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Series Part 2 · The Winning of FriendsBook 7 of 10

Suno Katha

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Vishnusharman

Reference translation: Arthur W. Ryder (1925)

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

Preview availableReading age 0-3Hindu

Teaches:Friendship Wisdom & cleverness

Panchatantra

Soft the Weaver

Panchatantra, Book 2 (The Winning of Friends), story 7 of 10 in Ryder's translation.

Book overview

Panchatantra, Book 2 (The Winning of Friends), story 7 of 10 in Ryder's translation.

Genres & tags

Folk tales Friendship Wisdom & cleverness Hindu Book 2: The Winning of Friends Panchatantra

Characters in this book

Weaver

What it teaches

Friendship Wisdom & cleverness

Try your best and care for what truly helps you flourish.

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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.

An illustrated retelling by Suno Katha

Reading age: 0-3
Inside this edition: 0 story pages
Story languages: English & हिन्दी
Edition status: Private preview

SKU: SK-PANCHATANTRA-2-7-SOFT-THE-WEAVER

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Reading age: 0-3
Story length: 0 story pages
Languages: 2 languages
Publisher / imprint: Suno Katha
Edition status: Private preview
Print dimensions: Print edition pending
ISBN: Not recorded

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Publisher / imprint: Suno Katha
Edition status: Private preview
Publication date: Not yet published
Languages: 2 languages
Story length: 0 story pages
Reading age: 0-3
Original source work: Panchatantra
ISBN-10: Not recorded
ISBN-13: Not recorded
Print length: Print edition pending
Print dimensions: Print edition pending
Item weight: Print edition pending
SKU: SK-PANCHATANTRA-2-7-SOFT-THE-WEAVER

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Reading age 0-3 · English & हिन्दी

Soft the Weaver

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This edition contains 0 story pages, a learning page and our edition’s sources at the end. Publication review is pending.

What's inside

An abridged English and Hindi telling, preserving the principal events and ending.

The moral

Try your best and care for what truly helps you flourish.

About this story

A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.

“Soft, the Weaver” is catalogue entry 7 of 10 in Book 2, The Winning of Friends. Ryder’s 1925 contents lists it at pages 260–264.

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.

Text & illustrations: 0 story pages, with learning and source notes at the end. Book/Ebook preview is available above.
Reading age: 0-3 · current preview
Languages & listening: The source reader offers Sanskrit, English/Hindi meanings and word meanings. Listening controls are in the reader; check it for recording availability.
After reading: How can friends with different strengths help one another? A collection discussion prompt, not a translated moral.

Study & source for this story

Source book: Panchatantra · traditionally attributed to Vishnusharman
Book / tantra: मित्रसम्प्राप्ति · The Winning of Friends · Series Part 2
Reader source: GRETIL Sanskrit text · private study edition with English and Hindi meanings
Catalogue reference: Arthur W. Ryder · The Panchatantra · 1925 · pages 260–264

Ryder reference · pages 260–264 ↗

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Soft the Weaver