The banya boy and his four wives
How the needle succeeded in killing the tiger
The death of Banu Begam, Mumtaz-i-Mahal, the lady of the Taj at Agra, infant crying in the womb
How the Ahir got the better of the demon and acquired a wife
The legend of the Dhorawat Tank
Bombay, expulsion of a devil
Faizabad, Akbar and the bridge builder
The story of Murdan Khan and the daughter of the jinn
Bhimsen, a legend of spirits scared by dawn
The golden-haired Rani and the jogi
Saharanpur, the legend of a famine
Peculiarities of the jinn
The four princes and the four fairies
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
The Brahman's sons and the Gusain.
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
Mirzapur, a swinging elephant
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
The excellent qualities of the plant mundi
Upturned city, legend of a human sacrifice, cannibalism
The tricks of Shekh Chilli
King Akbar and the donkey
Jalandhar, superstitions about cattle
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
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
The Manjhi girl and the bamboo
The Brahman and the snake
The wit of the four brothers
The judgment of the jackal
The fate of the raja of Chandrapur
How the qazi's wife became a widow
How the soldier's wife foiled her lovers
The sparrow and the shell
The raja and the Musahar girl
The tale of Princess Phulande
The best thing in the world
The lady who became a cat
The opium-eater and the demons
The perfumer and the rustics
The gallant young buffalo
The prince who became a kol
How the sadhu went athieving
The pandit and the daughter of the wazir
The physician and his son.
The half-married daughter of the gardener
The virtuous daughter of the merchant
How the miserly Banya was punished
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 tale of the four foolish pandits
How Shekh Chilli went to market
The fool and the jamun fruit.
The tale of the four drunkards
The virtue of Raja Rupa Angad
How the banya baffled the robbers
The metamorphosis of Raja Vikramaditya
Banke Chhail and his wife
The Brahman and the sadhu
How the raja went to the heaven of Bhagwan
The sadhu and the princess
The prince and his animal friends
The fool and the alphabet
The weaver and the jackal
The thakur and the goldsmith
The tale of Rani Kamlapati
Entertaining angels unawares
The prince and the daughter of the Gandhi
How Bhagwan gave a lesson to Narad Muni
The wise and the foolish brothers
The legend of Pipa the rajput
Eating and the evil eye : the introduction of turmeric
How the raja got his just deserts [desserts]
The soldier and his virtuous wife
Shekh Chilli and the camel man
The wise son of the weaver
The princess and the thieves
The contest of good and evil
The fortunate wood-cutter.
A tale of Akbar and Birbal
The man who ate human flesh
The princess and the sepoy
How the wise man learned experience
The fate of the shrewish wife
The charity of the Lord Solomon
The tale of Raja Sarat Chandra
Raja Vena and Raja Vikramaditya
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 old woman and the crow
Which is better, wealth or wisdom?
How the banya's wife went to heaven
The four friends and the princess
The raja and the physician
How Shaikh Chilli made a fool of himself at the wedding
The wit of Muhammad Fazil.
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
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 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 honest man and the rogue
The Brahman and the money-bags
The death of Sheikh Chilli
How the dancing-girl was outwitted
The raja and the sharpers
The potter and his friends
How the ahirin was outwitted
The founding of the Dom Kingdom of Gorakhpur
Alexander and the Sea People
Honesty is the best policy
The pandit and the rakshasa
How the pious ploughman escaped death
How the pandit was taught to lie
The warning of the dancing girl
The quest of the princess
The punishment of Raja Indra
The sweeper youth and the rani
Vishnu Sarma and his wife
The weaver bird and the elephant
The fruits of covetousness
How the raja suffered misfortune
The prince who would not marry
The prince and Pan Shahzadi
The fate of the slattern wife
The cunning of the paddy bird
The greatest leaf in the world
The result of good intentions
Akbar and Birbal's daughter
The sepoy and his faithless wife
The Shalimar Bagh at Lahore
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 dishonesty of the shroff
The dream of the opium-eater
The opium-eater's dispute
The fate of the boastful jackal
The dancing-girl and the parrot
The pandit and the princess