Folklore of the Santal Parganas

About this eBook

Author

Bompas, Cecil Henry, 1868-1956

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Produced by Jeroen Hellingman, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/

Language

English

LoC Class

GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore

Subject

Santal (South Asian people) -- Folklore

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Text

eBook-No.

11938

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11938

Release Date

April 1, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Folklore of the Santal Parganas
2. 2.1909
3. 3.Preface
4. 4.Table of Contents
5. 5.Part I. — I. Bajun and Jhore. — II. Anuwa and His Mother. — III. Ledha and the Leopard. — IV. The Cruel Stepmother. — V. Karmu and Dharmu. — VI. The Jealous Stepmother. — VII. The Pious Woman. — VIII. The Wise Daughter-in-Law. — IX. The Oilman and His Sons. — X. The Girl Who Found Helpers. — XI. How to Grow Rich. — XII. The Changed Calf. — XIII. The Koeri and the Barber. — XIV. The Prince Who Acquired Wisdom. — XV. The Monkey Boy. — XVI. The Miser’s Servant. — XVII. Kuwar and the Raja’s Daughter. — XVIII. The Laughing Fish. — XIX. How the Cowherd Found a Bride. — XX. Kara and Guja. — XXI. The Magic Cow. — XXII. Lita and His Animals. — XXIII. The Boy Who Found His Father. — XXIV. The Oilman’s Bullock. — XXV. How Sabai Grass Grew. — XXVI. The Merchant’s Son and the Raja’s Daughter. — XXVII. The Flycatcher’s Egg. — XXVIII. The Wife Who Would Not Be Beaten. — XXIX. Sahde Goala. — XXX. The Raja’s Son and the Merchant’s Son. — XXXI. The Poor Widow. — XXXII. The Monkey and the Girl. — XXXIII. Ramai and the Animals. — XXXIV. The Magic Bedstead. — XXXV. The Ghormuhas. — XXXVI. The Boy Who Learnt Magic. — XXXVII. The Charitable Jogi. — XXXVIII. Chote and Mote. — XXXIX. The Daydreamer. — XL. The Extortionate Sentry. — XLI. The Broken Friendship. — XLII. A Story Told by a Hindu. — XLIII. The Raibar and the Leopard. — XLIV. The Ungrateful Snake. — XLV. The Tiger’s Bride. — XLVI. The Killing of the Tiger. — XLVII. The Dream. — XLVIII. The King of the Bhuyans. — XLIX. The Foolish Sons. — L. Kora and His Sister. — LI. A Story on Caste. — LII. Tipi and Tepa. — LIII. The Child with the Ears of an Ox. — LIV. The Child Who Knew His Father. — LV. Jogeshwar’s Marriage. — LVI. The Strong Man. — LVII. The Raja’s Advice. — LVIII. The Four Jogis. — LIX. The Charitable Raja. — LX. A Variant.—The Wandering Raja. — LXI. The Two Wives. — LXII. Spanling and His Uncles. — LXIII. The Silent Wife. — LXIV. The Dumb Shepherd. — LXV. The Good Daughter-in-Law. — LXVI. The Raja’s Dream. — LXVII. The Mongoose Boy. — LXVIII. The Stolen Treasure. — LXIX. Dukhu and His Bonga Wife. — LXX. The Monkey Husband. — LXXI. Lakhan and the Wild Buffaloes. — LXXII. The Boy with the Stag. — LXXIII. The Seven Brothers and the Bonga Girl. — LXXIV. The Tiger’s Foster Child. — LXXV. The Caterpillar Boy. — LXXVI. The Monkey Nursemaid. — LXXVII. The Wife Who Could Not Keep a Secret. — LXXVIII. Sit and Lakhan. — LXXIX. The Raja Who Went To Heaven. — LXXX. Seven-Tricks and Single-Trick. — LXXXI. Fuljhari Raja. — LXXXII. The Corpse of the Raja’s Son. — LXXXIII. The Sham Child. — LXXXIV. The Sons of the Kherohuri Raja. — LXXXV. The Dog Bride. — LXXXVI. Wealth or Wisdom. — LXXXVII. The Goala and the Cow. — LXXXVIII. The Telltale Wife. — LXXXIX. The Bridegroom Who Spoke in Riddles. — XC. The Lazy Man. — XCI. Another Lazy Man. — XCII. The Widow’s Son. — XCIII. The Boy Who Was Changed into a Dog. — XCIV. Birluri and Birbanta. — XCV. The Killing of the Rakhas. — XCVI. The Children and the Vultures. — XCVII. The Ferryman. — XCVIII. Catching a Thief. — XCIX. The Grasping Raja. — C. The Prince Who Would Not Marry. — CI. The Prince Who Found Two Wives. — CII. The Unfaithful Wife. — CIII. The Industrious Bride. — CIV. The Boy and His Fate. — CV. The Messengers of Death. — CVI. The Speaking Crab. — CVII. The Leopard Outwitted. — CVIII. The Wind and the Sun. — CIX. The Coldest Season.
6. 6.Part II. — CX. The Jackal and the Crow. — CXI. The Tiger Cub and the Calf. — CXII. The Jackal and the Chickens. — CXIII. The Jackal Punished. — CXIV. The Tigers and the Cat. — CXV. The Elephant and the Ants. — CXVI. A Fox and His Wife. — CXVII. The Jackal and the Crocodiles. — CXVIII. The Bullfrog and the Crab. — CXIX. The Hyaena Outwitted. — CXX. The Crow and the Egret. — CXXI. The Jackal and the Hare. — CXXII. The Brave Jackal. — CXXIII. The Jackal and the Leopards.
7. 7.Part III — CXXIV. The Fool and His Dinner. — CXXV. The Stingy Daughter. — CXXVI. The Backwards and Forwards Dance. — CXXVII. The Deaf Family. — CXXVIII. The Father-in-Law’s Visit. — CXXIX. Ramai and Somai. — CXXX. The Two Brothers. — CXXXI. The Three Fools. — CXXXII. The Cure for Laziness. — CXXXIII. The Brahman’s Powers. — CXXXIV. Ram’s Wife. — CXXXV. Palo. — CXXXVI. The Women’s Sacrifice. — CXXXVII. The Thief’s Son. — CXXXVIII. The Divorce. — CXXXIX. The Father and the Father-in-Law. — CXL. The Reproof. — CXLI. Enigmas. — CXLII. The Too Particular Wife. — CXLIII. The Paharia Socialists. — CXLIV. How a Tiger Was Killed. — CXLV. The Goala’s Daughter. — CXLVI. The Brahman’s Clothes. — CXLVII. The Winning of a Bride.
8. 8.Part IV — CXLVIII. Marriage with Bongas. — CXLIX. The Bonga Headman. — CL. Lakhan and the Bongas. — CLI. The House Bonga. — CLII. The Sarsagun Maiden. — CLIII. The Schoolboy and the Bonga. — CLIV. The Bonga’s Cave. — CLV. The Bonga’s Victim. — CLVI. Baijal and the Bonga. — CLVII. Ramai and the Bonga. — CLVIII. The Boundary Bonga. — CLIX. The Bonga Exorcised.
9. 9.Part V. — CLX. The Beginning of Things. — CLXI. Chando and His Wife. — CLXII. The Sikhar Raja. — CLXIII. The Origin of Tobacco. — CLXIV. The Transmigration of Souls. — CLXV. The Next World. — CLXVI. After Death. — CLXVII. Hares and Men. — CLXVIII. A Legend. — CLXIX. Pregnant Women. — CLXX. The Influence of the Moon. — CLXXI. Illegitimate Children. — CLXXII. The Dead. — CLXXIII. Hunting Custom.
10. 10.Part VI. — CLXXIV. Witchcraft. — CLXXV. Of Dains and Ojhas. — CLXXVI. Initiation into Witchcraft. — CLXXVII. Witchcraft. — CLXXVIII. Witch Stories. — CLXXIX. Witch Stories. — CLXXX. Witch Stories. — CLXXXI. The Two Witches. — CLXXXII. The Sister-in-Law Who Was a Witch. — CLXXXIII. Ramjit Bonga. — CLXXXIV. The Herd Boy and the Witches. — CLXXXV. The Man-Tiger.
11. 11.Glossary.
12. 12.Appendix — Introduction. — (1)—The River Snake. — (2)—The Sons of the Tigress. — (3)—The Tiger’s Marriage. — (4)—The Jackal and His Neighbours. — (5)—The Jackal and the Tigers. — (6)—The Wild Buffaloes. — (7)—The Grateful Cow. — (8)—The Belbati Princess. — (9)—The Bread Tree. — (10)—The Origin of Sabai Grass (Ischaemum Angustifolium). — (11)—The Faithless Sister. — (12)—The Cruel Sisters-in-Law. — (13)—The False Rānī. — (14)—The Jackal and the Kite. — (15)—The Sons of the Raban Rājā. — (16)—The Potter’s Son. — (17)—The Wonderful Cowherd. — (18)—The Strong Prince. — (19)—The Prince Who Became King of the Jackals. — (20)—The Mongoose Boy. — (21)—The Prince and the Tigress. — (22)—The Cunning Potter.
13. 13.Colophon — Availability — Encoding — Revision History — External References — Corrections

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