The Magic Moonlight Flower and Other Enchanting Stories by Satyajit Ray

Four magical stories which will transport you to a world of monsters and princesses, ogres and enchanted flowers Sujan can imitate the calls of all kinds of birds and animals. When he finds himself in the king’s court and learns of a fearsome bird-eating monster, he decides to use his skill to defeat the cruel creature and win the princess’s heart. In another story, Ratan is cursed by a sage and is turned into an ogre, but his sweet song saves him from a terrible fate. In ‘Gangaram’s Lucky Stone’ a beautiful rainbow-coloured stone rescues Gangaram from all kinds of disasters and even brings him a treasure, but what happens when he gives it away? And, in ‘The Magic Moonlight Flower’, a young boy goes in search of the flower that will save his father’s life, but on the way he will need to fight a cruel king, rescue a prince and slay a nasty serpent. Funny, exciting and full of strange and wonderful humans and supernatural creatures, The Magic Moonlight Flower and Other Enchanting Stories is a delightful collection of stories by a master of children’s writing in India