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| “She rushed out of the palace … and came to the upper world” (p. 26) | Frontispiece | |||||
| “The Suo queen went to the door with a handful of rice” | 1 | |||||
| “The prince revived, and, walking about, saw a human figure near the gate” | 9 | |||||
| “She took up the jewel in her hand, left the palace, and successfully reached the upper world” | 22 | |||||
| “He rushed out of his hiding-place and killed the serpent” | 43 | |||||
| “Instead of sweetmeats about a score of demons” | 56 | |||||
| “At the door of which stood a lady of exquisite beauty” | 62 | |||||
| “In a trice she woke up, sat up in her bed, and eyeing the stranger, inquired who he was” | 77 | |||||
| The Girl of the Wall-Almirah | 90 | |||||
| “On a sudden an elephant gorgeously caparisoned shot across his path” | 95 | |||||
| “They then set out on their journey” | 106 | |||||
| “A monstrous bird comes out apparently from the palace” | 117 | |||||
| “Hundreds of peacocks of gorgeous plumes came to the embankments to eat the khai” | 123 | |||||
| “ ‘You would adorn the palace of the mightiest sovereign’ ” | 138 | |||||
| “He saw a beautiful woman coming out of the palace” | 141 | |||||
| “ ‘Husband, take up all this large quantity of gold and these precious stones’ ” | 145 | |||||
| “They ran away in great fear, leaving behind them the money and jewels” | 162 | |||||
| “The camel-driver alighted, tied the camel to a tree on the spot, and began smoking” | 170 | |||||
| “ ‘How is it that you have returned so soon?’ ” | 174 | |||||
| “At dawn he used to cull flowers in the forest” | 181 | |||||
| “The Brahman’s wife had occasion to go to the tank, and as she went she brushed by a Sankchinni” | 188 | |||||
| “The moment the first stroke was given, a great many ghosts rushed towards the Brahman” | 194 | |||||
| “The lady, king, and hiraman all reached the king’s capital safe and sound” | 210 | |||||
| “ ‘What princess ever puts only one ruby in her hair?’ ” | 214 | |||||
| “Coming up to the surface they climbed into the boat” | 216 | |||||
| “The jackal … opened his bundle of betel-leaves, put some into his mouth, and began chewing them” | 218 | |||||
| “A bright light, like that of the moon, was seen shining on his forehead” | 237 | |||||
| “The six queens tried to comfort him” | 238 | |||||
| “ ‘Now, barber, I am going to destroy you. Who will protect you?’ ” | 248 | |||||
| “They approached a magnificent pile of buildings” | 259 | |||||
| “Thus the princess was deserted” | 266 | |||||
| “When she got out of the water, what a change was seen in her!” | 271 | |||||