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  • The Alligator and the Jackal

  • A Folk Tale from India
  • By: Mary Frere
  • Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
  • Length: 10 mins

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The Alligator and the Jackal

By: Mary Frere
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
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Mary Eliza Isabella Frere (1845-1911) was an English author of the first English-language field-collected book of Indian folk tales. 

The Alligator and the Jackal is the story of a jackal who narrowly escapes being eaten by an alligator on the banks of a river. Following this incident, the alligator is determined to catch the cunning jackal. The Jackal is equally determined not to be eaten. A series of close escapes escalates the feud until the dramatic finale.

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