Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword xi
4. Acknowledgments xxiii
5. Introduction xxv
6. Part I Suitors and Maidens
7. I The Goddess of Mahi River (Gujarat) 5
8. 2 The Girl Who Was Loved by a Tree Spirit (Nagaland) 7
9. 3 The Rain Prince's Bride (Gujarat) 9
10. 4 A Farmer's Son (Tamilnadu) 12
11. 5 The Man Who Was in Love with Two Girls (Nagaland) 14
12. 6 Love between Two Birds (Nagaland) 16
13. 7 Four Clever Men (Tamilnadu) 19
14. 8 A Poor Man (Tamilnadu) 22
15. Part II New Brides and Grooms
16. 9 The Girl Fated to Die by Snakebite (Nagaland) 29
17. 10 The Yakshi's Descendants (Kera/a) 31
18. 11 A Marriage in the World of the Dead (Nagaland) 32
19. 12 A Dead Husband (Assam) 35
20. 13 Four Friends ( Uttar Pradesh) 38
21. 14 The Farmer and the Barber ( Uttar Pradesh) 42
22. 15 The Story of a King (Tamilnadu) 45
23. 16 The King's Daughter ( Vttar Pradesh) 48
24. 17 Sanykisar the Crow-Girl (Kashmir) 49
25. Part III Parents and Children
26. 18 The Boy Who Could Speak with Birds (Nagaland) 63
27. 19 The Uninvited Guest (Kashmir) 67
28. 20 The Birth and Marriage of Siva (West Bengal) 71
29. 20 The Birth and Marriage of Siva (West Bengal) 73
30. 22 The Youngest Daughter-in-law (West Bengal) 75
31. 23 The Wicked Mendicant (West Bengal) 79
32. 24 Akanandun the Only Son (Kashmir) 81
33. 25 Lord Siva and the Satwaras (Gujarat) 85
34. 26 An Old Man's Wisdom (Nagaland) 87
35. Part IV Sisters and Brothers
36. 27 Seven Dumb Daughters (Kashmir) 97
37. 28 The Clever Old Man (Assam) 99
38. 29 Thabaton (Manipur) 103
39. 30 Kini Mulki ( Karnataka) 107
40. 31 Greed Can Be Perilous (Kera/a) 110
41. 32 The Monkey-Son (Tamilnadu) 113
42. 33 Monkey-Boy's Story (T amilnadu) 116
43. 34 Tolerance and Jealousy (Tamilnadu) 118
44. 35 The Story of a Brother and a Sister ( U ttar Pradesh) 121
45. 36 The Origin of Different Water Animals (Nagaland) 123
46. 37 The Man Named Unige Mada (Nilgiri Hills, Tamilnadu) 125
47. 38 Mamo ]alwalo (Gujarat) 129
48. Part V Domestic Strife
49. 39 The Fish Head (Assam) 139
50. 40 The Cruel Daughter-in-law (Kera/a) 140
51. 41 A Flowering Tree ( Karnataka) 142
52. 42 Two Sisters-in-law ( U ttar Pradesh) 151
53. 43 Kecha Nahar (Assam) 153
54. 44 Lord Krishna's Wives ( Karnataka) 155
55. 45 Sandrembi and Chaishra (Manipur) 160
56. 46 The Tale of the Mouse (Kashmir) 167
57. 47 As Long as You Keep Your Legs Up (Bihar) 169
58. 48 Siva and P arvati ( Karnataka) 171
59. 49 The Story of a Man Who Had Awful Lips (Tamilnadu) 174
60. 50 Vayanatu Kulavan (Kera/a) 175
61. 51 The Enchanted Water Hole (Manipur) 176
62. Part VI.· Moral Virtue or its Lack
63. 52 The Prince and the Shepherd (West Bengal) 185
64. 53 Rich Girl, Poor Girl (Nagaland) 187
65. 54 The Dexterity of a Squirrel (Kera/a) 190
66. 55 The Mincemeat Spirit (Kashmir) 191
67. 56 The Crane and the Crow (Kerala) 194
68. 57 The Tale of Bibgaraz Maj (Kashmir) 196
69. 58 The Children of the Crab (Karnataka) 199
70. 59 The Rupee Note (Assam) 202
71. 60 The Value of an American Thank You (Karnataka) 203
72. 61 The Brahman's Lime (Assam) 204
73. 62 The Feast (Assam) 206
74. 63 Borrowed Earrings (Andhra Pradesh) 207
75. 64 Oh! Calcutta (West Bengal) 207
76. 65 Dala Tarwadi (Gujarat) 208
77. 66 The Story of Pebet (Manipur) 209
78. 67 The Outlaw Babar Deva (Gujarat) 212
79. Part VII Knowledge and the Fool
80. 68 The Elephant and the Ant (Gujarat) 225
81. 69 The Crow and the Sparrow ( U ttar Pradesh) 227
82. 70 The Parrots and the Carpenter's Scale (Kerala) 229
83. 71 The Potter and the Wagher (Gujarat) 232
84. 72 The King of Delhi and the King of Turkey ( V ttar Pradesh) 233
85. 73 The Single-Wit (Gujarat) 235
86. 74 Tenali Ramalingadu (Andhra) 236
87. 75 The Ghost of a Brahman (West Bengal) 238
88. 76 The Daily Measure (Assam) 240
89. 77 Badsah the Great King (Kashmir) 242
90. 78 The Foolish Gujjar (Kashmir) 245
91. 79 Our Wife ( Andhra Pradesh) 246
92. 80 I'll Take Two ( Andhra Pradesh) 247
93. 81 FOLKTALES OF India Dropping, Rolling, Tail-Peeler (Kara/a) 248
94. 82 Panikar's Blunder (Karala) 251
95. 83 The.Fox and the Crow 252
96. 84 The Greatest Fool of All (West Bengal) 253
97. 85 A jackal and a Fox ( U ttar Pradesh) 255
98. 86 Ajackal and a Crocodile ( U ttar Pradesh) 256
99. 87 Chamdan and Yuthung (Manipur) 259
100. 88 The Sparrow and the Sweet Pudding (Tamilnadu) 261
101. Part VIII Origin Tales
102. 89 The Origin of Man (Manipur) 269
103. 90 How Lijaba Created the World (Nagaland) 273
104. 91 The Porcupine Daughter (Gujarat) 274
105. 92 The Origin of the Temple at T arakesvar (Bengal) 277
106. 93 Bhimnath Mahadev (Gujarat) 279
107. 94 The Carpenter's Tale (Gujarat) 283
108. 95 The Origin of Head-Hunting (Nagaland) 286
109. 96 Friendship between Man and Dog (Manipur) 287
110. 97 Why the Ow Fruit Drops (Falls) in March (Assam) 289
111. 98 Sharpening the Dagger (Manipur) 290
112. 99 The Death of Mosquito (Tamilnadu) 292
113. Notes to the Tales 297
114. Bibliography 321
115. Contributors 327
116. Index of Tale Types and Motifs by Story 333
117. Index of Tale Types 341
118. Index of Motifs 345
119. General Index 353