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A.--WESTERN SLAVONIANS
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BOHEMIAN STORIES

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    I. LONG, BROAD, AND SHARPSIGHT (Dlouhy, Siroky, Bystrozyakr). K. J. Erben

4

    II. 'THE THREE GOLDEN HAIRS OF GRANDFATHER ALLKNOW' (Tri zlaté vlasy Deda-Vsheveda). K. J. Erben

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    III. GOLDENHAIR (Zlatovláska). K. J. Erben

25

    IV. INTELLIGENCE AND LUCK (Rozum a Stesti). K. J. Erben

33

    V. THE JEZINKAS (Jezinky). K. J. Erben

36

    VI. THE WOOD-LADY (Lesní zenka). Bozena Nemcova

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    VII. GEORGE WITH THE GOAT (Jirka s kozú). K. J. Erben

46


MORAVIAN STORIES

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    VIII. GODMOTHER DEATH (Smrt kmotrenka). B. M. Kulda, Moravian National Stories,' p. 573

52

    IX. THE FOUR BROTHERS (Ctvero bratrí). B. M. Kulda, Moravian National Stories,' p. 758

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HUNGARIAN-SLOVENISH STORIES

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    X. THE THREE LEMONS (Tri citroni). J. Rimavski, 'Slovenish Stories,' i. 37

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    XI. THE SUN-HORSE (Slncoví kuon). J. Rimavski, Slovenish Stories,' i. 27

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    XII. THE GOLDEN SPINSTER (Zlatá priadka). A. H. Skultety and P. Dobshinsky, 'Slovenish Stories,' i. 350

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    XIII. ARE YOU ANGRY? (Ci se hnevace?). A. H. Skultety and P. Dobshinsky, 'Slovenish Stories,' i. 279

89


UPPER AND LOWER LUSATIAN STORIES

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    XIV. RIGHT ALWAYS REMAINS RIGHT (Prawo predco prawn vostanje). K. Smoler

92

    XV. LITTLE RED HOOD (Cerwjenawka). H. Kopf, the 'Luzican,' 1863, p. 42

97


KASHUBIAN STORY

101

XVI. CUDGEL, BESTIR YOURSELF! (Kjiku resze se). Dr. Florian Cenova

101


POLISH STORIES

107

    XVII. PRINCE UNEXPECTED (O Królewiczu Niespodzianku). A. J. Glinski, 'Polish Story-Teller,' i. 121

108

    XVIII. THE SPIRIT OF A BURIED MAN (Duch pogrzebanego). K. W. Wóycicki, 'Popular Tales' (Klechdy), ii. 66

121

    XIX. THE PALE MAIDEN (Blada panna). K. Balinski, 'Tales of the People,' p. 72

125

    XX. THE PLAGUE-SWARM (Homen). K. W. Wóycicki, Popular Tales,' i. 130

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B.--EASTERN SLAVONIANS
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WHITE RUSSIAN STORIES

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    XXI. THE FROST, THE SUN, AND THE WIND (Moraz, Solntse i Vyeter). A. Afanasief, 'National Russian Stories,' i. 1

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    XXII. LITTLE ROLLING-PEA (Pakatsigaroshak). A. Afanasief, 'National Russian Stories,' iii. 2, 7

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    XXIII, THE WONDROUS LADS (Chudetsnye Malchiki). A. Afanasief, 'National Russian Stories,' iii. 25

138


LITTLE RUSSIAN STORIES FROM GALICIA

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XXIV. GOD KNOWS HOW TO PUNISH MAN (Bôg znae, chim cholovyeka karati mae). M. Tyemyak in the 'Vyenok,' ii. 332

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    XXV. THE GOOD CHILDREN (Dobri dyeti). Ja. Balagur, in the 'Vyenok,' ii. 338

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    XXVI. THE DEVIL AND THE GIPSY (Chore i Tsigan). Ja. Balagur, in the 'Vyenok,' ii. 370

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    XXVII. GOD AND THE DEVIL (Bôg i Chort). P. A. Lavrovski

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LITTLE RUSSIAN STORIES FROM SOUTH RUSSIA

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    XXVIII. THE BEAUTIFUL DAMSEL AND THE WICKED OLD WOMAN (O Krasavitsye i o zloi babye). P. Kulish, Memoirs of Southern Russia,' ii. 10

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    XXIX. THE SNAKE AND THE PRINCESS (Uzh i Tsarevna). P. Kulish, 'Memoirs of Southern Russia,' ii. 14

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    XXX. TRANSFORMATION INTO A NIGHTINGALE AND A CUCKOO (Prevrastenye v Solovya i kukushku). P. Kulish, 'Memoirs of Southern Russia,' ii. 33

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    XXXI. TRANSMIGRATION OF THE SOUL. (Peresedenye dushi). P. Kulish, 'Memoirs about Southern Russia,' ii. 34

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    XXXII. THE WIZARD (Znakhor). P. Kulish, 'Memoirs of Southern Russia,' ii.

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GREAT RUSSIAN STORIES

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    XXXIII. THE LIME-TREE (Lipa). J. A. Kuljakof, 'Great Russian Stories,' i. 132

164

    XXXIV. ILYA OF MUROM AND NIGHTINGALE THE ROBBER (Ilya Muromets i Solovei-razboinik). A. Afanasief, 'National Russian Stories,' i. 53

167


C.--SOUTHERN SLAVONIANS.

 


BULGARIAN STORIES

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    XXXV. THE LORD GOD AS AN OLD MAN (Dyedo-Gospod). G. S. Rakovski, the 'Pokazalets,' Odessa, 1859, i. 137

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    XXXVI. BULGARIAN HOSPITALITY (Blugarsko Gostopriyemstvo). Konstantin Pavlof

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    XXXVII. CINDERELLA (Pepelezhka). Konstantin Pavlof

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    XXXVIII. THE GOLDEN APPLES AND THE NINE PEAHENS (Zlata yabluka i devat paunky). Konstantin Pavlof

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    XXXIX. THE LANGUAGE OF ANIMALS (Gadinski yazyk). Konstantin Pavlof

199


SERBIAN STORIES

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    XL. THE LAME Fox (Shantava Lisitsa). The 'Podunavka,' 1848, Nos. 48, 49

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    XLI. THE SONS' OATH TO THEIR DYING FATHER (Ochina Zakletva). Vuk St. Karadsich, 'Serbian National Tales,' p. 109

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    XLII. THE WONDERFUL HAIR (Chudovata Dlaka). Vuk St. Karadsich, 'Serbian National Tales,' p. 154

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SERBIAN STORIES--continued.

 

 

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    XLIII. THE DRAGON AND THE PRINCE (Azhdaya i Tsarev Sin). Vuk St. Karadsich, 'Serbian National Tales,' p. 54

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    XLIV. FATE (Usud). Vuk St. Karadsich, 'Serbian National Tales,' p. 89

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SERBIAN STORIES FROM BOSNIA

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    XLV. THE BIRDCATCHER (Ptichar). J. F. Jukih, in the 'Bosnian Friend,' i. 114

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    XLVI. THE TWO BROTHERS (Bratya). J. F. Jukih, in the 'Bosnian Friend,' i. 171

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SERBIAN STORIES FROM CARNIOLA

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    XLVII. THE ORIGIN OF MAN (Odkuda chovyek). 'The Neven,' 1858, p. 60

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    XLVIII. GOD'S COCK (Bozhji Kokot). The 'Neven,' 1858, p.61

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    XLIX. KURENT THE PRESERVER (Kurent Spasitelj). The 'Neven,' 1858, p. 94

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    L. KURENT AND MAN (Kurent i chovyek). The 'Neven,' 1858, p. 75

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    LI. THE HUNDRED-LEAVED ROSE (Ruzha Steperitsa). The 'Neven,' 1858, p. 105

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CROATIAN STORIES

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    LII. KRALJEVICH MARKO (Kraljevich Marko). M. Krachmanov Valjavets, 'National Stories,' p. 64

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    LIII. THE DAUGHTER OF THE KING OF THE VILAS (Vilinskoga kralya kcher). M. Krachmanov Valjavets, 'National Stories,' p. 273

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    LIV. THE MIRACULOUS LOCK (Chudotvorni Lokot). M. Krachmanov Valjavets, 'National Stories,' p.186

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CROATIAN STORIES--continued..

 

 

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    LV. THE SHE-WOLF (Vuchitsa). M. Krachmanov Valjavets, 'National Stories,' p. 240

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    LVI. MILUTIN (Milutin). M. Krachmanov Valjavets, 'National Stories,' p. 131

291


ILLYRIAN-SLOVENISH STORIES

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    LVII. A VILA AS A FRIEND AND THE MONTHS AS FRIENDS (Vila priyatlitsa in mestsi priyatli). The 'Novice,' 1854, No. 6

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    LVIII. THE FISHERMAN'S SON (Ribchev Sin). The 'Slovenia,' 1848, Nos. 46, 47; L. Pintar

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    LIX. THE WHITE SNAKE (Bela kacha). The 'Slovenska behela' (Slavonic Bee), 1850, p. 4

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    LX. THE VILA (Vila). The 'Novice,' 1853, No. 76

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