About the Book: Indian Fairy Tales
What happened when the Sun, the Moon and the Wind went out to dine and why the
fish laughed.. India was once thought of as 'The home of the fairy tale. It was
a popularly held belief that all European fairy tales originated here and were
spread across the world by the Crusaders, Mongol missionaries, gypsies, traders
and other travellers. This book is compiled from ancient Indian texts such as
the Jatakas, the Bidpai and other timeless collections of fables. You will meet
the tortoise who couldnt stop talking, the wise jackal who saved the Brahmin
from the tiger