Oral tradition Indian fable
Three brothers discover the consequences of their risky behaviour.
This was one of the stories in our original audio stories collection. These stories are particularly suitable for learning to retell.
For a different version of this story listen to The Three Brothers. Another similar story is The Cow-Tail Switch.
A written version can be found in Heinrich Zimmer's The King and the Corpse: Tales of the Soul's Conquest of Evil (Motilal Banarsidass 2002).
Oral tradition Indian fable