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CONTENTS
PART II. PERSIAN FABLES | PAGE | |
The Rain-drop | Sadi, "The Burstan" | 246 |
The Vulture and the Kite | " | 247 |
The Greedy Cat | Anvar-i Suhaili | 247 |
The Camel Driver and the Snake | " | 249 |
The Blind Man and the Snake | " | 252 |
The Bittern and the Mussel | "China Review." | 257 |
The Fox and the Tiger | " | 257 |
The Locust, the Beetle, the Goldfinch and the Hunter | " | 258 |
The King and the Horses That Turned the Mills | M. S. Julien | 259 |
The Crow and the Peacock | "Contes et Lègendes de l'Annam" | 260 |
The Crows and the Owls | "Folk-lore of China" | 262 |
The Folly of Avarice | " | 263 |
PART IV. ARMENIAN AND TURKISH FABLES
The Violet and the Iris | Mkhithar Goch | 267 |
The Sun's Waning Glory | " | 267 |
The Vain Cereals | " | 268 |
The Watermelon | " | 268 |
The Highwayman and the Priest | " | 269 |
The Big Fish and the Frogs | " | 269 |
The Plum, the Prune and the Apricot | " | 270 |
The Planter and the Pomegranate | " | 270 |
The Fig-tree and His Branches | " | 271 |
The Thorn and the Vine | " | 271 |
The Trees Choosing a King | " | 272 |
The Prince and the Flea | Vartan | 273 |
The Fox and the Icicle | " | 273 |
The Thirty-two Teeth | " | 273 |
The Two Kings At War | "Fables Turques" | 274 |