The Fables of Pilpay

Many of these tales are ancient, appearing in written sources dating perhaps to 200 BCE. Each tale, acted out by a cast of animals and people, illustrates an important lesson in life, often one that evolves from the protagonist's various misfortunes. Burton translated the tales, which had likely originally been written in Sanskrit, from Hindi; his handwritten original was completed in 1847. Surviving fire, bombing during two world wars, and a library flood, it was eventually discovered by ethnographer Tom Cox, and is today available to instruct and delight young and old