Panchatantra
Vishnu Sharma
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Length 11 h 22 min
Chapters 88
First published 1925
A collection of the most ancient and widely known stories in the world. The wisdom and wit in the verses of these frame stories sets the Panchatantra apart from any story book. The majority of the characters are animals who present a shrewd and undeceived view of life. (Summary by dc)
Chapters
1
Translator's Introduction Read by dc 14:40
2
Book I - The Loss of Friends Read by dc 9:50
3
The Wedge Pulling Monkey Read by dc 19:51
4
The Jackal and the War Drum Read by dc 10:43
5
Merchant Strong Tooth Read by dc 11:56
6
Godly and June Read by dc 5:11
7
The Jackal at the Ram Fight Read by dc 1:51
8
The Weaver's Wife Read by dc 17:08
9
How the Crow Hen killed the Black Snake Read by dc 3:27
10
The Heron that liked Crab meat Read by dc 7:14
11
Numskull and the Rabbit Read by dc 11:16
12
The Weaver who loved a Princess Read by dc 35:30
13
The Ungrateful Man Read by dc 11:42
14
Leap and Creep Read by dc 5:19
15
The Blue Jackal Read by dc 9:22
16
Passion and the Owl Read by dc 8:47
17
Ugly's Trust Abused Read by dc 10:44
18
The Lion and the Carpenter Read by dc 5:36
19
The Plover who fought the Ocean Read by dc 3:27
20
Shell Neck, Slim and Grim Read by dc 3:22
21
Forethought, Readywit and Fatalist Read by dc 5:46
22
The Duel between Elephant and Sparrow Read by dc 5:26
23
The Shrewd old Gander Read by dc 3:31
24
The Lion and the Ram Read by dc 6:57
25
Smart, the Jackal Read by dc 15:08
26
The Monk who left his body behind Read by dc 4:42
27
The Girl who married a Snake Read by dc 3:49
28
Poor Blossom Read by dc 4:44
29
The Unteachable Monkey Read by dc 2:55
30
Right Mind and Wrong Mind Read by dc 4:56
31
A Remedy worse than the Disease Read by dc 6:10
32
The Mice that ate Iron Read by dc 6:17
33
The Results of Education Read by dc 2:21
34
The Sensible Enemy Read by dc 6:57
35
The Foolish Friend Read by dc 10:32
36
Book II - The Winning of Friends Read by dc 4:32
37
The Bharunda Birds Read by dc 22:48
38
Gold's Gloom Read by dc 4:36
39
Mother Shandilee's Bargain Read by dc 2:31
40
Self - Defeating Forethought Read by dc 16:00
41
Mister Duly Read by dc 18:20
42
Soft, The Weaver Read by dc 6:02
43
Hang-Ball and Greedy Read by dc 13:58
44
The Mice that set Elephant's Free Read by dc 8:00
45
Spot's Captivity Read by dc 12:48
46
Book III - Crows and Owls Read by dc 19:12
47
How the Birds picked a King Read by dc 5:47
48
How the Rabbit fooled the Elephant Read by dc 10:57
49
The Cat's Judgement Read by dc 12:34
50
The Brahman's Goat Read by dc 4:07
51
The Snake and the Ants Read by dc 7:31
52
The Snake who paid Cash Read by dc 2:46
53
The Unsocial Swans Read by dc 2:50
54
The Self-Sacrificing Dove Read by dc 9:35
55
The Old Man with the Young Wife Read by dc 3:07
56
The Brahman, the Thief and the Ghost Read by dc 4:15
57
The Snake in the Prince's belly Read by dc 3:51
58
The Gullible Carpenter Read by dc 6:56
59
Mouse-maid Made Mouse Read by dc 9:07
60
The Bird with Golden Dung Read by dc 3:24
61
The Cave that Talked Read by dc 10:16
62
The Frogs that Rode Snakeback Read by dc 4:29
63
The Butter-blinded Brahman Read by dc 11:46
64
Book IV - Loss of Gains Read by dc 0:46
65
The Monkey and the Crocodile Read by dc 10:19
66
Handsome and Theodore Read by dc 10:59
67
Flop- Ear and Dusty Read by dc 7:59
68
The Potter Militant Read by dc 2:48
69
The Jackal who Killed no Elephants Read by dc 5:18
70
The Ungrateful Wife Read by dc 5:34
71
King Joy and Secretary Splendor Read by dc 2:54
72
The Ass in the Tiger skin Read by dc 3:44
73
The Farmer's Wife Read by dc 5:39
74
The Pert Hen-sparrow Read by dc 3:31
75
How Supersmart ate the Elephant Read by dc 5:49
76
The Dog who went Abroad Read by dc 2:40
77
Book V - Ill - considered Action Read by dc 8:49
78
The Loyal Mungoose Read by dc 3:09
79
The Four Treasure Seekers Read by dc 12:02
80
The Lion Makers Read by dc 3:38
81
Hundred Wit, Thousand Wit and Single Wit Read by dc 3:51
82
The Musical Donkey Read by dc 4:47
83
Slow, the Weaver Read by dc 5:51
84
The Brahman's Dream Read by dc 2:41
85
The Unforgiving Monkey Read by dc 11:12
86
The Credulous Fiend Read by dc 4:42
87
The Three Breasted Princess Read by dc 1:22
88
The Fiend who Washed his Feet Read by dc 7:59
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