"Hungry Stones" (Bengali: Kshudhita Pashan or Khudito Pashan) is a Bengali short story written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1895. The story is about a tax collector, who is sent to a small town and stays at a former palace which is believed to be haunted. Every night, he becomes more consumed by the spirits of the inhabitants of the palace from the Mughal times and a beautiful Indian woman. Also included in this collection are the following titles: The Victory, Once There Was A King, The Home-coming, My Lord, The Baby, The Kingdom Of Cards, The Devotee, Vision, The Babus Of Nayanjore, Living Or Dead? "We Crown Thee King," The Renunciation, The Cabuliwallah [The Fruitseller from Cabul]