Told by the Ayah (Classic Reprint) - Tapa dura

Excerpt from Told by the Ayah

Just now an attack of fever had made her more listless and disinclined to amuse herself than ever, and the little English wild-rose drooped pathetically in that unnatural and exotic climate.

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Excerpt from Told by the Ayah

Ayah really told these stories. Some of them are probably very old indeed.

Even quite grown-up natives of India - bearded men and grey-haired women - enjoy listening to fairy-tales. When Ayah found out I liked it, too, she told these to me; and I have translated them for you, because I loved them so much.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.