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Presented by Mallika Sarabhai and Band, the monkey

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Mallika's folktales

How to win a princess How to win a princess (Maharashtra)
Prince Chasandra and his elder brother happen to learn about a very beautiful princess. The elder brother tries to win the Princess, but fails. Prince Chasandra rescues one genie from a well who offers to help him. With the help of genie Prince Chasandra overcomes a number of formidable obstacles in pursuit of the Princess and ultimately wins her. Do you want to know how?
The Cry of a crow The Cry of a crow (Nagaland)
Kohito digs a well in the village so that the village can have water all the year round. Soon after digging the well he becomes hero. But soon he faces one problem. Fairies start coming to well from heaven to play and bath in the water. The water becomes dirty. Kohito hides in the bushes near the well, finds out about fairies and stops them. Do you want to know how?
Oil Presser and the devils Oil Presser and the devils (Maharashtra)
Manoj is an oil presser whose business is going through rough patch. He decides to chop down one tree. An old devil who has been living on the tree for long, pleads Manoj not to chop down the tree and in return he would give him hundred sacks of same seed every day. Manoj agrees and soon becomes rich from this deal. One young devil also becomes victim of Manoj's trick and both start working for Manoj. To get rid of manoj they tell him that they would eat him if he doesn't give them work all the time. Soon Manoj becomes tired of giving them work because they would finish every work in short time. Manoj's wife gets rid of the devils.Do you want to know how?
A Cunning Singhpo A Cunning Singhpo (Arunachal Pradesh)
The king is very angry at Singhpo whose buffalo has been entering the King's garden frequently. He kills the buffalo and on Singhpo's request gives him the skin. The Singhpo becomes rich by tricking using buffalo-skin. He goes to the king and fools him with a get-rich-quick story.Do you want to know how?
When Animals were sacrificed When Animals were sacrificed (Arunachal Pradesh)
Once upon a time there was a medicine man who made wonder drugs from mountain herbs and plants to treat men and animals. Soon the rate of death dropped considerably and this resulted in food shortage. Animals started eating humans. Knowing this the medicine man stopped treating the animals. So animals started eating his herbs and plants. Do you want to know what happened next?
Sudarshan becomes wise Sudarshan becomes wise (Orissa)
Sudarshan is a poor Brahmin. Once he performs wedding of a land-owner's daughter and gets lot of money in return. To celebrate his wife cooks many things to eat but before they eat some begger comes. They gave all the food to begger. begger takes them to the jungle and gives the magic betel leaf which would give them whatever food they ask for. But before he could make any use of this some children do some trick and take betel leak away. Brahmin again goes to the jungle and this time finds something to get the magic betel leaf back from the children. Do you want to know how?

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