The English idiom “kill not the goose ... development of strong character and ethics. These short stories will foster moral values in kids that will shape them into better individuals.

Excerpted with permission from ‘A Magical Yaosang’ by Linthoi Ningthoujam in Regional Stories Of India, Sarabjeet Garcha, Linthoi Ningthoujam, and Madhumita Gupta, Scholastic Books.