The Pillar of Justice
Bestselling author Terry O’Brien brings together a delightful collection of fables, drawn from ancient folklore and mythology, showcasing the unique spiritual ethos of India.
Including stores such as ‘Samudragupta and his Countries’ “The Emperor’s Disguise’ and The King and the Sculptor’, this book highlights the age-old wisdom with which ancient emperors ruled their lands.
India is a land of myriad colours. With its rich history of folklore, India abounds in stories that have enthralled readers from time immemorial.
The oral tradition of narrating stories has ensured that these stories have been passed down from generation to generation. This exciting collection brings together a few of these classic tales for the young reader.
Contents
| Introduction | ix |
| Common Sufferings | 1 |
| Meeting in the Forest | 3 |
| Suka's Pupils | 5 |
| The Dishonest Gatekeeper | 8 |
| The Pillar of Justice | 13 |
| The Tree Witness | 15 |
| Whose Money Is It? | 18 |
| Samudragupta and his Courtiers | 20 |
| The Widow and the Dishonest Brahmin | 22 |
| Even a King Can be Saved | 26 |
| The King and His People | 28 |
| Akbar and the Cow | 30 |
| The Emperor's Disguise | 31 |
| The King 's Parrot | 34 |
| The Golden Touch | 35 |
| Maya | 37 |
| The Palms of Their Hands | 38 |
| The King and the Sculptor | 40 |
| The Obedient Husbands | 44 |
| The King and the Actor | 47 |
| Matters of Faith | 48 |
| The Minister and the Peon | 50 |
| The Holy Man | 52 |
| Sassa's Request | 54 |
| The Holy Name of Rama | 56 |
| In the Durbar | 57 |
| Siva Alone is Real | 59 |
| Mother Tongue | 60 |
| Precept Broken | 62 |
| A Song Story | 64 |
| Come an Hour Earlier | 66 |
| The Five Greatest Fools in Agra | 68 |
| The Flag of God | 73 |
| It's All for the Best | 76 |
| The Perfect Portrait | 78 |
| The King and His Critic | 80 |
| The Flatterer | 81 |
| Akbar's World | 84 |
| The King's Review | 86 |
| Appeasing the Begum | 87 |
| The Powers of Children | 91 |
| A Princess's Choice | 93 |
| Lilavathi's Corroboration | 95 |
| A Suitable Punishment | 97 |
| The King 's Ambassador | 99 |
| Birbal Travels to Burma | 101 |
| Who is the Real Shah? | 106 |
| The Friendship of Akbar and Birbal | 108 |
| Chanakya and Firewood | 110 |
| Birbal and the Mad Elephant | 111 |
| Breadth or Depth | 113 |
| The Crows of Agra | 115 |
| The Three Sanyasis | 117 |
| The King Admires Birbal | 119 |
| Must Be in Bed for Seven Days | 121 |
| Birbal Goes to Heaven | 123 |
| Krishna Deva Raya and the Minister's Advice | 127 |
| Harishchandra-the Truthful King | 129 |
The Happy Monk
Contents
| Introduction | vii |
| Escaped! | 1 |
| Why Not Sacrifice Your Father? | 3 |
| The Half Pomegranate | 5 |
| The Young Mother | 6 |
| Face Saving | 8 |
| Critics Silenced | 10 |
| War Prevented | 12 |
| A Robber Reforms | 14 |
| Caste at Source | 17 |
| Beauty Analysed | 21 |
| Gold is Cheap,Great Men Scarce | 23 |
| The Greatest Teacher Ever | 26 |
| The Evil One Conquers At last | 27 |
| Finding a New Spring | 32 |
| The Golden Plate | 35 |
| The Mouse Merchant | 38 |
| The Price Maker | 42 |
| Little Prince No-father | 45 |
| The One-hundredth Prince | 48 |
| The King With One Grey Hair | 52 |
| The Happy Monk | 55 |
| Beauty and Grey | 59 |
| Mountain Buck and Village Doe | 62 |
| The Wind-deer and the Honey-grass | 65 |
| The Fawn Who Played Hookey | 68 |
| The Fawn Who played Dead | 70 |
| The Wind and the Moon | 73 |
| The Goad Who aved th Priest | 75 |
| The God in the Banyan Tree | 78 |
| The Monkey King and the Water Demon | 80 |
| The Tree That Acted Like a Hunter | 83 |
| The Dog King Silver | 85 |
| The Great Horse Knowing-One | 91 |
| Dirty Bathwater | 96 |
| Ladyface | 98 |
| Best Friends | 101 |
| The Bull Called Delightful | 104 |
| Grandma's Blackie | 107 |
| Big Red, Little Red and No-squeal | 110 |
| Harsha's Experiments | 112 |
| Devotion Tells | 114 |
| Wings Not Grown Yet | 116 |
| Asoka and his Viceroys | 117 |
| The Perfect Wife | 119 |
The Beginning of the Mahabharata
Contents
| Introduction | vii |
| Jealous Husband Taught a Lesson | 1 |
| None but the Brave | 5 |
| The Sound Aum | 7 |
| Warriors of Old | 9 |
| Got Into the Nostrils | 11 |
| Gargi and the Brahmagnani | 12 |
| Winner Yields the Prize | 13 |
| The Greedy Brahmin | 15 |
| Anger Destroys | 18 |
| The Last Chain Broken | 19 |
| The Muslim Governer Won Over | 21 |
| Charity | 23 |
| Reckless of Life | 24 |
| Bailing Out the Ocean | 29 |
| Snakes Settle the Creed | 30 |
| Swallower Swallowed | 32 |
| The Belly God's Exploits | 34 |
| The Triumph of the Goddesses | 38 |
| Prepared to Go to Hell | 41 |
| Sudama | 42 |
| Narada and the Sun and the Moon | 45 |
| Bhrigu and Brahma | 47 |
| How the Sun Became Less Fierce | 48 |
| Vishnu's First Avatar-The Matsya | 51 |
| Vishnu's Second Avatar-The Kurma | 55 |
| Vishnu's Third Avatar-The Varaha | 59 |
| Vishnu's Fourth Avatar-Narasimha | 61 |
| Vishnu's Fifth Avatar-Vamana | 64 |
| How the King Became Vishwamitra | 67 |
| How Bali Was Defeated | 69 |
| How Balarama Destroyed Two Mighty Asuras | 73 |
| What Happened When Balarama Wielded the Plough | 75 |
| How Krishna Taught Indra a Lesson | 78 |
| How the Kauravas Were Born | 80 |
| How Agni Got His Strength Back | 82 |
| What Draupadi Did to Feed Ten Thousand Sages | 85 |
| How Agastya Killed the Rakshasas | 88 |
| Kacha and Davayani | 92 |
| The Enlightened Butcher | 97 |
| The Beginning of the Mahabharata | 100 |
| Sati and Siva | 112 |
| Krishna Janamastami | 116 |
| Ashtavakra | 120 |
| Breaking the Vanity of Gods | 123 |
Contents
| Introduction | ix |
| Common Sufferings | 1 |
| Meeting in the Forest | 3 |
| Suka's Pupils | 5 |
| The Dishonest Gatekeeper | 8 |
| The Pillar of Justice | 13 |
| The Tree Witness | 15 |
| Whose Money Is It? | 18 |
| Samudragupta and his Courtiers | 20 |
| The Widow and the Dishonest Brahmin | 22 |
| Even a King Can be Saved | 26 |
| The King and His People | 28 |
| Akbar and the Cow | 30 |
| The Emperor's Disguise | 31 |
| The King's Parrot | 34 |
| The Golden Touch | 35 |
| Maya | 37 |
| The Palms of Their Hands | 38 |
| The King and the Sculptor | 40 |
| The Obedient Husbands | 44 |
| The King and the Actor | 47 |
| Matters of Faith | 48 |
| The Minister and the Peon | 50 |
| The Holy Man | 52 |
| Sassa's Request | 54 |
| The Holy Name of Rama | 56 |
| In the Durbar | 57 |
| Siva Alone is Real | 59 |
| Mother Tongue | 60 |
| Precept Broken | 62 |
| A Song Story | 64 |
| Come an Hour Earlier | 66 |
| The Five Greatest Fools in Agra | 68 |
| The Flag of God | 73 |
| It's All for the Best | 76 |
| The Perfect Portrait | 78 |
| The King and His Critic | 80 |
| The Flatterer | 81 |
| Akbar's World | 84 |
| The King's Review | 86 |
| Appeasing the Begum | 87 |
| The Powers of Children | 91 |
| A Princess's Choice | 93 |
| Lilavathi's Corroboration | 95 |
| A Suitable Punishment | 97 |
| The King's Ambassador | 99 |
| Birbal Travels to Burma | 101 |
| Who is the Real Shah? | 106 |
| The Friendship of Akbar and Birbal | 108 |
| Chanakya and Firewood | 110 |
| Birbal and the Mad Elephant | 111 |
| Breadth or Depth | 113 |
| The Crows of Agra | 115 |
| The Three Sanyasis | 117 |
| The King Admires Birbal | 119 |
| Must Be in Bed for Seven Days | 121 |
| Birbal Goes to Heaven | 123 |
| Krishna Deva Raya and the Minister's Advice | 127 |
| Harishchandra-the Truthful King | 129 |
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The Pillar of Justice
Bestselling author Terry O’Brien brings together a delightful collection of fables, drawn from ancient folklore and mythology, showcasing the unique spiritual ethos of India.
Including stores such as ‘Samudragupta and his Countries’ “The Emperor’s Disguise’ and The King and the Sculptor’, this book highlights the age-old wisdom with which ancient emperors ruled their lands.
India is a land of myriad colours. With its rich history of folklore, India abounds in stories that have enthralled readers from time immemorial.
The oral tradition of narrating stories has ensured that these stories have been passed down from generation to generation. This exciting collection brings together a few of these classic tales for the young reader.
Contents
| Introduction | ix |
| Common Sufferings | 1 |
| Meeting in the Forest | 3 |
| Suka's Pupils | 5 |
| The Dishonest Gatekeeper | 8 |
| The Pillar of Justice | 13 |
| The Tree Witness | 15 |
| Whose Money Is It? | 18 |
| Samudragupta and his Courtiers | 20 |
| The Widow and the Dishonest Brahmin | 22 |
| Even a King Can be Saved | 26 |
| The King and His People | 28 |
| Akbar and the Cow | 30 |
| The Emperor's Disguise | 31 |
| The King 's Parrot | 34 |
| The Golden Touch | 35 |
| Maya | 37 |
| The Palms of Their Hands | 38 |
| The King and the Sculptor | 40 |
| The Obedient Husbands | 44 |
| The King and the Actor | 47 |
| Matters of Faith | 48 |
| The Minister and the Peon | 50 |
| The Holy Man | 52 |
| Sassa's Request | 54 |
| The Holy Name of Rama | 56 |
| In the Durbar | 57 |
| Siva Alone is Real | 59 |
| Mother Tongue | 60 |
| Precept Broken | 62 |
| A Song Story | 64 |
| Come an Hour Earlier | 66 |
| The Five Greatest Fools in Agra | 68 |
| The Flag of God | 73 |
| It's All for the Best | 76 |
| The Perfect Portrait | 78 |
| The King and His Critic | 80 |
| The Flatterer | 81 |
| Akbar's World | 84 |
| The King's Review | 86 |
| Appeasing the Begum | 87 |
| The Powers of Children | 91 |
| A Princess's Choice | 93 |
| Lilavathi's Corroboration | 95 |
| A Suitable Punishment | 97 |
| The King 's Ambassador | 99 |
| Birbal Travels to Burma | 101 |
| Who is the Real Shah? | 106 |
| The Friendship of Akbar and Birbal | 108 |
| Chanakya and Firewood | 110 |
| Birbal and the Mad Elephant | 111 |
| Breadth or Depth | 113 |
| The Crows of Agra | 115 |
| The Three Sanyasis | 117 |
| The King Admires Birbal | 119 |
| Must Be in Bed for Seven Days | 121 |
| Birbal Goes to Heaven | 123 |
| Krishna Deva Raya and the Minister's Advice | 127 |
| Harishchandra-the Truthful King | 129 |
The Happy Monk
Contents
| Introduction | vii |
| Escaped! | 1 |
| Why Not Sacrifice Your Father? | 3 |
| The Half Pomegranate | 5 |
| The Young Mother | 6 |
| Face Saving | 8 |
| Critics Silenced | 10 |
| War Prevented | 12 |
| A Robber Reforms | 14 |
| Caste at Source | 17 |
| Beauty Analysed | 21 |
| Gold is Cheap,Great Men Scarce | 23 |
| The Greatest Teacher Ever | 26 |
| The Evil One Conquers At last | 27 |
| Finding a New Spring | 32 |
| The Golden Plate | 35 |
| The Mouse Merchant | 38 |
| The Price Maker | 42 |
| Little Prince No-father | 45 |
| The One-hundredth Prince | 48 |
| The King With One Grey Hair | 52 |
| The Happy Monk | 55 |
| Beauty and Grey | 59 |
| Mountain Buck and Village Doe | 62 |
| The Wind-deer and the Honey-grass | 65 |
| The Fawn Who Played Hookey | 68 |
| The Fawn Who played Dead | 70 |
| The Wind and the Moon | 73 |
| The Goad Who aved th Priest | 75 |
| The God in the Banyan Tree | 78 |
| The Monkey King and the Water Demon | 80 |
| The Tree That Acted Like a Hunter | 83 |
| The Dog King Silver | 85 |
| The Great Horse Knowing-One | 91 |
| Dirty Bathwater | 96 |
| Ladyface | 98 |
| Best Friends | 101 |
| The Bull Called Delightful | 104 |
| Grandma's Blackie | 107 |
| Big Red, Little Red and No-squeal | 110 |
| Harsha's Experiments | 112 |
| Devotion Tells | 114 |
| Wings Not Grown Yet | 116 |
| Asoka and his Viceroys | 117 |
| The Perfect Wife | 119 |
The Beginning of the Mahabharata
Contents
| Introduction | vii |
| Jealous Husband Taught a Lesson | 1 |
| None but the Brave | 5 |
| The Sound Aum | 7 |
| Warriors of Old | 9 |
| Got Into the Nostrils | 11 |
| Gargi and the Brahmagnani | 12 |
| Winner Yields the Prize | 13 |
| The Greedy Brahmin | 15 |
| Anger Destroys | 18 |
| The Last Chain Broken | 19 |
| The Muslim Governer Won Over | 21 |
| Charity | 23 |
| Reckless of Life | 24 |
| Bailing Out the Ocean | 29 |
| Snakes Settle the Creed | 30 |
| Swallower Swallowed | 32 |
| The Belly God's Exploits | 34 |
| The Triumph of the Goddesses | 38 |
| Prepared to Go to Hell | 41 |
| Sudama | 42 |
| Narada and the Sun and the Moon | 45 |
| Bhrigu and Brahma | 47 |
| How the Sun Became Less Fierce | 48 |
| Vishnu's First Avatar-The Matsya | 51 |
| Vishnu's Second Avatar-The Kurma | 55 |
| Vishnu's Third Avatar-The Varaha | 59 |
| Vishnu's Fourth Avatar-Narasimha | 61 |
| Vishnu's Fifth Avatar-Vamana | 64 |
| How the King Became Vishwamitra | 67 |
| How Bali Was Defeated | 69 |
| How Balarama Destroyed Two Mighty Asuras | 73 |
| What Happened When Balarama Wielded the Plough | 75 |
| How Krishna Taught Indra a Lesson | 78 |
| How the Kauravas Were Born | 80 |
| How Agni Got His Strength Back | 82 |
| What Draupadi Did to Feed Ten Thousand Sages | 85 |
| How Agastya Killed the Rakshasas | 88 |
| Kacha and Davayani | 92 |
| The Enlightened Butcher | 97 |
| The Beginning of the Mahabharata | 100 |
| Sati and Siva | 112 |
| Krishna Janamastami | 116 |
| Ashtavakra | 120 |
| Breaking the Vanity of Gods | 123 |
Contents
| Introduction | ix |
| Common Sufferings | 1 |
| Meeting in the Forest | 3 |
| Suka's Pupils | 5 |
| The Dishonest Gatekeeper | 8 |
| The Pillar of Justice | 13 |
| The Tree Witness | 15 |
| Whose Money Is It? | 18 |
| Samudragupta and his Courtiers | 20 |
| The Widow and the Dishonest Brahmin | 22 |
| Even a King Can be Saved | 26 |
| The King and His People | 28 |
| Akbar and the Cow | 30 |
| The Emperor's Disguise | 31 |
| The King's Parrot | 34 |
| The Golden Touch | 35 |
| Maya | 37 |
| The Palms of Their Hands | 38 |
| The King and the Sculptor | 40 |
| The Obedient Husbands | 44 |
| The King and the Actor | 47 |
| Matters of Faith | 48 |
| The Minister and the Peon | 50 |
| The Holy Man | 52 |
| Sassa's Request | 54 |
| The Holy Name of Rama | 56 |
| In the Durbar | 57 |
| Siva Alone is Real | 59 |
| Mother Tongue | 60 |
| Precept Broken | 62 |
| A Song Story | 64 |
| Come an Hour Earlier | 66 |
| The Five Greatest Fools in Agra | 68 |
| The Flag of God | 73 |
| It's All for the Best | 76 |
| The Perfect Portrait | 78 |
| The King and His Critic | 80 |
| The Flatterer | 81 |
| Akbar's World | 84 |
| The King's Review | 86 |
| Appeasing the Begum | 87 |
| The Powers of Children | 91 |
| A Princess's Choice | 93 |
| Lilavathi's Corroboration | 95 |
| A Suitable Punishment | 97 |
| The King's Ambassador | 99 |
| Birbal Travels to Burma | 101 |
| Who is the Real Shah? | 106 |
| The Friendship of Akbar and Birbal | 108 |
| Chanakya and Firewood | 110 |
| Birbal and the Mad Elephant | 111 |
| Breadth or Depth | 113 |
| The Crows of Agra | 115 |
| The Three Sanyasis | 117 |
| The King Admires Birbal | 119 |
| Must Be in Bed for Seven Days | 121 |
| Birbal Goes to Heaven | 123 |
| Krishna Deva Raya and the Minister's Advice | 127 |
| Harishchandra-the Truthful King | 129 |
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