Parikatha Podcast | Fairytales of India by gaathastory

This is  the story of an old and lonely crow and how he makes friends - a deer, a tortoise, and a mouse. The four creatures live happily in a forest along the banks of a river. Until one day, when the deer gets caught in a hunter\'s net. What happens next? Listen to this story to learn more. 

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Today we bring to you a story Why The Fish Laughed. This story has a that has a strange title, but it has a lot to teach us. Once, a fish tells the Queen of a Kingdom, \"It is a he, pretending to be a she\". The Queen is confused and intrigued by this comment and asks the King to investigate this matter. The King in turn asks his minister to find the answer, and gives the latter six months - otherwise the minister would be put to death. The minister asks his son to travel to nearby Kingdoms.  Listen to this story to learn what happens next.
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In Part I of this story, we learnt how King Alkesh met three brilliant and faithful ministers, through the incident of The Lost Camel. We also came to know about the prophecy of the goddess through the story of the Three Calamities. The goddess had prophesized that three dangers threatened  the life of King Alkesh. Bodhaditya, one of his ministers, was able to save the King. But what happens next? Listen to the second and concluding part of this story to learn more. 
This story is from the collection Tales of the Sun- Stories from South India, compiled by Georgiana Kingscote in the late 19th century and Pandit Natesa Sastry, a scholar who knew 18 languages! This story has been edited, and revised by Amar Vyas and narrated by Sheerali Biju for gaatha story.
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Listen to this part one of the two part series. Beginning with the story of the Lost Camel, we learn how King Alakesh meets three brilliant ministers. We learn how the three ministers meet the, King and join his court. We also find out how one of the ministers is able to save the king from two of the three calamities that have been mentioned in the prophecy of a goddess.
This story is from the collection Tales of the Sun- Stories from South India, compiled by Georgiana Kingscote in the late 19th century and Pandit Natesa Sastry, a scholar who knew 18 languages! This story has been edited, and revised by Amar Vyas and narrated by Sheerali Biju for gaatha story.
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Listen to Second and concluding part of this story about Prince Beharamji and his adventures as he  meets his lady love, but loses his Kingdom and is forced to live in the woods as a hunter. Will he be able to regain his Kingdom? Or will he encounter further challenges and our Hero\'s journey continue with different adventures?

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This story was translated into English by Flora Annie Steel and published as \"Tales of the Punjab\" in the nineteenth century. This story has been edited, and revised by Amar Vyas and narrated by Sheerali Biju for gaatha story.

Listen to Part One of this Two Part story form Northern India. The Faithful Prince is a story about Prince Beharamji and his beautiful wife, who meet under the most unusual circumstances. The Prince then meets with a series of challenges, including losing his dear horse and dog, as well as his Kingdom. This forces the newly married Prince and his wife to live as hunters in the woods. But does fate have only challenges in store for them?

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This story was translated into English by Flora Annie Steel and published as \"Tales of the Punjab\" in the nineteenth century. This story has been edited, and revised by Amar Vyas and narrated by Sheerali Biju for gaatha story.

The Barber\'s Clever Wife is the tale of the wit, presence of mind, and bravery of a woman who happens to be married to a barber. Listen to this tale to learn how she outwits a gang of robbers and has them arrested. This story is nearly identical to Chandralekha and the Eight Robbers, which was published previously on Myths, Legends and Fairytales of India Podcast. 

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This story was translated into English by Flora Annie Steel and published as \"Tales of the Punjab\" in the nineteenth century. This story has been edited, and revised by Amar Vyas and narrated by Sheerali Biju for gaatha story.

In this hillarious tale, an old man meets a bear in a forest and the bear agrees to carry a load of wood to the man\'s house in exchange for some tasty food. But do the humans honor their share of the deal? Or will they take advantage of the bear\'s simplicity? Listen to this story to learn more. 

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This story was translated into English by Flora Annie Steel and published as \"Tales of the Punjab\" in the nineteenth century. This story has been edited, and revised by  Amar Vyas and narrated by Sheerali Biju for gaatha story.

This is a story from Jataka Tales about two merchants, and is known as The Merchant of Seri or The Story of Two Merchants.

The story goes as follows: once upon a time, there were two merchants in a village. One of them was kind hearted and honest, while the other was short tempered and greedy. One day, both traveled to a nearby town to sell their wares. They separately met an old woman and her grand daughter. The old woman had a plate made of gold. Both the merchants made an offer to the woman for the plate. Whose offer did the old woman accept? Listen to this story to learn more.

This story was previously published on Baalgatha Podcast. This story has been revised and rewritten by Amar Vyas and narrated by Sheerali Biju.

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