The Charmed Ring

Joseph Jacobs (29 Aug 1854 – 30 Jan 1916) was a notable collector of English fairy tales. Through his works such stories were popularized as The Cat and the Mouse, Jack the Giant Killer, Jack and the Beanstalk and many more. Three little Pigs is one of the most popular English fairy tales, it has been translated to many languages. Jacobs published the first best-known form of the story in English Fairy Tales in 1890.

The Charmed Ring is an Indian fairy tale, collected by Joseph Jacobs. It tells the story of a merchant’s son. With nothing but three hundred rupees, his father made him venture into foreign lands, to seek fortune and luck in trade. And that was a guarantee of an adventure to be told. What fortunes will our hero find? Read and find out!