Details

Subject(s)

• Folklore—India—Karnataka [Browse]
• Karnataka (India)—Religious life and customs [Browse]
• Karnataka (India)—Social life and customs [Browse]

Editor

• Chaudhury, P. C. Roy [Browse]

Series

Folk tales of India ; v. 15 [More in this series]

Summary note

A collection of thirty-seven folktales from Karnataka, a state in southwestern India.

Notes

• Series list on p. 2 and on outside of rear cover.
• With an introduction by the series' general editor, P. C. Roy Chaudhury and a bibliography.

Binding note

Pub. black color-printed pictorial wrappers.

Contents

• The lucky prince
• The clever Brahmin
• The iron mother-in-law
• Who is greater-the king or God?
• The selfish sister-in-law
• The devout princess
• The dead bridegroom
• The Brahmin's face
• The foolish son
• The semi-blind manjanna
• The boastful man and his wife
• Fortune and intelligence
• The foolish villagers
• Princess Lakshmi-the devoted wife
• Venka the lame man
• The magic stick
• The goddess who turned her face
• The successor to the throne
• The three dreams
• The kind-hearted pilgrim
• The clever judge
• The kind liar
• Ramappa and Neelamma
• The bed of thorns
• Giriamma
• Obamma
• The unfortunate marriage
• The warrior queen
• Faith
• The laughing-pearl necklace
• The cow that returned
• Appaji
• The beggar king
• The ass that didn't become a man
• Vanaja's wit
• The golden duck
• Nagappa, the miser.

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Source acquisition

Gift of Daniel Hirsch.

OCLC

26036559

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