THE SILLY SON:

Simple Simon--The Norse booby--The Russian booby--The Japanese noodle--The Arabian idiot--The English silly son--The Sinhalese noodle with the robbers--The Italian booby--The Arab simpleton and his cow--The Russian fool and the birch-tree--The silly wife deceived by her husband--The Indian fool on the tree-branch--The Indian monk who believed he was dead--The Florentine fool and the young men--The Indian silly son as a fisher; as a messenger; killing a mosquito; as a pupil--The best of the family--The doctor's apprentice . . . 121-170

[CHAPTER VI.]

THE FOUR SIMPLE BRÁHMANS:

Introduction 171
Story of the first Bráhman 176
Story of the second Bráhman 178
Story of the third Bráhman 181
Story of the fourth Bráhman 185
Conclusion 190

Introduction171
Story of the first Bráhman176
Story of the second Bráhman178
Story of the third Bráhman181
Story of the fourth Bráhman185
Conclusion190

[CHAPTER VII.]

THE THREE GREAT NOODLES . . 191-218

[APPENDIX.]

JACK OF DOVER'S QUEST OF THE FOOL OF ALL FOOLS ...... 219

[INDEX] . . . . . 225

THE BOOK OF NOODLES.