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Indian Fairy Tales

1912

The collections known in Europe 'by the titles of The Fables of Bidpai The Seven Wise Masters Gesta Romanorum and Barlaam and Josaphat were extremely popular during the Middle Ages and their contents passed on the one hand into the Exempla of the monkish preachers and on the other into the Novelle of Italy thence after many days to contribute their quota to the Elizabethan Drama. [...] can I crush the oil out of all this mustard seed in one day ? And if I do not take the oil to the king to-morrow morning he will kill me." " Be happy " said the Ant-Raja ; " lie down and sleep ; we will crush all the oil out for you during the day and to-morrow morning you shall take it to the king." The Raja's son lay down and slept and the ants crushed out the oil for him. [...] Then stretch the hair down the edge of the wax hatchet's blade." The prince next day did exactly as the princess had told him ; and the minute the hair that was stretched down the edge of the hatchet-blade touched the tree-trunk it split into two pieces. [...] And the second took the second ; And the third took the third ; And the fourth took the fourth ; And the fifth took the fifth ; And the sixth took the sixth ; And the seventh and the handsomest of all took the beautiful Balna. [...] Nothing remained of him save the limbless body and the head ; but still he rolled his eyes and cried " Give me my parrot 1 " " Take..your parrot then " cried the boy and with that he wrung the bird's neck and threw it at the Magician ; and as he did so Punchkin's head twisted round and with a fearful groan he died ! Then they let Balna out of the tower; and she her son and the seven Pri
literature fiction
Pages
278
Published in
United Kingdom
SARF Document ID
sarf.146279
Segment Pages Author Actions
Preface
i-xv Joseph Jacobs view
The Lion and the Crane
1-i Joseph Jacobs view
How the Raja’s Son won the Princess Labam
3-16 Joseph Jacobs view
The Lambikin
17-20 Joseph Jacobs view
Punchkin
21-37 Joseph Jacobs view
The Broken Pot
38-39 Joseph Jacobs view
The Magic Fiddle
40-45 Joseph Jacobs view
The Cruel Crane Outwitted
46-50 Joseph Jacobs view
Loving Laili
51-65 Joseph Jacobs view
The Tiger the Brahman and the Jackal
66-69 Joseph Jacobs view
The Soothsayer’s Son
70-84 Joseph Jacobs view
Harisarman
85-89 Joseph Jacobs view
The Charmed Ring
90-99 Joseph Jacobs view
The Talkative Tortoise
100-102 Joseph Jacobs view
A Lac of Rupees for a Bit of Advice
103-111 Joseph Jacobs view
The Gold-giving Serpent
112-114 Joseph Jacobs view
The Son of Seven Queens
115-126 Joseph Jacobs view
A Lesson for Kings
127-131 Joseph Jacobs view
Pride Goeth before a Fall
132-135 Joseph Jacobs view
Raja Rasalu
136-149 Joseph Jacobs view
The Ass in the Lion’s Skin
150-151 Joseph Jacobs view
The Farmer and the Moneylender
152-155 Joseph Jacobs view
The Boy who had a Moon on his Forehead and a Star on his Chin
156-178 Joseph Jacobs view
The Prince and the Fakir
179-185 Joseph Jacobs view
Why the Fish Laughed
186-193 Joseph Jacobs view
The Demon with the Matted Hair
194-198 Joseph Jacobs view
The Ivory City and its Fairy Princess
199-217 Joseph Jacobs view
How Sun Moon and Wind went out to Dinner
218-220 Joseph Jacobs view
How the Wicked Sons were Duped
221-222 Joseph Jacobs view
The Pigeon and the Crow
223-226 Joseph Jacobs view
Notes and References
227-255 Joseph Jacobs view

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