The book, Kalila wa Dimna is an Arabic translation of the

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The correct answer is B) Panchatantra.

Kalila wa Dimna (also known as Kalīlah wa Dimnah) is an Arabic collection of fables. It is an Arabic translation of the Sanskrit work Panchatantra, done by the Persian scholar Abdullah Ibn al-Muqaffa in the 8th century CE. The book features animal characters who tell stories, often with moral lessons.

The Panchatantra is an ancient Indian collection of interconnected animal fables in Sanskrit verse and prose, arranged within a frame story. It was originally composed sometime between 200 BCE and 300 CE. Ibn al-Muqaffa’s translation was highly influential and served as the basis for many subsequent translations of the Panchatantra into various languages around the world.

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