Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental [Folklore]

viii, 192 pp. An anthology of folk tales collected from various Asian sources. Includes: The Cobbler Astrologer; The Legend of the Terrestrial Paradise of Shedad, the SOn of 'A'D; The Tomb of Noosheerwan; Ameen and the Ghool; The Relations of Ssidi Kur: The Adventures of the Rich Youth; The Adventures of the Beggar's Son; The Adventures of Massang; The Magician with the Swine's Head; The History of Sunshine and His Brother; The Wonderful man Who Overcame the Chan; The Bird-Man; The Painter and the Wood-carver; The Stealing of the Heart; The Man and His Wife; Of the Maiden Ssuwarandari; The Two Cats; Legend of Dhurrumnath; The Traveller's Adventures; The Seven Stages of Roostem; The Man Who Never Laughed; The Fox and the Wolf; The Shepherd and the Jogie; The Perfidious Vizier.