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Jacobs. Fables of Aesop

Today's free book is The Fables of Aesop by Joseph Jacobs with illustrations by Richard Heighway. You can find out more about this book in the Aesop's Fables (Jacobs) unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

This book is available at Internet Archive, Hathi Books, and Google Books. You can find the stories listed and linked in Diigo.



1. The Cook and the Pearl (Perry 503) 
2. The Wolf and the Lamb (Perry 155) 
3. The Dog and the Shadow (Perry 133)
4. The Lion's Share (Perry 339)
5. The Wolf and the Crane (Perry 156)
6. The Man and the Serpent (Perry 51)
7. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse (Perry 352)
8. The Fox and the Crow (Perry 124)
9. The Sick Lion (Perry 481)
10. The Ass and the Lapdog (Perry 91)
11. The Lion and the Mouse (Perry 150)
12. The Swallow and the Other Birds (Perry 39)
13. The Frogs Desiring a King (Perry 44)
14. The Mountains in Labour (Perry 520)
15. The Hares and the Frogs (Perry 138)
16. The Wolf and the Kid (Perry 98)
17. The Woodman and the Serpent (Perry 176)
18. The Bald Man and the Fly (Perry 525)
19. The Fox and the Stork (Perry 426)
20. The Fox and the Mask (Perry 27)
21. The Jay and the Peacock (Perry 472)
22. The Frog and the Ox (Perry 376)
23. Androcles and the Lion (Perry 563)
24. The Bat, the Birds, and the Beasts (Perry 566)
25. The Hart and the Hunter (Perry 74)
26. The Serpent and the File (Perry 93)
27. The Man and the Wood (Perry 302)
28. The Dog and the Wolf (Perry 346)
29. The Belly and the Members (Perry 130)
30. The Stag in the Ox-Stall (Perry 492)
31. The Fox and the Grapes (Perry 15)
32. The Horse, Hunter, and Stag (Perry 269)
33. The Peacock and Juno(Hera) (Perry 509)
34. The Fox and the Lion (Perry 10)
35. The Lion and the Statue (Perry 284)
36. The Ant and the Grasshopper (Perry 373)
37. The Tree and the Reed (Perry 70)
38. The Fox and the Cat (Perry 605)
39. The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (Perry 451)
40. The Dog in the Manger (Perry 702)
41. The Man and the Wooden God (Perry 285)
42. The Fisher (Perry 11)
43. The Shepherd's Boy (Perry 210)
44. The Man and His Mother (Perry 200)
45. The Man and His Two Wives (Perry 31)
46. Nurse and the Wolf (Perry 158)
47. The Tortoise and the Birds (Perry 490)
48. The Two Crabs (Perry 322)
49. The Ass in the Lion's Skin (Perry 188)
50. The Two Fellows and the Bear (Perry 65)
51. The Two Pots (Perry 378)
52. The Four Oxen and the Lion (Perry 372)
53. The Fisher and the Little Fish (Perry 18)
54. Avaricious and Envious (Perry 580)
55. The Crow and the Pitcher (Perry 390)
56. The Man and the Satyr (Perry 35)
57. The Goose With the Golden Eggs (Perry 87)
58. The Labourer and the Nightingale (Perry 627)
59. The Fox, the Cock, and the Dog (Perry 671)
60. The Wind and the Sun (Perry 46)
61. Hercules and the Waggoner (Perry 291)
62. The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey (Perry 721)
63. The Miser and His Gold (Perry 225)
64. The Fox and the Mosquitoes (Perry 427)
65. The Fox Without a Tail (Perry 17)
66. The One-Eyed Doe (Perry 75)
67. Belling the Cat (Perry 613)
68. The Hare and the Tortoise (Perry 226)
69. The Old Man and Death (Perry 60)
70. The Hare With Many Friends (Perry no Perry)
71. The Lion in Love (Perry 140)
72. The Bundle of Sticks (Perry 53)
73. The Lion, the Fox, and the Beasts (Perry 142)
74. The Ass's Brains (Perry 336)
74. The Ass's Brains (Perry 583)
75. The Eagle and the Arrow (Perry 276)
76. The Milkmaid and Her Pail (Perry no Perry)
77. The Cat-Maiden (Perry 50)
78. The Horse and the Ass (Perry 357)
79. The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner (Perry 370)
80. The Buffoon and the Countryman (Perry 527)
81. The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar (Perry 493)
82. The Fox and the Goat (Perry 9)




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Barker-Sinclaire. West African Folktales

Today's free book is West African Folktales by William H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair, with drawings by Cecilia Sinclair. You can find out more about this book in the West African Folktales unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Internet Archive, Hathi Books, and Sur La Lune. There is also a free audiobook at LibriVox.


I. Anansi, or Spider, Tales
How We Got the Name "Spider Tales"
How Wisdom Became the Property of the Human Race 
Anansi and Nothing 
Thunder and Anansi 
Why the Lizard Moves His Head Up and Down 
Tit For Tat 
Why White Ants Always Harm Man's Property 
The Squirrel and the Spider 
Why We See Ants Carrying Bundles As Big As Themselves 
Why Spiders Are Always Found in Corners of Ceilings 
Anansi and the Blind Fisherman 
Adzanumee and Her Mother 
The Grinding-Stone That Ground Flour By Itself 
Morning Sunrise 
Why the Sea-turtle When Caught Beats Its Breast With Its Forelegs 
How Beasts and Serpents Came into the World 
Honourable Minu 
Why the Moon and the Stars Receive Their Light From the Sun

II. Miscellaneous Tales
Ohia and the Thieving Deer 
How the Tortoise Got Its Shell 
The Hunter and the Tortoise 
Kwofi and the Gods 
The Lion and the Wolf 
Maku Mawu and Maku Fia 
The Robber and the Old Man 
The Leopard and the Ram 
Why the Leopard Can Only Catch Prey On Its Left Side
Quarcoo Bah-Boni 
King Chameleon and the Animals 
To Lose an Elephant For the Sake of a Wren Is a Very Foolish Thing To Do
The Ungrateful Man 
Why Tigers Never Attack Men Unless They Are Provoked 
The Omanhene Who Liked Riddles 
How Mushrooms First Grew 
Farmer Mybrow and the Fairies

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Kline. Homer's Odyssey

Today's free book is Homer: The Odyssey, translated by Tony Kline. You can find out more about this book in the Homer's Odyssey unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

Tony Kline, the translator, has generously made his work available to read for free online: Homer: The Odyssey.


Book I: Athene visits Telemachus
Book II: Debate in Ithaca
Book III: Telemachus in Pylos
Book IV: Telemachus in Lacedaemon
Book V: Odysseus and Calypso
Book VI: Odysseus and Nausicaa
Book VII: Odysseus meets Alcinous
Book VIII: The Games in Phaeacia
Book IX: Polyphemus the Cyclops
Book X: Odysseus and Circe
Book XI: Odysseus in the Underworld
Book XII : Scylla and Charybdis
Book XIII: Odysseus in Ithaca
Book XIV: Odysseus and Eumaeus
Book XV: Telemachus Returns
Book XVI: Odysseus and Telemachus
Book XVII: Odysseus in the palace
Book XVIII: Irus the beggar
Book XIX: Odysseus and Eurycleia
Book XX: Preparations for revenge
Book XXI: The archery contest
Book XXII: The fight in the palace
Book XXIII: Odysseus and Penelope
Book XXIV : Athene makes peace
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Zitkala-Sa. Old Indian Legends

Today's free book is Old Indian Legends by Zitkala-Sa (1901). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. You can find out more at the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook Sioux unit.

Also available at: Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Sacred Texts, Hathi Trust, Google Books, and LibriVox. There is also a free Kindle ebook.




(Zitkala-Sa)

Table of Contents

IKTOMI AND THE DUCKS
IKTOMI'S BLANKET
IKTOMI AND THE MUSKRAT
IKTOMI AND THE COYOTE
IKTOMI AND THE FAWN
THE BADGER AND THE BEAR
THE TREE-BOUND
SHOOTING OF THE RED EAGLE
IKTOMI AND THE TURTLE
DANCE IN A BUFFALO SKULL
THE TOAD AND THE BOY
IYA, THE CAMP-EATER
MANSTIN, THE RABBIT
THE WARLIKE SEVEN
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Champney. Romance of Old Japan

Today's free book is Romance of Old Japan by E. W. Champney and F. Champney. You can find out more about this book in the Japanese Mythology unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

This book is available at Internet Archive, Hathi Books, and Google Books. There is also an edition at Kellscraft, plus a free audiobook from LibriVox.




PART I. MYTHOLOGY AND LEGEND
I.   THE TRAVAIL OF THE GODS
II.  THE LABOURS OF YAMATO
III. MYTHS OF THE FLOWERY ISLES
PART II. MEDIAEVAL ROMANCE
IV.   THE LOTUS LIFE
V.     A MIKADO AND A GEISHA.
VI.   THE CLASHING OF THE CLANS
VII.  THE FOLLY OF THE KHAN
VIII. THE THREE DEVILS
IX.   THE QUEST OF LIFE
X.    THE SCARLET THREAD
PART III. LATTER-DAY TALES
XI.   THE OPEN GATE
XII.    A MODERN SAMURAI 
XIII.  THE TRIUMPH
XIV. NOTABLE EXAMPLES OF  JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE



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Winter. Aesop for Children

Today's free book is The Aesop for Children, with illustrations by Milo Winter. You can find out more about this book in the Aesop for Children (Winter) unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

This book is available at Project Gutenberg, Hathi Books, and Google Books.There is also a free audiobook at LibriVox. You can get a free Kindle ebook from Amazon too!



The Wolf and the Kid
The Tortoise and the Ducks
The Young Crab and His Mother
The Frogs and the Ox
The Dog, the Cock, and the Fox
Belling the Cat
The Eagle and the Jackdaw
The Boy and the Filberts
Hercules and the Wagoner
The Kid and the Wolf
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
The Fox and the Grapes
The Bundle of Sticks
The Wolf and the Crane
The Ass and His Driver
The Oxen and the Wheels
The Lion and the Mouse
The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf
The Gnat and the Bull
The Plane Tree
The Farmer and the Stork
The Sheep and the Pig
The Travelers and the Purse
The Lion and the Ass
The Frogs Who Wished for a King
The Owl and the Grasshopper
The Wolf and His Shadow
The Oak and the Reeds
The Rat and the Elephant
The Boys and the Frogs
The Crow and the Pitcher
The Ants and the Grasshopper
The Ass Carrying the Image
A Raven and a Swan
The Two Goats
The Ass and the Load of Salt
The Lion and the Gnat
The Leap at Rhodes
The Cock and the Jewel
The Monkey and the Camel
The Wild Boar and the Fox
The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion
The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat
The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox
The Wolf and the Lamb
The Wolf and the Sheep
The Hares and the Frogs
The Fox and the Stork
The Travelers and the Sea
The Wolf and the Lion
The Stag and His Reflection
The Peacock
The Mice and the Weasels
The Wolf and the Lean Dog
The Fox and the Lion
The Lion and the Ass
The Dog and His Master's Dinner
The Vain Jackdaw and his Borrowed Feathers
The Monkey and the Dolphin
The Wolf and the Ass
The Monkey and the Cat
The Dogs and the Fox
The Dogs and the Hides
The Rabbit, the Weasel, and the Cat
The Bear and the Bees
The Fox and the Leopard
The Heron
The Cock and the Fox
The Dog in the Manger
The Wolf and the Goat
The Ass and the Grasshoppers
The Mule
The Fox and the Goat
The Cat, the Cock, and the Young Mouse
The Wolf and the Shepherd
The Peacock and the Crane
The Farmer and the Cranes
The Farmer and His Sons
The Two Pots
The Goose and the Golden Egg
The Fighting Bulls and the Frog
The Mouse and the Weasel
The Farmer and the Snake
The Goatherd and the Wild Goats
The Spendthrift and the Swallow
The Cat and the Birds
The Dog and the Oyster
The Astrologer
Three Bullocks and a Lion
Mercury and the Woodman
The Frog and the Mouse
The Fox and the Crab
The Serpent and the Eagle
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
The Bull and the Goat
The Eagle and the Beetle
The Old Lion and the Fox
The Man and the Lion
The Ass and the Lap Dog
The Milkmaid and Her Pail
The Wolf and the Shepherd
The Goatherd and the Goat
The Miser
The Wolf and the House Dog
The Fox and the Hedgehog
The Bat and the Weasels
The Quack Toad
The Fox Without a Tail
The Mischievous Dog
The Rose and the Butterfly
The Cat and the Fox
The Boy and the Nettles
The Old Lion
The Fox and the Pheasants
Two Travelers and a Bear
The Porcupine and the Snakes
The Fox and the Monkey
The Mother and the Wolf
The Flies and the Honey
The Eagle and the Kite
The Stag, the Sheep, and the Wolf
The Animals and the Plague
The Shepherd and the Lion
The Dog and His Reflection
The Hare and the Tortoise
The Bees and Wasps, and the Hornet
The Lark and Her Young Ones
The Cat and the Old Rat
The Fox and the Crow
The Ass and His Shadow
The Miller, His Son, and the Ass
The Ant and the Dove
The Man and the Satyr
The Wolf, the Kid, and the Goat
The Swallow and the Crow
Jupiter and the Monkey
The Lion, the Ass, and the Fox
The Lion's Share
The Mole and his Mother
The North Wind and the Sun
The Hare and His Ears
The Wolves and the Sheep
The Fox and the Cock
The Ass in the Lion's Skin
The Fisherman and the Little Fish
The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle
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Church. The Iliad

Today's free book is The Iliad for Boys and Girls by Alfred J. Church (the name of the illustrator is not given). You can find out more about this book in the Homer's Iliad unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

This book is available at Internet Archive, Baldwin Project, Hathi Books, and Google Books. There is also a free audiobook at LibriVox. You can get a free Kindle ebook from Amazon too!



Of How the War with Troy Began 
The Quarrel 
What Thetis Did for Her Son 
The Duel of Paris and Menelaus 
How the Oath Was Broken 
The Great Deeds of Diomed 
Concerning Other Valiant Deeds 
Of Glaucus and Diomed 
Hector and Andromache 
How Hector and Ajax Fought 
The Battle on the Plain 
The Repentance of Agamemnon 
The Embassy to Achilles 
The Story of Old Phoenix 
The Adventure of Diomed and Ulysses 
The Wounding of the Chiefs 
The Battle at the Wall 
The Battle at the Ships 
The Deeds and Death of Patroclus 
The Rousing of Achilles 
The Making of the Arms 
The Quarrel Ended 
The Battle at the River 
The Slaying of Hector 
The Ransoming of Hector 
The End of Troy
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Boothby. Fables and Satires

Today's free book is Fables and Satires by Sir Brooke Boothby. You can find out more about this book in the Aesop's Fables (English) unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available in two volumes:
Internet Archive: Volume 1 and Volume 2
Hathi Trust: both volumes
Google Books: Volume 1 and Volume 2




Volume 1
The Wolf and the Lamb
The Frogs desiring a King
The Jackdaw and the Peacock
The Dog and his Shadow
The Lion and the Beasts
The Frogs and the Sun
The Fox and the Mask
The Wolf and the Crane
The Sparrow and the Hare
The Wolf, the Fox, and the Ape
The Ass and the Lion
The Stag at the Fountain
The Fox and the Crow
The Cobler turned Physician
The Ass and the Shepherd
The Ram, the Stag, and the Wolf
The Ram, the Dog, and the Wolf
The Bitch in Labour
The famished Dogs
The lion won with Age
The Man and the Weasel
The faithful Dog
The Frog and the Ox
The Dog and the Crocodile
The Fox and the Crane
The Vulture, the Dog, and the Treasure
The Fox and the Eagle
The Frogs and the Bulls
The Kite and the Pigeons
The Lion, the Robber, and the Traveller
The Man and his Mistresses
The Man and the Dog
The Eagle, the Cat, and the Sow
Cesar to his Valet
The Eagle, the Raven, and the Tortoise
The Mules and the Robbers
The Stag and the Oxen
The Old Woman and the Wine Cask
The Panther and the Countryman
The Ape's Head
Esop to an insolent Fellow
The Fly and the Horse
The Dog and the Wolf
The Brother and Sister
Socrates and his Friends
On Credulity
The Cripple and the Reprobate
The Cock and the Pearl
The Bees and the Drones
The Dog and the Lamb
The Grasshopper and the Owl
The Trees protected by the Gods
Juno and the Peacock
Esop to a Prater
The Ass and the Gipsies
The Weasel and the Old House
The Fox and the Grapes
The Horse and the Boar
Esop's Decision
The Battle of the Mice and the Weasels
Phedrus and his Critics
The Viper and the File
The Fox and the Goat
The two Wallets
The Thief robbing the Altar
Hercules and Pluto
The Lion King
The He and She Goats
The Old Pilot and the Sailors
The Embassy of the Dogs
The Man and the Serpent
Demetrius and Menander
The Travellers and the Robber
The Bald Man and the Fly
The Man and the Ass
The Buffoon and the Clown
The two Bald-Pates
Prince the Piper
Time (Opportunity described)
The Bulland the Calf
The Sportsman and the Old Hound
The Sick Kite
The Hares Weary of Life
Jupiter and the Cat
The Lion and the Mouse
The Woodman and the Trees
The Wolf and the Mother
The Crab and her Daughter
The Sun and the Wind
The Hunters and the Bear
The Boy and the Thief
The Lark and her Young Ones
The Satyr and the Traveller
The Man and the Goose
The Trumpeter taken Prisoner
Hercules and the Carter
The Ant and the Grasshopper
The Bald Knight
The Lion and the Man
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
The Crow and the Pitcher
The Lion and the Bulls
The Angler and the little Fish
The Frog and the Fox
The Wolf and the Kid
The Lion and the Goats
The Ape and her Young Ones
The envious Man and the Miser
The Fir-tree and the Thorn
The Fox and the Leopard
The Ass in the lion's Skin
The Dog in the Manger
The Peacock and the Crane,
The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
The Mouse and the Weasel
The Sick Lion
The Sheep and the Wolves
The Heifer and the yoke of Oxen
The Ant and the Dove
The Stag and the Vine
The mischievous Dog
The Partridge and the Fowls
The two Frogs
The Cameleon
The Statuary and Mercury
The Sick Man and the Physician
The Frogs and the Tortoise
The Crow and the Wolf
Jupiter and the Ass
The Farmer and the Stork
The two Bees
The Boys and the Frogs
The Oak and the Lilac
The Hawk and the Nightingale
The Wolf and the Kid
The Herdsman and the Lion
The Thief and his Mother
The Fuller and the Collier
The Frogs and the Mice
The Crow and the Peacock
The Farmer and his Sons
Fortune and the Boy
The Swallow and the Birds
The Boasting Traveller
The Tunny and the Sturgeon
The Ass carrying Relics
The Fox and the two Holes
The Ape and the Fox
The Sow and the Wolf
The Fox, the Lion, and the Ass
The Old Woman and her Maids
Mercury and the Woodman
Industry and Sloth
The Woodman and Death
The Lioness and the Sow
The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat
The Horse and the Wolf
The Lion, the Tyger, and the Fox

Volume 2

The Man and the Serpent
The Shepherd turned Merchant
The Horse and the Ass
The Eagle and the Locust
The Spendthrift and the Swallow
The Lion, the Bull, and the Goat
The Ape and her Young Ones
The Eagle and the Crow
The Head and the Tail
The Man and the Snake
The Ass and the Farmer
The Wolf and the Shepherd’s Boy
The Thief and the Pauper
The Hare and her Ears
The Fox without a Tail
The Men and the Oyster
The Shepherd and his Dog
The Hare and the Tortoise
The Woodman and the Fox
The Bee, the Ant, and the Spider
The Horse and the Ass
The Cunning Man
The Fox and the Ape
The Apple Tree
The Countryman and the Justice
The Gnat and the Ox
The Bird and the Arrow
The Eagle and the Serpent
The Cock and the Fox
The Storks and the Geese
The Fox and the Lion
The Blind Man and the Lame
The Cat and the Fox
The Man and the Serpent
The Castle and the Cottage
The Boy and the Cherries
The Wolf and the Shepherds
The Two Streams
The Sot and his Wife
The Farmer and his quarrelsome Sons
The Ass, the Ape, and the Mole
The Fox and the Hedgehog
The Lion, the Fox, and the Ass
The Eagle and the Owl
The Fool who sold Wisdom
The Eagle and the Snail
The Dancing Dogs
The Boy and the Goldfinch
The Diamond and the Pebble
The Pike and the Herring
The Ungrateful Son
The Fig Tree and the Flowering Shrub
The Farmer and the Landlord
The House-dog and the Pointer
The Lad and the Schoolmaster
The Man and his Ass
The Prince and the Mountebank
The Fox and the Wolf
The Man who would choose his Lot
The Dreamer and his Son
Cupid and Death
Neptune and Pallas
Prometheus
Fortune and Vice
The Vultures and the Pigeons
The Old Man and Death
The Scythian
The Drowned Woman
The Reed and the Oak
The Animals sick of the Plague
The Married Man
The Milk-maid
The Acorn and the Gourd
The Rats in Council
The Old Man and the young ones
The Doves
The Friends
The Peasant of the Danube
The Rose and the Amaranth
The Child in the Boat
The Bee and the Gardener
Esop and the Poet
The Green Ass
The Tailor and his Wife
The Husband and the Confessor
The Priest and the Bishop
Cyrus's Lesson
The Painter
Aristippus and the Niggard
The Gardener and the Schoolmaster
The Rake and the Pious Man
The Woman and the Mute
The Beggar and the Bishop
The Natural Son
The Journey
The Lion and the Ape
The Brothers
The Duellist
The Travellers
The Boy and the Churchwarden
The Lap-dog
The Cobbler and the Nabob
The Horse and his Rider
The Man informed of his destiny
Pleasure and Pain
The Periwig and the Hair
Genius and Labour
The two Dogs
The Waiter and his Master
The Clown and the Spectacles
The favourite Pigeon
Darwin and the Fool
The Physician and the Quack
The Travellers
The Short-sighted Man
The Man restored to his Senses
The two Books
The Sleep of the Wicked
The Tyrant and the Patriot
The good Minister
The Journey to Babylon
The Jockey and the Betters
The Dog and the Quaker
The Villagers of the Alps
Generosity
The Housewife and her Hen
The Boy and the Whistle
The Superannuated Actor
The Traveller
The Card House
The two Sous
The Old Admiral
The Landlord and Iris Guests 
Jupiter and the Female Sex
Cupid and the Bee
Amore fugitivo
Coquetry
The Rose's Looking-glass
The Lily
Four Satires
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Swynnerton. Raja Rasalu

Today's free book is The Adventures of the Punjab Hero Raja Rasalu by Charles Swynnerton. You can find out more about this book in the Raja Rasalu unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Internet Archive, Google Books, and Hathi Books.



Rasalu's Early Life. Raja Sulwan and his two queens. The fate of PUran Bhagat, Rasalu's elder brother. His prophecy. Rasalu's birth and boyhood. His release from duress. His mischievous pranks and consequent banishment. His mother's lament.

Rasalu's First Triumphs. His visit to Gujerat. His expedition against the Princess of Jhilam. His adventure with the hermit of Tillah. The hermit's prophecy.

Rasalu's Return from Exile. His visit to Mecca. His reception by the Hazrat. He becomes a Muhammadan. News from Sialkot. The fallen walls, and the human sacrifice. Zabero's appeal to the Hazrat. Invasion of Sialkot. Capture of the city. Death of Sulwan and Rasalu's succession.

Rasalu sets out for the Dekkan. His arrival in the forest and meeting with Mirshikari. Mirshikari becomes his pupil. Rasalu's conditions. Mirshikari and his queen. He violates his promises. The fate of the Buck and the Doe. The death of Mirshikari. Rasalu and Mirshikari's wife. He is accused of murder, and acquitted. The burial and epitaph of Mirshikari.

Raja Rasalu and the Swans. Rasalu arrives at a city. He shoots an arrow thirty miles high. The two crows. Their visit to the sky, and return. They shelter in a swan's nest. The male crow's deceit. Raja Bhoj's judgment. Rasalu and the jackal. Rasalu and Bhoj. The jackal's subtlety. Raja Bhoj's admission. Recall of the swans and the crows. Rasalu's wisdom.

Raja Rasalu and Raja Bhoj. Rasalu prolongs his visit. His departure. Bhoj accompanies him. Their conversation. Their adventure in the garden of Rani Sobhan. They encamp under some mango trees. Arrival of Raja Hom. His verses. Rasalu's wisdom. Parting of the two friends, Rasalu and Bhoj.

Raja Rasalu and the Giants of Gandgarh. Rasalu's vision. He sets out on the adventure. THe dispeopled city, and the old woman. The woman's distress. The giants' tribute. Rasalu and the woman's son. Rasalu and Thirra. Flight of Thirra and Bhiun. His encounter with the other giants. His adventure with the giantess. Fate of the chief, Baikalbath, and of Bhiun and Thirra. Thirra's lament. His imprisonment under Mount Gandgarh. The bellowing of Gandgarh. Rasalu's arrows.

Rasalu's Adventure with Tilliar, The Snake, and Kag, the Raven. Rasalu saves a hedgehog from drowning. He takes it with him. He arrives at a deserted place. The four watches. The hedgehog falls into the pool. The king's life is imperiled. The hedgehog's contest with the raven and the snake. His double victory. Rasalu awakes. His gratitude. The hedgehog's advice. The friends part.

Raja Rasalu and Raja Sirikap. Rasalu and Sirisuk. Sirisuk wakes and speaks. His warnings and his counsel. Rasalu continues his journey. The weaver and his cat. The two village-boys. The old soldier and the goat. Rasalu's arrival at Sirikot. Sirikap's magic storms. Rasalu and the castle-gong. Rasalu and Princess Jhudhal. Meeting of the Kings. Their engimas. Their play. Rasalu's losses. Rasalu's cat and Sirikop's rats, Sirikap's final defeat. His flight and recapture. The birth of the Princess Koklan. The magicians. The end of Sirikap. Rasalu's departure with Koklan.

The Treason of Queen Koklan. Rasalu settles at Kherimurti. Childhood of Koklan. Death of the nurse. Rasalu's pursuits. Rani Koklan accompanies Rasalu to the chase. Their adventures. Hira Haran the Blue Buck, his disgrace and his revenge. Bold-head and One-eye. Raja Hodi comes to Kherimurti. His amour with Koklan. The parrot and the mina. Hodi quits the palace in alarm. The disconsolate queen. Hodi's adventure with the washerman and his wife. His arrival at Attack.

The Fate of Rani Koklan. The fugitive parrot resumes his search. He finds his master in Hazara, and betrays the queen. Rasalu and his horse. His arrival. home. He despatches Shadi to Raja Hodi. The stratagem. Hodi comes to Kherimurti. The duel. Hodi's death. Rasalu and Koklan. The evidences of guilt. The gradually unfolding catastrophe. The end of Rani Koklan.

The Death of Rasalu. Rasalu recovers the bodies. He carries them down to the river. His adventure with the washerman and his wife. The washerman's story. The king befriends the washerman. His grief and failing powers. The wise women of Attak. Raja Hodi's brothers. The invasion of Kherimurti. The washerman's message and the prophecy. Siege of Kherimurti. Rasalu's curse. The battle. Rasalu's death.

Short Household Tales
The Weaver and the Prophecy
The Three Weavers
The Weaver and the Watermelon
The Weaver Girl
The Two Weavers and the Grasshopper
The Old Weaver and the Camel's Footprints
Griba, the Weaver
The Silversmith and His Mother's Bangle
The Pathan and the Plums
The Pathan and the Ass
The Banevr Man and the Mill
The Two Simple Baneyris
The Widow of Baner
The Baneyr Man and the Boat
The Baneyri and His Drowned Wife
The Baneyri and His Poor Kinsman
The Philosophical Baneyri
The Baneyri and His Mother
The Man and the Bear
The Miser and the Grain of Wheat
The Miser and the Pice
The Two Misers
The Elephant and His Keeper
The Gardener's Wife, the Potter's Wife, and the Camel
The Mule and the Traveller
The Black Bee and the Black Beetle
The Tiger and the Cat
The Tiger and the Hare
The Dog and the Cock
The Jackal and the Voice of Fame
The Painted Jackal
The Jackal and the Ewe-Sheep
The Jackal and the Fleas
The False Witness
The Four Associates
The Crow and its Young
The Frog and the Farrier
The Frog and the Buffalo
The Frog and Kashmir
The Camel and the Rat
The Famous Saint and the Pilgrim
The Thief and the Poor Man
The King and his Daughters
The Farmer, His Wife, and the Open Door
The Traveller and His Camel

Appendix: The Punjabi verses which occur in Sharap's version of Rasalu.



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Lang. King Arthur

Today's free book is King Arthur: Tales of the Round Table by Andrew Lang, illustrated by H. J. Ford. You can find out more about this book in the King Arthur unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at the Internet Archive, Sacred Texts, Hathi Books, and Google Books. There's also a free audiobook from LibriVox.



King Arthur
The Drawing of the Sword
The Questing Beast
The Sword Excalibur
The Story of Sir Balin
How the Round Table Began
The Passing of Merlin
How Morgan le Fay Tried to Kill King Arthur
What Beaumains Asked of the King

The Quest of the Holy Graal
I: How The King Went on Pilgrimage, and his Squire was Slain in a Dream
II: The Coming of the Holy Graal
The Adventure of Sir Galahad
IV: How Sir Lancelot Saw a Vision, and Repented of His Sins
V: The Adventure Of Sir Percivale
VI: An Adventure of Sir Lancelot
VII: An Adventure of Sir Gawaine
VIII: The Adventure of Sir Bors
IX: Adventure of Sir Galahad
X: Sir Lancelot Meets Sir Galahad, and They Part For Ever
XI: How Sir Galahad Found The Graal And Died Of That Finding

The Evil Days of Arthur
The Fight for the Queen
The Fair Maid of Astolat
Lancelot and Guenevere
The End of it All
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Lang. Lilac Fairy Book

Today's free book is Lilac Fairy Book by Andrew Lang with illustrations by H. J. Ford. You can find out more about this book in the African Stories unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook, and you can read more about the illustrator, Henry Justice Ford, at Wikipedia.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image; the links are to the Sacred Texts edition.

The book is available at Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Sacred Texts, Hathi Trust, and Google Books. There is also a free audiobook at Librivox. You can get a free Kindle too!



(H.J. Ford)

Table of Contents

The Shifty Lad
The False Prince and the True
The Jogi's Punishment
The Heart of a Monkey
The Fairy Nurse
A Lost Paradise
How Brave Walter Hunted Wolves
The King of the Waterfalls
A French Puck
The Three Crowns
The Story of a Very Bad Boy
The Brown Bear of Norway
Little Lasse
Moti
The Enchanted Deer
A Fish Story
The Wonderful Tune
The Rich Brother and the Poor Brother
The One-Handed Girl
The Bones of Djulung
The Sea King's Gift
The Raspberry Worm
The Stones of Plouhinec
The Castle of Kerglas
The Battle of the Birds
The Lady of the Fountain
The Four Gifts
The Groac'h of the Isle of Lok
The Escape of the Mouse
The Believing Husbands
The Hoodie-Crow
The Brownie of the Lake
The Winning of Olwen



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Bompas. Folklore of the Santal Parganas.

Today's free book is Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Cecil Henry Bompas (1909). You can find out more about this book in the Santal Folklore unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

Available at: Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, and Hathi Books. There is also a free Kindle ebook, and the first part of the book is available as a free audiobook from LibriVox.



Table of Contents

  1. Bajun and Jhore
  2. Anuwa and His Mother
  3. Ledha and the Leopard
  4. The Cruel Stepmother
  5. Karmu and Dharmu
  6. The Jealous Stepmother
  7. The Pious Woman
  8. The Wise Daughter-in-Law
  9. The Oilman and His Sons
  10. The Girl Who Found Helpers
  11. How to Grow Rich
  12. The Changed Calf
  13. The Koeri and the Barber
  14. The Prince Who Acquired Wisdom
  15. The Monkey Boy
  16. The Miser's Servant
  17. Kuwar and the Raja's Daughter
  18. The Laughing Fish
  19. How the Cowherd Found a Bride
  20. Kara and Guja
  21. The Magic Cow
  22. Lita and His Animals
  23. The Boy Who Found His Father
  24. The Oilman's Bullock
  25. How Sabai Grass Grew
  26. The Merchant's Son and the Raja's Daughter
  27. The Flycatcher's Egg
  28. The Wife Who Would Not Be Beaten
  29. Sahde Goala
  30. The Raja's Son and the Merchant's Son
  31. The Poor Widow
  32. The Monkey and the Girl
  33. Ramai and the Animals
  34. The Magic Bedstead
  35. The Ghormuhas
  36. The Boy Who Learnt Magic
  37. The Charitable Jogi
  38. Chote and Mote
  39. The Daydreamer
  40. The Extortionate Sentry
  41. The Broken Friendship
  42. A Story Told By a Hindoo
  43. The Raibar and the Leopard
  44. The Ungrateful Snake
  45. The Tiger's Bride
  46. The Killing of the Tiger
  47. The Dream
  48. The King of the Bhuyans
  49. The Foolish Sons
  50. Kora and His Sister
  51. A Story on Caste
  52. Tipi and Tepa
  53. The Child With the Ears of the Ox
  54. The Child Who Knew His Father
  55. Jogeshwar's Marriage
  56. The Strong Man
  57. The Raja's Advice
  58. The Four Jogis
  59. The Charitable Raja
  60. A Variant.—The Wandering Raja
  61. The Two Wives
  62. Spanling and His Uncles
  63. The Silent Wife
  64. The Dumb Shepherd
  65. The Good Daughter-in-Law
  66. The Raja's Dream
  67. The Mongoose Boy
  68. The Stolen Treasure
  69. Dukhu and His Bonga Wife
  70. The Monkey Husband
  71. Lakhan and the Wild Buffaloes
  72. The Boy with the Stag
  73. The Seven Brothers and the Bonga Girl
  74. The Tiger's Foster Child
  75. The Caterpillar Boy
  76. The Monkey Nursemaid
  77. The Wife Who Could Not Keep a Secret
  78. Sit and Lakhan
  79. The Raja Who went to Heaven
  80. Seven Tricks and Single Trick
  81. Fuljhari Raja
  82. The Corpse of the Raja's Son
  83. The Sham Child
  84. The Sons of the Kherohuri Raja
  85. The Dog Bride
  86. Wealth or Wisdom
  87. A Goala and the Cow
  88. The Telltale Wife
  89. The Bridegroom Who Spoke in Riddles
  90. The Lazy Man
  91. Another Lazy Man
  92. The Widow's Son
  93. The Boy Who Was Changed Into a Dog
  94. Birluri and Birbanta
  95. The Killing of the Rakhas
  96. The Children of the Vultures
  97. The Ferryman
  98. Catching a Thief
  99. The Grasping Raja
  100. The Prince Who Would Not Marry
  101. The Prince Who Found Two Wives
  102. The Unfaithful Wife
  103. The Industrious Bride
  104. The Boy and His Fate
  105. The Messengers of Death
  106. The Speaking Crab
  107. The Leopard Outwitted
  108. The Wind and the Sun
  109. The Coldest Season
  110. The Jackal and the Crow
  111. The Tiger Cub and the Calf
  112. The Jackal and the Chickens
  113. The Jackal Punished
  114. The Tigers and the Cat
  115. The Elephants and the Ants
  116. A Fox and His Wife
  117. The Jackal and the Crocodiles
  118. The Bullfrog and the Crab
  119. The Hyena Outwitted
  120. The Crow and the Egret
  121. The Jackal and the Hare
  122. The Brave Jackal
  123. The Jackal and the Leopards
  124. The Fool and His Dinner
  125. The Stingy Daughter
  126. The Backwards and Forwards Dance
  127. The Deaf Family
  128. The Father-in-Law's Visit
  129. Ramai and Somai
  130. The Two Brothers
  131. The Three Fools
  132. The Cure For Laziness
  133. The Brahmin's Powers
  134. Ram's Wife
  135. Palo
  136. The Women's Sacrifice
  137. The Thief's Son
  138. The Divorce
  139. The Father and the Father-in-Law
  140. The Reproof
  141. Enigmas
  142. The Too Particular Wife
  143. The Paharia Socialists
  144. How A Tiger Was Killed
  145. The Goala's Daughter
  146. The Brahmin's Clothes
  147. The Winning of the Bride
  148. Marriage With Bongas
  149. The Bonga Headman
  150. Lakhan and the Bonga
  151. The House Bonga
  152. The Sarsagun-Maiden
  153. The Schoolboy and the Bonga
  154. The Bonga's Cave
  155. The Bonga's Victim
  156. Baijal and the Bonga
  157. Ramai and the Bonga
  158. The Boundary Bonga
  159. The Bonga Exorcised
  160. The Beginning of Things
  161. Chando and His Wife
  162. The Sikhar Raja
  163. The Origin of Tobacco
  164. The Transmigration of Souls
  165. The Next World
  166. After Death
  167. Hares and Men
  168. A Legend
  169. Pregnant Women
  170. The Influence of the Moon
  171. Illegitimate Children
  172. The Dead
  173. A Hunting Custom
  174. Witchcraft
  175. Of Dains and Ojhas
  176. Initiation Into Witchcraft
  177. Witch Craft
  178. Witch Stories
  179. Witch Stories
  180. Witch Stories
  181. The Two Witches
  182. The Sister-in-Law Who Was a Witch
  183. Ramjit Bonga
  184. The Herd Boy and the Witches
  185. The Man-Tiger
  186. The River Snake.
  187. The Sons of the Tigress.
  188. The Tiger's Marriage.
  189. The Jackal and His Neighbours.
  190. The Jackal and the Tigers.
  191. The Wild Buffaloes.
  192. The Grateful Cow.
  193. The Belbati Princess.
  194. The Bread Tree.
  195. The Origin of _Sabai_ Grass
  196. The Faithless Sister.
  197. The Cruel Sisters-in-Law.
  198. The False Rani.
  199. The Jackal and the Kite.
  200. The Sons of the Raban Raja.
  201. The Potter's Son.
  202. The Wonderful Cowherd.
  203. The Strong Prince.
  204. The Prince Who Became King of the Jackals.
  205. The Mongoose Boy.
  206. The Prince and the Tigress.
  207. The Cunning Potter.
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Babbitt. Jataka Tales

Today's free book is Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt. You can find out more about this book in the Jataka Tales (Babbitt) unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Internet Archive, Sacred Texts, Baldwin Project, Google Books and Hathi Books. There is a free audiobook at LibriVox.

The illustrations are by Ellsworth Young, and I have made a Flickr collection.



I. The Monkey and the Crocodile
II. How the Turtle Saved His Own Life
III. The Merchant of Seri
IV. The Turtle Who Couldn't Stop Talking
V. The Ox Who Won the Forfeit
VI. The Sandy Road
VII. The Quarrel of the Quails
VIII. The Measure of Rice
IX. The Foolish, Timid Rabbit
X. The Wise and the Foolish Merchant
XI. The Elephant Girly-Face
XII. The Banyan Deer
XIII. The Princes and the Water-Sprite
XIV. The King's White Elephant
XV. The Ox Who Envied the Pig
XVI. Grannie's Blackie
XVII. The Crab and the Crane
XVIII. Why the Owl Is Not King of the Birds





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Mackenzie. Indian Myth and Legend

Today's free book is Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie with illustrations by Warwick Goble. You can find out more about this book in the Ramayana unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. The book is available at Internet Archive, Sacred Texts Archive, and Hathi Books. The links below are to the Sacred Texts edition of the book.

The illustrations are by Warwick Goble, and I've made a Flickr collection.


Introduction
Chapter I. Indra, King of the Gods
Chapter II. The Great Vedic Deities
Chapter III. Yama, the First Man, and King of the Dead
Chapter IV. Demons and Giants and Fairies
Chapter V. Social and Religious Developments of the Vedic Age
Chapter VI. Mysteries of Creation, the World's Ages, and Soul Wandering
Chapter VII. New Faiths: Vishnu Religion, Buddhism, and Jainism
Chapter VIII. Divinities of the Epic Period


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