Reading Notes: Indian Fables and Folklore Part B

Indian Fables and Folklore by Shovona Devi (1919)

Cat from BBC
  • Khuspa was formed when Brahma had a sneezing fit and helped the gods kill the giants and was made the king of the Earth for this. He was very boastful and the sage Dadichi was offended by this and boxed Khuspa's ears. This angered Dadichi more and he was granted a boon from Mahadeva and his body was as hard as diamond. When Dadichi attacked Khuspa again there was nothing his enemy could do against his hard body. This angered Khuspa and he was granted a boon from Vishnu who was against him attacking Dadichi. 
    • When Khuspa attacked him again he still could not defeat him even with the help of the gods as Mahadeva protected Dadichi. Khuspa finally saw his fault of being boastful and apologized to Dadichi.
  • A teacher cannot sleep at night due to all the mice so he tasks his pupil to find him a cat, but the pupil does not know what a cat looks like so his teacher describes one to him. The description is vague and after a long time of searching the boy finally finds something that fits the description but it turns out to be a Brahmin. 

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