The Project Gutenberg E-text of Twenty-two Goblins
by Arthur W. Ryder
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About this eBook
- Translator
- Ryder, Arthur W. (Arthur William), 1877-1938
- Title
- Twenty-Two Goblins
- Credits
- Produced by "Batsy" Bybell. HTML version by Al Haines.
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PK: Language and Literatures: Indo-Iranian literatures
- Subject
- Fairy tales -- India
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 2290
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2290
- Release Date
- August 1, 2000
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.TWENTY-TWO GOBLINS — Translated from the Sanskrit by Arthur William Ryder
- 2.CONTENTS — Introduction — 1. The Prince's Elopement. Whose fault was the resulting death of his parents-in-law? — 2. The Three Lovers who brought the Dead Girl to Life. Whose wife should she be? — 3. The Parrot and the Thrush. Which are worse, men or women? — 4. King Shudraka and Hero's Family. Which of the five deserves the most honour? — 5. The Brave Man, the Wise Man, and the Clever Man. To which should the girl be given? — 6. The Girl who transposed the Heads of her Husband and Brother. Which combination of head and body is her husband? — 7. The Mutual Services of King Fierce-lion and Prince Good. Which is the more deserving? — 8. The Specialist in Food, the Specialist in Women, and the Specialist in Cotton. Which is the cleverest? — 9. The Four Scientific Suitors. To which should the girl be given? — 10. The Three Delicate Wives of King Virtue-banner. Which is the most delicate? — 11. The King who won a Fairy as his Wife. Why did his counsellor's heart break? — 12. The Brahman who died because Poison from a Snake in the Claws of a Hawk fell into a Dish of Food given him by a Charitable Woman. Who is to blame for his death? — 13. The Girl who showed Great Devotion to the Thief. Did he weep or laugh? — 14. The Man who changed into a Woman at Will. Was his wife his or the other man's? — 15. The Fairy Prince Cloud-chariot and the Serpent Shell-crest. Which is the more self-sacrificing? — 16. The King who died for Love of his General's Wife; the General follows him in Death. Which is the more worthy? — 17. The Youth who went through the Proper Ceremonies. Why did he fail to win the magic spell? — 18. The Boy whom his Parents, the King, and the Giant conspired to Kill. Why did he laugh at the moment of death? — 19. The Man, his Wife, and her Lover, who all died for Love. Which was the most foolish? — 20. The Four Brothers who brought a Dead Lion to Life. Which is to blame when he kills them all? — 21. The Old Hermit who exchanged his Body for that of the Dead Boy. Why did he weep and dance? — 22. The Father and Son who married Daughter and Mother. What relation were their children? — Conclusion — TWENTY-TWO GOBLINS — INTRODUCTION — FIRST GOBLIN — SECOND GOBLIN — THIRD GOBLIN — FOURTH GOBLIN — FIFTH GOBLIN — SIXTH GOBLIN — SEVENTH GOBLIN — EIGHTH GOBLIN — NINTH GOBLIN — TENTH GOBLIN — ELEVENTH GOBLIN — TWELFTH GOBLIN — THIRTEENTH GOBLIN — FOURTEENTH GOBLIN — FIFTEENTH GOBLIN — SIXTEENTH GOBLIN — SEVENTEENTH GOBLIN — EIGHTEENTH GOBLIN — NINETEENTH GOBLIN — TWENTIETH GOBLIN — TWENTY-FIRST GOBLIN — TWENTY-SECOND GOBLIN — CONCLUSION
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