# Subha Datta — Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit character guide > Subha Datta in Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit by S. M. Mitra. **Role:** major **Also known as:** VII Subha Datta, III Subha Datta, Poor Subha Datta, VI Soon Subha Datta **First appearance:** 0005-iii ## Snapshot A woodcutter whose family was happy on honest wages until a magic pitcher filled his house with food, wine, and the boastfulness that ruins him. ## Who they are Subha Datta is a kind father and steady provider whose life changes the moment he gains a pitcher that supplies whatever he asks. He hides it from his wife and children, dodges the neighbors who follow him into the woods, and grows prouder with every feast he spreads for his old friends. His flaw is not greed but vanity — the need to be seen as clever — and it is that vanity, loosened by wine, that hands his secret to the very men who want it. ## Relationships ### [Fairies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/characters/fairies) _friendship_ The fairies befriend and assist Subha Datta, often intervening to help him in his adventures. ### [The Woodcutter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/characters/the_woodcutter) _friendship_ Subha Datta and the Woodcutter are companions who share trials and help each other in times of need. ### [Fairies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/characters/fairies) _friendship_ The fairies befriend and assist Subha Datta, often intervening to help him in his adventures. ### [Fairies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/characters/fairies) _friendship_ The fairies befriend and assist Subha Datta, often intervening to help him in his adventures. ### [The Woodcutter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/characters/the_woodcutter) _friendship_ Subha Datta and the Woodcutter are companions who share trials and help each other in times of need. ## In the story ### [Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/hindu-tales-from-the-sanskrit) Introduced as a woodcutter who meets fairies and receives a magic pitcher. ### [The Magic Pitcher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/the-magic-pitcher) The poor woodcutter who receives the magic pitcher but loses it due to his own folly. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/i) The woodcutter and father who goes alone into the deep forest and does not return by nightfall. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/ii) The poor woodcutter who encounters the fairies while cutting wood in the forest. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/iii) Tempted by the fairies, he agrees to stay and work for them, showing his hesitation and eventual consent. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/iv) The woodcutter who is tired, hungry, and astonished by the fairies' laughter and the magic pitcher. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/v) The woodcutter who is initially happy but begins to miss his family and work. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/vi) Torn between his desire for the fairies' company and guilt over his abandoned family; he dreams of his wife's sorrow and confesses his distress. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/vii) Stays with the fairies, cheered by their sympathy, and continues to enjoy the magic pitcher daily. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/viii) Grows more selfish and decides to leave the fairies to return to his family. ### [The Woodcutter's Choice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/ix) The woodcutter who stubbornly chooses the magic pitcher over all other treasures. ### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/x) The woodcutter who stubbornly insists on taking the magic pitcher despite the fairies' warnings, showing selfishness. ### [Subha Datta's Return and the Hidden Pitcher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/xi) Returns home and deceives his family about the source of the food. ### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/xii) Now proud and boastful, he drinks too much wine and nearly reveals the magic pitcher's hiding place. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/xiii) The woodcutter who retrieves the magic pitcher but breaks it in a drunken dance. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/chapters/xiv) The woodcutter who learned to trust his wife after losing the magic pitcher. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/characters/subha_datta - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hindu_tales_from_the_sanskrit_se/characters