# Bonga — Indian Fairy Tales character guide

> Bonga in Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Bonga, The Bonga

**First appearance:** 0024-the-boy-who-had-a-moon-on-his-forehead-and-a-star-on-his-chin

## Who they are

A spirit or deity in a story.

## In the story

### [The Magic Fiddle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/the-magic-fiddle)

A spirit who assists the brothers' wives and transforms the drowned sister into a Bonga-like being.

### [VI: The Magic Fiddle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/indian_fairy_tales_se/chapters/vi-the-magic-fiddle)

The presiding spirit of a certain kind of rice land, mentioned in the source notes.

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