Titel
Folktales from India
ISBN-10(13)
0679748326
Autor
A. K. Ramanujan
Verlag
Pantheon Books, New York
Publikationsdatum
1991
Sprache
Englisch
Bild
Standorte
Kategorie
Sammlung
Sparte
Englische Bücher
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface xi
Introduction xiii
twentj-two Languages of India (map) xvii
Tell It to the Walls Tamil 3
Untold Stories Gondi 4
Gopal Bhar the Star-Counter Bengali 5
Bopoluchi Punjabi 7
The Jasmine Prince Tamil 11
Sona and Rupa Hindi/Malwi 12
Brother’s Day Rajasthani 15
The Brahman Who Swallowed a God Bengali 20
One Man’s Virtue Qriya 23
A Crow’s Revenge Kannada 25
A Story in Search of an Audience Telugu 26
The Clay Mother-in-Law Tamil 30
The Clever Daughter-in-Law Kannada 33
Untold Stories Gondi 4
Gopal Bhar the Star-Counter Bengali 5
Bopoluchi Punjabi 7
The Jasmine Prince Tamil 11
Sona and Rupa Hindi/Malwi 12
Brother’s Day Rajasthani 15
The Brahman Who Swallowed a God Bengali 20
One Man’s Virtue Qriya 23
A Crow’s Revenge Kannada 25
A Story in Search of an Audience Telugu 26
The Clay Mother-in-Law Tamil 30
The Clever Daughter-in-Law Kannada 33
The Barber and the Brahman Demon Bengali 39
Why the Fish Laughed Kashmiri 41
A Parrot Called Hiraman Bengali 46
A Plague Story Bengali 51
The Monkey and the Crocodile Kannada; Tamil 53
What Happens When You Really Listen Telugu 55
Tenali Rama Kannada; Tamil; Telugu 56
How Tenali Rama Became a Jester 57
Tenali Rama’s Ramayana S7
Two Sisters San tali 58
Sukhu and Dukhu Bengali 60
One, Two, Three Santali 65
The Monkey and the Crocodile Kannada; Tamil 53
What Happens When You Really Listen Telugu 55
Tenali Rama Kannada; Tamil; Telugu 56
How Tenali Rama Became a Jester 57
Tenali Rama’s Ramayana S7
Two Sisters San tali 58
Sukhu and Dukhu Bengali 60
One, Two, Three Santali 65
The Wife Who Refused to Be beaten 66
The Ogress Queen Kashmiri 73
Killed by a Tiger Santali 79
Outwitting Fate Tamil 81
Four Girls and a King Punjabi 88
If It Isn’t You, It Must Be Your Father Kanhada 92
Why Audiences Laugh or Cry Punjabi 93
Akbar and Birbal Urdu 94
The Best of Flowers 94
Make It Shorter 94
Bring Me Four 95
Sons-in-Law 95
"The Night-Blind Son-in-Law Kannada 96
Shall I Show You My Real Face? Tamil 99
A Malcontent Cured Kashmiri 103
The Kite’s Daughter Assamese 104
A Flowering Tree Kannada 110
A Musical Demon Tamil 119
Other Lives Kashmiri 123
Living Like a Pig Telugu 124
A Heron in the Mouth Bengali 125
Tenali Rama’s Art Kannada; Tamil; Telugu 127
One More Use for Artists Gujerati 128
Jieron Boy Tulu 133
The Tiger’s Adopted Son Didaji 136
How to Live on Half a Pice Konkani 138
The Magic Bowls Tamil 143
The Four Jogis Santali 146
A Friend in Need Malayalam 148
Winning a Princess Tulu 149
Crossing A River, Losing a Self Kannada; Tamil; Telugu 157
The Ogress Queen Kashmiri 73
Killed by a Tiger Santali 79
Outwitting Fate Tamil 81
Four Girls and a King Punjabi 88
If It Isn’t You, It Must Be Your Father Kanhada 92
Why Audiences Laugh or Cry Punjabi 93
Akbar and Birbal Urdu 94
The Best of Flowers 94
Make It Shorter 94
Bring Me Four 95
Sons-in-Law 95
"The Night-Blind Son-in-Law Kannada 96
Shall I Show You My Real Face? Tamil 99
A Malcontent Cured Kashmiri 103
The Kite’s Daughter Assamese 104
A Flowering Tree Kannada 110
A Musical Demon Tamil 119
Other Lives Kashmiri 123
Living Like a Pig Telugu 124
A Heron in the Mouth Bengali 125
Tenali Rama’s Art Kannada; Tamil; Telugu 127
One More Use for Artists Gujerati 128
Jieron Boy Tulu 133
The Tiger’s Adopted Son Didaji 136
How to Live on Half a Pice Konkani 138
The Magic Bowls Tamil 143
The Four Jogis Santali 146
A Friend in Need Malayalam 148
Winning a Princess Tulu 149
Crossing A River, Losing a Self Kannada; Tamil; Telugu 157
Prince Sabar Gujerati 159
The Lord of Death Punjabi 168
The Shepherd’s Ghost Telugu 170
This World and the Other Bengali 174
If God Is Everywhere Bengali 175
A Tiger That Didn’t Know Who He Was Bengali 176
Gandharva Sen Is Dead! Bengali 177
Tenali Rama’s Dream Telugu 178
A Feast in a Dream Rajasthani 179
In Search of a Dream Santali 181
The Princess Whose Father Wanted to Marry Her Tulu 186
Mother Marries Son Marathi 189
A Cure Bengali 191
A Tall Tale in Urdu Urdu 193
The Greatest Angami Naga 197
A Story for Sundays Marathi 198
Tenali Rama and the Brahmans Kannada; Tamil; Telugu 203
A Hair’s-Breadth Escape Tamil 204
Between Two Wives Tamil 207
The Dead Prince and the Talking Doll Kannada. 207
The Serpent Mother Gujerati 212
Teja and Teji Assamese 219
The Dove’s Egg: A Chain Tale Malayalam 224
A Drum Hindi 226
In the Kingdom of Fools Kannada 228
Nonviolence Bengali 233
The Barber’s Secret Tamil 234
Gopal Bhar Cures a Dreamer Bengali 238
A Scavenger’s Dream Oriya 239
The Boy Who Sold Wisdom Gujerati 240
Two Jars of Persian Punjabi 243
The Lord of Death Punjabi 168
The Shepherd’s Ghost Telugu 170
This World and the Other Bengali 174
If God Is Everywhere Bengali 175
A Tiger That Didn’t Know Who He Was Bengali 176
Gandharva Sen Is Dead! Bengali 177
Tenali Rama’s Dream Telugu 178
A Feast in a Dream Rajasthani 179
In Search of a Dream Santali 181
The Princess Whose Father Wanted to Marry Her Tulu 186
Mother Marries Son Marathi 189
A Cure Bengali 191
A Tall Tale in Urdu Urdu 193
The Greatest Angami Naga 197
A Story for Sundays Marathi 198
Tenali Rama and the Brahmans Kannada; Tamil; Telugu 203
A Hair’s-Breadth Escape Tamil 204
Between Two Wives Tamil 207
The Dead Prince and the Talking Doll Kannada. 207
The Serpent Mother Gujerati 212
Teja and Teji Assamese 219
The Dove’s Egg: A Chain Tale Malayalam 224
A Drum Hindi 226
In the Kingdom of Fools Kannada 228
Nonviolence Bengali 233
The Barber’s Secret Tamil 234
Gopal Bhar Cures a Dreamer Bengali 238
A Scavenger’s Dream Oriya 239
The Boy Who Sold Wisdom Gujerati 240
Two Jars of Persian Punjabi 243
In Another Country Punjabi 245
One Man’s Pleasure Urdu 250
Raja Vikram and the Princess of China Hindi 251
Walking on Water Bengali 262
The Guru and the Idiot Telugu 262
Grateful Animals, Ungrateful Man Hindi/Kumaoni 263
When a Black Dog Dies Urdu 265
The Village Rogue, the City Rogue, and the King of Rogues Oriya 266
One Man’s Pleasure Urdu 250
Raja Vikram and the Princess of China Hindi 251
Walking on Water Bengali 262
The Guru and the Idiot Telugu 262
Grateful Animals, Ungrateful Man Hindi/Kumaoni 263
When a Black Dog Dies Urdu 265
The Village Rogue, the City Rogue, and the King of Rogues Oriya 266
A Qazi with a Long Beard Marathi 273
The Priest Who Could See as Far as Mecca Assamese 273
Adventures of a Disobedient Son Kannada 274
Hanchi Kannada 285
Buffalo into Rooster Marathi 290
The Prince Who Married His Own Left Half Kannada 293
A Buffalo Made of Lac Tamil 296
A Contest of Lies Hindi 299
It’s Done with Mirrors Telugu 305
The Kurumba in the Parrot’s Body Kota 306
The Eighth Key Sindhi 312
How the Weaver Went to Heaven Urdu 318
The Tiger-Makers Kannada 319
When a Tale Is Finished Oriya 320
And Then, Bhurrah! Marathi 321
Notes 323
Permissions Acknowledgments 347
The Priest Who Could See as Far as Mecca Assamese 273
Adventures of a Disobedient Son Kannada 274
Hanchi Kannada 285
Buffalo into Rooster Marathi 290
The Prince Who Married His Own Left Half Kannada 293
A Buffalo Made of Lac Tamil 296
A Contest of Lies Hindi 299
It’s Done with Mirrors Telugu 305
The Kurumba in the Parrot’s Body Kota 306
The Eighth Key Sindhi 312
How the Weaver Went to Heaven Urdu 318
The Tiger-Makers Kannada 319
When a Tale Is Finished Oriya 320
And Then, Bhurrah! Marathi 321
Notes 323
Permissions Acknowledgments 347