- Source: Beastly Tales
Beastly Tales from Here and There is a 1992 collection of ten fables in poetry written by Vikram Seth. In the introduction, Seth states,"The first two come from India, the next two from China, the next two from Greece, the next two from Ukraine. The final two came directly to me from the Land of Gup."
Seth's sense of humour is exemplified by his retelling of the well-known fable of The Tortoise and the Hare. In his version, the loser, being a celebrity, is feted and the winner ignored.
Contents
The Crocodile and the Monkey
The Louse and the Mosquito
The Mouse and the Snake
The Rat and the Ox
The Eagle and the Beetle
The Hare and the Tortoise
The Cat and the Cock
The Goat and the Ram
The Frog and the Nightingale
The Elephant and the Tragopan
Adaptions
Poems from the book have been performed by Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak, Heeba Shah, and Kenneth Desai.