Animal Tales of India: 3 in 1

In the Indian literary tradition, animal stories have always been used as a medium of spreading ideas and information, employing a good dose of wit and humour. The folk tales in this collection come from the far western and eastern ends of India – from Rajasthan and Arunachal Pradesh.

– A cat decides to lull the suspicions of his prey by pretending to be holy. Having invited a tiger home for lunch, a frog suddenly realises that tigers only eat meat.
– Surrounded by a cat, a mongoose, and an owl, a terrified mouse wonders if he can escape alive.
– The third set of stories is from the Mahabharata, whose great narrative is interspersed with many little such tales.