Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3

by Henry Parker | 1910 | 406,533 words

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Summary: Collection of stories from the time of ancient Ceylon (now: Sri Lanka) drawn from various sources and traditions (locally, buddhism, hinduism, etc.).

The stories found in these volumes are practically literal translations of the written Sinhalese originals.

Source 1: exoticindiaart.com
Source 2: archive.org

Contents of this online book ( + / - )

The full text of the Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

+ Part I - Stories told by the Cultivating Caste and Vaeddas

. Story 1 - The Making Of The Great Earth

. Story 2 - The Sun, the Moon, and Great Paddy

. Story 3 - The Story Of Senasura

. Story 4 - The Glass Princess

. Story 5 - The Frog Prince

. Story 6 - The Millet Trader

. Story 7 - The Turtle Dove

. Story 8 - The Prince And The Princess

. Story 9 - Tamarind Tikka

. Story 10 - Matalange Loku-appu

. Story 11 - The White Turtle

. Story 12 - The Black Storks’ Girl

. Story 13 - The Golden Kaekiri Fruit

. Story 14 - The Four Deaf Persons

. Story 15 - The Prince And The Yaka

. Story 16 - How A Yaka And A Man Fought

. Story 17 - Concerning A Man And Two Yakas

. Story 18 - The Three Questions

. Story 19 - The Faithless Princess

. Story 20 - The Prince Who Did Not Go To School

. Story 21 - Nagul-munna

. Story 22 - The Kule-baka Flowers

. Story 23 - Kurulu-gama Appu, The Sooth-sayer

. Story 24 - How A Prince Was Chased By A Yaksani, And What Befel

. Story 25 - The Wicked King

. Story 26 - The Kitul Seeds

. Story 27 - The Speaking Horse

. Story 28 - The Female Quail

. Story 29 - The Pied Robin

. Story 30 - The Jackal And The Hare

. Story 31 - The Leopard And The Mouse-deer

. Story 32 - The Crocodile’s Wedding

. Story 33 - The Gamarala’s Cakes

. Story 34 - The Kinnara and the Parrots

. Story 35 - How A Jackal Settled A Lawsuit.

. Story 36 - The Jackal And The Turtle

. Story 37 - The Lion And The Turtle

+ Part II (a) - Stories told of or by the Lower Castes

. Story 38 - The Monkey And The Weaver-bird

. Story 39 - The Jackal Devatawa

+ Part II (b) - Stories of the Tom-tom Beaters

. Story 40 - A Kadambawa Man's Journey To Puttalam

. Story 41 - The Kadambawa Men And The Hares

. Story 42 - The Kadambawa Men And The Mouse-deer

. Story 43 - The Kadambawa Men And The Bush

. Story 44 - How The Kadambawa Men Counted Themselves

. Story 45 - The Kadambawa men And The Dream

. Story 46 - The Four Tom-tom Beaters

. Story 47 - The Golden Tree

. Story 48 - The Seven Princesses

. Story 49 - Mr. Janel Sinna

. Story 50 - The Nikini Story

. Story 51 - The Aet-kanda Leniya

. Story 52 - The Wimali Story

. Story 53 - The Pots Of Oil

. Story 54 - The Mouse Maiden

. Story 55 - Sigiris Sinno, The Giant

. Story 56 - The Proud Jackal

+ Part II (c) - Stories of the Durayas

. Story 57 - The Seven Robbers

. Story 58 - The Stupid Boy

. Story 59 - The Gamarala And The Washerman

. Story 60 - The Two Thieves

. Story 61 - The Margosa Tree

. Story 62 - The Gamarala’s Foolish Son

. Story 63 - The Jackal’s Judgment

. Story 64 - The Heron And The Crab

. Story 65 - The Jackal And The Brahmana

. Story 66 - The Cat Who Guarded The Precepts

. Story 67 - The Lizard And The Leopard

. Story 68 - The Lion And The Jackal

+ Part II (d) - Stories of the Rodiyas

. Story 69 - The Roll Of Cotton

. Story 70 - The Jackal And The Leopard

. Story 71 - How The Boars Killed The Rakshasa

. Story 72 - The Grateful Jackal

+ Part II (e) - Stories of the Kinnaras

. Story 73 - Concerning A Monk And A Yaka

. Story 74 - The Three Suitors

. Story 75 - The Crocodile And The Jackal

+ Part III - Stories of the Cultivating Caste

. Story 76 - A Legend Of Kandy

. Story 77 - The Gamarala’s Daughter

. Story 78 - The Gamarala’s Girl

. Story 79 - How Gourds Were Put In Small-mouthed Pots

. Story 80 - The Royal Prince And The Carpenter’s Son

. Story 81 - Concerning A Royal Prince And A Princess

. Story 82 - The Princes Who Learnt The Sciences

. Story 83 - The Story Of Kalundawa

. Story 84 - How The Poor Prince Became King

. Story 85 - How The Gardener Became King

. Story 86 - How The Foolish Man Became King

. Story 87 - The Foolish Man

. Story 88 - The Story Of Marirala

. Story 89 - The Invisible Silk Robe

. Story 90 - The Foolish Youth

. Story 91 - The Story Of The Seven Thieves

. Story 92 - The King Who Became A Thief

. Story 93 - The Female Fowl Thief

. Story 94 - Gampolaya And Raehigamaya

. Story 95 - The Story Of The Two Liars

. Story 96 - The Three Hettiyas

. Story 97 - Concerning Two Friends

. Story 98 - Concerning Four Friends

. Story 99 - Concerning A Horse

. Story 100 - The Story Of The Pearl Necklace

. Story 101 - The Widow Woman And Loku-appuhami

. Story 102 - The Decoction Of Eight Nelli Fruits

. Story 103 - The Prince And Princess And Two Devatawas

. Story 104 - Concerning The Prince And The Princess Who Was Sold

. Story 105 - The Princess Hettirala

. Story 106 - The Maehiyalle-gama Princess

. Story 107 - The Wicked Princess

. Story 108 - Holman Pissa

. Story 109 - Concerning A Vaedda And A Bride

. Story 110 - A Story About A Vaedda

. Story 111 - The Story Of The Four Giants

. Story 112 - The Story About A Giant

. Story 113 - Hitihami The Giant

. Story 114 - The New Speech

. Story 115 - The Master And Servant

. Story 116 - How The Son-in-law Cut The Chena

. Story 117 - A Girl And A Step-mother

. Story 118 - The Wicked Elder Brother

. Story 119 - Nahakota’s Wedding Feast

. Story 120 - How A Man Charmed A Thread

. Story 121 - How The Rice And Curry Became Raw

. Story 122 - How A Woman Ate Cooked Rice By Stealth

. Story 123 - How A Woman Offered Cakes

. Story 124 - The Manner In Which A Woman Prepared A Flour Figure

. Story 125 - How A Woman Became A Lapwing

. Story 126 - The Story Of The Seven Wicked Women

. Story 127 - The Story Of The Old Man

. Story 128 - The Magic Lute Player

. Story 129 - The Lad Who Sang Songs

. Story 130 - The Hunchback Tale

. Story 131 - The Poor Man And The Jewels

. Story 132 - The Learned Poor Man

. Story 133 - A Poor Man And A Woman

. Story 134 - The Story Of The Rakshasa And The Princess

. Story 135 - The Way The Rakshasi Died

. Story 136 - How A Rakshasa Turned Men And Bulls Into Stone

. Story 137 - The Rakshasa-eating Prakshasa

. Story 138 - The Story Of The Cake Tree

. Story 139 - The Girl, The Monk, And The Leopard

. Story 140 - The Washerman And The Leopard

. Story 141 - The Frightened Yaka

. Story 142 - The Story Of The Seven Yakas

. Story 143 - The Yaka And The Tom-tom Beater

. Story 144 - How A Tom-tom Beater Got A Marriage From A Gamarala

. Story 145 - The Gem Yaksani

. Story 146 - The Na, Mi, And Blue-lotus Flowers’ Princesses

. Story 147 - The Loss That Occurred To The Nobleman’s Daughter

. Story 148 - The Ratemahatmaya’s Presents

. Story 149 - The Prince And The Minister

. Story 150 - The Story Of King Bamba

. Story 151 - Concerning A Royal Princess And A Turtle

. Story 152 - The Story Of A King And A Prince

. Story 153 - The Story Of The Gourd

. Story 154 - The Story Of The Shell Snail

. Story 155 - The Queen Of The Rock House

. Story 155a - The Story Of The Elder Sister And Younger Brother

. Story 156 - The Queen And The Beggar

. Story 157 - The Frog In The Queen’s Nose

. Story 158 - Concerning A Bear And The Queen

. Story 159 - The Leopard And The Princess

. Story 160 - The Story Of The Foolish Leopard

. Story 161 - The Story Of The Dabukka

. Story 162 - The Leopard And The Calf

. Story 163 - The Ash-pumpkin Fruit Prince

. Story 164 - The Kabaragoya And The Widow

. Story 165 - The Frog Jacket

. Story 166 - The Four-faced King And The Turtle

. Story 167 - The Story Of The Cobra And The Prince

. Story 168 - The Ant Story

. Story 169 - The Gamarala And The Cock

. Story 170 - Concerning The Golden Peacock

. Story 171 - The Story Of The Brahmana’s Kitten

. Story 172 - The Story Of The Mango Bird

. Story 173 - How The Parrot Explained The Law-suit

. Story 174 - The Parrot And The Crow

. Story 175 - The Crow And The Darter

. Story 178 - Concerning the Friendship of the Hare and the Parrot

. Story 176 - Concerning The Crows And The Owls

. Story 177 - The Female Lark

. Story 179 - The Deer and its Friends

. Story 180 - The Foolish Bird

. Story 181 - The Golden Oriole

. Story 182 - The Story of the Vira Tree Fish-Owls

. Story 183 - The Lion and the Bull’s Trust in Him

. Story 184 - The Lizard and the Iguana

. Story 185 - The Cobra and the Polanga

. Story 185a - The Crab and the Frog

. Story 186 - A Louse and a Bug

+ Part III (a) - Stories of the Lower Castes

. Story 187 - The Three Yakas

. Story 188 - The Time of Scholars

. Story 189 - The Thief called Harantika

. Story 190 - The Story of the Four-Fold Trap

. Story 193 - The Story of Batmasura

. Story 191 - The Foolish Prince

. Story 192 - The Jackal and the Gamarala

. Story 194 - The Story of Ayiwanda

. Story 195 - The Gamarala’s Son-in-law

. Story 196 - The Story of the Gamarala’s Son

. Story 197 - The Manner in which the Gamarala buried his Sons

. Story 198 - The Story of the Wooden Peacock

. Story 199 - The Wicked Step-mother

. Story 200 - The Woman who ate by stealth

. Story 201 - The Story of the Bitch

. Story 202 - The Elephant Guard

. Story 203 - The Elephant-Fool

. Story 204 - How a Girl took Gruel

. Story 205 - The Boy who went to learn the Sciences

. Story 206 - The Prince and the Ascetics

. Story 207 - The Turtle Prince

. Story 208 - The Gem-set Ring

. Story 209 - The Story of the Brahmana

. Story 210 - The Story of a Siwurala

. Story 211 - How the Poor Man became Wealthy

. Story 212 - The Story of Madampe-rala

. Story 213 - Æwariyakka

. Story 214 - The Horikadaya Story

. Story 215 - The Story of Bahu-Bhutaya

. Story 216 - The Story of Goliu-Bayiya

. Story 217 - The Yaka of the Akaragane Jungle

. Story 218 - The Four Rakshasas

. Story 219 - The Story of the Rakshasa

. Story 220 - The Thief and the Rakshasas

. Story 221 - King Gaja-Bahu and the Crow

. Story 222 - The Assistance which the Snake gave

. Story 223 - The Leveret, or the Story of the Seven Women

. Story 224 - The Greedy Palm-cat

+ Part III (b) - Stories of the Western Province and Southern India

. Story 225 - The Wax Horse

. Story 226 - The Three-cornered Hatter

. Story 227 - The Gamarala who went to the God-World

. Story 228 - The Gamarala who ate Black Fowls’ Flesh and Hin-aeti Rice

. Story 229 - How the Gamarala drove away the Lion

. Story 230 - The Son who was Blind at Night

. Story 231 - The Son and the Mother

. Story 232 - Concerning the Hetti Man’s Son

. Story 233 - The Fortunate Boy

. Story 234 - How the Daughter-in-law got the Masuran

. Story 235 - The Monkey and the Beggar

. Story 236 - How the Beggar and the King gambled

. Story 237 - The Story of the King

. Story 238 - The King who learnt the Speech of Animals

. Story 239 - The Mad King

. Story 240 - Concerning the Prince with his Life in his Sword

. Story 241 - The Royal Prince and the Hettirala

. Story 242 - Prince Sokka

. Story 243 - The Affectionate Prince

. Story 244 - The Prince who received the Turtle Shell

. Story 245 - Concerning a Prince and a Kinnara Woman

. Story 246 - The Way in which the Prince traded

. Story 247 - A Princess and a Prince

. Story 248 - Concerning a Royal Princess and Two Thieves

. Story 249 - How the Nagaya became the Princess

. Story 250 - The Story of the Cobra’s Bite

. Story 251 - How they killed the Great-bellied Tambi

. Story 252 - How Maraya was put in the Bottle

. Story 253 - The Woman Pre-eminent in Cunning

. Story 254 - Matalana

. Story 255 - The Five Lies quite like Truth

. Story 256 - The Three Truths

. Story 257 - The False Tale

. Story 258 - The Story of Kota

. Story 259 - The Story of Sokka

. Story 260 - The Giant and his Two Friends

. Story 261 - How they formerly Ate and Drank

. Story 262 - The Gourd Fruit Devil-Dance

. Story 263 - The Ascetic and the Jackal

+ Part III (c) - South Indian Stories

. Story 264 - Concerning the Blind-Eyed Man

. Story 265 - The Destiny Prince

. Story 266 - The Teacher and his Pupil

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