Simla Village TalesIntroductory materialReading editionChapter navigation61 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPREFACEIntroductory materialTHE CAUSE OF A LAWSUIT BETWEEN THE OWL AND THE KITEA MONKEY OBJECTS TO CRITICISMTHE DEAD MAN’S RINGTHE ORIGIN OF DEATHTHE REAL MOTHERTHE PRINCESS SOORTHETHE SNAKE’S BRIDETHE POWER OF FATETHE OLD WITCH WHO LIVED IN A FORESTKULLOO, A FAITHFUL DOGTHE STORY OF GHOSETHE VIZIER’S SON AND THE RAJAH’S SONTHE RAJAH’S SON AND THE VIZIER’S SONBEY HUSLOTHE STORY OF PANCH MAR KHANTHE RABBIT AND THE BARBERRUPA AND BISUNTHASHEIK CHILLISHEIK CHILLITHE MONKEY, THE TIGER, AND THE PRINCESSTHE JACKAL AND THE GUANATHE STORY OF THE BLACK COWTHE BRAHMIN AND THE WILD GEESETHE FOUR-GIFTED PRINCESSTHE MAN WHO WENT TO SEEK HIS FORTUNETHREE WISE MEN AND THE KING’S DAUGHTERBARBIL’S SONTHE TIGER AND THE RATSTHE ADVENTURES OF A BIRDTHE LEGEND OF NALDERA TEMPLETHE BUNNIAH’S WIFE AND THE THIEFWHO STOLE THE RUBY?THE STORY OF VICKRAMADITTHE WEAVERTHE DOG WHO WAS A RAJAHTHE FOURTH WIFE IS THE WISESTTHE STORY OF PIR SABTHE ORIGIN OF A RIVERTHE GOLDEN SCORPIONSTHE STORY OF A PEARLTHE BUNNIAH’S GHOSTBICKERMANJI THE INQUISITIVETHE BRAHMIN’S DAUGHTERABUL HUSSAINTHE MAGICIAN AND THE MERCHANTTHE SNAKE AND THE FROGTHE BARBER AND THE THIEFTHE STORY OF PURANTABARISTANTHE PAINTED JACKALTHE ENCHANTED BIRD, MUSIC, AND STREAMTHE DOG TEMPLETHE BEAUTIFUL MILKMAIDA REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITEA LEGEND OF SARDANATHE STORY OF “BUNJARA TULLAO”THE ANAR PARI, OR POMEGRANATE FAIRYColophonPrevious chapter ←PREFACENext chapter →THE CAUSE OF A LAWSUIT BETWEEN THE OWL AND THE KITEAll chapters and sections (61)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPREFACEOpening pagesIntroductory materialOther sectionsTHE CAUSE OF A LAWSUIT BETWEEN THE OWL AND THE KITEA MONKEY OBJECTS TO CRITICISMTHE DEAD MAN’S RINGTHE ORIGIN OF DEATHTHE REAL MOTHERTHE PRINCESS SOORTHETHE SNAKE’S BRIDETHE POWER OF FATETHE OLD WITCH WHO LIVED IN A FORESTKULLOO, A FAITHFUL DOGTHE STORY OF GHOSETHE VIZIER’S SON AND THE RAJAH’S SONTHE RAJAH’S SON AND THE VIZIER’S SONBEY HUSLOTHE STORY OF PANCH MAR KHANTHE RABBIT AND THE BARBERRUPA AND BISUNTHASHEIK CHILLISHEIK CHILLITHE MONKEY, THE TIGER, AND THE PRINCESSTHE JACKAL AND THE GUANATHE STORY OF THE BLACK COWTHE BRAHMIN AND THE WILD GEESETHE FOUR-GIFTED PRINCESSTHE MAN WHO WENT TO SEEK HIS FORTUNETHREE WISE MEN AND THE KING’S DAUGHTERBARBIL’S SONTHE TIGER AND THE RATSTHE ADVENTURES OF A BIRDTHE LEGEND OF NALDERA TEMPLETHE BUNNIAH’S WIFE AND THE THIEFWHO STOLE THE RUBY?THE STORY OF VICKRAMADITTHE WEAVERTHE DOG WHO WAS A RAJAHTHE FOURTH WIFE IS THE WISESTTHE STORY OF PIR SABTHE ORIGIN OF A RIVERTHE GOLDEN SCORPIONSTHE STORY OF A PEARLTHE BUNNIAH’S GHOSTBICKERMANJI THE INQUISITIVETHE BRAHMIN’S DAUGHTERABUL HUSSAINTHE MAGICIAN AND THE MERCHANTTHE SNAKE AND THE FROGTHE BARBER AND THE THIEFTHE STORY OF PURANTABARISTANTHE PAINTED JACKALTHE ENCHANTED BIRD, MUSIC, AND STREAMTHE DOG TEMPLETHE BEAUTIFUL MILKMAIDA REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITEA LEGEND OF SARDANATHE STORY OF “BUNJARA TULLAO”THE ANAR PARI, OR POMEGRANATE FAIRYColophonTHE CAUSE OF A LAWSUIT BETWEEN THE OWL AND THE KITE← PREFACETHE CAUSE OF A LAWSUIT BETWEEN THE OWL AND THE KITE →