Indian Fairy Tales

INDIAN FAIRY TALES - CONTENTS. -- PAOE THE PERFUMERS DAUGHTER . 5 THE PRINCESS WITH GOLDEN HAIR . 67 THE MAGIC HORSE . . l08 THE BETROTHED PRIXCESS . 146. THE GRASSCUTTERS SON . . . . 1 7 3 SHORT STORIES. DRIPPIKG . . . . THE SHOWMAN . 233 THE BLACK SNAKE . . 238 THE STORY OF THE BRAHMAN THAT WEXT TO COURT 246 THE HOLY TIGER . 253 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Eron tispiece The Prince got angry, and drew his sword . The Fukkeer stayed without and performed incantations . Assh e spoke, she rose froin the terrace, and floated upwards . Nurse Iluurse See, we are passing the reeds . The Princess called the parrot . The Princess weighed against the flowers . . The horse rose and rose, higher and higher . The Princess let fly the arrow . Gheesa . . . drew forth a necklace of pearls Till he the snake came to where the Negro was lying Anunt Gire . P THE PERFUMERS DAUGHTER. ONG ago, once in the East, there lived a king. The king had horses and elephants, treasures, and great dominions. Eut one thing he lacked, he was childless. The want of offpsring grieved him sadly, and daily he offered supplications that an heir might be granted him.. At length, after many years, his prayers were answered, and a young prince was born. On the birth of the prince the astrologers assembled, and cast his nativity. They found that - - . - - - -.. . I 6 T I i I Pl I FLT. fFd. I. S I1 f LrGII7 IZ1. .. --- lie lvonlcl 11e 11appy nd prosperous, l rlt t i1 1t i r llis eiS. lit e lt1 y t x ir L 1a11ger t l i r c a t l iir c l c i. l SO t l t lii11g II L L gar 1c. 11 C 1 1 1 Y t I I C I . I . 1 11, l 11r1.011nclt i t l wit11 I lligli lvnll. ancl 1v1lt. 11 r l c h lrilict. 11mI co11lplc1tetl liis se-cl tt. t r 1 l 1 t 1-t3 1i..t i, . l i i 11 g 1 ldt 11i111 resi lth in tilt1 y ircler t i l l t 1 1 t h l eri, , o l f l i lcer L sliu iltl thxl i t. l t t c t 1 1 1 t l 111011tlls t1 1e prillctb wc irititl of t l l t h, r c l a1 1 x t1 i 1, t souglit his fat1it. r t l n t f r olicA cl-1 1 t h r l i l t 1 t b lwrn ittecl t o leavc it ilitl to 1 1 lt n-t l t b cllast. I . 111e Iiili r c onsultecl t l e i . t. l grb l 1 . 1 1 . i tro-Io, t l. j l l l l i ti le l t t i l li lt1 111 tlt. l lS j. thl, t it o l i t 1 1 c h first cl li of t 1 1 i t I I O v O I I I, I I L, 111i 1 I, I t I I I I i ll t I i t 1 I. ist. LII I i l o i l l 1 I t a,111 I1 i i t l 1 1 1 l - t b . . t . 1, ut i t i l i S, 1, t11 t Iithr 1 v i s, I y I tsr. Tllc. 1 i11y ttooli n r o i I i c s I I t 1 11 1 l i r l t L l t11 lie - t l l . i v o i t l l t S orti. 11111 t I t l l t i l t lii11 L L I - h i s co ise i t 11d 0 11 t l i t b lir. t 1 li-of t i l t I LIJY