Tale

  1 Labam |                  How the Raja's Son won the Princess Labam~In
  2 Labam |      was a Raja who had an only son who every day went out to
  3 Labam |        me alone when the Raja's son shoots. If you desert me
  4 Labam |      leave us. You are our only son. Stay with us. You will
  5 Labam |       in it, and gave it to her son. "My child," she said to
  6 Labam |        come to you."~The Raja's son thanked him, mounted his
  7 Labam |          Well," said the Raja's son, "I will take it out for
  8 Labam |      the husband; "but a Raja's son came and took the thorn
  9 Labam |         tiger called the Raja's son, and when he came the tiger
 10 Labam |        come to you."~The Raja's son rode on and on till he came
 11 Labam |           and so on.~The Raja's son said to them, "Do not quarrel
 12 Labam |         fourth arrow the Raja's son let his horse loose in the
 13 Labam |       on the ground. The Raja's son asked some men he saw, "
 14 Labam |       her house, and the Raja's son was very glad. The old woman
 15 Labam |        old woman and the Raja's son then dined together.~When
 16 Labam |         Aunty," said the Raja's son, "why don't you light a
 17 Labam |         finished it.~The Raja's son watched the princess quietly,
 18 Labam |      bed and asleep, the Raja's son got up softly and sat on
 19 Labam |        woman came to the Raja's son. "Now it is morning," she
 20 Labam |         asleep. Then the Raja's son sat on his bed, and it carried
 21 Labam |        woman said to the Raja's son, "Now you must really go."~"
 22 Labam |       to sleep. Then the Raja's son sat on his bed and flew
 23 Labam |      thief. I am a great Raja's son. Hiraman parrot, who lives
 24 Labam |       princess, "as you are the son of such a great kaja, I
 25 Labam |        said to her mother, "The son of a great Raja has come
 26 Labam |       king; "but if this Raja's son wishes to marry my daughter,
 27 Labam |       In the morning the Raja's son told the old woman that
 28 Labam |     servants brought the Raja's son to the king's courthouse
 29 Labam |        to the king." The Raja's son lay down and slept, and
 30 Labam |        of the demons the Raja's son was very sad. "What can
 31 Labam |         you so sad?" The Raja's son answered, "The king has
 32 Labam |       for you."~Then the Raja's son took out of his bag two
 33 Labam |        demons," said the Raja's son, "and these tigers will
 34 Labam |      will kill you."~The Raja's son thought of his little bed;
 35 Labam |        with him, and the Raja's son beat the drum, and the king
 36 Labam |        I will," said the Raja's son.~Then the king showed him
 37 Labam |        wax hatchet."~The Raja's son went back to the old woman'
 38 Labam |       do that?" said the Raja's son. "Do not be afraid," said
 39 Labam |         a few days the prince's son said to his wife, "Let us
 40 Punch |         this Balna had a little son, and his uncles and aunts
 41 Punch |        had any children, so the son of the seventh Prince and
 42 Punch |      time went on, till Balna's son was fourteen years old,
 43 Punch |        answered, "I am a Raja's son, and I come in search of
 44 Punch |          Some time ago a Raja's son came here, and shortly afterwards
 45 Punch |        had put it on her little son's finger when he was a baby,
 46 Punch |     once believed the story her son told her of his long search,
 47 Punch |         of release.~Now Balna's son was a bright, clever boy,
 48 Punch |    Balna determined to take her son's advice; and the next day
 49 Punch |      the place."~Balna told her son what Punchkin had said;
 50 Punch |         the tower; and she, her son, and the seven Princes went
 51 Broken|    large dowry. She will have a son, and I shall call him Somasarman.
 52 Magic |         behind him. The chief's son, being a musician, used
 53 Magic |      placed that of the chief's son under his bed, and covering
 54 Laili |     horses. He had also an only son called Prince Majnun, who
 55 Laili |        playing with the Wazir's son, Husain Mahamat, in King
 56 Laili |          King Dantal wished his son to marry again. "I will
 57 Laili |   Prince Majnun and the Wazir's son walked in the garden, they
 58 Laili |      walking behind the Wazir's son.~"Oh, look, look!" he cried, "
 59 Laili |         palace with the Wazir's son; and as they ran away, Laili
 60 Laili |        and King Dantal told his son be was very silly to be
 61 Laili |   However, when he saw that his son was really in great terror,
 62 Laili |         time he and the Wazir's son walked in the garden, and
 63 Laili |        out of gratitude for his son's safety, and gave many,
 64 Laili | splendid palace for her and his son, with a great deal of ground
 65 Laili |    perhaps some one may kill my son to take her away."~
 66 Tiger |         were!"~The Soothsayer's Son~A SOOTHSAYER when on his
 67 Tiger |         horoscope of his second son, whose name was Gangazara,
 68 Tiger |        his estate to his eldest son. The second son thought
 69 Tiger |      his eldest son. The second son thought over the horoscope,
 70 Tiger |       king of serpents, and the son of Adisesha, who is now
 71 Tiger |     sight in a moment.~The poor son of the Soothsayer, who was
 72 Tiger |         help. 'the Soothsayer's son had no time to lose; he
 73 Tiger |      Thus said the Soothsayer's son, and, the following reply
 74 Tiger |     corpse. Thus was the second son of the Soothsayer restored
 75 Ring  |     Ring~A MERCHANT started his son in life with three hundred
 76 Ring  |      try his luck in trade. The son took the money and departed.
 77 Ring  |       when he had heard how his son had wasted all the money
 78 Ring  |        to its master, "I am the son of Raja Indrasha. One day,
 79 Ring  |     glad he would be to see his son's preserver!"~"Where does
 80 Ring  |      His highness commanded his son and the stranger to appear
 81 Ring  |      Raja went and embraced his son, and saluting the stranger
 82 Ring  |        for having delivered his son. He then returned. On reaching
 83 Ring  |       and spoon.~The merchant's son spoke to the ring, and immediately
 84 Ring  |       to do. He feared lest his son should die and leave him
 85 Ring  |         beautiful woman for his son's wife.~She assumed the
 86 Ring  |        Meanwhile the merchant's son had returned from hunting
 87 Ring  |       had lain down. The eldest son of the king of the rats
 88 Ring  |        the cat and released its son.~As soon as the cat received
 89 Rupees|         were dependent on their son for their subsistence. Every
 90 Rupees|   darbar reading it, the king's son met her, and asked what
 91 Rupees|        before, and banished his son from the country. So the
 92 Rupees|     have thus perished, and our son will be called on soon.
 93 Rupees|       of the thing - a potter's son marrying a princess, and
 94 Rupees|       exchange places with your son, and will be married to
 95 Rupees|   replied the prince, "I am the son of a king who rules over
 96 Rupees|         about the loss of their son. "Let him come in," said
 97 Gold  |  village, and so be ordered his son to take the milk to the
 98 Gold  |       milk to the ant-hill. The son brought the milk, put it
 99 Gold  |      the serpent, the Brahman's son struck it on the head with
100 Gold  |        a rage bit the Brahman's son with its sharp fangs, and
101 Gold  |          and when he learnt his son's fate he grieved and mourned.
102 Gold  |         forget the loss of your son. From this time forward
103 Gold  |  between us is impossible. Your son struck me in youthful ignorance,
104 Gold  |       grief at the loss of your son?" So speaking, it gave the
105 Gold  |        cursing the folly of his son.~
106 Queens|                             The Son of Seven Queens~ONCE upon
107 Queens|       seven Queens shall bear a son."~The King's delight at
108 Kings |         returned to life as his son and heir. And when the day
109 Raja  |         a long time, however, a son was promised to her.~Queen
110 Raja  |       the birth of the promised son drew nigh, she inquired
111 Raja  |        everything else a King's son might desire. And with him
112 Raja  |     things needful for a King's son to know.~Young Rasalu lived
113 Raja  |         die if he looked on his son's face before twelve years
114 Raja  |        nought~But tears for thy son?~Art mother of mine? Give
115 Raja  |    hands and wept, saying:~"Oh! son who ne'er gladdened mine
116 Raja  |       day;~For the mother whose son is away~Is as dust!"~Rasalu
117 Boy   |       am married I shall have a son. Such a beautiful boy as
118 Boy   |        very much to have such a son; the more so that though
119 Boy   |        daughter was to have her son; and the King's four other
120 Boy   | daughter had a beautiful little son, with a moon on his forehead
121 Boy   |     saying, "Look! this is your son!" The poor girl cried bitterly,
122 Boy   |         of the beautiful little son she had promised him. He
123 Boy   |         tree, he and the King's son. The horse ate grass, and
124 Boy   |          I am as if I were your son. I am a prince who has come
125 Boy   |        who you are."~"I am your son," answered the prince, "
126 Boy   |       sadly. "How can you be my son," he said, "when I have
127 Boy   |       children?"~"But I am your son," answered the prince. "
128 Boy   |     given you a stone and not a son; but it was they who put
129 Boy   |        him. "I wish you were my son," he said; "but as I never
130 Boy   |         child, you cannot be my son." "Do you remember your
131 Boy   |       the prince was really his son, and told him all the story
132 Boy   | beautiful prince was indeed his son, he was so glad, so glad.
133 Boy   |     giving him such a beautiful son, and for ridding him of
134 Prince|      merciful, and I may have a son."~The Fakir answered him, "
135 Prince|      said, "King! bring me that son of yours!"~What did the
136 Prince|      The Fakir chose the eldest son and took him away, and set
137 Prince|         home he told the King's son to go out to gather fuel.~
138 Prince|      gather fuel.~So the King's son went out to gather cow-dung,
139 Prince|      Fakir looked at the King's son and put on a great pot,
140 Prince|       my pupil."~But the King's son said, "Master first, and
141 Prince|        and each time the King's son answered, "Master first,
142 Prince|       made a dash at the King's son, thinking to catch him and
143 Prince|     beneath it. Then the King's son, lifting the Fakir, gave
144 Prince|      stood there. So the King's son let all the creatures go,
145 Prince|       fight at all?"~The King's son replied, "When I was little
146 Prince|        to fight, and the King's son threw him.~On this the King'
147 Prince|         him.~On this the King's son said, "I will leave my beasts
148 Prince|      belongings." So the King's son started off to the city
149 Prince|      game.~Now that King had no son. Then the new Prince told
150 Fish  |    other things, he advised his son to travel for a time, until
151 Fish  |      and message met his little son, who, seeing what was in
152 Fish  |     every way as if he were the son of a great man, although
153 Fish  |          exclaimed the vizier's son. "There is yet time for
154 Fish  |      repeated the news that his son had just brought.~"Never!"
155 Fish  |       as could be, the vizier's son married the old farmer's
156 Demon |      the Bodhisatta was born as son of his chief queen. On his
157 Demon |   goodness, great King, is your son, and when you die he will
158 Demon |       the King said to him:~"My son, go and complete your education."~"
159 Demon |          the lad asked.~"Go, my son; in the kingdom of Candahar,
160 Ivory |     practicing archery with the son of his father's chief vizier,
161 Ivory |   happened, he and the vizier's son walked away, the vizier'
162 Ivory |       walked away, the vizier's son chaffing him because he
163 Ivory |  obeying this order) the King's son and the vizier's son were
164 Ivory |     King's son and the vizier's son were also in the company,
165 Ivory |   reported to the King.~"My own son and the son of my chief
166 Ivory |       King.~"My own son and the son of my chief vizier!" exclaimed
167 Ivory |       custom-house the vizier's son overtook them. He had come
168 Ivory |        them, while the vizier's son went to the baniya and the
169 Ivory |        swoon.~When the vizier's son returned, and found the
170 Ivory |         exclaimed the. vizier's son. "But what is the matter,
171 Ivory |      Never," said the, vizier's son. "What has happened to suddenly
172 Ivory |     brother," said the vizier's son, "you have indeed seen a
173 Ivory |        the prince.~The vizier's son frowned slightly in token
174 Ivory |   groaning," said the' vizier's son. "I will climb to the window,
175 Ivory |        the goods?" the vizier's son inquired.~"You cannot bring
176 Ivory |        or fat." So the vizier's son fetched the horses without
177 Ivory |  another muhr from the vizier's son, quickly made her change
178 Ivory |       her lodgers. The vizier's son pretended to be utterly
179 Ivory |         deep sigh. The vizier's son looked as much as to say, "
180 Ivory |          continued the vizier's son.~"Of course there is, and
181 Ivory |      the queen - "~The vizier's son interrupted the old woman
182 Ivory |      coming?" said the vizier's son.~"Nobody," the old woman
183 Ivory |         princess." The vizier's son asked her not to speak about
184 Ivory |    travellers, a prince and the son of some great vizier, have
185 Ivory |      hut, she told the vizier's son how sorry she was that she
186 Ivory |       Anger?" said the vizier's son, with an astonished air. "
187 Ivory |        this," said the vizier's son. "It is a mere hoax. They
188 Ivory |         prince and the vizier's son seated themselves in the
189 Ivory |         get rid of the vizier's son as soon as possible. A few
190 Ivory |         servant to the vizier's son with this message: "Gulizar,
191 Ivory |        the present the vizier's son thought that the prince
192 Ivory |          exclaimed the vizier's son, "who has preserved me from
193 Ivory |       that evening the vizier's son was very reticent and depressed.
194 Ivory |       the palace?" The vizier's son saw that the prince had
195 Ivory |      everything as the vizier's son had advised him; and he
196 Ivory |    Gulizar, he and the vizier's son, taking the horses and bags
197 Ivory |      arranged that the vizier's son should act the part of a
198 Ivory |        well," said the vizier's son, when be heard of this proclamation. "
199 Ivory |        he had left the vizier's son, and there they found the
200 Ivory |         in safety. The vizier's son showed the princess some
201 Ivory |         prince and the vizier's son since they had left their
202 Ivory |      the letter at the vizier's son's dictation.~On reading
203 Ivory |         prince and the vizier's son. He ordered the execution
204 Ivory |      wrote back to the vizier's son, "and stay at the palace.
205 Ivory |         prince and the vizier's son most gladly accepted the
206 Ivory |       and besought the vizier's son to plead for them, and promised
207 Ivory |       Gulizar, and the vizier's son, attended by a troop of
208 Ivory |       and when the King saw his son's beautiful wife and his
209 GeNote|       the fable of The Man, his Son, and their Ass, which they
210 StNote|     occurs in "The Soothsayer's Son" (infra, No. x.), and frequently
211 StNote|        nobles.~Parallels. - The son of seven mothers is a characteristic
212 StNote|         which see Notes on "The Son of Seven Queens" in this
213 StNote|   derivate.~X. THE SOOTHSAYER'S SON.~Source. - Mrs. Kingscote,
214 StNote|     else-where, and he sent his son with the libation. The son
215 StNote|      son with the libation. The son sees the gold, and thinking
216 StNote|          The Brahmin mourns his son's death, but next morning
217 StNote|       the blow of the Brahmin's son, nor the Brahmin his son'
218 StNote|        son, nor the Brahmin his son's death, from the bite of
219 StNote|        serpent stung a farmer's son to death. The father pursued
220 StNote|     blow ... nor the farmer his son's death from the bite of
221 StNote|         had killed the farmer's Son. Make a composite of the
222 StNote|      original of both.~XVI. THE SON OF SEVEN QUEENS.~Source. -
223 StNote|          p. 410). The idea of a son of seven mothers could only