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Page 57
... with him and realising his danger she cut her finger with a knife letting the blood trickle on his face . The dog barked at the blood and the bark awoke him . He looked He looked up and was captivated by the beauty of the girl .
... with him and realising his danger she cut her finger with a knife letting the blood trickle on his face . The dog barked at the blood and the bark awoke him . He looked He looked up and was captivated by the beauty of the girl .
Page 59
The boys and girls usually mix together up till they are well grown up and therefore they have a fair opportunity of ... The rawaj ( customary law ) of the race obliges the murderer to give a Bazoo ( hand ) which means a girl , or two ...
The boys and girls usually mix together up till they are well grown up and therefore they have a fair opportunity of ... The rawaj ( customary law ) of the race obliges the murderer to give a Bazoo ( hand ) which means a girl , or two ...
Page 70
... the beautiful girl , the Spirit of the Plum tree is at first mistaken for the spirit of an old fox . In the story of “ The Golden Hairpin , ” † the knocking at the door of the hero Konojo's house is supposed to be done by a fox or a ...
... the beautiful girl , the Spirit of the Plum tree is at first mistaken for the spirit of an old fox . In the story of “ The Golden Hairpin , ” † the knocking at the door of the hero Konojo's house is supposed to be done by a fox or a ...
Page 73
The girl , whose name was Higo ( meaning goithe or willow ) , bore her husband a son named Chiyodo . Thus six years of their married life passed happily , when the Emperor Toba decided to build in Kyoto an immense temple to Kwannon ...
The girl , whose name was Higo ( meaning goithe or willow ) , bore her husband a son named Chiyodo . Thus six years of their married life passed happily , when the Emperor Toba decided to build in Kyoto an immense temple to Kwannon ...
Page 74
... appearance of a beautiful girl , appeared and told him to kill her first . Taking her at her word , the steward made a cut at her with his sword , whereupon she disappeared and a branch of the tree with the flowers on it fell down .
... appearance of a beautiful girl , appeared and told him to kill her first . Taking her at her word , the steward made a cut at her with his sword , whereupon she disappeared and a branch of the tree with the flowers on it fell down .
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