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قراءة كتاب The Talking Thrush, and Other Tales from India
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Varied accenting was retained. This hyphenation was so varied that images of the original "Notes" pages were included in the this version. You may see these images by clicking on the pages numbers.
The Talking Thrush
And Other Tales from India
"A Crow is a Crow for ever."
The Talking Thrush
And Other Tales from India
Collected by W·CROOKE
And Retold by
W·H·DROUSE
Illustrated by W·H·Robinson.
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co.
London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.
1922
London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.
1922
| First Published | October 1899 |
| Reprinted | July 1902; October 1922 |
All rights reserved
PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN
Preface
THE stories contained in this little book are only a small part of a large collection of Indian folk-tales, made by Mr. Crooke in the course of the Ethnological Survey of the North-West Provinces and Oudh. Some were recorded by the collector from the lips of the jungle-folk of Mirzápur; others by his native assistant, Pandit Rámgharíb Chaubé. Besides these, a large number were received from all parts of the Provinces in response to a circular issued by Mr. J. C. Nesfield, the Director of Public Instruction, to all teachers of village schools.
The present selection is confined to the Beast Stories, which are particularly interesting as being mostly indigenous and little affected by so-called Aryan influence. Most of them are new, or have been published only in the North Indian Notes and Queries (referred to as N.I.N.Q.).
In the re-telling, for which Mr. Rouse is responsible, a number of changes have been made. The text of the book is meant for children, and consequently the first aim has been to make an interesting story. Those who study folk-tales for any scientific purpose will find all such changes marked in the Notes. If the change is considerable, the original document is summarised. It should be added that these documents are merely brief Notes in themselves, without literary interest. The Notes also give
the source of each tale, and a few
obvious parallels, or references
to the literature
of the subject.
the source of each tale, and a few
obvious parallels, or references
to the literature
of the subject.
Contents
| PAGE | |
| The Talking Thrush | 1 |
| The Rabbit and the Monkey | 8 |
| The Sparrow's Revenge | 16 |
| The Judgment of the Jackal | 21 |
| How the Mouse got into his Hole | 25 |
| King Solomon and the Owl | 30 |
| The Camel's Neck | 33 |
| The Quail and the Fowler | 36 |
| The King of the Kites | 39 |
| The Jackal and the Camel | 43 |
| The Wise Old Shepherd | 47 |
| Beware of Bad Company | 53 |
| The Foolish Wolf | 55 |
| Reflected Glory |