The elephant's friend and other tales from ancient india
By: Marcia Williams
Publisher: Candlewick
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Somerville, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780763659165
Subjects: JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / General; Tales; JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Asia; Folklore; JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic
Description: Draws eight stories from well-known collections of Indian folktales--Hitopadesha tales, Jataka tales, and Panchantra tales--and presents them with cartoon-like illustrations.
Table of contents: title: The elephant's friend; title: The scrawny old tiger; title: The wise little pebet; title: The three large fish; title: The foolish lion; title: The golden swan; title: The monkey and the crocodile; title: The talkative tortoise.