The Pillar of Justice and Other Stories (Fables from India)
Book Specification
| Item Code: | NAL196 |
| Author: | Terry O' Brien |
| Publisher: | Rupa Publication Pvt. Ltd. |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2013 |
| ISBN: | 9788129120748 |
| Pages: | 144 |
| Cover: | Paperback |
| Other Details | 7.5 inch x 5.0 inch |
| Weight | 100 gm |
Book Description
India is a land of myriad colours. With its rich history of folklore, India abounds in stories that have enthralled readers from time immemorial.
The oral tradition of narrating stories has ensured that these stories have been passed down from generation to generation. This exciting collection brings together a few of these classic tales for the young reader.
| Introduction | ix |
| Common Sufferings | 1 |
| Meeting in the Forest | 3 |
| Suka's Pupils | 5 |
| The Dishonest Gatekeeper | 8 |
| The Pillar of Justice | 13 |
| The Tree Witness | 15 |
| Whose Money Is It? | 18 |
| Samudragupta and his Courtiers | 20 |
| The Widow and the Dishonest Brahmin | 22 |
| Even a King Can be Saved | 26 |
| The King and His People | 28 |
| Akbar and the Cow | 30 |
| The Emperor's Disguise | 31 |
| The King 's Parrot | 34 |
| The Golden Touch | 35 |
| Maya | 37 |
| The Palms of Their Hands | 38 |
| The King and the Sculptor | 40 |
| The Obedient Husbands | 44 |
| The King and the Actor | 47 |
| Matters of Faith | 48 |
| The Minister and the Peon | 50 |
| The Holy Man | 52 |
| Sassa's Request | 54 |
| The Holy Name of Rama | 56 |
| In the Durbar | 57 |
| Siva Alone is Real | 59 |
| Mother Tongue | 60 |
| Precept Broken | 62 |
| A Song Story | 64 |
| Come an Hour Earlier | 66 |
| The Five Greatest Fools in Agra | 68 |
| The Flag of God | 73 |
| It's All for the Best | 76 |
| The Perfect Portrait | 78 |
| The King and His Critic | 80 |
| The Flatterer | 81 |
| Akbar's World | 84 |
| The King's Review | 86 |
| Appeasing the Begum | 87 |
| The Powers of Children | 91 |
| A Princess's Choice | 93 |
| Lilavathi's Corroboration | 95 |
| A Suitable Punishment | 97 |
| The King 's Ambassador | 99 |
| Birbal Travels to Burma | 101 |
| Who is the Real Shah? | 106 |
| The Friendship of Akbar and Birbal | 108 |
| Chanakya and Firewood | 110 |
| Birbal and the Mad Elephant | 111 |
| Breadth or Depth | 113 |
| The Crows of Agra | 115 |
| The Three Sanyasis | 117 |
| The King Admires Birbal | 119 |
| Must Be in Bed for Seven Days | 121 |
| Birbal Goes to Heaven | 123 |
| Krishna Deva Raya and the Minister's Advice | 127 |
| Harishchandra-the Truthful King | 129 |
