TWENTY-TWO GOBLINS
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Love-cluster ... stood at her lattice window.
TWENTY-TWO GOBLINS
TRANSLATED FROM THE SANSKRIT
BY
ARTHUR W. RYDER
WITH TWENTY
ILLUSTRATIONS IN
COLOUR BY
PERHAM W. NAHL
LONDON & TORONTO
J. M. DENT & SONS LTD.
NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO.
MCMXVII
Printed in Great Britain
by Turnbull & Spears, Edinburgh
CONTENTS
| Page | ||
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | 1 | |
| Goblin- story | ||
| 1. | The Prince's Elopement. Whose fault was the resulting death of his parents-in-law? | 5 |
| 2. | The Three Lovers who brought the Dead Girl to Life. Whose wife should she be? | 19 |
| 3. | The Parrot and the Thrush. Which are worse, men or women? | 25 |
| 4. | King Shudraka and Hero's Family. Which of the five deserves the most honour? | 37 |
| 5. | The Brave Man, the Wise Man, and the Clever Man. To which should the girl be given? | 51 |
| 6. | The Girl who transposed the Heads of her Husband and Brother. Which combination of head and body is her husband? | 57 |
| 7. | The Mutual Services of King Fierce-lion and Prince Good. Which is the more deserving? | 63 |
| 8. | The Specialist in Food, the Specialist in Women, and the Specialist in Cotton. Which is the cleverest? | 75 |
| 9. | The Four Scientific Suitors. To which should the girl be given? | 81 |
| 10. | The Three Delicate Wives of King Virtue-banner. Which is the most delicate? | ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |