| Speak Bird, Speak Again |
| FOREWORD |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
| NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION |
| KEY TO REFERENCES |
| INTRODUCTION |
| THE TALES |
| • | Notes on Presentation and Translation |
| GROUP I INDIVIDUALS |
| CHILDREN AND PARENTS |
| SIBLINGS |
| SEXUAL AWAKENING AND COURTSHIP |
| THE QUEST FOR THE SPOUSE |
| GROUP II FAMILY |
| BRIDES AND BRIDEGROOMS |
| HUSBANDS AND WIVES |
| FAMILY LIFE |
| GROUP III SOCIETY |
| • | 33. Im `Awwad and the Ghouleh |
| • | 34 The Merchant's Daughter |
| • | 35. Pomegranate Seeds |
| • | 36. The Woodcutter |
| • | 37. The Fisherman |
| • | Afterword |
| GROUP IV ENVIRONMENT |
| • | 38. The Little She-Goat T |
| • | 39. The Old Woman and Her Cat |
| • | 40. Dunglet |
| • | 41. The Louse |
| • | Afterword |
| GROUP V UNIVERSE |
| • | 42. The Woman Who Fell into the Well |
| • | 43. The Rich Man and the Poor Man |
| • | 44. Ma`ruf the Shoemaker |
| • | 45. Im `Ali and Abu `Ali |
| • | Afterword |
| • | FOLKLORISTIC ANALYSIS |
| APPENDIX A: TRANSLITERATION OF TALE 10 |
| APPENDIX B: INDEX OF FOLK MOTIFS |
| APPENDIX C: LIST OF TALES BY TYPE |
| SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| FOOTNOTE INDEX |