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The Boy with the Moon on his Forehead and Other Folk Tales is a collection of stories by Lal Behari Dey. Inspired by the stories told to him by village elders in his boyhood, Lal Behari Dey wrote Folk Tales of Bengal: Life's Secret in order to portray the lives and traditions of Bengali peasants in a positive, human light. Lal Behari Dey presents the stories of his youth in Bengal, stories of kings and queens, gods and monsters, of rich and poor and everything in between. Charming, instructive, and often surprising, The Boy with the Moon on his Forehead and Other Folk Tales is an underappreciated masterpiece of Bengali literature from Lal Behari Dey.