Long, long ago, there lived a poor Brahman who went around begging for money from rich people to get married. He got married after collecting and saving up enough money to hold a wedding. After marriage, he took his wife home. A few months later, he told his mother that he had decided to travel Read more…

Long, long ago, after a king’s death, the queen had to take care of their four sons. The queen showered the youngest prince with the best food, clothes, and horses. Unhappy with the way their mother treated them, the other three princes usurped the kingdom. The queen and the youngest prince were ordered to live Read more…

Once upon a time, there lived a fowler, who earned his livelihood catching and selling birds. One day, the fowler’s wife asked him to bring home whatever bird he caught that day. The couple went around the woods, but were unable to catch any birds by the sunset. However, on their way back, they happened Read more…

Once upon a time, there was a king. The king had three sons. One day, some people came to the king complaining about the increased robberies and thefts in the city. The king asked his sons to patrol the city streets every night and catch the culprit. The king’s sons built an outpost on the Read more…

A long time ago, there lived a merchant with his two wives. His second wife was much dearer to him than the first one. Actually, the second wife had two tufts of hair on her head, while the first wife had just one. Although the two wives resented each other, they had no choice but Read more…

Once upon a time, in a small village in West Bengal lived a jolly man named Bhoumik Sen. He was immensely fond of taking long walks in his backyard garden. During one such walk, Sen began coughing vigorously all of a sudden. The coughing continued until a parrot’s feather emerged out of Sen’s mouth. He Read more…

A long time ago, a little goat used to live with its mother. They had been leading a fairly peaceful life. The mother goat often warned her daughter against treading beyond the fence. The little goat, however, was born with the heart of an adventurer. She wanted to travel the world and explore new places. Read more…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sayantani DasGupta is a pediatrician by training. She teaches at the Columbia University. She is a team member of We Need Diverse Books and has grown up hearing Bengali folk tales about the man-eating Rakkhosh demons, brave princesses, serpent kingdoms, Tuntuni birds, and flying horses. REVIEW The Serpent’s Secret is a fantasy Read more…