First story named Khirer Putul (literally "condensed-milk doll") is a children's fantasy novel written by Abanindranath Tagore in 1896. Khirer Putul is considered a masterpiece and landmark by writers in Bengali language children's literature. Khirer Putul is a simple and touching tale about the sugar doll, the fate of Duorani and a tricky and extraordinary monkey. Second story based on Kalidasa's most famous play an episode from the Mahabharata, magnificently dramatizing the love story of Shakuntala, a girl of semi-divine origin, and Dushyanta, a noble human king. After their brief and passionate but secret union at her father's forest ashram, Dushyanta must return to his capital. He gives Shakuntala his signet ring, promising to make her his queen when she joins him later. But, placed unawares under a curse, he forgets her and she loses the ring that would have enabled him to recognize her. Will the lovers be reunited? And also third story based on Nalak is a flower born out of a nal (a tube), like a lotus. Nalak is the story of a child hermit who covers the life-story of the Lord Buddha, but who is sad that he could not meet the Lord himself.