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100	1		_aDay, Lal Behari, _d1826-1894
245	1	0	_aFolk-Tales of Bengal
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2012
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk-Tales_of_Bengal
500			_aRelease date is 2012-01-03
505	0		_aLife's secret -- Phakir Chand -- The indigent Brahman -- The story of the Rakshasas -- The story of Swet-Basanta -- The evil eye of Sani -- The boy whom seven mothers suckled -- The story of Prince Sobur -- The origin of opium -- Strike but hear -- The adventures of two thieves and of their sons -- The Ghost-Brahman -- The man who wished to be perfect -- A ghostly wife -- The story of a Brahmadaitya -- The story of a Hiraman -- The origin of rubies -- The match-making jackal -- The boy with the moon on his forehead -- The ghost who was afraid of being bagged -- The field of bones -- The bald wife.
508			_aProduced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520			_a"Folk-Tales of Bengal" by Lal Behari Day is a collection of traditional folk tales written in the late 19th century. The book compiles stories that reflect the rich cultural and social life of Bengal, drawing on the narratives shared by local storytellers. These tales often feature themes of love, loyalty, magic, and moral lessons, illustrating the complexities of human experiences against a backdrop of myth and folklore. The opening of "Folk-Tales of Bengal" introduces the author's motivation for collecting these stories, starting with a nostalgic recollection of hearing tales from an old woman in his village. The author recounts his interactions with various storytellers, ultimately finding a Bengali Christian woman who shares some tales of her own. This portion sets the stage for the collection, indicating that the stories are rooted in genuine local tradition. The first story, "Life's Secret," begins with a king and his two queens, touching on themes of jealousy, loyalty, and life intertwined with magical elements, such as the prince Dalim Kumar's life being bound to a boal fish, which indicates an intertwining of fate and folklore that will permeate through the tales that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aTales -- India -- Bengal
653			_aBengali (South Asian people) -- Folklore
700	1		_aGoble, Warwick, _d1862-1943
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38488
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