Hero Tales and Legends of the Serbians

Contents

Chapter			Page
	Introduction		xvii
I	Historical Retrospect		1
II	Superstitious Beliefs and National Customs		13
III	Serbian National Epic Poetry		54
IV	Kralyevitch Marko; or, the Royal Prince Marko		59
V	Banovitch Strahinya		119
VI	The Tsarina Militza and the Zmay of Yastrebatz		129
VII	The Marriage of Maximus Tzrnoyevitch		134
VIII	The Marriage of Tsar Doushan the Mighty		150
IX	Tsar Lazarus and the Tsarina Militza		170
X	The Captivity and Marriage of Stephan Yakshitch		177
XI	The Marriage of King Voukashin		186
XII	The Saints Divide the Treasures		195
XIII	Three Serbian Ballads
	1.	The Building of Skadar	198
	2.	The Stepsisters	206
	3.	The Abduction of the Beautiful Iconia	210
XIV	Folk Lore
	1.	The Ram with the Golden Fleece	213
	2.	A Pavilion neither in the Sky nor on the Earth	220
	3.	Pepelyouga	224
	4.	Animals’ Language	230
	5.	The Stepmother and her Stepdaughter	235
	6.	Justice and Injustice	240
	7.	He who Asks Little Receives Much	243
	8.	Bash Tchelik or Real Steel	247
	9.	The Golden Apple-tree and the Nine Pea-hens	267
	10.	The Bird Maiden	280
	11.	Lying for a Wager	283
	12.	The Maiden Wiser than the Tsar	287
	13.	Good Deeds Never Perish	291
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