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Enduring and profound, among the earliest and most popular of all books of fables

The Pancatantra is the most famous collection of fables in India and was one of the earliest Indian books to be translated into Western languages. No other work of Indian literature has had a greater influence on world literature, and no other collection of stories has become... Read Full Overview

Panchatantra is one of the oldest collections of interwoven fables in the world, originating in ancient India. Rich in wisdom and wit, these animal tales are designed to teach life lessons about morality, strategy, leadership, and human nature. Filled with clever plots,... Read Full Overview

The Pancatantra is the most famous collection of fables in India and was one of the earliest Indian books to be translated into Western languages. No other work of Indian literature has had a greater influence on world literature, and no other collection of stories has become... Read Full Overview

Panchantantra is part of Indian folklore for over 400 years now and has delighted people all over the world with the allegorical stories. The talking animals and objects teach valuable lessons of life and are essential for a child's development. The stories revolve around the... Read Full Overview

This collection of animal fables with a moral was the forerunner of Aesop's fables. The stories were orally narrated by a poet-narrator Visnu Sharma, but the first time they were put down in writing was in the 3rd or 2nd century BC by a Buddhist monk, Purnabhadra.

The Pancatantra is the most famous collection of fables in India and was one of the earliest Indian books to be translated into Western languages. No other work of Indian literature has had a greater influence on world literature, and no other collection of stories has become... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Retellings of three tales from the Eastern Indian Panchatantra about a rabbit who tricks a lion, a stork who fools a lake full of fish, and a blue jackal who deceives all the other animals.