The Seven Stages of Roostem: Arabian Folklore
The Seven Stages of Roostem: Arabian Folklore Persia was at peace, and prosperous; but its king, Ky-Kâoos, could never remain at rest. A favourite singer gave him one day an animated account of the beauties of the neighbouring kingdom of Mazenderan: its ever-blooming roses, its melodious nightingales, its verdant plains, its mountains shaded with lofty trees, and adorned to their summits with flowers which perfumed the air, its clear murmuring rivulets, and, above all, its
The Cobbler Astrologer: Arabian Folklore
The Cobbler Astrologer: Arabian Folklore In the great city of Isfahan lived Ahmed the cobbler, an honest and industrious man, whose wish was to pass through life quietly; and he might have done so, had he not married a handsome wife, who, although she had condescended to accept of him as a husband, was far from being contented with his humble sphere of life. Sittâra, such was the name of Ahmed’s wife, was ever forming
The Barber and the Demon: Folktale from India
The Barber and the Demon: Folktale from India Once there lived a barber who was very idle. He would do no work and devoted his time to preening himself with an old mirror and a broken comb. His old mother rebuked him all day for this, but it didn’t touch him. At last, one day in a fit of anger, she struck him with her broom. The young barber felt humiliated by this and left
Meamei the seven sisters: Australian Folktale
Meamei the seven sisters: Australian Folktale Wurrunnah had had a long day’s hunting, and he came back to the camp tired and hungry. He asked his old mother for durrie, but she said there was none left. Then he asked some of the other tribesmen to give him some doonburr seeds that he might make durrie for himself, But no one would give him anything. He flew into a rage and he said, “I will
The Weeoonibeens and the Piggiebillah: Australian Folktale
The Weeoonibeens and the Piggiebillah: Australian Folktale Two Weeoombeen brothers went out hunting. One brother was much younger than the other and smaller, so when they sighted an emu, the elder one said to the younger: “You stay quietly here and do not make a noise, or Piggiebillah, whose camp we passed just now, will hear you and steal the emu if I kill it. He is so strong. I’ll go on and try to
The Two Daughters: Folktale from Japan
The Two Daughters: Folktale from Japan At Akita, in the province of Inaba, lived an independent gentleman, who had two daughters, by whom he was ministered to with all filial piety. He was fond of shooting with a gun, and thus very often committed the sin (according to the teaching of holy Buddha) of taking life. He would never hearken to the admonitions of his daughters. These, mindful of the future, and aghast at the