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Panchatantra

Vishnu Sharma
Translated by Arthur William Ryder (1877 - 1938)

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)

Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Translator's Introduction	dc	00:14:40
Play 01	Introduction	dc	00:05:14
Play 02	Book I - The Loss of Friends	dc	00:09:50
Play 03	The Wedge Pulling Monkey	dc	00:19:51
Play 04	The Jackal and the War Drum	dc	00:10:43
Play 05	Merchant Strong Tooth	dc	00:11:56
Play 06	Godly and June	dc	00:05:11
Play 07	The Jackal at the Ram Fight	dc	00:01:51
Play 08	The Weaver's Wife	dc	00:17:08
Play 09	How the Crow Hen killed the Black Snake	dc	00:03:27
Play 10	The Heron that liked Crab meat	dc	00:07:14
Play 11	Numskull and the Rabbit	dc	00:11:16
Play 12	The Weaver who loved a Princess	dc	00:35:30
Play 13	The Ungrateful Man	dc	00:11:42
Play 14	Leap and Creep	dc	00:05:19
Play 15	The Blue Jackal	dc	00:09:22
Play 16	Passion and the Owl	dc	00:08:47
Play 17	Ugly's Trust Abused	dc	00:10:44
Play 18	The Lion and the Carpenter	dc	00:05:36
Play 19	The Plover who fought the Ocean	dc	00:03:27
Play 20	Shell Neck, Slim and Grim	dc	00:03:22
Play 21	Forethought, Readywit and Fatalist	dc	00:05:46
Play 22	The Duel between Elephant and Sparrow	dc	00:05:26
Play 23	The Shrewd old Gander	dc	00:03:31
Play 24	The Lion and the Ram	dc	00:06:57
Play 25	Smart, the Jackal	dc	00:15:08
Play 26	The Monk who left his body behind	dc	00:04:42
Play 27	The Girl who married a Snake	dc	00:03:49
Play 28	Poor Blossom	dc	00:04:44
Play 29	The Unteachable Monkey	dc	00:02:55
Play 30	Right Mind and Wrong Mind	dc	00:04:56
Play 31	A Remedy worse than the Disease	dc	00:06:10
Play 32	The Mice that ate Iron	dc	00:06:17
Play 33	The Results of Education	dc	00:02:21
Play 34	The Sensible Enemy	dc	00:06:57
Play 35	The Foolish Friend	dc	00:10:32
Play 36	Book II - The Winning of Friends	dc	00:04:32
Play 37	The Bharunda Birds	dc	00:22:48
Play 38	Gold's Gloom	dc	00:04:36
Play 39	Mother Shandilee's Bargain	dc	00:02:31
Play 40	Self - Defeating Forethought	dc	00:16:00
Play 41	Mister Duly	dc	00:18:20
Play 42	Soft, The Weaver	dc	00:06:02
Play 43	Hang-Ball and Greedy	dc	00:13:58
Play 44	The Mice that set Elephant's Free	dc	00:08:00
Play 45	Spot's Captivity	dc	00:12:48
Play 46	Book III - Crows and Owls	dc	00:19:12
Play 47	How the Birds picked a King	dc	00:05:47
Play 48	How the Rabbit fooled the Elephant	dc	00:10:57
Play 49	The Cat's Judgement	dc	00:12:34
Play 50	The Brahman's Goat	dc	00:04:07
Play 51	The Snake and the Ants	dc	00:07:31
Play 52	The Snake who paid Cash	dc	00:02:46
Play 53	The Unsocial Swans	dc	00:02:50
Play 54	The Self-Sacrificing Dove	dc	00:09:35
Play 55	The Old Man with the Young Wife	dc	00:03:07
Play 56	The Brahman, the Thief and the Ghost	dc	00:04:15
Play 57	The Snake in the Prince's belly	dc	00:03:51
Play 58	The Gullible Carpenter	dc	00:06:56
Play 59	Mouse-maid Made Mouse	dc	00:09:07
Play 60	The Bird with Golden Dung	dc	00:03:24
Play 61	The Cave that Talked	dc	00:10:16
Play 62	The Frogs that Rode Snakeback	dc	00:04:29
Play 63	The Butter-blinded Brahman	dc	00:11:46
Play 64	Book IV - Loss of Gains	dc	00:00:46
Play 65	The Monkey and the Crocodile	dc	00:10:19
Play 66	Handsome and Theodore	dc	00:10:59
Play 67	Flop- Ear and Dusty	dc	00:07:59
Play 68	The Potter Militant	dc	00:02:48
Play 69	The Jackal who Killed no Elephants	dc	00:05:18
Play 70	The Ungrateful Wife	dc	00:05:34
Play 71	King Joy and Secretary Splendor	dc	00:02:54
Play 72	The Ass in the Tiger skin	dc	00:03:44
Play 73	The Farmer's Wife	dc	00:05:39
Play 74	The Pert Hen-sparrow	dc	00:03:31
Play 75	How Supersmart ate the Elephant	dc	00:05:49
Play 76	The Dog who went Abroad	dc	00:02:40
Play 77	Book V - Ill - considered Action	dc	00:08:49
Play 78	The Loyal Mungoose	dc	00:03:09
Play 79	The Four Treasure Seekers	dc	00:12:02
Play 80	The Lion Makers	dc	00:03:38
Play 81	Hundred Wit, Thousand Wit and Single Wit	dc	00:03:51
Play 82	The Musical Donkey	dc	00:04:47
Play 83	Slow, the Weaver	dc	00:05:51
Play 84	The Brahman's Dream	dc	00:02:41
Play 85	The Unforgiving Monkey	dc	00:11:12
Play 86	The Credulous Fiend	dc	00:04:42
Play 87	The Three Breasted Princess	dc	00:01:22
Play 88	The Fiend who Washed his Feet	dc	00:07:59

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