Download or read book Snake Trouble written by Ruskin Bond and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grandmother wanted grandfather to get rid of the snake he brought home from the bazaar but the python liked the family and didn't want to leave.

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Download or read book The Puffin Treasury of Modern Indian Stories written by Mala Dayal and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2002 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a unique collection of stories and excerts written by master storytellers. It represents a range of writing for children in India, in the 20th century. From Ruskin Bond's humorous snake trouble and Vikram Seth's animal fable to Salman Rushdie's Haroun and the sea of stories. This anthology has a vibrant mix of styles and forms.

Download or read book Toil Trouble written by Mairghread Scott and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Something wicked this way comes. The three fates—Riata, Cait, and Smertae—have always been guiding and protecting Scotland unseen, indirectly controlling the line of kings according to the old religion. When there is a disagreement between the weird sisters, Riata and Smertae will use men as pawns, and Smertae will direct Macbeth to a crown he was never meant to have. This re-telling of Macbeth from the witches point of view is brought to life by Mairghread Scott (TRANSFORMERS: Windblade, LANTERN CITY), and illustrated by talented duo Kelly & Nichole Matthews. TOIL AND TROUBLEbrings a new and inventive take on the tragedy we all know and love.

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Download or read book Night Train to Jamalpur written by Andrew Martin and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North East India, 1923. On the broiling Night Mail from Calcutta to Jamalpur, a man is shot dead in a first class compartment. Detective Inspector Jim Stringer was sleeping in the next compartment along. Was he the intended target? Jim should have known that his secondment to the East Indian Railway, with a roving brief to inspect security arrangements, would not be the working holiday he had hoped for. The country seethes with political and racial tension. Aside from the Jamalpur shooting, someone is placing venomous snakes - including giant king cobras - in the first class compartments of the railway. Jim also has worries on the home front: his daughter has formed a connection with a Maharajah's son, who may in turn have a connection to Jim's incredibly rude colleague, the bristling Major Fisher. Jim must do everything he can to keep his family safe from harm, as he unravels the intrigues that surround him...