The Greatest Folk Tales of Bihar

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Wisdom of the Birds The Sparrow and Her Crumbs ...........3 The Crow and the Sparrow .........7 The Village crow versus the city Crow............11 The Stork and her New Husband .........14 The parrot and his Grandson .......17 2. Animal Kingdom How a Jackal Attained Pundit-Hood ........23 The Boastful Jackal and the Timid Goat .........27 The lions and the Cow ...........31 How the Jackal Got lessons in Picking Fruits ............35 The Jackal and the Camel .......37 The Donkey and the Dog ..........40 How the Jackal preyed on the Goat ............42 3. Survival in the Wild The poor brahmin and his Seven Daughters ....47 The Fear of Tiptipwa ...........51 The Cobbler and the Washerman ........55 4. Folk Fun The Gossiper ..........63 The Simpleton ...........66 Munshiji and Jaiji ...........70 5. Gods, Demons and Faith The Priest and the Thungs ..........75 The Young boy and Hanumanji......80 The Skull and Raghobaba .............83 The Rakshasi`s Sacrifies .........86 The Elephant and the Worms .......89 The Brahmin and the Washerwoman ........92 6. Pranks, Intrigues, struggle and Entertainment The Scholar and his Heavenly Beard ....99 The Malpua Tale .................102 Andher Nagari, Chowpat Raja .........106 The Sinner and the Khaini ...........110 The Leaf and the lump..........112 Ulua, Bulua and I ............114 The Badshah and his Youngest Daughter .....115 The Shyamkaran Horse ......119 The Mahout and the Dogs .........125 Bharbitan .......127 7. Bhikhari Thakur`s Popular Folklores Gabarghichor ...........135 The Daughter`s Suffering ......140 8. The lore of Love Saranga and sadabrij.............151