Reviews for The Puffin book of classic Indian tales for children

The average rating for The Puffin book of classic Indian tales for children based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-03-03 00:00:00 Roddy Ley Uberoi, M. (2002). The Puffin book of classic Indian tales for children. London: Puffin. Subgroup: Beliefs/gods Genre: Folklore and Myth Topics: Indian culture,Indian gods, Krishna, Shiva, Savitri, Magic Potion, Devayani Synopsis: This book contains a collection of children's stories. It explains different types of myths and folklore's that appear within the Indian culture. Some stories include the gods and the demons coming together to stir the ocean using the mountain Manthara and the serpent Vasuki to get the magical wish of immortality. It also includes a story about Uruvashi, the most beautiful woman in all the world, created by God Narayana. She descends to earth and falls in love with a mortal. These and many other tales contain stories of curses, love and betrayal, smartness and humor, as well as courage and pride.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-01-08 00:00:00 Fabiola Gonzalez I thought I liked fairy tales, but I don't know if I actually don't or if this collection just made me put off by them. Maybe they aren't the best fairy tales, I don't know, but it certainly was a chore to read them all. The main problem is that it's always the same story! Either it's several brothers and the youngest is the clever one, or it's a king abusing someone's service who is helped by a clever animal, or it's a fair maiden saving someone. Isn't there another way to teach moral to kids? Talking about morals, the ending of some tales were outrageous, where the "bad guy" wins in the end after putting lots of people in pain. Sorry, but when I have kids I don't want them to think that's the way to go!