EP 147: India Kulloo the Faithful Dog, The Story of Ghose (Alice Dracott 1906)

In the first story, Kulloo stays with his master after his master's wife is kidnapped. Later he saves the man from being killed and helps him find his kidnapped wife. And even after all of that, Kulloo still has to make the ultimate sacrifice. Poor Kulloo

In the second story, a Rani tells the Rajah that they will become parents. The Rajah is super excited because this is the only wife without a child. The only trouble is that she isn't pregnant, she only has a pet squirrel. So she convinces a few people that the daughter needs to stay hidden until after marriage. In a great reason to get rid of arranged marriages, Shahzada marries the squirrel. How will it all end?

Source: Simla Village Tales, by Alice Elizabeth Dracott

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Mala Geet Pahari (Mala Song) of Solan District, Himachali Pahari song

Sound Effects: Rainy night by DragonOfDoom on Freesound.org

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