sting 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.

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Contents

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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 58

THE CAT AND THE SPARROWS 61

THE FOOLISH FISH 65

THE CLEVER GOAT 72

A CROW IS A CROW FOR EVER 76

THE GRATEFUL GOAT 81

THE CUNNING JACKAL; OR, THE BITER BIT 85

THE FARMER'S ASS 89

THE PARROT JUDGE 93

THE FROG AND THE SNAKE 97

LITTLE MISS MOUSE AND HER FRIENDS 101

THE JACKAL THAT LOST HIS TAIL 105

THE WILY TORTOISE 110

THE KING OF THE MICE 112

THE VALIANT BLACKBIRD 117

THE GOAT AND THE HOG 123

THE PARROT AND THE PARSON 127

THE LION AND THE HARE 130

THE MONKEY'S BARGAINS 132

THE MONKEY'S REBUKE 139

THE BULL AND THE BULLFINCH 145

THE SWAN AND THE CROW 150

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