New York Review children's collection

The days of the banyan tree -- Savitri and Satyavan -- Shravan Kumar and his wife -- A special birthday -- The birth of Krishna, the blue god -- Krishna and the demon nurse -- The Serpent King -- How Krishna killed the wicked King Kans -- Time for the dead -- Doda and Dodi -- Dussehra, the festival of victory -- How Ram defeated the demon King Ravan -- The day of the wintry full moon -- The moon and the heavenly nectar -- Karvachauth, the little clay pot -- The girl who had seven brothers -- Divali, festival of lights -- Lakshmi and the clever washerwoman -- Holi, festival of spring -- The wicked king and his good son -- A day for brothers -- The mango tree -- The faithful sister -- Nine Days' Festival -- The old man and the magic bowl -- The king without an heir -- The girl in the forest -- The festival for Parvati -- How Ganesh got his elephant head

"Collection of traditional tales about gods and heroes in Hindu mythology, arranged in sequence as they might be told at religious festivals during the course of a Hindu calendar year"--

Ages 8-12

Grades 4-6

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