Afghan Folktales from Herat: Persian Texts in Transcription and Translation
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Table of Contents

Preface

ix

Abbreviations

xvii

Brief Introduction to the Herati Dialect

1

Transcription System and Diacritical Signs

1

Phonology

2

Morphology, Grammatical Categories, Syntactic Elements

7

Lexicon

15

Tale 1: The King's Son and the Fairy

23

Tale 2: The King's Son and the Beardless Man

81

Tale 3: The King's Son and His Good Friends

99

Tale 4: The Fairy Wife Lost and Found

137

Tale 5: The Smart Fellow and the Unjust Clergyman

149

Tale 6: The Adventure of a Clever Youth and His Stupid Brother

163

Tale 7: The Old Cow Shepherd and His Son

179

Tale 8: The King's Daughter and the Manure Collector

223

Tale 9: The Fairy Virgin in a Pumpkin

261