Simla Village Tales
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- Or, Folk Tales from the Himalayas
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. Introductory material4. THE CAUSE OF A LAWSUIT BETWEEN THE OWL AND THE KITE5. A MONKEY OBJECTS TO CRITICISM6. THE DEAD MAN’S RING7. THE ORIGIN OF DEATH8. THE REAL MOTHER9. THE PRINCESS SOORTHE10. THE SNAKE’S BRIDE11. THE POWER OF FATE12. THE OLD WITCH WHO LIVED IN A FOREST13. KULLOO, A FAITHFUL DOG14. THE STORY OF GHOSE15. THE VIZIER’S SON AND THE RAJAH’S SON16. THE RAJAH’S SON AND THE VIZIER’S SON17. BEY HUSLO18. THE STORY OF PANCH MAR KHAN19. THE RABBIT AND THE BARBER20. RUPA AND BISUNTHA21. SHEIK CHILLI22. SHEIK CHILLI23. THE MONKEY, THE TIGER, AND THE PRINCESS24. THE JACKAL AND THE GUANA25. THE STORY OF THE BLACK COW26. THE BRAHMIN AND THE WILD GEESE27. THE FOUR-GIFTED PRINCESS28. THE MAN WHO WENT TO SEEK HIS FORTUNE29. THREE WISE MEN AND THE KING’S DAUGHTER30. BARBIL’S SON31. THE TIGER AND THE RATS32. THE ADVENTURES OF A BIRD33. THE LEGEND OF NALDERA TEMPLE34. THE BUNNIAH’S WIFE AND THE THIEF35. WHO STOLE THE RUBY?36. THE STORY OF VICKRAMADIT37. THE WEAVER38. THE DOG WHO WAS A RAJAH39. THE FOURTH WIFE IS THE WISEST40. THE STORY OF PIR SAB41. THE ORIGIN OF A RIVER42. THE GOLDEN SCORPIONS43. THE STORY OF A PEARL44. THE BUNNIAH’S GHOST45. BICKERMANJI THE INQUISITIVE46. THE BRAHMIN’S DAUGHTER47. ABUL HUSSAIN48. THE MAGICIAN AND THE MERCHANT49. THE SNAKE AND THE FROG50. THE BARBER AND THE THIEF51. THE STORY OF PURAN52. TABARISTAN53. THE PAINTED JACKAL54. THE ENCHANTED BIRD, MUSIC, AND STREAM55. THE DOG TEMPLE56. THE BEAUTIFUL MILKMAID57. A REMEDY FOR SNAKE-BITE58. A LEGEND OF SARDANA59. THE STORY OF “BUNJARA TULLAO”60. THE ANAR PARI, OR POMEGRANATE FAIRY61. Colophon