# Indian Fairy Tales — Character guide

> Key figures in Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs.

- [Laili](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/laili.md): A beautiful and devoted woman who endures trials for love.
- [Prince Majnun](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/prince_majnun.md): A prince who falls deeply in love with Laili.
- [Gangazara](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/gangazara.md): A generous and kind figure, often a narrator or focal character.
- [Harisarman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/harisarman.md): A clever Brahman who uses wit to gain fortune and respect.
- [Raja Rasalu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/raja_rasalu.md): A legendary king known for his adventures and wisdom.
- [Punchkin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/punchkin.md): A powerful and wicked fakir who is the main antagonist.
- [Balna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/balna.md): A princess who is rescued from a demon by her brothers.
- [Katar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/katar.md): A brave prince who helps rescue his sister Balna.
- [Lambikin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/lambikin.md): A clever little lamb who outwits predators.
- [Suri](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/suri.md): A faithful wife who undergoes great hardship.
- [Gulizar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/gulizar.md): A beautiful princess won by a prince through trials.
- [Raja Sarkap](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/raja_sarkap.md): A king who plays a key role in a story of justice.
- [Ant-Raja](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/ant_raja.md): The king of the ants who helps a prince.
- [The Crane Bodhisatta](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/crane_bodhisatta.md): A wise crane who teaches a lesson in a fable.
- [Rohu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/rohu.md): A talking fish who is caught and released.
- [The Demon with the Matted Hair](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/demon_matted_hair.md): A fearsome demon defeated by a clever prince.
- [The Cruel Ranee](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/cruel_ranee.md): A wicked queen who persecutes her stepchildren.
- [King Dantal](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/king_dantal.md): A king who seeks advice from a wise minister.
- [Jihva](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/jihva.md): A female character who is deceived by a demon.
- [Brer Rabbit](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/brer_rabbit.md): A trickster rabbit who appears in fables.
- [The Jogi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/jogi.md): A holy man who grants a boon to a prince.
- [Princess Labam](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/princess_labam.md): A princess won by a prince with help from animals.
- [Manikkasari](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/manikkasari.md): A prince who is transformed into a monster.
- [Buddha](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/buddha.md): The enlightened one, referenced in fables as a past birth.
- [Prince Rasalu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/prince_rasalu.md): A young prince who becomes a legendary king.
- [Brahmani](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/brahmani.md): A Brahman woman who is a character in a story.
- [Munsuk Raja](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/munsuk_raja.md): A wicked king who kills a man for his wife.
- [Bidpai](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/bidpai.md): A legendary Indian sage and storyteller.
- [The Talkative Tortoise](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/talkative_tortoise.md): A tortoise who talks too much and meets a bad end.
- [Sthuladatta](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/sthuladatta.md): A character in a story about a soothsayer's son.
- [Drumikin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/drumikin.md): A small drum that is a character in a story.
- [Devadatta](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/devadatta.md): A traitorous figure in Buddhist stories.
- [Uncle Remus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/uncle_remus.md): A narrator of Brer Rabbit stories, referenced in notes.
- [Aesop](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/aesop.md): A Greek fabulist referenced in comparative notes.
- [Somadeva](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/somadeva.md): Author of the Kathasaritsagara, referenced in notes.
- [Prince Five Weapons](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/characters/prince_five_weapons.md): A prince who defeats a demon with cleverness.

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