Stories from the Panchatantra: 5 in 1

by Anant Pai

Stories From The Panchatantra: 5 In 1 (Amar Chitra Katha) is a collection of Indian fables from Indian folklore. Animals are portrayed with human characteristics and they talk and have emotions. Each story has a moral and has beautiful pictures describing the stories. Each story talks about doing a good deed and how negative acts are met with punishment.

The Jackal and The Drum is a story about a jackal who hears is scared of a sound but eventually decides to investigate the origin of the sound. of Crows and Owls is a story about the birds deciding on who their king will be and they decide on the owl. But a crow steps in to give his counsel, resulting in the end of the relationship between the crows and the owls. How the Jackal Ate the Elephant is a story of how the jackal plotted a way of defeating the king by telling him that he had done the impossible task of devouring an elephant. The Dullard and Other Stories is the story of a failure of a man, a man who has good common sense and how he uses it to succeed in life. Stories From The Panchatantra: 5 In 1 (Amar Chitra Katha) was published by Amar Chitra Katha Private Limited in 1998 and is available in hardcover.

Genres: Graphic Novels Comics, Comics, Childrens

160 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 4, 2008

About the author

Anant Pai popularly known as Uncle Pai, was an Indian educationalist and creator of Indian comics, in particular the Amar Chitra Katha series in 1967, along with the India Book House publishers, and which retold traditional Indian folk tales, mythological stories, and biographies of historical characters. In 1980, he launched Tinkle, a children's anthology, which was started under Rang Rekha Features, India's first comic and cartoon syndicate, that lasted till 1998, with him as the Managing Director.

Today, Amar Chitra Katha sells about three million comic books a year, in English and more than 20 Indian languages, and has sold about 100 million copies since it inception in 1967 by Anant Pai, and in 2007 was taken over by ACK Media.

Reviews

[Vinay Leo · Rating 4 out of 5]

These were stories I had read once upon a time. It was delightful to read them again... the wit, the wisdom, the illustrations, everything added to the experience. Quick & enjoyable read.

[Farhaan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious but has good morals

[nikhil kumar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gift for children ..amazing read

[Advit Verma · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an amazing book for young readers to learn about Indian mythology.

[Brave · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this with the kids I nanny for - yes, the entire thing, all in one sitting - today. It was really cute, and some of the stories were basically the same as some of Aesop's Fables! It was amazing, and the kids and I were able to have some pretty great discussions about the stories.