51

_Janni and his Dogs fight the Three-headed Draken_ 65

_'I once saw'_ 71

_Renzolla sees her Face in the Mirror_ 91

_How the Magician was thwarted by the Brush_ 119

_The Hero discovered_ 127

_How the Draken found Herr Lazarus asleep by the Spring_ 137

_The Negro compels Udea to walk_ 155

_Udea finds the Man-eater_ 160

_The White Wolf asks the Princess a Question in the Wood_ 171

_My Uncle is coming_ 181

_How Mohammed finds his Uncle_ 187

_How the Carter killed his Horse_ 207

_Neangir sees the Picture of Argentine_ 213

_Zinebi puts the Turban on the Pot_ 219

_The Bassa laughs at the Circassians_ 233

_The Circassians dance into the Bassa's Garden_ 241

_The Prince kicks the Bear out of the Room_ 271

'Letiko, Letiko, come down and see what a beautiful Apron I have' 277

_Letiko gets Home safe after all_ 279

_The Daughter of Buk Ettemsuch_ 287

_Antonio is not afraid of the Ogre_ 345

_Broad puffs himself out_ 371

_DONKEY SKIN_

There was once upon a time a king who was so much beloved by his
subjects that he thought himself the happiest monarch in the whole
world, and he had everything his heart could desire. His palace was
filled with the rarest of curiosities, and his garden with the sweetest
flowers, while the marble stalls of his stables stood a row of
milk-white Arabs, with big brown eyes.

Strangers who had heard of the marvels which the king had collected, and
made long journeys to see them, were, however, surprised to find the
most splendid stall of all occupied by a donkey, with particularly large
and drooping ears. It was a very fine donkey; but still, as far as they
could tell, nothing so very remarkable as to