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Simla Village Tales carries the subtitle Or, Folk Tales from the Himalayas. An owl and a kite go to law over the owl’s claim to be the oldest creature in the world, with the kite arguing that he flew in the air and lived in trees. The judge decides in the owl’s favour after the owl argues that there were no trees at the beginning of the world.
Parbatti asks Mahadeo to turn a small squirrel into a human being so that the creature can perform her task. Mahadeo initially refuses, but after a time sprinkles blood from his finger on the squirrel, who becomes a beautiful princess. Bickermanji is a curious ruler who disguises himself at night to watch his subjects in the streets and bazaars.
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- Author
- Alice Dracott
- Reading time
- About 3 hours
- Pages
- 190
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Classics
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