Stories and jewelry from India
Adapted from the Jataka tales Once upon a time, there lived a king and queen in a land full of monkeys. The queen loved to stroll in the royal fruit orchards and bathe in the pool there. One of her friends would sit on the bank to guard her belongings. That day too, the queen
Once upon a time, there lived a tiger in a forest. In his youth, he slayed a wealthy merchant and kept as a souvenir, a sparkling gold bangle or kada. With the passing years, he became too old to hunt. He was hungry, morose, and licking his aching limbs as he rested near a marsh.
A version of this story appeared in Amar Chitra Katha as “The celestial necklace” by Toni Patel. It is said to have been an adaptation of a Jain story, written in Hindi by Muni Mahendrakumar Once there lived a pious and charitable king. Pleased with his devotion, a Demi God blessed him with a celestial