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Suno Katha · Panchatantra
Ill-Considered Action: The Merchant and the Barber
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A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
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Book 5: Ill-Considered Action
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The Loyal Mongoose
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A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
From the original text · Panchatantra
The Four Treasure-Seekers
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A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
From the original text · Panchatantra
The Lion-Makers
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Four friends learn that kind sense and careful listening keep everyone safe.
From the original text · Panchatantra
Hundred-Wit, Thousand-Wit and Single-Wit
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A calm little story.
From the original text · Panchatantra
The Musical Donkey
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A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
From the original text · Panchatantra
The Weaver’s Wish
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A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
From the original text · Panchatantra
The Brahmin’s Dream
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A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
From the original text · Panchatantra
The Unforgiving Monkey
Reading age 0-3Open book →Series Part 5 · Book 9 / 12
A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
From the original text · Panchatantra
The Credulous Fiend
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A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
From the original text · Panchatantra
The Three-Breasted Princess
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A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
From the original text · Panchatantra
The Fiend Who Washed His Feet
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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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