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PAGE The Brahman and the Goat 57 The Master Thief 57 The Legend of Rhampsinitos 59 The Story of Karpara and Gata 60 The Story of Trophonios and Agamêdês 61 The Shifty Lad 61 Point and Drift of these Stories 62 The Hellenic Master Thief 63 The Origin of the Story of the Master Thief 64 Limits to the Hypothesis of Conscious Borrowing 65 Framework of Popular Stories 67 The Story of the Dog and the Sparrow 67 The Story of the Nautch-Girl and the Parrot 69 Origin and Growth of these Stories 71 The Stories of Vicram and Hermotimos 72 The Table, the Ass, and the Stick 74 The Brahman, the Jackal, and the Barber 75 The Lad who went to the North Wind 77 The Story of Punchkin 77 The Giant who had no Heart in his Body 79 Mythical Repetitions and Combinations 81 Agency of Beasts in these Stories 81 Influence of Written Literature on Folk-lore 83 Faithful John 84 Rama and Luxman 86 Mythical Imagery of these Stories 88 The Sleep or Death of Summer 89 Origin of all Myths relating to Charmed Sleep of Beautiful Maidens 90 Charms or Spells in the Odyssey and in Hindu Stories 92 The Snake Leaves 94 The Two Brothers 95 Myths of the Night, the Moon, and the Stars 97 The Battle of Light and Darkness 98 Character of Aryan Folk-lore 100 Historical Value of Aryan Popular Traditions 101 CHAPTER VI. - MYTHICAL PHRASES AS FURNISHING MATERIALS FOR THE TEUTONIC EPIC POEMS, AND THE LEGENDS OF ARTHUR AND ROLAND.
Points of Likeness between the Greek and Teutonic Epics 102 The Volsung Tale 103 The Story of Sigurd 105 The Rescue of Brynhild 108 The Story of Gudrun 111 Helgi Sagas 113 The First Helgi 114 The Second Helgi 114 The Third Helgi 115 The Nibelungen Lay 117 Sigurd, Siegfried, and Baldur 118