The Santals, a Munda people of the eastern edge of the Chota Nagpur plateau, are described in the preface as jovial, fond of rice beer and ready for a joke, and their stories bear it out. The tales that follow feature cruel and jealous stepmothers, Ledha and the leopard, the wise daughter-in-law, the oilman and his sons, animal fables, ghosts, witches and village life.
A large and lively English collection of tribal Indian folk tales, full of humour and strangeness. Download the free EPUB.