The book contains 29 fairy tales from the Jatakas, or birth stories of Buddha, the fables of Bidpai and from other Sanskrit sources. The stories are humorous and imaginative and preserve the best nursery elements of Hindu folk-tales.
Contents:
Joseph Jacobs - Biography And Bibliography
Preface
The Lion And The Crane
How The Raja's Son Won The Princess Labam
The Lambikin
Punchkin
The Broken Pot
The Magic Fiddle
The Cruel Crane Outwitted
Loving Laili
The Tiger, The Brahman, And The Jackal
The Soothsayer's Son
Harisaman
The Charmed Ring
The Talkative Tortoise
A Lac Of Rupees For A Bit Of Advice
The Gold-Giving Serpent
The Son Of Seven Queens
A Lesson For Kings
Pride Goeth Before A Fall
Raja Rasalu
The Ass In The Lion's Skin
The Farmer And The Money-Lender
The Boy Who Had A Moon On His Forehead And A Star On His Chin
The Prince And The Fakir
Why The Fish Laughed
The Demon With The Matted Hair
The Ivory City And Its Fairy Princess
How Sun, Moon, And Wind Went Out To Dinner
How The Wicked Sons Were Duped
The Pigeon And The Crow
Notes And References
I. The Lion And The Crane.
Ii. Princess Labam.
Iii. Lambikin.
Iv. Punchkin.
V. The Broken Pot.
Vi. The Magic Fiddle.
Vii. The Cruel Crane Outwitted.
Viii. Loving Laili
Ix. The Tiger, The Brahman, And The Jackal.
X. The Soothsayer's Son.
Xi. Harisarman.
Xii. The Charmed Ring.
Xiii. The Talkative Tortoise.
Xiv. Lac Of Rupees.
Xv. The Gold-Giving Serpent.
Xvi. The Son Of Seven Queens.
Xvii. A Lesson For Kings.
Xviii. Pride Goeth Before A Fall.
Xix. Raja Rasalu.
Xx. The Ass In The Lion's Skin.
Xxi. The Farmer And The Money-Lender.
Xxii. The Boy With Moon On Forehead.
Xxiii. The Prince And The Fakir.
Xxiv. Why The Fish Laughed.
Xxv. The Demon With The Matted Hair.
Xxvi. The Ivory Palace.
Xxvii. Sun, Moon, And Wind.
Xxviii. How Wicked Sons Were Duped.
Xxix.
