INDIAN FAIRY TALES - 29 children’ stories from the sub-continent of India

To assemble this volume of 29 children’ stories from the sub-continent of India, Joseph Jacobs has selected the best from the Jatakas, the Bidpai, the Tales of the Sun, the Baluchi folk-tales, and the folk-tales of Kashmir. In this volume we find stories like:

“Punchkin”, the evil magician,

and the quaint myth: "How Sun, Moon, and Wind went out to Dinner”,

“The Magic Fiddle”,

“The Broken Pot”,

“The Tiger, the Brahman, the Jackal”, plus many more.

In addition, the famous illustrator, John D Batten, has lent his illustration skills to these stories, giving a new dimension to the stories. The stories are brought alive with 44 colour images which can only be found in ancient India. Each story commences with an illuminated drop capital letter, all of which bring added life to the already rich tales.

In short, Jacobs has made this book a representative collection of all the fairy tales of India. It is only a further proof that fairy tales are something more than Celtic or Hindu—they are human. So curl up with a sliver of the Indian sub-continent and lose yourself in a culture and lifestyle of the ancient, Eastern past.

Of the net profit from the sale of this book, 33% will be donated to the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal.