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Folk tales from Simla: stories from the Himalayas/ Alice Elizabeth Dracott.

By: Dracott, Alice ElizabethMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: New York: Hippocrene Books, 1998Description: 225 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN: 9780781807043; 0781807042Subject(s): Folklore | Tales | India | Himalaya MountainsDDC classification: 398.2095452

Contents:

The cause of a lawsuit between the owl and the kite -- A monkey objects to criticism -- The dead man's ring -- The origin of death -- The real mother -- The princess Soorthe -- The snake's bride -- The power of fate -- The old witch who lived in a forest -- Kulloo, a faithful dog -- The story of Ghose -- The vizier's son and the rajah's son -- The rajah's son and the vizier's son -- Bey Huslo -- The story of Panch Mar Khan -- The rabbit and the barber -- Rupa and Bisuntha -- Sheik Chilli -- The monkey, the tiger, and the princess -- The jackal and the guana -- The story of the black cow -- The Brahmin and the wild geese -- The four-gifted princess [Cont.] The man who went to seek his fortune -- Three wise men and the king's daughter -- Barbil's son -- The tiger and the rats -- The adventures of a bird -- The legend of Naldera Temple -- The Bunniah's wife and the thief -- Who stole the ruby? -- The story of Vickramadit -- The weaver -- The dog who was a rajah -- The fourth wife is the wisest -- The story of Pir Sab -- The origin of a river -- The golden scorpions -- The story of a pearl -- The Bunniah's ghost -- Bickermanji the inquisitive -- The Brahmin's daughter -- Abul Hussain -- The magician and the merchant -- The snake and the frog -- The barber and the thief -- The story of "Puran" -- Tabaristan -- The painted jackal -- The enchanted bird, music, and stream -- The dog temple -- The beautiful milkmaid -- A remedy for snake-bits -- A legend of Sardana -- The story of "Bunjara Tullao".

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	398.2095452 DRA/F (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P04506

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Reprint of: Simla Village tales or, folktales from the Himalayas, London : J. Murray, 1906.

The cause of a lawsuit between the owl and the kite --
A monkey objects to criticism --
The dead man's ring --
The origin of death --
The real mother --
The princess Soorthe --
The snake's bride --
The power of fate --
The old witch who lived in a forest --
Kulloo, a faithful dog --
The story of Ghose --
The vizier's son and the rajah's son --
The rajah's son and the vizier's son --
Bey Huslo --
The story of Panch Mar Khan --
The rabbit and the barber --
Rupa and Bisuntha --
Sheik Chilli --
The monkey, the tiger, and the princess --
The jackal and the guana --
The story of the black cow --
The Brahmin and the wild geese --
The four-gifted princess [Cont.] The man who went to seek his fortune --
Three wise men and the king's daughter --
Barbil's son --
The tiger and the rats --
The adventures of a bird --
The legend of Naldera Temple --
The Bunniah's wife and the thief --
Who stole the ruby? --
The story of Vickramadit --
The weaver --
The dog who was a rajah --
The fourth wife is the wisest --
The story of Pir Sab --
The origin of a river --
The golden scorpions --
The story of a pearl --
The Bunniah's ghost --
Bickermanji the inquisitive --
The Brahmin's daughter --
Abul Hussain --
The magician and the merchant --
The snake and the frog --
The barber and the thief --
The story of "Puran" --
Tabaristan --
The painted jackal --
The enchanted bird, music, and stream --
The dog temple --
The beautiful milkmaid --
A remedy for snake-bits --
A legend of Sardana --
The story of "Bunjara Tullao".

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