The Children Of The Lion

About the Book:-This book is a collection of nine fairy tales from Sri Lanka. The first eight are drawn from the legends contained in the Mahavamsa - a classic Singhalese work of history and traditions. The first eight of the following little papers are the outcome of a desire on the writer’s part to put within the wider reach of an English reading public, in the form of connected narrative, a few characteristic examples of the ‘Mahavamsa’ tales. It is in Dr. Geiger’s scholarly translation of the classic Sinhalese work, a mine of blended history, myth, and fantasy that he has mainly delved. The remaining sketch was written to amuse himself and appease the Editor of the Times of Ceylon Christmas Number. King and Queen reigning in a far country had a little daughter, and at her birth they ordered the soothsayers to make divinations, for they looked for a fair and auspicious future for this lovely child. And drawing lines in the sand and making study of the stars they foretold that the child would grow up fairer than her mother, who was a most beautiful Princess and the only daughter of a King. But they prophesied that she would be wayward and troublesome, a prey to strange longings. And the child blossomed into a maiden lovelier than any in her father’s Kingdom, but capricious and willful, and so desirous of admiration that for very shame her parents could not suffer her, and became cold to this Princess who did them so little honour. Thus this book contains good stories to make it a worth-readable. The book is a reprint of the1930 edition. About the Author:-Ashley Gibson was a noted author, translator and compiler. He is remembered for his outstanding contribution in history and literature. He is the author of books such as -- Postscript to Adventure; Planes Don't Have Penises!; The Twilight Drummers: And Other Sketches; The Children of the Lion; Walking on Water and Other Stories; and Fifty Adventures into the Unknown. The Title 'The Children Of The Lion written/authored/edited by Ashley Gibson', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121232357 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 104 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-