What would you do if a bird with golden wings alighted on your terrace
and offered you fabulous riches?
A poor little girl is rewarded with lovely gifts when she takes pity on
a hungry bird and feeds it all the rice she has, but what happens when
the girl's greedy, nosy neighbour hears the story and tries to get
bigger and better gifts for herself? Why did the once sweet sea water
turn salty? How did it happen that the learned teacher forgot all his
lessons and had to be helped out by the school cook? And what did the
king do so that the people of his kingdom did not come to know that he
has horrible donkey ears hidden under his turban?
Sudha Murty's new, enchanting collection of stories bubbles over with
fun. Delightful colour illustrations bring to life tales of magical
creatures, princesses and kings, ordinary witty men and women in a book
that will bring hours of joy to readers young and old.