Grandmother's Tale is a novella by R.K. Narayan with illustrations by his brother R.K. Laxman, published in 1992 by Indian Thought Publications. In 1993, it was published outside of India titled "The Grandmothers Tale" by Heinemann. The book is about Narayan’s grandmother, who is forced to travel far and wide in search of her husband, as this is narrated to him by his grandmother. This book exhibits Narayan’s experimental tendencies.

The illustrations in this book, created by R.K. Laxman, the famous cartoonist and brother of R.K. Narayan, bring the text to life by vividly capturing the scents, smells, tastes, and other delights of South India.