Deccan Nursery TalesFront matterReading editionChapter navigation22 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterFairy Tales from the South1914.PrefaceIllustrationsThe Sunday StoryThe Monday StoryThe Tuesday StoryThe Wednesday and Thursday StoryThe Friday StoryThe Saturday StoryThe Island PalaceNagoba, the Snake-KingParwati and the Beggar-ManParwati and the BrahmanSoma, the WasherwomanVasishta and the Four QueensParwati and the PriestThe Rishi and the BrahmanThe King and the Water-GoddessesThe Golden TempleColophonBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Fairy Tales from the SouthAll chapters and sections (22)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsFairy Tales from the South1914.PrefaceIllustrationsThe Sunday StoryThe Monday StoryThe Tuesday StoryThe Wednesday and Thursday StoryThe Friday StoryThe Saturday StoryThe Island PalaceNagoba, the Snake-KingParwati and the Beggar-ManParwati and the BrahmanSoma, the WasherwomanVasishta and the Four QueensParwati and the PriestThe Rishi and the BrahmanThe King and the Water-GoddessesThe Golden TempleColophonOriginal Front Cover.“Gave memorial honours to his dead father”“Gave memorial honours to his dead father”◇Fairy Tales from the South →