# The Hungry Stones and Other Stories

THE HUNGRY STONES
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THE
HUNGRY STONES
AND OTHER STORIES
BY
Sir RABINDRANATH TAGORE
AUTHOR OF "SADHANA" "THE GARDENER," "GITANJALI," "THE CRESCENT MOON"
TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL BENGALI BY VARIOUS WRITERS
New York
THE MACMILLIAN COMPANY 1916
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Copyright, 1916,
By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
Set up and electrotyped. Published, October, 1916.
PREFACE
The stories contained in this volume were translated by several hands. The version of The Victory is the author's own work. The seven stories which follow it were translated by Mr. C. F. Andrews, with the author's help. Assistance has also been given by the Rev. E. J. Thompson, Panna Lal Basu, Prabhat Kumar Mukerji, and the Sister Nivedita.
CONTENTS
* PAGE
* The Hungry Stones................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
* The Victory................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29
* Once there was a King................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................43
* The Home-coming................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................59
* My Lord, the Baby................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................73
* The Kingdom of Cards................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................91
* The Devotee................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................111
* Vision................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................135
* The Babus of Nayanjore................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................173
* Living or Dead?................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................193
* "We Crown Thee King"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................215
* The Renunciation................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................241
* The Cabuliwallah................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................257
THE HUNGRY STONES AND OTHER STORIES
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