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1) Seven blind mice

Author

Series

Weston Woods read-along CD

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, Juv Readalong

Description

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In this retelling of the Indian fable, seven blind mice discover different parts of an elephant and argue about its appearance.

2) The stonecutter: an Indian folktale

Author

Newton, Patricia Montgomery

Publisher

Putnam

Pub. Date

c1990

Language

English

Description

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A retelling of a traditional Indian tale in which a discontented stonecutter is never satisfied with each wish that is granted him.

3) Fox tales

Author

Series

Carolrhoda on my own books

Publisher

Carolrhoda Books

Pub. Date

c1984

Language

English

Description

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A retelling of three Indian fables each featuring the exploits of a fox. Included are "Whose Horse Is It?," "The Bone Garden," and "The Stupid Fox."

4) The ocean of story: fairy tales from India

Author

Publisher

Lothrop, Lee & Shephard

Pub. Date

1996

Language

English

5) In the heart of the village: the world of the Indian Banyan tree

Author

Series

Publisher

Sierra Club Books

Pub. Date

1996

Language

English

Description

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Describes the importance of a banyan tree to an Indian village.

6) The blind men and the elephant: an old tale from the land of India

Author

Quigley, Lillian Fox

Publisher

Charles Scribner's Sons

Pub. Date

[1959]

Language

English

Description

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Six blind men each feel a different part of the elephant and then try to describe what he is like.

7) Monkey: a trickster tale from India

Author

McDermott, Gerald

Series

Trickster tales (Gerald McDermott)

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Pub. Date

[2011]

Language

English

Description

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Crocodile wants to feast on Monkey's heart and Monkey must outsmart him if he is to enjoy eating mangoes all day.

8) Prince of fire: the story of Diwali

Author

Verma, Jatinder Nath

Publisher

Barefoot Books

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

Description

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Retells the Hindu tale of a heroic prince and his bride who are separated by the demon prince Ravana until the Monkey Army of Hanuman, god of the wind, helps them.

9) The monkey and the crocodile: a Jataka tale from India

Author

Language

English

Description

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A retelling of one of the Indian fables relating to the former births of Buddha in which as a monkey he manages to outwit the crocodile who decides to capture him.

10) Shivʻah ʻakhbarim ʻiṿrim

Author

Series

Sifriyat Pig'amah masoret shel sipure lailah ṭov

Publisher

Am Oved

Pub. Date

[2014]

Language

עברית

11) Qi zhi xia lao shu

Author

Series

Qi fa jing xuan Meiguo Kaidike da jiang hui ben

Publisher

Hebei jiao yu chu ban she

Pub. Date

2008

Language

中文

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