The Enchanted Parrot: Being a Selection from the Suka Saptati, Or the Seventy Tales of a Parrot (Classic Reprint)
Author: B. Hale Wortham
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2018-04-21
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780331587098
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from The Enchanted Parrot: Being a Selection From the Suka Saptati, or the Seventy Tales of a Parrot The Suka Saptati, seventy tales of a parrot, are quite characteristic of Eastern story. The peg on which they hang is a certain Prabhavati. This lady's husband, whose name is Madana, has gone on a long journey. He has, however, left her his parrot, a bird which appears to be under a charm. Prab havati, after her husband has been absent some little time, begins to feel rather dull, and her attend ants, or friends, suggest that she had better look out for some admirer to console her during his absence. She accordingly is preparing to start on this errand, when the parrot suddenly finds his voice, and remarks very strongly on Prabhavati's disreputable intentions. Prabhavati makes up her mind to have the parrot's neck wrung, but before actually departing, and ordering the bloodthirsty deed to be carried out, she reflects that after all it is only a bird speaking, and tells him that she means to go in spite of his well-meant advice. This starts the parrot off, and he bids her go by all means, if she is as clever as some one whom he knows. Prab. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.