The Kathá Sarit Ságara; or, Ocean of the Streams of Story — John Shaqi
The Kathá Sarit Ságara; or, Ocean of the Streams of StorySomadeva Bhatta, active 11th century
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The Kathá Sarit Ságara; or, Ocean of the Streams of Story
Somadeva Bhatta, active 11th century
Folk literature -- Themes, motives; Hindu mythology; India -- Social life and customs; Tales -- India
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son 64-79
Story of the war between the crows and the owls 64-75
Story of the ass in the panther's skin 65
How the crow dissuaded the birds from choosing the
owl king 65-68
Story of the elephant and the hares 66-67
Story of the bird, the hare, and the cat 67-68
Story of the Bráhman, the goat, and the rogues 68-69
Story of the old merchant and his young wife 69-70
Story of the Bráhman, the thief, and the Rákshasa 70
Story of the carpenter and his wife 71-72
Story of the mouse that was turned into a maiden 72-73
Story of the snake and the frogs 74
Story of the foolish servant 75
Story of the two brothers who divided all that they had 75
Story of the mendicant who became emaciated from discontent 75-76
Story of the fool who saw gold in the water 76
Story of the servants who kept rain off the trunks 76-77
Story of the fool and the cakes 77
Story of the servant who looked after the door 77
Story of the simpletons who ate the buffalo 77-78
Story of the fool who behaved like a Brahmany drake 78
Story of the physician who tried to cure a hunchback 78-79
Chapter LXIII.
Continuation of the story of Udayana and his son 79-90
Story of Yasodhara and Lakshmídhara and the two wives
of the water-genius 79-83
Story of the water-genius in his previous birth 82
Story of the Bráhman who became a Yaksha 83
Story of the monkey and the porpoise 84-87
Story of the sick lion, the jackal, and the ass 85-87
Story of the fool who gave a verbal reward to the musician 87
Story of the teacher and his two jealous pupils 88
Story of the snake with two heads 88-89
Story of the fool who was nearly choked with rice 89
Story of the boys that milked the donkey 89-90
Story of the foolish boy that went to the village for
nothing 90
Chapter LXIV.
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