At this, the bear's mouth began to water

John Lockwood Kipling (1837-1911)

1894

Illustration for "The Bear's Bad Bargain" in Tales of the Punjab: Told by the People, facing p.36

Having heard that the woodman is gathering wood for his wife in order to get a big helping of her delicious dinner, the greedy bear wants to taste the meal, but in the end he is no match for the woodman's wife.... These stories, told in a "brisk, readable style" (James 373), with commentaries and sources by another and very distinguished old India hand, Sir Richard Temple, are really delightful.

Scanned image and text by Jacqueline Banerjee.

[You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the person who scanned the image and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one. Click on the image to enlarge it, and mouse over the text for links.]