Sources of Indian Stories and Myths.
For an understanding of the inner meaning of these stories, and as a preparation for telling them, I should recommend as a useful book of reference:
- Indian Myths and Legends. By Mackenzie. 04503. f. 26. Gresham Publishing House.
The following titles are of books containing stories for narration:
- Jacob's Indian Tales. 12411. h. 9. David Nutt.
- Old Deccan Days. Mary Frere. 12411. e.e. 14. John Murray.
- The Talking Thrush. W. H. D. Rouse. 12411. e.e.e. 17. J. M. Dent.
- Wide Awake Stories. 12411. b.b.b. 2. Steel and Temple.
- Indian Nights' Entertainment. Synnerton. 14162. f. 16. Eliot Stock.
- Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists. By Sister Nevedita and Amanda Coomara. K.T.C. Swamy. A. I. George Harrap Company. (This volume is mainly for reference.)
- Buddhist Birth Stories. T. W. Rhys Davids. 14098. d. 23. Trubner Co.
- Stories of the Buddha Birth. Cowell, Rouse, Neil, Francis. 14098. dd. 8. University Press, Cambridge.
As selections of this extensive work:
- Eastern Stories and Fables. M. I. Shedlock. George Routledge.
- The Jatakas, Tales of India. Re-told by Ellen C. Babbitt. 012809. d. 8. The Century Co.
- Folk-Tales of Kashmir. Knowles. 2318. g. 18. Trübner & Co.
- The Jungle-Book. Rudyard Kipling. 012807. ff. 47. Macmillan.
- The Second Jungle-Book. Rudyard Kipling. 012807. k. 57. Macmillan.
- Tibetian Tales. F. A. Shieffner. 2318. g. 7. Trübner & Co.