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Panchatantra collection: Book 1: The Loss of Friends.
The Lion and the Carpenter
Read a previewReference translation: Arthur W. Ryder (1925)
The Suno Katha edition is a retelling, distinct from the original source. Ancient works may carry traditional attribution.
Panchatantra, Book 1 (The Loss of Friends), story 17 of 34 in Ryder's translation.
Panchatantra, Book 1 (The Loss of Friends), story 17 of 34 in Ryder's translation.
Kindness and clear boundaries help friendship stay safe.
Panchatantra collection: Book 1: The Loss of Friends.
The Panchatantra is traditionally associated with Vishnusharman; sequence and story boundaries vary across editions.
This is a Suno Katha retelling; its source notes appear after the story.
An illustrated retelling by Suno Katha
SKU: SK-PANCHATANTRA-1-17-THE-LION-AND-THE-CARPENTER
English · Hindi
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The Lion and the Carpenter
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An abridged English and Hindi telling, preserving the principal events and ending.
Kindness and clear boundaries help friendship stay safe.
A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
“The Lion and the Carpenter” is catalogue entry 17 of 34 in Book 1, The Loss of Friends. Ryder’s 1925 contents lists it at pages 141–145.
Mitra-bheda explores how friendship comes apart when suspicion and self-interested advice take hold. Its frame and embedded tales invite readers to examine trust, influence and the consequences of acting on another person’s words.
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