CONTENTS

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[THE PALACE OF THE EAGLES]15
[THE GIANT OF THE FLOOD]27
[THE FAIRY PRINCESS OF ERGETZ]35
[THE HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY PALACE]67
[THE RED SLIPPER]77
[THE STAR CHILD]87
[ABI FRESSAH'S FEAST]99
[THE BEGGAR KING]113
[THE QUARREL OF THE CAT AND DOG]119
[THE WATER-BABE]127
[SINBAD OF THE TALMUD]133
[THE OUTCAST PRINCE]151
[THE STORY OF BOSTANAI]163
[FROM SHEPHERD-BOY TO KING]173
[THE MAGIC PALACE]179
[THE SLEEP OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS]187
[KING FOR THREE DAYS]195
[THE PALACE IN THE CLOUDS]203
[THE POPE'S GAME OF CHESS]213
[THE SLAVE'S FORTUNE]225
[THE PARADISE IN THE SEA]235
[THE RABBI'S BOGEY-MAN]243
[THE FAIRY FROG]251
[THE PRINCESS OF THE TOWER]259
[KING ALEXANDER'S ADVENTURES]277
a. The Vision of Victory277
b. The Land of Darkness282
c. The Wonders of the World288

ILLUSTRATIONS

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["Where is the door?"]Frontispiece
[Og, riding gaily on the unicorn behind the Ark, was quite happy]26
[A strange crowd of demons of all shapes and sizes poured into the synagogue with threatening gestures]36
[He could not see what Sarah saw—a figure, a spirit, clutching a big stick]68
["The big fellow here got angry, beat the others and smashed them to bits"]88
[He sprang from his stool, spluttering and cursing]100
[He found a beautiful youth, clad in a deer skin, lying on the ground]112
[With a cry, he put his fingers in his mouth to ease the pain and burned his tongue]126
[They saw the land rise up like a huge mountain and a tremendous stream of water gush forth]134
[He looked up and beheld the most beautiful woman his eyes had ever seen]150
[As the Shah raised his sword an old man stepped from behind the tree]162
[Behind him a fierce roar indicated that the lion was in pursuit]172
[The gates opened from within and the Arab stood before them]178
[The sun was shining on a noble city of pinnacles and minarets]188
[He heard a cry of alarm and saw a huge stone fall on the soldier riding behind him]194
[The four youths mounted the eagles which flew aloft to the extremity of their cords]202
["Thou canst only be my long lost son Elkanan!"]214
[He crouched on his throne and imagined he saw angels and demons and fairies]234
[The monster was battering down the door of the synagogue]244
[Hanina and his wife followed the giant frog]252
[The giant bird did not seem to notice its burden at all]258
[Then the door slowly opened and a figure in white stood in the entry]276