Author: William Crooke
Ram Gharib Chaube/
Translator(s)/Editor: Sadhana Naithani
Publisher: Shubhi Publications/Variety
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 422
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8182900689
Description
Collectors in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries unearthed a wealth of stories from around the world and published them in English translations for the delight of general readers, young and old. Most of these anthologies have been long out of print.
This classic Folk and Fairy Tales series brings back to life these key anthologies of traditional tales from the golden age of folkfore discovery. Each volume provides a freshly typeset but otherwise virtually unaltered edition of a classic work and each is enhanced by an authoritative introduction by a top scholar. These insightful essays discuss the significance of the collection and its original collector; the original colector’s methodology and translation practices; and the original period context according to region or genre.
Certain to be of interest to folklorists, these classic collections are also meant to serve as sources for storytellers and for sheer reading pleasure, reviving as they do hundreds of folk stories, both reassuringly familiar and excitingly strange.
Contents
INTRODUCTION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
From North Indian Notes and Queries
1892
1. The Banya Boy and his four wives
2. The Saint Bo Ali
3. The Story of the Jinn-A Folktale Told
4. How the Needle Succeeded in Killing the Tiger
5. Burial Ground Ghosts
6. The Legend of Hemavati
7. The Death of Banu Begam, Mumtaz-I-Mahal, The Lady of the Taj at Agra
8. Sneezing
9. How the Ahir got the better of the Demon and acquired a wife
10. The Legend of the Dhorawat Tank
11. Bombay-Expulsion of a Devil
12. Hindu Superstition
13. Faizabad-akbar and the ridge Builder
14. The Story of Murdan Khan and the Daghter of the Jinn
15. Throbbing of Eyes
16. Bhimsen-A Legend of Spirits Scared
17. The Golden-Haired Rani and the Jogi
18. Saharanpur-The Legend of a Famine
19. Treading on Heel Ropes
20. Peculiarities of the Jinn
21. The Legend of Raja Nala
22. The Four Princes and the Four Fairies
23. The Crow and the Sparrow-A Folktale Recorded
24. A Cure for Piles
25. Gaya-Charms to Procure Offspring
26. Montgomery-The Legent of Dipalpur
27. Calcutta-A Folk Etymology
28. Gya-Chand Haji-The Saint
29. The King’s Son and his Fairy Bride
30. Changes in the Courses of Rivers
31. The Tricks of Shekh Chilli
32. Jinns and Europeans
33. The Brahman’s Sons and the Gusain
1893
34. The Black Partridge
35. Lalitpur-A Tank Which Cured Dropsy
36. The Tricks of Shekh Chilli
37. Diamonds at Panna-Legend of
38. The Princess who got the gift of Patience
39. Jalandhar
40. The Dahani Firang Stone
41. Mirzapur-a Swinging Elephant
42. Battle-Field ghosts
43. Garhwal-Shaving
44. Farrukhabad-A Fort Supplied With Oil
45. Gaya-The Legend of Kunwar Bijai Mall
46. Mirzapur-Threshing-floor Superstition
47. How the Washerman’s Ass became a Qazi-A folktale told by Shekh abdulla of Mirzapur
48. Another Version of the Fairy Gift Legend
49. Irich-Legend of
50. The Excellent Qualities of the Plant Mundi
51. The School of Love-A Folktale collected
52. Upturned City-Legend of a Human Sacrifice
53. The Tricks of Shekh chilli
54. King Akbar and the Donkey-A Folktale told
55. Jalandhar-Superstitions about Cattle
56. A Folktale Told
57. Jalandhar-Rural Medicinal Treatment
58. The Magic Ring of the Lord Solomon
59. The Pranks of Hop-o’s-my Thumb-A Folktale Told by Karam-Ud-Din of Mirzapur.
60. Shekh chilli and his gram Field
61. Phulmati Rani-A Folktale told by Ganesh Prasad, Village Accountant of Haliy, Mirzapur District
62. The Faqir and Sher Shah
63. The Man who Fought with God
64. Princess Pomegranate
65. The Tasks of the Witch Queen
66. The Merchant, the Princess and the Gratepul animal
67. How the Jackal got the Weaver Married
68. How the Manjhi won his wife
69. The Brahman and Mother Ganges
70. The Tiger, the Brahman,and the covetous Goldsmith
71. Kumaon-Folklore
72. The Rival Queens
73. The Four fools
74. The Tale of Four Fools
75. The Frog and the Snake
76. Mr. Good and Mr Evil
77. The White witch
78. The Lament for Sobhan
79. How Silly s Women can be
80. The parrot and the Maina
81. The Prince and the Sadhu
82. The Manhi Girl and the Bamboo
83. The Goat and the Tiger
84. The Piety of the Brahman
85. The Brahman and the Sanke
86. The Faithful Mungoose
87. The Master-Thief
88. The Master-Thief
89. The Valiant Weaver Bird
90. The Sepoy’s son
91. The Wit of the four Brothers
92. The Cunning of the Lala
93. Shekh Chilli in Love
94. The Raja and the Sadhu
95. The Gudgemtn of the Jackal
96. Ganga Ram The Parrot
97. The Discuised Princess
98. The King and the Fairy
99. The King and his secret
100.The fate of the Raja of Chandrapur
101.How the Qazi’s wife became a Widow
102.How the Soldier’s wife foiled her Lovers
103.Lal Bahu, the Red Wife
104.The Sparrow and the Shell
105.The Raja and the Musahar Girl
106.The Tale of Princess Phulande
107.The Princess and the Cat
108.What’s in a Name?
109.The Cow and the Tigress
110.The Best Thing in the World
111.The Mischievous Boy-a folktale From Kumaun
112.Mr. Knowall-A Folktale from Kumaun
113.The Lady who became a Cat
114.The Opium-Eater and the Demons
115.The Wisdom of Birbal
116.The Kingdom of the Mice
117.The Perfumer and the Rustics
118.The Advice of the Rajput
119.The Height of Laziness
120.The Gallant Young Buffalo
121.The Advice of the Sadhu
122.The Prince who became a Kol
123.How the Sadhu went Athieving
124.The Tale of Tismar Khan
125.The Pandit and the Daughter of the Wazir
126.The Amir and the Singer
127.The Amir and the Kathak
128.The Physician and his son
1894
129.The Half-Married Daughter of the Gardener
130.The Elixir of Youth
131.The Two Liars
132.The Virtuous Daughter of the Merchant
133.The Foolish Ahir
134.The Raja and the Snake
135.The Prodigal Son
136.How the Miserly Banya was Punished
137.The Judgment of Solomon
138.The Thief and the Confectioner
139.The Princess of Karnalpur
140.The King and the Evil Spirit
141.The Faithful Son of the Wazir
142.The Princess who would not Speak
143.The Wise Raja of Harbangpur
144.The Prince and the Thugs
145.The Tale of the four Foolish Pandits
146.How Shekh Chilli went to Market
147.The Fool and the Jamun Fruit
1895
148.The Tale of the four Drunkards
149.Seeing the World
150.The Virtue of Raja Rupa Angad
151.How the Banya Baffled the Robbers
152.Kali Das and his Parrot
153.The Boy and the Monkey
154.The Metamorphosis of Raja Vikramaditya
155.The Greedy Brahman
156.The Lesson of the Sadhu
157.Banke Chhail and his Wife
158.The Magic Boat
159.The Brahman and the Sadhu
160.How the Raja went to the Heaven of Bhagwan
161.The Parrot and the Guru
162.The Piety of Raja Raghu
163.The Sadhu and the Princess
164.The Prince and his animal Friends
165.The Fool and the Alphabet
166.The Weaver and the Jackal
167.The Raja and the Hansas
168.The Thakur and the Goldsmith
169.The Discarded Princess
170.The Tale of Rani Kamlapati
171.Entertaining Angels Unawares
172.The Prince and the Daughter of the Gandhi
173.The Brahman’s Luck
174.The Devoted Wife
175.The Boy and the Merchant
176.The Height of Virtue
177.The Virtue of Faith
178.How Bhagwan gave a Lesson to Narad Muni
179.The Wise and the Foolish Brothers
180.The jealous Ste[brothers; A Folktale from Kumaun
181.The Kali Yuga
182.The Legend of Pipa the Rajput
183.Hari Raja and Moti Rani
184.Eating and the Evil Eye; the Introduction of Turmeric
185.The good old times
186.How the Raja Got his Deserts
187.The Soldier and his Virtuous Wife
188.The Raja and the Hansa
189.Shekh Chilli and the Camel Man
190.Akbar and his son-in-law
191.The Reading of Hearts
192.The Wise son of the Weaver
193.Why the Boy Laughed
194.The Princess and the Thieves
195.The Contest of Good and Evil
196.The Fortunate Wood-cutter
197.The Dhobi and is ass.
198.The Pillars of the Sky
199.A Tale of Akbar and Birbal
200.The man who ate Human Flesh
201.The Fruit of Charity
202.The Old Man’s Wisdom
203.The Princess and the Sepoy
204.How the wise man Learned Experience
205.Why Narada Muni Laughed
206.The Fate of the Shrewish Wife
207.The Cahrity of the Lord Solomon
208.How to lease Everybody.
209.The Wise Pandit
210.The Tale of the Raja Sarat Chandra
211.Raja Vena of the Raja Vikramaditya
212.The Raja and the Bear
213.Adam and the Prince
214.The Boasting of narada Muni the Rishi
215.The Tale of the Thakur and the Barber
216.Budh Sen and his Monkey Army
217.Akbar and Birbal’s Daughter
218.The Raja and the Swans
219.The old Women and the Crow
220.Which is Better-Wealth or Wisdom?
221.The Goddess of Poverty
222.How the Banya’s wife went to heaven
223.The four friends and the Princess
224.The Raja and the Physician
225.The Rival Castes
226.The Dom Raja of Oudh
227.How Shaikh Chilli made a Fool of Himself at the Wedding
228.The Pious Prince
229.The wit of Muhammad Fazil
1896
230.The Prince and the Snake
231.Prince Nilkanth
232.The Clever Brahman Girl
233.The Wisdom of the Daughter of Birbal
234.The Prince and the Angel of Death
235.The Pandit and his Children
236.The Luck of the Youngest son
237.The Witch and the Boy
238.The Ahir’s Folly
239.How the Prince won his Bride
240.The Ahir and the Cow of Plenty
241.The Tale of the Tow Queens
242.Shaikh Chilli and the Fakir
243.The Young Brahman and his Wife
244.Shaikh Chilli and his Turban
245.The City of the Jinn
246.The Bard and his wife
247.Women Rule the World
248.The Fool and his House
249.The story of a Banya’s Son
250.Which is Greater-Rama or Khuda
251.The two Women and the Dog
252.The Wicked Queen and her Step-Children
NOTES
FROM THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
INDEX
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