at the wave of
story-telling, as well as of empire, has wended its way westward.

W. R. S. RALSTON.

[Decoration]

CONTENTS.

PAGE

I. PHULMATI RANI, OR THE FLOWER LADY 1

II. THE POMEGRANATE KING 7

III. THE CAT AND THE DOG 15

IV. THE CAT WHICH COULD NOT BE KILLED 18

V. THE JACKAL AND THE KITE 21

VI. THE VORACIOUS FROG 24

VII. THE STORY OF FOOLISH SACHULI 27

VIII. BARBER HIM AND THE TIGERS 35

IX. THE BULBUL AND THE COTTON-TREE 39

X. THE MONKEY PRINCE 41

XI. BRAVE HIRALALBASA 51

XII. THE MAN WHO WENT TO SEEK HIS FATE 63

XIII. THE UPRIGHT KING 68

XIV. LOVING LAILI 73

XV. HOW KING BURTAL BECAME A FAKIR 85

XVI. SOME OF THE DOINGS OF SHEKH FARID 95

XVII. THE MOUSE 101

XVIII. A WONDERFUL STORY 108

XIX. THE FAKIR NANAKSA SAVES THE MERCHANT'S LIFE 114

XX. THE BOY WHO HAD A MOON ON HIS FOREHEAD AND A STAR
ON HIS CHIN 119

XXI. THE BEL-PRINCESS 138

XXII. HOW THE RAJA'S SON WON THE PRINCESS LABAM 153

XXIII. THE PRINCESS WHO LOVED HER FATHER LIKE SALT 164

XXIV. THE DEMON IS AT LAST CONQUERED BY THE KING'S SON 173

XXV. THE FAN PRINCE 193

XXVI. THE BED 201

XXVII. PANWPATTI RANI 208

XXVIII. THE CLEVER WIFE 216

XXIX. RAJA HARICHAND'S PUNISHMENT 224

XXX. THE KING'S SON AND