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CONTENTS.
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  2. The Brahman and the Goat57
  3. The Master Thief57
  4. The Legend of Rhampsinitos59
  5. The Story of Karpara and Gata60
  6. The Story of Trophonios and Agamêdês61
  7. The Shifty Lad61
  8. Point and Drift of these Stories62
  9. The Hellenic Master Thief63
  10. The Origin of the Story of the Master Thief64
  11. Limits to the Hypothesis of Conscious Borrowing65
  12. Framework of Popular Stories67
  13. The Story of the Dog and the Sparrow67
  14. The Story of the Nautch-Girl and the Parrot69
  15. Origin and Growth of these Stories71
  16. The Stories of Vicram and Hermotimos72
  17. The Table, the Ass, and the Stick74
  18. The Brahman, the Jackal, and the Barber75
  19. The Lad who went to the North Wind77
  20. The Story of Punchkin77
  21. The Giant who had no Heart in his Body79
  22. Mythical Repetitions and Combinations81
  23. Agency of Beasts in these Stories81
  24. Influence of Written Literature on Folk-lore83
  25. Faithful John84
  26. Rama and Luxman86
  27. Mythical Imagery of these Stories88
  28. The Sleep or Death of Summer89
  29. Origin of all Myths relating to Charmed Sleep of Beautiful Maidens90
  30. Charms or Spells in the Odyssey and in Hindu Stories92
  31. The Snake Leaves94
  32. The Two Brothers95
  33. Myths of the Night, the Moon, and the Stars97
  34. The Battle of Light and Darkness98
  35. Character of Aryan Folk-lore100
  36. Historical Value of Aryan Popular Traditions101
  37. CHAPTER VI.
  38. MYTHICAL PHRASES AS FURNISHING MATERIALS FOR THE TEUTONIC EPIC POEMS, AND THE LEGENDS OF ARTHUR AND ROLAND.
  39. Points of Likeness between the Greek and Teutonic Epics102
  40. The Volsung Tale103
  41. The Story of Sigurd105
  42. The Rescue of Brynhild108
  43. The Story of Gudrun111
  44. Helgi Sagas113
  45. The First Helgi114
  46. The Second Helgi114
  47. The Third Helgi115
  48. The Nibelungen Lay117
  49. Sigurd, Siegfried, and Baldur118