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arrived asked banjo bathed bazaar beat became began birdlime Bitaram boat bonga Bosont bring brought buffaloe cows bullock called carried cattle cheat cook cubs daughter demon devour drum eggs elder elephant enquired exclaimed fairy father and uncles fiddle fled flowers flute foal forest four brothers fruit garden gave ghur girl give goats gongo greatly Gumda hair hearing herd hiras horse Indarpuri Kuri Indarpuri Sadom jackal Jhore jugi raja jungle killed lame lamp Lapra large number leaf leave Lelha replied lizard mahout marriage merchant morning night Pader palace parched grain paroquet pitcher princess raja replied raja's rani returned home rice river rope Santals saying sent shew sister sisters-in-law sleep sulking tank tell Terel thieves threw tiger tigress took tree twelve cubits long Ulta's mother wailed as follows weeping wife wild buffaloes wives
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Page 50 - The wives for this reason bore their sister-in-law much ill will, and at length they combined together to oust her from the office of cook and general provider, so that one of themselves might obtain it. They said, "She does not go out to the fields to work, but remains quietly at home, and yet she has not the meals ready at the proper time.
Page 52 - ... to him his means of livelihood. When they saw that he was not to be prevailed upon, they gave him food and a plentiful supply of liquor. Of the latter he partook so freely that he presently became intoxicated.
Page 52 - ... the bamboo at the root, and taking it away made a fiddle out of it. The instrument had a superior tone and delighted all who heard it. The Jugi carried it with him when he went a-begging, and through the influence of its sweet music he returned home every evening with a full wallet. He now and again visited, when on his rounds, the house of the bonga girl's brothers, and the strains of the fiddle affected them greatly. Some of them were moved even to tears, for the fiddle seemed to wail as one...
Page 51 - The water continued to rise until it reached her knee, when she began to wail again : '/ Oh ! my brother, the water reaches to my knee, Still, Oh ! my brother, the pitcher will not dip." The water continued to rise, and when it reached her waist, she cried again : " Oh ! my brother, the water reaches to my waist, Still, Oh ! my brother, the pitcher will not dip.
Page 54 - So they began lovingly to hold converse with each other. When the others returned home in the evening they saw that she was both a human being and a Bonga, and they rejoiced exceedingly. Now in course of time the Bonga girl's family became very poor, and her brothers on one occasion came to the chief's house on a visit. The Bonga girl recognized them at once, but they did not know who she was.
Page 104 - What should we give." The jugi gosae replied, " Not gold, or silver, or an elephant, or a horse, but you have a sister ?" They said, " Yes, we have one sister." He replied, " Then make a gift of her to the spirit of the tank.
Page 42 - ... him to eat ; but he carried it with him when he crept into the gongo to sleep. At night the tiger came and lifting up the gongo felt it heavy, and said, " Well, are you inside ?" He replied,
Page 44 - Come along and shew him to me, and I shall soon eat him up." The tiger replied, " Oh dear ! no. I cannot go. If he finds me again he will do for me altogether." " Nonsense," said the jackal, " lead me to where he is, and I shall devour him.
Page 1 - She tried to dissuade him, but he insisted on her giving him permission, so at length she gave him leave. He went secretly, and saw her as she was bathing, and on returning home, said to his mother, "I have seen the princess, and lam in love with her. Go, and inform the raja that your son loves his daughter, and begs her hand in marriage.
Page 44 - Afterwards he met a jackal who said to him, " Where away, in such hot haste ?" Uh !" he said, " how much of it can I tell you ! I have been greatly harassed, and distressed by As ghur ghur. It was with great difficulty I succeeded in giving him the slip, and now I am fleeing for dear life.