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

ACK (English)-The Miraculous Conch

 

THE MIRACULOUS COUNCH

AND A GAME OF CHESS

A very poor man is given a magical conch, when it is put in a pot and food is cooked with it, the pot supplies an endless quantity of very delicious food. When the conch goes missing, the man and his companions, a dog and a cat, must find it before they starve. A tyrannical king decrees that anyone who wants a favor from him, has to play chess with him. Sitting near by will be the king's cat, with seven lamps balanced on her tail. If she moves and even a drop of oil is spilt, the king will do as his opponent wants. But if the cat remains still, the person will become the king's slave! The hilarious adventures of this book, are taken from John Dorairaj's collection of folk tales.

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• Title : The Miraculous Counch
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 804
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 259
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1982

Category : Fables And Humour

ACK (English)-803-Manduka

  

MANDUKA 

THE ACCIDENTAL ASTROLOGER

Named after a frog, Manduka has spent his entire life being scorned by everyone around him. So he decides to pretend to be a wise astrologer and get people to respect him. His plan works beyond his wildest dreams. Now Manduka finds himself in a different kind of fix, people are actually expecting him to make accurate predictions. Worse, the king  himself is asking Manduka's prophecies! The story of Manduka is taken from the Kathasaritsagar, the eleventh century Sanskrit classic by Somadeva.

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• Title : Manduka
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 803
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 266
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1982

Category : Fables And Humour

ACK (English)-802-Andher Nagari

 

ANDHER NAGARI

THE CITY OF DARKNESS

A disciple walks into a town where sweets and vegetables cost the same amount of money. Thrilled at being able to eat sweets so cheaply, he decides to stay there, ignoring his guru's warnings. Bharatendu Harishchandra is one of the greatest playwrights in Hindi and Andher Nagari, written in 1881, is his masterpiece. Harishchandra's vision of a kingdom so ill-run that it is effectively blind to injustice remains a powerful image even today and the phrase 'andher nagari chaupat raja' (in the city of darkness, the king is insane) has passed into popular usage.

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• Title : Andher Nagari
• Volume/Serial No.(new) : 802
• Volume/Serial No. (old) : 272
• Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Published in year :1982

Category : Fables And Humour

ACK (English)-801-???

 801 (?) Originally assigned the title Tales of Ganesha, but never released; instead they did ack-e-830-Ganesha and the Moon.