Review: Great Long Tales!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 21, 2010
This was a book of many wonderful Indian fairy tales. It includes tales both of a 'classical' fairy tale style and ones that are moralistic folktales instead.  All are wonderful.Stories included are:The Lion and the CraneHow the Raja's Son Won the Princess LabamThe LambikinPunchkinThe Broken PotThe Magic FiddleThe Cruel Crane OutwittedLoving LailiThe Tiger, the Brahman and the JackelThe Soothsayer's SonHarisamanThe Charmed RingThe Talkative TortoiseA Lac of Rupees for a Bit of AdviceThe Gold-Giving SerpentThe Son of Seven QueensA Lesson for KingsPride Goeth Before a FallRaja RasaluThe Ass in the Lion's SkinThe Farmer and the Money LenderThe Boy Who had a Moon on his Forehead...The Prince and the FakirWhy the Fish LaughedThe Demon with the Matted HairThe Ivory City and its Fairy PrincessHow Sun, Moon and Wind Went Out to DinnerHow the Wicked Sons were DupedThe Pigeon and the CrowFor more Indian tales you can also check outDeccan Nursery Tales or, Fairy Tales from the SouthorHindu Tales from the Sanskrit, although they are both aimed slightly more towards an audience of children.