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TABULATION OF FOLK-TALES.
TABULATION OF FOLK-TALES
Generic name of Story.—(Not to be filled up.)
Specific name.—The Brahman, the Tiger, and the Six Judges.
Dramatis personæ.—Brahman, tiger, banyan tree, camel, bullock, eagle, alligator, and jackal.
Thread of story.—A tiger caged by the roadside begged a Brahman to let him out, for he was dying of thirst. Brahman would not at first, fearing the tiger would eat him; but, on his promising not to do so, consented. Directly he was free the tiger would have broken his word had not the Brahman begged him first to hear the opinion of six. They consulted a banyan tree, camel, bullock, eagle, and alligator, all these agreeing that men were persecutors. Then a jackal was consulted, but he would decide nothing unless he saw the positions of the tiger and Brahman when the agreement was made. On the tiger re-entering the cage the Brahman locked him in, and the jackal told him that he must stay there for his ingratitude.
Incidental circumstances.
Where published.—In Old Deccan Days, pp. 179, 183. 2nd edition. London, 1870. Tale No. 14.
Nature of collection, whether:—
1. Original or translation.
2. If by word of mouth state narrator's name.—Narrated in broken English by Anna Liberata de Souza, ayah in the family of Sir Bartle Frere when at Bombay. The narrator belonged to the Lingaets, a South Indian tribe.
3. Other particulars.
Special points noted by the Editor of the above.
