LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
COLOURED PLATES
| The Blue Parrot | [Frontispiece] | |
| ‘Stay here and you shall be King’ | To face p. | [60] |
| The Princess and the Wolves in the Forest | ” | [90] |
| The Boy in the Valley | ” | [206] |
| The Ascent of the Crystal Tower | ” | [222] |
| ‘Queen of Snakes, give me back my Husband’ | ” | [252] |
| The Sea-maiden with a wicked Face | ” | [284] |
| The Princess chooses | ” | [290] |
PLATES
| Ismenor brings Lino to Riquette | To face p. | [12] |
| The Magician’s Wife whistles to the Parrot | ” | [22] |
| The Dragon Discomfited | ” | [28] |
| ‘Will you lend me your ox, fair maiden?’ | ” | [38] |
| Abeille finds herself among the Little Men | ” | [46] |
| King Loc carries Abeille away from her Mother | ” | [56] |
| The Bunniah’s Story | ” | [66] |
| ‘Quick! prince! quick! the time is flying, comb me at once’ | ” | [94] |
| Samba found skulking by his Wife | ” | [110] |
| The Princess changes Clothes with the Goose-girl | ” | [162] |
| ‘What think you, O mortal, of my fair and lovely wife?’ | ” | [170] |
| The Prince has pity on the Gold-headed Fish | ” | [178] |
| ‘He never could persuade her to say a single word.’ | ” | [188] |
| The Princess gets her Letter | ” | [200] |
| ‘I accept your challenge. Mount and follow me. I am Zoulvisia.’ | ” | [218] |
| The Witch and her Snakes | ” | [226] |
| The Princess of Arabia released from the Iron Pillar | ” | [262] |
| The Boy secures the Bracelet | ” | [280] |
| Blind Rage filled the Heart of the Watcher | ” | [296] |
| ‘The Seven Veils fell from her’ | ” | [332] |
ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT
| PAGE | |
| Love at first sight | [2] |
| How the Birds were brought to the Sultan | [5] |
| The Swallow brings the Note to Lino | [18] |
| Pull as He might, He could not get free | [37] |
| ‘Is this the Man that You wish to Marry?’ | [62] |
| The Farmer finds the Queen weeping by the Palanquin | [73] |
| The Unlucky Shot | [75] |
| Ameer Ali wins the Anklet | [78] |
| The Princess saves the White Fox | [100] |
| Imani attends to the Crippled Fakir | [121] |
| Imani listens to what the Monkeys say | [127] |
| Maia carried off by the Cockchafer | [135] |
| Maia and the Spiders in the Evening | [141] |
| He helped her to jump from the Swallow’s back | [142] |
| The Poisoned Nail | [159] |
| The Invisible Prince goes with the Ladies | [194] |
| The King laughs at the Billygoat | [213] |
| Suddenly the Tree rose up again and flew away | [240] |
| The Snake Prince visits his Wife | [251] |
| The Robber-chief catches the Queen | [259] |
| The Hawk flies away with the Lamp | [271] |
| The Silent Princess speaks at last | [327] |