The Girl in the Magical Flute: Stories from Myths and Folktales of India

An enchanted flute in which a girl is hidden a lofty tree on a hill in Shillong so tall that it connects heaven and earth a bed that soars into the sky and takes its occupant anywhere their heart desires the miraculous floating bridge that allows Lord Rama's army to cross the ocean to Lanka peacock feathers that summon a handsome prince delicious mangoes that cure ailments and disease--these and more magical objects from myth and legend are held within the pages of this book.

Imaginatively retold by Meena Arora Nayak and beautifully illustrated by Priya Kuriyan The Girl in the Magical Flute: Stories from Myths and Folk Tales of India gives classic folk tales and lore from India (and beyond) a contemporary flavour. Sourced from classical religious texts such as the Ramayana the Quran and the Bible and from oral traditions across India including those of the Ho Munda and Khasi tribes the nineteen stories included in this collection will delight children of every age persuasion and sensibility.

Author: Meena Arora Nayak
Publisher: Rupa Publications India
Published: 12/05/2023
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9789395853699

About the Author
Nayak, Meena Arora: - Meena Arora Nayak is a professor of English and Mythology. She is the author of the novels A Dust Storm in Delhi, Endless Rain, About Daddy, and In the Aftermath, as well as The Puffin Book of Legendary Lives, Evil in the Mahabharata, The Blue Lotus: Myths and Folktales of India, The Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva, Adbhut: Marvellous Creatures of Indian Myth and Folklore, and The Panchatantra of Vishnusharma: A Retelling.