitious character created to make the stories interesting.Indeed, neither the Maharaja nor the Nawab is depicted as intelligent or witty.Many stories are told of how the Maharaja tries to outwit the Nawab and how Gopal assists in these endeavours. In every story, it is Gopal who emerges the hero.

Children's BookStories for kids: Slowie Stories - Talking with baby UnicornFunny facts Bedtime Stories for KidsParents love their children more than anything. But being a parent is NOT easy and our Sloth friend, Slowie, is back to prove this! Read along as you and your child will once again enjoy the silly antics of this slowly animal ! This is a read aloud kids book and is easy to read. The target age range audience is for toddlers, preschool and young children. Slowie Stories is a book that any child will love, especially at bedtime. This book is suitable for parents to read to their children. Grandparents will definitely enjoy reading this book to their grandchildren.

If you are fed up of calling yourself a 'single', if you have had enough of forgettable blind dates and frivolous relationships, if you long to get hooked up with your Mr/Ms Right, you have come to the right place. Rules of Attraction is an unparalleled guide to conquering the hearts, which you can truly bank upon.This book emphasises the psychological aspects of love. It intimates you about the various emotional and psychological needs of a person, and helps you slowly enter his/her social, personal, and finally intimate zone, laying a strong foundation of a long-lasting relationship in the process. Authored by an experienced psychologist, the book will ensure that not only you 'rise' in love with the right person, but also make him/her reciprocate your feelings with equal love and ardour.ABOUT THE AUTHORThe author, Dr. Amit Abraham is heading the Department of psychology at a premier institution. His doctorate work is in the area of personality psychology. He has published several research papers and authored books on psychology and general interest. He is also heading a mental health organisation called Samvaidna, which is actively involved in the area of guidance and counselling, therapy, testing and personality improvement programmes along with conducting workshops on various psychological issues. He is the recipient of the U.P. Shikshak Samman for the year 2006 awarded by Bright Organisation For Youth.CONTENTS:PrefaceOverviewThe StartersFirst ImpressionsBeauty and The BeholderBody LanguageLoves Me – Loves Me NotThe Line of ControlBreaking The IceThe Final Intrusion

How is this book unique?Font adjustments & biography includedUnabridged (100% Original content)IllustratedAbout Idylls of the King by Alfred Lord TennysonIdylls of the King, published between 1859 and 1885, is a cycle of twelve narrative poems by the English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892; Poet Laureate from 1850) which retells the legend of King Arthur, his knights, his love for Guinevere and her tragic betrayal of him, and the rise and fall of Arthur's kingdom. The whole work recounts Arthur's attempt and failure to lift up mankind and create a perfect kingdom, from his coming to power to his death at the hands of the traitor Mordred. Individual poems detail the deeds of various knights, including Lancelot, Geraint, Galahad, and Balin and Balan, and also Merlin and the Lady of the Lake. There is little transition between Idylls, but the central figure of Arthur links all the stories. The poems were dedicated to the late Albert, Prince Consort. The Idylls are written in blank verse. Tennyson's descriptions of nature are derived from observations of his own surroundings, collected over the course of many years. The dramatic narratives are not an epic either in structure or tone, but derive elegiac sadness in the style of the idylls of Theocritus. Idylls of the King is often read as an allegory of the societal conflicts in Britain during the mid-Victorian era.

Prince Kellor, cursed by the troll-witch Mandine to live as a north-bear, wrestles with the challenges of his beast form. Pain wracks his body. Unpredictable rages blur his mind. And straight thinking proves elusive, confusing his search for the loopholes that every curse possesses. His curse turns on the choices of his childhood friend Elle. She once shared Kellor's idyllic rambles through the wilderlands. She now loves all things musical. Might Kellor persuade her to neglect her own dreams to confront his lethal nightmare? Should he? But no troll-witch permits her prey to escape with ease. The illusory loopholes in Mandine's curse all twist back to its entombing heart. J.M. Ney Grimm tells a lyrical Beauty and the Beast tale, rife with moments of shining glory, dark magnificence, and unexpected significance. The fate of an empire, a people, and a world unfurls from Kellor's deeds and Elle's choices. PRAISE FOR TROLL-MAGIC "...Troll-magic has a certain poetic style I've yet to come across elsewhere. Descriptions are...evocative, characters are natural and complex..." — James J. Parsons, Speaking to the Eyes "This is the kind of book that you keep thinking about... All through the day you will find yourself hoping for just a few minutes to pick it up again. Loosely based on a familiar folk tale, the world depicted is magical, but the people are very real." — M.A. Dunn "Troll-magic was a fun read... This story mixes adventure, romance, life lessons and, of course, magic. J.M. Ney-Grimm has created a fascinating new world. Her detailed descriptions and colourful writing style bring the world of Silmaren and the Norse-lands right off the page and into life." — W. Walsh "Her work compares favorably with Robin McKinley and Patricia McKillip... if you're looking for an intelligent, fun and interesting read, I highly recommend this book." — Mira EXCERPT FROM TROLL-MAGIC In darkness he touched his nose, felt his ears. Oh Sias! They were larger. More deformed. Horror shook his fingertips. What should he do? What could he do? Chaotic memory gripped him. Stabbing tangerine light and agonizing pain. His body taken by unfathomable force and twisted, reshaped. What was this? Where was this? None of it made sense. And the absolute blackness didn't help. He took a deep breath. And another. There. He was steadier now. Some sort of solution existed. He could sense it, just out of reach. Closing his eyes against the dark, he stretched his mind. He'd done . . . something . . . last . . . night? It didn't matter when. What was it he'd done? He tried again to call it to mind, pressing against the blankness in his thoughts. Breathing was part of it; patterned breathing. Which reminded him that holding his breath wouldn't help. Someone . . . a teacher, had told him that tension inhibited . . . something. He sighed. Patterned breathing. Fine, he would do some. He breathed out to a slow count of three, then in for the same. And then he had it. Patterned breathing and patterning. He was a pattern-master. Or, at least, an apprentice one. And he'd done . . . not patterning, last night, but a forbidden version of it. Something other.

Before Captain Jack Sparrow and The Pirates of the Caribbean, there were Treasure Island and Kidnapped. Two novels of derring-do and adventure among pirates on the high seas. Thrill with our young heroes as they swashbuckle through one adventure after another. Collected here together are the two books that all other pirate adventures are measured against.

Aesop’s moral and educative fables are well-known and read all over the world.It is believed that Aesop was born in 620BC in Greece, to a slave family. Thus he could not receive any formal education, but he was very clever, intellegent and had a philosophical bent of mind. He spun interesting moral tales using animal and birds as his main characters. ‘Sour Grapes’, ‘The Lion and the Mouse’, ‘Wolf! Wolf!’, ‘The Thristy Crow’, ‘Who will bell the Cat’, are some of the stories that are still very popular and loved by children.This book is a compilation of such fascinating stories. These tales besides being immensely entertaining, help children in developing their mental faculties, logical reasoning and quick thinking. This is the reason Aesop‘s Fables are so popular and read even today, 2500 years after his death.

This interesting and enchanting collection of folk tales from all over India is basically meant for children to make them learn thelanguage and at the same time acquaint them with rich Indian values and culture.These short stories contain all the necessary ingredients that are required to capture a child`s ever-inquisitive mind and helphim solve the various mysteries of life. Actually, folk tales originated from the bedtime stories that were usually narrated to us byour grandmothers and mothers and these stories contained a moral coupled with wit, humour, thrill, horror, beauty, love andwhat not!ContentsCONTENTS:1. The Magical Chant2. Rumna and Jhumna3. The Rainbow Prince4. How was the Moon Created?5. The Value of Tears6. Ramu does his Best7. When Destiny Decides...

This is a novel for children, in the older age group, who know of the vast expanse of the Universe that stretches unto infinity and of recent successes in space exploration.The seed idea for the story was provided by American space probes that led to the landing of two Rover spacecraft on Mars in January 2004. Many scientists refer to Mars as an Earth’s Twin.The blend of fact and fiction is what makes this novel truly fantastic. It is this fusion that makes a lasting impact on the target audience.

The Surprise Gift is the touching tale of an adopted child. The Autobiography narrates the woes of a pet dog abandoned by selfish masters. Sweety’s Resolution is a sci-fi story weaving an environmental message. The Mission captures the excitement of a trek undertaken by some kids in search of a runaway friend. The Turning Point revolves around a domestic servant who is treated like a son by the family, sent to school and then finds his own standing in society. The Red Monster is the tale of a postal runner who falls prey to a mail van. The Oath recounts the tale of a freedom fighter, whose son’s adoption of US citizenship has a tragic outcome. The Interesting Chat reveals coincidental happenings between two Internet Chat partners. The Anti-climax is an account of a bank employee s attempt to foil a bank robbery. Slip of the Tongue is a tale of a beggar and a girl that has a twist in the tail. Sabari’s Story show how a school teacher imparts an important lesson to students through the story of Lord Ram and an untouchable lady Sabari.