Akbar and the Tricky Traitor
The Mughal Emperor Akbar is infuriated. Going by reports from his spies, King Adhbhut, the cowardly ruler of a nearby kingdom, was heard joking about the Mughal Emperor’s loss of weight. It’s a known fact that every year on his birthday, Akbar was weighed against 12 items that were given to charity. However, this year there was less to give away. Besides, someone in his court was revealing secrets to King Adhbhut. The Jahapanah calls the Super Six. The witty courtier Birbal doesn't feature in the book. The Super Six, a group of five super spies, devise a plan to catch the culprit. What ensues is a tale of hilarity as the 'five Super-Sixers' falter in their efforts to denounce the traitor. They find themselves in jail. Later they are terror-struck when they are involved in a dangerous tiger hunt. Can these bumbling spies discover who the elusive and wily traitor is?
Ashoka and the Muddled Messages
This is a historical mystery set in Mauryan times when Ashoka was the Emperor. King Ashoka had the practice of having his messages to the people carved on rocks and pillars throughout his empire. Someone was meddling with his edicts and modifying them to mean the opposite of what the King intended. The mystified King sent the Tremendous Ten, his personal bodyguards, to find out if the muddle was the work of a prankster or if there was something more sinister afoot. Was there a traitor in their midst, or could the mischief be the work of an emissary of the enemy kingdom?
Bonkers
Armaan is desperate for a pet dog. He promises to behave, do his homework, practice the keyboard, watch only one hour of TV a week, and clean up after the dog. However when his parents finally get him the dog, Armaan feels he got more than he had bargained for. Ever since he got the dog, everything from naming him to cleaning the dog’s mess has been a challenge for Armaan. Will Armaan be able to build a bond with the squealing, squirming mass of brown and white fur that he has named Bonkers, or is he doomed to just curse and chase after it?
Icky Yucky Mucky
King Icky of Ickhtarpur has terrible table manners. When he eats, he splashes and makes a huge mess. He snorts sherbets and juices and juggles roshogullas , eventually popping them into his mouth even if he has dropped them on the floor. King Icky chances upon Princess Yucky, King Dukhiman's daughter. He falls in love with her instantly when he sees a mound of her bitten nails and her disheveled hair everywhere. Love blooms and the two get married.
Now King Icky and Queen Yucky rule Ickhtarpur, making it as messy as before. They have a daughter. Everybody in Icktarpur hopes she isn't as icky or as yucky as her parents. They name her Mucky! Read the story to peer into the lives of Icky, Yucky, and Mucky.
