Week 6 Reading A: Indian Fairy Tales

I was really surprised in the story of Harisarman that he was able to pull off his deception. I feel like a lot of times, in that type of story, a person who lies about having some sort of fantastic power would get found out, and the story would serve as a lesson about not lying. But Harisarman manages to fake his way out of situations that should have required magical powers through mostly good luck and coincidence.

                                  
                                                                       Harisarman