Project Gutenberg 2012-01-03 Public domain in the USA. 2966 Day, Lal Behari 1826 1894 Lal Behari Day De, Lal Behari Goble, Warwick 1862 1943 96910433 Folk-Tales of Bengal Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk-Tales_of_Bengal Life's secret -- Phakir Chand -- The indigent Brahman -- The story of the Rakshasas -- The story of Swet-Basanta -- The evil eye of Sani -- The boy whom seven mothers suckled -- The story of Prince Sobur -- The origin of opium -- Strike but hear -- The adventures of two thieves and of their sons -- The Ghost-Brahman -- The man who wished to be perfect -- A ghostly wife -- The story of a Brahmadaitya -- The story of a Hiraman -- The origin of rubies -- The match-making jackal -- The boy with the moon on his forehead -- The ghost who was afraid of being bagged -- The field of bones -- The bald wife. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Folk-Tales of Bengal" by Lal Behari Day is a collection of traditional folk tales written in the late 19th century. The book compiles stories that reflect the rich cultural and social life of Bengal, drawing on the narratives shared by local storytellers. These tales often feature themes of love, loyalty, magic, and moral lessons, illustrating the complexities of human experiences against a backdrop of myth and folklore. The opening of "Folk-Tales of Bengal" introduces the author's motivation for collecting these stories, starting with a nostalgic recollection of hearing tales from an old woman in his village. The author recounts his interactions with various storytellers, ultimately finding a Bengali Christian woman who shares some tales of her own. This portion sets the stage for the collection, indicating that the stories are rooted in genuine local tradition. The first story, "Life's Secret," begins with a king and his two queens, touching on themes of jealousy, loyalty, and life intertwined with magical elements, such as the prince Dalim Kumar's life being bound to a boal fish, which indicates an intertwining of fate and folklore that will permeate through the tales that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Tales -- India -- Bengal Bengali (South Asian people) -- Folklore GR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 519751 2025-06-15T15:14:28.642327 text/html 520295 2012-01-03T14:11:50 text/html; charset=us-ascii 3303820 2012-01-03T14:11:54 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 3440757 2025-06-15T15:14:40.637214 application/epub+zip 3446874 2025-06-15T15:14:32.952328 application/epub+zip 248926 2025-06-15T15:14:30.488292 application/epub+zip 3657762 2025-06-15T15:14:46.181185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3586095 2025-06-15T15:14:38.784301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365304 2022-09-17T14:26:02.566166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426270 2025-06-15T15:14:27.117292 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 426172 2012-01-03T14:11:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 148854 2012-01-03T14:11:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 426168 2012-01-03T14:11:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 148819 2012-01-03T14:11:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22177 2025-06-15T15:14:46.362191 application/rdf+xml 12633 2025-06-15T15:14:31.092264 image/jpeg 3359 2025-06-15T15:14:30.792257 image/jpeg 3364469 2025-06-15T15:14:28.789274 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia