Table of Contents

• Preface
• Introduction
• Why is the bee black, and why is it making honey? How did the bee outwit the devil?
• How did the bee outwit the mole?
• Why is the bee busy and the spider sullen?
• Why is the bee black, and why has it a narrow waist?
• Why does the little worm glow?
• Why does the little worm glow?
• Why does the little worm glow?
• Why is the wolf ferocious?
• Why do the eyes of the wolf glow and his hair bristle?
• Why does the wolf run after the devil?
• Why the goat's knees are bare.
• Why did Noah get drunk?
• God and the Lamb.
• Hart and the Making of the World, The.
• Why is the fly called the devil's horse?
• Devil Stealing The Sun, The.
• Why is it called the bull-fly?
• Why is the saw-fly red?
• Why does the saw-fly live in stables?
• Why is the lady-bird dainty?
• Why does the gad-fly sting the cattle?
• Why does the fly of kolumbatsh poison the cattle?
• Why is there a worm in the apple?
• Why are the locusts voracious?
• Why does the grasshopper run to and fro?
• Another Story of the Grasshopper.
• Why does the nun beetle cover its face?
• Why is the beetle called the nun?
• Why is the wasp the gipsies' bee?
• Why does the hornet live in smoky places?
• Why is the hornet so spiteful?
• Why has the woodpecker such a long beak and why does it peck at the trees?
• Why has the pelican a big pouch under its beak?
• Why does the titmouse get into the pumpkin?
• Why has the nightingale a drab colour?
• Why has the nightingale twelve tunes and why does the turtle-dove coo?
• Why is the nightingale the songster of the king?
• Why does the thrush hide in the tree?
• Why has the partridge a mottled colour?
• Why has the thistle-finch ruffled feathers?
• Why has the bullfinch a red breast and a big mouth?
• Why does the hoopoe feed on droppings?
• Why is the wagtail called the gipsies' bird?
• Why is the hoopoe such a dirty bird?
• Why does the cuckoo lead a restless life?
• Why is the cuckoo silent in the winter?
• Story of the Crow and Its Ugly Fledglings, The.
• Why is there enmity between the crow and the hawk?
• Why does the heron drink only rain-water?
• Why does the kite cry in dry weather?
• Why can the mole not come out on the high road?
• Why has the tortoise a round back?
• Why have the fish no feet?
• Why do the plover fly singly?
• Why does the spider hang on a thread?
• Why has the swallow a forked tail and a red spot on its breast?
• Why does the frog shrivel up at death?
• Why does the silkworm spin a thin thread?
• Why is it right to kill a sparrow?
• Why should the oak tree not boast?
• Why does the mosquito live in the well?
• Why does the mosquito feed on blood?
• Why does the fly eat the cherry?
• Why has the butterfly rings on its wings?
• Why does the cricket chirp?
• Why do the ants feed the cricket?
• Why do cats and dogs fight?
• Why do cats eat mice?
• Why does a cat sit on the doorstep in the sun?
• Why does the fly settle on the dead?
• Why is the foot of man arched?
• Why has a snake no tail? And why do fleas suck human blood?
• Charms Against Fleas and Other House Vermin.
• Charms Against Bugs.
• Why does the cuckoo call "cuckoo"?
• Why does a wagtail wag its tail?
• Why has the hoopoe a tuft?
• Why does the eagle live on raw meat?
• Why has the lark a tuft?
• Why is the tuft of the lark dishevelled?
• Why do larks fly towards the sun?
• Wooing of the Sister of the Sun, The.
• Wooing of a Fairy, The.
• Where did the swan come from?
• Swan Maiden, the Bird of Heaven and the Crown of Paradise, The.
• Why does the duck feed on refuse?
• Why has the stork no tail?
• Why has the swallow a forked tail and a red spot on its breast?
• Why does the swallow live in hot places?
• Why is the dove a homing bird?
• Why does the raven feed on carrion?
• Why is the ant cut in the middle?
• Why does the cuckoo call "cuckoo"?
• Why does the Armenian love the dirty hoopoe?
• Story of the Partridge, the Fox and the Hound, The.
• Story of the Partridge and Her Young, The.
• Story of the Lark and the Taming of Women, The.
• Story of the Turtle Dove and Its Love for Its Mate, The.
• Why does the wren hide himself?
• Why is there no king over the birds?
• Story of King Log and King Stork, The.
• Story of the Stork and Little Tomtit, The.
• Story of the Flea and the Gnat, The.
• Story of the Gnat, the Lion, and the Man, The.
• Story of the Gnat and the Buffalo, The.
• Story of the Town Mouse and the Field Mouse, The.
• Story of the Hare and the Frogs, The.
• Why does the buffalo walk slowly and tread gently?
• Story of the Pointer and the Setter, The.
• Story of the Rat and His Journey to God, The.
• Story of the Seven-Witted Fox and the One-Witted Owl, The.
• Story of the Fox and His Bagful of Wits and the One-Witted Hedgehog, The.
• Story of the Peasant, the Snake, and King Solomon, The.
• Story of the Dog and the Snake and the Cure of Headache, The.
• Story of the Horse, the Lion, and the Wolf, The.
• Marriage of Tom and the Vixen, The.
• Story of Man and His Years, The.
• Judgment of the Soul of Man, Accused and Defended by Beast and Birds, The.
• Pilgrimage of the Soul After Death, The.
• Reward of the Good Man, The.
• Appendix I. Rumanian Incantations Against the Illnesses of Animals.
• Appendix II. Three Stories from Arkir, the Rumanian Version of the Story of Ahikar.
• Appendix III. Animal Stories from the Hebrew Alphabet of Ben Sira.
• Why were flies created which live only one day?
• Why did God create wasps and spiders which are of no use?
• Why has the ox no hair on his nose?
• Why does the cat eat mice more than any other creeping thing?
• Why does the ass mix his water with that of other asses and smell the dung?
• Why is there enmity between the cat and the dog?
• Why is it that the dog recognises his master and the cat does not?
• Why is there a seam in the mouth of the mouse?
• Why does the raven hop in its walk?
• Why does the raven mate differently from any other bird?
• Why are there no counterpart to the fox and weasel in the sea? The story of the fox's heart and the fishes.

Bibliographic Information

Book: Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories
Book Author/Editor: Gaster, Moses
Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson
Publication City: London
Year of Publication: 1915
Country of Origin: Romania
Notes: COMPLETE! Entered into SurLaLune Database in September 2018 with all known ATU Classifications.