Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Editors' Preface IX
4. 1. A Story and a Song 1
5. 2. Acacia Trees 2
6. 3. The Adventures of a Disobedient Prince 5
7. 4. Bride for a Dead Man 15
8. 5. A Brother, a Sister, and a Snake 20
9. 6. A Buffalo Without Bones 22
10. 7. Cannibal Sister 26
11. 8. Chain Tale 27
12. 9. Another Chain Tale: What an Ant Can Do 28
13. 10. The Clever Daughter-in-law 31
14. 11. A Couple of Misers 36
15. 12. The Dead Prince and the Talking Doll 38
16. 13. A Dog's Daughters 43
17. 14. A Dog's Story 46
18. 15. Dolls 50
19. 16. Double Double 51
20. 17. Dumma and Dummi 52
21. 18. Dwarfs 53
22. 19. A Flowering Tree 53
23. 20. Flute of Joy, Flute of Sorrow 62
24. 21. Fools 65
25. 22. A Jackal King 66
26. 23. For Love of Kadabu 68
27. 24. A Girl in a Picture 70
28. 25. The Glass Pillar 71
29. 26. A Golden Sparrow 71
30. 27. The Greatest Thing 73
31. 28. Hanchi 74
32. 29. The Horse Gram Man 79
33. 30. Hucca 81
34. 31. The Husband's Shadow 84
35. 32. In the Kingdom of Foolishness 86
36. 33. In Search of a Dream 91
37. 34. King and Peasant 94
38. 35. Kutlawa 96
39. 36. The Lampstand Woman 98
40. 37. The Magician and His Disciple 102
41. 38. A Minister's Word 108
42. 39. Monkey Business 109
43. 40. The Mother Who Married Her Own Son 111
44. 41. Muddanna 114
45. 42. Nagarani ("Serpent Queen") 118
46. 43. A Ne'er-do-well 120
47. 44. Ninga on My Palm 125
48. 45. Ogress Queen 128
49. 46. An Old Couple 132
50. 47. The Past Never Passes 133
51. 48. A Peg and a Keg 134
52. 49. The Pomegranate Queen 135
53. 50. A Poor Man 137
54. 51. The Princess of Seven Jasmines 139
55. 52. The Prince Who Married His Own Left Half 142
56. 53. The Rain King's Wife 145
57. 54. Rich Man, Poor Man 149
58. 55. A Sage's Word 152
59. 56. The Serpent Lover 155
60. 57. A Shepherd's Pilgrimage 158
61. 58. Sister Crow and Sister Sparrow 161
62. 59. Siva Plays Double 163
63. 60. The Sparrow Who Wouldn't Die 166
64. 61. A Sparrow With a Single Pea 167
65. 62. Tales for a Princess 167
66. 63. The Talking Bed 172
67. 64. A Thief, a Ram, a Bear, and a Horse 175
68. 65. Three Blouses 180
69. 66. Three Magic Objects 182
70. 67. Three Sisters Named Death, Birth, and Dream 184
71. 68. The Three-Thousand-Rupee Sari 186
72. 69. Thug and Master-Thug 190
73. 70. Tree Trunk for a Boat 191
74. 71. The Turtle Prince 193
75. 72. A Wager 198
76. 73. What the Milk Bird Said 207
77. 74. Who Is the Greatest? 209
78. 75. Why the Sky Went Up 212
79. 76. The Worship of a Household God 212
80. 77. A Story to End All Stories 214
81. A Flowering Tree 217
82. Notes on the Tales 227
83. Glossary 257
84. Bibliography 259
85. List of Tellers and Collectors 263
86. List of Tale Types 269