The Magic Drum And Other Favourite St..., Sudha Murty
The Magic Drum And Other Favourite St..., Sudha Murty
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The Magic Drum And Other Favourite Stories
And Other Favourite Stories

Author: Sudha Murty

Narrator: Dipti Singh

Unabridged: 3 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/14/2023

Synopsis

A princess who thinks she was a bird, a coconut that cost a thousand rupees and a shepherd with a bag of words kings and misers, princes and paupers, wise men and foolish boys, the funniest and oddest men and women come alive in this sparkling new collection of stories. The clever princess will only marry the man who can ask her a question she cannot answer the orphan boy outwits his greedy uncles with a bag of ash and an old couple in distress is saved by a magic drum. Sudha Murty's grandparents told her some of these stories when she was a child others she heard from her friends from around the world. These delightful and timeless folk tales have been her favourites for years and she has recounted them many times over to the young people in her life. With this collection, they will be enjoyed by many more readers, of all ages.

About The Author

Sudha Murty was born in 1950 in Shiggaon in north Karnataka. She did her MTech in computer science, and is now the chairperson of the Infosys Foundation. A prolific writer in English and Kannada, she has written novels, technical books, travelogues, collections of short stories and non-fictional pieces, and four books for children. Her books have been translated into all the major Indian languages. Sudha Murty was the recipient of the R.K. Narayan Award for Literature and the Padma Shri in 2006, and the Attimabbe Award from the government of Karnataka for excellence in Kannada literature in 2011.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Krutika on March 29, 2021

• r e c o m m e n d a t i o n • I often turn to Sudha Murty's books when I'm in a reading slump or just to cheer myself up. And it always works. This particular collection of folktales took me back to the days when I was a child, spending my summer holidays with Panchatantra. This book consists of pr......more

Goodreads review by Niranjan on April 13, 2021

A wonderful book of amusing stories. Each story had a character to admire and lesson to remember. It was a captivating read.......more

Goodreads review by Brahmani on May 01, 2019

Picked up this book for a very young cousin and ended up reading it, cuz you know, it’s Sudha Murthy. Her books are lucid with interesting stories. The missing star in the rating is because of the illustrations. They could have been a bit better and more relevant to the timeline of the stories.......more

Goodreads review by Ishani on September 11, 2011

the book reminds me of my childhood stories... and my grand ma who recited them.........more

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