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the
race, they are
jovial in character,
ally
twelve
complex,
e.
g.
while
some
utmost freedom
a
people
round
tell
There
time
the
knowledge
;
means
stories
gathered
his
material
in
the
the stories
present
volume.
I
have
added
to tribal
40
X.
46
XII.
I34
XLVI.
155
LXXII. THE BOY
WITH THE STAG
242
LXXXI.
FULJHARI
RAJAH
244
LXXXII.
25I
328
329
THE
JACKAL
AND
407
which appear
measures,
spoon
into
the
at
the
roots
in
which
the
plough
got
caught,
not
at
is done.
wrapped
her
up
in
a
later
and
dedication
My
wife
a
thing.
While
Bajun
Jhore
ran
away
with
it
the
road
or
would
they
well ,
said
to let
with
them;
so
each
most
of
it
next
and made
heels
with
round
consequence
of
woman
came
that
iron
pan
on
the
water hissing
out
with
the village
a
thick
give
the
jackal
one
blow
with
the
him
till
he
died.
IIL
Now there
and the
sat
that he
sat right
towards
them
to
get
saw the
however
could
of
what
her
that
but she
hear
them
inside
the
and
it
empty.
So
he
went
back
on
his
track
let
it
loose.
The cow
heard that
cows and
made a
However a
the
princess
gave
and horses
and cattle
the
a
highway
would
be
cruel
to
as her
kinder to
matter;
look,
will
child unless the
that he could
younger child
lie about me
At last
any harm I
them
and
smeared
went home, leaving
began to
cry, and
took the form of an old woman, who lifted him
in
her
one
him up
they
gave
used to
school every
day Lela
Lela
who
was
or
come
away
with
him
if
and soon
would
hide
and my
sister in
marriage. Lela
wife and
and it
gone his
a
to
nurse
her.
Lela
where
Chandmoni
then
they
planned
Rakhas,
and
she
him
in
the
But
no
one
there
but
herself;
and
that
the
the
a
great
And
directly
Lela
returned,
ried
of a Raja
town
his
kingdom
to
a
Dewan,
and
When
the
loot
met,
but
act
they came
to pay
the wages
was all
used up
them.
In
the
night
us
for
you
repaired,
and
and
and
not let
runs away,
—
the
a buffalo and
How
far
off
stood
bathed him
with straw
did
not
tell
throat
because,
whether
and told
the villagers
so
that
he
at
once
shone
out
and
themselves.
told
him unless
and
frightened
So
the
man
promised
and
so
the
and he
said that
bullocks
would
the
boy
late
to
sow
the first crop
not
he would not
he
did
not
trouble
on
any
day
of
When
dried rice for him. He said that omens
had bidden him
know
where
you
must
tell
no
one
bag something
washed
them
him and
beat him,
saw
would
hold
her
one day
be
our
own
masters
Well,
I
choose
you,
and
up
and
packet
At
last
one
of
the
kingdom
offering
a
reward
the
man
old
man
had
somewhere and he
thousand
skin
which
the
;
and
received
so
then asked
six.
overcome
attack;
but
into
called
all
his
sons
and
their
wives
and
?
filled with
should
have
no
food.
gone to trade.
she
must
fill
the
pot
allowed
to
stop
and
then
the
water
would
not
pot with water and
43
rope
why
she
was
it would
So
home
on
her
head.
Her
to
fetch
a
bundle
no
rope
to
tie
it
I
it
told
her
way
they
came
to
and
her
on
their
were
the
a
vow
to
dig
a
well
and
consecrate
it;
year
;
and began
my
down
heard, they told
task
and
told
weave it
matter;
kill her,
so they
they
At
back and
suckled her cubs and as she did so she declared that
she
smelt
a
human
being,
but
the
be
she
to
these
at the
matter.
and
swore
her
son
fell
down
in
having believed their
and
so
your
son
has
died.
Take
your
child
woman. She gave five
give
In
mother
urged
out.
answered
that
he
was
going
another
asked
him
to
petition
Singh
on to
ploughmen
and
told
them
to the
that
he
then
untied
but they
alighted
and
agreed to
one egg was
them,
meaning of this dream
Have
explain
why
caste
and
the
and
with this and resolved
one
day
his
servants
to
put
the next day and
crushed his sugar
to
sow
but
servants
to
germinated,
while
the
crop
of
the
had
not
come
that it must
seed enough; the
have
was against the Koeri, for the few seeds
of
the
barber's
which
XIV.
his lessons. At
the
Prince
saw
that
ploughing in a field
were
ploughman. The Prince
and
said.
of
a
Raja;
whenever
or to have
shopkeeper invited
he had left his
done but
refused
maxim
that
he
should
not
threw
own
territory
with
the
and
his
teacher
his
sister
through
not
learned
to
talk
boy
took
a
saw a
of
at
him.
also
have
with
the
boy
they
could
eat,
to
be
seen
that
there
buy horses,
and
offered
to
past his brothers and
race
days
his, but
wanted
to
would
tree
by
her
bride
the
miser.
Although
he
kept
wages when
give
you
12
Kats
of
me low
land to
for
seed,
and
to sow
go on
a single
little finger
of my
right hand,
the
wages
gave
And
his
dung
sowing
it.
When
the
maize
rice
seedling
their rice
and the
; and call
back and
would be the ruin
But
one
day
the
princess
went
horses
And the mare said
jump
over
whether
had jumped over
they both mounted
Then they
dismounted to
Now
this
princess
came
asking
for
a
away
hunting
whether
she
lived
alone
she was a
a
trading
expedition.
The
and
they
and
the
princess
finished
their
meal
home.
She
mounted
neighing behind
5
Kuwar
shall marry
could
do
they
could
not
drag
her
that,
if any of you want her, yon can have her. But they
said that it would
married, and
weeping
And he sent Bidhi
her
away
to
they
had
heard
are from such
we
ran
away
I pray you
any
medicine that might restore him to life, to try it. Then
they
answered
she shook
in search
of food
big tank
;
and
would
distribute
presents
among
were very
her
and
to make the water
of
the
Tank,
we
will
sacrifice
were
and
arrange
for
your
support
and
will
princess
no
crowd and dismissed them. And this is the end of
the
story.
rich.
He
had
was married. In
tank
which
was
and
deepen
it,
if
;
But they
work
and
then
the
fish
laughed;
may
Then the
and
went
as he
and ask
then
to
marry
and
they
and
of
his
brothers'
begin
you are asleep before I give
way to
his
sorrow
and
;
as a man
woman
true. When
There was
once a
of
was
that
a
Goala asked
attendants
and
they
saw
it
but
it
floated
straight
companions
to
that she
would not
rise and
he
should
be
Then
rice.
That
So the crow
pounced
in
its
beak;
when
the
and
and the Goala fol-
flute
and
he promised
to marry
has been the go-between
which arranged our betrothal.
wife and
to be
opened and
wedding
to
take
he had
abandoned without
and
as
he
did
to their
a^
large
to
him
as
in
a
nest
in
a
tree
and
country was
would have to
leave the country
made proclamation
Guja
fell down
great depression in
carried
the
bodies
of land
service land to
suddenly and said.
not go
it right
made
a
grand
meal
up
with
some of them lay down to eat and the Raja
got out
But
and
gathered
together
all
the
fine
Kara
took
When
will
do
till
they
were
tired
of
shooting,
powder
the
took all their
an
rich.
I
neighbouring
Raja;
by
besought him
not
repay
the
loan.
So
feast.
he had
lent twenty
seek
service
got out of
whining to
waiting
outside.
Then
How can
thought
new clothes and
and
husband
could
not
the
for
some
food
and
cow and take
lived.
The
jackals
somehow
knew
that
to
speak, and
said: If
Then the village headman was
conscience stricken
fixed
his
punishment,
and
he
cow
that
Kara
claimed
is
a
just
judgment
1
had stolen
you
must
; and
the
man
the
tent
in
were
about,
the cow put
some
carters
pack bullocks. In
the morning Kara
he
barren
cow ;
but
he
refused
him
to
build
a
grand
house.
Then
Kara
went
to
the
father-in-law's
kingdom
and
if
they
went
out
way he
came to
be
an
excellent
plan
came
to
a
village
them
money
for
had
guilty
of
and kissed him and wept
over him
reward had been set
snake
looked round at
last he said
his
finger
waiting
for
him.
must
marry
; so
marriage
a
the
shame
over
it.
For
to the test
said
'Let
five
otter
very month, as
the go-between
would take place in
the
one
house
to
the middle ;
and the
and
the
bride
was
escorted
home
along
it.
Now
the
bride
had
been
deeply
village and
had much
to anyone,
at first
nothing
to
asleep his wife
to
get
a
goat
went
then
pool
happened
if
by
any
chance
she
ance.
heard
what
had
wrath and
murdering her and they
Lita
and
run away
search to be
prison.
From
that
the
three
animals
to
save
him
from
no
at the
couple
so
it
plunged
into
and it
set to
work to
catch every
fish it
saw and
tore them
little of the
fish,
kite flying away
rat said
them
in the
clean it,
carrying
off
when
they
began
to
kept
but it only
his
lover
on
his
marriage,
and
was
-;a
But
he called
them anything they wished
a
fish
would
go
in
woman
He stood at
him
a
bed
to
sleep
to
Grannie?
Then he
mor-
ning
various
kinds
of
had the
dried up
the dead
turn
some
land
and
a
cart
a
sad
it
and
rupees. The
pad on its
back, and a
ride
his
bullock.
crowd
oilman
took
the
put the
bullock to
their
her
to
fill though
pot would
water-pot
was
filled,
however
remained
brimful
of
sparkling
water.
gone
with
got
great
they passed
it,
they
saw
a
most
through
and as
they were
threw it away. But
and
some
of
the
sister
said
to
them
Now
brothers
you
shall
corner
of
the
garden
they
both
bore
and
to
decided
that
the
made
haste
to
When the Raja's daughter
off and
last
she
got
down
a
putting
her
my
fault:
you
to
bed
and
rub
and let
us be
but
girl
You
of
course
can
days' journey
or a
the
six
the banks
in
which
lived
an
old
woman.
Before
they
as
they
rode,
the
and
Then
she
rode
the
stranger
sent
her
back
again
the
merchant's
son
sit
up
and
rub
his
eyes,
remarking
always
to
cook her son's dinner and leave it covered up all ready
for
the
asked
was
much
and lay in wait. Presently
out of the egg came the bonga girl and cooked the food
and combed her hair
how
and,
talking
day
up
and
flew
off
with
BEATEN
113
and
in
the
killed
more
the
Jugi,
Alas
1
into
the
flames
died
as
a
sati
that
he
him
to
beat
her
every
for
told
her
that
she
it
is
on
his
wealth
that
servants with
the prince
he should
it to
was
and
him if he
bride.
an
hour,
and
the
not
leave
her
such
Goala.
If the
on
to
she
Called
to
her
sister-in-law
Then
Chandaini
ground.
of
water
Here,
husband,
is
the
: then she
sang again
no attention. Then
the
again
to
run
away
to
that
front
and
saying
to
grow
and
touch
the
sky
could. Boso-
a
weight
descended
on
Bosomunda
so.
Then
she
little
way
and
And take
to the paddy
in picking up
her
father's
house;
he
seized
her
by
her
off the
The citizens complained
battle with
to
find
another
champion
and
told
him
was
dancing
round
she
Birburi's
mother
kept
search
of
his
daughter
whom
I
have
their path.
the
woman
across
the
river
without
truant
from
a
reward
mind
boys as
ran
away.
Prince
a
rage
matter
with
him
and
and
showed
the lamb
to
show
his old
and
died.
Now
the
it.
let
him
off.
got
to
Ujar to
tank
way
that
washermen
child
a hand and
before
he opened
the letter
letter
to
his
master's
with him,
a
ripe
old
age.
XXXI.
THE
food.
One
morning
she
you your
the
directed
and
of rice ; and
biiU
plan:
he
the
monkey
and
did
not
drive
monkey.
with
the
monkey
and
the
sons
You
waste
have
amassed
youngest
son,
who
was
named
begged
a
dog
to
save
its
life.
By
and
bye
he
came
to
some
had
me
to
my
father
and
and
what
reward
he
would
take
nothing
He
ate
home,
not
I
kill
much
better
than
to the snake,
see
and
horses,
and it
back and
leopard and
returned. Then
it was
very cunning,
when
he
each
one
told
the
the
palace
taken of
the bedstead
should
be
put
used
not
to
the
to eat their own parents also
: for
and fallen
their
plan
was
that
they
would
enough to
course
beat
Somai found
caught
fields
Somai
jumped
the
embank-
ments,
but
the
to
his
own
un-
happy
whether he
ground
give
younger
his promise.
to
one,
he
said
that
elephants
and
furniture
of
all
sorts.
to
their
to mind
go.
The
Jogi
and
the
and the
rope
and
they went to
was able to
went to
spoke
Jogi
refused.
to
ran
him ; so
the
plate
of
to
did not
into a
the
necklace
the
beads
on
the
ground
that he
his friends
Just
then
a
Jogi
him twenty
he
reached
know
performance
Chote
and
and
they
their
whole
time
and
a
rest
and
then
I
have
to
the bullock
money.
and they
Then
said that he must
for
that
could
be
: and
the
was
going
spill
the
losses
palace,
but
when
angry
the two
grew old enough, they
sport
that
they
spent
and
they
shot
Their
parents
friendship, and the villagers
I would
soon put
close
all
two young
men had
said
bed and
to
his
nothing
then
she
him;
the
Raja's
son
at
all,
she
only
pretended
tell, saying
secrets
from
each
Raja's son
persisted that
their friendship
was broken
death they divided
and
in
the
guise
of
10
wept,
and
from the
they
engaged
as
a
servant.
Now
to
the
he had no
each
man's
to the younger
brother would
of great
promised
that lower down
into the water
when out
jumped the
two set to
and
so
it
rid
himself
engaged on the business
of another marriage, the
but the
show my
When the
he thought
he
come
to
a
separated and
the next
a
fine
friends
XLIV.
THE
UNGRATEFUL
SNAKE.
There
their having
delay and
dealers had
he came
You were
an
her father's
house, but
to
you
this
year.
off
to persuade
them to
He had
home your
you not have pity on me and save me? If
you
do
to decide whether it
this
provided
that
snake
evil;
you
this
in return you
is
was
delivered,
and
young
his way back; the banyan tree asked what the snake
thought about
said that it
was brought out for
where he came
brought water
and dried rice
legs, the
she
must
she
vowed
that
allowed
for
the
prince
to
eat
called the
her
husband
see
snake
bade
and
that
was
the
who
would
help
her.
After
big
head?
You
titi-tiger:
You
threw
be
quick
over the
last as
fell
upon
They say
had
was
brave
enough
said that their
was to fight
promised him half his kingdom, and wrote a bond to
that
surely
would start
of
its
carefully
and
of
a
tiger
drawn
on
a banyan tree and spent the night in it. The
tiger did not
pass by at
To eat
and
show
me.
So
the
shikari
climbed
down
and
uncovered
he had
you and
put you
he
was
that he
cut
his ears
gave
see
whether
the
which
the woman had described and began to dig, and after
digging
a
pot
But
as
and
both
Santals
and
Bhuyans
cattle
planned
failed
them.
they
to
the
sticks.
paramanik
(assistant
away
;
his
duty
even
at
the
cost
him;
so
herd boy
were brought
home for
So
the
and
carried
blacksmith caste who
and the whole family
separate households, as the
though the familly
to
manage
their
own
family, and
you know
you
have
meals;
way they
a
through the weeds,
food for
a meal
time of famine.
on
it
so
that
; the
shopkeeper
said
that
he
could
not
lend
to a
Marwari's
way as
before and
the flowers
was doing and
could say, his sister
was the reason
and
put
in
on
the
and
in
vain;
and
they
concluded
that
the
girl
must
have
drowned
herself
in
some
river.
Time
big
the
sore
was,
that
once
die
if
if
sister was hiding.
and
promised
not
to
marry
her
to
her
brother;
home without her.
the
tree
when she went into
home
and
him
she
was
warmed,
she
lay
wore
tied
lying
side
by
side,
to
mingle
into
that
Her father
and mother
were
constantly
a
were
the
greatest
persons
in
the
world.
The
I,
Who
is
found*^
him,
told
him
mountains.
So
explained
their
am
ground-rats
The poor
parents by
look
of
a
daughter in
gourd.
bear.
the
bear
threw
OX
171
LIII.
THE
CHILD
an
the barber who had
However
not to tell
made
his
on the
girl
whose
parents
took
villagers
held
a
pan-
chayat
to
of the child
middle
and the
weaver
caste,
Jogeshwar.
he
jackal
who
promised
at
once
to
set
off
about
city where
their dishes,
his
story
the
weaver
Raja's
daughter
that an early day
him the
Raja
went
out
to
look
and
meat
thought a very
from
a
distance.
by
deceiving
them.
The
plates made
of dry
and
wanted
to
beat
him,
but
he
lawful
for
as
usual
a
stick
in
his
made
and
to
plough
it.
he
equal to
ary man could
into
the
rather
without
washing
and
it.
up
the
two
bandis
of
rice
on
the
bamboo
and
full
of
a
tree
and
Strong
had
told
never
go
on
a
journey
a
your house;
do not
dug
lived a
crocodile, which
the
water,
while
the
crow
flew
at
crow
go,
Time passed,
out that he
lived.
beg of
the Raja;
how
I
shall
beg
frogs
jumped
into
ing in the mud,
I
know,
say
Raja. The Raja
took it, and
And when
the four
their
heels,
for
mud wall of
more water
blame.
The
Raja
at
scrapety,
LIX.
he used
and a
good meal
to every
merchant who gave
the two
her
first
childless took
bruises
were
healed.
poor, they went
at
which
wife, in
hopes that
not
who stood
family
was
happily
united.
Then
had
and
who was very
other
countries
and
traveller.
had
his
sight.
to
a
river
the
bank
too
poor
to
bring
them
up,
They
had
and it happened that they one day came to the
village
they met and
the story
and ordered
him to
He also
sent word to
wives,
they
agreed
to
go
set
they also
the Prince's father-
come with a sword
kill
her
of the house
came and at
witness and the real
the
and
go
'*
;
the body
Dewan's
through
whose
and
he
world.
dry,
took
so
he
danger.
During
the
night
ran
away
in
a
fright,
leaving
When day dawned, Spanling climbed down and found
piles of
gold waiting
left sticking
at
kill their
which
angry
house down. Finding
home he
full
they
would
doubtless
but when
they tried
Then he
The madcap
birds that if
for
a
stood waiting
I will chase
wife
went
powerful Raja
the day
and
the
dumb
man
looked
at
the
Then the Raja laughed
up one
I
by
dewan
earned
their
the
poorest
manner
in
spite
of
One day a
alms. The
alms
of
grand
chariot
and
she
also
him
treated
so
for
his
that
the
two
sons
had
the younger
succeeding
be preferred.
So she
so
said
But the
a
Gosain
who
lived
I
am
monkey.
cooking-pot
PARGANAS
when
to
who
could
tell.^
to be
done. This
Gosain also
put the
the
to
go
down.
Raja's
edge of
a pair of snakes living in
a
bamboo
evening, when
were cut
to pieces.
had
take
lived
he
disobeyed
her
with
the
others.
had
happened,
and
and
restored
him
to
his
went away
to the
on
the
them, he too
the
south-
a
Gosain
knots,
there
were
a
golden
his mother
way
made
then
he
his wife
day
Raja left
as
a
mongoose.
any
man
had
rather
he
did
give
each
and declared
for
he
would
Raja,
of
that
they
would
brothers declined
to do.
shape,
only made his
was a famine
floor
of
food. Lelsing had
eat.
The
should have rice
of the
store buried
in the
and
them he found them full of rice and rupees. He
sent his mother
did
so
and decided
to kill
so they were
dead.
up he began
with
the
mer-
this:
in the food
a
advised,
but
said that
Lelsing
the matter.
Lelsing cried
the
wife
without
spending
any
money
on
the
take
your
I
stolen
by
two
to keep
strange
had
learnt
a
feast:
and
that
Trickster
they
were
pretended
to
him,
to
go.
So
of money
;
buffaloes
to
drink
and
with Dukhu. So one
Dukhu
fell
deeply
knew
nothing
it would be
brother Lukhu was
him
into
water never
frightened
to
speak;
the
bonga
sit
on;
but
he
would
not
sat
by
his
mother
asked
made
obeisance
girl
brought
Dukhu
his
dinner
every
day
girl
was
saw him
He resolved to
voice was
a
fish.
And
they
went
to
kill
—
**
them. One day
has turned
the house
from her but
clothes, they
of the way.
and went with
him.
Then
at
that
father
and
wife
sang
the
same
then the
demanded
food, and
several days. Then the girl asked
for more clothes and
monkey
gathered
monkey
watched
of
a
widow,
who
of a
Raja and
the
buffaloes
and
more,
as
I
the house.
What
was
useless
to
find
the
So he
before he came
asked
her
it
was
only
a
little
jaws were
was the
buffaloes were away, and at night time hid himself in
the tree.
The buffaloes
pretended that
she was
there,
the
place
as
a
their
milk,
as
much
as
fiute
flute, the crow seized it in his beak and flew
away to
the
and in
5^1'
to
his
cattle
and
and
put
buffaloes
came
on starting. The
a meral
down
and
arrow
to
his
bow
and
it alive
pulling
rubbed
fawn grew up into
The
of
grew rich.
afterwards.
LXXIIL
THE
they
with him.
plot to
kill them
and refused
not
away; so he
bring back
only
the
bow. At noon
rice and looked
about and said
putting
soon find
his
talked
she
should
marry
at
all
in
their
talking
to
her,
that
so as
and
weight
in
up
uncles
to stop
proof.
And
he
put
in
grass
pounder, and
they asked
the shrine of
the Bohmae bird :
and was
puzzled as
sang
will
get
to
take
Jogi's
Then he started homewards
with his mother, carrying
fire
and
the
Jogi's
of
the stones
heard how
they all
went home
decided to take the
foster
parents.
When
the
Pargana
tiger
saw
the
boy
coming
he
had
spring
went
home
and
that
an
orphan
he
sang:
•'My
mother
went
to
dig
earth
And
The
tiger
and
and
when
swept up
the
paddy,
So
the
caterpillar
used
the
and when
said
Well
And
he
an old
the
caterpiller
boy
rolled
out
to
see
but whether
I
am
a
man,
found
no
water
on
and found it
water
would
flow.
father,
knee and then to
no one told her
My
father
has
sacrificed
you
his wife
went home
together. When
the brothers
arranged to
engage a
away and eat it;
the whole seven about
the
and
the
ground
with
a
^^
''
blew on
the
seven waist
had
had
a
could not hear the
he
and
came
to
and the rope took
they
could
save
their
master
the
no
calf, so
he took
her
calf
and
asked
where
the
calf
had
So
he
went
him
some
inside
him
wanted
him as
because
he
would
show
it,
for himself. The Raja promised him
half;
so
up the money,
who
her
elder
boy
was
natural for
a father
At last the Rani feigned to be
ill and kept her
came and
string to
she got
for
cines
do
me
no
good
Rani
said,
Rani's room
and
told
clothes brought for
hear Bring me
far are we to
boys
rested
at
to eat them.
old
was
first
the princess
sitting
by
found
that
family
rich.
Meanwhile
the
many
water
reservoirs
and
Every
day
after
bathing
the
saw a maiden go
it was
intended to
Raja came
back, he
he
went
home
and
wither
although
it
he
concluded
that
what
he
showed
that
his wife
their
hands
and
mind
to come hunting in
keep
a shocking
and ran
straight home.
taken the
back, and
his
wife
have
the hare
to
dog
had
put
the
hare.
was
too
hare, thought
he
he could
to see
the
hunter
chasing
his
dog,
instead
of
come.
Yes ,
said
she,
at
for
his
folly.
Then
more
than
a
match
for
him,
and
he
would
have
nothing
more
named Fuljhari
him
how
begged
that
if,
on
his
return,
he
found
that
she
that
off
to
the
palace
he
bade
the
him, that
tormented
his
wife
be able
to return
she would help
and
this
and
proposed
to
eat
up
Lita
at
other, and
flowers.
She
readily
day she went
her husband's home
offered
him
a
farewell
gift,
in which Lita had
the
residents
of
the
his
eyes
with
the
over
each
happened. And
pre-
prince
on
house
of
two
dancing
girls
who
lived
the corpse
lying in
up
the
corpse
and
the verandah
of the
went
had
two
wives
and
each
Rani
had
trick on
towards
had a
him
excellently
; so
long
bride's friends did
a
palki,
and
drum-
was
holding
the
child.
Off
they
started
and
they
stopped
for
and
called
to
for him;
with
the
procession
son,
she
would
spit
on
him
and
curse
house and the
with
the
elder
Rani,
whom
RAJA.
made
up
only
had
five
marriagable
daughters,
and
he
made
did not care
palace
The Kherohuri Raja
ordered them to
Raja,
they
and
their
but
the
but when
sword was produced and she was told that she must
go through
cry and make
who had
not come
mother
persuaded
with
the
sword
whole
and
saddled
; but
as
it
was
nearly
when
might descend
all
that
had
happened
claim
on
then
the
Rakhas
will
eat
to it,
seemed
to
be
recognised
each
over
got
went
and
began
to
look
own way-
there
was
any
man into
the
dog
laughed
at
the
the
wedding
and
the
a
were
put-
ting
vermilion
on
to
growl;
but
and
bit
at
far country
the point, the prince
any
companions
for
when
his
him. Thin
of a
much cooked
first morning
passing,
it
it
back,
nothing
would
last
he
had
to
the
mouth
of
in,
it
ran
away,
but
he
was
too
stupid
he
himself
which
he could
with him
the
fall.
The
knows al^
about it;
so they
The
merchant's
the words used
saying
that
the
what
it
was
money
done
you
should
go
had married,
of
the
Prince
who
due
effect
and
as he
thought for
refused
he
extremity, this
pulled
the
the cow
to
lament
mitigated and it would be possible for his wife to
restore
Arrived at the bride's
of the
and
really, without
knowing it,
neck
of
her
own
distressed
at
this,
arms
she
ran
to
the
basket
of
food
all
charged them
ass on
went
the
donkey
to speak the truth
how
the
ploughmen
were
angry
because
maid-servant
had
;
back
;
and
covered
the
mouth
with
leaves
made
her
promise
never
to
do
life
will
the house,
never tell a secret to
a
they
are
sure
two brothers
have
that
that
was
his wife;
Kora's
head,
she
to
have
any
last she told him
his clothes
and let him go.
on
the
amazed
his
up
in
the
middle
of
the
:
ently
do you mean
put up
he was
quite well what he
buffaloes
and
cows,
there
was
never
winter and when the
shiver
with
a sheet.
During the night the
number
of
street
asleep
lying
this
to
riage.
When
his
brothers
to before,
and set
although the
dog was
tied up
animal would not
eat up the
stick and
Rakhas
who
again with
sister
were
not
quite
was true
might both
be taken
would
be
forth-
the Dome with
but
had
to
go
and
humbly
make
his
peace
with
the
wife
and a large
saved a
crab
used
to
out of
their home
ful to her
was.
her
with
kindness
at
was able
saved enough
By
took
an
intending
purchaser
the
and not
some
passing
right
heifer for sale.
was
paid
and
he
came and
case
in
his
favour
was
a
two
jackals.
he called to
but
the
us and
of this orphan
do so
once:
drop dung
falls
into
the
will
ordered
to
drop
dung
twice.
he-jackal
what
spite
back the
waiting
from
home
at
a
left
home
to
find
out
banks of
dis.
appeared.
After
a
time
they
came
tried
to
make
a
human
had unfortunately
come from
and the
home
missing boy
and they
had kept
could
not
find
had
:
they
must
make
the
kingdom
on
a
certain
princesses
blue fly
crowd
decreed
and
once,
two
the heads
she,
that
is
why
the
out
the
was
restored
find their
earth
Both the
on
his
faltered
into Birbanta's
Birluri
remembered
his
Birluri
snatched
to heaven 1
of the
Raja's kingdom.
After a
must
go
which he had
he
stay
there,
they
wild
cattle.
for his support:
there
was
a
man
who
When
Jhalka
heard
that
Rakhas.
When
he
Jhalka
again
a
mistake,
was nothing
large banyan
been
All
night
Jhalka
shook
so
much
are you trembling for?
which
at
that
devoured
by
her friends, but they were
far out of hearing; so
she
home the two
enough to
so
easily
have
the children
in the
children were
left where
they were.
enough
to
take
care
them
enough
to
thought that
so
she
called
them
and
children
they
had
human
bodies.
elder
wile
he
had
brothers plied
to
As
he
him
that
river
snake
had
eaten
and
lived
like
a
one else
promised to
way.
Presently
depths
of
the
for his return
So
she
went
to
look
well.
So
she
let
gave
to
leave
that
country,
so
they
went to
questioned
every
So
him
but
they
were
afraid
him
to
regard
the
cow
of the
by
and told
the neighbours together.
the city
cow
stood
up
to
be
asleep.
give their
and
to
be
quick
and
satisfactory.
The
Raja
jackal
could
not
get
out
died from
want of
through
sleepiness
and
of
owner
of
about his
marriage and
or rich,
in looks
that he
Prince
wished
to
bring
obstinate
and
persisted
is impossible to say
Bongas
come
when
her at first sight
Prince
had
agreed
to
marry.
had
an
only
son.
When
say to
wife for
used often
a
laugh
and
looking
very ill:
each
other
they
last felt
sure that
it less
vermilion should
be applied
few
days
but
could
not
make
up
that
he
had
no
milk
and he
awake and watched; and
saw his wife
He followed her ; as the woman passed down the
village
street,
some
bamboos
and
bamboos
to
con-
clump
were still—
he
ran
locked the
The noise made her husband
more angry than ever, and
he shouted
She
agreed and
her sitting on the
into the house.
of one
she
said
that
she
had
gone
incomprehensible
an-
And
before
they
long
before
this
her father-in-law
bride, who
how
The other
that.
They
having eyes and
went to
the parrab.
have
taken
her
father-in-law's
came
turned
her
out
sorrowful
: and
they
told
asked them
they
for sixty
to a
man-
The
Brahman's
wife
thought
that
they
were con-
provided
cooking.
She
promised
the
rice
and
and
•'
to
more.
to death; and
me. And
if that
me
Brahman's wife
born
again.
His
memory
of
the
boy
arrived.
His
mother
insisted
on
to
and as he
and
fetching
the
I alone
; so
he
dead.
Then
the
me
crab.
to
run,
think-
eat him
afterwards, but
stopped
and
bullock and then drove on.
When they got
the
sack
was
untied
and I
when
he
had
sack and
SUN.
Once
quarreling
a
man
deprive
this
man
of
shawl
he
You will
see that
time, and
the Sun
his
pagri;
and
on the stick he
not
the
winter
which
is the
the
rainy
season.
And
the
These
stories
are
likely
to
be
particularly
current
among
a
people
appear in collections made
Story
species, but
would take
this appear, and one
the
he
to
break
wait
And
it up;
;
and in the same way he met and killed a sheep
and
and by
full
as
water
jj,,
was
so
stake and was
the cow to
lower
down.
And
it nice, and
the
cow
one
day.
The
and
she
in
a
turn red like
blood, you will
happily but
kept
going
to
look
at
the
would
off
to
and sister;
too;
so
shelf in
screaming.
But
a
few
later
mother
and
again
got covered
the
me
clean
first.
So
the
it
vain
not get
sat
and
watched,
and
he
caught
the
same
again,
and
when
did so
what he
him if
and the
jackal entered
the village
and she
him;
but
one
man
said
know where he
of the
you
your teeth out yesterday:
Then
he
got
caught
also;
and
when
villagers
came
thinking
fowl
The
jackal
laughs
to
see
you.
But
and
as
there
no
one
to
hatch
it
now,
they
said.
burst and
axes
and
revenged
caught;
and
they
urged him
saying You
have a
thin tail
all,
before
the
raw
flesh ;
back to the in fear of his life; and the
followed in pursuit
cats
tigers
had
said.
Every
barked
they
nooses; they
will
not
admit
it got
ants never
first
two,
and
so
ran
we
should
learn
this
lesson
; the
CXVI. A
be
able
to
the division.
great
a
personage
as
you?
children
ourselves.
Then
he
saw
a
school
to
learn
quite
willing
the
try
as
they
might
the
into
the
is
this
your head
friends
answered the
aright,
but
and
worse,
till
of
The
better
the
tiger
merely to
found
all
that
is
Tell
which has
find in the
the
EGl^ET.
two, flew
the case,
The money-
present;
he
they were.
natural answered the
away.
this unjust
so he at
One
day
they
planned
and
the
jackal
stayed
they put
wanted. By
Thus
except fire.
you
meal
threw the contents of
jackal and
pieces.
of
on
leopard
and
a
leopardess
were
living
with
their
every
day
the
cubs
of
game
and
jackal
me.
a
silk
dhoti
and
he
went
game to But
the
spirit
a
made
but
when
the
jackal
from
the
bank.
The
crocodile
laughed
and
tinkled
as
he
ran.
When
of straw
to
death.
He will for
of
the
sex
of
on
the
shoulder
the pieces to
they
was
not
pleased;
so
result
was
the
same;
and
his
daughter that
she said Now
to
be
going:
man
stick
and
got
up
day
nice.
gone, the
woman set
; but
when
her
it
horribly
bitter
and
Her
husband
rice for her
had
would
move
him the dance
deaf and
in it
was
of
visit his
his
and
when he
old man
ground because
much they had, and the son-in-law said that
there
was
only
what
pay
my
rent
and
selling
fish;
and
he
would
never
Somai,
after
constantly
quarrelling
and
the
elder
brother
the younger
about
the
brothers
they had
at
the
foot
of
a
each
said
that
they
Well,
yes,
formed
the
habit
and
used
to
drink
her
starvation
this
I
am
a
in
a
on;
the rain; the water
been
killed.
of
the
village
very fond of
alone:
Then they agreed that
There
was
once
a
man
who
lived
was
at
her
pulse
and
smiled
and
answered
will arrange
her
the father-in-law,
and in
but
that
the evening
exorcise
At
cockcrow
ojhas
brought
inmates, and they
the
began
to
so
far
continuously ; two by day and
two by night
with
him;
so
you going
every time
a
very
fine
name
you
asked
how
Chibo, Porbet and
the plough-
to get
had gone towards
her
husband's
eldest
brother
to
were sitting
explained that
on
the
if
the
mistake
had
Santals
both
men
sipahis came
to the
to the
all
asked
where
cotton
pods
and
fat fallen
and
came
in
search
got
mixed
vain.
the
the goat. Then
who
had
reason
to
suspect
being ashamed she only gave him back harder words
than she
fine
his father-in-law
to
his
was
herself
forbidding
ready
she
filled
of
the
asked
her
my husband
were
the troublesome wife. As
reason
called
insisted
on
divorcing
her
for
wasting
his
substance
behind
his
back.
No
one
could
utensils
and
husband's
family
father of my son-in-law
and yours?
broad
as
a
mat,
wealth,
but
if
for it.
this
a
brass
would
not
a
beg
a
plan
to
attract
at
once
though
they
did
bank
of
the
tank
and
began
without
eaves,
Where
are
your
eyes?
Cannot
you
see
the
eaves?
poor
beggar
there
would
flocks and
herds for
an opportunity
to go
his
daughters-
river while I am away
;
these
friends.
kill them as
their legs
could carry
not
having
There
a party of
and borrowed a
the
fair
her for
in the
and
all
lying
we are in
who had a
Goala
caste
who
had
no one
else can
by begging and
much
grazing
milk
and
curds
and said
to exist
cause desease, or
they hound on
on
for
He
jungle and
told him
**
river bank grows
no headman
or paranic
the
villagers
all
Once
all
along
this
until
it
down but the
way
knows where he
next
found
that
the
rice
asked how
they were
is only
had
been
scraped
up
off
the
corn
which
The next
day the
tree covered with
mirror
brought
them
it
was
only
me, father
song
and father's sister
arrived
at
a bonga
ir.rii
the
bonga
girl
came
up
and
held
out
his
and
watch
for
on
a
for inside were
of
cakes
was
at
starting.
on the
fire
where
for water
but could
all
went
what he
water close
quenched their
how they should
sister very
much and
the others
water
hastened
home.
Some
days
The
sound
that
he
came
at
night
and
morning
she
as she
was about
had
risen
stools
on
which
and
the
house
be
excused
until
they
reached
the
jungle.
So
they
hunted
through
the
that the man
took
something
to
after
her.
a
daughter
bonga.
At
ground;
and
fruit and
would
eat
like
men.
was
bonga had
quietly
at
closer and found
constantly ill
in the ground
was named
copper
in this
part are
the Rajas.
dirty
cleaning
come
and
visit
remain
unwashed
along and
they
height
above
the
earth.
To
this
the
Sun,
many
stars
by
had
divided
them
between
them.
of
a
man and a
fire
from
heaven
and
killed
every
Although these
two had
a
Sun
at
in
all
directions
and
mankind
to fashion
his wife
the
up
a
handful
of
was
that no
about him.
very
pitifully.
Now
three
times
and
fed
which
that
he
might
Harichand and
PARGANAS
hundred
and his
as
to
where
of Jhalamala,
In the
Jhalamala
Jhalamala,
Sikhar
acknowledged
the Chatar
festival they
cattle
he ate some tobacco
the way
to
seed
and
he
made
body
tempered
and
with
a
frog's
souls
gain their
the outskirts.
There he
been
thrown
to feed on the
some
and
brought
relations
guilty
of
and the
and
the
Brahman
became
a
Chamar.
in the
next world.
terribly
hard;
the reason why
drinking
leaves
out
CLXVI.
AFTER
DEATH.
When
grown-up
people
The
reason
of
churin
us from
these little
trary that
;
his shoulder.
juice
of
which
had
been
tapped
and
vessel
with
them.
The
on
the
red scum.
thunder
fruit, brother,
same
result
will
follow.
child's body
eats
a
mouth.
Similarly
when
knots are tied or
no
assembly
of
the
or
Chandrai
or
or Chandmuni or perhaps Bonela. Sometimes
after
the
child
is
its father's
then between themselves they will call the
child
the
child
out
well
and
is
popular
his
mistress
all
which they
are supposed
tewm
on
od
ol
',gui)s3'
^niviirf
ad?,
saw her
lay,
after
a
were
to
get
this
They
arranged
that
on pagris
beards on
according
to
his
a trick
art
of
brideprice
learnt
a
new
pot
and
will
not
eat
craving for it.
is Chortha
who was
Parganna.
He
the other
: and
very
girl he is
son and
work for
service this
man servant
guru
and
be
initiated
He
lived
a
long
time
Another case is
named
Khade,
was
a little
he saw
and
purging
husband. Afterwards
went home.
it
in broad
in
leaving him I was
of
house
looked
coming
my
house
coming
with
a
bright
me.
mine lived. As I
ran down the street
and do
months
at
a
elsewhere.
I
am
too
never
told
any
say how they
him
and
he does.
and
she
went
so
then
told
her
to
sid
atang
and
her
began to
fall
behind
upon
a
crowd
of
terror.
finished
him
to
called
in
but
recognised them
and
One night
she
struck
her
a
;
where the two witch-women
slip
out
the
mistress
woman
said
had
plenty
of
feel
as
if
I
had
of
the
younger
witch
began
took
up
him and
youths
AN
AS
girls
Rupi
they who
should
be
well
beaten
to
girls
here.
Let
open
field
about their
I
do
know.
The
they
brother used
when
in the
the
younger
a
trick
gave
no
answer;
she
answer,
but
younger
brother
the elder
crying.
I
he
the elder brother
elder
The next morning he
and
how
his
till
such
will
go
home
woman come
When
she
brother-in-law
the bonga,
she insisted that she was innocent. Then they told
her
all a mis-
from her
then
any
more.
But
the
villagers
threatened
the
his recovery;
and
WITCHES.
there; so he
tigers.
Then
they
spent the
stayed
in
the
jungle.
They
told
him
CLXXXV.
together
hold
his
clothes
for
him
once
over
and
in
her
and the magic root.
of
the
saw
he at once became
told
them
all
leather.
and death
murdered.
Dehri.
srutp?.
Goondli.
A
Loia A
chief
god
of
the
Santals.
Marwari
A
Kisku
One
of
the
Kora
A
throughout,
and
I
to
decide
a
dispute.
the head, a
De. In the latter I
only
notice
one
incident
which
appears
in
the
Kolhan
most
means
of
the
woman
was
in
the
river
stream.
in a
passed away
and the
and her
you
water
and
Then
they
welcomed
the
snake
and
gave
him
great
sister
lived
in
their
house.
(2)—
The
cattle,
so
the
tigress
went
into
the
stream
and
drank
and
flesh
So
on
the
way
back
on the
cow and
the cow
must have
through the
distress because a
daughter
tied
it
up
a
that he
would carry
the grass
the girl went to the water hole where the tiger
w^as
as
Raja's
palace
and
jackal severely
crows
and
determined
to
with
wind
and
heavy
rain
and
all
in
danger
of
being
to be
in his
house. But
when the
only
pecked
itself
a potter
to
him
the
jackal
met
a
the boy that
jealous when
waiting
till
out what
banks
and
he
found
there
began
to
abuse
the
tiger
cubs
saying: I
am the
take
the same
meat from
the cubs.
Then he
as he could:
caught
by
The tigress
about
the
amount
of
game
that
he
could
next
day
it
was
arranged
that
soon
killed
a
fine
deer.
the jackal
no
land,
no
plough
a pair of fine
and
with
went to try and borrow some paddy
from
the
neighbours,
but
they
would
as
if
it
man determined
to follow
number to watch
tree
and
tree
of the
he would
place
daily.
The
next
day
the
buffaloes
took
in
this
all
horns
stream
not
care
to
tell
the
One day he went
sat and
combed his
the stream
she
to her
the man
Raja men up river to search
for the owner of the long
hair.
Raja. He was
at once destroyed.
and
after
produced
a
lived at home with his
wife and
for the
with
nephew
home and
seen such
soothing
way
what
had
appearance. He
snake
had
come
he
did
so
and
and
to go
home and
found
that
a
great
retinue
of
and started
off with
she was very unhappy
so
of every
kingdom
six
elder
brothers
were
all
one
but
the
Belbati
princess.
So
one
but
that
a
day's
on was
of
changed
him
into
which
the tree, which
the
Rakshasas
Rakshasas
immediately
what was
crow
find
the
Kamar
caste
girl,
mouth, and directly the water touched
his
lips
he
So
he
took
jungle
on the water a
Lita
was
sorrj'
and
noticed
shortly
the flower had
tree one of
this and took the fruit home with
him.
When
he
went
to
found inside
her
the
which
he
was;
stayed there
the door to
went
girl
was
put
to
death.
{9)—
The
Bread
Tree.
that
The old
on
the
ground.
Then
he
told
she could
old
Rakshasi
went
off
captured
a
by
the
collect
fire
wood
to be
head
under
the
clothes
pot. When the brothers
the
the
seven-coloured
to
water in which to cook
the
flesh.
of the
matter; he said
that now
spent the
clothing. But
and
As
they
daughter
him.
ploughed
a
with
their
in
of
the
tiger
Having
with
him
sure
that
kill
would protect
melancholy
began to
said
Then
it up
task. They
allowed
The tree
in
the
tree:
were
returning
home
sleep under
were dacoits and
in
a
long
frightened
at
seeing
a
she-bear
f^lki
the
Raja
went to
her
daughters.
The
daughters
one
a
his
for the
attack
men
when
kalsi
and
screaming as
with
to
a
tail.
But
if
with
away
from
because they had
went to
They said
man at once
big,
a
Jogi
the
fame
the
Jogi
married
to
the
distance
they
it was
of
her
husband
but
everywhere
and
they all failed
whom he
should be
married, and
sickly cowherd
banks of the tank
used
told
her
mistress
his
she took
the skin
house and
the
driven
out
of
as the heir to
a son and
and
bathe
so
The
the Raja and pulled
a
mast
elephant
caught
hold
of
it
feat
the
Raja's
palwans
easily overcame
the
country
sent
the
throne
In
fact
his
pay
Just
She, however,
goddess
on
these
terms
and
opened a
school and
service
he
was
The barber vowed
skin
a
span
long.
ahd journeyed
the
When
the
jackal
his
story
persuaded
the
tiger
also
to
try
the jackal
forfeited
to
but
no
to the
jungle and
to
would bear
mango
in
a
niche
in
the
wall.
Just
then
putting
a
it,
water
it
saw it and insisted
when they
Enraged at this
At
the
place
arm that was
to see
what was
a flower
mother
should
first
that a
Puja was
opening of the
all knelt
he was
the
bears
which
were
her cattle.
prince
to
take
his
axe
and
turned
the
edge
cut
the task.
cave.
he
where
and
assured
the
to
the
the pain turned on
the
tigress
returned
to
to get rid
hill.
was
digging
the
knife and
pot of
then began
it was
;
be
tied
she
fast
Raja then
idol
and
when
night
to
visit
the
woman,
and
of the
when the disappearance
that his
look
that
he
had
apparently
killed
him,
he
his friend,
a
Brahman.
the pyre
hid himself
to
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THE
JACKAL
AND
407
which appear
measures,
spoon
into
the
at
the
roots
in
which
the
plough
got
caught,
not
at
is done.
wrapped
her
up
in
a
later
and
dedication
My
wife
a
thing.
While
Bajun
Jhore
ran
away
with
it
the
road
or
would
they
well ,
said
to let
with
them;
so
each
most
of
it
next
and made
heels
with
round
consequence
of
woman
came
that
iron
pan
on
the
water hissing
out
with
the village
a
thick
give
the
jackal
one
blow
with
the
him
till
he
died.
IIL
Now there
and the
sat
that he
sat right
towards
them
to
get
saw the
however
could
of
what
her
that
but she
hear
them
inside
the
and
it
empty.
So
he
went
back
on
his
track
let
it
loose.
The cow
heard that
cows and
made a
However a
the
princess
gave
and horses
and cattle
the
a
highway
would
be
cruel
to
as her
kinder to
matter;
look,
will
child unless the
that he could
younger child
lie about me
At last
any harm I
them
and
smeared
went home, leaving
began to
cry, and
took the form of an old woman, who lifted him
in
her
one
him up
they
gave
used to
school every
day Lela
Lela
who
was
or
come
away
with
him
if
and soon
would
hide
and my
sister in
marriage. Lela
wife and
and it
gone his
a
to
nurse
her.
Lela
where
Chandmoni
then
they
planned
Rakhas,
and
she
him
in
the
But
no
one
there
but
herself;
and
that
the
the
a
great
And
directly
Lela
returned,
ried
of a Raja
town
his
kingdom
to
a
Dewan,
and
When
the
loot
met,
but
act
they came
to pay
the wages
was all
used up
them.
In
the
night
us
for
you
repaired,
and
and
and
not let
runs away,
—
the
a buffalo and
How
far
off
stood
bathed him
with straw
did
not
tell
throat
because,
whether
and told
the villagers
so
that
he
at
once
shone
out
and
themselves.
told
him unless
and
frightened
So
the
man
promised
and
so
the
and he
said that
bullocks
would
the
boy
late
to
sow
the first crop
not
he would not
he
did
not
trouble
on
any
day
of
When
dried rice for him. He said that omens
had bidden him
know
where
you
must
tell
no
one
bag something
washed
them
him and
beat him,
saw
would
hold
her
one day
be
our
own
masters
Well,
I
choose
you,
and
up
and
packet
At
last
one
of
the
kingdom
offering
a
reward
the
man
old
man
had
somewhere and he
thousand
skin
which
the
;
and
received
so
then asked
six.
overcome
attack;
but
into
called
all
his
sons
and
their
wives
and
?
filled with
should
have
no
food.
gone to trade.
she
must
fill
the
pot
allowed
to
stop
and
then
the
water
would
not
pot with water and
43
rope
why
she
was
it would
So
home
on
her
head.
Her
to
fetch
a
bundle
no
rope
to
tie
it
I
it
told
her
way
they
came
to
and
her
on
their
were
the
a
vow
to
dig
a
well
and
consecrate
it;
year
;
and began
my
down
heard, they told
task
and
told
weave it
matter;
kill her,
so they
they
At
back and
suckled her cubs and as she did so she declared that
she
smelt
a
human
being,
but
the
be
she
to
these
at the
matter.
and
swore
her
son
fell
down
in
having believed their
and
so
your
son
has
died.
Take
your
child
woman. She gave five
give
In
mother
urged
out.
answered
that
he
was
going
another
asked
him
to
petition
Singh
on to
ploughmen
and
told
them
to the
that
he
then
untied
but they
alighted
and
agreed to
one egg was
them,
meaning of this dream
Have
explain
why
caste
and
the
and
with this and resolved
one
day
his
servants
to
put
the next day and
crushed his sugar
to
sow
but
servants
to
germinated,
while
the
crop
of
the
had
not
come
that it must
seed enough; the
have
was against the Koeri, for the few seeds
of
the
barber's
which
XIV.
his lessons. At
the
Prince
saw
that
ploughing in a field
were
ploughman. The Prince
and
said.
of
a
Raja;
whenever
or to have
shopkeeper invited
he had left his
done but
refused
maxim
that
he
should
not
threw
own
territory
with
the
and
his
teacher
his
sister
through
not
learned
to
talk
boy
took
a
saw a
of
at
him.
also
have
with
the
boy
they
could
eat,
to
be
seen
that
there
buy horses,
and
offered
to
past his brothers and
race
days
his, but
wanted
to
would
tree
by
her
bride
the
miser.
Although
he
kept
wages when
give
you
12
Kats
of
me low
land to
for
seed,
and
to sow
go on
a single
little finger
of my
right hand,
the
wages
gave
And
his
dung
sowing
it.
When
the
maize
rice
seedling
their rice
and the
; and call
back and
would be the ruin
But
one
day
the
princess
went
horses
And the mare said
jump
over
whether
had jumped over
they both mounted
Then they
dismounted to
Now
this
princess
came
asking
for
a
away
hunting
whether
she
lived
alone
she was a
a
trading
expedition.
The
and
they
and
the
princess
finished
their
meal
home.
She
mounted
neighing behind
5
Kuwar
shall marry
could
do
they
could
not
drag
her
that,
if any of you want her, yon can have her. But they
said that it would
married, and
weeping
And he sent Bidhi
her
away
to
they
had
heard
are from such
we
ran
away
I pray you
any
medicine that might restore him to life, to try it. Then
they
answered
she shook
in search
of food
big tank
;
and
would
distribute
presents
among
were very
her
and
to make the water
of
the
Tank,
we
will
sacrifice
were
and
arrange
for
your
support
and
will
princess
no
crowd and dismissed them. And this is the end of
the
story.
rich.
He
had
was married. In
tank
which
was
and
deepen
it,
if
;
But they
work
and
then
the
fish
laughed;
may
Then the
and
went
as he
and ask
then
to
marry
and
they
and
of
his
brothers'
begin
you are asleep before I give
way to
his
sorrow
and
;
as a man
woman
true. When
There was
once a
of
was
that
a
Goala asked
attendants
and
they
saw
it
but
it
floated
straight
companions
to
that she
would not
rise and
he
should
be
Then
rice.
That
So the crow
pounced
in
its
beak;
when
the
and
and the Goala fol-
flute
and
he promised
to marry
has been the go-between
which arranged our betrothal.
wife and
to be
opened and
wedding
to
take
he had
abandoned without
and
as
he
did
to their
a^
large
to
him
as
in
a
nest
in
a
tree
and
country was
would have to
leave the country
made proclamation
Guja
fell down
great depression in
carried
the
bodies
of land
service land to
suddenly and said.
not go
it right
made
a
grand
meal
up
with
some of them lay down to eat and the Raja
got out
But
and
gathered
together
all
the
fine
Kara
took
When
will
do
till
they
were
tired
of
shooting,
powder
the
took all their
an
rich.
I
neighbouring
Raja;
by
besought him
not
repay
the
loan.
So
feast.
he had
lent twenty
seek
service
got out of
whining to
waiting
outside.
Then
How can
thought
new clothes and
and
husband
could
not
the
for
some
food
and
cow and take
lived.
The
jackals
somehow
knew
that
to
speak, and
said: If
Then the village headman was
conscience stricken
fixed
his
punishment,
and
he
cow
that
Kara
claimed
is
a
just
judgment
1
had stolen
you
must
; and
the
man
the
tent
in
were
about,
the cow put
some
carters
pack bullocks. In
the morning Kara
he
barren
cow ;
but
he
refused
him
to
build
a
grand
house.
Then
Kara
went
to
the
father-in-law's
kingdom
and
if
they
went
out
way he
came to
be
an
excellent
plan
came
to
a
village
them
money
for
had
guilty
of
and kissed him and wept
over him
reward had been set
snake
looked round at
last he said
his
finger
waiting
for
him.
must
marry
; so
marriage
a
the
shame
over
it.
For
to the test
said
'Let
five
otter
very month, as
the go-between
would take place in
the
one
house
to
the middle ;
and the
and
the
bride
was
escorted
home
along
it.
Now
the
bride
had
been
deeply
village and
had much
to anyone,
at first
nothing
to
asleep his wife
to
get
a
goat
went
then
pool
happened
if
by
any
chance
she
ance.
heard
what
had
wrath and
murdering her and they
Lita
and
run away
search to be
prison.
From
that
the
three
animals
to
save
him
from
no
at the
couple
so
it
plunged
into
and it
set to
work to
catch every
fish it
saw and
tore them
little of the
fish,
kite flying away
rat said
them
in the
clean it,
carrying
off
when
they
began
to
kept
but it only
his
lover
on
his
marriage,
and
was
-;a
But
he called
them anything they wished
a
fish
would
go
in
woman
He stood at
him
a
bed
to
sleep
to
Grannie?
Then he
mor-
ning
various
kinds
of
had the
dried up
the dead
turn
some
land
and
a
cart
a
sad
it
and
rupees. The
pad on its
back, and a
ride
his
bullock.
crowd
oilman
took
the
put the
bullock to
their
her
to
fill though
pot would
water-pot
was
filled,
however
remained
brimful
of
sparkling
water.
gone
with
got
great
they passed
it,
they
saw
a
most
through
and as
they were
threw it away. But
and
some
of
the
sister
said
to
them
Now
brothers
you
shall
corner
of
the
garden
they
both
bore
and
to
decided
that
the
made
haste
to
When the Raja's daughter
off and
last
she
got
down
a
putting
her
my
fault:
you
to
bed
and
rub
and let
us be
but
girl
You
of
course
can
days' journey
or a
the
six
the banks
in
which
lived
an
old
woman.
Before
they
as
they
rode,
the
and
Then
she
rode
the
stranger
sent
her
back
again
the
merchant's
son
sit
up
and
rub
his
eyes,
remarking
always
to
cook her son's dinner and leave it covered up all ready
for
the
asked
was
much
and lay in wait. Presently
out of the egg came the bonga girl and cooked the food
and combed her hair
how
and,
talking
day
up
and
flew
off
with
BEATEN
113
and
in
the
killed
more
the
Jugi,
Alas
1
into
the
flames
died
as
a
sati
that
he
him
to
beat
her
every
for
told
her
that
she
it
is
on
his
wealth
that
servants with
the prince
he should
it to
was
and
him if he
bride.
an
hour,
and
the
not
leave
her
such
Goala.
If the
on
to
she
Called
to
her
sister-in-law
Then
Chandaini
ground.
of
water
Here,
husband,
is
the
: then she
sang again
no attention. Then
the
again
to
run
away
to
that
front
and
saying
to
grow
and
touch
the
sky
could. Boso-
a
weight
descended
on
Bosomunda
so.
Then
she
little
way
and
And take
to the paddy
in picking up
her
father's
house;
he
seized
her
by
her
off the
The citizens complained
battle with
to
find
another
champion
and
told
him
was
dancing
round
she
Birburi's
mother
kept
search
of
his
daughter
whom
I
have
their path.
the
woman
across
the
river
without
truant
from
a
reward
mind
boys as
ran
away.
Prince
a
rage
matter
with
him
and
and
showed
the lamb
to
show
his old
and
died.
Now
the
it.
let
him
off.
got
to
Ujar to
tank
way
that
washermen
child
a hand and
before
he opened
the letter
letter
to
his
master's
with him,
a
ripe
old
age.
XXXI.
THE
food.
One
morning
she
you your
the
directed
and
of rice ; and
biiU
plan:
he
the
monkey
and
did
not
drive
monkey.
with
the
monkey
and
the
sons
You
waste
have
amassed
youngest
son,
who
was
named
begged
a
dog
to
save
its
life.
By
and
bye
he
came
to
some
had
me
to
my
father
and
and
what
reward
he
would
take
nothing
He
ate
home,
not
I
kill
much
better
than
to the snake,
see
and
horses,
and it
back and
leopard and
returned. Then
it was
very cunning,
when
he
each
one
told
the
the
palace
taken of
the bedstead
should
be
put
used
not
to
the
to eat their own parents also
: for
and fallen
their
plan
was
that
they
would
enough to
course
beat
Somai found
caught
fields
Somai
jumped
the
embank-
ments,
but
the
to
his
own
un-
happy
whether he
ground
give
younger
his promise.
to
one,
he
said
that
elephants
and
furniture
of
all
sorts.
to
their
to mind
go.
The
Jogi
and
the
and the
rope
and
they went to
was able to
went to
spoke
Jogi
refused.
to
ran
him ; so
the
plate
of
to
did not
into a
the
necklace
the
beads
on
the
ground
that he
his friends
Just
then
a
Jogi
him twenty
he
reached
know
performance
Chote
and
and
they
their
whole
time
and
a
rest
and
then
I
have
to
the bullock
money.
and they
Then
said that he must
for
that
could
be
: and
the
was
going
spill
the
losses
palace,
but
when
angry
the two
grew old enough, they
sport
that
they
spent
and
they
shot
Their
parents
friendship, and the villagers
I would
soon put
close
all
two young
men had
said
bed and
to
his
nothing
then
she
him;
the
Raja's
son
at
all,
she
only
pretended
tell, saying
secrets
from
each
Raja's son
persisted that
their friendship
was broken
death they divided
and
in
the
guise
of
10
wept,
and
from the
they
engaged
as
a
servant.
Now
to
the
he had no
each
man's
to the younger
brother would
of great
promised
that lower down
into the water
when out
jumped the
two set to
and
so
it
rid
himself
engaged on the business
of another marriage, the
but the
show my
When the
he thought
he
come
to
a
separated and
the next
a
fine
friends
XLIV.
THE
UNGRATEFUL
SNAKE.
There
their having
delay and
dealers had
he came
You were
an
her father's
house, but
to
you
this
year.
off
to persuade
them to
He had
home your
you not have pity on me and save me? If
you
do
to decide whether it
this
provided
that
snake
evil;
you
this
in return you
is
was
delivered,
and
young
his way back; the banyan tree asked what the snake
thought about
said that it
was brought out for
where he came
brought water
and dried rice
legs, the
she
must
she
vowed
that
allowed
for
the
prince
to
eat
called the
her
husband
see
snake
bade
and
that
was
the
who
would
help
her.
After
big
head?
You
titi-tiger:
You
threw
be
quick
over the
last as
fell
upon
They say
had
was
brave
enough
said that their
was to fight
promised him half his kingdom, and wrote a bond to
that
surely
would start
of
its
carefully
and
of
a
tiger
drawn
on
a banyan tree and spent the night in it. The
tiger did not
pass by at
To eat
and
show
me.
So
the
shikari
climbed
down
and
uncovered
he had
you and
put you
he
was
that he
cut
his ears
gave
see
whether
the
which
the woman had described and began to dig, and after
digging
a
pot
But
as
and
both
Santals
and
Bhuyans
cattle
planned
failed
them.
they
to
the
sticks.
paramanik
(assistant
away
;
his
duty
even
at
the
cost
him;
so
herd boy
were brought
home for
So
the
and
carried
blacksmith caste who
and the whole family
separate households, as the
though the familly
to
manage
their
own
family, and
you know
you
have
meals;
way they
a
through the weeds,
food for
a meal
time of famine.
on
it
so
that
; the
shopkeeper
said
that
he
could
not
lend
to a
Marwari's
way as
before and
the flowers
was doing and
could say, his sister
was the reason
and
put
in
on
the
and
in
vain;
and
they
concluded
that
the
girl
must
have
drowned
herself
in
some
river.
Time
big
the
sore
was,
that
once
die
if
if
sister was hiding.
and
promised
not
to
marry
her
to
her
brother;
home without her.
the
tree
when she went into
home
and
him
she
was
warmed,
she
lay
wore
tied
lying
side
by
side,
to
mingle
into
that
Her father
and mother
were
constantly
a
were
the
greatest
persons
in
the
world.
The
I,
Who
is
found*^
him,
told
him
mountains.
So
explained
their
am
ground-rats
The poor
parents by
look
of
a
daughter in
gourd.
bear.
the
bear
threw
OX
171
LIII.
THE
CHILD
an
the barber who had
However
not to tell
made
his
on the
girl
whose
parents
took
villagers
held
a
pan-
chayat
to
of the child
middle
and the
weaver
caste,
Jogeshwar.
he
jackal
who
promised
at
once
to
set
off
about
city where
their dishes,
his
story
the
weaver
Raja's
daughter
that an early day
him the
Raja
went
out
to
look
and
meat
thought a very
from
a
distance.
by
deceiving
them.
The
plates made
of dry
and
wanted
to
beat
him,
but
he
lawful
for
as
usual
a
stick
in
his
made
and
to
plough
it.
he
equal to
ary man could
into
the
rather
without
washing
and
it.
up
the
two
bandis
of
rice
on
the
bamboo
and
full
of
a
tree
and
Strong
had
told
never
go
on
a
journey
a
your house;
do not
dug
lived a
crocodile, which
the
water,
while
the
crow
flew
at
crow
go,
Time passed,
out that he
lived.
beg of
the Raja;
how
I
shall
beg
frogs
jumped
into
ing in the mud,
I
know,
say
Raja. The Raja
took it, and
And when
the four
their
heels,
for
mud wall of
more water
blame.
The
Raja
at
scrapety,
LIX.
he used
and a
good meal
to every
merchant who gave
the two
her
first
childless took
bruises
were
healed.
poor, they went
at
which
wife, in
hopes that
not
who stood
family
was
happily
united.
Then
had
and
who was very
other
countries
and
traveller.
had
his
sight.
to
a
river
the
bank
too
poor
to
bring
them
up,
They
had
and it happened that they one day came to the
village
they met and
the story
and ordered
him to
He also
sent word to
wives,
they
agreed
to
go
set
they also
the Prince's father-
come with a sword
kill
her
of the house
came and at
witness and the real
the
and
go
'*
;
the body
Dewan's
through
whose
and
he
world.
dry,
took
so
he
danger.
During
the
night
ran
away
in
a
fright,
leaving
When day dawned, Spanling climbed down and found
piles of
gold waiting
left sticking
at
kill their
which
angry
house down. Finding
home he
full
they
would
doubtless
but when
they tried
Then he
The madcap
birds that if
for
a
stood waiting
I will chase
wife
went
powerful Raja
the day
and
the
dumb
man
looked
at
the
Then the Raja laughed
up one
I
by
dewan
earned
their
the
poorest
manner
in
spite
of
One day a
alms. The
alms
of
grand
chariot
and
she
also
him
treated
so
for
his
that
the
two
sons
had
the younger
succeeding
be preferred.
So she
so
said
But the
a
Gosain
who
lived
I
am
monkey.
cooking-pot
PARGANAS
when
to
who
could
tell.^
to be
done. This
Gosain also
put the
the
to
go
down.
Raja's
edge of
a pair of snakes living in
a
bamboo
evening, when
were cut
to pieces.
had
take
lived
he
disobeyed
her
with
the
others.
had
happened,
and
and
restored
him
to
his
went away
to the
on
the
them, he too
the
south-
a
Gosain
knots,
there
were
a
golden
his mother
way
made
then
he
his wife
day
Raja left
as
a
mongoose.
any
man
had
rather
he
did
give
each
and declared
for
he
would
Raja,
of
that
they
would
brothers declined
to do.
shape,
only made his
was a famine
floor
of
food. Lelsing had
eat.
The
should have rice
of the
store buried
in the
and
them he found them full of rice and rupees. He
sent his mother
did
so
and decided
to kill
so they were
dead.
up he began
with
the
mer-
this:
in the food
a
advised,
but
said that
Lelsing
the matter.
Lelsing cried
the
wife
without
spending
any
money
on
the
take
your
I
stolen
by
two
to keep
strange
had
learnt
a
feast:
and
that
Trickster
they
were
pretended
to
him,
to
go.
So
of money
;
buffaloes
to
drink
and
with Dukhu. So one
Dukhu
fell
deeply
knew
nothing
it would be
brother Lukhu was
him
into
water never
frightened
to
speak;
the
bonga
sit
on;
but
he
would
not
sat
by
his
mother
asked
made
obeisance
girl
brought
Dukhu
his
dinner
every
day
girl
was
saw him
He resolved to
voice was
a
fish.
And
they
went
to
kill
—
**
them. One day
has turned
the house
from her but
clothes, they
of the way.
and went with
him.
Then
at
that
father
and
wife
sang
the
same
then the
demanded
food, and
several days. Then the girl asked
for more clothes and
monkey
gathered
monkey
watched
of
a
widow,
who
of a
Raja and
the
buffaloes
and
more,
as
I
the house.
What
was
useless
to
find
the
So he
before he came
asked
her
it
was
only
a
little
jaws were
was the
buffaloes were away, and at night time hid himself in
the tree.
The buffaloes
pretended that
she was
there,
the
place
as
a
their
milk,
as
much
as
fiute
flute, the crow seized it in his beak and flew
away to
the
and in
5^1'
to
his
cattle
and
and
put
buffaloes
came
on starting. The
a meral
down
and
arrow
to
his
bow
and
it alive
pulling
rubbed
fawn grew up into
The
of
grew rich.
afterwards.
LXXIIL
THE
they
with him.
plot to
kill them
and refused
not
away; so he
bring back
only
the
bow. At noon
rice and looked
about and said
putting
soon find
his
talked
she
should
marry
at
all
in
their
talking
to
her,
that
so as
and
weight
in
up
uncles
to stop
proof.
And
he
put
in
grass
pounder, and
they asked
the shrine of
the Bohmae bird :
and was
puzzled as
sang
will
get
to
take
Jogi's
Then he started homewards
with his mother, carrying
fire
and
the
Jogi's
of
the stones
heard how
they all
went home
decided to take the
foster
parents.
When
the
Pargana
tiger
saw
the
boy
coming
he
had
spring
went
home
and
that
an
orphan
he
sang:
•'My
mother
went
to
dig
earth
And
The
tiger
and
and
when
swept up
the
paddy,
So
the
caterpillar
used
the
and when
said
Well
And
he
an old
the
caterpiller
boy
rolled
out
to
see
but whether
I
am
a
man,
found
no
water
on
and found it
water
would
flow.
father,
knee and then to
no one told her
My
father
has
sacrificed
you
his wife
went home
together. When
the brothers
arranged to
engage a
away and eat it;
the whole seven about
the
and
the
ground
with
a
^^
''
blew on
the
seven waist
had
had
a
could not hear the
he
and
came
to
and the rope took
they
could
save
their
master
the
no
calf, so
he took
her
calf
and
asked
where
the
calf
had
So
he
went
him
some
inside
him
wanted
him as
because
he
would
show
it,
for himself. The Raja promised him
half;
so
up the money,
who
her
elder
boy
was
natural for
a father
At last the Rani feigned to be
ill and kept her
came and
string to
she got
for
cines
do
me
no
good
Rani
said,
Rani's room
and
told
clothes brought for
hear Bring me
far are we to
boys
rested
at
to eat them.
old
was
first
the princess
sitting
by
found
that
family
rich.
Meanwhile
the
many
water
reservoirs
and
Every
day
after
bathing
the
saw a maiden go
it was
intended to
Raja came
back, he
he
went
home
and
wither
although
it
he
concluded
that
what
he
showed
that
his wife
their
hands
and
mind
to come hunting in
keep
a shocking
and ran
straight home.
taken the
back, and
his
wife
have
the hare
to
dog
had
put
the
hare.
was
too
hare, thought
he
he could
to see
the
hunter
chasing
his
dog,
instead
of
come.
Yes ,
said
she,
at
for
his
folly.
Then
more
than
a
match
for
him,
and
he
would
have
nothing
more
named Fuljhari
him
how
begged
that
if,
on
his
return,
he
found
that
she
that
off
to
the
palace
he
bade
the
him, that
tormented
his
wife
be able
to return
she would help
and
this
and
proposed
to
eat
up
Lita
at
other, and
flowers.
She
readily
day she went
her husband's home
offered
him
a
farewell
gift,
in which Lita had
the
residents
of
the
his
eyes
with
the
over
each
happened. And
pre-
prince
on
house
of
two
dancing
girls
who
lived
the corpse
lying in
up
the
corpse
and
the verandah
of the
went
had
two
wives
and
each
Rani
had
trick on
towards
had a
him
excellently
; so
long
bride's friends did
a
palki,
and
drum-
was
holding
the
child.
Off
they
started
and
they
stopped
for
and
called
to
for him;
with
the
procession
son,
she
would
spit
on
him
and
curse
house and the
with
the
elder
Rani,
whom
RAJA.
made
up
only
had
five
marriagable
daughters,
and
he
made
did not care
palace
The Kherohuri Raja
ordered them to
Raja,
they
and
their
but
the
but when
sword was produced and she was told that she must
go through
cry and make
who had
not come
mother
persuaded
with
the
sword
whole
and
saddled
; but
as
it
was
nearly
when
might descend
all
that
had
happened
claim
on
then
the
Rakhas
will
eat
to it,
seemed
to
be
recognised
each
over
got
went
and
began
to
look
own way-
there
was
any
man into
the
dog
laughed
at
the
the
wedding
and
the
a
were
put-
ting
vermilion
on
to
growl;
but
and
bit
at
far country
the point, the prince
any
companions
for
when
his
him. Thin
of a
much cooked
first morning
passing,
it
it
back,
nothing
would
last
he
had
to
the
mouth
of
in,
it
ran
away,
but
he
was
too
stupid
he
himself
which
he could
with him
the
fall.
The
knows al^
about it;
so they
The
merchant's
the words used
saying
that
the
what
it
was
money
done
you
should
go
had married,
of
the
Prince
who
due
effect
and
as he
thought for
refused
he
extremity, this
pulled
the
the cow
to
lament
mitigated and it would be possible for his wife to
restore
Arrived at the bride's
of the
and
really, without
knowing it,
neck
of
her
own
distressed
at
this,
arms
she
ran
to
the
basket
of
food
all
charged them
ass on
went
the
donkey
to speak the truth
how
the
ploughmen
were
angry
because
maid-servant
had
;
back
;
and
covered
the
mouth
with
leaves
made
her
promise
never
to
do
life
will
the house,
never tell a secret to
a
they
are
sure
two brothers
have
that
that
was
his wife;
Kora's
head,
she
to
have
any
last she told him
his clothes
and let him go.
on
the
amazed
his
up
in
the
middle
of
the
:
ently
do you mean
put up
he was
quite well what he
buffaloes
and
cows,
there
was
never
winter and when the
shiver
with
a sheet.
During the night the
number
of
street
asleep
lying
this
to
riage.
When
his
brothers
to before,
and set
although the
dog was
tied up
animal would not
eat up the
stick and
Rakhas
who
again with
sister
were
not
quite
was true
might both
be taken
would
be
forth-
the Dome with
but
had
to
go
and
humbly
make
his
peace
with
the
wife
and a large
saved a
crab
used
to
out of
their home
ful to her
was.
her
with
kindness
at
was able
saved enough
By
took
an
intending
purchaser
the
and not
some
passing
right
heifer for sale.
was
paid
and
he
came and
case
in
his
favour
was
a
two
jackals.
he called to
but
the
us and
of this orphan
do so
once:
drop dung
falls
into
the
will
ordered
to
drop
dung
twice.
he-jackal
what
spite
back the
waiting
from
home
at
a
left
home
to
find
out
banks of
dis.
appeared.
After
a
time
they
came
tried
to
make
a
human
had unfortunately
come from
and the
home
missing boy
and they
had kept
could
not
find
had
:
they
must
make
the
kingdom
on
a
certain
princesses
blue fly
crowd
decreed
and
once,
two
the heads
she,
that
is
why
the
out
the
was
restored
find their
earth
Both the
on
his
faltered
into Birbanta's
Birluri
remembered
his
Birluri
snatched
to heaven 1
of the
Raja's kingdom.
After a
must
go
which he had
he
stay
there,
they
wild
cattle.
for his support:
there
was
a
man
who
When
Jhalka
heard
that
Rakhas.
When
he
Jhalka
again
a
mistake,
was nothing
large banyan
been
All
night
Jhalka
shook
so
much
are you trembling for?
which
at
that
devoured
by
her friends, but they were
far out of hearing; so
she
home the two
enough to
so
easily
have
the children
in the
children were
left where
they were.
enough
to
take
care
them
enough
to
thought that
so
she
called
them
and
children
they
had
human
bodies.
elder
wile
he
had
brothers plied
to
As
he
him
that
river
snake
had
eaten
and
lived
like
a
one else
promised to
way.
Presently
depths
of
the
for his return
So
she
went
to
look
well.
So
she
let
gave
to
leave
that
country,
so
they
went to
questioned
every
So
him
but
they
were
afraid
him
to
regard
the
cow
of the
by
and told
the neighbours together.
the city
cow
stood
up
to
be
asleep.
give their
and
to
be
quick
and
satisfactory.
The
Raja
jackal
could
not
get
out
died from
want of
through
sleepiness
and
of
owner
of
about his
marriage and
or rich,
in looks
that he
Prince
wished
to
bring
obstinate
and
persisted
is impossible to say
Bongas
come
when
her at first sight
Prince
had
agreed
to
marry.
had
an
only
son.
When
say to
wife for
used often
a
laugh
and
looking
very ill:
each
other
they
last felt
sure that
it less
vermilion should
be applied
few
days
but
could
not
make
up
that
he
had
no
milk
and he
awake and watched; and
saw his wife
He followed her ; as the woman passed down the
village
street,
some
bamboos
and
bamboos
to
con-
clump
were still—
he
ran
locked the
The noise made her husband
more angry than ever, and
he shouted
She
agreed and
her sitting on the
into the house.
of one
she
said
that
she
had
gone
incomprehensible
an-
And
before
they
long
before
this
her father-in-law
bride, who
how
The other
that.
They
having eyes and
went to
the parrab.
have
taken
her
father-in-law's
came
turned
her
out
sorrowful
: and
they
told
asked them
they
for sixty
to a
man-
The
Brahman's
wife
thought
that
they
were con-
provided
cooking.
She
promised
the
rice
and
and
•'
to
more.
to death; and
me. And
if that
me
Brahman's wife
born
again.
His
memory
of
the
boy
arrived.
His
mother
insisted
on
to
and as he
and
fetching
the
I alone
; so
he
dead.
Then
the
me
crab.
to
run,
think-
eat him
afterwards, but
stopped
and
bullock and then drove on.
When they got
the
sack
was
untied
and I
when
he
had
sack and
SUN.
Once
quarreling
a
man
deprive
this
man
of
shawl
he
You will
see that
time, and
the Sun
his
pagri;
and
on the stick he
not
the
winter
which
is the
the
rainy
season.
And
the
These
stories
are
likely
to
be
particularly
current
among
a
people
appear in collections made
Story
species, but
would take
this appear, and one
the
he
to
break
wait
And
it up;
;
and in the same way he met and killed a sheep
and
and by
full
as
water
jj,,
was
so
stake and was
the cow to
lower
down.
And
it nice, and
the
cow
one
day.
The
and
she
in
a
turn red like
blood, you will
happily but
kept
going
to
look
at
the
would
off
to
and sister;
too;
so
shelf in
screaming.
But
a
few
later
mother
and
again
got covered
the
me
clean
first.
So
the
it
vain
not get
sat
and
watched,
and
he
caught
the
same
again,
and
when
did so
what he
him if
and the
jackal entered
the village
and she
him;
but
one
man
said
know where he
of the
you
your teeth out yesterday:
Then
he
got
caught
also;
and
when
villagers
came
thinking
fowl
The
jackal
laughs
to
see
you.
But
and
as
there
no
one
to
hatch
it
now,
they
said.
burst and
axes
and
revenged
caught;
and
they
urged him
saying You
have a
thin tail
all,
before
the
raw
flesh ;
back to the in fear of his life; and the
followed in pursuit
cats
tigers
had
said.
Every
barked
they
nooses; they
will
not
admit
it got
ants never
first
two,
and
so
ran
we
should
learn
this
lesson
; the
CXVI. A
be
able
to
the division.
great
a
personage
as
you?
children
ourselves.
Then
he
saw
a
school
to
learn
quite
willing
the
try
as
they
might
the
into
the
is
this
your head
friends
answered the
aright,
but
and
worse,
till
of
The
better
the
tiger
merely to
found
all
that
is
Tell
which has
find in the
the
EGl^ET.
two, flew
the case,
The money-
present;
he
they were.
natural answered the
away.
this unjust
so he at
One
day
they
planned
and
the
jackal
stayed
they put
wanted. By
Thus
except fire.
you
meal
threw the contents of
jackal and
pieces.
of
on
leopard
and
a
leopardess
were
living
with
their
every
day
the
cubs
of
game
and
jackal
me.
a
silk
dhoti
and
he
went
game to But
the
spirit
a
made
but
when
the
jackal
from
the
bank.
The
crocodile
laughed
and
tinkled
as
he
ran.
When
of straw
to
death.
He will for
of
the
sex
of
on
the
shoulder
the pieces to
they
was
not
pleased;
so
result
was
the
same;
and
his
daughter that
she said Now
to
be
going:
man
stick
and
got
up
day
nice.
gone, the
woman set
; but
when
her
it
horribly
bitter
and
Her
husband
rice for her
had
would
move
him the dance
deaf and
in it
was
of
visit his
his
and
when he
old man
ground because
much they had, and the son-in-law said that
there
was
only
what
pay
my
rent
and
selling
fish;
and
he
would
never
Somai,
after
constantly
quarrelling
and
the
elder
brother
the younger
about
the
brothers
they had
at
the
foot
of
a
each
said
that
they
Well,
yes,
formed
the
habit
and
used
to
drink
her
starvation
this
I
am
a
in
a
on;
the rain; the water
been
killed.
of
the
village
very fond of
alone:
Then they agreed that
There
was
once
a
man
who
lived
was
at
her
pulse
and
smiled
and
answered
will arrange
her
the father-in-law,
and in
but
that
the evening
exorcise
At
cockcrow
ojhas
brought
inmates, and they
the
began
to
so
far
continuously ; two by day and
two by night
with
him;
so
you going
every time
a
very
fine
name
you
asked
how
Chibo, Porbet and
the plough-
to get
had gone towards
her
husband's
eldest
brother
to
were sitting
explained that
on
the
if
the
mistake
had
Santals
both
men
sipahis came
to the
to the
all
asked
where
cotton
pods
and
fat fallen
and
came
in
search
got
mixed
vain.
the
the goat. Then
who
had
reason
to
suspect
being ashamed she only gave him back harder words
than she
fine
his father-in-law
to
his
was
herself
forbidding
ready
she
filled
of
the
asked
her
my husband
were
the troublesome wife. As
reason
called
insisted
on
divorcing
her
for
wasting
his
substance
behind
his
back.
No
one
could
utensils
and
husband's
family
father of my son-in-law
and yours?
broad
as
a
mat,
wealth,
but
if
for it.
this
a
brass
would
not
a
beg
a
plan
to
attract
at
once
though
they
did
bank
of
the
tank
and
began
without
eaves,
Where
are
your
eyes?
Cannot
you
see
the
eaves?
poor
beggar
there
would
flocks and
herds for
an opportunity
to go
his
daughters-
river while I am away
;
these
friends.
kill them as
their legs
could carry
not
having
There
a party of
and borrowed a
the
fair
her for
in the
and
all
lying
we are in
who had a
Goala
caste
who
had
no one
else can
by begging and
much
grazing
milk
and
curds
and said
to exist
cause desease, or
they hound on
on
for
He
jungle and
told him
**
river bank grows
no headman
or paranic
the
villagers
all
Once
all
along
this
until
it
down but the
way
knows where he
next
found
that
the
rice
asked how
they were
is only
had
been
scraped
up
off
the
corn
which
The next
day the
tree covered with
mirror
brought
them
it
was
only
me, father
song
and father's sister
arrived
at
a bonga
ir.rii
the
bonga
girl
came
up
and
held
out
his
and
watch
for
on
a
for inside were
of
cakes
was
at
starting.
on the
fire
where
for water
but could
all
went
what he
water close
quenched their
how they should
sister very
much and
the others
water
hastened
home.
Some
days
The
sound
that
he
came
at
night
and
morning
she
as she
was about
had
risen
stools
on
which
and
the
house
be
excused
until
they
reached
the
jungle.
So
they
hunted
through
the
that the man
took
something
to
after
her.
a
daughter
bonga.
At
ground;
and
fruit and
would
eat
like
men.
was
bonga had
quietly
at
closer and found
constantly ill
in the ground
was named
copper
in this
part are
the Rajas.
dirty
cleaning
come
and
visit
remain
unwashed
along and
they
height
above
the
earth.
To
this
the
Sun,
many
stars
by
had
divided
them
between
them.
of
a
man and a
fire
from
heaven
and
killed
every
Although these
two had
a
Sun
at
in
all
directions
and
mankind
to fashion
his wife
the
up
a
handful
of
was
that no
about him.
very
pitifully.
Now
three
times
and
fed
which
that
he
might
Harichand and
PARGANAS
hundred
and his
as
to
where
of Jhalamala,
In the
Jhalamala
Jhalamala,
Sikhar
acknowledged
the Chatar
festival they
cattle
he ate some tobacco
the way
to
seed
and
he
made
body
tempered
and
with
a
frog's
souls
gain their
the outskirts.
There he
been
thrown
to feed on the
some
and
brought
relations
guilty
of
and the
and
the
Brahman
became
a
Chamar.
in the
next world.
terribly
hard;
the reason why
drinking
leaves
out
CLXVI.
AFTER
DEATH.
When
grown-up
people
The
reason
of
churin
us from
these little
trary that
;
his shoulder.
juice
of
which
had
been
tapped
and
vessel
with
them.
The
on
the
red scum.
thunder
fruit, brother,
same
result
will
follow.
child's body
eats
a
mouth.
Similarly
when
knots are tied or
no
assembly
of
the
or
Chandrai
or
or Chandmuni or perhaps Bonela. Sometimes
after
the
child
is
its father's
then between themselves they will call the
child
the
child
out
well
and
is
popular
his
mistress
all
which they
are supposed
tewm
on
od
ol
',gui)s3'
^niviirf
ad?,
saw her
lay,
after
a
were
to
get
this
They
arranged
that
on pagris
beards on
according
to
his
a trick
art
of
brideprice
learnt
a
new
pot
and
will
not
eat
craving for it.
is Chortha
who was
Parganna.
He
the other
: and
very
girl he is
son and
work for
service this
man servant
guru
and
be
initiated
He
lived
a
long
time
Another case is
named
Khade,
was
a little
he saw
and
purging
husband. Afterwards
went home.
it
in broad
in
leaving him I was
of
house
looked
coming
my
house
coming
with
a
bright
me.
mine lived. As I
ran down the street
and do
months
at
a
elsewhere.
I
am
too
never
told
any
say how they
him
and
he does.
and
she
went
so
then
told
her
to
sid
atang
and
her
began to
fall
behind
upon
a
crowd
of
terror.
finished
him
to
called
in
but
recognised them
and
One night
she
struck
her
a
;
where the two witch-women
slip
out
the
mistress
woman
said
had
plenty
of
feel
as
if
I
had
of
the
younger
witch
began
took
up
him and
youths
AN
AS
girls
Rupi
they who
should
be
well
beaten
to
girls
here.
Let
open
field
about their
I
do
know.
The
they
brother used
when
in the
the
younger
a
trick
gave
no
answer;
she
answer,
but
younger
brother
the elder
crying.
I
he
the elder brother
elder
The next morning he
and
how
his
till
such
will
go
home
woman come
When
she
brother-in-law
the bonga,
she insisted that she was innocent. Then they told
her
all a mis-
from her
then
any
more.
But
the
villagers
threatened
the
his recovery;
and
WITCHES.
there; so he
tigers.
Then
they
spent the
stayed
in
the
jungle.
They
told
him
CLXXXV.
together
hold
his
clothes
for
him
once
over
and
in
her
and the magic root.
of
the
saw
he at once became
told
them
all
leather.
and death
murdered.
Dehri.
srutp?.
Goondli.
A
Loia A
chief
god
of
the
Santals.
Marwari
A
Kisku
One
of
the
Kora
A
throughout,
and
I
to
decide
a
dispute.
the head, a
De. In the latter I
only
notice
one
incident
which
appears
in
the
Kolhan
most
means
of
the
woman
was
in
the
river
stream.
in a
passed away
and the
and her
you
water
and
Then
they
welcomed
the
snake
and
gave
him
great
sister
lived
in
their
house.
(2)—
The
cattle,
so
the
tigress
went
into
the
stream
and
drank
and
flesh
So
on
the
way
back
on the
cow and
the cow
must have
through the
distress because a
daughter
tied
it
up
a
that he
would carry
the grass
the girl went to the water hole where the tiger
w^as
as
Raja's
palace
and
jackal severely
crows
and
determined
to
with
wind
and
heavy
rain
and
all
in
danger
of
being
to be
in his
house. But
when the
only
pecked
itself
a potter
to
him
the
jackal
met
a
the boy that
jealous when
waiting
till
out what
banks
and
he
found
there
began
to
abuse
the
tiger
cubs
saying: I
am the
take
the same
meat from
the cubs.
Then he
as he could:
caught
by
The tigress
about
the
amount
of
game
that
he
could
next
day
it
was
arranged
that
soon
killed
a
fine
deer.
the jackal
no
land,
no
plough
a pair of fine
and
with
went to try and borrow some paddy
from
the
neighbours,
but
they
would
as
if
it
man determined
to follow
number to watch
tree
and
tree
of the
he would
place
daily.
The
next
day
the
buffaloes
took
in
this
all
horns
stream
not
care
to
tell
the
One day he went
sat and
combed his
the stream
she
to her
the man
Raja men up river to search
for the owner of the long
hair.
Raja. He was
at once destroyed.
and
after
produced
a
lived at home with his
wife and
for the
with
nephew
home and
seen such
soothing
way
what
had
appearance. He
snake
had
come
he
did
so
and
and
to go
home and
found
that
a
great
retinue
of
and started
off with
she was very unhappy
so
of every
kingdom
six
elder
brothers
were
all
one
but
the
Belbati
princess.
So
one
but
that
a
day's
on was
of
changed
him
into
which
the tree, which
the
Rakshasas
Rakshasas
immediately
what was
crow
find
the
Kamar
caste
girl,
mouth, and directly the water touched
his
lips
he
So
he
took
jungle
on the water a
Lita
was
sorrj'
and
noticed
shortly
the flower had
tree one of
this and took the fruit home with
him.
When
he
went
to
found inside
her
the
which
he
was;
stayed there
the door to
went
girl
was
put
to
death.
{9)—
The
Bread
Tree.
that
The old
on
the
ground.
Then
he
told
she could
old
Rakshasi
went
off
captured
a
by
the
collect
fire
wood
to be
head
under
the
clothes
pot. When the brothers
the
the
seven-coloured
to
water in which to cook
the
flesh.
of the
matter; he said
that now
spent the
clothing. But
and
As
they
daughter
him.
ploughed
a
with
their
in
of
the
tiger
Having
with
him
sure
that
kill
would protect
melancholy
began to
said
Then
it up
task. They
allowed
The tree
in
the
tree:
were
returning
home
sleep under
were dacoits and
in
a
long
frightened
at
seeing
a
she-bear
f^lki
the
Raja
went to
her
daughters.
The
daughters
one
a
his
for the
attack
men
when
kalsi
and
screaming as
with
to
a
tail.
But
if
with
away
from
because they had
went to
They said
man at once
big,
a
Jogi
the
fame
the
Jogi
married
to
the
distance
they
it was
of
her
husband
but
everywhere
and
they all failed
whom he
should be
married, and
sickly cowherd
banks of the tank
used
told
her
mistress
his
she took
the skin
house and
the
driven
out
of
as the heir to
a son and
and
bathe
so
The
the Raja and pulled
a
mast
elephant
caught
hold
of
it
feat
the
Raja's
palwans
easily overcame
the
country
sent
the
throne
In
fact
his
pay
Just
She, however,
goddess
on
these
terms
and
opened a
school and
service
he
was
The barber vowed
skin
a
span
long.
ahd journeyed
the
When
the
jackal
his
story
persuaded
the
tiger
also
to
try
the jackal
forfeited
to
but
no
to the
jungle and
to
would bear
mango
in
a
niche
in
the
wall.
Just
then
putting
a
it,
water
it
saw it and insisted
when they
Enraged at this
At
the
place
arm that was
to see
what was
a flower
mother
should
first
that a
Puja was
opening of the
all knelt
he was
the
bears
which
were
her cattle.
prince
to
take
his
axe
and
turned
the
edge
cut
the task.
cave.
he
where
and
assured
the
to
the
the pain turned on
the
tigress
returned
to
to get rid
hill.
was
digging
the
knife and
pot of
then began
it was
;
be
tied
she
fast
Raja then
idol
and
when
night
to
visit
the
woman,
and
of the
when the disappearance
that his
look
that
he
had
apparently
killed
him,
he
his friend,
a
Brahman.
the pyre
hid himself
to
the bystanders
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