A Strange City
In Mithila, there was once a Kshatriya youth called Yasha-Vardhan. He was brave and daring. He was also quick-tempered. Fearful of none, he led a
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In Mithila, there was once a Kshatriya youth called Yasha-Vardhan. He was brave and daring. He was also quick-tempered. Fearful of none, he led a
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MANDARA-DEVA, King of Marala Island, was walking in his garden when he heard a great commotion in the direction of the fort gate. There was
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King Bimbisara of Kosala had several odd dreams one night. On waking up, he sent for the wise Brahmans and told them about his dreams.
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One day a vendor came along a village street with a sack of cucumbers. An idler stopped the vendor and began to ask him all
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In a particular village, there were two brothers. Both were married. The Elder’s wife came from a low-income family, while the Younger’s went from a
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In a particular country, there was a wealthy man. He was also a great miser. He remained a bachelor because he did not want to
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King Udayana of Vatsa belonged to the fantastic Lunar race and was a descendant of the Pandavas. His Minister, Yougandha-Narayana, helped him marry Vasava-datta, Ujjain’s
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Priam was King of Troy in Phrygia. One night, his wife, who was about to deliver, had a dream. In the dream, she saw a
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In Sravasthi, there once lived a good-natured youth called Suputhra. After his father’s demise, he took great care of his widowed mother and spent all
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In a particular village, there lived a juggler called Ganga. During part of the year, he used to go around neighbouring towns and entertain the
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