Panchatantra - Volume 2

Panchatantra is perhaps the oldest collection of Indian fables still gaining strength and moving ahead. It is believed to have written around 200BC by the great Hindu Scholar Pandit Vishnu Sharma. Panchatantra means "the five principles”. It is a "Nitishastra" which means book of wise conduct in life. Panchatantra consists of five books:

1. Mitra Bhedha (The loss of friends);

2. Mitra Laabha (Gaining friends);

3. Kakolukiyam (Crows and owls);

4. Labdhap-ranasam (Loss of gains);

5. Aparikshitakarakam (lll-considered actions).

The simple stories of Panchatantra have stood the test of time in the modern age of materialism, stressful living and individualism, and aim to guide the young readers on how to attain success in life by understanding human nature.

1. Written in simple and lucid language

2. Each story is supplemented by a moral

3. Word meaning for vocabulary building

4. Practice exercise given for better understanding

1. The Canel, the Jackal, and the Crow

2. The Cat, the Partridge and the Hare

3. The Fishes and the Frog

4. The Foolish Donkey

5. The Foolish Brahmin and the Robber

6. The Four Friends

7. The Golden Swan

8. The Gold-Giving Serpent

9. The Greedy Cobra and the King of Frogs

10. The Hermit and the Mouse