Indian subcontinent
South Asia
A broad discovery gateway for a historical anthology of Indian folktales. Specific stories may have narrower regional and textual histories.
Indian folktales (Jacobs collection)Animal trickster tale
The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal
A Brahman frees a tiger and is threatened in return, until a jackal's apparently foolish questions create a way to reverse the danger.
Read the entry →Indian folktales (Jacobs collection)Didactic animal tale
The Talkative Tortoise
A tortoise receives a clever means of traveling through the air but is warned that success depends on remaining silent.
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