The Ring with Twelve Screws. Page [137]. (Part viii. p. 541.)

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The Footless and the Blind. Page [149]. (Part viii. p. 191.)

The struggle to the bitter end between Nikita and Yelena the Beautiful is well brought out in this tale.

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Koshchéi Without-Death. Page [165]. (Part viii. p. 69.)

For an interesting parallel to this tale, see “Phakir Chand” in “Folk-tales of Bengal,” by the Rev. Lal Behari Day.

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Go to the Verge of Destruction and Bring Back Shmat-Razum. Page [179]. (Part vii. p. 38.)

In the original text the last task given by the king is to go “I know not where and bring back I know not what.” Shmat-Razum is a variant.