Barber engaged in a palace intrigue—I. [288].
Barlaam and Josaphat, Liebrecht’s essay on the sources of—I. [218] note.
Basilisk, superstition that it can kill with a look—I. [294].
Basilisks placed as guards—II. [464], and note.
Basket, a maiden set afloat in—I. [103];
a fierce monkey substituted for the maiden—ibid.
Bathing-place, a holy—II. [196].
Bath of blood—I. [53], [572]; II. 628, 636.
Beasts and birds, power of understanding the language of—I. [499].
Beating of a wife transformed into a mare, regularly practised before every meal—II. [136].
Beauty, illuminating power of—I. [121].