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Suno Katha · Panchatantra
The Winning of Friends
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Book 2: The Winning of Friends
10 stories.
10 catalogue books · 0 published
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The Two-Headed Bhāruṇḍa Bird
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Two heads sharing one bird learn that sharing makes the whole family happy.
From the original text · Panchatantra
Gold’s Gloom
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A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
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Mother Shandilee’s Bargain
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A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
From the original text · Panchatantra
Self-Defeating Forethought
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A hungry jackal learns to handle a tempting discovery slowly and safely.
From the original text · Panchatantra
Mister Duly
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A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
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Soft the Weaver
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A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
From the original text · Panchatantra
Hang-Ball and Greedy
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A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
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The Mice Who Freed the Elephants
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A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
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Spot’s Captivity
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A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
From the original text · Panchatantra
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Panchatantra
Purnabhadra's recension (1199 CE); 5 books, 87 stories
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