HINDU LITERATURE

COMPRISING

THE BOOK OF GOOD COUNSELS, NALA AND DAMAYANTI, THE RÁMÁYANA AND ŚAKOONTALÁ

WITH CRITICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES BY

EPIPHANIUS WILSON, A.M.

REVISED EDITION

NEW YORK

P.F. COLLIER & SON

1900

THE COLONIAL PRESS

CONTENTS

THE BOOK OF GOOD COUNSELS

• Translator's Preface
• Introduction
• THE WINNING OF FRIENDS
• • The Story of the Jackal, Deer, and Crow
  • The Story of the Vulture, the Cat, and the Birds
  • The Story of the Dead Game and the Jackal
  • The Prince and the Wife of the Merchant's Son
  • The Story of the Old Jackal and the Elephant
• THE PARTING OF FRIENDS
• • The Story of the Lion, the Jackals, and the Bull
  • The Story of the Monkey and the Wedge
  • The Story of the Washerman's Jackass
  • The Story of the Cat who Served the Lion
  • The Story of the Terrible Bell
  • The Story of the Prince and the Procuress
  • The Story of the Black Snake and the Golden Chain
  • The Story of the Lion and the Old Hare
  • The Story of the Wagtail and the Sea
• WAR
• • The Battle of the Swans and Peacocks
  • The Story of the Weaver-Birds and the Monkeys
  • The Story of the Old Hare and the Elephants
  • The Story of the Heron and the Crow
  • The Story of the Appeased Wheelwright
  • The Story of the Dyed Jackal
  • The Story of the Faithful Rajpoot
• PEACE
• • The Treaty Between the Peacocks and the Swans
  • The Story of the Tortoise and the Geese
  • The Story of Fate and the Three Fishes
  • The Story of the Unabashed Wife
  • The Story of the Herons and the Mongoose
  • The Story of the Recluse and the Mouse