Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Tales for an Unknown City ix
4. Prologue 3
5. The Host’s Tale 9
6. Tales of Hodja Nasrudin 12
7. Tales of Hodja Nasrudin 15
8. Tales of Hodja Nasrudin 20
9. A Death Is Indicated 23
10. Four Stories of Old Men Talking 25
11. A Lesson in Resuscitation (for Hedy Hill, Toronto, 1976) 28
12. The Tale of Uncle Dan 29
13. Death and Baba Tsganka 32
14. Ukrainian Fish Stories 40
15. Nestled on the Edge 49
16. Gudrun’s Dreams 53
17. Martha 56
18. Laura and the Lilies 68
19. Tales of Donald Lake 71
20. The Porcupine 78
21. The Gold Mine 83
22. The New Legend of Sam Peppard 91
23. Sugar Cane 100
24. Searching Out Moira 104
25. Andreuccio da Perugia 116
26. Tales from the Negro Leagues 123
27. The First Train and the First Bagel in Chelm 127
28. If Not Higher 132
29. Is It True? 138
30. The Hare and the Lioness 141
31. A Second Language 141
32. The Corpse Watchers 142
33. The Dun Horse 146
34. J. Percy Cockatoo 156
35. Lord of the Deep 166
36. Makonde and Moyomiti 169
37. The Singular Sister 174
38. Aschenpöttel 177
39. Schlange Hausfreund (Snake Housefriend) 184
40. The Peasant’s Tale 196
41. A Duppy Tale 199
42. The Tale of Crooker 203
43. Ownself 205
44. The Piper’s Tale 212
45. Tam Lin 217
46. The Story of Rose Latulippe 223
47. The Magic Cat 232
48. A Miracle on Friday 236
49. The Shivering Tree 243
50. Such a Land Does Not Exist 254
51. The Sphinx and the Way to Thebes 260
52. Epilogue: The Listener’s Tale 263