ACK (English)-849-A Couple Of Misers

  

A COUPLE OF MISERS

And Other Stories From Around India

One stormy night, a holy man arrives at the home of a miserly couple. Seemingly pleased with their reluctant hospitality, he offers them three wishes. But do the misers use the wishes wisely?

Amar Chitra Katha’s ‘A Couple of Misers and Other Stories from Around India’ brings together folktales from different parts of the country.

The collection tells stories of strange guests and smart hosts, of cats, camels and donkeys and of mythical beings who created the world. Each story will give the reader a glimpse of the culture it comes from. Filled with wit, humour and wisdom, this special issue promises to be a fun read!

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• Title : A Couple Of Misers
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 849
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : ...
• Pages : 36 
• Language : English 
• Published in year :2020

Category : Fables And Humour

ACK (English)-843-The Unhappy Tiger

 

THE UNHAPPY TIGER

STTORIES FROM THE HITOPADESHA

When a frightened mouse comes to a sage for help, he turns it into a larger, stronger animal so it can look after itself. But that does not suffice and the creature finds that there is still much more to fear. What will the sage do? Pandit Vishnu Sharma wrote the Panchatantra between the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC. Much later, in the 11th or 12th century AD, Narayana, the author of the Hitopadesha, drew upon the Panchatantra for his collection of fables. The Hitopadesha is divided into four books: Mitralabha (Gaining Friends), Suhrudbheda (Causing dissension between friends), Vigraha (Separation) and Sandhi (Union). Amar Chitra Katha brings five witty stories from the Hitopadesha. Each character in these stories becomes a vehicle of learning, either directly or indirectly.

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• Title : The Unhappy Tiger
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 843
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : ...
• Pages : 36 
• Language : English 
• Published in year :2013

Category : Fables And Humour

ACK (English)-817-Sukhu And Dukhu

 

SUKHU AND DUKHU

AND OTHER FOLKTALES FROM BENGAL

When a weaver dies, one of his wives drives the other one and her daughter out of the house. But the gentle and generous nature of the daughter brings good fortune. Six queens plot against the seventh, jealous that she is bearing the King's heir and accuse her of witchcraft. A thoughtless queen decrees that anyone who cries in her kingdom will be thrown out, not foreseeing that one day she too might feel sorrow. India has a rich heritage of folktales, most of which are never written down, present only in a rapidly vanishing oral culture. Each region and language has its own particular set of stories - though many tales recur across different traditions. The stories here are taken from Bengal.

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• Title : Sukhu And Dukhu
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 817
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 217
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1980

Category : Fables And Humour

ACK (English)-812-Satwant Kaur

 

SATWANT KAUR

A TALE OF UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP

Satwant's village in the Punjab was being attacked by Pathans (from modern-day Afghanistan). Nevertheless, when she found an injured Pathan, she took him home, where she and her parents tended him. The ungrateful man kidnapped her and took her to Afghanistan. He sold her as a slave. Satwant continued to act with compassion and understanding, even to those who enslaved her. She soon befriended her new mistress. But even as she served faithfully, Satwant was determined to win her freedom and to make her way back home. The story is a retelling of Bhai Vir Singh's Punjabi novel, Satwant Kaur.

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• Title : Satwant Kaur
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 812
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 124
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1977

Category : Fables And Humour

ACK (English)-811-Sharan Kaur

 

SHARAN KAUR

THE SELFLESS SPY

Sharni was going as a newly-wed bride to her husband's home when she was kidnapped by dacoits. Her husband, Bhimsen, fled in terror. He went to Maharaja Ranjit Singh's general, Hari Singh Nalwa and asked him to rescue Sharni. Sharni was saved but she realized that she did not want to return to her life in the village. Instead, she asked to join Nalwa's Sikh company and serve with them. She was inducted, as Sharan Kaur. Sharan Kaur soon impressed Hari Singh with her intelligence and courage and he trained her as a spy. As a royal agent, Sharan adventured all over the countryside, collecting information to help her kingdom against invaders. The story of Sharan Kaur is taken from Bhai Vir Singh's novel about a woman spy in eighteenth century Punjab.

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• Title : Sharan Kaur
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 811
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 096
• Pages : 36
• Language : English

Category : Fables And Humour

ACK (English)-810-Sundari

 

SUNDARI

THE GIRL WHO BECAME A WARRIOR

When the powerful Nazir Khan saw Sundari, he was so struck by her beauty that he decided to marry her even though she was already married. He kidnapped her and carried her off. Desperate, Sundari built a pyre, and steeled herself to jump in. At the last moment, Sundari's brother, Balwant, came to rescue her. He took his sister to live with the Sikhs in the forest, as a warrior, sworn to protect the helpless. But Nazir Khan had not given up yet. He sent his men to find Sundari and bring her to him. This tale is a retelling of Bhai Vir Singh's classic novel, Sundari.

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• Title : Sundari
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 810
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 076
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1975

Category : Fables And Humour

ACK (English)-809-The Secet Of The Talking Bird

 

THE SECRET OF THE TALKING BIRD

A FOLK TALE FROM KARNATAKA

Timma the fowler finds a parrot in his net. He is taken aback when the bird speaks to him, asking him to release it. He lets it go. As it flies away, the parrot tells him to wait for the next bird to land in his net, a bird so lovely that even a king would be proud to own it. The parrot's gift sets Timma off on a series of adventures, each more incredible than the previous and behind it all, is the parrot's own secret. This exciting folk tale is a re-telling of Dr. Chandrashekhar Kambar's Kannada tale, Matanaduva Gili Mattu Bedara Huduga.

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• Title : The Secret of The Talking Bird
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 809
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 258
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1982

Category : Fables And Humour

ACK (English)-808-The Mystery Of The Missing Gifts

 

THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING GIFTS

FOLKTALES FROM MADHYA PRADESH AND KARNATAKA

Bhola is a kind-hear-ted but lazy old man, the despair of his hard working wife. When he catches a flock of sparrows, the king sparrow promises to reward him richly if he sets the birds free. Bhola agrees and is rewarded with a cow whose dung is pure gold!

A wandering sanyasi comes to a village. The richest man refuses him alms but his brother who is poor gives him food and shelter. The sanyasi gives the poor man a magic flute. But his jealous brother cannot bear to see his good fortune.

In these witty folk tales from Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, kindness and wisdom are always rewarded.

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• Title : The Mystery of The Missing Gifts
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 808
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 255
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1981

Category : Fables And Humour

ACK (English)-807-The Green Demaon

 

THE GREEN DEMON

THE COLLECTION OF SUFI TALES

A young man wanders into a village to find that pandemonium prevails among the men working in the fields because of a demon! His curiosity aroused, the man asks about the demon and is amused to realize that the demon is merely a watermelon. When he tries to prove this to the disbelieving men, they turn on him, accusing him of being more wicked than a demon. This collection of Sufi tales mines human superstition and foolishness for a wise and richly comic look at the world around us. Sufism is a branch of Islam that seeks to discover the inner mystical aspects of religion. A Sufi teacher teaches his students not what to learn but how to learn, by examining himself and his fellow human  beings.

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• Title : The Green Demon
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 807
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 321
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1984

Category : Fables And Humour

ACK (English)-806-The Clever Dancer

 

THE CLEVER DANCER

A BATTLE OF WITS

Though very young, Muladeva is regarded as one of the wisest men in Ujjaini. One day, he sets off for Patliputra, with his friend Shashi, eager to debate with the scholars there. On the outskirts of the city, they meet a girl picking mangoes. She and Muladeva start arguing but the girl outwits him with ease and then, disappears. Enchanted by her quick replies and her intelligence Muladeva decides that he will not rest until he has found her, outsmarted her and married her. In this story from the Kathasaritsagar, Muladeva's quest results in an elaborate and prolonged battle of wits.

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• Title : The Clever Dancer
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 806
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 424
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1990

Category : Fables And Humour

ACK (English)-805-The Golden Sand

 

THE GOLDEN SAND

FOLKTALES FROM NEPAL

When Sakhwal accidentally gets some sand, intended for the king, he has no idea that it will turn to gold and change his life. Dravyashah uses his wits to win the kingdom of Liglig in the Himalayas. He is horrified when his brother demands the kingdom from him. When Dravyashah refuses to give up his kingdom, it looks like war will break out between the two  brothers and their kingdoms. The stories in this collection come from the mountain country of Nepal. Though Nepal is very close to India and shares so much of its culture, these stories have a flavor all their own.

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• Title : The Golden Sand
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 805
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 315
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1984

Category : Fables And Humour