The House of Fire and the Princess of Fire

A beautiful palace built to burn. A secret tunnel, a giantess in the moonlight, and a demon who eats a cartload of food each week. Then, in a hall full of kings, a poor young priest lifts a bow that no king can bend, and wins the hand of a princess born from fire.

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

Inside: The People's Prince, A Plot in the Dark, A Lovely House in Varanavata, Vidura's Riddle, The Secret Tunnel, The Night of the Fire, Out of the Earth, The Boatman on the Ganga and more.

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Who's who

• Purochana: Duryodhana's minister, who built the house of lac.
• Vidura: The wise uncle who warned and secretly saved the Pandavas.
• Hidimba, Hidimbi: A rakshasa brother and sister of the forest. Hidimbi married Bhima.
• Ghatotkacha: Bhima's giant son, who promised to come whenever he was needed.
• Bakasura: The demon who terrorised the town of Ekachakra.
• Chitraratha: A gandharva king who fought Arjuna and became his friend.
• Dhaumya: The wise sage who became the Pandavas' family priest.
• Draupadi: Princess of Panchala, born from fire, wife of the five Pandavas. Also called Panchali.