Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3

by Henry Parker | 1910 | 406,533 words

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Collection of stories from the time of ancient Ceylon (now: Sri Lanka) drawn from various sources and traditions (locally, buddhism, hinduism, etc.). The stories found in these volumes are practically literal translations of the written Sinhalese originals....

Part I - Stories told by the Cultivating Caste and Vaeddas

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Story 1 - The Making Of The Great Earth

Story 2 - The Sun, the Moon, and Great Paddy

Story 3 - The Story Of Senasura

Story 4 - The Glass Princess

Story 5 - The Frog Prince

Story 6 - The Millet Trader

Story 7 - The Turtle Dove

Story 8 - The Prince And The Princess

Story 9 - Tamarind Tikka

Story 10 - Matalange Loku-appu

Story 11 - The White Turtle

Story 12 - The Black Storks’ Girl

Story 13 - The Golden Kaekiri Fruit

Story 14 - The Four Deaf Persons

Story 15 - The Prince And The Yaka

Story 16 - How A Yaka And A Man Fought

Story 17 - Concerning A Man And Two Yakas

Story 18 - The Three Questions

Story 19 - The Faithless Princess

Story 20 - The Prince Who Did Not Go To School

Story 21 - Nagul-munna

Story 22 - The Kule-baka Flowers

Story 23 - Kurulu-gama Appu, The Sooth-sayer

Story 24 - How A Prince Was Chased By A Yaksani, And What Befel

Story 25 - The Wicked King

Story 26 - The Kitul Seeds

Story 27 - The Speaking Horse

Story 28 - The Female Quail

Story 29 - The Pied Robin

Story 30 - The Jackal And The Hare

Story 31 - The Leopard And The Mouse-deer

Story 32 - The Crocodile’s Wedding

Story 33 - The Gamarala’s Cakes

Story 34 - The Kinnara and the Parrots

Story 35 - How A Jackal Settled A Lawsuit.

Story 36 - The Jackal And The Turtle

Story 37 - The Lion And The Turtle

Last Updated: 13 June, 2018

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