Dracott, Alice Elizabeth.

Folk tales from Simla: stories from the Himalayas/ Alice Elizabeth Dracott. - New York: Hippocrene Books, 1998. - 225 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

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".

9780781807043 0781807042


Folklore
Tales
India
Himalaya Mountains

398.2095452 / DRA/F