Panchatantra


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A collection of the most ancient and widely known stories in the world. The wisdom and wit in the verses of these frame stories sets the Panchatantra apart from any story book. The majority of the characters are animals who present a shrewd and undeceived view of life.
(Summary by dc) (11 hr 22 min)

Chapters

Translator's Introduction 14:40 Read by dc
Introduction 5:14 Read by dc
Book I - The Loss of Friends 9:50 Read by dc
The Wedge Pulling Monkey 19:51 Read by dc
The Jackal and the War Drum 10:43 Read by dc
Merchant Strong Tooth 11:56 Read by dc
Godly and June 5:11 Read by dc
The Jackal at the Ram Fight 1:51 Read by dc
The Weaver's Wife 17:08 Read by dc
How the Crow Hen killed the Black Snake 3:27 Read by dc
The Heron that liked Crab meat 7:14 Read by dc
Numskull and the Rabbit 11:16 Read by dc
The Weaver who loved a Princess 35:30 Read by dc
The Ungrateful Man 11:42 Read by dc
Leap and Creep 5:19 Read by dc
The Blue Jackal 9:22 Read by dc
Passion and the Owl 8:47 Read by dc
Ugly's Trust Abused 10:44 Read by dc
The Lion and the Carpenter 5:36 Read by dc
The Plover who fought the Ocean 3:27 Read by dc
Shell Neck, Slim and Grim 3:22 Read by dc
Forethought, Readywit and Fatalist 5:46 Read by dc
The Duel between Elephant and Sparrow 5:26 Read by dc
The Shrewd old Gander 3:31 Read by dc
The Lion and the Ram 6:57 Read by dc
Smart, the Jackal 15:08 Read by dc
The Monk who left his body behind 4:42 Read by dc
The Girl who married a Snake 3:49 Read by dc
Poor Blossom 4:44 Read by dc
The Unteachable Monkey 2:55 Read by dc
Right Mind and Wrong Mind 4:56 Read by dc
A Remedy worse than the Disease 6:10 Read by dc
The Mice that ate Iron 6:17 Read by dc
The Results of Education 2:21 Read by dc
The Sensible Enemy 6:57 Read by dc
The Foolish Friend 10:32 Read by dc
Book II - The Winning of Friends 4:32 Read by dc
The Bharunda Birds 22:48 Read by dc
Gold's Gloom 4:36 Read by dc
Mother Shandilee's Bargain 2:31 Read by dc
Self - Defeating Forethought 16:00 Read by dc
Mister Duly 18:20 Read by dc
Soft, The Weaver 6:02 Read by dc
Hang-Ball and Greedy 13:58 Read by dc
The Mice that set Elephant's Free 8:00 Read by dc
Spot's Captivity 12:48 Read by dc
Book III - Crows and Owls 19:12 Read by dc
How the Birds picked a King 5:47 Read by dc
How the Rabbit fooled the Elephant 10:57 Read by dc
The Cat's Judgement 12:34 Read by dc
The Brahman's Goat 4:07 Read by dc
The Snake and the Ants 7:31 Read by dc
The Snake who paid Cash 2:46 Read by dc
The Unsocial Swans 2:50 Read by dc
The Self-Sacrificing Dove 9:35 Read by dc
The Old Man with the Young Wife 3:07 Read by dc
The Brahman, the Thief and the Ghost 4:15 Read by dc
The Snake in the Prince's belly 3:51 Read by dc
The Gullible Carpenter 6:56 Read by dc
Mouse-maid Made Mouse 9:07 Read by dc
The Bird with Golden Dung 3:24 Read by dc
The Cave that Talked 10:16 Read by dc
The Frogs that Rode Snakeback 4:29 Read by dc
The Butter-blinded Brahman 11:46 Read by dc
Book IV - Loss of Gains 0:46 Read by dc
The Monkey and the Crocodile 10:19 Read by dc
Handsome and Theodore 10:59 Read by dc
Flop- Ear and Dusty 7:59 Read by dc
The Potter Militant 2:48 Read by dc
The Jackal who Killed no Elephants 5:18 Read by dc
The Ungrateful Wife 5:34 Read by dc
King Joy and Secretary Splendor 2:54 Read by dc
The Ass in the Tiger skin 3:44 Read by dc
The Farmer's Wife 5:39 Read by dc
The Pert Hen-sparrow 3:31 Read by dc
How Supersmart ate the Elephant 5:49 Read by dc
The Dog who went Abroad 2:40 Read by dc
Book V - Ill - considered Action 8:49 Read by dc
The Loyal Mungoose 3:09 Read by dc
The Four Treasure Seekers 12:02 Read by dc
The Lion Makers 3:38 Read by dc
Hundred Wit, Thousand Wit and Single Wit 3:51 Read by dc
The Musical Donkey 4:47 Read by dc
Slow, the Weaver 5:51 Read by dc
The Brahman's Dream 2:41 Read by dc
The Unforgiving Monkey 11:12 Read by dc
The Credulous Fiend 4:42 Read by dc
The Three Breasted Princess 1:22 Read by dc
The Fiend who Washed his Feet 7:59 Read by dc