Leitner, Gottlieb W.; Ravenstein, Ernst Georg [Ill.]: The languages and races of Dardistan (Lahore, 1877)

LIST OF CONTENTS..

I.-DAEDTJ LEGENDS...........,.......................................................•.......••.-' page 1 to 14t '

A.—DEHONS-Yatsh ...................•..........................................«-......... ,1 1

J. The We J ding of Demons..................................=,........... j> 1

Song of the mother of' the demon....................................... 2

2. The demon's present of Coal is turned into Gold1 ......;............ ,, 3'

Another song of the mother-demon...................................... „ 4,

E—Eaibies " Babai."

1. The Sportsman and the castle of the Fairies* ........*............. „ 4t-

2. The Eair.y and her Human Lover..............,..,.....,............ „ 5

£J.—"Wizabbs. Dayall.................,.........,......................................... „. 5

D.—Hisiobical Legend oe the Obigin oe Giigee........................... „. 6 fo 32::

The Cannihal Tyrant............................................................ n >j

The incarnation of theEairy for the delivery of Gilgifr................... ,, 7

Marriage of the deliverer with the Tyrant's Daughter ................. „ 8

Destruction of 'the Tyrant and abolition of human sacrifices- .....___ „. 9

National Commemoration of the event.................................... „ 10

A curious domestic incident and Song.................................. „ 10

Song of defiance of the rebel peasant levelling the Tyrant's Castle. „ 11

Amusements during the Nauroz-.........................................___ ti 3.2

E.—Legends eeeating to Animais..................................................... „ 12 to 1*

1. A Bear encourages a "Woman to spin................................. ,, 32

2. A Bear marries a girl...................................................... „. 12

3. Bears are the oifspring of an impecunious debtor .................. „ 12

4. The Bear dodges the One-eyed Man ...........,..................... „,. 13

5. The "Wedding festival of Bears-.......................................... „ 13

6. The Ely in g Porcupine .........................................,......... „ 13

7., The fight between the "Wolves and the Bear who dug their, grave, „ 1*

II.—EIDDLES, PEOYEEBS AND EABLES ................................................. „ 15" to 18.

A-—Riddles.............................................................................___ „.. 15

JJ.—Peovekbs..................................«........................................... „ 1Q

C.--Eabees...................................................•.............................. » 17'& 1S'

The "Woman and the Hen.............................................•......... » IT;

The Sparrow and the Mountain.............................................. ... 17.

The Bat supporting the Eirmanent.......................................... „ 1-8'

The Erog in a dilemma .......,.............,................................... „ >8

The Eox and the Universe................................................... ,. 18-

The Eos and the Pomegranate............................................... u 18-