Oral tradition South Indian folktale
A story about the power of stories and their potential to engage the listener.
Story
A story about the power of stories and what can happen when you really become part of the story.
Why we chose it
This was one of the stories in our original audio stories collection. These stories are particularly good for learning to retell.
Where it came from
The story comes from South India.
Where it went next
A written versions can be found in Folktales from India by A K Ramanujan.
Associated stories
Stories about stories and about the power of stories are great to tell and to talk about. We have a number in our 1001 collection including Anansi and the Collection of Stories, The Cap Seller and the Monkeys, The Power of Stories, The Blue Coat or Snip Snip Snip and The Three Dolls.
Oral tradition South Indian folktale