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Dedication 1
Tales
I.--The Woman who sought her Husband in the Palace of
Erlik-Khan 10
II.--The Gold-spitting Prince 17
III.--How the Schimnu-Khan was slain 36
IV.--The Pig's-head Soothsayer 54
V.--How the Serpent-gods were propitiated 71
VI.--The Turbulent Subject 82
VII.--The White Bird and his Wife 89
VIII.--How Ânanda the Woodcarver and Ânanda the Painter strove
together 97
IX.--Five to One 105
X.--The Biting Corpse 115
XI.--The Prayer making suddenly Rich 120
XII.--"Child-intellect" and "Bright-intellect" 130
XIII.--The Fortunes of Shrikantha 135
XIV.--The Avaricious Brother 146
XV.--The Use of Magic Language 157
XVI.--The Wife who loved Butter 165
XVII.--The Simple Husband and the Prudent Wife 173
XVIII.--How Shanggasba buried his Father 178
XIX.--The Perfidious Friend 192
XX.--Bhîxu Life 198
XXI.--How the Widow saved her Son's Life 206
XXII.--The White Serpent-king 213
XXIII.--What became of the Red-coloured Dog 221
Conclusion of the Adventures of the
Well-and-Wise-Walking Khan 229