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Gentle and wise, the deer in these stories embody virtues of humility, compassion, and bravery, inspiring readers with tales from the animal kingdom.

A collection of inspiring tales that celebrate bravery and resilience, showing how courage can overcome even the toughest challenges.

This collection of tales features birds as central characters, each story imparting lessons of kindness, courage, and intelligence through the lives of these feathered beings.

Monkeys add humor and agility to these tales, teaching lessons in friendship, resilience, and curiosity through their mischievous adventures.

"The Hidden Treasure" is a tale of discovery and rewards of hard work, teaching that true treasures often lie within perseverance and determination.

This story of a giant and a dwarf explores themes of friendship and mutual respect, showing how differences can lead to valuable life lessons.

This mystical tale introduces a magic chant that grants special powers, illustrating the power of words and the importance of using them wisely.

These tales share timeless wisdom from Indian folklore, imparting life lessons and thoughtful insights through simple yet profound stories.

Elephants, symbols of wisdom and strength, are the stars of these stories, each tale emphasizing courage, loyalty, and the power of gentle giants.

Nandi, Shiva’s loyal bull, stands as a symbol of devotion and strength. This story highlights his unbreakable loyalty and the wisdom he imparts.

These cunning jackal stories offer a mix of wit and wisdom, where the cleverness of the jackal brings out life lessons in unexpected ways.

Reflecting the hardships of life, these stories offer empathy and resilience, teaching readers to find strength even in difficult times.

Shabnam Aggarwal always dreamt of success. Raised in an immigrant Indian family in the start-up hub of Silicon Valley, she believed that every entrepreneur could be successful. So she left her cushy job at Merrill Lynch to take a risk, find her passion, and make a change in the world. She moved to India to start a company. In Freedom to Fail, Shabnam tells the story of her brush with "success": raising her first round of venture capital; hiring a hardworking team of millennials; growing her start-up to multiple cities...and then finding it all come to a bitter end.

This book is about the good stuff. The wonderful inventions we now cannot live without - from high heels to tea bags, pencils to X-rays, each story is an amazing mix of luck and a whole lot of perseverance and hard work. Imagine what our hot summers would be without ice-lolly? The horrors of never tasting potato chips! What would we do without our quick-fix Superglue? We hardly give a thought to the many little things we use every day. Don’t you think it’s time we learnt about a few stories of origin? Where do they come from? Who invented them and how?