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Preface v
Contents xiii
Illustrations xv
Introduction xvii
Chapter I: Historical Retrospect 1
- The Coming of the Serb 1
- Early Struggles 2
- Internecine Strife 3
- Doushan the Powerful 5
- The Royal Prince Marko 6
- The Treachery of Brankovitch. 7
- The Final Success of the Turks 8
- The Miseries of Turkish Rule 9
- Serbia again Subjugated 9
- King Peter I 11
Chapter II: Superstitious Beliefs & National Customs 13
- General Characteristics 13
- Paganism and Religion 14
- The God Peroon 15
- The God Volos 15
- The Sun God 15
- The Veele 16
- Predestination and Immortality 18
- Good and Evil Spirits 18
- Witches 20
- Vampires 21
- Nature Worship 22
- Enchanters 24
- Sacrificial Rites 24
- Funeral Customs 25
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- The Wedding Procession sets out 140
- The Wedding Gifts 143
- The Princess learns of the Deception 145
- Milosh’s Offer 146
- The Violence of Maximus 148
- Maximus becomes a Turk 149
Chapter VIII: The Marriage of Tsar Doushan the Mighty 150
- Doushan sends Theodor to Ledyen 150
- The Princess Roksanda 151
- The Procession Starts 152
- Milosh Joins the Procession 155
- The Leap of Koulash 156
- The Fight for Koulash 158
- The First Test 160
- The Second Test 162
- The Third Test 164
- The Fourth Test 164
- The Departure of the Serbians 166
- The Contest with Balatchko 168
Chapter IX: Tsar Lazarus and the Tsarina Militza 170
- The Tsarina’s Forebodings 170
- News of Battle 172
- The Trusty Miloutin 173
- Historical Note 174
Chapter X: The Captivity and Marriage of Stephan Yakshitch 177
- The Veela’s Warning 177
- Stephan and the Sultan 178
- Stephan at Tyoopria 179
- Stephan at Novi Bazar 180< 1-h@38571-h-73.htm.html#xd19e6008">305
  - The Animals’ Council 308
  - The Magic Carpet 309
  - The King makes War on the Animals 313
- XVI. The Three Suitors 316
  - The Dispute 318
  - The Recognition 321
- XVII. The Dream of the King’s Son 322
  - The Prince and the Veele 324
  - The Golden Horse 325
- XVIII. The Biter Bit 328
  - The Hundred Daughters 330
  - The Wedding Procession 333
  - The Black Giant 334
  - The Old Woman 336
  - The Giant buys the Cow 339
- XIX. The Trade that No One Knows 340
  - The Condition 344
  - The Third Room 347
  - The Son Returns 349
  - The King Outbid 351
- XX. The Golden-haired Twins 353
  - The Plight of the Young Queen 355
  - The King’s Sons 359
Chapter XV: Some Serbian Popular Anecdotes 362
- St. Peter and the Sand 362
- Why the Serbian People are Poor 362
- The Gipsies and the Nobleman 363
- Why the Priest was drowned 364
- The Era from the other World 364
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