Book: Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day

Folk-Tales of Bengal is a collection of twenty-two short folk tales by Bengali Indian journalist Lal Behari Day, first published in 1883.

The Bald Wife (Folk-tales of Bengal)

A certain man had two wives, the younger of whom he loved

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The Field of Bones (Folk-tales of Bengal)- Part II

They entered the seventh court, and there and then, for the first

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The Field of Bones (Folk-tales of Bengal)- Part I

Once upon a time, there lived a king who had a son.

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The Ghost who was Afraid of being Bagged

Discover the stunningtale of a barber who outwits a ghost to gain

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The Boy with the Moon on his Forehead – Part II

The king saw and immediately thought of the son with the moon

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The Boy with the Moon on his Forehead – Part I

There was a certain king who had six queens, none of whom

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The Match-making Jackal (Folk-tales of Bengal)

Once upon a time, there lived a weaver, whose ancestors were very

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The Origin of Rubies (Folk-tales of Bengal)

There was a certain king who died leaving four sons behind him

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The Story of a Hiraman (Folk-tales of Bengal)

There was a Fowler who had a wife. The fowler's wife said

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The Story of a Brahmadaitya (Folk-tales of Bengal)

What was the Brahman to do? He went to his spirit friend

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A Ghostly Wife (Folk-tales of Bengal)

Once upon a time, there lived a Brahman who had married a

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The Man who wished to be Perfect (Folk-tales of Bengal)

Once upon a time, a religious mendicant came to a king who

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