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Buri and the marrow, An Indian folk tale, retold by Henriette Barkow ; illustrated by Lizzie Finlay ; Tamil translation by Nallanthamby Rajalingam

Label
Buri and the marrow, An Indian folk tale, retold by Henriette Barkow ; illustrated by Lizzie Finlay ; Tamil translation by Nallanthamby Rajalingam
Language
tam
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Buri and the marrow
Responsibility statement
retold by Henriette Barkow ; illustrated by Lizzie Finlay ; Tamil translation by Nallanthamby Rajalingam
Sub title
An Indian folk tale
Summary
As an old woman travels through the forest to meet her daughter, a fox, a tiger and a lion try to eat her. Buri tells them to wait until she returns, then she'll be nice and fat. When it is time for her to go home, her daughter thinks of a plan which fools the lion and the tiger
Target audience
juvenile
Content
Illustrator

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