文档介绍：TWENTY-TWO GOBLINS
TWENTY-TWO
GOBLINS
Translated from the Sanskrit by Arthur W. Ryder
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TWENTY-TWO GOBLINS
CONTENTS
Introduction
Goblin-story
Prince's Elopement. Whose fault was the resulting death of his
parents-in-law?
Three Lovers who brought the Dead Girl to Life. Whose wife
should she be?
Parrot and the Thrush. Which are worse, men or women?
Shudraka and Hero's Family. Which of the five deserves the
most honour?
Brave Man, the Wise Man, and the Clever Man. To which
should the girl be given?
Girl who transposed the Heads of her Husband and Brother.
bination of head and body is her husband?
Mutual Services of King Fierce-lion and Prince Good. Which is
the more deserving?
Specialist in Food, the Specialist in Women, and the Specialist
in Cotton. Which is the cleverest?
Four Scientific Suitors. To which should the girl be given?
10. The Three Delicate Wives of King Virtue-banner. Which is the
most delicate?
11. The King who won a Fairy as his Wife. Why did his counsellor's
heart break?
12. The Brahman who died because Poison from a Snake in the Claws
of a Hawk fell into a Dish of Food given him by a Charitable Woman.
Who is to blame for his death?
13. The Girl who showed Great Devotion to the Thief. Did he weep or
laugh?
14. The Man who changed into a Woman at Will. Was his wife his or
the other man's?
15. The Fairy Prince Cloud-chariot and the Serpent Shell-crest. Which
is the more self-sacrificing?
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16. The King who died for Love of his General's Wife; the General
follows him in Death. Which is the more worthy?
17. The Youth who went through the Proper Ceremonies. Why did he
fail to win the magic spell?
18. The Boy whom his Parents, the King, and the Giant conspired to
Kill. Why did he laugh at the moment of death?
19. The Man, his Wife, and her Lover, who all died for Love. Which
was the most foolish?
20. The Four