Twist In The Tale: More Indian Folktales

by De Aditi

Timeless tales from all over India from Bengal to Bastar and Kashmir to Coorg, there are stories that have been handed down generations: bedtime stories for children, fireside stories for travelers, who have heard these tales, wondered at them and repeated them to others. In A Twist in the Tale: More Indian Folktales, Aditi De collects forty such stories from various parts of India and retells them with dollops of humor. A friendless crocodile, a timid mouse and a vain fox are among some of the eccentric characters that appear in this book. There is also a clever princess, a hapless priest with heron feathers flying out of his mouth, and galleries of rogues. Strange happenings are not uncommon, so a nail tree grows out of nail clippings and a beetle saves a man from the dungeons. Full of the details of everyday life, festivities and food, these ageless stories have seldom been so exciting and such fun. Accompanied by Uma Krishnaswamy's brilliant illustrations, this book will introduce the magic of Indian folktales to a new generation of readers.

Genres: Short Stories

Paperback

First published April 18, 2005

Reviews

[Arpit Agrawal · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an excellent collection of diverse folk tales from all over the country. Not all tales make sense, some of them were hard to understand since I miss the context but most of them are fun to read. Apart from the stories, the book is an excellent window into the food, clothing and belief structure of various cultures in the country.

[Yash Sharma · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Twist in the Tale: More Indian Folktales by Aditi De is a collection of forty short stories related to different parts of India, be it Assam, Nagaland, Kashmir, Punjab, Karnataka, etc. If you like reading stories, then you can read this story book.