Contents

• Folk-Tales. Princess Radiant. The Mocker Mocked. The Power of Love. The Thieving Daughter-in-Law. King Zarzand’s Daughter. Kush-Pari. The Fair Maiden Sunbeam and the Serpent Prince. The Nightingale Hazaran. The Red Cow. The Liar. The Beardless, the Lame, and the One-Eyed Thief. Worthless in Erzerum, Wealthy in Istanbul. The Illiterate Priest. Loqman the Wise. The Wizard. The Girl who Changed into a Boy. Kandek and the Werewolf. Badikan and Khan Boghu. The Valiant Swineherd. The Forty Thieves’ Apprentice. The Little Seamstress. The Rose Garden of Shah Abbas. Zangi and Zarangi, or Blackie and Goldie. Habermani. Tapagoz. The Wolf, the Fox, and the Eagle. The Hobgoblin’s Bonnet. Haro and Baro
• Fables. The Price of Reputation. The Smith, the Carpenter, and the Gardener. The Prince and the Flea. Divide and Rule. The Revolt of the Stars. The King of the Trees. Be Wary. Priests and Princes. Doctor Toad. Everyone to his Trade. Lions and Foxes. It takes Time to grow Big. Fair Shares. The Priest and the Widow. The Place of Sacrifice. Insincere Greetings. The Cow and the Ass. The Bargain. Trust. The Debtor’s Couch. Self-assured Ignorance. The Hedgehog and the Stoat. The Lion in Love. Envy. Pearls before Swine. The Wolf’s ABC. The Priest and the Bandit. The Fox and the Partridge. The Good Soldier. The Peacock and the Eagle. The Eagle and the Arrow. The Price of Dignity. The Hermit and the Horse. The Priest and the Birds. St. George and the Fox
• Proverbs