Kerala Folktales is a retelling of grandmother’s tales that every child would love. These 25 amazing stories will take you to a world of fantasy, innocence and nostalgia. A whole new bunch of characters are waiting... be it Mannakkatta, the bal of mud of Kariyila, the dry leaf... be it Kurinji, the cat or Manikkuttan, the naughty kid, they all have something to say. The colourful and lovely illustrations make the stories a child’s delight!
Contents
The Sister Doves | 5 |
The Cat And The Fly | 10 |
Who Will Speak First? | 12 |
The Elephant's Revenge | 17 |
The neyyappam Tree | 19 |
Mannakkatta and Kariyila | 26 |
Ammu and Ammalu | 28 |
The Kind Parrot and The Ungrateful Crow | 36 |
Please Don't Kill Me | 41 |
The Naughty Monkey | 47 |
The Pretty Crow and The Ugly One | 52 |
Little Paru and her Seven Brothers | 57 |
The Crow and the Crane | 63 |
Neelan and His Lazy Wife, Neeli | 65 |
Kurinji the Cat and Her Kittens | 67 |
The Ant and the Squirrel | 73 |
The Three Friends | 77 |
Why Ammoomma beat Appooppan | 82 |
The King and the Little Bird | 85 |
The Friends that Farmed | 90 |
Stingy Kittan and His Neighbours | 92 |
The Boy and the Parrot | 96 |
The Old Couple and the Elephant | 102 |
Manikkutan, the Naughty kid | 107 |
The Goat Thief | 112 |
Sample Pages
Kerala Folktales is a retelling of grandmother’s tales that every child would love. These 25 amazing stories will take you to a world of fantasy, innocence and nostalgia. A whole new bunch of characters are waiting... be it Mannakkatta, the bal of mud of Kariyila, the dry leaf... be it Kurinji, the cat or Manikkuttan, the naughty kid, they all have something to say. The colourful and lovely illustrations make the stories a child’s delight!
Contents
The Sister Doves | 5 |
The Cat And The Fly | 10 |
Who Will Speak First? | 12 |
The Elephant's Revenge | 17 |
The neyyappam Tree | 19 |
Mannakkatta and Kariyila | 26 |
Ammu and Ammalu | 28 |
The Kind Parrot and The Ungrateful Crow | 36 |
Please Don't Kill Me | 41 |
The Naughty Monkey | 47 |
The Pretty Crow and The Ugly One | 52 |
Little Paru and her Seven Brothers | 57 |
The Crow and the Crane | 63 |
Neelan and His Lazy Wife, Neeli | 65 |
Kurinji the Cat and Her Kittens | 67 |
The Ant and the Squirrel | 73 |
The Three Friends | 77 |
Why Ammoomma beat Appooppan | 82 |
The King and the Little Bird | 85 |
The Friends that Farmed | 90 |
Stingy Kittan and His Neighbours | 92 |
The Boy and the Parrot | 96 |
The Old Couple and the Elephant | 102 |
Manikkutan, the Naughty kid | 107 |
The Goat Thief | 112 |
Sample Pages