Ramsay Wood

A- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsay_Wood B- ramsaywood.com C- Four Questions: 1- What makes the ancient Sanskrit fables of the *Panchatantra* so durable and well traveled? 2- What role did live storytelling have in their origin and steady migration? 3- What is the function of such stories, if any, beyond entertainment? 4- Why are they so beautiful and hauntingly compelling?" D- For some answers see the Afterword of my *Kalila and Dimna, Vol. 2: Fables of Conflict and Intrigue from the Panchatantra, Jatakas, Bidpai, Kalila and Dimnah and Lights of Canopus* available in paperback and Kindle editions.