Deccan Nursery TalesParwati and the PriestReading 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 TempleColophonPrevious chapter ←Vasishta and the Four QueensNext chapter →The Rishi and the BrahmanAll 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 TempleColophon“She has lived here just as if she had been in her father’s house”“She has lived here just as if she had been in her father’s house”◇Notes in this chapterNote 1 · Saripat is a kind of draughts.Note 2 · Apsaras are attendants on the gods.Note 3 · Kartakswami was really Parwati’s step-son (see Preface).← Vasishta and the Four QueensThe Rishi and the Brahman →
