Naznein carefully cooks some fragrant marzwangan kurma for a special family dinner, but just when it is all ready, guests arrive - unwanted guests who sniff out a good free meal.

Gorannagaru, a famous storyteller, is in the village to recite the Ramayana. Bangaramma forces her husband, Penchilayya, to attend the recitation. Tired and unwilling, he goes and finds the stories sweet one night and salty another. A warm folktale from Andhra Pradesh about the magic of stories.

Wrestling mania is a folk fantasy from Punjab. Big burly Tarlochand and Paramjeet want to wrestle each other, but there are no spectators. Then an old woman offers to watch and they get "carried away".

Eyes On The Peacock's Tail
In the beginning, the peacock had no markings on his shimmering blue-green tail. This story tells you how the peacock's tail got decorated with eyes.

Magic Vessels
Muthu, a poor playwright, is helped by some enchanted tree spirits, but the story doesn't end there...

Hiss, Don't Bite!
A bed-tempered snake kills a cow and everyone is afraid ... until a wandering monk tells the snake a secret that changes its life.

A Curly Tale
Cobbler Kalia makes beautiful shoes, but he is poor. A ghost helps him become rich, but this ghost must be kept busy or he will eat up Kalia.