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The Tale of the Bent Old Woman, Kujo Buri
“Dear me! There goes that Kujo Buri. Buri, I’m going to eat you.”
Guest Post: Baale and Mugudu
Contributed by Dejappa Shetty Pejathimar
The Tale of Tuntuni and the Barber
“Eeesh! I am the royal barber! I shave the king’s royal beard! As if I would lance your boil!”
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Narahari Das
“Baba go!” exclaimed the Sheyal in fright and ran away as if he had wings on his feet.
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Guest Post: Five Grains of Rice
Contributed by Usha Bubna
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Guest Post: The Song of the Merchant Ship
Contributed by Subramanian Subramanian
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A Cat and Mouse Tale
A small mouse named Palit lived in a hole beneath a huge banyan tree in a jungle. An enormous cat called Lomash lived in the sturdy branches of that…
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Guest Post: Dooma's Story
Contributed by Dejappa D. Shetty
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A Story About Gulgulas
Every day, the old woman used to prepare fifty-six different kinds of food...and one day, she made some gulgulas...
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Khandava Dahan: the Burning of the Khandava Forest
"Keep away Indra's rain, so that I may blaze and burn till I have had my fill."
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