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Tamil
Description
A fable/folktale from India from the Jataka. Lomdi, the wily jackal, wants the food that Kauaa the crow has in her beak. Does he manage to get it? Features playful wordplay, colours, flowers, and the seven notes of the musical scale.
Eṇkaḷ, vaṇṇaṅkaḷ, aḷavukaḷ, vaṭivaṅkaḷ, etirpataṅkaḷ, ten̲ āciya kalācāram, mutaliyavar̲r̲aik koṇṭa katai.
6) Māya mīn̲
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Language
Tamil
Description
There was a time when happiness began to leak out of the world. Everything dried up. No colour, no food, no smiles -- only hunger, sadness and quarrels. One old dukariya decided that something had to be done, and she heard from the wind about a magical fish that lived in a green-green lake.
8) Rūrū rākam
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Language
Tamil
Description
Do roosters sing ragas? This one does but like all true artistes discovers it after a lot of struggle! Every time he opens his mouth he has a new tune but not the kukaroo-kuroo of the other roosters. His friends skip and stretch, stamp and roll and try to teach him.
14) Balu's basket
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Language
Tamil
Description
Story based on a little boy who got a basket and how he used it; for children.
15) Vaṇṇat tiruṭan̲
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Language
Tamil
Description
Children story based on a grouchy giant who decides to scoop all colour out of the world.