ILLUSTRATIONS
Reading edition · Edition 2
COLOURED PLATES
‘You will have to make me your Wife,’ said the Elf Maiden (p. 193) Frontispiece
Prince Almās Transformed to face p. 20
The Punishment of the Rose ” 36
Hábogi’s Horses ” 128
‘Listen, listen!’ said the Mermaid to the Prince ” 178
The Princess and the Snake ” 238
Rübezahl and the Princess ” 290
The Dragon and the Mirror ” 346
FULL-PAGE PLATES
The Deer eludes Prince Tahmāsp to face p. 2
Mihr-afrūz and Prince Tahmāsp ” 8
The Shadow in the Stream ” 14
Chil-māq carries off Almās ” 28
The Death of the Bad One ” 54
The Witch outstrips the Wolf ” 60
‘Wake up, my Grandson, it is time to go home’ ” 64
The Bunyip ” 72
The Yara Defeated ” 94
The Little Hare is Caught ” 100
The Turtle Outwitted ” 110
Geirald claims his Reward and the Queen demands another Test ” 120
The Jealous Sisters spell-bound in the Ash-pit ” 130
The Mermaid asks for the King’s Child ” 166
The Princess on the Seashore ” 172
The Bee, the Princess, the Red Knight, and the Lion ” 180
Pivi dives for the Shell-fish ” 186
The Princess sees the Magic Head ” 210
The Golden Hen will not be Caught ” 218
Signy at the Window ” 278
The Gnome falls in love with the Princess ” 284
Wali Dâd and the Peris ” 322
IN TEXT
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Prince Almās brings Game to the King Lion 27
The Dog and his Attendants 39
The Boy in the Witch’s Hut 49
The Magic Basket 79
The Wonderful Cock 83
The Holy Man gives the Bag to Father Grumbler 85
Julia sings her Song into the Shell 92
The Girl laughs at the Army of Turtles 108
‘The Giant will trouble you no more,’ said Geirald 119
Every Time a Bear was killed his Shadow returned to the House of the Great Bear Chief 135
How the Boys were half turned into Bears 138
‘Why do you give to the Ogre your Child, so fair, so fair?’ 146
‘Bring to me Dilah, Dilah the Rejected One’ 151
All the Animals try to get the Rock off Wolverine’s Legs 155
The Elf Maiden’s House 195
The King falls in Love with the Sister of the Sun 225
The Pool in the Sand 243
The Elves and the Bear 247
Kisa the Cat carries off Ingibjörg’s Feet from the Giant’s Cave 260
The Princess steals the King’s Letter 311