Gopal is a young boy who lives with his mother in a village. One day, his mother tells him he must go to school, but Gopal is afraid to walk through the forest alone. His mother prays to Krishna for help. The next day, Gopal's long lost brother, also named Gopal the cowherd, appears and agrees to take Gopal to and from school each day. At a school celebration, Gopal's brother helps him bring curd from their cow as a gift, which amazes everyone with its abundance. When questioned, Gopal insists his story about his brother is true, and his brother appears to confirm it, revealing himself to be Krishna.

2. Th is is a f o lktale w h ich has delighted children all over
India.
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa used to narrate s tories of
thiS kind to h is disci ples to illustrate his teachings . This
s tory explains the power of fa ith . The total fa ith of Gopal's
moth er is in sharp contrast with the teecher's disbelief.
This Amar Chitre Kethe is based on the version in Cradle
Tales of H;ndu;sm by Sister Nivedita.
Gopal and the Cowherd is an example of the richness and
appeal of the folktales of this country.
OUR NE XT TITLE:
JATAI<A TALES
- Jacko I stories
Suggested pric e In U .K . 25 p U .S .A . 75 C
@ In d ia Book Houso Education Trust. Bombay-400 039
All rights roserved . J u lY 1 5 . 1979
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Rus. Mans.on. 29 , Nathalal Parekh Marg. Bombay - 400 039 end printed
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Editor : Anent ~ei Script : Oeyetri Maden Dutt Artworks : Rem Weeerker

3. GOPALAND
THE COWHERD
THERE ~ ONCE A UTTLE
80Y CA/.LEP ~L. HE
LIVEP WITH H/~ MOTHIIR
l~::~~~~:~:~~~~~~iii~~ INA HUT ON THe Ol.JT-
SKIRTS OF A FOReST.
FA TIlER JII4P REO BUT THE PEOPLE OF THE VlLLA6J!
WAti MORN. #0 MOTHER AN&' WERE VE,q.y NELPRJL •
NOONe ro
THEM.
TI-4ERE' I'!t
NO MORE MILK
IN TIE UOGI~E •
WI-4AT ~""ALl.
,PO ..
. ~ ~
,.'
'"
. . ",.~ ' :
. .' ,

4. I
: I .""'-----.' NOT AT
. f ALLtIWI~
.~ ',.,', I=~~
I, YOGI.
. .,
TWE FMIN5 ARe
ALMOtioT HERE. Nol(
HtJ~8ANP ANP rUE
OTHe R ,MEN WILl..
TAJ(£ ruRN5> TO
PI-O<A6,~";UR ~vv
".!'- LAND'.
:
",-""""E
PONT M'I
THAT. rT" OUR
P(.lTV TO HELP
IstOU AND' we
eN.J()i,f DOfN6
fT.

5. THE
EVEN IN THE
KINPNe~ OF
NEI6H8O(JR£i> I
THERE Iii> THE
HANPOFTH£
~L ,. MOrNeR WAt; ..... &IIfi'l.oOn!i!i1!7 OF
LCttR&> ~~. s;.a 4o.R~r w...... NHR
t.ov~ ~ Mhf I titHE NAP ~N t9/vtrN
N4R SON ONE a-:' N..... NA~ - 6QoCML.
LORD.
HI,.
MOTHER
5GOLP ~IM
LJk'E ,,(OU
~""_ ~C.OLP ME
"'" O&OME-
TIME'$> ~
...
.'....
J
. ,
..
" .....
" .
, .
OH " E S L !oI<E
"'17 <>CO"'" UIM'C:Q''RRVIBUT ~ E WA'!io '?
AFTERWARP!;
CA"6E HE WAS
'SoLlCH A LOVELC(
CI-t'L-P'- LIK'E
'tou !

6. we CAN'T SEE
THE LORP. MOTHER.
YET WE PRAY
TO UIM .
MY LITTLE ONE
HAS BE6<JN TO
TWINK AND WONDER
ABOUT TUE WORLP.
IT hS TIME HE WENT
TO !!'>GHOOL .
8l.<T HE
I ..-'____W__ ILL NEEP
CLOTHES
AND MATERIALS
FOR READIN6
.ANP WRIT'No .
"",,",ERE 5HALL
16ETTHEM
FROtVI ~
I Mu'$>T ~D••, ·
ANP SoELL AS
MUCI-i YARN A~
I CAN.

7. MOTHER. VO<J
I-VtRPLV EAT ..AN'I- ":;;:::==oL:;;;~"1
n·u~ THese PAYS. ""
AND 'IOU <SPIN
AWIfo<; AT TUAT
WHEEL TILL
L'lTE AT
NI~H.fT.
.' .
IF VO(J
E.o"T. GOPAL#
IT IS A~ IF
I HAVE EATEN
TOO.
5
OH,NO, "t'OU'LL
UKE IT. VOU WILL...
MEET OTUER &04'S
Tl-leRE. Ai'D LeARN
TO REAP ANP WRITE
ANt:=' GROW WISE
LIHE" 'rl:::)(JR
FATHER"
..
.. .
...
. .'

8. •

9. · THE 7?li'EES
"""""LBE6AN
mWAU(
FA6TER'.

10. ~ F/Rfi,r.cMy~SCHOOL.
/N rH01iE Ao4Y§~ rNE T1!!ACN6,q" ~
tK46 ~&> A-. TNilT -cNOOL •
WE AAE HERE TO- '::
~HER. Nt" BOW..'TV "
L..I!ARN TO REAP AMP
WRITE ANP ABOVE Au..,
TO (J~E TO
'1"HINK 1..ET

11. -
!
~S~ THE PRACTICE FORCJlILPRE/V TO WRITE
FIRST L~TERS ltv
LAT~R. THEY WROTE
ON 'STIFF PALMYRA L&;.otVESO.
SUT A6 EVENIN6
APPRa04CHEP -
OH~ I'LL WAVE
TO 60 THROaeH
THE FORf*>T
MAIN •. • .

12. ITNAP 6AlOWN qU/rE
.cMRX. 5U&'PENLY-
IT 16 TIME
M'I L.ITTlE
ONE CAME
~.
I,.,;'·.'''·······.." ..... ..

13. WI-4AT 16 IT,
6OPAL?- PtP nil:
MAoSoTER8EATt,IO(l~
W~RE TJ.IE" BOCIiO>
UNFRlENPt..V.
PON~ GAV,MY'
~ON .
IT 1660
At.Rfo< IN THERE
",...p HORftlBLE
6OUNP6 COMe
FRONI TI-lE
BU6HE60 .
WON'T
VOGI TELl-
"'OUR
MOTHER?
I C'ON'T
WAI'4TT060
TO :SCHOOl-
TOMORAOW~
MOTHER.
11/ .
I)· _ -....... J
I
'~,
I I-4ATE' IT.••
I HATE TJ.IE
FOREoSoT.
<"".,'-.HOW CAN
'lOLl vAV
THAT~

14. AND 6irrOA4L 6T"OOP rHERE~
A6-""""MEP ANO MISERABLE.
nlE NEXTIHORNING-
OTWER C4-41L..PREN
HAve BROTJ-feR'5,
~NCL.E'".i OR *RVANT~
TO TAKE THEM TO
5CI-4OOL.,. WHO DO
WE HAVE, M"I POOR
GOPAL. ..
WHO PO WE
AAVE ~ VE<&~ OF
~VER5Co~~E
KRI~HNA! WHY
PlPN~T I TWINK
OF W/M 8EFORE~
TNAT N I 6HT; ~L!s MOTNER
WA!5 veRY WOfIIIRIEP. r--rr.
WHAT~HALL.
I PO? I CIf,N-
NOT eo WITH
UIM EVERV
~t,I. THERE
PEAR LORD, "IOU
ARe THE FATHeR OF
THE POoR. yOU
PROTECT ALL. I
KNOW 'IOU WILL
PROTECT MI.(
&OPAL...

15. AT THOGI6HT OF HRI5HIVA.I HER
NAP VAN/.HE&:,.
WAKE UP, LITTLE
ONE • IT Iotj. ALREAPY'
LATE FOR '!i?CHOOL.
~HOOL~
I PON'T
WANT
TO 60 ,
MOTHER.
I WON, BE
ABLE TO~ Mll
!oON ~ BUT 'tOUR
BROTJ.IER
WIl.L .
W ILL
1100 60 I~
~OMEONE
TAKES
't'OtJ ?
'fE'!5- . H'~ NAME l'!lo AL70 GOfML.
HE ISo A CONHERp. UE GRAZES.
1-1'5 COW'5- IN THE FOREST.
REAL.L'I,
htOTHER~ I!S-
THAT TRUE ~

16. MI.{ l.CJRP, I
LOvE """ foO
MGlGH. TAKE
GAREOFNV
SON FOR hE..
6OOPBt,IE,
IAOTWER. I AM
L.O"I61N6 TO
~Ei2' BROTl-lER
GOA<L.
OI-t,MOTWER, I
HAVE NEVER SEeN
M'I BROTHER. I
NEVER KNEW I
HAP ONE !
--

17. • .•1 ' ,
.I~'
loT:
BACm<ER
SO~L ,
BAO'THER . . . .
AtiO ~L W.o5NT ~R IVTO 7NE
A:M'a.r, N~ FEARS BE8AN ro
RErt:lRN .

19. ARE yOU
C,,",LLel7
6OPAL. TOO~
~PARe'lOU
REALLY MI{
BROTHER~
"
"ERE
WE
ARE .
,",ou
MUGTN~T
BE LATE FOR
-SCHOOL.
LeT~S 60 .

20. BROTHER
6DPAL,
PLEA5E
cow: ANt='
PLAV WITH
ME •

21. 50 VO(J
foLAVE CQIAE.
MOTHERI

22. __~______________________~~~~~'CO~I~h~ac-____-,~______.-____________--,
weLl..,
MY o;;.{)N ~
I KNEW HE
WOOLPLOOK
AFTER vau.
COME. MY CH/L~
EAT HOW.
!-IE 10;. SO
WONC'ERRd.... MOTHER.
HE PLA~ Tl-IE FLUTE
AND HI~ PEACOCK
FEATHERS PANCE
EVERV' TIME WE
MDVE<6.
MOTHER,
HE CAME!
BROTHER 6OP.AL
CAME! HE TOOK
ME TO !S'CHOOL
AND B ROlA&HT
ME SACK.
'IOU TOOK CARE
OF MI(~.MCI
LORe::>. I CALLEV'
ANP 'IOU CAME
TO COMFORT A
MOTHE R '<$>
~EART.
o .
o
o
•

23. MAve '100
MEARI?' ~ OUR
TEACHER 1'5 GOING
TO GIVE A F'EA..,T
TOMORROW.
VEEo.ANP
WE MtJ'EoT Al.L
BRING HIM
61FT.;;. • I . . . I POr-/"T
KNOW . I'LL
HAvE TO A-::'K
/,VI MOTHER.

24. EVER'VONE ""
IS/VINCi O<AR
TEACHeR 8(ACH
E'XPEN'5>IVE 6IFT'!7 .
wHAT CAN I
61"E HIM?
NH.MOTHER
WILL Be MAk1N6
TlNOTRA~OF
!>WEET!> FOR
,. THAT ALL
HIM.
I "$>HAu.. BE
eAIKGiN6 "'M
THREE~KS
OF RICE.
A,.,17 I WILL-
BRING SOMe
~LKANPA
6Ot.P- t!M8RDlPER-
EPMR( FOR
WItS> WIFE •
..,,,,..=
I

25. GO_"'(OLJ L.OOK
peJECTEP
TO~V. PIPN'T
YOUR BROTHER
COME ~
HlY CHILP'
A'5K yOl..4R
BROTJ-lER.
HE WILL
HELP'IOl) .
Ar
l HE COWHERO
~,~
, ~
r-"
''''),
~
, '
WE HAVE
~OTHIN6 AT
ALL . WHAT
61FT CAN
WEi OFFER~

26. 8ROTHER ,
TEACI-lER IS
6tVJN6 A FEA'E.oT TOO'AY'.
CAN YOU /S'IVE ME ....
GIFT TO TAKE FOR
HIM ~
BUT WAIT, I
HAVE AN IPEA .
I'LL BE SACK
IN A M INU TE .
ffWA5A
TOOl( TJ<'€ ,00:'--
OFCURPSTO
SCIKJOL.

27. GOPAL AND
AT 6CHOOL. THE QlILPREN SE6AN TO
OFFER THEIR 61F75 TO THE TEACHER
.ANP 1If6 WIFE.
THESE
ClJR"PSo LOOK
VERV TA-$TY .
THANK 'IOU,
M'I CHILY'.
WHEN SOAo4L·5 TURN CAME. THE
TEACHER TOOK THE POT A UTTLE
COLPLY". TeARS WELLED UP IN
6OPAL'S EYEs;..
THE CURP5 WERE 5ERVEP
PUR/I'r(~ TH~ FEA5T.
--y::::::!~-
THE Cl.J~
ARE PeLlel""''!:) !
PLEA5E €rIV E ME
~MEMORe .
,

28. THE TEACHER 5ERYEP THE
CNIL&JREN A6AlN AN/? A6o"IN.
THE TEACHER B£6AIV
10 E.+1PTyour THE
POr.
1 AAYE ~ERVEP
EVERYONE' ~~;~~.
I-IELP"I.",".;",,,,C,,
....r.
UOFT.
SERVE ~ THE M<:IRE
THERE 1-::' .
soMUCH
FROM ~CH
.A ~Al.L POT~
W~Y' PON'T WE
EMPTl( WHAT~
LEFT INTO
ANOTI-IER PI~~

29. GOPAL.
WHERE pep
VOU6eT
THfo$> POT~ J~--......
OH,NO. HE
K; ONL't' A
COWNERP.
WEAR~ A G<:"-PENI
CROWN WITH
PEACOCK
FEATJ.lER"'ao
IN rr.
.' '/ -"

30. PONT 6PIN '!oUCH
TALES, GOPAL.
ALWAl{<& TELL
THE TRl-ATH.
omor
NO,.::.tR, I
MEET !-jIM IN
THE FORE"ST
ON M'I WAY TO
-:;c,..OOL.. •
GOP..4L.
ONL'IONE
WEAR'; A CROWN
WITI-I PEACOCK
FEATl-leR~. BUT
'Iou ANP I CAN
NeVER '5oEE
HIM.
sar I '!SEE
H1M EVERY
PAr,' . I-IE I~
MV BROTl-lER'•
SUT, "5>IR , rr ~ TUE TRUTH.
MY MOTHER TOLP ME HE'
WOUL.P' COME ANP TAk'E
CARE OF ME. ANt:=> HE
I __"-,,,pOB. MY MonIER
t" NEVER LIE'S.
.-

31. ----
'_",,,;BROT;;i'~~ER
(;: • THJo&
16 YOUR L.ITTLE
BROTHER CALL -
IN6 . CDMETO
ME .
- CAN t,(){j TAKE
ME TO nu€>
BROTHER' OF
::--- _ I{O£JR~ THEN ~
?r-----./:<,..~.-::OF CO<JR<;E.
61R. COME
WITH Me INTO
THE FOREST .
BROTHER
GOPAL.. ~ BRO-
THER 6OP.AL.
PLeAoSE. WONT
1(00 COME ~

32. srlLL THE~
WA" ONl.y
-.tL~CE.
OH, BRO'THeR 6OPAL..
WHV DON'T 'lOtI C~
WHEN I NEEt7 'IOU ?
I #jW,Au.. BE CAUEt7
'" LIAR NOW.
lAM HERE,
GENTLE GOfML.
I AM VI~IBLE
ONL't'TOTHE
P(.JRe ANP THE
FAITHFUL j TO
THOtioE WHO
I..OIIE hiE
WE<-L.

33. TIlE ~IVP O!= rN~
~I.UrE ,q06E M~ O ­
P IOC/'S(..4' A N &> rNe-N
TH£KE IVA5 SILENCE . THE
TEA CHER ~ELL TO
"1/ 5 kll~ES .
M4' LOR P, Nt4' LORp'
I HAVE HEAR P ,*,00 .
"ROU~H A V'OlJN6
CHILP. V'OU HAVE
T;'CJGWT Me NOT TO
<f::,CORN TI-IE UUMB I..E.
SEC.4U6E OF YOU,
MV CHILP. V¥E HAVE
PARTAKEN OF
CCJRt"oS FROM THE
VERt{ HAN~ OF
THe L.ORP.
PAZEPANP ~AK6N
By THE E)(pERIeNCE~
. THE 7EACH.R WALX-
~ 5LOWLY IJACK ro
THe SCHOOL WI TH
60PAL .

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