Wollaston. Tales within Tales

Today's free book is Tales within Tales adapted from the Fables of Pilpai by Arthur N. Wollaston. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Hathi Trust.



01 Merchant and his Three Sons
02 Monarch and his Two Sons
03 Young Crow who was fed by a Hawk
04 Prodigal Mouse
05 Monkey who tried to imitate the Carpenter
06 Two Travellers
07 Fox and the Drum
08 Devotee and the Thief
09 Sparrow and the Hawk
10 Tyrant who became a Just King
11 Crow and the Snake
12 Heron and the Crab
13 Hare and the Fox
14 Hare and the Lion
15 Three Fish
16 Scorpion and the Tortoise
17 Goose and the Moon
18 Hawk-and the Domestic Fowl
19 Rustic and the Nightingale
20 Hunter and the Fox
21 Wolf, the Crow, the Jackal, and the Lion
22 Spirit of the Ocean and the Water-Fowl
23 Tortoise and the Geese
24 Birds and the Apes
25 Two Companions who found a Purse of Gold
26 Frog, the Snake, and the Weasel
27 Lion and the Bear
28 Merchant, the Mouse, and the Sparrow-Hawk
29 Fox and the Fowls
30 Ass and his Tail
31 King's Attendant who disclosed a Secret
32 Recluse who assumed the Reins of Government
33 Blind Man and the Whip
34 Enlightened-minded Saint and the Devotee
35 Three Envious Persons
36 Ignorant Doctor and the King's Daughter
37 Treacherous Falconer and the Parrots
38 Crow and his Friends
39 Partridge and the Hawk
40 Camel Driver, the Snake, and the Fox
41 Woman and the Seeds
42 Wolf and the Bow-string
43 Greedy Cat and the Pigeons
44 Owls and the Crows
45 King and His Minister
46 Dispute between the Owls and the Crows
47 Hare and the Moon
48 Partridge, the Quail, and the Cat
49 Judge who mistrusted his own Capacity
50 Robbers and the Devotee
51 Merchant's Wife and the Thief
52 Thief, the Demon, and the Devotee
53 Patriotic Ape
54 Mouse who became a Girl
55 Snake and the Frog
56 Sparrows and the Snake
57 Tortoise and the Ape
58 Ape who acted as Sentinel for a King
59 Fox and the Lion
60 Devotee and the Weasel
61 Holy Man who built Castles in the Air
62 King who killed his favourite Hawk
63 Mouse who refused to make Friends with the Cat
64 Rustic and his Wife
65 Mouse and the Frog
66 King and the Lark
67 Thieves and the Cranes
68 Old Woman and the Angel of Death
69 Minstrel and the Slave
70 Invalid and his Medicine
71 King and his Rebel Subject
72 Devotee and the Wolf
73 Arab and the Baker
74 Lion and the Jackal
75 Flies and the Honey
76 King and his Slave -
77 Envious Man who ordered his Slave to kill him
78 King and his Chamberlain
79 Lion and the Archer
80 Tyrant and the Sellers of Wood
81 Boar and the Ape
82 Hebrew-speaking Devotee and his Ambitious Guest
83 Crane who tried to imitate the Hawk
84 Man with Two Wives
85 Hunter and the Students
86 Crow who endeavoured to imitate the Strut of the Partridge
87 King and his Dreams
88 Solomon and the Heron
89 King and the Three Letters
90 Hasty and Inconsiderate Pigeon and his Mate
91 Goldsmith and the Traveller
92 Prince and the Shoemaker
93 Royal Exile from his Father's Kingdom
94 Rustic and his Money
95 Old Man and the Box of Jewels