A/N: I'm posting this story for my little sister. She's five and she wrote this. I just wanted to see the feedback I would get if I updated it. K? My little sister owns this, not me. Oh, and my parents helped, so did I, but it was typed and written all by herself!
Indian Folk Tales
Author : Navya
Retold by: Navya
Pyari and Dulari
Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Pyari. She had a sister named Dulari. They lived in a lovely castle. When Pyari cried pearls came out of her eyes, when she smiled or laughed flowers blossomed around her. Dulari was very jealous of Pyari. Everyone was star struck when they saw Pyari.
So, one day Dulari went to a witch and said "I am jealous of Pyari. How do I take revenge on her"?
The witch said, "Here take this nail and put it to Pyari's head, that will turn her into a bird."
So Dulari took the nail, and put it in Pyari's head. Then, in a poof Pyari turned into a bird! When Pyari woke up she saw that she was a bird!
She went to the king and said, "Poor Pyari, turned into a bird."
She kept on saying that until the king spotted the nail and took it out. In a poof the bird turned back into Pyari again!
The king said, "Pyari you are back!"
He continued, "Who did this to you?"
Pyari said, "Dulari did- but please don't put in the dungeon! She doesn't deserve to go to the dungeon!"
The king said, "Okay, I won't throw her in the dungeon. But, she cannot do this again."
Then, they all lived happily ever after.
The End
The Tale of Strisciare, The Girl Snake
Once upon a time, there was a girl snake and a boy snake. The girl snake was named Strisciare and the boy snake was named, Alvanzo. They were just about to get married when a hunter came and killed Alvanzo! The hunter thought he would get a treasure for killing Alvanzo but he didn't. He shrugged and thought nothing of it.
From that day on, Strisciare promised herself, "He killed my husband and now he will face my revenge!"
Strisciare prayed day and night to god to get revenge.
"Fine. In the morning you are a woman and at night you will be a snake once again." ,the god said.
So, in the morning, Strisciare had been transformed into a beautiful woman. She went to the hunter's house and killed his wife and children. Then, Strisciare pretended to hug him, but instead she killed him by biting the hunter and using her snake poison covering her teeth. Later, Strisciare prayed once again to the gods that she would once again get her husband back. The god did as she commanded and Alvanzo and Strisciare lived happily ever after.
The End
How Ganesha Got The Elephant Head
Once upon a time, there lived a woman whose name was Parvati. She wanted a child very badly, so she made one out of sand. Afterwards, she gazed at her creation and used her magic, as she was a god, to make her baby. The baby soon learned how to walk and talk on its own, as it was a god itself. Parvati named her baby Ganesha. She sent her son back to his father, Krishna's house. Krishna came home to find a baby playing with his scepter. Angry, he cut off Ganesha's head. Parvati heard of this and angered, told him that Ganesha was his son! Krishna, now sorry, ordered his servants to find a baby head to bring his son back to life. The servants, not knowing what to do, brought back the head of a baby elephant. With the life fading from Ganesha fast, the elephant head would have to do. Quickly, Krishna brought his son back to life with a baby elephant's head. Parvati, Krishna, and Ganesha all lived happily as a family. And they all lived happily ever after.
The End