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2. The Brahman and the Goat ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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3. The Master Thief ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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4. The Legend of Rhampsinitos ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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5. The Story of Karpara and Gata ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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6. The Story of Trophonios and Agamêdês ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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7. The Shifty Lad ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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8. Point and Drift of these Stories ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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9. The Hellenic Master Thief ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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10. The Origin of the Story of the Master Thief ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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11. Limits to the Hypothesis of Conscious Borrowing ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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12. Framework of Popular Stories ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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13. The Story of the Dog and the Sparrow ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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14. The Story of the Nautch-Girl and the Parrot ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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15. Origin and Growth of these Stories ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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16. The Stories of Vicram and Hermotimos ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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17. The Table, the Ass, and the Stick ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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18. The Brahman, the Jackal, and the Barber ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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19. The Lad who went to the North Wind ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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20. The Story of Punchkin ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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21. The Giant who had no Heart in his Body ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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22. Mythical Repetitions and Combinations ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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23. Agency of Beasts in these Stories ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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24. Influence of Written Literature on Folk-lore ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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25. Faithful John ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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26. Rama and Luxman ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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27. Mythical Imagery of these Stories ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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28. The Sleep or Death of Summer ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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29. Origin of all Myths relating to Charmed Sleep of Beautiful Maidens ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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30. Charms or Spells in the Odyssey and in Hindu Stories ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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31. The Snake Leaves ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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32. The Two Brothers ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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33. Myths of the Night, the Moon, and the Stars ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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34. The Battle of Light and Darkness ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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35. Character of Aryan Folk-lore ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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36. Historical Value of Aryan Popular Traditions ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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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 Epics ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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40. The Volsung Tale ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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41. The Story of Sigurd ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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42. The Rescue of Brynhild ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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43. The Story of Gudrun ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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44. Helgi Sagas ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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45. The First Helgi ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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46. The Second Helgi ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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47. The Third Helgi ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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48. The Nibelungen Lay ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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49. Sigurd, Siegfried, and Baldur ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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