ge school, district Mirzapur.

The Story of Ganga Burhi (name of the old woman). No change in the
incidents, except that the cowherd is grinding corn, and the last
sentence is added. The verses are:--

Wah, jangle men se lakari laya,
Wah, lakari main burhya ko dinh,
Burhiya monkon roti dinh,
Wah rotiya main tokon dinh
Kya tun mokon mataki na dega? 5

"Hullo! I brought fuel from the forest. (2) I gave it to the old woman.
(3) The old woman gave me cake. (4) I gave that cake to thee. (5) Wilt
not thou give me jugs?"

U roti main kohra ko dinh, 4
Kohra monkon metuki dinh,
U metuki main tokon dinh,
Kya tu mujhko makkhan na dega?

"I gave that cake to the Potter. (5) The Potter gave me an earthen
vessel. (6) I gave that earthen vessel to thee. (7) Wilt not thou give
me butter?"

Wah roti main kumhara ko dinh, 4
Kumhara monkon metuki dinh,
Wah metuki main gwalin ko dinh
Gwalin monkon londi dinh,
Wah londi main tokon dinh,
Kya tu monkon ek bail bhi na dega?

"(6) I gave that earthen vessel to the cowherd's wife. (7) The cowherd's
wife gave me a lump of butter. (8) I gave that lump to thee. (9) Wilt
not thou give me an Ox?"

The others are not given, except the last lines:--

Baj meri dholaki dhamak dhun;
Rani ke badle ai tun.

"O my drum, make sounds like _dhamak dhun_: thou art come in exchange
for a Queen."

33.--The Monkey's Rebuke

Told and recorded by LALA BHAWANI DIN, teacher of Majhgaon
district Hamirpur.

A Banya sold milk mixed with water--Earns 100 rupees--Sets out for
home--Stops to wash at a tank--Lays the bag down--Monkey takes the bag
up a tree--Drops 50 rupees in the tank--Throws down the bag to the
man--"You sold half water and half milk: therefore I have thrown half
your money into this tank"--Banya goes home a better man.

34.--The Bull and the Bullfinch

Told by PANDIT JAGANNATH PRASAD, master of Marari
Kalan village school, and recorded by Pandit
Madhuban, second master of the same, Unao
district, Oudh.

Khusat Bird and Bull--The rest as in the story, save that "the Almighty
King of the Universe" promises his help to the Lion--Bull tells
Bird--Bird says, "Di