How can a king knock some sense into his silly sons so that they grow up sensible young men? A wise man tells the king that he can do the job in six weeks. Every time one of the boys says or does something rash, the sage will put him back on the straight and narrow by telling him a cautionary tale - the story of a proud hare, or perhaps an owl, or a crow... This collection of fables, known as the Panchatantra and familiar all over Asia, were first told, then written down in Sanskrit over 2,000 years ago. Jamila Gavin brings them alove for modern readers by telling the story of the wise man and the young princes as original stories framing the classic animal fables. The result is a powerful and unique vision of this classic Indian work.

 

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Ita Daly is an acclaimed Irish novelist. Her short stories have appeared in Irish, British and US magazines and anthologies, and she has won an Irish Times short story competition as well as two Hennessy Literary Awards. Bee Willey is a well-known artist, who has illustrated many best-selling treasuries and books of fairy tales. Jamila Gavin used to be a concert pianist. She also worked for the BBC. She is now an award-winning writer. She has two grown-up children and lives in Stroud.

This book has the following chapters: Contents



The Preamble:

The Princes who Wouldn't Learn



Frame One: Winning Friends

*The Fighter Kite

* Caught in the Fowler's Net (Panchatantra)



Frame Two: Losing Friends

* The Trouble-Maker

* King Lion's Friend (Panchatantra)



Frame Three: Loss of Gains

* Her Weight in Gold

* The Ape and the Crocodile (Panchatantra)



Frame Four: Rash Deeds

* Ruby Eye

* The Faithful Mongoose (Panchatantra)



Frame Five: The Art of Duplicity

* Treachery

* Owls and Crows (Panchatantra)