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... But it is quite impossible to say when these tales were first invented. We cannot argue that the cradle of ... ... . These questions are at present insoluble. We only know for certain that, when we find anywhere any one of the numerous incidents of the story of ...

Vorrede. Hiermit übergebe ich dem Publikum die schon seit mehreren Jahren von mir ... ... plan of pelting his adversary with balls made of the fat of oxen, which, when they came in contact with the devils skin, caught fire and annoyed him ...

3. Kapitel. Die Erschaffung Evas. Die Sage von dem nichtsnutzigen ... ... With a tail, like a monkey, full yard and a span, And when nature cut off this appendage behind, Why, then woman was made ...

83. Die Geschichte von Caruseddu. Das M ... ... antwortet »Ja wohl!«, so fragt im gaelischen M. der Riese die Maol » When wilt thou come again? «, und sie antwortet » I will come when my business brings me «, und im ehstnischen fragt der Alte »Nikodemus, ...

3. Der Vogel Gkión. Das Wort γκιών oder γκιώνηc bezeichnet ... ... day we heard a bird uttering a plaintive note, to which another bird responded. When Mehemet Chiaoux heard this note, he told us with simple earnestness, that once ...

B. Die Königswahl der Fische. In seinen Beiträgen zur vergleichenden Sagen- ... ... moo, says she, Faht (what) am I tee, Fin (when) the herrin's the king o' the sea? (Aus Portessie ...

D. Verschiedene Erinnerungen an das Menschenleben. 1. Aus Pommern . ... ... Indian bird, Who never dips in earthly streams her bill, But when the sound of coming showers is heard, Looks up and from the ...

D. Das Maul und der Schnabel. Die Spaltung der Hasenlippe ... ... in Kincardineshire Anlaß gegeben: Said the trout to the fluke: »When did your mou' crook?« »My mou was never even, ...