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Overview
KT09
This series presents folk stories from different parts of India. The illustrations and music of each story reflect the unique flavour of the region from where the story hails, giving the child a veritable cultural feast of the sights and sounds of India. Each story is about 1200 words and 22 minutes long, and includes 2 full length songs.
Description
The Under the Banyan Pack consists of the following 8 stories:
Mazoo Mazoo: A folktale from Kashmir
Narrated by Nandita Das and cast
Illustrations : Srividya Natarajan
Nazneen carefully cooks some fragrant marzwangan kurma for a special family dinner. But just when it is all ready, guests arrive - unwanted guests, who sniff out a good free meal!
All Free: A folktale from Gujarat
Narrated by Nandita Das and cast
Illustrations : Srividya Natarajan
In this hilarious folktale, Bhikubhai's mouth waters for some coconut ... But pay for it ? He'd rather not!
Sweet and Salty: A folktale from Andhra Pradesh
Narrated by Nandita Das and cast
Illustrations : Srividya Natarajan
Gorannagaru, the famous storyteller, is in the village to recite the Ramayana. Bangaramma forces her husband, Penchilayya, to attend. Tired and unwilling, he goes and finds the stories sweet one night, salty another! A warm folktale from Andhra Pradesh about the magic of stories.
Wrestling Mania: A folktale from Punjab
Narrated by Nandita Das and cast
Illustrations : Srividya Natarajan
Wrestling Mania is a folk fantasy from Punjab. Big, burly Tarlochan and Paramjit want to wrestle with other but there are no spectators! Then an old woman offers to watch and they get 'carried away'…
Eyes on Peacock's Tail & Magic Vessels
Narrated by Usha Uthup and cast
Illustrations : Mugdha Shah
Eyes on the peakcock's tail - A folktale from Rajasthan.
In the beginning the peacock had no marking on his shimmering blue-green tail. This story tells you how the peacock's tail got decorated with eyes.
Magic Vessels - A folktale from Tamil Nadu.
Muthu, a poor playwright, is helped by some enchanting tree spirits. But the story doesn't end there...
Hiss Don’t Bite & Curly Tale
Narrated by Usha Uthup and cast
Illustrations : Mugdha Shah
Hiss Don't Bite - A folktale from Bengal.
A bad-tempered snake kills a cow and everyone is afraid... until a wandering monk tells the snake a secret that changes his life.
A Curly Tale - A folktale from Bihar
Cobbler Kalia makes beautiful shoes but he is poor. A ghost helps him become rich. Only, this ghost must be kept busy or else he will eat up Kalia.
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