Folktales gathered from members of the author's family. Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-183).
Contents:
Suggested reading. Acknowledgments -- Seven brothers and a sister -- The pigeon hunter -- The sultan's daughter -- The fisherman -- Rhaida -- The little sister with seven brothers -- The treasure -- Father and daughters -- The jealous mother -- Seven daughters and seven sons -- Lunja -- Hdiddan -- A tale of two women -- Aamar and his sister -- Three women -- Nunja and the white dove -- The ghoul and the cow -- The ostrich hunter -- Jackal and hedgehog -- Wolf and hedgehog -- The hunter and the two partridges -- Three sisters -- Aisha and the black cat -- The spinster frog -- The girl in the river -- M'Hirez the adopted child -- The girl and the Fakih -- The modest girl -- The mother goat -- A donkey named Fritla -- The exploits of Mr. Know-All -- Glossary -- Critical analysis / Hasan M. El-Shamy -- After word -- Typology -- Register of tale types -- Register of motifs -- Suggested reading.
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