Harisarman
A folk tale from Indian Fairy Tales, collected by Joseph Jacobs
This story comes from the Katha-Sarit-Sagara (Ocean of Story), a collection of ancient Indian tales, translated by C. H. Tawney and included in Joseph Jacobs's Indian Fairy Tales, published in the late nineteenth century. It is a trickster tale about luck, quick thinking, and how things are not always what they seem. Stories like this one have been told across many cultures for hundreds of years, reminding us that cleverness can come from unexpected places — and sometimes, so can good fortune. This text reflects its era.
- Band
- Yellow · Emerging readersTypical starting range: ages 6–8
- Length
- medium · about 521 words in 5 sections · 4 pictures
- Source
- Indian Fairy Tales, Joseph Jacobs and John Dickson Batten
- First published
- see the About page in the reader
- Regions
- Canada · United States
Included formats
- · Web reader and PDF
- · EPUB for e-readers
- · Home-print sheet
- · Folded booklet
- · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
- · Worksheet
- · Quick Check (8 questions) with answer key
- · Read-aloud script
- · Colouring page
- · Teacher’s Edition (members)
Lesson at a glance
- Reading
- about 9 minutes at this band
- Pause questions
- 2
- Words to Know
- 7
- Quick Check
- 8 questions, with the answer key
- Let’s Talk
- 3 questions for afterwards
- Worksheet
- questions, an activity and a drawing prompt
About 35 minutes with one story, all of it.
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