CONTENTS

Nibbly-Quibbly the Goat 9
The Magic Mitten 14
The Little Round Bun 15
Sister Fox and Brother Wolf ...... 18
The Little Straw Bull with the Tarred Back. 22

The Cat and the Cock 26
Sir Cat-o-Puss 31
The Fox and the Bear 33
How the Dog Found Himself a Master. . 34
The Fox and the Crane 36

Why the Stork Eats Frogs and the AVolf Hunts Sheep 38
The Fox and Her Children and Nekhailo the Loafer 39
The Crow and the Snake 40
Why Geese Bathe in Water,
Cats Wash on the Top of a Stove, and Chickens Take Dust Baths ..... 41

The Mice and the Cock 42
The Lion and the Mosquitoes ..... 44
The Bear and the Bees 45
How a Squirrel Helped a Bear 46
The Ox, the Ram and the Cock 46

The Wolf Who Wanted to be the Village Head 48
The Goat and the Ram 49
Sister Fox 53
The Wolf and the Kids 59
Sirko 62

The Lion Who Drowned in a Well .... 67
The Fox and the Crayfish 70
The Heron, the Fish and the Crayfish ... 71
The Fly that Ploughed a Field. . . . s. 72
The Swan, the Pike and the Crayfish ... 72

The Little Fish and the Big Fat Bean. 73
Danilo-Burmilo the Bear 75
The Bee and the Pigeon 77
The Lion Who Was Made Tsar 79
Little Grey Wolf True-Beaten Black and Blue 88

Telesik-Little Stick 95
The Frog Princess 105
The Magic Egg 117
The Seven Brothers — Seven Ravens and Their Sister 129
The Brother, the Sister and the Devil-Dragon 139

Kirilo the Tanner. 155
Illya of Murom and Solovei the Whistler-Robber .... 158
Ivan the Bohatyr 165
The Magic Pumpkins 169
The Princess's Ring 172

Pea-Roll Along 175
The Pipe and the Whip 187
The Soldier and the Tsar 196
Ivan the Peasant's Son 201
How a Hutzul Taught a Princess to Keep House 216

Oh 221
Ivan the Dragon Killer 230
The Fire-Bird and the Wolf 235
The Shepherd 239
The Flying Ship 243

Ivan-Not-A-Stitch-On and His Brother. . 255
The Youth and the Eagle 270
Ivanko and Duliana the Wise 277
Ivanko, Tsar of the Beasts 289
The Poor Man and His Sons 301

The Iron Wolf 309
The Twelve Brothers.315
The Blacksmith and the Devil 324
How a Farmwife Outwitted the Devil. . . 326
The Pipe, the Fiddle and the Dulcimer. . 328

The Old Man's Daughter and the Old Woman's Daughter .... 335
The Greedy Old Woman and the Lime Tree. 345
The Foster Father 347
The Rich Miser 351
Death and the Soldier 353

The Tsar's Goats 357
The Serf and the Devil 360
Mistress Death and the Cossacks 364
How a Peasant Got the Better of a Devil. . 366
The Clever Maid 373

The Honest Nephew and the Dishonest Uncle. 379
The Man Who Ransomed an Enemy of the King 384
Sad Songs and Gay 386
Ivan the Fool 388