The Prince And The Fakir

Indian literature is one of the most ancient in the world. And Indian fairy tales are the oldest existing. These are fantastic stories on various themes: miracles, magic, cunning, luck, wit etc. Joseph Jacob, an English historian and a specialist in folklore, collected some of them into a book "Indian Fairy Tales".

"The Prince and the Fakir" is a fairy tale about a King, who had no children and that's why he decided to lie down on the crossroad to atone for his sins. One day a Fakir saw the King and offered to help him for a service. Fakir promised that the King will have two sons, but one of them he should give to Fakir. So the King accepted his offer. What happened next to the King and his son? Read "The Prince and the Fakir" and find it out.