Six unforgettable stories of love and bravery treachery and injustice from ancient Indian literature Classical Sanskrit and Tamil writing teem with a myriad characters and here we meet some truly memorable ones. This collection of six plays poems and epics retold for children includes Shakuntala a heart-rending story of the love between the beautiful Shakuntala and King Dushyanta; The Little Clay Cart where the evil designs of the king and his family are foiled by the righteous Charudatta and Va