
A laugh at a thousand faces and one mouth.
From the original text · Oral tradition
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A laugh at a thousand faces and one mouth.
From the original text · Oral tradition

How King Vikram came to carry Betal.
From the original text · Vetala Panchavimshati (Baital Pachisi)
Valmiki Ramayana, Book III, all 75 sargas — the golden deer, Sita taken, and Jatayu's last flight.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Book IV, all 67 sargas — a new friendship, a kingdom set right, and Hanuman remembers his own strength.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Book V, all 68 sargas — Hanuman's leap across the sea, and the message that reaches Rama at last.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
The Silappadikaram for children.
From the original text · Oral tradition
Series Part 1 · Book 6 / 34
A little jackal watches two rams from a safe place and learns to wait.
From the original text · Panchatantra · Mitra-bheda
A borrowed king.
From the original text · Oral tradition
A bird that only said Rama.
From the original text · Oral tradition
Jataka 496 of 547, Pakiṇṇakanipata, from Cowell's edition.
From the original text · Jataka
The question Vikram could not answer.
From the original text · Vetala Panchavimshati (Baital Pachisi)
Jataka 268 of 547, Tikanipata, from Cowell's edition.
From the original text · Jataka
Series Part 1 · Book 23 / 34
A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
From the original text · Panchatantra
Jataka 46 of 547, Ekanipata, from Cowell's edition.
From the original text · Jataka
Jataka 88 of 547, Ekanipata, from Cowell's edition.
From the original text · Jataka
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