Stories: Leap and Creep; The King's Addiction; The Gander's Advice; Professor Bookworm; The Blue Jackal; The Brahman, The Thief and the Ghost; The Mouse Maid; the Monkey and the Crocodile; A Matter of Trust
nnThe Panchatantra stories, gathered in the Vale of Kashmir over 2,000 years ago, have traveled in numerous translations from their native India through Persia, Arabia, Syria, and Europe, bringing delight to millions of people of all ages.
nnIt is said that a certain king wanted his three sons to learn "the wise conduct of life." When they showed no interest in education, he engaged Vishnusharman, a Brahman, as their teacher. (A Brahman is a person of high caste.)
nnVishnusharman made the boys memorize the 87 wise and witty stories contained in The Panchatantra. In six months' time they had learned how security, prosperity, resolute action, friendship and learning are combined to produce joy.
nn The nine stories presented here are adapted from the Arthur W. Ryder translation from the Sanskrit of The Panchatantra, with the permission of the University of Chicago Press, copyright 1925 by the University of Chicago. All rights reserved. Copyright renewed 1953 by Mary E. Ryder and Winifred Ryder. Cover illustration by Tim Tewalt.

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