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The Winning of Friends

The Winning of Friends

Series 2 · The Winning of Friends

Suno Katha

10 stories

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The Suno Katha edition is a retelling, distinct from the original source. Ancient works may carry traditional attribution.

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Panchatantra

Book 2: The Winning of Friends

Book 2: The Winning of Friends brings together 10 books in one digital series. Explore the individual stories, their characters and themes below. A series purchase includes every listed book as it is released, with available narration. Reading ages, translations and audio readiness are specific to each book; previews and titles in preparation are labelled separately.

Book overview

Mitra-samprāpti turns to making friends and helping one another through difficulty. Stories within the larger narrative explore companionship, wealth, generosity and the practical strength of cooperation. Book 2: The Winning of Friends brings together 10 books in one digital series. Explore the individual stories, their characters and themes below. A series purchase includes every listed book as it is released, with available narration. Reading ages, translations and audio readiness are specific to each book; previews and titles in preparation are labelled separately.

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What it teaches

Mitra-samprāpti turns to making friends and helping one another through difficulty. Stories within the larger narrative explore companionship, wealth, generosity and the practical strength of cooperation.

A question to read with: How can friends with different strengths help one another?

These are themes recorded for the included books. Explore each edition for its own learning and discussion questions; the series does not have one shared moral.

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Book

Panchatantra collection: Book 2: The Winning of Friends.

Tradition

The Panchatantra is traditionally associated with Vishnusharman; sequence and story boundaries vary across editions.

Source

This is a Suno Katha retelling; its source notes appear after the story.

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10 books included
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Edition status
Available

SKU: SK-COLLECTION-PT-2

Book at a glance

Reading age
Varies by book
Story length
10 books included
Languages
23 languages
Publisher / imprint
Suno Katha
Edition status
Available
Print dimensions
Print edition pending
ISBN
Not recorded
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Publisher / imprint
Suno Katha
Edition status
Available
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Languages
23 languages
Story length
10 books included
Reading age
Varies by book
Original source work
Panchatantra
ISBN-10
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ISBN-13
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Print length
Print edition pending
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Print edition pending
SKU
SK-COLLECTION-PT-2

Story-page counts describe the illustrated telling, not print pagination. EPUB pages vary with screen size and text settings. Print specifications and ISBNs will appear when recorded for the final edition.

One series · 10 books

Books in this series

Buy the digital series and all 10 books below are included. You don’t need to buy each book separately.

Reading and listening are available for released editions. Books in preparation join as they are published. A preview does not mean a book is released.

  1. The Winning of Friends

    Illustration pending

    Series 2 · The Winning of Friends

    Story 1 of 10

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    Included · Book 1

    The Winning of Friends

    Released

  2. The Bharunda Birds

    Illustration pending

    Series 2 · The Winning of Friends

    Story 2 of 10

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    Included · Book 2

    The Bharunda Birds

    Released

  3. Gold's Gloom

    Illustration pending

    Series 2 · The Winning of Friends

    Story 3 of 10

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    Included · Book 3

    Gold's Gloom

    Released

  4. Mother Shandilee's Bargain

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    Series 2 · The Winning of Friends

    Story 4 of 10

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    Included · Book 4

    Mother Shandilee's Bargain

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  5. Self-defeating Forethought

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    Series 2 · The Winning of Friends

    Story 5 of 10

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    Included · Book 5

    Self-defeating Forethought

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  6. Mister Duly

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    Series 2 · The Winning of Friends

    Story 6 of 10

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    Included · Book 6

    Mister Duly

    Released

  7. Soft, the Weaver

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    Series 2 · The Winning of Friends

    Story 7 of 10

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    Included · Book 7

    Soft, the Weaver

    Released

  8. Hang-Ball and Greedy

    Illustration pending

    Series 2 · The Winning of Friends

    Story 8 of 10

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    Included · Book 8

    Hang-Ball and Greedy

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  9. The Mice That Set Elephant Free

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    Series 2 · The Winning of Friends

    Story 9 of 10

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    Included · Book 9

    The Mice That Set Elephant Free

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  10. Spot's Captivity

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    Series 2 · The Winning of Friends

    Story 10 of 10

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    Included · Book 10

    Spot's Captivity

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What's inside

This series contains 10 catalogue books. Explore the list above for available previews, reading ages and each book’s readiness.

The moral

Each book has its own learning. Explore the series themes above and each story’s learning in its own edition.

Source and edition

Panchatantra

Purnabhadra's recension (1199 CE); 5 books, 87 stories

Reference translation: Arthur W. Ryder (1925)

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Exact passages, adaptation changes and source notes belong to each book’s edition. A catalogue listing is not publication approval.

Panchatantra · Series Part 2 · 10 story books

मित्रसम्प्राप्तिThe Winning of Friends

Choose a book below, explore its details and available reading preview, then continue to the previous or next book in the series.

Mitra-samprāpti turns to making friends and helping one another through difficulty. Stories within the larger narrative explore companionship, wealth, generosity and the practical strength of cooperation.

10 catalogue sections in the Ryder edition. The Sanskrit source reader contains 430 passages for this book, with English and Hindi meanings.

A question to read with

How can friends with different strengths help one another?

The source study edition is prepared; proofreading and publication review remain pending. Each story page shows its illustrated reading and personalisation availability.

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Age editions

Reading ages vary by book. These counts describe catalogue age plans, not completed or approved editions.

0–3

0 books in the catalogue

4–6

0 books in the catalogue

7–12

10 books in the catalogue

13–17

0 books in the catalogue

18+

0 books in the catalogue

Family reading needs a suitable under-seven adaptation. Check each book for text, artwork and audio readiness.

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