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The Jataka tales is a an essential part of Indian folk literature. The tales refer to a voluminous body of literature concerning the previous births (jāti) of the Buddha. These are the stories that tell about the previous lives of the Buddha, in both human and animal form. We are presenting select 51 short stories from these tales for children and teenagers( 6 to 15 years) . All the stories have a moral. The collection of stories in this volume include:-THE GOLDEN GOOSETHE FOUR SEASONSTHE MOUSE AND THE STONE-CUTTERTHE ELEPHANT AND THE DOGTHE DISCIPLE’S FAITHTHE CLEVER TURTLETHE PIGEON AND THE CROWTHE BAD COMPANYTHE SILLY ARGUMENTTHE STRONG OXTHE LEAN CATA SANDY ROADTHE CLEVER WOLFTHE MEASURE OF RICETHE SELFISH ASCETICTHE QUARREL OF THE QUAILSTHE KIND TURTLETHE EARTH IS BREAKINGTHE GOAT WHO LAUGHED AND THEN CRIEDTHE ELEPHANT, GIRLY-FACETHE PIGEONS AND THE FAKE HERMITTHE PRINCES AND THE WATER-SPRITETHE DISOBEDIENT STUDENTTHE CARPENTERS AND THE ELEPHANTTHE MAN WITH A GOLDEN HEARTTHE BANYAN DEERTHE BRAHMIN AND THE WISE ASCETICGRANNY’S BLACKIETHE KING AND THE DISCIPLETHE TWO MERCHANT’S OF RAMGARHTHE PRINCE AND THE GIANTTHE OX WHO ENVIED THE PIGTHE DEER, THE WOODPECKER AND THE TURTLEA HUGE LUMP OF GOLDA FRIEND IN NEEDTHE GANG OF DRUNKARDSTHE FOOLHARDY WOLFTHE TORTOISE AND HIS HOMETHE PRINCE OF MONKEYSTHE SNAKE AND THE FOOLISH DISCIPLETHE WOLF AND THE WISE GOATA BOY HELPS THE ANTSTHE DANCING PEACOCKTHE FOX AND THE CROWTHE KIND APETHE WHAT NOT TREETHE SPELLTHE BEAUTY AND THE GREYA MOTHER’S PAINTHE TREE THAT ACTED LIKE A HUNTERTHE PRICE OF GREED

Panchantantra is part of Indian folklore for over 400 years now and has delighted people all over the world with the allegorical stories. The talking animals and objects teach valuable lessons of life and are essential for a child's development. This volume contains 101 selected enchanting Panchatantra stories. The stories are retold in simple language and contain colorful illustrations.The stories revolve around the five strategies of Panchantantra:-The Gain of Friends, Discord amongst friends, Of Crows and Owls, Loss of Gains and Imprudence.

“Good Karma - Moral Stories for Children” is a collection of short stories for children that entertain but also educate at the same time. It contains a collection of delightful tales based on popular Indian folktales re-written in simple, clear and lucid language.Each story teaches a moral lesson to cherish for life. The stories are also accompanied by colorful pictures that will draw the attention of your child. Reading good books that contain stories with profound meanings is essential for developing the minds of children in their formative years. This wonderfully illustrated book will make story-time the best time of the day.

The lives of wise men and their wisdom set very good ideals to be inspired and acquired by those who follow. The society would benefit by knowing the stories of such wise men.Not too long ago, there lived in the courts of the mighty Moghul emperor Akbar, a very wise courtier - Birbal. Birbal was also a one of the nava-ratnas (nine-jewels) that adorned the royal court of Akbar. His wisdom and sense of humor had earned him an everlasting name in the history of human kind.This book is a collection of some of the memorable events which are said to have experienced in the life time of Birbal. These humorous tales are laced with the wit and wisdom of Birbal, the qualities that have made him immortal in Indian folklore. These tales have been passed on from generations and have been retold here in simple and easy to understand language.

India is a land of enchanting mysterious tales. This land had been ruled by many kings whose lives still remained to be mysterious, but their stories have earned immortality.The stories of Vikramaditya, a benevolent Indian ruler, are such mysterious ones. Tales of Vikram and Vetal have fascinated readers all over the world. These stories take the readers into the realm of fairies and ghosts, queens and kings, princes and princesses, braves and cowards, rich and poor, wise and fools, and also the common simpletons. The tales reflect judgments on morality, sacrifice, loyalty and love.This book is a collection of selected stories from the varied Vikram-Vetal encounters. The stories are written in simple and easy to understand language and carry colorful illustrations. We hope that readers would benefit from the judgment skills of Vikramaditya as depicted in these stories.

These were the days of Gurukula education system when parents sent their children to a Guru. The children stayed with the Guru as his disciples (or Sishyas) in his Ashram (or Math), served him and learnt from him. Guru gave his students food and shelter besides education.The Guru also loved the disciples as his own children. They were like a family. It was just like a home for the disciples. Even Kings had to send their sons to a Guru. Paramananda was one such Guru. Actually he was the King’s Guru and hence he was also called as the Rajguru. He had twelve disciples. All these disciples were innocent, gullible and extremely foolish. Their interactions were humorous and their acts were comic. One Guru - twelve foolish students was like a bundle of laughter and comedy. These funny tales are a part of South Indian (especially Telugu and Tamil) folklore and our stories are based on it.Read and enjoy..

The magic mangoes and the two brothers is based on a south indian folktale. It tells the story of two princes Vijayasena and Dharmasena and their conquest to destroy evil. The fun filled adventure is a tale of courage, bravery and magic and depicts the story of victory of good over bad. It is written in simple language, illustrated with good colorful pictures and re-told to capture the interest of a child.

The basic dynamism of God has been defined in Indian philosophy as nature or Prakriti which is supposed to be Primeval Power that has been visualized from time immemorial as ‘Adyashakti' by seers and thinkers.'Adyashakti' is again the integral active form of God keeping the entire cosmos in control while Her manifestation has been portrayed by the artists and sculptors of ancient India as the Supreme Goddess Mahamaya, the creative force of the Universe. That is why She is also known as Brahmani which is an epithet of Durga.The genesis of the concept of the Supreme Goddess Mahamaya is to be found in the prevailing faith of a great number of people on the supremacy of matriarchal culture. Mahamaya or Brahmani is also known as Durga, Chamunda,Chanda, Kali, Amba and Mahishasurmardini. These violent forms of Mahamaya denote her victory over the vicious and sinful elements. She is represented on these various violent forms as a slayer of demons and sinners. She is also represented as Maha Sarasvati, the great Goddess of learning and absolute Knowledge. She is as well represented as MahaLakshmi, the great Goddess of wealth, beauty and Bliss. Like the Triad of Brahma. the God of Creation. Vishnu the God of Protection and Mahesh the God of Destruction, Mahamaya also assumes the role of Creation, Protection and Destruction. Durga or MahaKali destroys the wicked while Maha Lakshmi and Maha Sarasvati uphold Virtue, spread enlightenment and grant power and prosperity while offering protection.In this volume we present select stories about Durga. The stories allegorically describe struggles between gods and demons and teach the human race to hope that eventually truth and justice prevail. The stories are designed for children and are accompanied with beautiful illustrations.

The tales of the witty Maryada Ramanna (not to be confused with Tenali Ram) are very popular in south India. Everyone considered Ramanna as an illiterate and innocent shepherd. But when he defeated a great pundit with his knowledge and wisdom everyone was surprised. He got commendations from the villagers. Ramanna’s parents were very happy as they never imagined that their son would become a judge at the king's court one day.The fame of Ramanna spread to all the corners of the village. The villagers used to approach Ramanna for resolving their disputes and quarrels. Everyone was impressed by the judgements of Ramanna. He never made a mistake in his verdict.This book contains some of these stories and are retold in simple language and accompanied with colorful illustrations.

The Hitopdesha (From two words Hitha meaning Good and Updesha meaning Advise, thus meaning Good Advice) is a collection of fables and were supposed to have been used to teach young princes. The original tales are in Sanskrit and are attributed to various sources such as Narayana Pandit under the patronage of King Dhavalachandra and first manuscript could be traced to 1373. Abu Fazl, the minister of Emperor Akbar, had also translated the tales. Over the period of time, the various states and languages have added their own flavors to the stories. Sometimes the themes appear to be similar to Panchatantra or Jataka Tales. These stories have enchanted young children in India and are an essential part of Indian folk literature. In our efforts to bring classic Indian literature to the world on modern platforms, we are presenting here select 51 short stories from these tales for children and teenagers( age 6 to 15 years). All the stories are illustrated with colorful pictures and have a moral at the end.

Lord Vishnu is considered as the Preserver of the Universe in Hinduism. It is believed that when injustice and negative forces prevail on Earth, Lord Vishnu comes in various forms to uproot them. Thus, Lord Vishnu incarnates from time to time to eradicate the evil forces and establish dharma - the righteous way. Lord Vishnu is believed to have taken on nine incarnations (avatars) so far and the tenth avatar will descend on Earth at the end of Kaliyuga. Hence these ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu are collectively known as the Dashavatar.The first three avatars which descended on Earth was during the Satyuga,the next three in the Treta Yuga, seventh, eighth and ninth incarnations appeared in Dwaparyuga and the final one will appear in Kaliyuga. This volume contains the stories of each of these avatars with colorful illustrations for children. The main aim of placing the pictorial story of these incarnations in the hand of children is to introduce to them the spirit of pity, love and synthesis as found in the religion.