THE LION AND THE CRANE I

HOW THE RAJA’S SON WON THE PRINCESS LABAM 3

THE LAMBIKIN  17

PUNCHKIN  21

THE BROKEN POT  38

THE MAGIC FIDDLE  4O

THE CRUEL CRANE OUTWITTED  46

LOVING LAILI  51

THE TIGER, THE BRAHMAN, AND THE JACKAL 66

THE soothsayer’s SON  70

HARISARMAN  85

THE CHARMED RING  90

THE TALKATIVE TORTOISE  IOO

A LAC OF RUPEES FOR A PIECE OF ADVICE I03

THE GOLD-GIVING SERPENT    112

THE SON OF SEVEN QUEENS    115

A LESSON FOR KINGS   127

PRIDE GOETH BEFORE A FALL  132

RAJÄ RASALU 136

THE ASS IN THE LION’S SKIN 150

THE FARMER AND THE MONEY-LENDER 152

THE BOY WHO HAD A MOON ON HIS FOREHEAD AND A STAR ON HIS CHIN 156

THE PRINCE AND THE FAKIR  179

WHY THE FISH LAUGHED 186

THE DEMON WITH THE MATTED HAIR 194

THE IVORY CITY AND ITS FAIRY PRINCESS 199

SUN, MOON, AND WIND GO OUT TO DINNER 218

HOW THE WICKED SONS WERE DUPED 221

THE PIGEON AND THE CROW 223

NOTES AND REFERENCES 227