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Indian Fairy Tales (Dover Children's Classics)

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I read this book 30 years ago while in elementary school. I have been haunted by memories of the stories all these years. I even went back to the elementary library years later, but alas they had purged their inventory. I was left with half forgotten memories of stories of childhood and no knowledge of the book title. I started searching some key words online recently and lo and behold stumbled on this book again. Such a long lost friend. I am about to sit down and open it again for the first time in 30 years. I only hope that the memories of a child and this books wonderous tales are still wonderous after 30 years of my passage into adulthood. I expect to still enjoy them though my perspective has changed and plan to share them with my own daughter who is just a little past the age where I myself found this wonderful collection of tales. Thank you forgotten books, for resurecting this book that was for 30 years truely forgotten by me, but now found again.

If your looking for insight into the folklore of India then this is a great book. If you are looking for some light reading then forget this. The stories are tedious to read; the writing is very poor. But if that doesn't deter you then you will get some great stories and a better understanding of the Indian culture. I found I couldn't read more than two at a time though before I had to have a break! Definitely a bathroom kind of book.