Lang, except in cases mentioned, has translated and adapted to
the conditions of young readers the bulk of the collection, and Mrs.
Skovgaard-Pedersen has done 'The Green Knight' from the Danish. I must
especially thank Monsieur Macler for permitting us to use some of his
_Contes Armeniens_ (Paris: Ernest Leroux, Editeur).

_CONTENTS_

PAGE
_Madschun_ 1

_The Blue Parrot_ 9

_Geirlaug the King's Daughter_ 27

_The Story of Little King Loc_ 43

'_A Long-bow Story_' 64

_Jackal or Tiger?_ 71

_The Comb and the Collar_ 87

_The Thanksgiving of the Wazir_ 103

_Samba the Coward_ 108

_Kupti and Imani_ 119

_The Strange Adventures of Little Maia_ 131

_Diamond cut Diamond_ 144

_The Green Knight_ 152

_The Five Wise Words of the Guru_ 167

_The Golden-headed Fish_ 178

_Dorani_ 188

_The Satin Surgeon_ 198

_The Billy Goat and the King_ 211

_The Story of Zoulvisia_ 216

_Grasp all, Lose all_ 234

_The Fate of the Turtle_ 242

_The Snake Prince_ 247

_The Prince and Princess in the Forest_ 256

_The Clever Weaver_ 276

_The Boy who found Fear at last_ 279

_He Wins who Waits_ 289

_The Steel Cane_ 301

_The Punishment of the Fairy Gangana_ 305