LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

“The crows come flying and form a bridge over which the Weaving Maiden crosses the Silver River”	[Frontispiece]
FACING PAGE
“Beside it stood a Cassia-tree”	[54]
“‘And I crossed the water on the shoe’”	[90]
“A fisherboy dived into the water and brought up a pearl from beneath the chin of a black dragon”	[138]
“Tsian Tang brought out a platter of red amber on which lay a carbuncle”	[156]
“Then he took his master and Rose-Red upon his back and flew with them over the steep walls”	[234]