Folk-Tales of the Khasis

by Mrs. Rafy

Contents

						Page
1.	[What makes the Eclipse]					1
2.	[TheLegend of Mount Sophet Bneng]					8
3.	[Howthe Peacock got his Beautiful Feathers]					10
4.	[TheGoddess who came to live with Mankind]					18
5.	[TheFormation of the Earth]					24
6.	[URaitong (The Khasi Orpheus)]					26
7.	[TheTiger and the Monkeys]					37
8.	[TheLegend of the Iei Tree]					43
9.	[Hunting the Stag Lapalang]					49
10.	[The Goddesses Ka Ngot and Ka Iam]					52
11.	[UBiskurom]					55
12.	[UThlen]					58
13.	[How the Dog came to live with Man]					68
14.	[The Origin of Betel and Tobacco]					75
15.	[The Stag and the Snail]					81
16.	[The Leap of Ka Likai]					85
17.	[The Shadows on the Moon]					89
18.	[UKsuid Tynjang]					92
19.	[What makes the Lightning]					97
20.	[The Prohibited Food]					100
21.	[The Cooing of the Doves]					104
22.	[How the Colour of the Monkey became Grey]					106
23.	[KaPanshandi, the Lazy Tortoise]					108
24.	[The Idiot and the Hyndet Bread]					111
25.	[URamhah]					116
26.	[How the Cat came to live with Man]					120
27.	[How the Fox got his White Breast]					123
28.	[How the Tiger got his Strength]					128
29.	[How the Goat came to live with Man]					131
30.	[How the Ox came to be the Servant of Man]					134
31.	[The Lost Book]					137
32.	[The Blessing of the Mendicant]					140

Illustrations

• [In the Neighbourhood of the Mountain of the Iei Tree] Frontispiece
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• [Khasi Peasants] 3
• [At the Foot of Mount Shillong] 19
• [At the Foot of the Mountain of the Iei Tree] 44
• [A Khasi Waterfall in the Neighbourhood of the Mountain of the Iei Tree] 45
• [The Haunt of Ka Kma Kharai] 60
• [Sacred Grove and Monoliths] 63
• [At the Foot of the Shillong Mountains] 69
• [A View in the reputed Region where U Ramhah the Giant committed his Atrocities] 76
• [The Leap of Ka Likai] 86
• [The reputed Haunt of U Ksuid Tynjang] 93
• [A Khasi Industry—Frying Fish in the Open Air] 141

I

What makes the Eclipse