- 1Introduction
- 2I — Tales of the Jungle
- 3The Enchanted Mountain
- 4The Spirit-Guarded Cave
- 5The Mountain Spirits and the Stone Mortars
- 6II — Fables From the Forest
- 7Why the Lip of the Elephant Droops
- 8How a Dead Tiger Killed the Princess
- 9The Monkeys and the Crabs
- 10III — Nature’s Riddles and Their Answers
- 11The Origin of Lightning
- 12Why the Parrot and the Minor Bird but Echo the Words of Man
- 13The Fatherless Birds
- 14IV — Romance and Tragedy
- 15The Faithful Husband
- 16The Faithful Wife
- 17An Unexpected Issue
- 18V — Temples and Priests
- 19Cheating the Priest
- 20The Disappointed Priest
- 21The Greedy Priest
- 22The Ambitious Priest
- 23VI — Moderation and Greed
- 24A Covetous Neighbor
- 25A Lazy Man’s Plot
- 26The Ungrateful Fisherman
- 27The Legend of the Rice
- 28VII — Parables and Proverbs
- 29“The Wisest Man of a Small Village Is Not Equal in Wisdom to a Boy…
- 30“To Aid Beast Is Merit; to Aid Man Is but Vanity”
- 31VIII — The Gods Know and the Gods Reward
- 32Poison-Mouth
- 33Strife and Peace
- 34The Widow’s Punishment
- 35Honesty Rewarded
- 36The Justice of in Ta Pome
- 37IX — Wonders of Wisdom
- 38A Wise Philosopher
- 39The Boys Who Were Not Appreciated
- 40The Magic Well
- 41X — Strange Fortunes of Strange People
- 42The Fortunes of a Lazy Beggar
- 43The Misfortunes of Paw Yan
- 44An Unfortunate Shot
- 45XI — Stories Gone Astray
- 46Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
- 47The Great Boaster
- 48A Clever Thief
- 49Eyeless-Needle, Rotten-Egg, Rotten-Banana, Old-Fish and Broken-Pestle
Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India
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