The Panchatantra (Five Principles) was originally a canonical collection of Sanskrit as well as Pali animal fables in verse and prose. The original Sanskrit text, now long lost and which some scholars believe was composed in the 3rd Century BCE, is attributed to Vishnu Sarma. However, based as it is on older oral traditions, its antecedents among storytellers probably hark back to the origins of language and the subcontinent's earliest social groupings of hunting and fishing folk gathered around campfires. It is certainly the most frequently translated literary product of India trans. Here is a colourful presentation of 365 stories from Panchatantra to be read through the year.
