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A Bag Of Words

A Bag Of Words

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Sudha Murty
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How do you fill one sack with words, let alone three?

This is the strange condition Keerti Kumara, the young shepherd, has to fulfil in order to marry the princess of his kingdom. The king and queen, eager to find their beautiful daughter a worthy match, are extremely worried when they find out their daughter wants to marry a shepherd.

Can the poor shepherd succeed in winning the hand of a royal princess or will the condition prove too hard to fulfil? Read on to find out in this clever tale that’s full of surprises by Sudha Murty, the queen of witty stories.

Imprint: Puffin

Published: Oct/2013

Length : 10 Pages

MRP : ₹15.00

A Bag Of Words

(Penguin Petit)

Sudha Murty

How do you fill one sack with words, let alone three?

This is the strange condition Keerti Kumara, the young shepherd, has to fulfil in order to marry the princess of his kingdom. The king and queen, eager to find their beautiful daughter a worthy match, are extremely worried when they find out their daughter wants to marry a shepherd.

Can the poor shepherd succeed in winning the hand of a royal princess or will the condition prove too hard to fulfil? Read on to find out in this clever tale that’s full of surprises by Sudha Murty, the queen of witty stories.

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Paperback / Hardback
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Sudha Murty

Sudha Murty was born in 1950 in Shiggaon, in north Karnataka. She did her MTech in computer science. She is the founder of Infosys
Foundation and is currently the chairperson of the Murty Trust.

A prolific writer in English and Kannada, she has written novels, technical books, travelogues,
collections of short stories and non-fictional pieces, and several bestselling titles for children. Her books have been translated into
all the major Indian languages. Sudha Murty is the recipient of the R.K. Narayan Award for Literature. She received the Padma Shri in 2006, the Attimabbe Award from the Government of Karnataka for excellence in Kannada literature in 2011, the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 Crossword Book Awards and the Padma Bhushan in 2023. She has also received ten honorary doctorates.

She weaves magical tales and especially enjoys writing for young readers. A generation of children has grown up reading her books, and her stories have been included in textbooks across schools in India.

Sudha Murty’s Gift of Stories for Every Reader!

Today we celebrate 73 years of the iconic Sudha Murty, India’s beloved author, whose stories have touched hearts far and wide. This collection brings together her illustrious tales filled with characters that feel like friends and lessons that linger long after the pages are turned. So whether you’re new to her work or a dedicated […]

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