The Jackal Opened His Bundle of Betel-Leaves

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A princess and her maids watch a jackal eating betel leaves on the steps leading down to a palace pond

The jackal… opened his bundle of betel-leaves, put some into his mouth, and began chewing them.

Artist

Name:: Goble, Warwick
Dates:: 1862-1943
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Color Process
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: Robarts Library, Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Folk-tales of Bengal
Author:: Day, Lal Behari
Publisher:: London: Macmillan and Co., 1912
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A princess and her three maids watch a jackal eating betel leaves on the steps leading down to a palace pond, lush with aquatic vegetation.

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