All
night long each asks the other in turn if it shall join its mate,
and the answer is always 'no.' The words supposed to be said are--?
_Chakw??, main ??w??n? N??, Chakw?®!_
_Chakw?®, main ??w??n? N??, Chakw??!_
Chakw??, shall I come? No, Chakw?®!
Chakw?®, shall I come? No, Chakw??!
PEASIE AND BEANSIE
_Peasie and Beansie_, p. 167.--In the original Motho and M?»ngo.
_Motho_ is a vetch, _Phaseolus aconitifolius_; and
_m?»ng_ is a variety of pulse, _Phaseolus mungo_. Peasie and
Beansie are very fair translations of the above.
_Plum-tree_, p. 167.--_Ber, Zizyphus jujuba._
THE SNAKE-WOMAN
_King 'Ali Mard??n_--'Ali Mard??n Kh??n belongs to modern history,
having been Governor (not King, as the tale has it) of Kashm?®r, under
the Emperor Sh??h Jah??n, about A.D. 1650, and very famous in India in
many ways. He was one of the most magnificent governors Kashm?®r ever
had, and is now the best-remembered.
_Snake-Woman_--In the original _Lami??_, said in Kashm?®r to
be a snake 200 years old, and to possess the power of becoming a
woman. In India, especially in the hill districts, it is called
_Yahaww??_. In this tale the _Lami??_ is described as being a
_W??sdeo_, a mythical serpent. _W??sdeo_ is the same as
V??sudeva, a descendant of Vasudeva.
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