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兀賲賷乇丞 賲丿賷賳丞 丕賱毓丕噩: 丨賰丕賷丕鬲 卮毓亘賷丞 賲賳 丕賱賴賳丿
噩賲毓 賴匕賴 丕賱爻賱爻賱丞 鬲乇丕孬 丕賱卮毓賵亘 賲賳 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賵丕賱兀爻丕胤賷乇 賵丕賱禺乇丕賮丕鬲 丕賱卮毓亘賷丞貙 賵鬲鬲賵夭毓 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 毓賱賶"72" 賰鬲丕亘丕 丨賷孬 噩乇賶 丕禺鬲賷丕乇賴丕 賲賳 賰鬲亘 兀賳噩夭賴丕 毓賱賲丕亍 兀賳孬乇賵亘賵賱賵噩賷丕 亘丕乇夭賵賳 賮賷 賳賴丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱鬲丕爻毓 毓卮乇 賵丕賱乇亘毓 丕賱兀賵賱 賲賳 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱毓卮乇賷賳 賮賷 匕乇賵丞 氐毓賵丿 毓賱賲 丕賱兀賳孬乇賵亘賵賱賵噩賷丕 毓賳丿賲丕 丿兀亘 毓丿丿 賰亘賷乇 賲賳 丕賱毓賱賲丕亍 毓賱賶 丕爻鬲賰卮丕賮 賲賷乇丕孬 丕賱卮毓賵亘 賵鬲爻噩賷賱 賵鬲賵孬賷賯 丨賰丕賷丕鬲賴賲 賯亘賱 兀賳 鬲囟賷毓. 鬲鬲囟賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賲賳 丿賵賱 兀賵乇賵亘賷丞 賵丌爻賷賵賷丞 賵兀賲賷乇賰賷丞 賵兀賮乇賷賯賷丞 賵睾賷乇賴丕 .
賵鬲賴丿賮 丕賱爻賱爻賱丞 廿賱賶 賲丿 噩爻賵乇 丕賱鬲賵丕氐賱 亘賷賳 卮毓賵亘 丕賱兀乇囟 賵丨囟丕乇丕鬲賴丕貙 賵鬲毓夭賷夭 丕賱毓賲賯 丕賱孬賯丕賮賷 丕賱噩丕賲毓 亘賷賳 賲禺鬲賱賮 丕賱兀毓乇丕賯 賵丕賱噩賳爻賷丕鬲 賵丕賱孬賯丕賮丕鬲貙 賵噩賲毓賴丕 鬲丨鬲 爻賯賮 賵丕丨丿貙 賴賵 爻賯賮 丕賱孬賯丕賮丞 賵丕賱賲毓乇賮丞 賵丕賱賰賱賲丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲噩賲毓 賵賱丕 鬲賮乇賯貙 賱鬲丐賰丿 兀賳 賲丕 丕氐胤賱丨鬲 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 毓賱賶 鬲爻賲賷鬲賴 "毓賵賱賲丞" 賲賳匕 毓賯丿賷賳 賲賳 丕賱夭賲丕賳 賵丕賱賳賷賮貙 賰丕賳 賲鬲丨賯賯賸丕 亘丕賱賮毓賱 賲賳匕 賲卅丕鬲 亘賱 丌賱丕賮 丕賱爻賳賷賳
賵鬲賴丿賮 丕賱爻賱爻賱丞 廿賱賶 賲丿 噩爻賵乇 丕賱鬲賵丕氐賱 亘賷賳 卮毓賵亘 丕賱兀乇囟 賵丨囟丕乇丕鬲賴丕貙 賵鬲毓夭賷夭 丕賱毓賲賯 丕賱孬賯丕賮賷 丕賱噩丕賲毓 亘賷賳 賲禺鬲賱賮 丕賱兀毓乇丕賯 賵丕賱噩賳爻賷丕鬲 賵丕賱孬賯丕賮丕鬲貙 賵噩賲毓賴丕 鬲丨鬲 爻賯賮 賵丕丨丿貙 賴賵 爻賯賮 丕賱孬賯丕賮丞 賵丕賱賲毓乇賮丞 賵丕賱賰賱賲丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲噩賲毓 賵賱丕 鬲賮乇賯貙 賱鬲丐賰丿 兀賳 賲丕 丕氐胤賱丨鬲 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 毓賱賶 鬲爻賲賷鬲賴 "毓賵賱賲丞" 賲賳匕 毓賯丿賷賳 賲賳 丕賱夭賲丕賳 賵丕賱賳賷賮貙 賰丕賳 賲鬲丨賯賯賸丕 亘丕賱賮毓賱 賲賳匕 賲卅丕鬲 亘賱 丌賱丕賮 丕賱爻賳賷賳
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First published January 1, 1892
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Joseph Jacobs
617听books47听followersJoseph Jacobs was an Australian folklorist, literary critic, historian and writer of English literature who became a notable collector and publisher of English Folklore. His work went on to popularize some of the worlds best known versions of English fairy tales including "Jack and the Beanstalk", "Goldilocks and the three bears", "The Three Little Pigs", "Jack the Giant Killer" and "The History of Tom Thumb". He published his English fairy tale collections: English Fairy Tales in 1890 and More English Fairytales in 1894 but also went on after and in between both books to publish fairy tales collected from continental Europe as well as Jewish, Celtic and Indian Fairytales which made him one of the most popular writers of fairytales for the English language. Jacobs was also an editor for journals and books on the subject of folklore which included editing the Fables of Bidpai and the Fables of Aesop, as well as articles on the migration of Jewish folklore. He also edited editions of "The Thousand and One Nights". He went on to join The Folklore Society in England and became an editor of the society journal Folklore. Joseph Jacobs also contributed to the Jewish Encyclopedia.
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September 26, 2016
I really liked these fairy tales! Although there were some strange terms (and also I believe some strange translations; Jogi I assume is Yogi for example), at the heart many of these stories are very similar to European fairy tales. Evil queens using magic or trickery to get rid of innocent children (unsuccessfully), talking animals who return good deeds, princes going on quests; what I think of as the standard fairy tale but in an Indian setting so jungles and tigers instead of forests and bears.
I skipped the Notes at the end but if one is interested in the origins or history of these tales, it would be of interest.
I skipped the Notes at the end but if one is interested in the origins or history of these tales, it would be of interest.
November 14, 2019
Todos os contos de fadas, seja qual for a cultura, agrada-nos tanto porque sempre termina com finais felizes. As figuras mal茅ficas s茫o castigadas e os her贸is recompensados. Ao explorar os contos de fadas de cada cultura entende-se melhor os seus valores. Comecei a aprender a ler com os contos de fadas dos irm茫os Grimm. Mais tarde conheci as orientais, e hoje as indianas.
Todos abordam jornadas de pr铆ncipes para salvar suas princesas. Em todos temos li莽玫es de moral. Nestes em especial temos presente a filosofia budista, alguns contos como "Punchkin", "The son of seven queens" e "The Boy who had a Moon on his Forehead and a Star on his Chin" ilustram narrativas bel铆ssimas que nos trazem de volta a nossa idade de ouro.
Todos abordam jornadas de pr铆ncipes para salvar suas princesas. Em todos temos li莽玫es de moral. Nestes em especial temos presente a filosofia budista, alguns contos como "Punchkin", "The son of seven queens" e "The Boy who had a Moon on his Forehead and a Star on his Chin" ilustram narrativas bel铆ssimas que nos trazem de volta a nossa idade de ouro.
February 3, 2019
丨賰丕賷丕鬲 卮毓亘賷丞 賴賳丿賷丞 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲丞 亘噩賵丿鬲賴丕 賵賱賰賳賴丕 噩賲賷賱丞 亘卮賰賱 毓丕賲, 賵賱丕 鬲賳爻 賵兀賳鬲 鬲賯乇兀 兀賳賰 賮賷 丕賱賴賳丿 馃槣
June 10, 2018
脰ncelikle Hint masallar谋 kesinlikle 陌ran Masallar谋na fark atar. Daha iyiler mesela, hepsi daha 莽ok ho艧uma gitti. Ancak Hint Masallar谋nda da temel sorun benim baz谋 kelimelerin anlamlar谋n谋 bilmiyor olmam. Mesela Raca ya da Brahman. Ke艧ke ba艧ta bir s枚zl眉k olsayd谋 ya da ilk masallarda altlarda anlamlar谋 a莽谋klansayd谋. B枚yle 莽ok k枚t眉 geldi bana. Anlamlar谋n谋 bilmemi kimse bekleyemez benden. Bir de acaba bu 7 tak谋nt谋s谋 neden hintlilerde? 7 prenses, 7 krali莽e, 7 b谋d谋 b谋d谋... 脟o臒u masal yine kad谋n d眉艧man谋yd谋, 莽o臒unda yine prenses 枚d眉ld眉. Yine en b眉y眉k ac谋lar谋 kad谋nlar erkekler y眉z眉nden 莽ekti. Yani 莽ok sinirdi. Bir de mesela s眉byanc谋 prens 12 ya艧谋ndaki Kokilan ile evlenecek bende bu hikayeyi sevece臒im 枚yle mi? 脰yle bir paralel evren bile yok bence. 脺stelik hikayeyi de ba艧ta be臒eniyor gibiydim. Sonra seyyar sat谋c谋 hayvan谋 ile insanlar谋 kand谋r谋yor ama olan zavall谋 hayvana oluyor 枚yle mi? Onu neden d枚vd眉n眉z sahibini d枚vseydiniz ya? Bu hikayeyi de sevemedim. Tefeciden kurtulmak i莽in kendini k枚r eden mal 莽ift莽i. Bir de sonunda ger莽ek bir 枚yk眉d眉r diyor. Asl谋nda her hikayede isyan etti臒im bir k谋s谋m be臒enmedi臒im bir yer mutlaka vard谋. O y眉zden 2.
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June 2, 2020
賰賱 丕賱卮賰乇 賱噩賴賵丿 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲 賮賷 鬲賯丿賷賲 賳氐 噩賲賷賱 亘賱睾丞 乇丕賯賷丞 賵毓亘丕乇丕鬲 爻賱爻丞貙 賱賯丿 丕爻鬲賲鬲毓鬲購 亘丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賰孬賷乇丕賸 賵丿賮毓賳賷 匕賱賰 賱賲乇丕噩毓丞 賯賵丕卅賲 丕賱賲禺賱賵賯丕鬲 丕賱兀爻胤賵乇賷丞 賮賷 丕賱鬲乇丕孬 丕賱賴賳丿賷 亘毓丿 兀賳 丕爻鬲賵賯賮鬲賳賷 賱賮馗丞 "爻賷賲乇噩丕賳" 丕賱賲賵氐賵賮 亘丕賱胤丕卅乇 丕賱兀爻胤賵乇賷 賮賷 丕賱鬲乇丕孬 丕賱兀丿亘賷 丕賱賴賳丿賷..
April 15, 2022
A reprinting of an older book, found in the Kindle library. Originally written back over a hundred years ago, the appendices reflect thoughts of that time period and should be judged by the standards of the day.
Now the Fairy Tales in the book are of interest by themselves. Each tells a story found originally in India as fork lore or oral tradition. They vary in length and depth of story. Some of the terms used in them are foreign to me, but with a little research understandable and make a difference in understanding the tale itself.
The conclusion drawn that almost all fairy tales outside of India and the other eastern countries come from India originally is an interesting idea. The author puts together in the appendices parallels and remarks to prove this point to the reader. I鈥檓 unsure of the truth of his argument though. Need more data to make a informed decision of this.
Overall, the stories are interesting and give a sense of morals told in India during the history. Worth reading for that alone. The appendices are interesting, but a little difficult to read at times. Needs a bibliography page for number of references used.
Now the Fairy Tales in the book are of interest by themselves. Each tells a story found originally in India as fork lore or oral tradition. They vary in length and depth of story. Some of the terms used in them are foreign to me, but with a little research understandable and make a difference in understanding the tale itself.
The conclusion drawn that almost all fairy tales outside of India and the other eastern countries come from India originally is an interesting idea. The author puts together in the appendices parallels and remarks to prove this point to the reader. I鈥檓 unsure of the truth of his argument though. Need more data to make a informed decision of this.
Overall, the stories are interesting and give a sense of morals told in India during the history. Worth reading for that alone. The appendices are interesting, but a little difficult to read at times. Needs a bibliography page for number of references used.
January 10, 2022
A decent collection of fairy tales originating in ancient India. Although much seemed to be lost in translation, the notes at the end of the book provided a wealth of information on the research conducted for this book. This made me appreciate the stories much more. The author makes the point in his research that almost all Western European fairy tales, some African tales, and the Arabian Nights can find their origins in these stories, handed down for hundreds, if not thousands of years.
February 20, 2021
Yar谋s谋nda b谋rak谋yorum 莽眉nk眉 masallar 莽ok kendini tekrar etmeye ba艧lad谋. Uyumadan 枚nce birka莽 masal okumak iyi geldi bana . Baz谋 masallar mant谋臒谋m谋n asla alamayaca臒谋 kadar sa莽mayd谋 bu y眉zden devam etmeyece臒im. Masallarda mant谋k aramak da sadece b眉y眉klerin yapaca臒谋 bir 艧ey ama art谋k b眉y眉m眉艧眉m ne yapay谋m 馃檰馃挙
August 21, 2020
The first fairy tales were not so interesting, but once the annoying fairy tale "Loving Laili" is over, things become really great. Fairy tales become more intense and with much more pleasant heroes and heroines, and the lessons from them are more meaningful and relevant.
May 29, 2017
I read this at the same time as -- some comparisons included.
A number of these will be recognizable to readers familar with European fairy tales as tale types, but little more than that. The differences are plentiful, of which the easiest to note is that the kings habitually have more than one wife, which sometimes goes well and sometimes badly. Indeed, this one has none of the tale types best known in our culture.
Some of the stuff has been translated idiomatically, more than in Day's' fairies, for instance, as the magical women. Both he and Day have a story about The Boy with the Moon on his Forehead, but though you can recognize the common type, it's not the same tale.
A number of these will be recognizable to readers familar with European fairy tales as tale types, but little more than that. The differences are plentiful, of which the easiest to note is that the kings habitually have more than one wife, which sometimes goes well and sometimes badly. Indeed, this one has none of the tale types best known in our culture.
Some of the stuff has been translated idiomatically, more than in Day's' fairies, for instance, as the magical women. Both he and Day have a story about The Boy with the Moon on his Forehead, but though you can recognize the common type, it's not the same tale.
June 13, 2014
These tales collected from Asia in the early 20th century are quite different from the Grimm's and Aesops tales I grew up with (though in an appendix in the rear of the book the author claims most European Fairy Tales originated in India).
These tales are rich with talking animals and insects that interact with humans, which the author explains (again in the Appendix, so you may want to read that first) fits easily with Hindu and Buddhist ideas of reincarnation. In fact, in many of these tales, the narrator explains that one of the animals is the Buddha in a pre-Buddha incarnation.
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These tales are rich with talking animals and insects that interact with humans, which the author explains (again in the Appendix, so you may want to read that first) fits easily with Hindu and Buddhist ideas of reincarnation. In fact, in many of these tales, the narrator explains that one of the animals is the Buddha in a pre-Buddha incarnation.
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November 19, 2014
.丨賰丕賷丕鬲 卮毓亘賷丞 賲賳 兀賴賱 丕賱爻賳丿 賵亘賱丕丿 丕賱亘賴丕乇丕鬲 賵丕賱毓丕噩貙 賮賷 賲賯丿賲丞 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賷鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 鬲卮丕亘賴 丕賱賯氐氐 丕賱卮毓亘賷丞 亘賷賳 丕賵乇賵亘丕 賵亘賱丕丿 丕賱爻賳丿 貙 賵賮爻乇 丕賱兀賲乇 兀賳 兀氐賱 兀睾賱亘 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賰丕賳鬲 賲賳 丕賱賴賳丿貙 丕賱賮賱賰賱賵乇 丕賱賴賳丿賷 賲購賲鬲毓 賱兀賳賴 賯乇賷亘 噩丿丕 賲賳 丨賰丕賷丕鬲 兀賱賮 賱賷賱丞 賵賱賷賱丞 貙 賵賰賱賷賱丞 賵丕賱丿賲賳丞 丕賱賮丕乇爻賷丞貙 廿賱丕兀賳 丕賱廿禺鬲賱丕賮 賮賷 丕賱賲毓鬲賯丿丕鬲 賰賮丕乇賯 亘爻賷胤.
兀噩賲賱 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賱丨丿 丕賱兀賳 賮賷 丕賱爻賱爻賱丞..亘爻賷胤丞 噩丿丕 亘胤毓賲 丕賱鬲賵丕亘賱 丕賱賴賳丿賷丞 賵丕賱亘禺賵乇..
兀噩賲賱 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賱丨丿 丕賱兀賳 賮賷 丕賱爻賱爻賱丞..亘爻賷胤丞 噩丿丕 亘胤毓賲 丕賱鬲賵丕亘賱 丕賱賴賳丿賷丞 賵丕賱亘禺賵乇..
March 11, 2013
I enjoy reading these collections of fairy tales from other cultures. I think it helps to give some ground work for understanding other people when you can find the commonality in the stories we tell our children.
August 28, 2016
If you want to approach the Indian culture just read their tales...
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I listened to Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs over two nights via the podcast. As narrated by Elizabeth Grace, it made for a pleasant way to fall asleep.
Title: Indian Fairy Tales
Author(s): Joseph Jacobs (editor)
Year: 1892
Genre: Fiction - Short Stories: Fantasy, Children鈥檚 Literature
Date(s) read: 4/20/25 - 4/23/25
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May 2, 2020
Meryem 艦eyda Parlak'谋n kitap yorumu sayesinde meraklanarak ald谋m bu erteki beti臒i. Hint Ertekileri'nin 莽o臒unlu臒u fabllerden olu艧ur. Baz谋lar谋 ise Buda merkezlidir. Benzer ertekilerden olu艧tu臒u i莽in betikte ara ara s谋k谋ld谋m. Ayr谋ca kula yard谋mc谋l谋臒谋, Hint-Avrupa uluslar谋n谋n ertekilerinde vazge莽ilmez bir kurgu oldu臒u su g枚t眉rmez bir ger莽ektir. "Aln谋 Ayl谋 ve 脟enesi Y谋ld谋zl谋 脟ocuk" adl谋 Hint erte臒i bana balacal谋臒谋mda ablamdan dinledi臒im 陌rani erte臒i an谋msatt谋. Ayr谋ca baz谋 ertekilerde karma艧谋k kurguluydu. "Bal谋k Neden G眉ld眉?" erte臒inin kurgusunu hi莽 anlad谋m. Anlayan olduysa yorumlayabilir mi bana? "G眉ne艧, Ay ve R眉zgar Ak艧am Yeme臒ine 脟谋kar"da insanlar谋n G眉ne艧 ve R眉zgar'谋 neden pek sevmediklerini 莽ok iyi anlat谋yor. Ayr谋ca Ay denilen kehribar t眉sl眉 uydumuzu 莽ok seviyorum. Okuyup okumay谋 sizin takdirinize b谋rak谋yorum...
May 25, 2017
賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賴賳丿賷丞 賲孬賱賴丕 賲孬賱 亘丕賯賷 丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賴匕賴 丕賱爻賱爻賱丞 貙 賱賲 賷丐賱賮賴丕 賰購鬲丕亘 毓馗丕賲 貙 賵賱賰賳賴丕 丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賲賳 丕賱鬲乇丕孬 丕賱卮毓亘賷 貙 鬲賳丕賯賱鬲賴丕 丕賱兀噩賷丕賱 賵乇賵鬲賴丕 丕賱噩丿丕鬲 丨鬲賶 丕賳鬲賯賱鬲 廿賱賶 氐賮丨丕鬲 丕賱賰鬲亘 .. 賵賮賷 鬲乇丕孬賳丕 丕賱賲氐乇賷 賵丕賱毓乇亘賷 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳賴丕 貙 賵丕賱鬲賷 賷丨賰賷賴丕 丕賱乇噩賱 丕賱亘爻賷胤 丕賱匕賷 賷噩賴賱 賮賳賵賳 丕賱兀丿亘 賵丕賱賱睾丞.
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March 15, 2024
Olduk莽a heyecan verici ve egzotik bir deneyimdi. Masallar genellikle 枚d眉llendirme ve cezaland谋rma sistemini anlat谋yor. (艦枚yle iyi bir adamd谋, ba艧谋na iyi 艧eyler geldi. 艦枚yle e艧ek bir adamd谋, cezaland谋r谋ld谋 gibi鈥�) Bu sistem her yerde, her hikayede olsa da asl谋nda bizim anlatt谋臒谋m谋z masallardan 莽ok farkl谋. 脟眉nk眉 bu cezaland谋rma-枚d眉llendirme sistemi, 鈥渒arma鈥� mant谋臒谋n谋 anlamam谋z konusunda 莽ok yard谋mc谋 oluyor.
陌莽inde 29 tane masal var. Baz谋lar谋 eski baz谋lar谋 daha yeni ama hepsi de do臒unun felsefesinden etkilenmi艧 ve k眉lt眉rle yo臒urulmu艧. Masal okumay谋 seven insanlar kesinlikle bir okumal谋. (脟ocuklara okutup okutulmamas谋 ise tart谋艧谋labilir.)
Te艧ekk眉rler Maya Yay谋nlar谋 馃
陌莽inde 29 tane masal var. Baz谋lar谋 eski baz谋lar谋 daha yeni ama hepsi de do臒unun felsefesinden etkilenmi艧 ve k眉lt眉rle yo臒urulmu艧. Masal okumay谋 seven insanlar kesinlikle bir okumal谋. (脟ocuklara okutup okutulmamas谋 ise tart谋艧谋labilir.)
Te艧ekk眉rler Maya Yay谋nlar谋 馃
September 8, 2024
As a kid, I used to read a lot of folktales from around the world. So feeling nostalgic, I picked it up. But most of the tales were very cliched with the same boring plot and endings. Yes I know they are folktales so I didn't mind the same old boring happy endings, but there was hardly anything about Indian culture. I liked folk tales of different countries as somewhere or the other, I did get to learn about different cultures or their old stories and myths. Nothing of the sort was here. Only a few stories were enjoyable. I did like the addition of poems in a few stories though.
August 26, 2018
As is often the case with fairy tale collections, some of the stories are more entertaining than others, and the more bizarre the better, but what fascinates me is a running theme in early stories that kindness and innocence do not ensure survival and therefore cleverness (and even deception) is to be more highly valued. The rest are standard fairy tale fare, but more than not are still a brisk, fun read.
September 23, 2021
Me divert铆 mucho con este libro, las leyendas de la India son historias tan fumadas e il贸gicas que resultan graciosas. Se nota tambi茅n que son la base de muchos de los cuentos cl谩sicos europeos y al parecer de aqu铆 viene esa tendencia de que los personajes sean ingenuos al punto de rayar en la estupidez. Es una lectura recomendada para todas las edades, aunque no hay que esperar mucha calidad en la narrativa (cosa que no es culpa del escritor sino de las leyendas en s铆).
August 15, 2019
K眉lt眉rlerini yans谋tan masallar, her biri birbirini tekrar ediyor ancak benim i莽in son derece s谋k谋c谋 oldu. Belki 100 y谋l 200 y谋l 枚ncesinde bu masallar insanlara e臒lenceli gelebilirdi ama g眉n眉m眉zde art谋k b枚yle 莽izgi film bile kalmad谋, o derece sa莽ma ve s谋k谋c谋yd谋. 陌lk 3-5 masal k眉lt眉r眉 anlayabilmek a莽谋s谋ndan okunabilirdi ancak sonras谋n谋 tamamen kitab谋 bitirmi艧 olmak i莽in okudum.
April 19, 2020
I read this book, when our country was confronting devastating economic crises,as a consequence of corona virus.this book encompasses widely spoken lullaby of from old time, they are even popular as they were to be .
If one seeking to read some of fine fairy tales ,then I will urge you to go through this work of 'Joseph Jacobs'
I really enjoyed a lot, I presume you do be having a same.
If one seeking to read some of fine fairy tales ,then I will urge you to go through this work of 'Joseph Jacobs'
I really enjoyed a lot, I presume you do be having a same.
May 22, 2025
Captivating collection of traditional Indian stories that transport you into a world of wise animals, clever tricksters, and ancient magic. Each tale carries a deep moral and cultural lesson, yet remains light hearted and entertaining. Author does a wonderful job preserving the original flavor of Indian folklore while making the stories accessible to English readers.
January 10, 2019
G眉zeldi masal okumay谋 sevenler zevk alacakt谋r. Hint k眉lt眉r眉n眉 枚臒renme bak谋m谋ndan da 枚nemli bence. Bir iki masalda sanki kopukluk vard谋. 脟o臒u masaldaki reenkarnasyon at谋f谋 ho艧tu. 陌lgin莽 k眉lt眉rleri var.
August 10, 2019
I'm not sure whether these tales are imbecilic, or if the author's take on them is plain stupid, or if they are just terribly written, but either way, this collection is insufferable. Actually, let me correct that - everything that I read was insufferable - I didn't bother to read the rest.
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August 19, 2019Good for children
Book does not consider wide and deeply rooted stories of India but more of Arabic and mugal era stories which are least known in India. But stories keep children focused and help them like reading
Book does not consider wide and deeply rooted stories of India but more of Arabic and mugal era stories which are least known in India. But stories keep children focused and help them like reading
May 14, 2020
Listened to the audiobook, which was very well narrated, and a great way to start the day. The fairy tales themselves did not strike me as fundamentally different from other fairy tales across the world.
November 23, 2020
Not a bad collection. The tales could be rather episodic, but certainly rang true as fairy tales with their litanies of brave princes, magical horses, lovely princesses, abusive kings, hidden treasures, and charmed objects.
An edition with John Batten's illustrations is recommended.
An edition with John Batten's illustrations is recommended.
May 17, 2024
Fue interesante y entretenido conocer las bases que formaron cuentos tan cl谩sicos, como los de los hermanos Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen. En el pr贸logo se menciona que estas leyendo son tan antiguas que han sido el padre de todos los cuentos de fantas铆a, f谩bulas, etc.
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