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Sagas from the Far East; Or, Kalmouk and Mongolian Traditionary Tales

By Rachel Harriette Busk (Author)
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Sagas from the Far East; Or, Kalmouk and Mongolian Traditionary Tales
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General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1873 Original Publisher: Griffith and Farran Subjects: Folklore, Kalmuck Folklore, Mongolian Folklore, Kalmyk Folklore Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: TALE II. When the Well-and-wise-walking Khan found that he had missed the end and object of his journey, he forthwith set out again, without loss of time, or so much as returning to his Master and Teacher, Nagar- g'una, but taking only a meal of his cake which never diminished; thus, with similar toils and fears as the first time, he came again at last to the cool grove where lay the child-dead, and among them the Siddhi-kiir. And the Siddhi-kiir rose up before him, and clambered up the mango-tree. And when the Well-and-wise- walking Khan had summoned him with proud sounding words to come down, threatening that otherwise he would hew down the tree with his axe "White Moon," the Siddhi-kiir came down, rather than that he should destroy the mango-tree. Then he bound him again in his bag of many colours, in which was place to stow away an hundred, and bound the mouth thereof with the cord woven of an hundred threads of different tints, and bore him along to offer to his Master and Teacher, Nagarg'una. But at the end of many days' journey, the Siddhi-kiir said, -- "Now, in truth, is the length of this journey like to weary us even to death, as we go along thus without speaking. Wherefore, O Prince let me entreat thee beguile the way by telling a tale." But the Well-and-wise-walking Khan, remembering the words of his Master and Teacher Nagarg'una, which he spoke, saying, " See thou open not thy lips to speak by the way," remained silent, and answered him never a word. Then the Siddhi-ki... General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1873 Original Publisher: Griffith and Farran Subjects: Folklore, Kalmuck Folklore, Mongolian Folklore, Kalmyk Folklore Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: TALE II. When the Well-and-wise-walking Khan found that he had missed the end and object of his journey, he forthwith set out again, without loss of time, or so much as returning to his Master and Teacher, Nagar- g'una, but taking only a meal of his cake which never diminished; thus, with similar toils and fears as the first time, he came again at last to the cool grove where lay the child-dead, and among them the Siddhi-kiir. And the Siddhi-kiir rose up before him, and clambered up the mango-tree. And when the Well-and-wise- walking Khan had summoned him with proud sounding words to come down, threatening that otherwise he would hew down the tree with his axe "White Moon," the Siddhi-kiir came down, rather than that he should destroy the mango-tree. Then he bound him again in his bag of many colours, in which was place to stow away an hundred, and bound the mouth thereof with the cord woven of an hundred threads of different tints, and bore him along to offer to his Master and Teacher, Nagarg'una. But at the end of many days' journey, the Siddhi-kiir said, -- "Now, in truth, is the length of this journey like to weary us even to death, as we go along thus without speaking. Wherefore, O Prince let me entreat thee beguile the way by telling a tale." But the Well-and-wise-walking Khan, remembering the words of his Master and Teacher Nagarg'una, which he spoke, saying, " See thou open not thy lips to speak by the way," remained silent, and answered him never a word. Then the Siddhi-ki...

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  • : Sagas from the Far East; Or, Kalmouk and Mongolian Traditionary Tales
  • : Rachel Harriette Busk
  • : General Books
  • : 1150592915
  • : 9781150592911
  • : Paperback
  • : 248
  • : English

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