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•  A Harvest of World Folk Tales • interior artwork by Joseph Low
• xi • Forward (A Harvest of Folk Tales) • essay by Milton Rugoff
• xiii • A Note on Folk Tales • essay by uncredited
• 4 • The Old Woman • (1937) • short story by Douglas C. Fox and Leo Frobenius
• 25 • Takise • (1927) • short story by Blaise Cendrars (trans. of Takise 1921)
• 29 • Marandenboni • (1927) • short story by Blaise Cendrars (trans. of Marandénboné 1921)
• 33 • The Legend of the Elephant • (1927) • short story by Blaise Cendrars (trans. of La légende de l'éléphant 1921)
• 38 • The Isinyandende • (1938) • short story by Frank Brownlee
• 39 • Talk • (1947) • short story by Harold Courlander
• 47 • Jack and the Varmints • (1943) • short story by Richard Chase
• 53 • Jack's Hunting Trip • (1943) • short story by Richard Chase
• 56 • Old Gally Mander • (1925) • short story by Isabel Gordon Carter
• 60 • The Tar Baby • short story by Dora Lee Newman (variant of The Rabbit Who Wouldn't Help Dig a Well 1917)
• 64 • Dicey and Orpus • (1902) • short story by Barnet Phillips
• 65 • The Man and His Boots • (1892) • short story by Joel Chandler Harris
• 67 • Big John the Conqueror • (1942) • short story by Stetson Kennedy
• 71 • Why Women Always Take Advantage of Men • (1935) • short story by Zora Neale Hurston
• 74 • Davy Crockett: Sunrise in His Pocket • (1934) • short story by Constance Rourke
• 79 • Paul Bunyan's Big Griddle • (1920) • short story by Constance Rourke
• 81 • Paul's Cornstalk • short story by Esther Shephard (variant of Paul Bunyan's Cornstalk 1924)
• 85 • John Henry and the Machine in West Virginia • (1944) • short story by Walter Blair
• 96 • The Creation of Man • (1877) • short story by Stephen Powers
• 99 • The Pleiades • short story by W. M. Beauchamp (variant of Onondaga Tale of the Pleiades 1900)
• 100 • The Raven Brings Light • short story by Edward William Nelson (variant of The bringing of the light by Raven 1899)
• 103 • The Discontented Grass Plant • (1939) • short story by Caroline Cunningham
• 108 • The Shining Lodge • (1939) • short story by Caroline Cunningham
• 111 • The Hermit Mítsina • (1901) • short story by Frank Hamilton Cushing
• 119 • The Rabbit Huntress • (1901) • short story by Frank Hamilton Cushing (variant of The Rabbit Huntress and Her Adventures)
• 127 • The Deceived Blind Men • short story by Walter James Hoffman (variant of The Raccoon and the Blind Men 1896)
• 134 • The First Kalandar's Tale • (1885) • short story by Richard F. Burton
• 140 • The Barber's Tale of His Sixth Brother • (1885) • short story by Richard F. Burton
• 144 • Tale of the Devout Israelite • short story by Richard F. Burton (variant of The Devout Israelite 1885)
• 146 • Khusrau and the Fisherman • short story by Richard F. Burton
• 147 • The Ruined Man Who Became Rich Again Through a Dream • (1885) • short story by Richard F. Burton
• 148 • The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman • (1885) • short story by Richard F. Burton
• 157 • The King and His Wazir's Wife • (1885) • short story by Richard F. Burton
• 159 • The Woman of the Well • (1931) • short story by E. S. Stevens
• 165 • The Lady and the Unjust Judge • (1898) • short story by Allan Ramsay (variant of The Hanoum and the Unjust Cadi)
• 167 • Chapkin the Scamp • (1898) • short story by Allan Ramsay (variant of How Chapkin Halid Became Chief Detective)
• 171 • What Happened to Hadji • (1914) • short story by Allan Ramsay (variant of What Happened to Hadji, A Merchant of Bezestan 1898)
• 173 • Nasr-ed-Din Hodja in the Pulpit • short story by Allan Ramsay (variant of The Khoja in the Pulpit 1914)
• 175 • The Hodja and the Caldron • (1914) • short story by Allan Ramsay (variant of The Khodja and the Cauldron)
• 176 • The Hodja and the Burglar • short story by Allan Ramsay
• 176 • The Hodja Visits Halil • (1943) • short story by Alice Geer Kelsey (variant of A Guest for Halil)
• 182 • Planting a Pear Tree • [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio • 14] • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of
  種梨^?Chung Li
  Zhong li
  1766) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 183 • A Taoist Priest • [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio • 85] • (1880) • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of
  道士^?Daoshi
  1766) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 186 • The Thunder God • [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio • 120] • (1880) • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of
  雷曹^?Leicao
  1766) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 189 • Retribution • (1921) • short story by Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) (trans. of Die Rache 1914)
• 191 • The Sorcerer of the White Lotus Lodge • (1921) • short story by Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) (trans. of
  Die Sekte vom weißen Lotos^?Die Sekte vom Weissen Lotos
  1914)
• 193 • The Cinnamon Tree in the Moon • short story by Wolfram Eberhard
• 195 • Women • (1937) • short story by Wolfram Eberhard
• 200 • Anpu and Bata • (1895) • short story by W. M. Flinders Petrie
• 208 • The Shipwrecked Sailor • (1895) • short story by W. M. Flinders Petrie
• 212 • The Doomed Prince • (1895) • short story by W. M. Flinders Petrie
• 215 • The Treasures of Rhampsinitus • short story by W. M. Flinders Petrie
• 224 • The Hedley Kow • (1894) • short story by M. C. Balfour
• 227 • Coat o' Clay • (1890) • short story by M. C. Balfour
• 231 • The King O' the Cats • (1894) • short story by Joseph Jacobs
• 233 • The Master and His Pupil • (1866) • short story by Sabine Baring-Gould [as by S. Baring-Gould]
• 236 • Dick Whittington • short story by unknown (variant of The History of Sir Richard Whittington)
• 242 • Jack and the Beanstalk • (1890) • short story by Joseph Jacobs
• 247 • Robin Hood and the Butcher • (1828) • short story by William J. Thoms
• 249 • Robin Hood and the Beggar • (1828) • short story by William J. Thoms
• 251 • The Giants of Castle Treen • short story by William Bottrell
• 256 • The Piskeys on Selena Moor • short story by William Bottrell (variant of The Fairy Dwelling on Selena Moor 1873)
• 262 • The Bailie's Daughter • short story by J. F. Campbell (variant of Baillie Lunnain 1860)
• 267 • The Widow and Her Daughters • (1860) • short story by J. F. Campbell
• 270 • Get Up and Bar the Door • (1860) • poem by F. J. Child
• 272 • Our Goodman • (1898) • poem by F. J. Child
• 280 • The Destuction of the Sampo • (1940) • short story by Babette Deutsch (variant of The Destruction of the Sampo)
• 286 • The Last Adventure • (1940) • short story by Babette Deutsch
• 292 • The Pig-Headed Wife • (1936) • short story by James C. Bowman and Margery Williams [as by Margery Bianco and James Cloyd Bowman]
• 295 • Lippo and Tapio • (1936) • short story by James C. Bowman and Margery Williams [as by Margery Bianco and James Cloyd Bowman]
• 304 • The Adventures of Renard • [Le roman de Renart] • (1929) • short story by Jacques Dorey
• 314 • The Theft of a Smell • [Gargantua et Pantagruel] • (1949) • short story by
  François Rabelais^?Francois Rabelais
• 316 • The Shroud of Mari-Yvonne • (1897) • short story by Anatole Le Braz (trans. of Le linceul de Marie-Jeanne 1893)
• 321 • Devil-May-Care • (1897) • short story by François-Marie Luzel (trans. of Sans-Souci ou le maréchal-ferrant et la Mort 1881) [as by F. M. Luzel]
• 331 • The Men Who Wouldn't Stay Dead • (1842) • short story by Pierre Legrand d'Aussy (trans. of Les trois Bossus 1779)
• 333 • Our Lady's Tumbler • short story by P. H. Wicksteed
• 337 • Cinderilla • [Cendrillon] • (1729) • short story by Charles Perrault (trans. of Cendrillon ou La petite pantoufle de verre 1697)
• 346 • The Frog-King, or Iron Henry • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 1] • (1884) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of
  Der Froschkönig oder der eiserne Heinrich^?Der Froschkoenig oder der eiserne Heinrich
  1812)
• 350 • The Valiant Little Tailor • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 20] • (1884) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Das tapfere Schneiderlein 1812)
• 358 • The Fox and the Geese • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 86] • (1884) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of
  Der Fuchs und die Gänse^?Der Fuchs und die Gaense
  1819)
• 358 • Old Hildebrand • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 95] • (1884) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Der alte Hildebrand 1819)
• 362 • Knoist and His Three Sons • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 138] • (1884) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of
  Knoist un sine dre Sühne^?Knoist un sine dre Suehne
  1815)
• 363 • Death's Messengers • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 177] • (1884) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Die Boten des Todes 1840)
• 364 • Hansel and Grethel • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 15] • (1949) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of
  Hänsel und Gretel^?Haensel und Gretel
  Hansel und Gretel
  1812)
• 371 • Peter Klaus • short story by Otmar (trans. of Der Ziegenhirt 1800)
• 374 •
  The Schildbürger Build a Council House^?The Schildbuerger Build a Council House
  • short story by W. A. Clouston (variant of The Men of Schilda: The Dark Council-House 1888)
• 375 • The Tale of a Merry Dance • (1938) • short story by Moritz Jagendorf [as by M. A. Jagendorf]
• 377 • Tyll Proves to Fools How Great Is Their Folly • (1938) • short story by Moritz Jagendorf [as by M. A. Jagendorf]
• 379 • Word, Wit, and Merry Game Bring Money, Joy, and Pleasant Fame • (1938) • short story by Moritz Jagendorf [as by M. A. Jagendorf]
• 380 • Tyll's Last Prank • (1938) • short story by Moritz Jagendorf [as by M. A. Jagendorf]
• 386 • Nobody and Polyphemus • short story by Rev. George W. Cox
• 392 • Tantalus • short story by Rev. George W. Cox
• 394 • Medea • short story by Rev. George W. Cox
• 397 • Narcissus • (1862) • short story by Rev. George W. Cox
• 398 • Orpheus and Eurydice • short story by Rev. George W. Cox
• 401 • Diana and Actaeon • (1855) • short story by Thomas Bulfinch
• 403 • Daedalus, Icarus, and the Wings • short story by Thomas Bulfinch (variant of Daedalus 1855)
• 405 • Cupid and Psyche • (1855) • short story by Thomas Bulfinch
• 411 • Hercules: The Eleventh Task • (1928) • short story by Katharine Pyle
• 415 • The Wolf and the Crane • [Aesop's Fables • 156] • short story by Aesop (trans. of The Wolf and the Heron unknown)
• 415 • The Man and the Satyr • [Aesop's Fables • 35] • (1848) • short story by Aesop (trans. of The Man and the Satyr unknown)
• 416 • The House Dog and the Wolf • [Aesop's Fables • 346] • short story by Aesop (trans. of The Wolf and the Well Fed Dog unknown)
• 417 • The Old Woman and the Wine Jar • [Aesop's Fables • 493] • short story by Aesop (trans. of What the Old Woman Said to the Wine Jar unknown)
• 417 • The Farthing Rushlight • [Aesop's Fables • 349] • (1848) • short story by Aesop (trans. of The Lamp unknown)
• 417 • The Travelers and the Bear • [Aesop's Fables • 65] • (1848) • short story by Aesop (trans. of The Travellers and the Bear unknown)
• 418 • The Old Woman and the Physician • [Aesop's Fables • 57] • short story by Aesop (trans. of The Old Woman and the Thieving Physician unknown)
• 419 • The Ass Carrying Salt • [Aesop's Fables • 180] • (1848) • short story by Aesop (trans. of The Ass with a Burden of Salt unknown)
• 419 • The Old Man and Death • [Aesop's Fables • 60] • (1848) • short story by Aesop (trans. of The Old Man and Death unknown)
• 420 • The Lion and Ass Go Hunting • [Aesop's Fables] • short story by Aesop (trans. of The Lion and Ass Go Hunting unknown)
• 420 • The Bald Knight • [Aesop's Fables • 375] • (1848) • short story by Aesop (trans. of The Baldheaded Horseman unknown)
• 420 • The Fox and the Crow • [Aesop's Fables • 124] • (1890) • short story by Aesop (trans. of Fox and Crow unknown)
• 421 • The Ass's Shadow • [Aesop's Fables • 460] • (1848) • short story by Aesop (trans. of The Shadow of an Ass unknown)
• 426 • Holding the Truth • short story by unknown
• 431 • The Robbers and the Treasure • short story by unknown
• 435 • The Golden Goose • short story by unknown
• 436 • The Greedy Jackal Caught • (1916) • short story by unknown
• 438 • The Judas Tree • short story by unknown
• 439 • Rama and Sita • (1916) • short story by unknown
• 443 • Mouse-Maid Made Mouse • short story by Arthur W. Ryder
• 447 • The Lion Makers • (1925) • short story by Arthur W. Ryder (variant of The Lion-Makers)
• 448 • The Loyal Mungoose • (1925) • short story by Arthur W. Ryder
• 450 • The Brahman and the Pot of Rice • short story by
  Max Müller (orientalist)^?Max Mueller
• 451 • The Mice That Ate Iron • short story by Somadeva Bhatta and C. H. Tawney (variant of Story of the Mice That Ate an Iron Balance 1884)
• 452 • Devabhuti and the Foolish Magistrate • (1884) • short story by Somadeva Bhatta and C. H. Tawney (variant of Story of Devabhúti 1880)
• 453 • The Three Fastidious Men • (1884) • short story by Somadeva Bhatta and C. H. Tawney (variant of Story of the Three Fastidious Men)
• 455 • The King Who Was Fried • (1884) • short story by Flora Annie Steel
• 464 • Deirdre • short story by Joseph Jacobs (variant of The Story of Deirdre 1892)
• 475 • The Field of Boliauns • (1892) • short story by Thomas Crofton Croker [as by T. Crofton Croker]
• 478 • Cuchullin and Fardia • short story by Standish James O'Grady (variant of The Duel of Cuculain and Fardia 1918) [as by Standish O'Grady]
• 483 • A Legend of Knockmany • (1841) • short story by William Carleton
• 494 • Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary • (1892) • short story by Alfred Nutt
• 499 • Teig O'Kane and the Corpse • (1888) • short story by Douglas Hyde
• 516 • The Untamed Shrew • [Facetious Nights • 8.2] • short story by Giovanni Francesco Straparola (trans. of Notte VIII: Favola II 1553)
• 520 • The Cunning Cat • short story by Giovanni Francesco Straparola (trans. of Soriana 1553)
• 525 • The Merchant • [Il Pentamerone • 1.7] • (1893) • short story by Giambattista Basile (trans. of Lo mercanto 1634) [as by Giovanni Batista Basile]
• 535 • Pinto Smalto • [Il Pentamerone • 5.3] • (1932) • short story by Giambattista Basile (trans. of Pinto Smauto 1634)
• 540 • Bastianelo • short story by Dom. Giuseppe Bernoni (trans. of Bastianelo 1873)
• 543 • The Thoughtless Abbot • short story by
  Giuseppe Pitrè^?Giuseppe Pitre
  (trans. of L'Abbati senza Pinseri 1875)
• 545 • Scissors They Were • short story by
  Giuseppe Pitrè^?Giuseppe Pitre
  (trans. of Fòrfici fôro 1875)
• 550 • Abraham and the Idols • short story by Hyman Hurwitz (variant of Folly of Idolatry 1826)
• 551 • The Lord Helpeth Man and Beast • (1812) • short story by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• 553 • The Princess and Rabbi Joshuah • short story by Hyman Hurwitz
• 554 • The Wife's One Wish • short story by Hyman Hurwitz (variant of Intended Divorce and Reconciliation 1826)
• 555 • The Thoughtful Father • short story by Hyman Hurwitz
• 557 • Rabbi Eliezer Enjoys an Exception • short story by Hyman Hurwitz (variant of No Rule without Exception 1826)
• 558 • Know Before You Criticize • (1948) • short story by Nathan Ausubel
• 559 • The Wise Rogue • (1924) • short story by Moses Gaster (variant of Thief's Secret)
• 560 • The Helm Goat Mystery • short story by Nathan Ausubel (variant of The Chelm Goat Mystery 1948)
• 565 • Higher Mathematics in Helm • short story by Nathan Ausubel (variant of Higher Mathematics 1948)
• 565 • Pinya of Helm • short story by Solomon Simon
• 569 • King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba • short story by Nathan Ausubel (variant of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba- Chapter V: The Locked Casket 1948)
• 574 • The Buried Money • (1934) • short story by Moses Gaster
• 575 • Alone with God • short story by Chayim Bloch [as by Chajim Bloch]
• 576 • Joseph and Potiphar's Wife • (1910) • short story by Louis Ginzberg (variant of Joseph and Zuleika. Joseph Resists Temptation)
• 582 • Father Bird and Fledglings • short story by
  Glückel of Hameln^?Glueckel of Hameln
• 584 • Song of the Kid • (unknown) • short story by Traditional
• 590 • Lesson for Lesson • (1949) • short story by J. Frank Dobie
• 592 • The Incubus • short story by Ricardo Rojas
• 595 • The Coyote and Juan's Maguey • (1938) • short story by Dan Storm
• 598 • Repaying Good with Evil • (1935) • short story by Riley Aiken
• 601 • A Time for Everything • (1935) • short story by Riley Aiken
• 603 • Wine and the Devil • (1935) • short story by Riley Aiken
• 603 • Ayaymama • short story by Ciro Alegria
• 607 • Brer Rabbit, Businessman • (1948) • short story by Carmen Lyra (trans. of Tío Conejo comerciante 1920)
• 612 • The Yara • (1948) • short story by Afonso Arinos (trans. of The Yara unknown) [as by Affonso Arinhos de Melo Franco]
• 615 • The Legend of Agustín Lorenzo • short story by Frances Toor
• 622 • The Golden Cock • (1926) • short story by Ida Zeitlin
• 630 • The Soldier and the Demons • (1926) • short story by Ida Zeitlin
• 639 • The Seven Simeons • [
  Народные русские сказки^?Narodnyye russkiye skazki
  • 561] • short story by
  Александр Афанасьев^?Aleksandr Afanasiev
  (trans. of
  Сказка о семи Семіонахъ, родныхъ братьяхъ^?Skazka o semi Semіonahʺ, rodnyhʺ bratʹjahʺ
  1856) [as by Jeremiah Curtin (in error)]
• 645 • The Wondrous Wonder • [
  Народные русские сказки^?Narodnyye russkiye skazki
  • 256] • short story by
  Александр Афанасьев^?Aleksandr Afanasiev
  (trans. of
  Диво дивное, чудо чудное^?Divo divnoye, chudo chudnoye
  1861) [as by A. N. Afanas'ev]
• 647 • The Earth Will Have Its Own • (1925) • short story by Adolf Dirr (trans. of Die Erde will das Ihre haben... 1920)
• 650 • The Serpent and the Peasant • (1894) • short story by Marjory Wardrop
• 652 • A Witty Answer • (1894) • short story by Marjory Wardrop
• 653 • The Khevsouri and the Eshmahkie • (1946) • short story by George Papashvily and Helen Papashvily
• 658 • Odin's Search for Wisdom • (1882) • short story by Hamilton Wright Mabie
• 662 • The Making of the Hammer • (1882) • short story by Hamilton Wright Mabie
• 666 • How Thor Found His Hammer • (1882) • short story by Hamilton Wright Mabie
• 671 • The Archer and the King • short story by Saxo Grammaticus
• 672 • Why the Sea Is Salt • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 50] • (1859) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  Peter Asbjornsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Joergen Moe
  Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of
  Kværnen, som staaer og maler paa havsens Bund^?Kvaernen, som staaer og maler paa havsens Bund
  1844) [as by
  Peter Asbjörnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  Peter Asbjornsen
  and
  Jörgen Moe^?Joergen Moe
  Jorgen Moe
  ]
• 676 • The Master Thief • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 34] • (1859) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  Peter Asbjornsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Joergen Moe
  Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Mestertyven 1843) [as by
  Peter Asbjörnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  Peter Asbjornsen
  and
  Jörgen Moe^?Joergen Moe
  Jorgen Moe
  ]
• 689 • Bjarni Sveinssen and His Sister Salvör • short story by
  Jón Arnason^?Jon Arnason
  (trans. of Sagan af Bjarna Sveinssyni og Salvöru systur hans 1852)
• 694 • Now I Should Laugh if I Were Not Dead • short story by
  Jón Arnason^?Jon Arnason
  (trans. of "Nú skyldi eg hlæa, væri eg ekki daudur" 1862)
• 696 • The Princess on the Pea • (1870) • short story by Hans Christian Andersen (trans. of
  Prinsessen paa Ærten^?Prinsessen paa AErten
  Prinsessen pa AErten
  1835)
• 697 • The Tinderbox • juvenile • short story by Hans Christian Andersen (trans. of
  Fyrtøiet^?Fyrtoeiet
  Fyrtoiet
  1835)
• 708 • I Ate the Loaf • short story by Petrus Alfonsus (variant of The Three Travellers and the Loaf 1887)
• 709 • The Invisible Cloth • short story by Don Juan Manuel (trans. of Lo que sucedió a un rey con los picaros que hicieron la tela 1575) [as by Prince Don Juan Manuel]
• 712 • What Happened to a Young Man on His Wedding Day • short story by Don Juan Manuel (trans. of De lo que aconteció a un joven que se casó con una mujer, muy fuerte y muy violenta 1575) [as by Prince Don Juan Manuel]
• 716 • Don Demonio's Mother-in-Law • (1936) • short story by Ralph Steele Boggs and Mary Gould Davis
• 722 • Pedro the Trickster • (1949) • short story by Aurelio M. Espinosa (trans. of Pedro el de Malas 1926)