The Greedy Mother-in-Law

by Shobha Rao

Saumitri's mother-in-law is a tyrant and a greedy one too. So when Saumitri discovers the pure gold sands of Suvarna Dweep, her mother-in-law decides to go there at once. In another story a pretentious owl tries to match the status of his friend the king of swans and oversteps the boundaries of caution. The Panchatantra, though originally written by Pandit Vishnu Sharma, was reworked by successive writers. The stories in this Amar Chitra Katha are taken from the Kannada translation, of Vasubhaga Datta's version, by Durgasimha, a minister at the court of the Chalukya king, Jayasimha.

34 pages, Paperback

Published February 1, 2011

Reviews

[Pranav · Rating 5 out of 5]

The tales in this book were really good and the part where the mother in law falls down dead because of the rakshasis was quite funny. This book had many new interesting persepectives which I had not thought before and they were presented in a humorous manner. Hats off to the publication for printing such wonderful books and I totally recommend this book for all.

[Avinash K · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh

J u s t s o m e c h I l d I s h s t o r i e s.

[Abhinayam ganesh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ending was not satisfying in any three stories, felt like hanging without any impact. Lesson is there but impact is not there. Like a punch in the face or gut something like that. Abrupt ending.