A collection of Indian folk tales, with lovely illustrations by Czech artist Vladimir Tesar.
• Of the adventurous King Vikram
• How Krishna lived among the shepherds and destroyed the demons
• The Doe-Princess
• How the brave Prithviraj defended his kingdom and married Princes Sanyogita
• The greedy pupil
• Of the parting and reunion of Prince Dhola and Princess Maru
• The election of the king of the birds
• Mango and the four brothers
• Jasu's adventures in Cambodia
• Of the good elephant
• The four treasures
• Minakshi, the Princess of the lake
• How Ka-nam became the bride of the sun princes
• The castle under the sea
• The pearl diver
• How Jasvant, King of Gujarat, overcame the goddess of fate
• The inheritance
• The punishment of the false sage