Ramsay Wood

A- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsay_Wood

B- ramsaywood.com

C- Four Questions:

1- What makes the ancient Sanskrit fables of the *Panchatantra* so durable and well traveled?

2- What role did live storytelling have in their origin and steady migration?

3- What is the function of such stories, if any, beyond entertainment?

4- Why are they so beautiful and hauntingly compelling?"

D- For some answers see the Afterword of my *Kalila and Dimna, Vol. 2: Fables of Conflict and Intrigue from the Panchatantra, Jatakas, Bidpai, Kalila and Dimnah and Lights of Canopus* available in paperback and Kindle editions.