CONTENTS

PAGE

ONE:

The Wise Bat

17

TWO:

The Tiger and the Frog

21

THREE:

The Cony Who Got Into Bad Company

26

FOUR:

The Story of the Donkey and the Rock. (A Black Tent Story)

29

FIVE:

Story of the Foolish Head-man

34

SIX:

How the Fox Fell a Victim to His Own Deceit

36

SEVEN:

The Ingratitude of Man

39

EIGHT:

Covetousness

44

NINE:

The Wise Carpenter

46

TEN:

The Story of Drashup and the Goddesses

50

ELEVEN:

How the Louse Got the Black Streak Down His Back

55

TWELVE:

The Man and the Ghost

57

THIRTEEN:

The Wicked Stepmother

62

FOURTEEN:

Story of the Two Devils. (Frontispiece and color plate)

70

FIFTEEN:

The Wise Woman

76

SIXTEEN:

The Three Friends

78

SEVENTEEN:

The Rabbit and Bumblebee Bee

80

EIGHTEEN:

How the Rabbit Killed the Lion

81

NINETEEN:

How the King Lost His Great Jewel

86

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TWENTY:

The Story of the Three Hunters

87

TWENTY-ONE:

The Hunter and the Unicorn

91

TWENTY-TWO:

The Decision of the Official as to Who Owned the One Hundred Ounces of Silver

92

TWENTY-THREE:

Story of the Prince's Friend

94

TWENTY-FOUR:

How the Raven Saved the Hunter

103

TWENTY-FIVE:

The Two Thieves. (A Black Tent Story)

105

TWENTY-SIX:

The Golden Squash. (A Black Tent Story)

107

TWENTY-SEVEN:

The Story of the Bald-Headed Man

112

TWENTY-EIGHT:

The Man with Five Friends with Different Colored Eyes. (A Black Tent Story)

114

TWENTY-NINE:

The Story of the Violinist

117

THIRTY:

How the Sacred Duck Got His Yellow Breast

123

THIRTY-ONE:

The Two Little Cats

128

THIRTY-TWO:

Story of a Juggler's Tricks

131

THIRTY-THREE:

How the Wolf, the Fox and the Rabbit Committed a Crime

136

THIRTY-FOUR:

The Pewter Vase

138

THIRTY-FIVE:

A Rabbit Story

141

THIRTY-SIX:

The Story of a Juggler

144

THIRTY-SEVEN:

The Story of a Turquoise

147

THIRTY-EIGHT:

A Wise Idiot

151

THIRTY-NINE:

The Man and the Monkeys

155

FORTY:

The Story of the Tree of Life

159

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FORTY-ONE:

The Story of the Man with the Goitre

163

FORTY-TWO:

The Story of the Beggar

166

FORTY-THREE:

The, Wily Poor Man

167

FORTY-FOUR:

The Quarrel of the Five Friends

172

FORTY-FIVE:

The Frugal Woman

178

FORTY-SIX:

The Story of Yugpacan the Brahman. From Jaschke

184

FORTY-SEVEN:

The Story of DaJang. From Amundsen

187

FORTY-EIGHT:

Like Unto Solomon. From Jaschke

190

FORTY-NINE:

Tibetan Song, Translated from the Tibetan, with music

193