An Englishwoman in India began writing down the stories her servants brought from the old women of the bazaars, then turned to the scholar Natesa Sastri, who corrected her versions and added many of his own. The result is a gathering of South Indian folk tales: The Story of the Three Deaf Men, Why Brahmans Cannot Eat in the Dark, The Soothsayer’s Son, and tales of clever wives, kings and merchants.
A lively Victorian collection of Tamil-country storytelling, for lovers of world folklore. Download the free EPUB.