In Folk-Tales of Hindustan (Shaik Chilli), p. 54, the youngest of seven Princes married a female Monkey who in the end proved to be a fairy, and took off her monkey skin.
[1] Obaṭa mokada, ṭik; mama oda, ṭik. The ṭik represents the stamp of the hare’s foot, or a snort, perhaps. [↑]
[2] Each person who receives a packet is considered to be invited. [↑]
No. 224
The Greedy Palm-cat[1]
At a certain city three cultivators cut a chena. Having cut it they spoke [about it]: “Let us plant plantains.” Having planted plantains, the flowers that came on the plantains began to fall when the fruits were coming to mature.
When they looked, having seen that except the fresh ones [the trees] were without ripe [fruits], they began to seek [the reason]. Having sought and sought it, they do not perceive whether some one is destroying them [or not]. Owing to it they contrived a device. What was it? Having brought a plantain tree they set it up [? after inserting poison in the fruits that were on it].
The flowers on it having fallen, and [the fruits] having become ripe, after they were emitting a fragrant smell