Chotoder Panchasti Galpa by Shekhar Basu [Hardcover]

The world of children is indeed very peculiar, where impossible things happen effortlessly. There is no end to mischief and amusing stories, and this collection is filled with them. The ghosts here are not scary at all. Some ghosts are quite timid, while others love to eat chow mein. There are ghosts who enjoy writing the history of ghosts. Like human children, ghost children also tease the elder ghosts.

There is a harmless man who wore a coat all year round, and even after becoming a ghost, he couldn't escape the hassle of wearing that coat. An old skeleton had his teeth fixed by a human doctor. A Brahmadaitya was distressed due to the lack of wooden sandals. There are also mystery stories here. A young detective managed to arrest two notorious criminals in just two minutes. A mere spider's web became the main clue in catching a murderer. A bank robber was caught due to the peculiar incident of a money bag bouncing around.

A mischievous child frightened his parents by saying he would intentionally write all the wrong answers in his school admission test. The collection is filled with such delightful tales of mischief! Not just humans and ghosts, but dogs, monkeys, langurs, and even crocodiles are involved in the captivating stories of this book.