The banya boy and his four wives -- The saint Bo Ali -- The story of the jinn -- How the needle succeeded in killing the tiger -- Burial-ground ghosts -- The legend of Hemavati -- The death of Banu Begam, Mumtaz-i-Mahal, the lady of the Taj at Agra, infant crying in the womb -- Sneezing, omens from -- How the Ahir got the better of the demon and acquired a wife -- The legend of the Dhorawat Tank -- Bombay, expulsion of a devil -- Hindu superstition -- Faizabad, Akbar and the bridge builder -- The story of Murdan Khan and the daughter of the jinn -- Throbbing of eyes -- Bhimsen, a legend of spirits scared by dawn -- The golden-haired Rani and the jogi -- Saharanpur, the legend of a famine -- Treading on heel ropes -- Peculiarities of the jinn -- The legend of Raja Nala -- The four princes and the four fairies -- The crow and the sparrow -- A cure for piles -- Gaya, charms to procure offspring -- Montgomery, the legend of Dipalpur -- Calcutta, a folk etymology -- Gya, Chand Haji, the saint -- The king's son and his fairy bride -- Changes in the courses of rivers, Salivahana and the Saint Farid-ud-din Shakkarganj -- The tricks of Shekh Chilli -- Jinns and Europeans -- The Brahman's sons and the Gusain.

The black partridge -- Lalitpur, a tank which cured dropsy -- The tricks of Shekh Chilli -- Diamonds at Panna, legend of -- The princess who got the gift of patience -- Jalandhar, rural superstitions -- The Dahani Firang stone -- Mirzapur, a swinging elephant -- Battle-field ghosts -- Garhwal, shaving -- Farrukhabad, a fort supplied with oil -- Gaya, the legend of Kunwar Bijai Mall -- Mirzapur, threshing-floor superstition -- How the washerman's ass became a qazi -- Another version of the fairy gift legend -- Irich, legend of -- The excellent qualities of the plant mundi -- The school of love -- Upturned city, legend of a human sacrifice, cannibalism -- The tricks of Shekh Chilli -- King Akbar and the donkey -- Jalandhar, superstitions about cattle -- A folktale told by Jumai -- Jalandhar, rural medicinal treatment, unlucky names -- The magic ring of Lord Solomon -- The pranks of Hop-o'-my-Thumb -- Shekh Chilli and his gram field -- Phulmati Rani -- The faqir and Sher Shah -- The man who fought with God -- Princess Pomegranate (Anar Shahzadi) -- The tasks of the witch-queen -- The merchant, the prince, and the grateful animals -- How the jackal got the weaver married -- How the manjhi won his wife -- The Brahman and Mother Ganges -- The tiger, the Brahman, and the covetous goldsmith -- Kumaon-folklore -- The rival queens -- The four fools -- The tale of four fools -- The frog and the snake -- Mr. Good and Mr. Evil.

The white witch -- The lament for Sobhan -- How silly a woman can be -- The parrot and the maina -- The prince and the sadhu -- The Manjhi girl and the bamboo -- The goat and the tiger -- The piety of the Brahman -- The Brahman and the snake -- The faithful mongoose -- The master-thief -- The master--thief -- The valiant weaver bird -- The sepoy's son -- The wit of the four brothers -- The cunning of the lala -- Shekh Chilli in love -- The raja and the sadhu -- The judgment of the jackal -- Ganga Ram the parrot -- The disguised princess -- The king and the fairy -- The king and his secret -- The fate of the raja of Chandrapur -- How the qazi's wife became a widow -- How the soldier's wife foiled her lovers -- Lal Bahu, the red wife -- The sparrow and the shell -- The raja and the Musahar girl -- The tale of Princess Phulande -- The princess and the cat -- What's in a name? -- The cow and the tigress -- The best thing in the world -- The mischievous boy -- Mr. Knowall -- The lady who became a cat -- The opium-eater and the demons -- The wisdom of Birbal -- The kingdom of the mice -- The perfumer and the rustics -- The advice of the rajput -- The height of laziness -- The gallant young buffalo -- The advice of the sadhu -- The prince who became a kol -- How the sadhu went athieving -- The tale of Tismar Khan -- The pandit and the daughter of the wazir -- The amir and the singer -- The amir and the kathak -- The physician and his son.

The half-married daughter of the gardener -- The elixir of youth -- The two liars -- The virtuous daughter of the merchant -- The foolish ahir -- The raja and the snake -- The prodigal son -- How the miserly Banya was punished -- The judgment of Solomon -- The thief and the confectioner -- The princess of Karnalpur -- The king and the evil spirit -- The faithful son of the wazir -- The princess who would not speak -- The wise raja of Harbangpur -- The prince and the thugs -- The tale of the four foolish pandits -- How Shekh Chilli went to market -- The fool and the jamun fruit.

The tale of the four drunkards -- Seeing the world -- The virtue of Raja Rupa Angad -- How the banya baffled the robbers -- Kali Das and his parrot -- The boy and the monkey -- The metamorphosis of Raja Vikramaditya -- The greedy Brahman -- The lesson of the sadhu -- Banke Chhail and his wife -- The magic boat -- The Brahman and the sadhu -- How the raja went to the heaven of Bhagwan -- The parrot and the guru -- The piety of Raja Raghu -- The sadhu and the princess -- The prince and his animal friends -- The fool and the alphabet -- The weaver and the jackal -- The raja and the hansas -- The thakur and the goldsmith -- The discarded princess -- The tale of Rani Kamlapati -- Entertaining angels unawares -- The prince and the daughter of the Gandhi -- The Brahman's luck -- The devoted wife -- The boy and the merchant -- The height of virtue -- How Bhagwan gave a lesson to Narad Muni -- The wise and the foolish brothers -- The jealous stepbrothers -- The Kali Yuga -- The legend of Pipa the rajput -- Hari Raja and Moti Rani -- Eating and the evil eye : the introduction of turmeric -- The good old times -- How the raja got his just deserts [desserts] -- The soldier and his virtuous wife -- The raja and the hansa -- Shekh Chilli and the camel man -- Akbar and his son-in-law -- The reading of hearts -- The wise son of the weaver -- Why the boy laughed -- The princess and the thieves -- The contest of good and evil -- The fortunate wood-cutter.

The dhobi and his ass -- The pillars of the sky -- A tale of Akbar and Birbal -- The man who ate human flesh -- The fruit of charity -- The old man's wisdom -- The princess and the sepoy -- How the wise man learned experience -- Why Narad Muni laughed -- The fate of the shrewish wife -- The charity of the Lord Solomon -- How to please everybody -- The wise pandit -- The tale of Raja Sarat Chandra -- Raja Vena and Raja Vikramaditya -- The raja and the bear -- Adam and the prince -- The boasting of Narada Muni the rishi -- The tale of the thakur and the barber -- Budh Sen and his monkey army -- Akbar and Birbal's daughter -- The raja and the swans -- The old woman and the crow -- Which is better, wealth or wisdom? -- The goddess of poverty -- How the banya's wife went to heaven -- The four friends and the princess -- The raja and the physician -- The rival castes -- The Dom Raja of Oudh -- How Shaikh Chilli made a fool of himself at the wedding -- The pious prince -- The wit of Muhammad Fazil.

The prince and the snake -- Prince Nilkanth -- The clever Brahman girl -- The wisdom of the daughter of Birbal -- The prince and the angel of death -- The pandit and his children -- The luck of the youngest son -- The witch and the boy -- The ahir's folly -- How the prince won his bride -- The ahir and the cow of plenty -- The tale of the two queens -- Shaikh Chilli and the fakir -- The young Brahman and his wife -- Shaikh Chilli and his turban -- The city of the jinn -- The bard and his wife -- Women rule the world -- The fool and his house -- The story of a banya's son -- Which is greater, Rama or Khuda? -- The two wicked women and the dog -- The wicked queen and her step-children.

The slave discovered -- The man and the loaves -- The cuckoo and the owl -- The two fakirs -- The defeated pandit -- Life as an inn -- The honest man and the rogue -- The two brothers -- The Brahman and the money-bags -- The death of Sheikh Chilli -- The rani and the snake -- The woman and her child -- How the dancing-girl was outwitted -- Iron and gold -- The tale of the cuckoo -- The kori's dilemma -- The raja and the sharpers -- The potter and his friends -- The ahir and his guru -- The ahir and his guru -- How the ahirin was outwitted -- The Brahman and his guru -- The biter bit -- The craft of the barber -- The affliction of Devi -- The age of man -- The founding of the Dom Kingdom of Gorakhpur -- Alexander and the Sea People -- The dream of the sadhu -- The mulla and the boors -- The liar tricked -- Honesty is the best policy -- The tale of nobody -- The old woman and Satan -- The pandit and the rakshasa -- How the pious ploughman escaped death -- True love -- How the pandit was taught to lie -- The quest of Managori -- The wit of the ranis -- The warning of the dancing girl -- The test of honesty -- Sujan Chand and Nitikala -- Half a lie.

Raja bhoj and his rani -- The quest of the princess -- The punishment of Raja Indra -- The pound of flesh -- The sweeper youth and the rani -- Vishnu Sarma and his wife -- The rogue and the goat -- The weaver bird and the elephant -- The result of charity -- The fruits of covetousness -- How the raja suffered misfortune -- The prince who would not marry -- The power of fate -- The thakur and the koli -- The sadhu and the rat -- The prince and Pan Shahzadi -- The lion and the jackal -- The magic fish -- The fate of the slattern wife -- The cunning of the bania -- The cunning of the paddy bird -- The frog's cunning -- The three wishes -- Mir Kusro and the kachhi -- The evil of covetousness -- The greatest leaf in the world -- The fruit of good wishes -- Akbar's questions -- Birbal's wit -- The result of good intentions -- Birbal and tobacco -- Akbar and Birbal's daughter -- How Birbal sowed pearls.

How Birbal capped verses -- How Akbar was befooled -- Akbar's riddle -- How Akbar became emperor -- Sulaiman the wood-cutter -- The sepoy and his faithless wife -- The folly of the cuckold -- The Shalimar Bagh at Lahore -- A woman's wit -- The neglect of good advice -- The kayasth and the soldier -- Wisdom inferior to learning -- The fate of the uncharitable -- The saint and the dancing girl -- The wit of the kayasth -- The dishonesty of the shroff -- The dishonest kazi -- The pride of the jackal -- The wiles of women -- The dream of the opium-eater -- The opium-eater's dispute -- The dishonest perfumer -- The fate of the boastful jackal -- The dancing-girl and the parrot -- The dog and the Brahman -- A fatal compact -- The pandit and the princess -- The banker's wife -- A wife's disappointment -- The musalman's error -- The bee's secret -- The fruit of immortality -- The raja and the cowherd -- The parrot's reproof.