Five Brothers and a Hundred Cousins

A princess who calls down the sun. A queen who chooses never to see again. Five brothers born of the gods, and a hundred cousins born from jars. A boy who practises archery in the dark, a forest boy who gives up his thumb, and a stranger in golden armour who does not know who his mother is. This is how the great rivalry began.

31 illustrated stories · 10 × 10 in · for ages 6 and up, and for reading aloud

Inside: Why Vidura Was So Wise, A Princess and a Grumpy Sage, The Sun God Answers, A Basket on the River, Two Weddings for a King, Gandhari's Blindfold, The Deer in the Forest, A King Becomes a Hermit and more.

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Who's who

• Kunti: Krishna's aunt, Pandu's first queen, mother of Karna, Yudhishthira, Bhima and Arjuna.
• Madri: Pandu's second queen, mother of the twins Nakula and Sahadeva.
• The Pandavas: The five sons of Pandu: Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva.
• Gandhari: Dhritarashtra's queen, who wore a blindfold all her life, mother of the hundred Kauravas.
• The Kauravas: The hundred sons of Dhritarashtra. The eldest are Duryodhana and Dushasana.
• Shakuni: Gandhari's sly brother, a master of dice.
• Karna: Kunti's secret first son, raised by a charioteer, crowned King of Anga by his friend Duryodhana.
• Drona: The great teacher of weapons. His son is Ashwatthama.